| EAUN session - Interactive, multi-media channels for patient info | ||
![]() | Urological nurses should look into the possibilities of new interactive, multi-media platforms to reach out to their patients and further improve healthcare support systems. | |
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| Urology nursing in New Zealand | ||
| Greetings to all from your New Zealand urology nursing colleagues, as we refl ect on another year that has passed, and look forward to the rewards that summer brings. Some of you may have attended the British Association of Urological Nurses Conference in November, while others may be looking forward to the EAUN Conference in Paris in February 2012. | ||
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| Diverse, dynamic EAUN programme in Paris | ||
![]() | On behalf of the board I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our members to our 13th EAUN Meeting in Paris, for which the EAUN Board have worked hard in the last year to provide participants with a dynamic, diverse, and stimulating programme. | |
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| Network training for urological nurses | ||
![]() | In Finland there are no urological nurses working in health centers even though there are asthma, diabetes, arthritis, and memory nurses who either work independently or with a doctor. Urological patients also deserve professional guidance that should be made readily available, a rationale that has led to the creation of URHOKO. | |
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| Urological nursing in Portugal | ||
![]() | The EAUN Board, through one of its members, participated at the 2nd Conference of Urological Nursing. Held on October 14 in Castelo Branco, Portugal, the one-day event covered a wide range of topics in urological nursing, and also refl ected many key local community issues. | |
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| Nurses enthusiastic about Post-EAUN meetings | ||
![]() | The number of nurses that are members of the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) is growing each year. This year we have over 2,500 members, and to serve our growing membership the EAUN is exerting efforts, among other activities, to bring to the discussion table issues and topics of crucial relevance to urological nurses. | |
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| EAUN Fellowship Programme report | ||
![]() | My nursing experience in perioperative urology surgery extends to the best part of 22 years. Apart from seven years in Theatre Nursing Management in the Maltese private sector, I acquired experience while working for the St. Luke’s Hospital and, in the last three years, the new Mater Dei Hospital. | |
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| A profile of Wellington’s urological nursing services | ||
![]() | Kia Ora and greetings from ‘Windy Wellington.’ I am thankful for this opportunity to present a profile about the urological practice of the Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) located in Wellington, considered as the world’s southernmost capital city. The centre of government in New Zealand, Wellington earned the moniker ‘Windy City’ due to the presence of strong winds in the region. | |
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| 28th Congress of the Scandinavian Urologists/Urology Nurses | ||
![]() | The 28th Urology Congress under the auspices of the Nordic countries was held from August 24 to 27 this year in Tampere, Finland. Around 60 nurses coming from the different Nordic countries gathered during the four-day event. This year the Finnish committee has created a very interesting and highly relevant programme which focused on current trends in nursing education in Scandinavia. | |
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| Inspiring, informative seminars for urological nurses | ||
![]() | Greetings once again to you all from your New Zealand colleagues. You may have been enjoying the summer holiday season as you read this, hopefully getting some relaxation and refreshing yourselves for another busy year ahead. I had my vacation early this year and came back to work in New Zealand late April, feeling revitalised after a five-week holiday in Spain and England. | |
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