AJNM Volume 12 Issue 2, 2010
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/14549
2024-03-29T14:11:52ZCities and Women's Health : Global Perspectives : Philadelphia, USA : 7-10 April 2010 : conference reports
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/9088
Cities and Women's Health : Global Perspectives : Philadelphia, USA : 7-10 April 2010 : conference reports
Ehlers, V.J.
This prestigious conference, hosted jointly by the International Council of Women's Health Issues and the University of Pennsylvania, was attended by more than 400 delegates from 22 countries representing 17 different professions. In this way the conference could be regarded as having met one of its objectives, namely to establish communication among international multi-professional participants about factors in cities that impact on women's lives and health. The emphasis was on the impacts of cities and communities on women's mental and physical health. Urban migration continues to pose global challenges for maintaining healthy women in cities.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZPartners' meeting on scaling up of nursing and midwifery education held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal World Health Organization Collaboration Centre (WHOCC) : from 27-28 April 2010 : conference reports
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/9087
Partners' meeting on scaling up of nursing and midwifery education held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal World Health Organization Collaboration Centre (WHOCC) : from 27-28 April 2010 : conference reports
Bezuidenhout, M.C.
Dr Mary Moleki and I attended the World Health Organization (WHO) meeting at the University of KwaZulu-Natal during the latter part of April 2010. Delegates represented the Africa World Health Organisation Collaborating Centres (WHOCCs) of the following countries, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa. Mrs Margaret Phiri, the Regional Nursing Adviser of the African Office of the WHO (AFRO), and Mrs Makhosi Ntuli, WHO Representative, South Africa, were present as well as a number of WHO representatives from Geneva Headquarters. David Benton the president of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and the Acting Registrar of the South African Nursing Council, Ms Sizu Mchunu were also present.
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z8th International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Health : Samos Island, Greece : 15-17 July 2010 : report
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/9086
8th International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Health : Samos Island, Greece : 15-17 July 2010 : report
Maboe, Kefiloe Adolphina
The theme of the conference focused on information communication technologies in health. The organisers of the conference included the Research and Training Institute of the East Aegean (INEAG), Greece; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Faculty of Nursing, Greece; University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria; Institute of Biomediacal Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey; and the Greek Health Information Association (GHIA).
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZExploring secondary traumatic stress in mental health nurses working in Kigali, Rwanda
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/9085
Exploring secondary traumatic stress in mental health nurses working in Kigali, Rwanda
Iyamuremye, J.D.; Brysiewicz, P.
A unique feature of mental health nurses' work involves exposure to clients' descriptions of and reactions to trauma, and these experiences may indirectly cause distress to the nurse. This phenomenon has been termed "secondary traumatic stress" and is the focus of the study.
The aim of the study was to explore secondary traumatic stress experienced by nurses working in mental health services in Kigali, Rwanda. A quantitative study was conducted at Ndera Psychiatric Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda, using a convenience sample of 50 nurses who provided mental health care to trauma survivors and mentally ill patients. A questionnaire was compiled consisting of the Trauma Attachment Belief Scale (TABS) and several open ended questions pertaining to the respondents' current work situations and psychosocial support systems.
The majority of respondents' scores were situated between T-scores of 60 and 80, which are considered to indicate very high or extremely high risks. With regard to other-safety, 98.0% (n=49) of the respondents scored 80 or above which, again, is extremely high and may indicate a strong disruption in these areas. Supportive supervision, with sustained open communication channels, should be provided to nurses providing mental health services in Rwanda. The majority of respondents' TABS scores were situated between T-scores of 60 and 80, which are considered to indicate very high or extremely high risk.
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