Newsletter - Issue 24, June 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 Minister for Health Dr James Reilly T.D. will address the conference.

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Call for Abstracts for NMBI Conference 2013

This year we are delighted to introduce poster presentations at our conference. All interested nurses and midwives are welcome to submit an abstract for the poster presentation session which promotes, supports and advances the Patient Safety agenda.

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NMBI - Committee Appointments

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland wishes to appoint persons who will assist the work of the Board through participation on established statutory Board committees. Application is through the Public Appointments Service.

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3 out of 5 Read Product Information for Rx Medicines

The results of a survey released today by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) which examined how consumers source and use information in relation to medicines, reveals that close to nine out of 10 people (87% confirm they understand the product information (i.e. leaflets and packs) accompanying their medicines. Some two thirds of people (63%) state that they always read the product information when taking a prescription medicine and this reduces to one out of two (52%) people in relation to over the counter medicines.

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Evaluation of Nurse Prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation (X-Ray) in Ireland (2009)

A National Evaluation of The Guiding Framework for the Implementation of Nurse Prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation (X-Ray) in Ireland (2009) has commenced. This extensive evaluation is being undertaken by University College Dublin in partnership with University College Cork. Dr. Jonathan Drennan is the Principal Investigator.

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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.

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