Newsletter - Issue 25, July 2013

The theme for this year’s event is 'Back to the future: Preserving the fundamentals of nursing and midwifery and adapting to new futures in healthcare'.

The conference aims to demonstrate the importance of basic nursing and midwifery care in tandem with innovative modern technology. The full programme will be posted on our website in the coming weeks. It will also appear in our ezine. For further information, please click here.

Irish Presidency agrees legislation to recognise professional qualifications

The Irish Presidency has reached political agreement with the European Parliament on legislation to recognise professional qualifications throughout the EU. This is an important step towards the completion of the European Single Market and was a priority of the Irish presidency.

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National Clinical Effectiveness Committee - Submissions of Clinical Guidelines Sought

The National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC) is the body which provides a framework for national endorsement of clinical guidelines and audit to optimise patient care. It is part of the Patient Safety First Initiative.

The NCEC is seeking submissions of clinical guidelines from any interested group for consideration to become part of the national suite of clinical guidelines. The deadline for submission of clinical guidelines for consideration by the NCEC is 5pm, 3 September 2013.

Clinical guidelines are systematically developed statements, based on a thorough evaluation of the evidence, to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances, across the entire clinical spectrum.

The national suite of clinical guidelines will supersede all previous guidelines on the topic and will be utilized across the public and private system in Ireland.

All NCEC documentation on how to submit are available at www .patientsafetyfirst.ie

All HIQA documentation is available at www.hiqa.ie

For further information or queries regarding submission of clinical guidelines,
please contact: Antoinette Treacy, email ncec@health.gov.ie tel 01 6354115, website www.patientsafetyfirst.ie

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. Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion Approaches to Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Prevention, NUI Galway.

The Irish Heart Foundation has been working with NUI Galway, Diabetes Ireland and Croí on a new Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion – Approaches to Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Prevention.

For further information, please contact Anne O'Grady, tel 091 493644, email anne.ogrady@nuigalway.ie, web www.nuigalway.ie/hpr

2. Neuromedical Conference 2013 ‘Fundamentals and Advances in Care'

The NeuroCent Directorate, Beaumont Hospital will be holding the following conference entitled ‘Fundamentals and Advances in Care’ on Friday 6 September 2013 in the Robert Adams Lecture Theatre, Beaumont Hospital.

For further information, please contact Paul Mahon, tel 01 809 2877, email nnc@beaumont.ie

3. Ag Eisteacht Autumn 2013 Training Schedule

Ag Eisteacht will be running 3 day Brief Encounters Courses which are accredited by NMBI (18 CEUs). Increase your team’s effectiveness when supporting families, especially those under stress or experiencing relationship difficulties. Accredited, evaluated, evidence-based training for nurses and midwives.

The upcoming 3 day Brief Encounters® Courses Autumn 2013 dates are as follows: Limerick: 3, 17 & 18 September, Dublin: 1, 15 & 16 October, Cork: 8, 21 & 22 October, Cork 5, 19 & 20 November, Galway: Date TBC

There will also be a new course run entitled 'How to Argue Better' in Cork on 24 September.

For further information, please contact Maeve Hurley, tel 086 1708092, email maeve@ageisteacht.com, website www.ageisteacht.com

4. National Clinical Effectiveness Committee - 1st National Symposium

The National Clinical Effectiveness Committee - 1st National Symposium will be held on Thursday 17 October 2013 in Farmleigh House. The symposium will outline the work of the Committee in an international context and to provide training and guidance for those involved in clinical guideline development and clinical audit.

As places are limited, those interested should reserve a place by email to ncec@health.gov.ie by July 17th.

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