Ruth  Melville  IFPN  President  2015-­‐2018  

 

 “An  Interna<onal  Global  Perspec<ve”  

•  Role  of  Interna<onal  Federa<on  of  Periopera<ve  Nursing  (IFPN)    •  Role  of  Interna<onal  Council  of  Nursing  (ICN)  •  Global  Periopera<ve  nursing  Models  –  What  is  different  to  Australia  •  Global  Periopera<ve  Issues  

What  is  IFPN?  Interna<onal  Federa<on  of  Periopera<ve  Nurses  a  Global  Organisa<on  dedicated    to  promo<ng  periopera<ve  nursing  world  wide.    IFPN  supports  periopera<ve  nurses  working  towards  globally  improving  pa<ent  care  by  promo<ng  safe  surgery  and  evidence  based  prac<ce  standards  though  research  and  educa<on.  

IFPN  -­‐Membership  world  wide  represents  over  100,000  periopera<ve  nurses  IFPN  has  11  current  financial  members  –    ACORN    AfPP  AORN  SOBECC  EORNA  GORNA  JONA  KAORN  ORNAC  PNCNZ  PNG  PNS  

IFPN  is  the  only  interna<onal  speciality  organiza<on  represen<ng  periopera<ve  nursing  at  an  interna<onal  Level  though  the  Interna<onal  Council  of  Nursing  –ICN.  IFPN  is  the  link  though  ICN  on  interna<onal  ac<vi<es    and  nursing  issues  forming  policy  and  influencing  World  Health  Organisa<on  (WHO)  agendas.    Other  affiliate  speciality  groups  within  ICN  are:  -­‐Council  of  Interna<onal  Neonatal  Nurses(COINN)  -­‐European  Federa<on  of  Nurses  Associa<ons  (EFN)  -­‐Interna<onal  Federa<on  of  Nurse  Anaesthe<sts  (IFNA)  -­‐Interna<onal  Skin  Care  Nursing  Group  (ISNG)  -­‐Interna<onal  Society  of  Nurses  in  Cancer  Care  (ISNCC)  -­‐NANDA  Interna<onal  -­‐Sigma  Theta  Tau  Interna<onal  (STTI)  -­‐World  Federa<on  of  Cri<cal  Care  Nurses(WFCCN)      

ICN  -­‐  ICN  is  a  federa<on  of  more  than  130  na<onal  nurse  associa<ons  and  affiliate  specialty  organisa<ons  represen<ng  nursing  world  wide  ICN  vo<ng  members  are  the  na<onal  nursing  organiza<ons  throughout  the  world.    What  is  Australia  ‘s  nursing  organiza<on  that  links  to  ICN?      

The  Key  focus  this  year  at  the  CNR  mee<ng  was  the  discussion  of  Developing  Health  -­‐  Human  Resources  for  Health  Strategy  (HRH).  The  CNR  was  addressed  by  Jim  Campbell  Execu<ve  Director  from  WHO  -­‐  Global  Health  Workforce  Alliance.  Nurses  need  to  ac<vely  engage  and  par<cipate  in  the  development  of  this  plan  Human  Resources  for  Health(HRH)  hep://www.who.int/hrh/documents/strategy_brochure9-­‐20-­‐14.pdf  

 Council  of  Nursing  Representa<ves    (CNR)  mee<ng  is  the  venue  for  members  and  affiliate  groups  of  ICN  to  provide  guidance  to  the  ICN  board  and  management  on  key  issues  and  strategies  for  ICN  to  pursue.          

What  should  we  be  doing  at  a  local,  na<onal  and  interna<onal  level  ?    What  advanced  Periopera<ve  Nursing  Roles  are  available  in  Australia?    

Lancet  Commission  on  Global  surgery    hep://www.globalsurgery.info/commission-­‐publica<ons-­‐2/    “Surgery  is  an  indivisible,  indispensable  part  of  healthcare”  

Other  worldwide  periopera<ve  nursing  agendas-­‐  

Should  surgery  be  equitable  for  all  ?      hep://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-­‐07-­‐05/queensland-­‐team-­‐gives-­‐ethiopian-­‐child-­‐life/4803302  

     

 EORNA  –All  27  Countries  that  sit  on  the  European  Opera<ng  Room  Nurses  Associa<on  were  recently  surveyed  and  only  three  currently  have  non-­‐nurses  in  the  opera<ng  room-­‐  England,  Netherlands  and  Turkey.    AfPP  –  Opera<ng  Department  Prac<<oners  (ODP)  regulated  workforce  with  Diploma/Degree  qualifica<ons.    New  Zealand  -­‐regulated  anaesthe<c  technicians      Nurse  Anaesthe<st  roles  –  European  countries,  USA  and  some  other  Asian  Pacific  countries  –  Korea.    Korea  all  registered  nurse  workforce  and  poli<cally  sensi<ve  agenda    for  government  to  increase  enrolled  nursing  posi<ons.        

What  other  models/  nursing  roles  are  

worldwide?  

 What  will  IFPN  do  for  Periopera<ve  Nursing  ?  Lobby  at  an  interna<onal  level  on:    Periopera<ve  Issues  –  global  healthcare  Advanced  roles  within  the  Periopera<ve  semng  Collaborate  with  those  member  countries  that  require  assistance  to  set  up  specific  speciality  networking  organiza<ons  e.g.  PNG  PNS    Assist  with  Educa<on  and  research    

     

Thank  you  and  I  hope  this  has  given  to  you  a  greater  understanding  of  the  role  of  IFPN  and  ICN  and  the  challenges  that  face  us  globally    

 References  :    hep://www.who.int/hrh/documents/strategy_brochure9-­‐20-­‐14.pdf    The  Lancet  Commission  on  Global  Surgery.    News  briefing    Accessed  at  hep://www.globalsurgery.info/      The  Lancet.    Global  Surgery:  defining  an  emerging  global  health  field.  Vol  384  December  20/27  2014  Accessed  at  www.thelancet.com/commissions/globalsurgery      Rose  J,  Chang  DC,  Weiser  TG,  Kassebaum  NJ,  Bickler  SW.  The  role  of  surgery  in  global  health:  analysis  of  United  States  inpa<ent  procedure  frequency  by  condi<on  using  the  Global  Burden  of  Disease  2010  framework.  PLoS  One  2014;  9:  e89693.      The  Lancet.    Global  Surgery:  defining  an  emerging  global  health  field.  Vol  384  December  20/27  2014  Accessed  at  www.thelancet.com/commissions/globalsurgery    The  Lancet  Commission  on  Global  Surgery.    News  briefing    Accessed  at  hep://www.globalsurgery.info/      The  Lancet  Commission  Report.  Global  Surgery  2030:  evidence  and  solu<ons  for  achieving  health,  welfare  and  economic  development.  Accessed  at  www.thelancet.com  Published  online  April  27,  2015  hep://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-­‐6736(15)60160-­‐X      hep://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-­‐07-­‐05/queensland-­‐team-­‐gives-­‐ethiopian-­‐child-­‐life/4803302