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Student Assembly at ICN Congress addresses most pressing issues facing nursing and global healthcare
Under the theme Nursing Students as the Next Generation of Health Equity and Social Justice Leaders, student delegates assembled on 30 June 2023 to hear expert speakers from a variety of backgrounds and attend workshops and presentations on the many burning issues of the day.
30 June 2023
ICN Congress brings world’s nurses together for first time since the COVID-19 pandemic
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress is welcoming more than 6,000 nurses to the Palais de Congrès in Montreal, Canada, the largest gathering of nurses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
30 June 2023
ICN welcomes the Sudanese Nurses Organization as its newest member
Speaking at the ICN Congress in Montreal, Canada, ICN CEO Howard Catton said the Sudanese nurses decision to join ICN was extremely timely because of the very difficult conditions that its nurses are currently working under.
29 June 2023
BBC StoryWorks honoured by Webby Awards for Caring with Courage, a series produced for the ICN showing nurses’ uplifting stories from across the globe
ICN Chief Executive Officer Howard Catton congratulated BBC StoryWorks on behalf of the world’s nurses for its sensitive and intelligent films, which have succeeded in capturing the true essence of nursing.
28 June 2023
Chief Nurse Blog: Nursing Matters June 2023
Since its foundation in 1899, the International Council of Nurses has always had the education of the worldwide nursing workforce as a major focus of its work.
26 June 2023
Latest cohort of ICN’s GNLI scholars join GNLI alumni with “unparalleled understanding of importance of advocacy and action”
Thirty senior nurses from 21 countries graduated from ICN’s flagship Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI™) in a ceremony hosted by ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano.
23 June 2023
ICN urges International Labour Organisation to listen to nurses on the front line and calls for recognition of nursing’s contribution to good health care and social justice
ICN Senior Policy Advisor Karine Lavoie represented the world’s nurses at the International Labour Organisations’ 111th Annual Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, last week.
22 June 2023
ICN opens virtual access to a “slice” of its Montreal Congress!
In order to widened access to its international Congress to be held in Montreal, Canada, 1-5 July, the ICN is offering a selection of Congress sessions via a virtual platform, known as “Spotlight on Congress”.
22 June 2023
ICN launches global online learning platform for all nurses on key nursing and health priorities
ICN is pleased to announce the launch of a new global online learning platform to broaden nurses’ knowledge about issues that are vital to the profession and to global health. These free learning modules provide high quality Continuing Professional Development opportunities available to all nurses. All the modules will be available in English, Spanish and French.
21 June 2023
Canada’s Health Minister and Chief Nurse to speak at ICN Congress in July
The Honourable Jean Yves Duclos, Minister for Health for Canada, and Dr Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer for Canada will speak at the International Council of Nurses’ (ICN) Congress to be held in Montreal, Canada, 1-5 July 2023.
8 June 2023
BBC highlights ICN’s concerns over international recruitment from ‘Red List’ countries
The International Council of Nurses’ position on the international recruitment of nurses has made headline news across the BBC, its flagship Radio 4 Programme ‘Today’ and BBC World Service.
6 June 2023