ISfTeH
Telenursing Working Group
iTelehealth is proud to be involved in the formation and foundation
of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH)
Telenursing Working Group. The Working Group is aimed at advancing
telenursing practice internationally by involving nurses in telehealth
applications. The international telenursing network has been formed
with the aims of increasing adoption of telehealth, sharing knowledge,
and increasing collaboration and education among telenurses internationally.
For more information about the Telenursing Working Group, visit
http://www.isft.net/cms/index.php?telenursing
ICN
Telenursing Network
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of national
nurses’ associations that represents nurses in more than 128
countries. The overall purpose of the organization is to advance
the nursing profession, influence health policy, and represent nurses
worldwide. ICN has several networks in place for the exchange of
knowledge and expertise among nurses in a particular clinical area.
Telenursing has been recognized as an important factor in meeting
ICN’s goal of the advancement nursing practice around the
world, and iTelehealth has been instrumental in the development
a Telenursing Network. The goals of the network include increasing
the involvement of nurses in the development and use of telehealth
technologies, while serving as a platform for collaboration, education,
and support related to telenursing.
For more information on the ICN Telenursing Network, visit http://www.icn.ch/telenursing_network.htm
International
Competencies for Telenursing
The ICN’s International Competencies for Telenursing were
developed by iTelehealth President and CEO, Dr. Loretta Schlachta-Fairchild.
These competencies offer unity and standards to the telenursing
profession as a whole.
To purchase your copy of the International Competencies for Telenursing,
visit
our e-commerce center.
Baghdad Business English
iTeleHealth International has provided Business English Training
at Zain Iraq. The Business English Program was created to accommodate
the increasing need for English in global business for an International
Telecom firm whose end goal is to provide support for voice, data
and video services in health care (telemedicine) as well as traditional
telecom offerings. The validated Business English curriculum is
based on both learning English, while at the same time learning
cross-cultural awareness & relationship building techniques,
business etiquette, professional writing, negotiating, business
management, leadership, professional and personal goal achievement,
team work and business communications. The iTeleHealth curriculum
has enabled staff at all levels to rapidly improve and progress
in their ability to speak, read, write, conduct presentations and
interact with management, customers and other employees.
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