ICN President to Meet President Buhari Over Nigerian Nurses Situation

n a historic feat, the intellectually towering but humble President of the international Council of Nurses Judith Shamian would be visiting Nigeria.

 

This was made known in a letter obtained by a Nursingworld Nigeria Correspondent. The letter dated 10th November 2015 was addressed to the NUNSA National President Toba Odumosu and signed by the ICN President Judith Shamian.

 

In the letter, the erudite ICN President confirmed that she would be visiting Nigeria to attend the Inaugural Nursing Leadership summit, a brain child of the NUNSA National president. She also noted that "it would be a great honour and privilege for me to meet with the president of Nigeria on this occassion to discuss the situation of Nurses in Nigeria. 

 

 

The ICN President would be in Nigeria from 14th to 20th December 2015 within which she would also visit the National Associatio of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives at their induction program for newly elected state executives initially fixed to hold at zamfara but now moved to Abuja to accomodate the ICN Presidents visit.

 

The Nursing leadership summit is a joint convention between NUNSA (Nigerian universities nursing students association, NANSM (National Associatio of Nigerian Student Nurses and Midwives) and WANSA (West African Nursing Students Association) with the opening ceremony scheduled for the 16th of December at the National Air Force Conference center, kado, Abuja where the ICN President would deliver her keynote address. 

 

Other keynote speakers at the event include Prof. Hayat gomma Head of department ABU Zaria, Dr Sheila from Botswana, Prof. Danfulani and Dr dupe Adeniran.

 

The Portal for registration has now opened on www.nunsa.org

 

Payment plan for the NUNSA National convention is as follows; 

November 1st - 30th N3000 Early bird registration. 

December 1st-13th N4000 late registration .

December 14th N5000 onsite payment 

 

Tentative Program and Events outline (still under review) 

Day 1

14th December

 - Registration 1400 – 1800

 

Day 2

15th December - 

Community service initiative outreach 0800 – 1200

Location – across local govt in abuja

Debate and quiz -1800 – 2000

 

Day 3

16th December - 

Nursing leadership summit

Registration and Exhibition – 0800 – 0900

Opening invocation 0900 – 0905

Introduction of Guest 0905- 0930

Anthems  0930 – 0940

A minute silence in memory of 0ur departed colleagues 

Opening remarks 0940 – 1000

Welcome address 1000 - 1020

Citation of keynote speaker 1020 – 1030

Keynote address  1030 – 1130

Tea break & Launching – 1130 – 1200

Community service initiative (CSI) 

National media team- leadership documentary series  

Panel of discussion – 1200- 1330

Theme – Nursing Leadership- Rethinking the missing link 

 

Day 4 - 

17th December

Nursing leadership summit

 

Venue – **

Networking session and exhibition – 0800 – 0900

 

Venue – **

Opening invocation – 0900 -0905

Introduction – 0905-0930

Citation of keynote speaker – 0930 – 0940

Keynote address – 0940 – 1040

Launching and tea break – 1040 – 1120

NUDAQS – Nursing Debate and Quiz Society Journal, Magazine and Website 

Citation of speaker - 1120 - 1130

Second address – 1130 – 1220

Panel of discussion/interactive session- 1220 – 1340

Lunch break – 1340 – 1440

Plenary sessions – 1440 – 1730

Venue – ** 1800 – 2000

 

Day 5- 18th December 

Community Service Initiative walk – 0700 – 1100

Venue –**

Trips (0nly one per participant) – 1200- 1800

The trips will be communicated wen fixed

Charity concert – 1900 – 2300

Venue – **

 

Day 6- 19th december

Picnic

Dinner

Time: ***

 

Day 7- 20th December

Departure

source: nursingworldnigeria