Newsletter - Issue no 29, November 2013

NMBI has drafted a new code of professional conduct and ethics as directed by the Nurses and Midwives Act of 2011 and is holding information sessions around the country during November & December to meet with nurses, midwives, students, and members of the public.

Click here for further information.

Social Media and Social Networking Guidance for the Professions

Click here for NMBI’s latest professional advice - Guidance to Nurses and Midwives on Social Media and Social Networking and the accompanying Top Tips for Nurses and Midwives which was launched at our national conference on the 9 October.

Nurses Week - October 2013

NMBI held its inaugural Nurses Week from Monday 7 October to Friday 11 October 2013.

Click here to read press releases about the week.

National Scope of Practice Evaluation Project

NMBI is undertaking an evaluation of the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice (2000). The evaluation taking place over the next 6 months will be conducted by a research team from the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery from UCD, UL, TCD and UCC.

Click here for the National Scope of Practice Evaluation Project Information Sheet.

Nursing Careers Centre: New tool for prospective nurses/midwives

The Nursing Careers Centre welcome the introduction of the Public Appointments Service (PAS) newly developed on-line self-assessment questionnaire for prospective nursing and midwifery candidates.

The questionnaire is available on the following link http://www.quickstart360.co.uk/runtestsnquest.aspx

Final Report on CPD Masterclass, October 2013

Click here for the final report of the masterclass held on the 30 August 2013.

NMBI National Conference

The NMBI National Conference, organised as part of Nurses Week, was held on Wednesday 10 October at the Chartered Accountants House, Pearse St, Dublin 2. The title for the conference was “Back to the future: Preserving the fundamentals of nursing and midwifery and adapting to new futures in healthcare.”

Click here for the conference report.

Irish Medicines Board - Drug Safety Newsletter

There are changes to the arrangements for the distribution of the Drug Safety Newsletter.

Hard copy versions will be phased out over the coming months when electronic versions will become the main method of dissemination. Healthcare professionals must register as subscribers on the IMB website or provide their email contact details by 30 September to continue to receive the IMB newsletter.

For further information, please click here.

Events, Courses and Research that may be of interest to you

NMBI is happy to host the advertisement/promotion of an event/course/research that may be of interest to nurses and midwives and meets the Board's standards as a regulator. Please see our policy and disclaimer for the promotion and advertisement of external courses/research and events on our website for further information.

NMBI also provides a directory that has information on hundreds of continuing education and professional development programmes that have NMBI Category 1 approval. This Directory is available to access on our website and is managed by the Education Department of the Board.

1. 2nd Nurse Midwife Medicinal Product Prescribing Conference

The Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director/ Health Service Executive will hold the 2nd Nurse Midwife Medicinal Product Prescribing Conference on Thursday 27 February 2014 in Dublin Castle.

For further information, please contact Annette Cuddy, tel 087 9317039, email Annette.cuddy@hse.ie

2. National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) Masters and Higher Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety - Full and Part time

Are you interested in pursuing a career in Occupational Health Nursing?

At the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) we offer NMBI Category 11 approved courses Masters and Higher Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety - Full and Part time.

Excellent employment opportunities in occupational health nursing are available on a national and international level in the following areas:

Pharmacare
Health Care
Medical Device
Consulting
Government

Courses are also accredited by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) & the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

Contact details: Dr Marie Coggins, tel +353 91 495 056, email marie.coggins@nuigalway.ie

Click here to find out more: http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/occupational-health-safety.html

3. Health Informatics Society of Ireland HISI Stakeholders Summit

The Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) will hold the HISI Stakeholders Summit on Wednesday November 20 2013 in the Ballsbridge Hotel & ICS Building, Pembroke Road, Dublin 4.

For further information, please contact Michael Tighe, tel 0870252150, email, michael@ics.ie website www.hisi.ie

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