Shining the light on Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) roles and education
Programme
Tuesday May 7th ,2024 at 9.a.m- 15.45 p.m.
Address: Neptunigatan 17, the auditorium, 1st floor, Campus North, Åland University of Applied Sciences
Link: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/69552272389
Chair: Ragnhild Hellesø, professor, University of Oslo, Norway
Topic 1: Awareness and enhancement of the APN roles in health care (09.00-12.00)
9-9:10 Welcome by ÅUAS, Bettina Brantberg-Ahlfors, Vice rector, Åland University of Applied Sciences
9:10-9:30 APN-EDU Nordic and Baltic network in advancing Advanced Practice Nursing Education by Virpi Sulosaari, PhD, RN, principal lecturer, chair of the APN- EDU Nordic-Baltic network group, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
09:30-09:50 Advanced Practice Nursing as a person-tailored practice in Danish primary health care. A realist evaluation by Susanne Søndergaard, RH, PhD, Aarhus University, Denmark
09:50-10:10 Discussion
10:10-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-10:50 Advances Geriatric Nursing In primary health Care by Erika Boman, RNT, PhD, Affilierad researcher, Åland University of Applied Sciences, Associate professor, Umeå University
10:50-11:20 Collaboration between education and organisation in implementing APN in health care: examples from a Norwegian multiple-case study by Konstantinos Antypas, RN, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF, Norway
11.20-11.40 Educating for Future: Flexible learning design by Elisabeth Østensen, RN, PhD, Associate professor at Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Norway
11:40-12.00 Discussion and conclusions
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Topic 2: Perspectives on “Why to invest on APN?” (13.00- 14.25)
13-13.20 Career development – need for clinical career pathways by Anna Suutarla, Senior Advisor, Finnish Nurses Association
13.25-13.40 Stories of APNs practices: Home care and nursing homes by Anne Blankholm, MsN/APN, RN, Aarhus Municipality, Aarhus, Denmark and Katrine Munk Vernersen, MsN/APN, RN, Aarhus Municipality, Aarhus, Denmark
13.45-13.50 Patients perspective
13.50-14.00 Discussion
14.00- 14.20 Coffee break
Roundtable discussion (14.20-15.20)
Roundtable discussion lead by
Ragnhild Hellesø, professor, University of Oslo, Norway
Ulf Wikström, Change Agent, Åland University of Applied Sciences
14.20-14.35 Different perspectives on APN, Input to the roundtable discussion:
The Government’s perspective by Leena Kalle, Advisor, Chief Nursing Officer of Estonia, Health System Development Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN, W.R. Hearst Foundation Chair in Gerontology, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College of CUNY, USA
Physician perspective by Matias Lahti, Specialist Doctor in Health Care, Finland.
Daniela Lehwaldt, PhD, Chair ICN APN/NP network, associate professor School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Ireland
Educators’ perspective, by Dr. Helga Jónsdóttir, Professor at the University of Iceland.
14.20-15.20 Roundtable participants
Arsim Zekaj, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Government of Åland
Erika Boman, Affiliated researcher: Åland University of Applied Sciences & Umeå University
Heidi Viktorsson, Vårdkoordinator, Kommunförbundet Oasen / Care Coordinator, Municipal association, Oasen
Ida-Mari Elfving-Gustafsson, Specialsakkunnig, social- och miljöavdelningen, Ålands Landskapsregering / Senior Adviser, Department of Social Affairs, Health and Environment, Government of Åland
Pia Hollsten-Friman, Vårdchef, Ålands Hälso- och sjukvård (ÅHS) / Head of Care, Public healthcare services on Åland
Vanessa Åkerman, Enhetschef, Äldreomsorgen, Mariehamns Stad / Head of unit, Senior care, City of Mariehamn