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IFPN SECRETARY Report July 2019-June 2020

June 19, 2020

Another  year   has   been  completed as  Secretary  of IFPN,  and  it  has  been a challenging  year  especially  with the  COVID 19 Coronavirus    impacting  on  healthcare industry  and  also  the  world dynamics. The IFPN Secretary position  has   

IFPN Meeting 2019

August 2019  I attended   August  IFPN meeting at  AfPP  York.  10 Board members attended  in person  and   Ruth Melville (Ambassador Asia Pacific ) and    PIORNA Pacific Islands  pre-members     dialling in  via teleconference.   A successful  productive  days  meeting, however    the telecommunication platform  needs  to be improved    so that  future meetings,  all member’s  can  be  participants,  as  the  cost as  well as  time  are a factor in non attendance occurring.  The 2020 Sydney meeting this  was   organised  as  an essential  part of meeting.  Copy  of  AGM meeting minutes attached   in the  email

Executive  Teleconferences

The executive  have  had  6  constructive   teleconferences  in  the current  2019-2020 board year.

Website

Ongoing  updates  with  additions of Newsletters, President reports, Photo Gallery, Board Members  Representative  changes  as new association President’s  are elected.

2020 IFPN Florence Nightingale Challenge

Coordinate to Member  countries the  2020 Florence Nightingale    Challenge  information and      and communication  letters  to  relevant Board  Directors  and  also  applications. 10 applicants  were  selected  in late January    to be  part  of this  project  for 2020.  This  has been side tracked slightly  by COVID 19  however   Mona’s  WhatsApp   communication  has  been  very active in keeping in touch  with all participants.

IFPN 2020  Meeting

Sydney meeting  cancelled   due to COVID 19  associated travel restrictions,  isolation  requirements.  We thank ACORN  for their hard work  and great  support    in coordinating  our meeting requirements.   Next meeting  is  scheduled  for AORN Florida 2021.  

Communications to Board

As secretary  my  main work   has  been  for  forwarding on International Council of Nurses (ICN),  and other  health communication news to Board member’s.  

2020 Reports 

As  at 19th June  only received  two   report’s   for end  of  IFPN  year have been received these  are from GORNA (Greece)    and PNC New  Zealand both  of which has been uploaded to  Website. Reminder sent out to all Board Member’s  16th June 2020. 

2021  Executive  Elections

Sue  Lord  contacted  and agreed to be  an independent   judicator of this  process.  Terms of Reference  and  Application  Forms  for Executive   positions  need to be  written up  and  then formatted    which I will have  drafted     for executive  by the end of this week.

Resignation

I am   sadly   required to stand down as  IFPN Secretary   as from the 30th June 2020 due  to   a personal  family situation  that  needs  my  undivided attention  for the  next  6 months. I  thank  Mona GF  and  Patrick Voight   my Executive  team members   for  being  part  of a dynamic  inspiring leadership group.  I  wish  IFPN  all the  best   for  its  ongoing  future and being the active  voice  for Perioperative  Nurses at  the ICN Table   and  on the World  stage  at relevant conferences  and  forum’s.  I  will gather together   an  electronic  package  for   hand over  to  incoming  secretary  and pass this  on to the executive team. 

Yours  sincerely

Sarah Bird
IFPN Secretary 2018-2020
MACN, MAAQHC, FACORN
Report  emailed 19th June 2020
 


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