M.E.N.A -Latest News-

	MENA AGM & Exec. Committee elections : The Malta Emergency Nurses' Association AGM was held on Friday 28th of November at the Mater Dei Hospital. New amendments to the statute have been approved unanimously.Moreover, the new Executive Committee for the next three years can be found in the committee section. Full election results can be found in the MENA forum The new amended statute will be available for download soon in the download section.
	1st MENA Conference : "Working together....The importance of networking in emergency care". Our 1st International conference was a success!! The executive committee would like to thank the organizing committee, all the speakers, the sponsors and mainly all of you who participated. Powerpoint presentations of all the sessions can be downloaded from our forum. Photos of the event will be available soon in the download section.
	M.E.N.A signs 4yr deal with CENA The Malta Emergency Nurses' Association signed a 4 year deal with CENA (College of Emergency Nursing, Australasia) and now we are officially affiliated. Thanks to our IRO for this great achievement.
	M.E.N.A Forum The Malta Emergency Nurses' Association launched its forum. Everyone is invited to participate by registering by pressing here
	M.E.N.A signs agreement with the Malta Union Of Midwives & Nurses. The Malta Emergency Nurses' Association signed a two year agreement in which we now form part of the educational section of the MUMN. This was decided after a vote cast taken during the AGM. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate ourselves with the new executive comittee of the MUMN.
	M.E.N.A News The third issue of the MENA news is now available for download in the download section.
	Independence 2006 M.E.N.A was invited to put a stand during the Independence feasts 2006. During these five days M.E.N.A officials and members had the opportunity to meet with the general public and discuss emergency issues whilst demonstrating some basic skills on how to deal with certain emergencies. Prime Minister and Ms. Gonzi visited our stand where the importance of emergency nurses and other professionals in the emergency department. Mr. Trevor Abela Fiorentino and Mr. Quentin Chetcuti discussed other issues with Dr. Gonzi, especially pointing out the stress and hectic life of a nurse working in an emergency department thus making the place a very sensitive area since emergencies has to be dealt immediately.
	M.E.N.A meets the President Of Malta Members of MENA committee attended an official private meeting in the president's palace in Valletta with his Excellency the President of Malta Dr. Edward Fenech Adami on the 2nd June 2006. At the end of the meeting, Mr. Abela Fiorentino presented a memento to His Excellency.
	www.enamalta.org Updates! The M.E.N.A statute is now available for download in the download section. Photos of the M.E.N.A 1st official meeting are now available in the gallery section.
	M.E.N.A Membership To qualify as a full member one has to: -Be registered with the maltese 'Council of Nurses & Midwives' (CNM) and -Performs nursing duties in an A and E and/or in Pre-Hospital setting (Part/Full Time or voluntary) for more than 12hrs a week. or -Holds a valid qualification in A and E nursing, pre-hospital nursing or equivalent. To qualify for associate membership one has to: -be a 1st or 2nd level nurse. or To qualify for student membership one has to: -be a NURSING student. or To apply as affiliate membership one has to: -anyone non-nursing individual who is interested in accident and emergency care. Application form is available in download section. Check payable to: Mr.Josvic Galea together with the application form can be sent to M.E.N.A, P.O Box 32 Hamrun Malta. Full Members: €20 Associate Members: €15 Student Membership: €12 Affiliate Members: €12 For more info. send email on info@enamalta.org