Keynote and Plenary Speakers

The ISNCC Scientific Planning Committee is excited to introduce our keynote and plenary speakers at the 17th ICCN:

Keynote Speaker: Sultan Kav

Topic: Global Issues on Quality Cancer Nursing Practice to Ensure Patient Safety

Learning Objectives:

Identify global issues/challenges around patient safety
To discuss the impact of quality nursing care
To explore the ways to improve cancer nursing care and patient outcomes

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Plenary Speakers

Danuška Tomanová

Topic: Problems of Education of Cancer Patients in the Training of Undergraduate Nurses in the Czech Republic at Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc

Learning Objectives:

To present participants with the problems of the training of undergraduate nurses in educating cancer patients.
To compare the vision and reality of the training of undergraduate nurses in educating cancer patients.
To present participants with identified personality traits of students for educating cancer patients

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Dalete Delalibera Correa de Faria Mota

Topic: Oncology Nursing Education in Brazil

Learning Objectives:

Present different modalities of oncology nursing education (undergraduate, specialization and residency programs)
Evaluate the benefits of technology in oncology nursing education
Discuss quality indicator of oncology nursing education

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Birgitte Grube

Topic: TBD

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Lena Sharp

Topic: Professional Communication for Safer Cancer Care

Learning Objectives:

Learn about patient safety risks in cancer care
Gain knowledge on professional communication and how the communication in the team will affect patient safety in cancer care
Learn about models for effective team communication suitable for cancer care

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Wendy Wood

Topic: Releasing Time to Care - A Case Study

Learning Objectives:

How to build capability of staff to identify issues as they occur and then problem-solve solutions
How to reduce unnecessary harm through ongoing monitoring of Quality and Safety Performance
How to improve real time accountability of clinical nurses for the provision of Quality and Safe Care

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Marise Dutra Souto

Topic: Hospital Accreditation in Oncology in Brazil

Learning Objectives:

To present an overview of the accredited hospitals institutions in oncology in Brazil.
To describe the accreditation process in the National Cancer Institute hospitals.
To present the challenges faced by the nursing team during the accreditation process in the National Cancer Institute – INCA.

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Mary Magee Gullatte

Topic: Medication Administration Safety: Averting the Perfect Storm

Learning Objectives:

Describe the most common types of medication errors.
Identify evidence based strategies to reduce and eliminate provider error associated with medication administration.
Discuss nursing practice strategies to improve medication administration safety

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Trish Joyce

Topic: Making a Difference: Nurse Lead Services and their Contribution to Cancer Care

Speaker biography unavailable at the moment.

Helen Langton

Topic: Ensuring Young People with Cancer Have a Safe Transition into Adult Care

Learning Objectives:

Insight into transition of young people with cancer into adult care in different countries
Understanding of the issues and concerns relating to transition
Identified good practice to learn from and take back to their own area of practice

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Carenx Wai Yee Leung

Topic: Challenges and Opportunities of Delivering Cancer Care Services

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the health care environment in Hong Kong
Review the current dilemma and its impact to nurses in Hong Kong
Identify available resource to overcome the challenges

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Suzanne So Shan Mak

Topic: Challenges and Opportunities of Delivering Cancer Care Services

Learning Objectives:

Present a global overview of cancer care service development.
Describe the challenges faced by the nursing team in delivering cancer care service particularly in Hong Kong.
Discuss the ways to improve the delivery of cancer care services.

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Dickson D. Chifamba

Topic: To be Confirmed

Speaker biography unavailable.

Shelley Dolan

Topic: The Challenge of Personalised Care In the Current Economic Climate

Learning Objectives:

Participants will receive an updated assessment of the current international economic healthcare trends across the globe.
Participants will be provided with models of nursing strategy provision against the current economic backdrop.
Participants will be challenged with successful and unsuccessful models of care provision from across the globe.

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