The art of European addictions nursing: What has Florence Nightingale taught us?

Dr Chris Loth

Saturday, October 10th, 2020 | 12:00 pm EST

Learning objectives:

Participants will understand:

What is addictions nursing in Europe
Nursing diagnosis in addictions
Addictions nursing clinical reasoning
Nursing themes concerning patients suffering from addictions

Abstract

The state of art of addictions nursing in Europe is shared with our international colleagues. In the keynote lecture nursing themes concerning addictions will be discussed. How to use our clinical nursing reasoning in daily practice? Clinical reasoning in addictions nursing is transcending and not only regional or country-bound. What is in a name? How to use our leadership for political and economic power? In the year of Florence Nightingale these themes are as important as 100 years ago. Using our head, hart and hands for patients suffering from addictions!

Biography

Christien Loth, Phd, MN, MANP, RN

My name is Chris Loth, I am a board member of IntNSA Holland.
In addition, I work as a nurse specialist mental health care from my own practice LOTH Nursing in the east of the country. There I provide specialized care to patients who suffer from double problems such as ADHD and addiction, autism and addiction, PTSD and addiction.
In 2009 I obtained my PhD at the University of Amsterdam for an action research on improvements in nursing care from ambulatory methadone projects.
Since 2012 I have been working as MANP GGZ, including a number of hours with a GP specifically for addiction problems.
In Utrecht I am affiliated with the GGZVS as a senior lecturer in addiction and addiction treatments and responsible for the addiction curriculum of this three-year course.

K3 Dr Chris Loth