Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, RCSI

The British Academy has today published thirteen discussion papers from a range of expert perspectives across the ‘SHAPE’ disciplines (Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy) to explore the question: ‘What are the possibilities of a good digital society?’ The papers explore a wide range of issues, from the environmental impacts of digitalised daily life to the possibilities of ‘good’ Generative AI in the cultural and creative industries, to examining more closely what we mean by a ‘good digital society’. Alongside these we have published an introductory summary that provides a thematic overview of the papers and points to how we might conceptualise the principles that underpin these diverse visions of a good digital society. As part of this series, three Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery colleagues Prof. Mary Lynch, Dr Elizabeth Morrow (Visiting Research Fellow) and Dr Edward Naessens co authored a paper titled "Exploring Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Quality of Life for Older People Ageing in Place in Super-Aged Societies" - https://lnkd.in/e_z_-qND This series of discussion papers is part of the British Academy’s Digital Society policy programme, which draws upon the ‘SHAPE’ disciplines to explore the ways in which digital technologies, tools, and practices shape and are shaped by our society, and how policymakers can navigate the digital society in the coming decade. Read the discussion papers and the accompanying introductory summary here: https://lnkd.in/eV6QxrbK @

The Faculty is hosting a bespoke compassion workshop led by Dr. Shireen Mansouri, MD, from The Compassion Institute. Registration is open to everyone for this free 8 week in person course - https://shorturl.at/d44zU

We are delighted to announce €225,180 in funding from Skillnet to develop a Suite of of Micro credentials for Nursing Home managers which will lead to a level 9 award. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Professor Mary Rose Sweeney

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Registration is now open for our 12 week CPD Programme "Deconditioning: Healthcare/Hospital Acquired Harm" Registration - https://lnkd.in/dTdmh_qd

Delighted to share the recording of our Caring Voices event. Caring Voices was an evening of Irish music, songs, and stories from Irish singer and actress, Lisa Lambe. On May 22nd 2024, Lisa performed a special performance of her show Nightvisiting exclusively for our Faculty in RCSI. For those of you who were a part of our Christmas event in December in person or virtually via our Youtube movie, you may remember Lisa as one of our performers who enchanted us with her beautiful singing and special tale of the role the Midwife played in Irish society. Nightvisiting connects audiences to the social role night-time house visits once played in Ireland’s oral traditions and folklore and in the preservation of its songs and stories. From tender love songs to the bawdy; to songs of loss and longing; Nightvisiting reflects on nostalgia and togetherness. As part of our celebrations for our 50th Year as a Faculty in RCSI, Caring Voices offered not just a unique opportunity to come together as a community and enjoy an evening of music and song, but also allowed us to reflect on our core values of compassion, care, and commitment. The evening included an address by the Ukrainian Chief Nursing Officer, Kateryna Komar, who joined the Faculty for a week as part of her study visit in Dublin with her staff from Kiev. https://lnkd.in/e9fKQHxu

Yesterday the Faculty delivered an accredited CPD on Menopause in the Workplace at our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda. This session was facilitated by Sibeal Carolan and Kathleen Kinsella who shared expertise. The aim of this CPD programme is to raise awareness of, appreciation for, and knowledge about menopause amongst colleagues in employment settings, and the impact that menopause can have on some women in workplace. It further aims to start a national conversation about menopause. If you would like to avail of this CPD in your site/hospital please email facnurse@rcsi.com

All of us here in the Faculty have been reflecting on a fantastic few weeks for our growing team. On 19 June Dr Katja Savolainen, Research Lecturer successfully defended her dissertation 'Positioning Human Rights of Older People in Long-term Care in Ireland – a Foucauldian Critical Discourse Analysis' at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD On 25 June Dr Shuhua Yang, Postdoctoral Researcher received her PhD from the UCD Institute of Food and Health The EUFAPA Young Investigator Award was awarded to a PhD Student under the Supervision of Prof. Mary Rose Sweeney, Executive Vice Dean for Education. The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, European Centre of Excellence for Research in CPD is a partner on the ECHOES project which was awarded the 2024 Lesley Diack Award for Outstanding Research in Interprofessional Education on June 28 at the INHWE Network Conference in Barcelona.   Prof. Marie Carney, Postdoctoral Research Fellow received news of another successful publication: “Integrated Care Framework (ICF): Sustainability, Robust and Enhanced Model” in the journal International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research. (Link to follow soon.) Prof.Dr. Michael Shannon, Consultant and Co Director Global Innovation and Leadership Academy was Cited on a recently published GNLI review titled “Current nursing and midwifery contribution to leading digital health policy and practice: An integrative review” in the Journal of Advanced Nursing - https://lnkd.in/egPti8-V

We are delighted to share a publication from Executive Vice Dean for Education Professor Mary Rose Sweeney and colleagues. Titled: Autistic pupils’ experiences in primary and post-primary schools: A scoping review and consultation with autistic pupils in Ireland Read the article here ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eZ5CHBYq