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(26.6.2019)
Nursing specialists from all over the world visited the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
České Budějovice - A major international conference of the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA) was held from Wednesday 19th to Saturday 22nd June 2019 by the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the University of South Bohemia (FHSS USB) in České Budějovice. It was the sixth year of the event, which is held every two years, this time for the first time in the Czech Republic. Over the past few days, 118 experts from 19 countries have met at our faculty to discuss various issues related to teaching future nurses and other health professionals.
The only member of ETNA in the Czech Republic is prof. Valérie Tóthová, vice-dean of FHSS USB for science and research, who was the one who made this conference take place at our faculty. On Friday afternoon, in her final speech, she thanked all the participants for coming and for bringing with them very nice presentations. She added an accurate balance sheet: experts presented 60 presentations and 21 posters during the conference. The program was very busy at the professional, connected entertainment and social level. In her final performance, the president of ETNA, prof. Irena Papadopoulos, stressed all this. From Wednesday to Saturday, the guests visited Český Krumlov, the Budvar brewery, Hluboká and Třeboň within the connected entertainment programme. On Saturday morning they also went on an excursion to the ARPIDA centre for rehabilitation of people with disabilities in České Budějovice. The visit was a great experience for the foreign experts.
The ETNA association brings together nursing professionals, students, nurses and other nursing and related specialists. The current 6th year has dealt with nursing curriculum and focused on the cultural competences of nurses. In the globalized world of the present day, it is increasingly important to be able to provide all patients with care that respects their cultural habits, needs and expectations. The aim of the conference was to compare how curricula are set in different countries, and how students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide culturally competent care. It was a valuable opportunity to exchange experience not only with sharing theoretical knowledge, but also with the subsequent application of this knowledge in practice: how students and graduates in practice are able to work with people from different cultures.
