Host
University of Malta (Valletta, Republic of Malta).
Purpose
The purpose of the second Learning, Teaching and Training Event 2 (LTT 2) is to review the testing and implementation of the EPICC draft Spiritual Care Education Standard. This follows the development of the Standard during LTT 1 (Zwolle, Netherlands) in October-November 2017.
Aims
- Review EPICC Participants’ experiences from using the Standard in their respective university / institution / organisation, and capture feedback from EPICC Participants+ (project stakeholders) regarding the Standard.
- Capture the cultural, spiritual and religious impact of the Standard, by identifying facilitators and inhibitors.
- Refine the Standard and further development of the Gold Standard Matrix for Spiritual Care Education, ahead of the final Multiplier Event (Cardiff, Wales) in July 2019.
Overview
View the EPICC LTT 2 – Information for Participants
Programme and resources
Resources from the event such as presentations and videos are available for you to view – follow the links in the table below.
View the full EPICC LTT 2 Programme (Malta)
| Day 1: Monday 24 September 2018 | |
| Time | Activity |
| 13:00 | Welcome. Dr. Josephine Attard – Host Strategic Partner |
| 13:10 | Prof. Wilfred McSherry – Lead Partner |
| 13:20 | Dr Roberta Sammut – Dean Faculty of Health Sciences University of Malta |
| 13:30 | Hon. Minister Evarist Bartolo – Minister for Education and Employment |
| 13:40 | Introducing the EPICC Project – The EPICC journey to date. Dr. Josephine Attard |
| Evaluation of the draft Spiritual Care Education Standard in Nursing and Midwifery Education in Higher Education Institutions in Europe | |
| 13:50 | Spirituality special interest group responses. Dr. Melanie Rogers |
| 14:05 | Education in the field of nursing spiritual care – The results of the international EPICC project. Dr. Beata Dobrowolska and Joanna Żołnierz |
| 14:20 | EPICC meetings, Malta – Reflections from Belgium. Dr. Joke Lemiengre |
| 14:35 | Evaluation of the draft Spiritual Care Education Standard in nursing and midwifery education in higher education institutions in Denmark. Dr. Christina Prinds |
| 14:50 | Implementation of the EPICC draft Spiritual Care Education Standard. Prof. Wilfred McSherry and Dr. Adam Boughey |
| 15:30 | Implementing Spiritual Care Education Standard at the Catholic University of Croatia (CUC). Dr. Anto Čartolovni |
| 15:45 | Evaluation of the draft Spiritual Care Education Standard. Prof. Tove Giske |
| 16:00 | Auditing the presence of the concept of spirituality within a pre-registration nursing curriculum. Dr. Joanne Pike |
| Day 2: Tuesday 25 September 2018 | |
| Evaluation of the draft Spiritual Care Education Standard in Nursing and Midwifery Education in Higher Education Institutions in Europe (cont.) | |
| 09:25 | Greetings from Denmark! Nursing education in DK. Birthe Ørskov |
| 09:55 | Draft Spiritual Care Education Standard: The Dutch Perspective. Prof. René van Leeuwen |
| 10:10 | The German/Austrian Experience. Dr. Piret Paal |
| 11:15 | Mapping of the EPICC draft Spiritual Care Education Standards. Prof. Julie Jomeen |
| 12:15 | EPICC: Implementation of (draft) Spiritual Care Education Standard. Dr. Fiona Timmins and Jacqueline Whelan |
| 14:30 |
‘Clarification of the EPICC Draft Standard Matrix to Address Compassionate Care in Clinical Practice and Education’ Swot Analysis Workshops
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| 15:30 |
Reports from groups |
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Day 3: Wednesday 26 September 2018 |
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The Cultural, Spiritual/Religious Impact of the EPICC Spiritual Care Standard Matrix |
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| 09:00 |
Welcome. Dr Josephine Attard and Prof. Wilfred McSherry |
| 09:15 |
Mr Vincent Saliba – Director of Nursing & Midwifery – Malta |
| 09:25 |
Hon. Dr Deo Debattista – Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Valletta 18 |
| 09:35 |
The EPICC Draft Standard in Spiritual Care Education for Nurses and Midwives. Dr Josephine Attard |
| 10:45 |
Forum Discussion – The Cultural, Spiritual/Religious Impact of the EPICC Spiritual Care Matrix |
| 13:00 |
Spiritual care in secular midwifery – The Danish case. Dr. Christina Prinds |
| 13:30 |
The impact of spiritual care standards in nursing – Two examples from the Netherlands. Prof. Bart Cusveller and Aliza Damsma Bakker |
| 14:00 |
Participant+ and EPICC – A view from Wales. Ian Stevenson |
| 15:00 | |
| Day 4: Thursday 27 September 2018 | |
| Refinements of the EPICC Draft Standard and Toolkit | |
| 10:00 | Discussion – Finalising the Terminology used in the EPICC Standard; Working definitions of Spirituality and Spiritual Care. Chair: Prof. Linda Ross and Prof. Tormod Kleiven |
| 11:00 | Refinements to the EPICC Standard Matrix in Spiritual Care. Chair: Prof. Linda Ross and Prof. Wilfred McSherry |
| 13:30 | Refinement to the EPICC Tool Kit. Chair: Prof. René van Leeuwen and Prof. Tove Giske |
| 14:30 | The Development of the International EPICC Network for Spiritual Care in Nursing and Midwifery. Chair: Prof. René van Leeuwen and Prof. Wilfred Mc Sherry |
| 16:00 | Students’ Conference. Chair: Prof. René van Leeuwen |
| Day 5: Friday 28 September 2018 |
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| 09:00 | Evaluation of the event |
| 10:00 | From Malta to Wales: Participants’ input to the Multiplier Event: Wales UK – July 2019 |
| 10:45 | Until we Meet Again Multiplier Event in Wales 2019: Handing Over to Prof. Linda Ross |
