Erica Burton
@erica_burtonrn
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Nurse, policy, public & global health | RN @CaseyHouseTO | Nurse Consultant @ICNurses | @LSHTM MPH | Certified Global Nurse Consultant |
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30-11-2015 11:16:47
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Thrilled to be back in Geneva World Health Organization (WHO) #WHA76 as a part of ICN's delegation. Took a short Twitter break but back & please follow along for updates on our delegation activities #NursesWHA
#SRHR @womeningh event Argentina Health Minister Carla Vizzotti described Argentina’s massive progress on SRHR including passing laws on voluntary pregnancy interruption which, in just 2 years, has reduced 40% deaths due to unsafe abortion #WHA76
ICN intervention at World Health Organization (WHO) #WHA76 on Global Strategy for #Women, #Children & #Adolescents #Health: “ICN urges Member States to ensure access to #SRMNAH services in a safe, inclusive environment and must prioritize #mentalhealth”. Read more here: bit.ly/3nhf5gq #NursesWHA
ICN delivers #UHC statement at World Health Organization (WHO) #WHA76: “It is critical to support, grow and protect the global #nursing and #healthcare workforce. #Nurses are essential for rebuilding strong and resilient #healthsystems needed to deliver care. bit.ly/3nhf5gq UHC2030 #NursesWHA
.World Health Organization (WHO) will produce the second State of the World Nursing report! WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces this great news virtually on #ICNCongress Day 3 Plenary. This report will show the impact of the #pandemic and how we can rebuild the global #nursing workforce. #ICN2023
At #ICNCongress Minister of #Health #Canada Jean-Yves Duclos: “We can’t rely on int'l recruitment, we have to do our share by training and supporting our existing #nurses.” He said there was a commitment at the #G7 meeting to strive to be self-sufficient in producing nurses. #ICN2023
Hot off the Press. Beth Tremblay and I are happy to share our article on Climate education and nursing student knowledge, confidence and intent to act. Published ahead of print here: lnkd.in/dD3-wzp4 Climate for Health
ICN Senior Policy Advisor Erica Burton quoted by Nursing Times on #digitalhealth position statement: “We cannot delay addressing how #nurses engage with #digitaltechnology. It’s a really crucial time to get involved, to understand how this impacts our care and daily work.”
ICN team met #health leaders, contributed to a constituency statement at World Health Organization (WHO) on #pandemic prevention, discussed NCDs, migration & sepsis, & attended key events on healthy ageing, self-care, sustainable financing & #midwifery. Read our statements: bit.ly/4aCYBXp #WHA77
Connecting with ICN colleagues - being a GNLI scholar has really opened my eyes and taken my #global #health learning on a steep & exciting incline - good to meet face to face PamCipriano Erica Burton Hoi Shan Fokeladeh and Howard Catton #Geneva
ICN Senior Policy Advisor Erica Burton delivered ICN's statement on item 11.7. She highlighted how #nurses reduce maternal & child mortality by improving access to immunisation & family planning. Invest in #nurses! Read our statements here: bit.ly/4aCYBXp #WHA77
In Healthy Debate, RNAO member & Canada's Chief Nurse Leigh Chapman RN PhD writes that nursing is #HarmReduction. "By embracing and embodying a harm reduction approach, we can save lives, support our health-care system and provide compassionate, evidence-based care to those who need it