The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has held its inaugural Health Policy Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, bringing together nurse and global health experts to discuss topics of particular relevance to the global nursing organisation.
Generously supported by Johnson & Johnson and global top-tier universities, the Summit posed the question “What should nursing’s response be to human rights issues and in humanitarian crises?”
Introduced by Annette Kennedy, President of ICN, the Summit was designed to harness the expertise of a carefully selected list of experts and offer a forum to share, learn and influence future decision making.
Emphasis was put on the importance of creating partnerships across specialties, professions, nations and organisations as the nursing profession is faced with increasingly more complex and interrelated challenges to which it needs to respond and adapt if it is to carry out its central role in the health of populations. Featured stimulus talks by experts in key areas of concern focused on ageing, mental health, the health effects of climate change; and migrants, refugees and displaced persons.
Notable speakers included The Right Honorable Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme; Amanda McClelland, Public Health in Emergencies Senior Officer at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Professor Vikram Patel, the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health at Harvard Medical School; Dr Marla Salmon, Professor of Nursing and Global Health at the University of Washington; and Dr Colin Tukuitonga, Director-General of the 2 Pacific Community. In addition, Professor Jeremy Shiffman, from the Department of Public Administration and Policy at American University in Washington, DC, presented participants with a model of health network effectiveness.
ICN is particularly grateful to its Platinum sponsor and exclusive industry sponsor, Johnson & Johnson; Gold sponsor, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, USA; and Silver Sponsors: Karolinska Institute; University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, Canada; University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, USA; University of Sydney, Sydney Nursing School, Australia; University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, USA; Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, USA; University of Technology Sydney, Australia and New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, USA.
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