Previous Conferences

NIPEC’s previous Conferences are available below:

• Annual Conference 2020

  “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife – A Celebration ”  

  The presentations can be view by click on the title and the video clips can be viewed by clicking on the Presenters name

  Programme
  Time	Title	Presenter
  09:00	Registration
  09:30 – 09:40	Chair’s Welcome Remarks	Professor Carol Curran OBE, Chair NIPEC
  09:40 – 09:50	Florence Nightingale – “What is Nursing?”	Professor Martin Bradley OBE
  09:50 – 10:30	Nurses and Midwives Tackling 21st Century Global Health Issues	Dr Catherine Hannaway, Global Health Consultant Dr Billy Rosa Alana Davito, Northern HSC Trust Laura McLaughlin, Western HSC Trust
  10:30 – 10:50	International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife –   A Celebration	Professor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health
  1050 – 1105	Homeless Health and the role of the Welcome Organisation	Sandra Moore MBE, Chief Executive Officer
  11:05 – 11:30	Coffee Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  11:30 – 1145	Ministerial Address Launch of the Nursing and Midwifery Tasks Group Report	Robin Swann MLA, Minister of Health Sir Richard Barnett, Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Task Group
  11:45 – 12:00	A Celebration of Midwifery – Past, Present and Future	Caroline Diamond, Head of Midwifery and Gynaecology, Northern HSC Trust
  12:00 – 12:15	“How Can You Really See me if You Don’t Get to Know me?”	Michelle McDuff, Staff Nurse, Foyle Hospice
  12:15 – 12:30	Role of Acute Liaison Nurse for Learning Disabilities	Clionagh McElhinney, TNLD/CNLD, Western HSC Trust
  12:30 – 13:00	Panel Discussion
  13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  14:00 – 14:05	Conference Chair’s Remarks	Rodney Morton,  Public Health Agency
  14:05 – 14:35	Towards the new NMC Strategy 2020-25	Andrea Sutcliffee CBE, Chief Executive, Nursing & Midwifery Council
  14:35 – 14:50	Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills	Kathleen McGrory , Senior Nurse Practitioner, Belfast HSC Trust Kirsten Jordan, Associate Psychologist, Belfast HSC Trust
  14:50 – 15:05	The Enhanced Role of the IV Co-ordinator	Pauline Curran, OPAT IV Co-ordinator Susan Mayne, OPAT IV Co-ordinator
  15:05 – 15:20	Nurse Education to Reform Services	Russell Erskine, Senior Practitioner ADHD & ASD
  15:45 – 15:55	Florence Nightingale – Leading Improvements in Practice	Yasmin Downey, MSc Nursing Leading Practice, Western HSC Trust
  15:55 – 16:05	Closing Remarks	Rodney Morton, Public Health Agency

• Annual Conference 2019

  “Preparing Nurses and Midwives for the Future … to Infinity and Beyond! “

  The presentations can be view by click on the title and the video clips can be viewed by clicking on the Presenters name

  Programme
  Time	Title	Presenter
  09:00 – 09:30	Registration
  09:30 – 09:40	Chair’s Welcome Remarks	Professor Carol Curran OBE, Chair NIPEC
  09:40 – 10:30	Keynote Address: Leading Today for Nurses and Midwives	Maureen Bisognano, President Emerita & Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  10:30 – 10:45	Nurses and Midwives Leading the Future	Professor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health
  10:45 – 11:00	Learning to be an Improvement Advisor	Lynne Charlton, Assistant Director of Nursing & AHP Directorate, PHA Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
  11:00 – 11:05	Camper Van of Dreams	Ruth Gray, Clinical Lead in Prison Dentistry, QI Fellow, South Eastern HSC Trust
  11:05 – 11:35	Coffee Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  11:35 – 11:55	Leading Midwifery and the QI Journey	Caroline Diamond, Head of Midwifery & Gynaecology, Northern HSC Trust Gillian Morrow, Project Lead Midwife, Active Birth Centre, Belfast HSC Trust
  11:55 – 12:05	The Management of Missed Insulin Calls in the Community Setting	Katrina Loughran, Acting Integrated Care Team Manager, Southern HSC Trust
  12:05 – 12:15	Home before Lunch	Tshamano Mushapho, Charge Nurse, Western HSC Trust
  12:15- 12:25	Home for 1 pm	Ruth Watson, Clinical Manager South Eastern HSC Trust
  12:25- 12:45	Panel Discussion
  12:45 – 14:00	Lunch Break – On the Spectrum / Camper Van of Dreams

  Time	Title	Presenter
  14:00 – 14:05	Chair’s Remarks	Dr Glynis Henry CBE,  Interim Chief Executive, Patient Client Council
  14:05 – 14:25	Launch of Nursing Assistant Career Pathway Website	Nicki Patterson, Director of Nursing, South Eastern HSC Trust Clare Marie Dickson, Nursing Modernisation Manager, South Eastern HSC Trust Courtney McCann, Nursing Assistant, Southern HSC Trust
  14:25 – 15:15	Future Nurse Future Midwife NMC: Future Education Standards	Professor Geraldine Walter CBE, Director of Education and Standards, Nursing and Midwifery Council
  15:15 – 15:55	Future Nurse Future Midwife Programme Overview	Frances Cannon, Senior Professional Officer, NIPEC, Programme Manager for Future Nurse Future Midwife
  	Update from Sub-Group Chairs
  	NIPAD – Northern Ireland Practice Assessment Document	Dr Neal Cook, Associate Head of School and Midwifery, Ulster University
  	Supervision and Assessment Sub-Group	Dr Karen McCutcheon, Director of Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast
  	Practice Placements Sub-Group	Sharon Conlan presented on behalf of Lynn Woolsey, Assistant Director of Nursing, Workforce and Education, Southern HSC Trust
  15:55 – 16:00	Closing Remarks	Angela McLernon OBE, Chief Executive, NIPEC

• Annual Conference 2018

  “Enabling Professionalism“            

  The presentations can be view by click on the title and the video clips can be viewed by clicking on the Presenters name

  Programme
  Time	Title	Presenter
  09:00 – 09:30	Registration
  09:30 – 09:35	Chair’s Welcome Remarks	Professor Carol Curran OBE, Chair NIPEC
  09:35 – 09:40	Conference Chair’s Opening Remarks	Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, Chief Executive, Queen’s Nursing Institute
  09:40 – 10:15	Creating a Strong Narrative: Enabling Professionalism in Nursing and Midwifery Practice	Professor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health
  10:15 – 10:25	Launch of Nursing Assistant Resources	Professor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health Peter Barbour, Assistant Director of Workforce Policy, Department of Health
  10:25 – 10:45	Millennial Momentum	Siobhan Rogan, Southern HSC Trust, RCN NI Nurse of the Year
  10:45 – 11:10	Maternity Collaborative	Denise Boulter, Midwife Consultant, PHA Levette Lamb, Regional Patient Safety Advisor, HSC Safety Forum
  11:10 – 11:40	Coffee Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  11:40 – 12:10	Role of the Royal Colleges in recognising and encouraging Nursing and Midwifery leadership	Janice Smyth, Director, RCN Breedagh Hughes, NI Board Secretary, RCM
  12:10- 12:30	Enabling positive inter-professional collaboration across professional boundaries	Colum Conway, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Social Care Council
  12:30- 13:00	Panel Discussion
  13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  14:00 – 14:05	Chair’s Remarks	Professor Carol Curran OBE, Chair NIPEC
  14:05 – 14:45	Breaking Down the Barriers to Using Assistive Technology	Gareth Rowan, Service User
  14:45 – 15:15	Are you ready for the Digital Age? I am!	Ann Cooper, Chief Nurse, NHS Digital
  15:15 – 15:55	Maximising Organisational Support for Professionalism	Dr Bob Brown, Executive Director of Nursing, Western HSC Trust
  15:55 – 16:00	Closing Remarks	Angela McLernon OBE, Chief Executive, NIPEC

• Annual Conference 2017

  “Maximising Outcomes, Embracing Challenges“                     

  The presentations can be view by click on the title and the video clips can be viewed by clicking on the Presenters name

  Programme
  Time	Title	Presenter
  09:00 – 09:30	Registration
  09:30 – 09:35	Chair’s Welcome Remarks	Professor Carol Curran OBE, Chair NIPEC
  09:35 – 10:30	Systems not Structures: Changing HSC	Professor Rafael Bengoa, Director of the Institue for Health & Strategy, Bilbao, Spain
  10:30 – 11:00	Nursing & Midwifery Task Group	Sir Richard Barnett, Chair Nursing & Midwifery Task Group
  11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  11:30 – 11:50	Enhancing Person-Centred Practice: The opportunities and challenges	Professor Tanya McCance, Director for Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University
  11:50- 12:15	Panel Discussion	Hosted by Maura Devlin MBE, NMC Council
  12:15- 13:00	“You can make a difference”	Thomas Whitelaw, Project Engagement Lead, Dementia Carer Voices
  13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  14:00 – 14:05	Chair’s Remarks	Alan Corry Finn, Executive Director of Nursing, Director of Primary Care & Older People’s Services Western HSC Trust
  14:05 – 14:15	Launch of Professional Framework for Emergency Care Nursing	Professor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer, DoH. Linsey Sheerin, Chair, Emergency Nurses Network, RCN. Frances Cannon, Senior Professional Officer, NIPEC
  14:15 – 15:10	Education: A Strategic Programme for Change	Professor Geraldine Walters CBE, Director of Nursing & Midwifery Education, Standards and Policy, NMC
  15:10 – 15:20	Question and Answer Session
  15:20 – 15:35	Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Personal Career Reflection	Alan Corry Finn, Executive Director of Nursing, Director of Primary Care & Older People’s Services Western HSC Trust
  15:35 – 15:45	And finally ……	Angela McLernon OBE, Chief Executive, NIPEC
  15:45 – 16:00	Closing Remarks	Angela McLernon OBE, Chief Executive, NIPEC

• Annual Conference 2015

  “Fit for Living, Fit for Practise”

  The presentations can be view by click on the title and the video clips can be viewed by clicking on the Presenters name

  Programme
  Time	Title	Presenter
  09:00 – 09:30	Registration
  09:30 – 09:35	Chair’s Welcome Remarks	Professor Carol Curran, Chair NIPEC
  09:35 – 10:15	Improving the Quality and Preserving the Safety of our Patients and Clients	Pedro Delgado, Executive Director, Regional Lead, HI
  10:15 – 10:30	CNO Address	Professor Charlotte McArdle Chief Nursing officer, DHSSPS
  10:30 – 10:45	Career Framework for Nursing and Midwifery	Nikki Patterson, Executive Director of Nursing , SEHSCT
  10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  11:00 – 11:50	Implementation of NMC Revalidation	Ben Whur, Nursing and Midwifery Council
  	Lived Experience of Revalidation (Video)	Anne Witherow, Executive Director of Nursing, WHSCT
  11:50- 12:10	Making Life Better for All	Mary Black, Asst Director of Health and Wellbeing Improvement, PHA
  12:10 – 12:30	Public Health Awareness of FGM	Shirley Stronge / Asma Aljunaid, Midwifery Lecturer, QUB
  12:30 – 12:50	Promoting our Communities Health and Wellbeing	Audrey Harris, Community Lead Nurses, NHSCT/NICAN
  12:50 – 14:00	Lunch Break

  Time	Title	Presenter
  14:00 – 14:10	Chair’s Welcome Remarks	Mary Hinds, Executive Director of Nursing, PHA
  14:10 – 15:40	Mindfulness – Looking After Me	Frank Liddy, Mindfulness Facilitator AWARE Video 2
  15:40 – 15:50	Chair’s Closing Remarks	Mary Hinds, Executive Director of Nursing PHA
  15:50 – 16:00	Conference Close	Angela McLernon, Chief Executive, NIPEC