Agenda

(subject to change)

10:00

Plenary One: Improving Wellbeing in the Health Workplace

Welcome

Caroline Gourley, President, The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO)

Chair’s welcome and introduction

Professor Mark White, Executive Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

Magnet4Europe: the impact of organisational re-design on the nurse wellbeing

Professor Jonathan Drennan, Professor of Nursing, University College Dublin

Parallel challenges across nursing models – learning from each other

Sharon Burnside, Nursing Officer for Education & Regulation, Chief Nursing Officer Group, Department of Health, Northern Ireland

Q&A

10.55 Plenary Two: Advancing Nursing Practice – Panel and Audience Discussion

Professor Jonathan Drennan, Professor of Nursing, University College Dublin

Aidan Foley, Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner; former Chairperson of the Irish Association of Advanced Nurse/Midwife Practitioners

Fiona Colbert, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Beaumont Hospital; Advanced Practice Section Chair, The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Steve Pitman, Head of Education and Professional Development, The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

11.20-11.55

Break, networking and exhibition

11:55

Concurrent Sessions 1

A1: 11.55 -12.25

Demography & Demand

Addressing social determinants of health – implications for nursing

Professor Mark White, Executive Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI

Professor James Buchan in conversation with Mark White

B1: 11.55 -12.25

Advanced Nursing

Creating the ANP lead role: structure, function and impact

Oliver Allen, Nurse Practitioner, Tallaght University Hospital; Chair INMO Advanced Practice Section

C1: 11.55 -12.25

Clinical Challenges

Rehabilitation to help men live well beyond prostate cancer

Triona Neenan, Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Medical Oncology, University Hospital Limerick

A2: 12.30 -13.00

Supporting people to die well at home – resources for carers and professionals

Alice Anderson, Programme Manager, Healthcare, Irish Hospice Foundation

B2: 12.30-13.00

Advanced nursing practice roles in community and GP practice – CARE case study

Antoinette Doherty, Advanced Nurse Practitioner; Digital Health Innovator

C2: 12.30 -13.00

The Role of Education

Sharon Kinsella, Chairperson, Irish General Practice Nurses Education Association

13:00-14:00

Lunch, networking and exhibition

14:00 – 15:05

Concurrent Sessions 2

A3: 14.00 – 14.30
Digital Health

Digital transition – meeting the challenge of AI

Loretto Grogan, National Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer, HSE

B3: 14.00 – 14.30
Research

Research in nursing: a personal journey navigating the barriers to conducting research in nursing

Paulo Melo, Advanced Nurse Practitioner; Clinical Skills Tutor, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin

C3: 14.00 – 14.30
Defensive Practices in Maternity

Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of risk management on pregnancy and childbirth: an integrative review

Khayla Timothy, Midwife/PhD Student, Researcher, Sligo University Hospital and Technological University of the Shannon (Athlone)

A4: 14.35 – 15.05 –
Comparative Staffing Levels

Professor James Buchan, Senior Fellow, Health Foundation/ Adjunct WHO CC, UTS Australia

B4: 14.35 – 15.05
Violence in Healthcare

Addressing aggression against healthcare professionals

Akhila Rajendran, Doctoral Student, RCSI

Violence against women and girls

Steve Pitman, Head of Education and Professional Development, The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

15:05-15:20

Refreshments, networking and exhibition

15.20 Plenary Three: Safe Staffing Levels Debate

Chair’s introduction:
Professor Mark White, Executive Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI

Tony Fitzpatrick, Director of Professional Services, INMO

Howard Catton, Chief Executive, ICN