The 4th Asian Congress in Nursing Education

On 17^th and 18^th this month, the nursing team participated in the 4^th Asian Congress in Nursing Education with the theme “Innovations in Nursing Education, Practice and Leadership”. Despite the congress was held online due to the Covid19 situation in Vietnam, there were about 750 participants attending the congress from 11 countries including Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, Australia, United States, Turkey, Philippines, Indonesia, Finland and Japan. 5 panel sessions and 9 concurrent sessions with various topics, such as nursing leadership and management, nursing education, quality of nursing practice, nursing care during Covid19, pediatric nursing, nursing care for the elderly and palliative care, women health nursing, evidence-based practice etc. Dr Nguyen Hoang Long participated in a panel session as a moderator while Dr Nguyen Thi Hoa Huyen and Dr Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong served as moderators in two concurrent sessions.

The nursing team also had 5 oral presentations at the congress:

1. Technology-based Health Behavior Intervention in Improving Antenatal Care for People Living Mountainous Area, Vietnam

Dr Nguyen Thi Hoa Huyen.

2. Symptoms of Postpartum Depression Can Be Observed by Family Members: A Pilot Study

Dr Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong

3. Caregiving Triad in Haemodialysis: The Roles of Patients, Family Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals

Dr Hoang Lan Van, Ann Bonner & Theresa Green.

4. Health Professional Education: The Use of Standardized Patients in Communication Skill Training

Ms. Bui Thi Hien (SIM centre, VinUni) & Dr Hoang Lan Van

5. Assessing Feasibility and Reliability of the Vietnamese Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure in Nursing Education

Ms. Hoang Thi Hue (Hai Duong Medical Technical University), Dr Hoang Lan Van & Dr Nguyen Thi Hoa Huyen