Background
Based in Mexico City, in 2002 arises The Mexican
Association of Emergency Nurses, its first government
body was elected in march 28th 2003 in a small
ceremony at the “Hospital Juarez de Mexico” hosted by
Alejandra Perez Perez, RN, DON, electing Gerardo Jasso
Ortega as a founder President, Aracely Aguilar Reyna
as a General Secretary, Maricruz Navarro Castro as
Vice Secretary and Sandra Cervantes Avila as Treasurer.
In its first biennium 2003-2005 the Hospital General
Regional No. 1 “Gabriel Mancera” I.M.S.S. (Social
Security Mexican Institute), was the headquarters, the
invaluable support of the Director of Nursing Ms.
Martha Espinoza de los Monteros,RN, BSN, was of great
importance for the growth of our group, the first
courses of continuing education for emergency nurses
(free of cost) where initiated here.
At the same time AMEU was invited to join and to
represent Mexico in the World Federation of Critical
Care Nurses, (WFCCN over 30 member countries in most
continents of the world) as a council member; at this
present moment AMEU holds a position in the Executive
Board.
In 2003 approved and endorsed the first "Emergency
Nursing Diploma Course" offered by the Escuela de
Profesionales en Salud del Grupo Angeles, along with
Universidad Autonoma del Esatdo de Mexico (University
of State of Mexico (UAEM), and thus year after year.
In the same year it was invited by the Comision
Nacional de Arbitraje Medico (National Commission of
Medical Arbitration) (CONAMED) to participate in a
work group as a consultant to develop the
"Recomendaciones Especificas para Enfermeria en la
Terapia Intravenosa (Nursing Recommendations on the
Intravenous Therapy Process ) which you can obtain in
the following web address: www.conamed.gob.mx/recomendaciones
2004, Member of the Publishing Council; Nursing
Magazine “Desarrollo Cientifico de Enfermeria”
During this time AMEU it has made formal appearance
Internationally representing Mexico in the following
events:
12th Annual Convention International Association of
Forensic Nurses, (IAFN) Vegas NV, the USA September
2003, September 2004, 1st International Congress of
WFCCN, in Cambridge, England where it receives its
official appointment.
February, 2005, "7th Joint Annual Convention" in
Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, in Manila
Philippine, held at the "Philippine Hearth Center
Hospital" and hosted by the Critical Nurses
Association of Philippines (CCNAPI.)
May 2005, International Council of Nurses (ICN) World
Congress in Taipei, Taiwan and September 2005, 2nd
World Congress of WFCCN & Intesive Care Societies in
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
May 2006, Ixtapa-Mexico, Host its 1st International
Congress and become a cofounder along with the Spanish
Society of Emergency Nursing (SEEUE)of the
Iberoamerican Federation of Emergency Nurses.
At this present time AMEUI has 782 active members,
however they are around more than 2000 nurses who work
in Emergency Department in Mexico,Although in Mexico
the specialization of emergency nursing is not
recognized yet. |
