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THE UWI SCHOOL OF NURSING, MONA
School hosted the 33 rd Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference & the 34 rd Mary J. Seivwright Day (virtual edition) May 25–26, 2023. The theme for this Conference was “Sustainable & Evidence-Based Nursing and Midwifery Edu- cation: Create, Innovate and Energize.” . As a part of the UWI’s 75 th anniversary celebration, one segment of the Conference highlighted and celebrated the contri- bution of all previous Heads of UWISON. The conference was attended by over 301 participants from local and international healthcare professional communities, and over 14 research papers were presented. Four nurses presented innovated projects that were implemented in their respective work environment (hospitals). Among the distinguished attendees were the Dean, FMS, Professor Minerva Thame, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI Mona, Professor Dale Webber, the Chief Nursing Office in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mrs. Patricia Ingram-Martin, the President of Nurses Association of Jamaica, Mrs. Patsy Edwards-Henry and Mr. Ian Stein, PAHO/WHO Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. The keynote speaker, Dr. Barbara Howard-Hunt, Associate Professor for Student Engagement and Diversity at the University of Birmingham, addressed the conference on current issues pertaining the capacity of nursing and midwifery to achieve universal health coverage. The Conference was among several avenues through which the School’s research output UWISON was showcased. PAPERS PRESENTED • Agu, Chinwendu. F. (2023, Feb 28–March3). Emerging Viral infectious disease preparedness and response: Some contemporary issues surrounding Viral infec- tion [Conference Presentation] . Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Ebonyi State Chapter. • Chisholm-Ford, S ., Silvera, H ., Waite, M ., Henry, P. (2023, July 7). HELP! Our Nurses are Leaving, Please Stop the Hemorrhage [Conference Presentation]. ICN Congress 2023, Montreal, Canada. • Duberry, N., Garvey-Henry, J , & Anderson-Johnson, P . (2023, May 25–26). Communication between patients and their healthcare providers regarding herbal medicine use in the three primary healthcare clinics in Montserrat [Conference Presentation] . The 33 rd Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference & 34 rd Mary J. Seivwright Day. The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, Jamaica. • Munroe, D ., Mullings, J (2023, November 9–11). Caribbean nursing research: A capacity building initiative [Conference Presentation]. The XVII Pan-American Nursing Research Colloquium, University of Miami, Florida, USA. • Markaki, A. & Munroe, D. (2023, November 9–11). Operationalizing nursing and midwifery education quality improvement: Sustainability in action [Con- ference Presentation]. The XVII Pan-American Nursing Research Colloquium, University of Miami, Florida, USA.
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