Lynda Wilson

Lynda Wilson replied to "The second conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

Hello..I am attending the consortium of universities for global health meeting..last year, at the first meeting of this group, I was the nly nurse attending..this year there are four nurses here and we met informally last night to discuss common nursing issues in promoting global health education and contributing to meet global health needs...the speakers acknowledge the important role of nurses in this enterprise...lynda wilson, u of Alabama at Birmingham Sent from my Windows Mobile® ...

Lynda Wilson replied to "The second conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

One of the interesting issues discussed at this meeting was how this group (Consortium of Universities for Global Health or CUGH.org) will interface with the group that has existed for the past 18 years, Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC – see their website at http://globalhealthedu.org/pages/default.aspx). GHEC will be sponsoring a meeting in Mexico next April (http://globalhealthedu.org/events/alliances/Pages/default.aspx), and they would like to have a nursing presence there to expand their focus (which has traditionally been a ...

Lynda Wilson started a discussion "FW: Opportunity for 4 month supported volunteer post in Kenya or Ghana!" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

Dear Colleagues, I am sending this to a number of my nursing colleagues, wondering if you might have an interest in a 4-month volunteer opportunity teaching in a nursing program in Kenya or Ghana. The immediate need is for four nurses starting next January 2010, but faculty interested in planning a sabbatical for next year could also consider this opportunity. I recently met with Susan Ely, Executive Director of Encore Service Corps (see their website ...

Lynda Wilson started a discussion "Opportunity for International Nursing Leadership Program in Alabama in July 2010" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing, which has been designated as a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on International Nursing, will host a 3-week International Nursing Leadership and Management Program July 6-23, 2010. The program will target nurses from Latin America and Zambia, and will be co-sponsored by the UAB Sparkman Institute for Global Health. The program will include: * an interactive class focused on application ...

Lynda Wilson started a discussion "Global Health Competencies for Nursing Students" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.

To Nursing Faculty Members Who Teach in the Americas (Latin America, North America, or Caribbean Countries): You are invited to participate in a study to identify perceptions of nurses and nurse educators in the Americas (the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Caribbean) about global health competencies for basic or undergraduate nursing students that might be used to guide nursing curricula in the Americas to ensure that all graduating nurses have competencies in global health. ...