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Colleagues from Washburn University, Kansas, University of Szeged, Hungary, and Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Savonlinna, Finland with Dr Patrick McCartan and Dr Kathy Rowe during their recent visit 13th – 19th March 2008.
The purpose of the visit was to write and submit an undergraduate educational grant proposal to the EU and FIPSE. However some time was taken off on 17th March to enjoy a cultural day in Downpatrick. A good time was had by all.
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October 2007
The school welcomed the visit of Pirkko Abdelhamid
from Savonia University of Applied Sciences Kuopio, Finland.
Pirkko was with us for a month and shared in UG and PG classes
giving students insights into the culture and health system in
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The fourth conference was held in Savonlinna, Finland from 1 - 5 August 2007.
visit conference website
Pursuing Excellence in Public Health
Practice Education and Research
4th Global Health Consortium Conference 2007 (.pdf)
4th Joint Global Health Nursing Research Conference
Dr Kathy Rowe, Dr Dale Spence and Jenny McNeill presented papers at the 4th joint global health nursing research conference in Savonlinna, Finland 1-5th August. A very successful conference was held with a number of countries from Europe, USA and Asia participating.
The venue for the next conference in 2009 is Portugal. More information soon.
Queen's visit to Finland in September 2006
In September 2006 Catherine Monaghan visited Savonlinna, Finland to teach on the 13th International Community Nursing/Community Assessment Module.
Sirkka Eramaa and Kristiina Karjalainen from Savonlinna, were the senior lecturers co-ordinating the module. As well as Catherine, other visiting teachers were from Belgium and Nepal. The nursing students were from Finland, Poland and Taiwan.
Some of the main areas which were explored throughout the module were community needs assessment, analysis and diagnosis, community profiling, partnership model, the community as client and planning a health program. The module also involved carrying out a community assessment in a local community with the residents and the community professionals. Students attended class daily and time was set aside for community assessment visits. Opportunities arose for the students to develop awareness in cultural, social and health related issues of differing countries.
Catherine thoroughly enjoyed being part of the team who delivered this International Community Module and everyone was extremely friendly and helpful during her stay in Savonlinna.
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Photos above:
1. Community Health Class with Catherine Monaghan
2. Community Health Class and teachers
3. Catherine with teachers of the Community Health Class
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Midwifery students from Finland visit to Queen's in March 2006
The School welcomed Midwifery students from Kuopio, Finland in March 2006 (under the Socrates-Erasmus programme)
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Queen's Visit to Finland in January 2006
In January 2006, Dr Kathy Rowe visited Savonlinna, Finland and spent one week teaching on the International Community Health Needs Assessment Module along with colleagues from Savonlinna and from Thailand.
There were around 30 students, from Thailand, Belgium, Finland, USA and Portugal giving a very international flavour to the class as cultural experiences and health systems were shared.
Mrs Catherine Monaghan, Undergraduate Nursing Teaching Fellow at Queen's will travel to Savonlinna in September 2006 to teach on the same course.
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Finland Collaborations
Students from Finland, Portugal and Thailand attending the Community Health Need Assessment module in Savonlinna, Finland (under the Socrates-Erasmus programme).
This is a joint module with Queen’s University Belfast, Finland and Washburn, Kansas, USA.
Students from Finland and Portugal