NEC News IMPORTANT NOTICE
IPNA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to be held on Saturday 14th November 2020.
Regional News NEWS FROM IPNA BRANCHES COUNTRYWIDE Please email your branch news to Priscilla Lynch, priscilla@mindo.ie
The AGM will be facilitated virtually on this occasion and full details regarding same will be circulated to all members in advance.
MOTIONS FOR AGM 2020 RECEIVED The National Executive Committee would like to propose the motion that: The title “Irish Practice Nurses Association” (IPNA) be reviewed and replaced with a title which reflects the term General Practice Nurse and the educational objectives of the organisation. To be discussed at AGM 2020.
IPNA WEBSITE The IPNA website is currently undergoing refurbishment; we are looking forward to a more user friendly, and easy to navigate website. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Caroline Daughton, IPNA administrator, if you require any information Email: admin@irishpracticenurses.ie.
IPNA MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY The NEC regret to inform members that Winnie Quigley, Membership Secretary, is stepping down. Winnie was appointed to the position in August 2018 and despite holding the position for a relatively short duration has made significant improvements for members in relation to their membership, including ensuring an online renewal system that is user friendly, seamless and far more efficient. The NEC would like to thank Winnie for all her support and wish her the very best in the future.
4 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020
LOUTH/MEATH GRÁINNE MURPHY
The final meeting for the Louth Meath branch took place on 27th February 2020, which coincided with the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Ireland. Following a lively educational meeting with Paul Stoneman we were fortunate to hold the branch AGM. Our treasurer Jackie O Connell presented the branch accounts. Marie Colgan Cantwell agreed to take up the position of vice chairperson, with a view to become chairperson at a later date. We hope that having the opportunity to share the role will encourage members to take an active role in the running of the branch. Over the months of the pandemic, MLearning became a good source of information and some valuable topics were discussed. The branch is planning to run its first zoom meeting on 24th September. Our sponsor is Amanda Breen from Astra Zeneca. Hopefully this new initiative will run smoothly. The topic selected is “The Link between Heart Disease and Diabetes”. This theme was chosen, as many of us embark on chronic disease management in primary care with-
out much preparation. This forum for meetings will undoubtedly become the way forward and will provide some continuous professional education from the comfort and safety of our own homes. We look forward to a time when it is safe to meet in person and enjoy a social evening together. If there are any nurses working in general practice who are paid up members of other branches and would like to access the Louth Meath zoom meetings, please get in touch and I can send you the link. Also, if you know of any general practice nurses considering joining the IPNA, and who would like to access one of our meetings to get a sense of what the organisation entails please share my details. Any lapsed members who wish to re-join are very welcome and this format may prove more suitable than travelling to meetings. On behalf of the Louth Meath branch I would like to wish Niamh Cahill all the very best, as this is her final edition of NIGP. She has done a superb job as editor and has always been efficient and dependable. Your replacement has big shoes to fill.
