The Jihlava Nurses' Conference helped Doctors Without Borders

An excellentá conference for nelé medicalý personál with názvem Sister – uniqueá member of theá chain of patient care was held on 8. April 2022 in the Výéukovém centre of the Polytechnicé šcollege Jihlava. The conference was organized by theá Hospitalá Jihlava in cooperation with VšPJ was attended by more than 180 náparticipants from among the staff of healthýýýý facilities as well as students of V&scaron&e generalá nurse.

An excellent conference for nonéý medicalý personnelá with the Sister – uniqueý member of theá chain of patient care took place on 8. April 2022 at the Výéukovécenter of the Polytechnicé šcoly Jihlava (VŠPJ). The conference was organized by theá Hospitalá Jihlava in cooperation with VŠPJ was attended by more than 180 náparticipants from among the staff of medicalýýý facilities as well as students of V&scaron&e generalá nurse. Theáv&scaroní participants not only expanded theiráprofessionalé knowledge, but also financially supported the activities of the humanitarianární organization Lécarers without borders.

The conference for nonéý medicalý personnelá&l was opened by the director of Jihlava Hospital Luká& š Velev together with the rector of VŠPJ, clinicalý anatomist Václav Bácha. A richý programme of 14 lectures was prepared for the nearly two hundred úofficersý štics. „We wanted the meeting to be a ná experience for the audience and to give them an insight into the náfully the práce of the nurses in the various wards, sdáyears of experience, and enrich themselves in an educational way,“ Magdalena Vojtěchová, whoá actsá as the headá nurse of the departmentsá of the Centraláá operatingá rooms of the Jihlavaé hospital.

The firsté block of the program was dedicated to the professionalé knowledge and skills of nurses, individualé conferenceé presentations covered the &scaroné spectrum of té mat from stoma surgery to interventionalé radiology to roboticé vé horses in urology. The audience received with great awe and admiration the leading speaker Julius Luke, author of EXOTOURCES THROUGH THE WORLD: 30 Years of Experiences from 100 Countries, who gave an engaging account of his travels with a subtext of providing health care. The last í session of the conference focused on the personality of the nurse in &scaron&scaron&scaron&scaron& í context.

„We not only want to emphasize that the nurse is a highly skilled healthý worker, but fromá the otherá aspect of té this responsibility; and ná&years&of&the&profession&which&are&the&personality&conditions&such&as&empathy,& tolerance,&patience&and&psychic&resilience,“ saidá&dí Magdalena Vojtěchová. It is often said that the profession of nursing is ináce poslání helpáhat kindým than a profession. „Nurses need to be reminded that only a balanced person, who is satisfied even in his/her personal life, can provide quality care to patients in the long term. Therefore, we must not forget about ourselves and think not only about professional but also personal development,“ illuminates the blí that Vojtěchová thematicé focused´ afternoon block of the conference. During the conference, among other things, there were presentations on management and crisis communication. Eaché individual was personally touched by theý human design of professionalá coach and traé rka Martina Fau as they díEach ú of ú the ú frequent ú participants generated their own ú personality map and received ú guidance on how ú to work on their ú uniqueness and talents. Aázation about theámání of the nurse as an indispensableáhelperánurse was provided fromáhonorámo by the director of the Jihlava Hospital Lukáš Velev.

The Sister Conference had such aé charitable´ subtext. Half of the collected registration fees, i.e. more than 25 000 CZK, was donated to the support of the humanitarian organization Lékaři bez hranic. Founded in 1971 in response to the Nigerian civil war, Lécans Without Borders provides health care to victims of natural disasters, epidemics and conflicts in more than 88 countries around the world. It is funded primarily by private donors, not by governments and international institutions. The organization was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1999 for its services in the provision of health care in acute crisis situations. This was the third event with charitable overlap, and the organizers supported this non-profit organization.

For the úšng realization of the conference Nurse – a uniqueý member of theá chain of patient care, we must thank not only the organizers from the Jihlava Hospital and the Department of Healthý VŠPJ headed by the head of theá Department Vlasta Dvořáková, but also to the&scaroná&scaronáejícím, and to theú&aiacute;m who created a positiveá and creative atmosphereéru of the wholeéday.