Rule 2: The Objective of the Association

To act as a national resource and network for nurses to share knowledge, expertise and best practice about Parkinson´s disease and its management, locally, nationally and internationally.

 Therefore the main aims for the PDNSA Committee for 2010 will be:

• To continue to represent and raise the profile of PDNS´s
• To actively communicate between the PDNSA committee and its members via
  • Transmitter / eTransmitter
  • Website Updates
  • PDNSA Report to Regional Groups after each committee Meeting
  
  
• To promote best practice and partnership working using the following:
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  • Influence national policy development and the political agenda by joint working with the PDS and RCN on the Year of Care.
  • Influence national policy development in collaboration with other Nurological Nursing Associations.
  • Promote awareness of the PDNSA to raise the Association's profile.
  • Support and facilitate innovative practice and developments.
  • Continued joint working with PDS, Pharmaceutical industry, Healthy Alliance.
  • Jointly deliver the 1^st BritModus Conference January 14^th and 15^th 2010, collaborating with Neurologists and Geriatricians collegues.
  • As organisational partners, assist the World Parkinson Congress in organising and delivering their second conference September 28^th - October 1^st.
  • Plan the 11th PDNSA Annual Conference - provisionally planned for October 2011.
  • Annual General Meeting is delivered in appropriate format as there is no Annual Conference in 2010

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