Nursing in China
Print versionKing’s academics give keynote speech at global Summit
Academics from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery recently delivered keynote speeches on the future direction of nursing in China at the Beijing International Summit Forum.
Alison While, Professor of Community Nursing & Associate Dean, and Professor Ian Norman, Associate Dean and Deputy Head of School, spoke about the future development of the Chinese healthcare system through nursing at the event, hosted by Peking University.
Addressing an invited audience of head nurses from the major hospitals across the country, the King’s Professors were joined by five other international experts from the USA, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan as members of a global advisory panel on nursing and nurse education in the country.
Separately at the Summit, Professors While and Norman visited Peking University Third Hospital – one of the few ‘Triple A’ hospitals in China housing 1,180 beds and providing appointments to over 7,000 outpatients per day.
Alison While, Professor of Community Nursing & Associate Dean, and Professor Ian Norman, Associate Dean and Deputy Head of School, spoke about the future development of the Chinese healthcare system through nursing at the event, hosted by Peking University.
Addressing an invited audience of head nurses from the major hospitals across the country, the King’s Professors were joined by five other international experts from the USA, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan as members of a global advisory panel on nursing and nurse education in the country.
Separately at the Summit, Professors While and Norman visited Peking University Third Hospital – one of the few ‘Triple A’ hospitals in China housing 1,180 beds and providing appointments to over 7,000 outpatients per day.