IAANMP 21st Annual Conference 2025
Preparations are well underway for our 21st Annual Conference, which will take place on Monday 13 October, 2025, in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. The conference is the association’s unique opportunity for ANMPs to network, collaborate, and share knowledge. Many of our members work in siloed environments and this annual gathering is often their only opportunity to connect with peers from different specialties and regions.
This year’s theme focuses on the evolving landscape of advanced practitioners in shaping the future. The theme for this year’s conference is: ‘A vision on the advanced practice model of care’, and aims to focus on collaboration, sparking new ideas, and fostering connections between professionals, policy makers, researchers, regulators, and educators.
The agenda for the conference is very exciting. The welcome address will be delivered by Ms Melissa Hammond, Chair of the IAANMP, followed by the official opening address from the Minister for Health Ms Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, which will be presented via video link. Key speakers in the first session will include Ms Olivia Smith, RANP in Emergency Care at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, who will present on clinical competence.
This will be followed by presentations from the IAANMP Bernie Carpenter Bursary recipients Ms Sarah Daly, Respiratory ANP at Roscommon University Hospital, and Ms Hannah Walsh from Emergency Care at Wexford General Hospital, who will share how the bursary has supported their professional development. Mr Stephen Kelly, RANP in Emergency Care at Connolly Hospital, Dublin, and CEO of Precision Health, will then present on topics related to the future of advanced practice.
Prior to lunch, we aim to spark lively lunchtime conversations with a panel discussion on the theme: ‘Changing healthcare to meet service demand’. The panel will feature Dr Ray Whelan from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; Prof Mark Whyte, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences; Dr Geraldine Shaw from the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director; a representative from the Chief Nursing Officer’s office at the Department of Health; and Ms Fiona Colbert, Cardiology ANP at Beaumont Hospital, representing practising ANPs.
The panel discussion will be chaired by Ms Priscilla Lynch, award-winning journalist and Clinical Editor at the Medical Independent. A highly experienced health journalist, Priscilla specialises in healthcare, medical science, and consumer affairs, and is widely recognised across television, radio, print media, and podcasts.
The afternoon session promises to be lively and we are delighted to welcome Rory O’Connor from the popular social media brand Rory’s Stories, which is anticipated to provide a light-hearted and humorous end to the conference.
As always, our poster winner announcement will be towards the end of the day. Ms Melissa Hammond, Chair of the IAANMP, will close the conference and introduce a special video message from former Minister for Health Mary Harney, who will share key take-home messages to conclude the day.
The agenda is currently in draft form. On the day of the conference, delegates will be able to access the final version by scanning a QR code provided at the venue. We are very much looking forward to a day of networking, knowledge sharing, and meaningful discussion as we explore ongoing developments in the advanced practice model of care.
We hope the conference will inspire and motivate practitioners to progress in their field, while showcasing achievements, enhancing professional development, and promoting best practice.
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