This year, #WorldDiabetesDay is praising the role #nurses play in disease management, focusing on promoting the role of nurses in the prevention and management of diabetes. Learn more on
Nurses currently account for over half of the global health workforce
They do outstanding work to support people living with a wide range of health concerns
As the number of people with diabetes continues to rise across the world
The role of nurses becomes increasingly important in managing the impact of the condition and support patient empowerment.
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Nursing and midwifery. WHO. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nursing-and-midwifery. Accessed November 2020.
Nurses, midwives : discover a new guide published by Millennia 2025 to facilitate discussions related to the influenza vaccine
For Nurses and Midwives, it is important to know how to talk about vaccination: what to say, how to answer questions about Flu, where to find websites and material to share with people and patients, how and when to leverage social media.
Discover the new guide published by Millennia 2025 here
EUROPEAN ONCOLOGY NURSES SOCIETY STRENGTHENING EQUALITY IN HEALTHCARE AWARD 2020
European Oncology Nurses Society would like to give two talented cancer nurses – who can be nominated by themselves, their co-workers, managers or friends – special awards at the EONS13 Congress in recognition for the work that they do to reduce health inequalities and increase access to universal health care. If you would like to nominate any nurses for these awards, please send an email explaining the work that they do and why they should be awarded the ECND Strengthening Equality in Healthcare Award 2020 to eons.communications@cancernurse.eu by May 1st 2020.
Each winner will receive free travel, accommodation for three nights and registration to the EONS Congress in Madrid, September 19 to 21, 2020.
Call to Nurses and Midwives for papers in Digital Health for the Journal of International Society of Telemedicine & eHealth
Nurses and Midwives have an opportunity to contribute to the Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (JISfTeH) by submitting a paper on telehealth nursing.
The editors will select papers that reflect science, by which they mean well-done research with intent to produce substantive findings that will contribute to the evidence that drives health care delivery.
If you are hesitant to reveal all of your research work and findings in JISfTeH, you could consider using a part of your work for this paper.
The abstract and paper should be in the traditional research format: introduction/problem addressed; research purpose, research question(s)/hypotheses, sample, setting, data collection methods, data analysis methods, results/findings, discussion, conclusions and recommendations.
All articles submitted must be authored by nurses or midwives, as principal author.
The language will be English.
Abstracts are accepted until 15 december 2019 to claudiabartz388[at]gmail.com or veronique.thouvenot[at]gmail.com
Submissions should be done before 30 december 2019
Submissions follow the JISfTeH guidelines: http://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/JISfTeH/about/submissions
Investing in a stronger nursing workforce is essential for achieving universal health coverage (UHC)
Investing in a stronger nursing workforce is essential for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). This is the message delivered by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his surprise appearance before the 2019 Congress of the International Council of Nurses.
“We simply cannot achieve universal health coverage and the health-related targets in the Sustainable Development Goals unless we empower and equip nurses and midwives, and harness their power,” insisted Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Follow the link for https://www.healthpolicy-watch.org/dr-tedros-calls-for-investment-in-nurses-highlights-wha-2020-focus-on-nurses-midwives/ for the full article featured in Health Policy Watch.
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2019-10-10Call to Nurses and Midwives for papers in Digital Health for the Journal of International Society of Telemedicine & eHealthCall to Nurses and Midwives for papers in Digital Health for the Journal of International Society of Telemedicine & eHealth
Nurses and Midwives have an opportunity to contribute to the Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (JISfTeH) by submitting a paper on telehealth nursing.
The editors will select papers that reflect science, by which they mean well-done research with intent to produce substantive findings that will contribute to the evidence that drives health care delivery.
If you are hesitant to reveal all of your research work and findings in JISfTeH, you could consider using a part of your work for this paper.
The abstract and paper should be in the traditional research format: introduction/problem addressed; research purpose, research question(s)/hypotheses, sample, setting, data collection methods, data analysis methods, results/findings, discussion, conclusions and recommendations.
All articles submitted must be authored by nurses or midwives, as principal author.
The language will be English.
Abstracts are accepted until 15 december 2019 to claudiabartz388[at]gmail.com or veronique.thouvenot[at]gmail.com
Submissions should be done before 30 december 2019
Submissions follow the JISfTeH guidelines: http://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/JISfTeH/about/submissions -
2019-07-15Investing in a stronger nursing workforce is essential for achieving universal health coverage (UHC)
Investing in a stronger nursing workforce is essential for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). This is the message delivered by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his surprise appearance before the 2019 Congress of the International Council of Nurses.
“We simply cannot achieve universal health coverage and the health-related targets in the Sustainable Development Goals unless we empower and equip nurses and midwives, and harness their power,” insisted Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Follow the link for https://www.healthpolicy-watch.org/dr-tedros-calls-for-investment-in-nurses-highlights-wha-2020-focus-on-nurses-midwives/ for the full article featured in Health Policy Watch.
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2019-05-12International Nurses Day 2019 on May 12thInternational Nurses Day 2019 on May 12th puts the focus on Nursing Leadership and Health for All
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2019-03-06AFDET (French Association for Patient Education) publishes the advocacy document: 20 ideas for reinventing patient therapeutic educationYou are invited to read and share the advocacy document https://www.afdet.net/20-idees-pour-reinventer-letp/ 20 ideas organized in 5 main axes
- Broaden the beneficiaries of therapeutic education and diversify activities
- Diversify actors and places
- Diversify communication and animation tools
- Promote the training of all actors and develop a common culture
- Adapt funding and simplify administrative procédures
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2018-12-18Take part to the Flu Vaccination and Diabetes Campaign NowPersons with diabetes can contract influenza-related symptoms from individuals who have not been vaccinated. Watch this video and click on this link to learn more
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2018-12-01Acute Coronary Syndrome Patient Activation Campaign – Talking Hearts1 patient sur 5 subit une deuxième crise cardiaque en moins d'un an. Parler à un proche après une crise cardiaque peut réduire le risque d’un second événement. Votre soutien peut faire toute la différence. Aidez ceux qui sont touchés à votre manière en partageant des contenus sur les réseaux sociaux.
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2018-11-01Did you know that your at-risk patients can contract influenza-related symptoms from individuals who have not been vaccinated?Did you know that your at-risk patients can contract influenza-related symptoms from individuals who have not been vaccinated? And, that getting vaccinated is their best defense against influenza? The Influenza Diabetes Community is offering exclusive Healthcare Professional education to the Global Nursing Community.
Please log into the Community’s education center at idc.mytonomy.com and watch short, modern and engaging videos to learn more about the influenza, how to protect yourself as a Healthcare Professional, and how to talk to your patients about getting vaccinated. -
2018-10-02American Association of Diabetes Educators conferencePoster presented by the Connecting Nurses Team (Donna Rice,RN and Lisa Egbuonu-Davis, MD) at AADE show that “Nurse delivered interventions resulted in improved outcomes for all methods of education delivery”.
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2018-10-01Heart Attack: Help your patients memorize the list of symptoms"Heart Attack: Help your patients memorize the list of Heart Attack Symptoms and warning signs, with key contacts to keep into wallet in case of emergency".
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2018-09-02Flu prevention strategies for people with diabetes
Flu vaccination of people living with diabetes is important : Join ESWI conference on flu prevention strategies for people living with diabetes.
On Wednesday October 25th you can join the live stream for the @ESWInfluenza conference on the benefits of #flu vaccination for people with diabetes: http://eswi.org/eswi-tv/livestream.
Use the hashtag #diabetesflu to join the discussions at @ESWInfluenza -
2018-09-01Connecting Nurses at FEND Conference in LisbonContribute to our survey "Managing Patients with Diabetes & Hypercholesterolemia" and the importance of Flu Vaccination for chronic patients. The objective of this survey is to understand how nurses manage patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Just click here to share your experience.
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2018-05-12International Nurses Day: Influenza Vaccination protects People living with DiabetesNurses are among the most valuable resources in healthcare systems worldwide.
International Nurses’ Day on May 12 pays tribute to the professionalism of nurses, and highlights the crucial role they play in improving standards of care across the globe.
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