Nursing

NCI/All Ireland Cancer Nurses Working Group Work Plan (2007-2010) All-Ireland Practice and Quality Development Database Guide (March 2006) UICC Trish Greene International Cancer Nursing Training Workshop Irish Lung Cancer Nurses Group End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Oncology Nurses Worldwide

The Board of Directors established the Nursing Working Group (NRS WG) to address the shortage of oncology-trained nurses on the island of Ireland. The NRS WG focuses on expanding educational opportunities for Irish and Northern Irish nurses and promoting nursing and palliative care activities within the Consortium. The NRS WG also represents the Consortium in numerous events, such as the All Ireland NCI Cancer Conferences.

The NRS WG is comprised of oncology nurses from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the U.S. Members are clinicians, nurse educators, and nurse managers.

The chief nursing officers of Ireland and Northern Ireland rotate annually as chair of the NRS WG. Mr. Martin Bradley was appointed Chief Nursing Officer, Northern Ireland, in 2006 and assumed the NRS WG chairmanship in 2007.

NRS WG Objectives

• To address the shortage of oncology-trained nurses on the island of Ireland.
• To focus on expanding educational opportunities for island nurses.
• To promote nursing and palliative care activities.

FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES

Clinical Trials E-Learning Module

One of the primary objectives of the NRS WG is to identify methods of formal educational opportunities for clinical trial nurses on the island of Ireland. To this end, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland commissioned Queen's University Belfast to develop an e-learning module aimed to advance the skills, knowledge, and training of clinical research nurses. The module includes twelve weekly sessions, two of which are conducted face-to-face, and on-line interaction aimed to promote further learning and exchange of practice across the island of Ireland and the US. The module, which was made available for the first time in January 2007, provides an easily accessible training opportunity for clinical research nurses. All-Ireland participation has been facilitated with nurses attending from clinical research units both North and South. The call for 2009 applications is now open.

Click here for a detailed Fact Sheet on the January 2009 module.

NCI Clinical Training for Nurses

The NRS WG also facilitates the Consortium's sponsorship of the NCI Clinical Trials Training for Nurses program. Eighteen nurses from the island of Ireland have completed the training at NCI to date.

To learn more, visit Fellowships & Training. Nurses may also apply to the NCI Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention program.

For more information on Palliative Care Activities, click here.

For Palliative Care Related links by Jurisdiction, click here.