health policy subgroup -The focus of the Health Policy Subgroup is to explore methods and means for developing successful models for APN program and role development. Define the barriers and identify strategies to address these during APN role development globally. |
The Health Policy Subgroup is Co-chaired by
Samwel Wainaina Mwangi Kathy Wheeler
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Health Policy Subgroup Members
Fathi Al Abri (Oman)
Rathi Balachandra (India)
Jane Blood-Siegfried (United States)
Suzanne Campbell (Canada)
Gila Zarbiv (Israel)
Gaonydaeiwe Lubinda-Dube (Botswana)
Marie-Louise Luiking (The Netherlands)
Nanako Tsukui (Japan)Bernadita Troncoso (Chile)
The world is awakening to the role of the advanced practice nurse (APN), and what APN's can do to improve the health of the people of the countries they serve. It is an exciting time!The Health Policy (HP) Subgroup of the International Council of Nurses Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Network (ICN NP/APN Network) is committed to helping countries, jurisdictions, and institutions introduce, implement, and extend the APN role wherever possible. The HP Subgroup has been very productive over the years, gathering, analyzing, and disseminating global APN data several times. Studies have been devoted to understanding APN roles, titling, regulation, education, credentialing, and practice around the world. The subgroup is now in the process of creating a toolkit to assist in role development in all the settings stated above. |
member spotlightKathy Wheeler, a Family Nurse Practitioner from the United States, and a Co-Chair of the Health Policy Subgroup of the ICN Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Network, speaks about the importance of title protection for advanced practice nurses. | COntact usThe co-chairs of the Health Policy subgroup are Kathy Wheeler and Samwel Wainaina Mwangi. They can be reached at kjwheeler623@gmail.com and wainainasamuel123@gmail.com |
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