Organisation 

About IFPN

Information for new and potential members
Welcome to IFPN. Our organisation is young and dynamic and works hard to fulfil the objectives, the strategic aims, and the current work in progress.
Newsletters are produced for the website regularly, to keep members up to speed with activities. When a newsletter is posted, the previous one is archived, so that a continuous record is available.

We have 13 members (which are noted elsewhere) representing some 80,000 perioperative nurses around the world, and we are working hard to introduce new members to the benefits of membership.

If you are wishing to join the membership you will want to know:-
That an increasing number of IFPN guidelines are available as download from the site.
That the affiliation of IFPN to ICN provides a link and a stream of monthly information from ICN on international activities and nursing issues forming policy and influencing WHO agendas.
IFPN is the only Perioperative nursing voice at ICN.
Membership categories are full membership and pre-membership status.
Information below is taken directly from the constitution;

Full Membership
Within a country*, the largest national perioperative nurses' association or an equivalent perioperative nurses’ group affiliated to the official nursing organization.

If the association is a section of a health workers' organization, the section has its own separate regulations which are not in conflict with Article 2 or with the purpose and objectives of IFPN;

the association or unit is controlled* by perioperative nurses gaining its authority from its members, and speaks on perioperative nursing matters; the association or unit is represented by nurses in all IFPN activities;

Pre Member Status
Is available to an individual country without a recognised Perioperative Nursing / Operating Room Nurses Organization but which is working towards forming such an organization.
At the discretion of the Board, some assistance for fees and developing organisations, may be awarded.

Other important information for members
The Annual Subscription at April 2007 is £ 235

The Council of National Representatives, meets once a year either at World Conference (in the years when there is one) or at the UK meeting in October during the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) Annual Congress.

IFPN is raising its’ profile by a series of seminars being held in conjunction with CNR members’ conferences.

In 2006 a seminar will be held in conjunction with AfPP in UK
In 2007 a seminar will be held in conjunction with ORNAC in Canada.

The advantages of a global network in which to share practice, is that no problem is a new one! Almost every issue is one that has been resolved at some time somewhere, by someone, and by sharing solutions we can save time, learn beneficial lessons form colleagues and share experiences.

The website is planned to be a learning resource about the organisation, about our shared goals and aspirations and to further the aims of IFPN. We have achieved a significant amount in the six years since the launch, and there are many plans currently being developed.

We hope that you and your organisation will be interested in joining us to further promote quality Perioperative patient care around the world. If you have any further questions or would like to contact us, please email ifpn@afpp.org.uk or contact us at IFPN c/o Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) 6 Grove Park Court, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. United Kingdom HG1 4DP

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