EORNA ACE structure of management

The EORNA Executive Board of Officers elects an EORNA ACE executive committee consisting of the President and / or the Vice-President or one other executive officer of EORNA and three or four other EORNA board members. EORNA established the EORNA ACE in 2008 and it will operate from October 2008.

The EORNA ACE is governed by the EORNA ACE Executive Committee who are appointed by the EORNA Executive Board of Officers and is accountable to the EORNA Board .
EORNA ACE is the EORNA Advisory Council for continuing professional development (CPD) and education (CME) .

The day to day management of the EORNA ACE is performed by the EORNA ACE Executive Committee.

The EORNA ACE will request its mandate from the national regulatory bodies, with the following conditions agreed by both:

– The autonomy of the National Authority must be respected. EORNA ACE would not become a supranational body, but a link and clearing-house between the national regulatory bodies.
– The final decision on recognition of accreditation of each activity must thus rest with the national regulatory body in that country where the activity takes place.
– There should be no accreditation of commercially biased activities.
– Recognition of long distance learning is developing on the basis of individual modules separately assessed. So providers are not accredited for series of activities stretching over years. (http://www.eorna.eu/ACTION-PLAN-2004-2009).
– Administrative expenses of the EORNA ACE should be borne by the providers of activities applying for European accreditation. (See Fee table on EOPRNA ACE reference guide 2008 V1 – p2-3).

Only within the framework of these conditions will the national regulatory bodies be asked to recognise EORNA ACE credits obtained by nurses and other health care professionals in their country.