Welcome to the INGID web site
Welcome to the web site of the International Nursing
Group for Immunodeficiencies (INGID). The aims of the group
are given below, and all who are involved with Primary
Immunodeficiency Disorders (PIDs) are very welcome to find
out more about the group, and to join the group.
The 2006 Budapest VII INGID meeting from October 4-7 was
a very successful one, and many of the presentations from
that meeting can be seen on the 'Presentations' web page.
A review of the meeting will shortly be available on the
'Biannual Meetings' web page. The VIII INGID meeting will
take place in 's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) in October
2008, and already, the new INGID Board has started work preparing
for that meeting.
As members of INGID, you will be kept up-to-date
on all developments over the next 2 years, but now is the
time to start thinking about presenting your own papers or
posters at that meeting. It is an opportunity to let other
nurses throughout the world know about the exciting work
that you are all doing in the field of immunodeficiencies
(as well as through the INGID eJournal).
Aims of INGID
The International Nursing Group for Immunodeficiencies
(INGID) was formed in 1994 by nurses who were working with
children and adults diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency
disorders.
The aims of INGID are to improve and extend
the quality of nursing care of patients with primary immune
deficiencies, and to increase the awareness and understanding
of primary immunodeficiencies amongst nurses.
This is being
achieved by:
- Forming international networks of
nurses working with patients who have immune deficiencies
in order to share knowledge, experience, information, and
research.
- Creating a base within the specialty
for international collaboration between nurses in research/quality
assurance projects.
- Working closely with ESID
(the European Society for Immunodeficiencies), IPOPI (the
International Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies),
EFIS (the European Federation of Immunology Societies),
and with others who have an interest in primary immunodeficiency
disorders.
- Organising biannual INGID meetings.
These are held at the same time and in the same place as
the ESID and IPOPI meetings.
INGID President
Gaby Strotman of Germany was elected President of INGID
in Budapest for a 2-year term.
Full contact details regarding
the President and Board Members can be found on the web page
'How to contact us'.
Why become a member of INGID?
- You
get access to a world-wide network of colleagues working
within the primary immunodeficiencies, who are able to
share their knowledge and experiences.
- You get
the INGID eJournal (including an educational section) and
the INGID eNewsletter for free.
- You pay a substantially
lower fee for the INGID biannual meetings.
You can read more about
INGID and its history on the web page titled 'About
INGID'.
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This website
is supported by an
educational grant from
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