{"id":4056,"date":"2013-04-16T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efnweb.be\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2013-04-16T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T14:10:02","slug":"efn-98th-general-assembly-11-12-april-2013-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?p=4056","title":{"rendered":"EFN 98th General Assembly, 11-12 April 2013, Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Setting the scene for EFN lobby work, the EFN Members present in the EFN 98<sup>th<\/sup> Brussels General Assembly had the opportunity to discuss &amp; share their views on key policy issues, such as: the last developments of the revision of the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive (<a title=\"Directive_36\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/internal_market\/qualifications\/policy_developments\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directive 2005\/36\/EC<\/a>); Continuous Professional Development (CPD); bridging courses for Romania; <a title=\"New skills for new jobs\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/social\/main.jsp?catId=568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU Skills Council for Nursing and Social Care<\/a>; the new EFN Strategic &amp; Operational Lobby Plan 2014-2020 (which builds further on the successes achieved through the EFN Strategic &amp; Operational Lobby Plan 2009-2013); EFN involvement in EU projects as the <a title=\"Joint Action on Patient Safety &amp; Quality of Care\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasq.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Action on Quality &amp; Safety<\/a>, the <a title=\"Joint Action on Workforce Planning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.euhwforce.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Action on Workforce Planning<\/a>, and Smartcare, as well as the European Commission <a title=\"CIP\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-agenda\/sites\/digital-agenda\/files\/cip_ict_psp_wp2013_publication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIP Thematic Network<\/a> call for projects; and EFN budget. This was also a good opportunity for the EFN members to share their experiences and developments at national level on Advanced Nurse Practitioners, nurse e-prescribing and eHealth services. The next EFN General Assembly will be held in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on 26-27 September 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Welcome-to-EFN-GA2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4083\" title=\"Welcome to EFN GA2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Welcome-to-EFN-GA2.jpg?resize=296%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Welcome-to-EFN-GA2.jpg?w=829&amp;ssl=1 829w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Welcome-to-EFN-GA2.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Welcome-to-EFN-GA2.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Welcome-to-EFN-GA2.jpg?resize=585%2C380&amp;ssl=1 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting the scene for EFN lobby work, the EFN Members&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17277,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?p=17277","url_meta":{"origin":4056,"position":0},"title":"EFN Spring General Assembly","author":"efn efn","date":"April 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The EFN Members met in Brussels for the EFN 118th General Assembly, which was an opportunity to discuss ongoing developments at EU level, including the Belgium EU Presidency, and on key lobby opportunities for nurses and nursing in the EU. 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