Seminar by the College of Family Nursing at Landspítali University Hospital and the Professional Group of Family Support at the Akureyri Hospital

The seminar is open to all and will be streamed to Landspítali’s Facebook. A great program will be available and everyone is encouraged to attend.

Moderator: Sigrún Sunna Skúladóttir

Agenda

• 13 Opening of the symposium. Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdóttir, Professor, Chair of the College of Family Nursing at Landspítali University Hospital

• 13:10 The Health Act - The role and responsibilities of healthcare professionals. Berglind Hauksdóttir and Sólveig Rósa Sigurðardóttir, experts at the Health Department of the Office of Child and Family Care (BOFS)

• 13:20 Implementation of the Health Care Act at Landspítali - current situation and vision. Melkorka Jónsdóttir, project manager at Landspítali

• 13:30 Children as family members. Anna Dóra Sigurðardóttir, specialist in social work at Landspítali

• 13:40 Introduction of the Health Care Act at the Akureyri Hospital. Snæbjörn Ómar Guðjónsson, specialist in psychiatric nursing, Akureyri Hospital

• 13:50 Support from nurses in the paediatric ward: perspectives of parents of children with diabetes. Elísabet Konráðsdóttir, specialist in nursing at Landspítali University Hospital and Margrét Sigmundsdóttir, nurse at MSc at Landspítali University Hospital

14 Coffee break

• 14:30 Innovation in teaching family nursing. Kristín Björg Flygenring, specialist in pediatric nursing at Landspítali

• 14:40 Specialized family nursing - creativity in teaching. Dr. Eydís Kr. Sveinbjarnardóttir, Professor of HÍ, Head of the Faculty of Psychiatry at Landspítali University Hospital and Ragnheiður H. E. Bjarman, Psychiatrist at Landspítali University Hospital and Assistant Professor of HÍ

• 14:50 Support for family members in psychiatric services at Landspítali. Halldóra Víðisdóttir, primary care nurse, psychiatric services at Landspítali

• 15 Family support at the Akureyri Hospital. Lóa Maja Stefánsdóttir, nurse at the intensive care unit, Akureyri Hospital

• 15:10 Support for families with children at the hospice in Kópavogur. Svandís Íris Hálfdánardóttir, specialist in hospice care at Landspítali

• 15:20 Panel discussion/questions

• 15:45 Closing ceremonies. Sigríður Sía Jónsdóttir, expert midwife / Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, University of Akureyri