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Dear Colleagues, It was wonderful to see many of you in Sydney! As discussed during the 2017 Biennial General Meeting, the Board is engaged in strategic planning to clarify mission priorities and continue establishing a sound foundation for the organisation and its members in collaboration with the Global Advisory Council (GAC). An ICPAN activity update follows:

2017 Conference Highlights ICPAN’s 4th biennial conference “Tides of Change: Advocacy, Education, Research” was held in Sydney on 1-4 November. We are thankful for such warm hospitality and the amazing work accomplished by Australian College of PeriAnaesthesia Nurses (ACPAN) Planning Committee led by Conference Chair and ACPAN President Fiona Newman. Evaluations have confirmed that this was an extremely positive experience for those who attended, with 99% of delegates saying they would recommend the ICPAN Conference to a colleague.

ICPAN 2017 Sydney Facts • 396 delegates with 14 countries represented: Australia, Burundi, Canada, Denmark,

Greece, Ireland, South Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Sweden, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States of America

• Total of 105 abstract submissions received: Oral = 63, Poster = 42

• Pre-Conference Day: Hospital Tours remained extremely popular, space limited to 40 participants by host facilities. Novice Presenters workshop had 38 in attendance and produced 5 delegates who delivered a short talk on final day of conference. The Second Victim and Writing for Publication workshops were also very well attended and highly rated

• 40 podium presentations with 5 keynote speakers, 4 plenary sessions, and 33 lectures in 3 parallel sessions

• The Gathering of Nations Delegate Forum remains a very popular networking opportunity

• Online evaluation system used, website closed 4 weeks after conference

• The conference ended with the ICPAN 2019 location preview: Cancun, Mexico https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BybzEbHJtqfXYndxZGdjUFZlYU0/view

Owen Ashwell and Harriet Zych in Cameroon Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Tour

The 2017 Delegate Booklet and photos available here: http://www.icpan.org/2017---sydney.html

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ICPAN Membership Update Thank you to 10 inaugural member organisations who successfully completed 2018 online renewal! The Membership Secretary has been working with members to pilot the online application and payment process. This cost-efficient method was implemented for operational efficiency and to eliminate bank wire transfer fees encountered by both members and ICPAN during 2015-2016. Based on the pilot results the Board will work to standardize the renewal process in collaboration with ICPAN GAC representatives. One Affiliate Member has joined from Tanzania.

Please visit the website to review the 2017-2019 ICPAN Board of Directors http://www.icpan.org/board-of-directors.html and GAC Representative appointments http://www.icpan.org/global-advisory-council.html. Thank you all for your dedication and service to ICPAN’s mission.

Global Advisory Council The next meeting will be held in February to allow GAC members to commence their 2-year term of service as a cohort (1 member renewal pending). To improve the virtual meeting experience an online survey was conducted to inform the Board prior to purchase of a meeting software license. Based on survey feedback (57% response rate) a program was secured for Board and GAC meeting use. Webmaster Michael Maino will reach out to provide new GAC representatives with secure website login access to organisation documents, meeting minutes, and offer online meeting software support.

2019 Conference The Board is finalizing a professional conference organizer contractual agreement for the Cancun Conference to be held in early November 2019 (dates will be announced soon). As discussed at the GAC meeting in Sydney, ICPAN will provide a complimentary registration for GAC and Board members in 2019. As always, delegate feedback will be incorporated to support learner needs and quality of experience when planning the 2019 conference. More information will be shared with the GAC as plans progress.

Global Outreach and Collegial Support Lifebox, through a Silent Auction pulse oximeter donation, has distributed 1 oximeter to a country in need while crediting the delegate who purchased the oximeter.

Please download the additional attachment provided to review a message ICPAN received from Lifebox founder Dr. Atul Gawande.

Lifebox Australia and New Zealand volunteer and 8-year World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) Board Member Dr. Rob McDougall joined us in Sydney to explain the organisation’s mission and work and provided a screening of The Checklist Effect.

WFSA December Newsletter: http://mailchi.mp/wfsahq/28e47kssnm-1027993

International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA) Board member Dr. Vera Meussen provided an overview of IFNA’s mission, membership,

and shared goals for global surgical safety improvements. http://ifna.site/

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WFSA FILM HAPPY BIRTH DAYS FEATURED AT ICPAN 2017

To watch the film please click here. Social Media Activity The ICPAN website continues to show steady growth in the number of monthly unique website visitors and page views. The Discussion Forums http://www.icpan.org/forums.html#/ are available but showing low engagement levels thus far. The Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/icpan.org/ experiences robust activity with diverse global representation evident in its 925+ “Likes” that grow in numbers each week. Please share this update with your governing board members and feel free to contact me at any time if you wish to discuss the report’s contents or to share thoughts or suggestions.

On behalf of the ICPAN Board of Directors, we wish you and your families peace, health and happiness throughout 2018. Thanks so much for your continued support of ICPAN’s development. All the best ~

Joni

Joni M. Brady, DNP, RN-BC, CAPA Chair, ICPAN Inc. Board of Directors board_chair@icpan.org www.icpan.org