Education:
This webpage contains information on any education (via the IPNA or other bodies/agencies) that may be of interest to Practice Nurses in Ireland.
IPNA MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL BRANCH MEETINGS
Information for Practice Nurses
Each of the 19 branches of the Irish Practice Nurses Association holds at least 6 meetings per year for the local members. Meetings are held on a weeknight and include an educational talk on a subject that is relevant to Practice Nursing today. For information on joining the IPNA please see the Membership Page of this website.
Information for IPNA members
Invitations to branch meetings are coordinated by your local branch committee. The Members Area also has an area where upcoming branch meetings may be listed.
Information for Sponsors of IPNA educational meetings.
Companies/groups who are interested in sponsoring any of the IPNA Branch Educational Meetings can contact the IPNA Administrator at admin@irishpracticenurses.ie for information.
Please click on the link "More Information" below for guidelines regarding educational speakers at branch meetings and the IPNA Statement on Working with Other Groups.
IPNA Guidelines regarding Educational Speakers at branch meetings:
The National Executive Committee has written these guidelines in order to:
a) Maintain the highest standards in the provision/facilitation of educational opportunities and clinical updates for its’ Practice Nurse members.
b) Protect the reputation of the IPNA from perceptions or accusations of bias, favouritism or conflicts of interest.
c) Ensure that members receive value for money for their membership fee.
GUIDELINES
• The Branch Committee shall select or approve the educational topic and speaker for each branch meeting, regardless of who sponsors the meeting.
• Educational topics and speakers may be selected for their relevance to Practice Nursing locally or generally; or to address a specific educational need identified by the branch members.
• The representative of the sponsoring company may speak for a maximum of 10 minutes either after or before the educational speaker to promote their product.
• If the educational speaker cancels, attempts should be made to find another suitable educational speaker.
• If no other speaker can be found at short notice, the business part of the meeting may go ahead but all members should be informed beforehand that the educational speaker has cancelled.
• Product branding may be displayed as agreed in advance with the branch committee.
Date: 6th May 2009.
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IPNA Statement on Working with Other Groups
The Irish Practice Nurses Association (IPNA) is a professional membership body with Charitable Tax Exemption CHY 17932. The main object for which it is established is “the advancement of education in general practice in Ireland by promoting and assisting nurses in further education programmes and to provide a forum for the dissemination of information on developments in the general practice nursing field which will promote the highest standards of care to benefit the community”. All activities aim to encourage and foster the highest standards within Practice Nursing for the benefit of patients and their families.
While the IPNA will ‘work positively with other groups and organisations that it deems to be suitably equipped to provide the necessary educational programmes or skills required for the enhancement of Nursing in General Practice’ (Article 4.1a), the IPNA “shall not associate itself with any group whose work is not in keeping with the ethos, aims and objectives of the association”, (Article 4.1b).Therefore, the IPNA will not:
a) participate in any project, research, study, steering group, etc that is set up by, or receives funding in any way (either directly or indirectly), from the groups listed below.
b) seek or accept sponsorship from the groups listed below.
LIST
- Companies from the drinks industry.
- Companies from the tobacco industry.
- Companies from the fast food industry.
- Companies from the snacks/sweets industry.
- Any other company whose work is deemed by the National Executive Committee not to be in keeping with the Aims and Objectives of the Association.
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