Autumn EFN General Assembly, 13-14 September 2007, Brussels

The EFN is organising its 87th General Assembly in Brussels, where EFN members and observers will discuss important issues for nurses and the nursing profession, such as: the outcomes of the Tuning Validation Conference; Continuous Professional Development; the EU project on Patient Safety ‘EUNetPas’; the Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector; the Health Directive and the Health Strategy; and EFN involvement in DG Research 7th Framework Program. Elections will take place for President, Treasurer and two board members. The EFN would like to take this opportunity to welcome all its members to the next General Assembly. 

EFN Observer in the WHO Regional Committee, 17–20 September 2007, Serbia

The EFN Secretary General will participate in the 57th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. WHO/Europe’s governing body has key issues on the agenda: health workforce policies, food and nutrition policy; and progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The EFN General Secretary will take this opportunity to lobby national governments in preparation of the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems in Tallinn, Estonia, 25-27 June 2008.

EU Presidency meeting on Patient Safety Research, 26-28 September 2007, Porto, Portugal

The EFN General Secretary will participate in the Conference on “Patient Safety Research – Shaping the European Agenda”, to be held on 24-26 September 2007, in Porto, Portugal. EFN has signed up to the European Project on Patient Safety (to be approved by DG Sanco) and is actively lobbying to increase the political awareness and outcomes related to Patient Safety through practical policy-making initiatives such as Sharp Injuries and Healthcare Associated Infections. The EFN General Secretary will lobby for EFN position statement on Patient Safety.

Health First Europe information day in the European Parliament, 17 October 2007

EFN is in the advisory board of Health First Europe and is planning to organise a Health First Europe “Healthcare Associated Infections Awareness Day” to take place on 17 October 2007, in the European Parliament on ‘Health Care infections’. EFN experts will bring their expertise to the MEPs, together with other stakeholders such as researchers, patients’ organisations and industry. This will be an exciting event based on partnership leading to evidence based policy-making.  

High Level Group of experts on ageing population

The European Commission set up a group of governmental experts to study the problems related to the ageing of the population and to make recommendations to the Commission. The group will also serve as platform to exchange good practices and experiments regarding care for the elderly.

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