The future of nursing care was discussed at the 2nd International Nursing Care and Research Congress (International Nursing Care and Research Congress 2022 – INCARE’2022), organised in Ankara by the Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing. At the Congress, which brought together nearly 100 expert scientists, specialists and researchers, the reflections of nursing research on healthcare and international career opportunities in nursing were discussed in full detail.
THE CONGRESS WILL ADD VALUE TO THE HEALTH ECOSYSTEM
HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, who joined the opening of the Congress via an online connection, said in his speech: “We are very happy to hold this year, in the capital Ankara, the second International Nursing Care and Research Congress, the first of which was held with great participation on our university campus in Gaziantep. Every profession is important, but professions that have direct contact with people, such as nursing, always deserve to be appreciated and praised in abundance. It is of great importance that the field of nursing follows the rapid and striking developments in the world of science and technology, especially artificial intelligence and digitalisation, and that the quality and efficiency of healthcare services are increased through the innovative practices to be carried out. Discussing nursing care and current developments in the related field at this congress and producing solution proposals to problems will undoubtedly add great value to the health ecosystem. On this occasion, I thank those who contributed to organising the congress and the participants”.
ITS SCIENTIFIC CONTENT ALSO APPEALS TO NURSING STUDENTS
Speaking at the opening, Congress Chair and HKU Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing faculty member Prof. Dr. Ayla Yava said: “Innovative ideas, virtual reality and artificial intelligence have recently been pushing the healthcare sector to take the lead in building modern technical software and systems. At our congress, we aimed to prepare a scientific programme in which we will mainly discuss ‘the future of nursing care in an environment of technology, virtual reality and artificial intelligence, the reflections of nursing research on healthcare, and international career opportunities in nursing’. We prepared the scientific content of our congress to appeal to nursing students as well as to our clinician and academic colleagues. At our congress, where we present a full programme on project preparation, developing professional skills and international career planning in nursing, we will examine the experiences and research results of experts together.”
With the INCARE 2022 Congress, healthcare professionals, academics, companies/organisations working in healthcare-related fields and students came together. On the first day, courses were held on Clinical Research on Traditional and Complementary Medicine (GETAT) Practices, Applied Basic Mechanical Ventilation and European Union Grant Programmes Project Preparation; on the second and third days of the Congress, many panels were held in different sessions with the participation of expert speakers and session chairs. Within the scope of the Congress, President of the Türkiye Health Institutes (TÜSEB) Prof. Dr. Erhan AKDOĞAN gave a panel talk on “Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence in Health”.
News: Okan ULUFER /HKU
