Conference highlights innovation in nursing and midwifery practice
A conference held from 27 to 29 July 2016 at the Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, United Kingdom, explored strategic directions for sustainable health workforce development of nurses and midwives towards 2030.
The 11th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO CCs) for Nursing and Midwifery brought together global health care leaders and practitioners. 140 participants from 31 WHO CCs on nursing and midwifery from around the world attended, including representatives of 7 European WHO CCs. Sessions at the event provided participants an opportunity to share their work related to the themes of
- innovation in nursing and midwifery practice towards Health for All
- contribution of research and evidence-based practice to health care
- international approaches to transforming nursing and midwifery education.
In her keynote speech, Galina Perfilieva, Programme Manager, Human Resources for Health at WHO/Europe, highlighted the importance of WHO CCs in strengthening nursing and midwifery to improve health outcomes.
The Glasgow Caledonian University is a designated WHO CC on Nursing and Midwifery Education, Research and Practice, and acts as the Secretariat for the European network of WHO CCs on the topic. The network has expanded from 3 to 8 centres since the previous Biennial Conference was held in Coimbra, Portugal, in July 2013.
The next Biennial Conference will be held in 2018 in Australia at the WHO CC for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Capacity Building, at James Cook University in Queensland.
