国際交流推進委員会― 93 ―

「国際交流推進委員会」

１．構成員
１）委員
真田弘美（委員長、東京大学）
リボウィッツよし子（青森県立保健大学 ）、山本あい子（兵庫県立大学）、村嶋幸代（東京大学）
２）協力者
大江真琴（東京大学）
２．趣旨
１）

国際的な看護高等教育に関しての活動を推進し、対応が求められた時の窓口となる。

２）

EAFONS とのネットワークを確立する。

３．活動経過１）The East Asia Forum in Nursing Scholar (EAFONS) plenary session のスピーカーの選出
EAFONS から 11 月 26 日に‘Advancing doctoral nursing programmes in East Asia’という演題名

でのスピーカーの依頼があり 12 月 2 日までの返答を求められた。11 月 28 日にメール会議にて委員会を開催し、返答の期限までに時間がないため本年度は公募を行わず推薦にて選出することが承認され、
山本あい子氏が推薦された。
２）EAFONS Executive Committee Meeting 出席者の選出
12 月 6 日に EAFONS Executive Committee Meeting の開催について連絡があった。委員長である
真田は学務で出席できないため、他の委員に依頼したが先約があり出席が困難な状況であった。山本あい子氏が出席することが承認された。
３）

EAFONS Executive Committee Meeting の出席

第 15 回 EAFONS は 2012 年 2 月 22 日、23 日に Professor Sally Wai-Chi CHAN を大会長としてシンガポールにて行われた。Executive Committee Meeting は 2 月 23 日に行われ、山本あい子委員が出席した。主な議題は以下の通りであった。
・Journal of Nursing Interventions
年 2 回発刊の予定である。
・Future EAFONS Conferences
次回は 2013 年 2 月 21、22 日にタイで開催される予定である。
４）

WHO グローバルネットワーク会議

2012 年に開催される WHO グローバルネットワークの会議は日本で開催され、第 9 回学術集会は兵庫県立大学地域開発研究所の山本あい子氏が行う。JANPU として会員校への周知及び呼びかけと行うことが昨年度理事会で承認されている。今年度は後援として会員校への周知を行った。

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４．今後の課題
１）The East Asia Forum in Nursing Scholar (EAFONS) plenary session のスピーカーおよび
Executive Committee Meeting の出席者の選出について
The East Asia Forum in Nursing Scholar (EAFONS) plenary session のスピーカーは日本全体の状況を把握し、世界的視野でディスカッションする必要があり、JANPU の理事からの選出が好ましい。
また、Executive Committee Meeting の出席者についても、JANPU の理事が、可能な限り継続的に（毎年）参加することが望ましい。しかし、本年は入試の時期と重なり、理事の出席は困難であった。これらの代表者の選出方法および EAFONS の開催時期について検討する必要がある。
５．資料
Executive Committee Meeting 議事録‐2‐― 96 ―

15th EAFONS Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 12.00pm
VIP Room, Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore
PRESENT
Singapore
Professor Sally Chair
Hong Kong
Dr Meyrick Chow

National University of Singapore (Chair)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Japan
Professor Aiko Yamamoto (representing) University of Hyogo

South Korea
Professor Myoung-Ae Choe

Seoul National University

ThailandProfessor Rutja Phuphaibul
A/P Fongcum Tilokskulchai

Mahidol University
Mahidol University

TaiwanProfessor Chung-Hey Chen
Professor Lian-Hua Huang

IN ATTENDANCE

National Cheng Kung University
National Taiwan University

A/P Yajai Sitthimongkol
Dr Jariya Wittayasooporn
Mrs Elaine Lee

Mahidol University
Mahidol University
National University of Singapore

A/P Doris Yu
Professor Hiromi Sanada
Professor Yoko Nakayama
Professor Josefina A. Tuazon
Dr Carmelita Divinagracia
Professor Yong Soon Kim

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Fukushima Medical University, Japan
University of the Philippines, Philippines
UREM Memorial Medical Centre, Philippines
Ajou University, South Korea

ABSENT WITH APOLOGIESACTION1.

Welcome

1.1

Professor Sally Chan extended a very warm welcome to all those
who attended the meeting. It is the first time Singapore played
host to an EAFONS conference and she thanked all members fortheir support.

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2.

Confirmation of Minutes

2.1

The minutes of the 14th EAFONS meeting were confirmed
without any amendments.

3.
3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

4.
4.1

Journal of Nursing Interventions

The Journal of Nursing Interventions (JNI) was formally launchedas the official publication of EAFONS at the opening ceremony of
the 15th EAFONS on 22 February 2012. The journal’s mission isto promote excellence in nursing and health care through thedissemination of high quality research findings, specialist
knowledge and discussion of nurse-led interventions.
Many members of the current EAFONS Executive Committee
serve at the editorial board. Prof Chan said that it is importantto have presentations from each member country and she urged
members to encourage more people from their country to join
the editorial board. The JNI started off as a supplement to theInternational Journal of Nursing Practice and she envisaged that
it would become an independent journal one day when it obtains
its own impact factor.

Published twice a year in February and August, the JNI willconsider manuscripts on the development, implementation andevaluation of nurse-led interventions and outcomes, including
theory, practice, education and research applications related to
all ages, special populations, all settings and interdisciplinary
collaborations in health care community, the public and private
sectors. It will publish original articles, review articles, clinicalnotes, research notes, conference reports, and book review.
Members should actively encourage good papers to be publishedin JNI and the scope of research can be a bit more generic at the
moment.

Prof Chan shared with the meeting the tight schedule that she
had observed in publishing the first issue of JNI to be in time forthe 15th EAFONS. She cautioned that if future organisers of
EAFONS want the conference abstracts to be published in JNI,
they would need to develop a schedule to ensure that it ismaking progress in a timely manner.
EAFONS Memberships

Prof Chan remarked that she would want to see a more stable
membership for the Executive Committee. Currently the EAFONS
website is maintained by Singapore. Each member country
decides on its representation but she would encourage inactive
members to be replaced.

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4.2

5.
5.1

6.
6.1

6.2

7.
7.1

The meeting noted that A/P Yajai Sitthimongkol will replace A/P
Fongcum Tilokskulchai as an executive member of the EAFONS.
A revised copy of the committee membership is attached as
Annex A.

ACTIONAll members to note

EAFONS By-Laws

The meeting deliberated at length the By-Laws document which
was last discussed at the 14th EAFONS Executive Committee
meeting in South Korea on 12 February 2011. The meeting
agreed that the document would need to be further discussed
and fine-tuned at future EAFONS meetings. An updated copy of
the By-Laws is attached as Annex B.

All members to note

The 16th EAFONS will be held in Thailand from 21 to 22 February
2013. The theme of the meeting is The Development of
Networking Research in Doctoral Nursing Education. Moreinformation on the conference will be distributed to members by
the organiser in due course.

16th EAFONS
Organising Committee

Future EAFONS Conferences

Philippines has been scheduled to host the 17th EAFONS in 2014.
Prof Sally Chan will discuss with the Philippines representatives
to ascertain their readiness in hosting the forum. In the eventthat the Philippines would want more time for the preparation,
Taiwan will host the meeting in 2014, followed by thePhilippines in 2015.
Any Other Business

There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at
1.40pm.

Minutes written by Elaine Lee
Approved by Prof Sally Chan
25 February 2012

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Prof Sally Chan

Annex A
EAFONS Executive Committee Members (effective 23 February 2012)
Convenor

SingaporeMembers

Hong Kong

Japan

Philippines

South Korea

TaiwanThailandProfessor Sally Wai-Chi Chan
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
National University of Singapore

nurcwcs@nus.edu.sg

A/Prof Doris Yu
School of Nursing
Chinese University of Hong Kongdyu@cuhk.edu.hk

Professor Yoko Nakayama
School of Nursing
Fukushima Medical University

nakayama@fmu.ac.jp

Dr Carmelita Divinagracia
College of Nursing
UERM Memorial Medical Centre

carmelitadivinagracia@yahoo.com.phProfessor Yong Soon Kim
College of Nursing
Ajou University

ysk48@ajou.ac.kr

Professor Lian-Hua Huang
Department of Nursing
National Taiwan University

lhhuang@ntu.edu.tw

A/Prof Yajai Sitthimongkol
Faculty of Nursing
Mahidol University

nsyst@mahidol.ac.th

Dr Meyrick Chow
School of Nursing
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

hsmchow@polyu.edu.hk

Professor Hiromi Sanada
Graduate School of Medicine
University of Tokyohsanada-tky@umin.ac.jp

Professor Josefina A. Tuazon
College of Nursing
University of the Philippines Manila

josefina_tuazon@yahoo.com

Professor Myoung-Ae Choe
College of Nursing
Seoul National University

machoe@snu.ac.kr

Professor Chung-Hey Chen
Institute of Allied Health Sciences &Department of Nursing
National Cheng Kung University

chunghey@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Professor Rutja Phuphaibul
Faculty of Nursing
Mahidol University

rarph@mahidol.ac.th― 100 ―

Annex B

THE EAST ASIAN FORUM OF NURSING SCHOLARSBYLAWS

I.

II.

NAME
This Forum shall be known as the East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS).
EAFONS is an independent group; it is free to enter into partnership and collaborative
relationships with other scholarly groups among the member countries for specificpurposes in pursuit of its aims. EAFONS is a non-profit, educational group.
AIM

The aim of EAFONS is to strengthen and promote high quality doctoral education innursing as well as create academic environment and socialization for East Asian Scholars
through international collaboration and cooperation.

III. OBJECTIVESIV.

In order to pursue the overall aim of advancing doctoral education, several specificobjectives will be pursued by the Forum:
1. Recruit actively qualified individuals who will enrich the Forum and further its aim;
2. Create a common vision for the future of doctoral education;
3. Develop quality indicators/guidelines for doctoral education that are applicable to all
doctoral programs in this region.
4. Develop opportunities for exchange of ideas for substantive knowledge applicableglobally, in view of societal needs and evolving sociopolitical structures;
5. Develop mechanisms to enable productive exchange of individuals and ideas acrossdoctoral programs within and between countries;
6. Provide opportunities for dialogue and networking among doctoral educators toaddress issues of shared interest in different regions of the world;
7. Encourage doctoral student exchange across countries in the region.
8. Develop approaches for influencing policies relevant to doctoral education.
MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open nursing institutions offering or preparing to offer a doctoral programin nursing and individuals who are interested or involved in doctoral education innursing.
Definitions: Regular Institutional Member: A nursing institution established in East Asia.
 Individual membership: faculty; doctoral candidate in nursing.
 Associate Member (Nursing Institution): developing doctoral education outside EastAsia
 A nursing faculty member or administrator who are doctoral-prepared or an
organization offering or preparing to offer a doctoral program in nursing- should beplaced under the definition of Institutional Members― 101 ―V.

VI.

MEETING
Annual EAFONS meeting will be planned in advance by the executive committee andaccording to the host institution taking its turn each year. Meetings will be publicizedwidely around the world.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

In order to facilitate the conduct of the EAFONS Network's business, there shall be an
Executive Committee (EC) of 9-14 members (1-2 members representative from eachcountry), considering the location pattern of doctoral programs. The executive committee
members shall be elected by the EAFONS membership, and will include a chairperson,
secretary and treasurer/convener. Nominations should reach the Convener prior to the
EAFONS meeting. Elections shall be conducted either at the EAFONS meetings or voting
shall occur electronically. The convener shall have a term of three (3) years. Members
may be re-elected for a second term.

Functions of the Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee will assume the leadership for planning and implementing
activities to achieve the EAFONS Forum objectives. More specifically, the Executive
Committee will:

1. Transact business on behalf of EAFONS between meetings. [President].
2. Develop policy and a plan to implement priority objectives of the EAFONS Forum for agiven time. [Board].
3. Assume responsibility for planning the frequency and location of the meetings of the
EAFONS. [Board].
4. Involve the EAFONS members in various projects as appropriate. [Convener].
5. Set a due structure. [Treasurer].
6. Arrange for the collection of dues once every two years. The credit card method of
payment will be made available as an option. [Treasurer].
7. Arrange publicity and marketing of the EAFONS Forum and its work. [Convener].
8. Develop a plan for financing the projects and priorities of EAFONS. [Treasurer].

VII. CONDUCT OF BUSINESSThe majority of the work shall be facilitated by the convenor and conducted
electronically; in-person, telephone, fax and other means will also be utilized as indicated.
A web site of EAFONS will be maintained at two levels; one level, open to all, is intended
for publicity, the second level is intended for EAFONS membership, to enable the conductof business. A website for EAFONS will be maintained.

VIII. RATIFICATION OF BYLAWS

IX.

A simple majority approval of members by vote is required for ratification.
AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS

Amendments may be initiated by any member who must obtain the signature of at least
twenty institutional members; the request is then sent in writing to the EC, with thenames of the individuals who concur with the proposal. A full explanation and rationale
should be provided. After deliberation, the EC may present the amendment for action to
the full membership. Amendment may also be initiated by the executive committee, whowill present any proposed change to the membership for their action. A two-thirds
approval of those voting is required to approve an amendment.
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MEMBER FEE
For Institutional member (Regular VS Associate) per institution/per 3 years
 US$100 for less than or equal to 10 faculty members
 US$200 for 11 to 30 faculty members
 US$300 for more than 30 faculty members
For the individual member (Per 3 years)
 US$20 for a nursing faculty member US$10 for a doctoral student

XI. DATE AND LOCATION FOR FUTURE EAFONS

2007

Philippines

2010

Hong Kong

2008
2009
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Taiwan
Japan

Korea

Singapore
ThailandPhilippines
Taiwan― 103 ―