Symposium Partner Organisations:

Danish Nurse's Association

Nursing Informatics Symposium

What Can Technology and Informatics Do for You?

3 November 2008
Registration: 8:00-9:00
Symposium: 9:00-17:00
Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen

The Physician and Nursing Symposia Planning Committee wishes to thank Herlev Hospital

Summary:

The Nursing Informatics Symposium was planned by nurse leaders for specific audiences in the nursing field. Dynamic discussions will examine steps taken to prepare practicing nurses and nursing students to use technology and informatics to improve the delivery of patient care at a global level.

Join the Herlev Hospital staff in an interactive demonstration taking place in the Danish Institute for Medical Simulation. Tailored to the nursing community, a guided tour will also showcase IT systems applications within the hospital.

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Agenda

8:00-9:00	Registration
9:00-9:15	Welcome by Herlev Hospital
9:15-9:45	Preparing the Nursing Workforce for the Future Learn how one US initiative is preparing nurses for the future in technology. The Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) Initiative aims to enable practicing nurses and nursing students to fully engage in the unfolding digital electronic era in healthcare. Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Vice President HIMSS Informatics USA
9:45-10:00	Break
10:00-11:00	Discussion Panel: The Global Implications of Nursing in Technology Nurses are joining together to learn how to improve patient care through the use of technology. Panelists will share the implications of nursing in technology from a global perspective. Panel Moderator: Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Vice President, HIMSS Informatics, USA Patrick Weber, RN MA, Head of Nice Computing, Chair Nursing Informatics EFMI, Switzerland Helena Leino-Kilpi, PhD, RN, Professor and Chair, Head of the Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland Inge Madsen, RN, MI, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
11:00-11:15	Break
11:15-12:15	A Dutch Case Study: Remote Care: From Concept to Reality After just one year of implementing a telehealth system, Meavita Healthcare is beginning to see results. Learn how telehealth has improved the quality of life of patients and nurses who use telehealth tools. Preparing the future nurse workforce is key in continuing and expanding telehealth solutions. Rolien de Jong, RN, MSc, Innovations Manager, Meavita Healthcare, The Netherlands
12:15-13:45	Lunch
13:45-14:45	Sharing a Vision: Walking the Technology Path Together Learn how educators and nurse leaders across the globe are preparing today’s nursing workforce for tomorrow’s technology. Join this interactive panel as they discuss how technology is providing nurses a new direction to prepare for the future. Panel Moderator: Kaija Saranto, RN, PhD, Professor, Social & Health Informatics, University of Kuopio, Finland Bernice Baker, RGN, BA, PG Dip Bus Admin, Freelance Nurse Consultant/Lecturer Practitioner, School of Health & Social Care, Bournemouth University, UK Kathryn Niemi Moelstad, RN, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Nurses Organisation, Norway Patrick Weber, RN MA, Head of Nice Computing, Chair Nursing Informatics EFMI, Switzerland
14:45-16:45	Hospital Tour
16:45-17:00	Wrap-up
17:00	Shuttle back to Bella Center for 17:30 Opening Reception