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Nursing Philosophy conference, Leeds on September 11th, 2012
Ann Gallagher introduced the insightful idea of “Slow” in relation to ethics and nursing practice. This article entitled "Slow Ethics for Nursing Practice?" has been posted on the new Google Docs platform for NursingEthicsICNE. Please following this link to the article.
Ann welcomes your comments/feedback/responses to this article. This article can also be accessed via the Facebook page for Nursing Ethics at Surrey.
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Intensive Course on Foundational Approaches, Contemporary and Educational Issues in the Field of Nursing Ethics, 5-7 December 2012 (Leuven)
This course works from an interdisciplinary (philosophical, theological, nursing, clinical-ethical) perspective. During the course, national and international experts will give presentations on various topics in the domain of nursing ethics. View short summary and full booklet.
Ethical Framework education resources
We would like to draw your attention to a recently launched set of educational resources, the Ethical Framework for End-of-life Care(McCarthy J., Donnelly M., Dooley D., Campbell L., Smith D., Dublin: Irish Hospice Foundation, 2010). The Framework forms part of a larger initiative, the Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme (HfHP), of the Irish Hospice Foundation in collaboration with the Health Services Executive and with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies.
ICNE One Day Conference at ICN in Durban 2009
The ICNE conference held a one-day meeting, as a pre-conference at the ICN in Durban, South Africa. More details on the Events page.
ICNE 10th Anniversary Conference, Surrey in September 2009
The ICNE 10th Anniversary Conference, "Nursing Ethics: Looking Back, Moving Forward", was held on the 10th and 11th September 2009 at ICNE, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
24th May 2009 Do people in a minimally conscious state have dignity?
Jukka Varelius, of the Philosophy Department at Turku University, writing in the journal Neuroethics, questioned whether we are justified in holding that persons in minimally conscious state possess human dignity. Neuroethics
24th May 2009 Assisted suicide in Washington State
Washington recently became the latest State in the USA to legalise assisted suicide. The first person to die by this means was 66 year old Linda Fleming. New York Times
Yale Conference Report
The 2008 ICNE Nursing Ethics conference, NURSING ETHICS AND HEALTH CARE POLICY: BRIDGING LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, was organised by Doug Olson and held at Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA from 17-19 July 2008. A full report of the conference by Chris Gastmans, of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law at the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium can be found here
News archive
This page is used to store older ICNE news items, press releases and other archived documents.
Press releases
Human Rights and Nursing Awards 2007
The International Centre for Nursing Ethics (ICNE) based at the University of Surrey is pleased to announce the winners of the Human Rights and Nursing Awards 2007. The awards will be presented to Nurith Wagner (Israel) and Claire Bertschinger (U.K.) on 19 June in Surrey as part of the International Centre for Nursing Ethics conference.
International Nurses Express Global Concerns
Public statement from international nurses at the conference on ‘The Globalisation of Nursing’ organised by the International Centre for Nursing Ethics, University of Surrey, UK, taking place at the university on 9-11 July 2006.
Gaza nurses' response to receiving the Human Rights and Nursing Award
In 2006 the Award went to five nurses working in Gaza. Due to the conflict they were not able to attend the ceremony at Surrey University personally, but the Awards were recieved on their behalf by Mrs J. Jaidy, the Matron of the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and have since been handed to the recipient nurses.
The Gaza nurses' have produced a written response to receiving the Human Rights and Nursing Award:
