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Try the experience of exchange

I am a nurse in the polytrauma ICU of the Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid. My visit to Cyprus was scheduled before the pandemic, so when I was contacted again, I was overjoyed.
I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to see a healthcare system from the inside. Jelena facilitated all the conversations with the coordinator in Cyprus (Maria Foka) to whom I am eternally grateful. My experience at the Nicosia General Hospital starts from the 22nd to the 28th of May. From the very first minute I was given a tour of the different ICUs so that my colleagues could get to know me and get to know me.
 
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International Journal of Critical Care May 2023

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023): International Journal of Critical Care

This issue focuses on special topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

PUBLISHED: 2023-05-01
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Exchange Programme - from the Republic of Cyprus to Sweden

’So much of who we are is where we have been’’ once said by William Langewiesche. With this quote I would like to start this brief report of how my experience at the Karolinska University Hospital affected my mindset, emotional intelligence and knowledge. Through the Erasmus learning program and the valuable help of EfCCNa I was able to travel to Stockholm at the Karolinska University Hospital from 15. 5 - 23. 5. 23.

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Exchange Programme - Italy meets Sweden

In the end it finally happened, after long waiting due to the pandemic I’ve been able to attend my exchange program appointed by EfCCNa. I spent a wonderful week at Karolinska University hospital in Stockholm, Sweden from May 20 to 27. As a critical care nurse I can now confirm this experience can be considered a cornerstone of our profession. 

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EfCCNa welcomes new council member for Israel

Alex Furmanov, the new representative for Israel is a nurse for already 32 years and works in the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem as a head nurse of Neurosurgery and Cardiac Surgery ICU's. During the pandemic he served as a head nurse of the COVID ICU, also. In 2017 he received his Master degree with the thesis 'Acceptance of Technology by ICU nurses'.
Alex is experienced in quality projects and clinical studies - both on an international and a national level.