Nursicon 2022

Nurses have emerged as active contributors and innovators in the healthcare sector. For a long time, nursing meant bed-side care but in the changed scenario, nursing is not just about bed-side care but a lot more.

RGCIRC Nursing fraternity lead by Lt. Col. Madhumita Dhall, Director of Nursing organized 1st International and 9th National Nursing Conference on 11th and 12th November 2022 based on the theme “Many Voices, One Mission: Unfolding New Horizons in Cancer Care”.
NURSICON stands out in the country as one of the largest conferences dedicated to nursing care for oncology patients. Lt. Col. Madhumita Dhall welcomed the gathering and the conference was inaugurated by Ms Anjana Dhall, President Delhi Nursing Council in the presence of Mr. D. S. Negi, CEO RGCIRC, Dr. Gauri Kapoor, Medical Director, RGCIRC, Niti Bagh and Dr. Pinky Yadav, COO & MS.
Guest of honour Mrs. Anjana Dhall emphasised the importance of “Post Basic Diploma in Oncology Nursing” which will help to deliver high quality safe nursing care for oncology settings.

Foreign faculty drawn US, Singapore & Malaysia, besides representatives from all the leading hospitals in India including Tata Memorial (Kolkata & Mumbai), AIIMS and RML attended the conference. Nearly 300 nurses from all over India and abroad actively participated in all activities of the event.

Different aspects of nursing related scientific sessions were covered by the faculties of national and international level by direct interaction and virtual session. There were also activities like Panel discussion by experts on “Current Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Oncology Nursing” and Nurse lead workstations on Line care and stoma care, which added more value to the event.
There were also competitions on abstract presentation and posters which made the conference more fruitful. The winners were awarded in the conference.

NURSICON 2022 acted as a platform for knowledge dissimilation amongst the nursing community and motivate them to build a career in Oncology Nursing. There was a cultural program organised on 2nd day of the conference by RGCIRC nurses, showcasing their extracurricular talents.