Newsletter - Issue 34, April 2014

NMBI are holding the first Midwives Week in recognition of Midwifery as a separate profession. Midwives Week will take place from April 28 – May 2 2014. The theme for the week is “Promoting Safe Care for Mother and Baby".

The purpose of the week is to raise public awareness of the vital role of the midwife in our healthcare system. We plan to use the week as an opportunity to inform and educate members of the public, mothers and colleagues about the role and contribution of midwives in Ireland.

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CWIUH/NMBI Conference 2014: Call for Posters

To celebrate Midwives Week 2014, The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital in partnership with NMBI will hold the 2014 Essence of Midwifery Care Conference: Collaboration in Maternal and Neonatal Care on Thursday 1 May 2014, in the Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

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IMB Important Safety Information - Combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs)

The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has recently published important safety information re the Accu-Chek Spirit Combo insulin pump.

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Importance of Flu vaccine for Nurses and Midwives

Nurses and Midwives prevent the spread of flu and save lives every day by getting vaccinated with the flu vaccine. Click here for more information.

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. Sonas apc/Sixth International Dementia Care Conference

Sonas apc will hold the Sixth International Dementia Care Conference Supporting staff as facilitators of change: Towards flourishing dementia care cultures on Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 April 2014 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin 9.

For further information, please contact Yvonne Godfrey, tel 01 2608138, email sonasapc@iol.ie

2. ECG Workshop – 1-day Interactive ECG Workshop

Croí,The West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation will hold an ECG Workshop - a 1-day Interactive ECG Workshop(12-lead ECG) on Saturday 10 May 2014 in The Croí Heart & Stroke Centre, Moyola Lane, Newcastle, Galway.

For further information, please contact Alma O’Connell, tel 091 544310, email alma@croi.ie

3. Nursing & Midwifery Clinical Research Conference

The Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, HSE Dublin North/Dublin City University, will hold the Nursing & Midwifery Clinical Research Conference on Thursday 12 June 2014, in the School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University.

For further information, please contact Linda Nugent, tel 0874135763, email Linda.nugent@hse.ie

4. 13th St. James’s Hospital Nursing Clinical Skills Fair

The 13th St. James’s Hospital Nursing Clinical Skills Fair will be held in St. James’s Hospital on Thursday 17 April 2014 in the Centre for Learning & Development, Trinity Health Science Building, St. James’s Hospital, James’s Street, Dublin 8.

For further information, please contact Carol Mullen/Cora O’Connor/Selina Ryan, Bleep 828/429/425, tel 01- 4284608 or 01- 4284282, email iseg@stjames.ie or cmullen@stjames.ie or coroconnor@stjames.ie or sryan@stjames.ie

5. European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care

The Princess Alice Hospital Surrey in association with Milford Care Centre, Limerick will run an 8-week distance learning course entitled 'European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care' on the following dates in 2014, 4 April - 11 June, 22 September – 19 November in the Milford Care Centre, Limerick and Our Lady's Hospice, Dublin.

For further information, please contact Breda Trimble/Lisa Pickham, tel 061 201718/061485863, email b.trimble@milfordcarecentre.ie distancelearning@milfordcarecentre.ie

6. Education Programme Fetal Monitoring in Practice

The State Claims Agency, Clinical Indemnity Scheme will hold a programme entitled 'Fetal Monitoring in Practice' on Tuesday 7 October in the Centre for Midwifery Education in the Coombe Women and Infant's University Hospital, Dublin 8.

The facilitator will be Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St George’s University of London.

For further information, please email joreilly@ntma.ie

7. Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Master Class

The Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and RCSI will hold the following event 'Youth Mental Health Matters in the General Hospital' a master class for health, mental health and allied health professionals, in mental health aspects of presentations to the general hospital by young people aged 15-25 years on Wednesday 30 April in the Albert Theatre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2.

For further information, please contact Dr Karen O Connor, tel 0860688466, email karenoconnor2@hotmail.com

8. Irish Hospice Foundation: Living and Dying Well in the Community: The Future of Primary Palliative Care in Ireland

The Irish Hospice Foundation will hold the following conference entitled 'Living and Dying Well in the Community: The Future of Primary Palliative Care in Ireland' on Thursday 15 May in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin 8.

For further information, please contact Aedamar Torpey, tel 01 6793188, email primarycare@hospicefoundation.ie

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