Education
For details of relevant courses and education near you, please contact the Professional Development Coordinator for Practice Nursing in your area.
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.
RCSI - Postgraduate programmes 2010 / 2011
For details on the RCSI Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in Nursing (Practice Nursing) that will commence in September 2010, see the 2010-2011 Prospectus from the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery HERE.
For information on the MSc in Women's Health (closing date for applications is Friday 30th May 2010), please click here for link to the relevant RCSI Womens Health webpage.
NUI Galway - Postgraduate Programmes Sept 2010
For information on the NUIG Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Practice Nursing / Community Nursing) that will commence in September 2010, please click on the link below.
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Practice Nursing / Community Nursing).
The General Practice Department at NUIG also offers a number of part-time, inter-disciplinary, distance-learning courses that are open to practice nurses and other primary care professionals who would like to learn together. For those who don’t want to undertake a full programme of study, single stand-alone modules are also available. Courses include:
Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Primary Care (Certificate and stand-alone module options also available)
CLICK HERE for details of all other postgraduate nursing programmes offered by NUIG (scroll down to "College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences").
TCD - Postgraduate programmes 2010
For information on all postgraduate nursing programmes, please click here for the TCD School of Nursing & Midwifery webpage.
CLICK HERE for information on the part-time MSc in Health Informatics.
ICGP - e-learning and other education
For information on educational programmes (including e-learning) that are available from the Irish College of General Practitioners, please click on the link below:
BMJ - online learning
For information on all e-learning courses that are available from the British Medical Journal, please click on the link below.
http://learning.bmj.com/learning/main.html
CervicalCheck - Smeartaker Training Programme
Please go to CervicalCheck's SMEARTAKER TRAINING WEBPAGE for full details and prospectus.
ProMed - online learning
For Information on Charles Bloe online training through ProMed, please click on the link:
DCU - Chronic Illness Modules & other education for nurses
The following programme is available at Dublin City University
"Management of the Individual with Chronic Illness" - programme for nurses, see below for more information.
Also, the following Level 8, five Credit, modules may be available depending on demand.
NS430 Cardiovascular Health Management for Nurses
NS431 Nursing Individuals with Diabetes
NS439 Nursing Individuals with Respiratory Conditions
NS436 Nursing Practice and Respiratory Conditions
NS4012 Managing and Promoting Continence
NS4014 Managing Continence in Clinical Practice
An Bord Altranais e-learning programmes
For information on the programmes below, please go to the An Bord Altranais e-learning zone.
INTRODUCING COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
GUIDE TO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Univadis - online Learning Modules
Univadis Medical Website provides access to 350 BMJ Learning Modules, regularly updated patient information leaflets, 3D Anatomy and may other resources.
M&K Update - training & development courses for healthcare professionals
M&K Update provide various courses and clinical updates throughout the UK and Ireland. CLICK HERE for their website.
The Sonas aPc Approach - FETAC level 5 module
Training for those who care for older people with dementia or intellectual disabilities to carry out therapeutic communication activities via the Sonas Approach. CLICK HERE to go directly to their website.
Irish Hospice Foundation - database of education/training
Click here for the Irish Hospice Foundation's training database which contains links to various courses in Palliative Care, End of Life Care and Bereavement.
Ag Eisteacht - Promoting Family Well-being
Increase your effectiveness when supporting families including those under pressure or experiencing relationship difficulties. Ag Eisteacht run 3-day/1day "Brief Encounters" courses/workshops, "Train the Trainer" programmes and 1-day courses for Parent Educators. For more information please go to the Ag Eisteacht website.
IPA - Health Management Education Programmes 2010
Part-time programmes (accredited by the NUI) include:
Diploma in Health Economics - 1 year programme
Postgrad Certificate in Healthcare Management - part-time for students who have M.A.
Master of Arts in Healthcare Management - 2 year programme
Caring for the Child with a Life-Limiting Condition - various programmes
In 2007 an education programme Caring for the Child with a Life-limiting Condition was developed to raise awareness and understanding of the complex and ongoing needs of children with life-limiting conditions and their families. The need for substantial education and training for all health professionals was highlighted in the report “A Palliative Care Needs Assessment for Children” (Department of Health and Children and the Irish Hospice Foundation 2005). The programme is managed and co-ordinated by the Centre of Children’s Nurse Education in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin.
INMO - Professional Development Centre
The INMO Professional Development Centre provides workshops, conferences, information, advice, library and research facilities. For more information please go to the INMO Professional Development webpage.
Athlone I.T. - "Certificate in Lactation Studies - Quality Care for Breastfeeding", Sept 2010
"This course may be of interest to any health workers with contact with pregnant women, infants and young children and their parents: dieticians, midwives, PHNs, paediatric and practice nurses, doctors, breastfeeding supporters, health promotion officers, lactation consultants, and others interested in increasing their knowledge, skills and gaining an academic qualification related to breastfeeding; thus benefiting their clients and the service."
HSELanD - online learning, resources, assessment and planning tools, etc
Click here to go to the HSELanD website.
CQI - Clinical Quality Ireland - training & education
See CQI Education & Training webpage for information on their 1 and 2 day courses in Clinical Audit.
"Education for Health" - UK education charity
UK Education charity for health professionals working with patients with long-term conditions. Click here to go to their e-Learning with Education for Health website, or here for information on their courses, resources and research.
The Stress Management Institute - Stress Management Trainer Course
"The lead trainer Ray McKiernan has designed and delivered specialist train the trainer programmes to the Defence Forces Personnel Support Department, Our Lady’s Hospice Occupational Therapy Department, and has delivered specialist competency training in managing stress to senior medical teams in Oncology. He is a specialist skills trainer to postgraduate psychotherapy and counselling students on the stress response and its impact on caring professions. Topics include Managing Pressure effectively, Compassion Fatigue, Professional Burnout." For more information please see the Stress Management Institute website.
UCD - Postgraduate programmes Sept 2010
See flyer below for information on a new Clinical Leadership in Primary Care module that will commence in September 2010.
For information on educational programmes offered by University College Dublin, please see their main website, www.ucd.ie or CLICK HERE for the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems webpage.
UCC - Postgraduate Nursing Programmes
For information on postgraduate nursing programmes offered by University College Cork, please see the main website, www.ucc.ie or CLICK HERE to go directly to the School of Nursing & Midwifery.
Diabetes Federation of Ireland (DFI) - CODE training September 2010
"The Diabetes Federation of Ireland has a structured patient diabetes education programme which professional nurses or dietitians with diabetes expertise can be trained to deliver with ongoing support from Federation professional staff.
More information and download...
RCSI/HPSC - "Safe Patient Care: Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention & Control for All - A Foundation Course"
Monday 6th - Friday 10th September 2010, RCSI Dublin.
"The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) [have developed a] joint course on Safe Patient Care – Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention & Control for All. The course originated from requests from a number of SARI (Strategy for the Control of Antimicrobial Resistance in Ireland) Regional Committees for basic infection prevention and control education and from a series of HPSC educational workshops in 2009 when it became apparent that there was a great deal of interest in a foundation course in infection prevention & control for non-infection prevention and control specialists."
More information and download...
Our Lady's Hospice Harolds Cross & Blackrock - Education & Training Centre
Click here for the Our Lady's Hospice Education & Research Centre webpage which lists upcoming courses, conferences, symposia and workshops.
NFPTAI - Natural Family Planning Teachers Association of Ireland
The NFPTAI Course in Fertility Awareness leading to a Certificate to teach Natural Family Planning - symptothermal multiple index /double-check method, is held over 5 week-ends. Classes each week-end are held on Saturday and Sunday from 9.00 – 17.30 hours.
For more information please see the Teachers Training Course page of the NFPTAI website.
