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The International Federation of Perioperative Nurses (IFPN) was launched in September 1999 in Helsinki, Finland. IFPN is the only international perioperative organisation to be a member of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and represents approximately 100,000 perioperative nurses worldwide. ORNAC was a founding member of IFPN and continues to contribute significantly to its progress. Margaret Parley, recent Past-President of ORNAC, is currently serving as an IFPNboard member. Other member organisations are Australia, Japan, Kenya (supported by Canada), New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, the UK, and the USA. Papua New Guinea is a Pre-member.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
The mission of IFPN is to support perioperative nurses globally in order to improve patient care.
IFPN promotes knowledge-based practice, research and education in collaboration with its member organisations, though the writing and distribution of Guidelines for Practice (soon to...