HKAN Activities: (1) Evidence-Based Nursing Practice, (2) Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Workshop

Two Upcoming Activities in HKAN

(1) Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (Open-up Lectures) 50% tuition fee can be reimbursed for HKCERN members

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Contemporary nursing takes place in the midst of an environment characterized by increasing healthcare choices, rising expectations, constrained resources, and increasing complexity of health care delivery. Furthermore, with increasing advances in biomedical and clinical research providing unprecedented insights into health promotion and disease prevention, nurses face the challenge of having to utilize findings of well designed research studies and translate them effectively into everyday practice. 

Hong Kong Academy of Nursing (HKAN) and Hong Kong College of Education and Research in Nursing (HKCERN) are pleased to open up 10 lectures in the “Pre-Ordinary Membership Training” to nurses who are interested to acquire foundation knowledge in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice.

Date of Training: February 2 - 23, 2023 (4 Thursdays, 7-9 pm)

                                   March 9 - April 6, 2023 (5 Thursdays 7-9 pm)

                                   April 15, 2023 ( Saturday 3-5 pm)

Mode of Training: Hybrid mode Classroom (venue TBC) or Zoom

Tuition Fee: HK$ 200 per lecture (2-hour session) 50% tuition fee can be reimbursed for HKCERN members after you have received the attendance certificate issued by HKAN indicating how many lectures you have attended

April 15 session is free for participants who has enrolled in any one lecture or more from Feb 2 - Apr 6, 2023

Enrolment: Click Here to complete the application form

Payment method Make payment to “The Hong Kong Academy of Nursing Limited”, Hang Seng Bank A/c 227-452992-001 and upload the receipt in the application form.

Application Deadline: January 16, 2023 (Monday)

Certificate of Attendance (2 CNE points) will be issued to the participants who has completed every 2-hour lecture

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Rita Leung at 2370-0335 or by email to eo_rita@hkan.hk

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(2) Pre-Membership Foundation Education Program: Module 2 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Workshop (with assessment) 

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Background:

Contemporary nursing takes place in the midst of an environment characterized by increasing healthcare choices, rising expectations, constrained resources, and increasing complexity of health care delivery. Furthermore, with increasing advances in biomedical and clinical research providing unprecedented insights into health promotion and disease prevention, nurses face the challenge of having to utilize findings of well designed research studies and translate them effectively into everyday practice.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to

• Understand the basic concepts of quantitative and qualitative research;

• Identify clinical issues or problems requiring evidence-based practice;

• Identify potential innovations for improving patient outcomes or quality of care;

• Develop evidence-based practice guidelines or protocols;

• Critically appraise the evidence in order to determine its certainty and applicability;

• Assessing the implementation potential of an evidence-based innovation;

• Implement the evidence-based nursing practice in clinical settings.

Date of Training: February 2 to April 15, 2023 (total 22 hours)

Mode of Training: Combination of Classroom (venue TBC) and Zoom

Suggested Enrolment Criteria : (a) Bachelor degree in nursing, and

                                                                  (b) 3 years post-registration working experience

Tuition Fee: HK$ 2,000

Enrolment: Click Here to complete the application form

Payment method: Make payment to “The Hong Kong Academy of Nursing Limited”, Hang Seng Bank Ltd. A/c no. 227-452992-001 and upload the receipt in the application form.

No. of Participants: Maximum 30 (first-come-first-serve)

Application Deadline: January 16, 2023 (Monday), on first-come-first-serve basis

Certificate of Competency (with 22 CNE points awarded) will be issued to the participants having successfully completed the assessment and >=80% attendance.

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Rita Leung at 2370-0335 or by email to eo_rita@hkan.hk