{"id":7123,"date":"2015-09-01T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efnweb.be\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2025-02-26T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:34:11","slug":"the-second-half-of-2015-brings-key-policy-topics-events-for-efn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?p=7123","title":{"rendered":"The second half of 2015 brings key policy topics & events for EFN"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second half of 2015 has fruitfully started with the planning of key topics to be debated and important policy events being organised, to which EFN will contribute:<\/p>\n

First of all, the EFN has been invited to participate as expert in the European Commission DG Internal Market TAIEX Workshop<\/a> on Education of Nurses and Midwives<\/strong>, to take place in Belgrade (Serbia) on 15-16 September 2015. Co-organised by the Association of Health Workers of Serbia<\/a> (EFN Member), the meeting is aiming to bring clarification of the Education for nurses and midwives – related Directives included in the Acquis of the European Union. The EFN will bring some clarification about the Acquis Communautaire & Directive 2013\/55\/EU and will explain what the minimum educational requirements are for nurses at EU Level (cf. EFN Competency Framework<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The EFN is also taking part in DG Sant\u00e9 conference<\/strong> \u201cLessons learned for public health from the Ebola outbreak<\/strong><\/a> in West Africa \u2013 how to improve preparedness and response in the EU for future outbreaks\u201d to take place on 12-14 October 2015, in Luxembourg. Aiming to identify learning points arising from the Ebola epidemic, the conference will be organised around four workshops that will analyse (1) the Ebola outbreak as a complex crisis: the EU response and inter-sectoral cooperation, (2) best practices for treatment and prevention including protection of health care workers, medical evacuation, diagnostic methods and vaccines, (3) communication activities and strategies addressed to the public and health professionals and (4) the EU preparedness and response planning as part of global health security. The EFN will take this opportunity to present the results of its survey on \u201cEU Health Professionals\u2019 Perceptions of Preparedness for Ebola and Infectious Diseases of High Consequences (IDHC)\u201d, bringing the conclusion that we are not prepared for such pandemics unless we are all prepared!<\/p>\n

Next to these two important events, the EFN will also be organising key meetings as:<\/p>\n