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The holistic role of nurses
Posted on February 5, 2018
Prof Anne Marie Rafferty talks about the holistic role of nurses and their importance for healthcare systems. #IND2018 To see the video, click here.
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Nursing Times Awards 2017
Posted on December 7, 2017
On 2 November, nurses and organisations from across the profession were honoured across 23 categories in a night of recognition dedicated to celebrating exceptional achievement. See here the video of the event.
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Say No! Stop Violence Against Women!
Posted on November 23, 2017
Violence against women is a daily reality across the EU. This is a brutal form of discrimination and a violation of women’s fundamental rights. Since the age of 15: one in three women has experienced sexual and/or physical violence; one...
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EFN Report “Nurses are frontline combating AMR”
Posted on November 7, 2017
Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the most current critical concerns of public health. The European Commission estimates that antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been associated with the death of 25,000 people in the European Union (EU) alone; while the extra healthcare costs...
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ECDC publishes its “EU Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health”
Posted on July 3, 2017
In the context of the ongoing work against the rising threats from antimicrobial resistance and given the role of antimicrobial misuse and overuse in the emergence and spread of resistance, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Continue reading »
The Future of Europe – what’s next?
Posted on March 2, 2017
The European Commission presented on 1st March its White Paper on the future of Europe, which provides reflections and scenarios on how the EU27 could evolve by 2025, from the impact of new technologies on society and jobs, to...
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Time to Deliver the Maternity Leave Directive!
Posted on May 8, 2015
More than 4 years ago, the Maternity Leave Directive was successfully adopted by the European Parliament in first reading. It was then blocked in the Council with the excuse that the timing wasn’t right, due to the economic crisis...
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Alda Dalla Valle, President of the Belgian Nurses Association (FNIB) and Paul De Raeve, EFN General Secretary, interviewed by the Belgian TV
Posted on April 29, 2015
On Friday 17 April 2015, just after the EFN General Assembly, Alda Dalla Valle, President of the Belgian Nurses Association (FNIB) and Paul De Raeve, EFN General Secretary, were interviewed by the Belgian TV (RTBF) in the context of the...
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mHealth at eHealth Week 2015
Posted on March 24, 2015
During the upcoming eHealth Week, organised in Riga on 11-13 May 2015 as part of the Latvia’s EU Presidency, and to which the EFN will participate in, the invited experts will discuss the development of mHealth...
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eSkills and Health workforce
Posted on December 1, 2014
The healthcare workforce is crucial in the wider deployment of eHealth not only as being its first users but also for the important role they play in accompanying patients and helping them using appropriately new technologies as well as providing...
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