The International Council of Nurses 25th Quadrennial Congress in Melbourne

Date: 2013
WHO CC involvement: Professor John Daly, Michele Rumsey, Professor Caroline Homer

The International Council of Nurses 25th Quadrennial Congress (opens an external site) was held in Melbourne from the 18th-23rd of May. Close to 4,000 Nursing leaders from more than 100 countries gathered to discuss Nursing’s key role in improving equity and access to health care. While at the ICN, WHO CC UTS hosted the World Health Organization Global Network Meeting of WHO Collaborating Centres. The meeting brought together Nursing and Midwifery leaders from some of the 44 Collaborating Centres around the world and was a great opportunity for networking and meeting colleagues from other regions across the globe.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.