About IHCNO
Our Mission
Develop and support a vibrant worldwide network of nurses who promote excellence
in providing optimal health and well-being to patients living in their homes.
Our Vision
To establish a vibrant worldwide network of nurses who promote excellence in providing optimal health and well-being to patients living in their homes.
Our History
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March 2009 – Tina Marrelli, former editor of Home Healthcare Now, shared her hope for a “home care nurse-focused organization” in the journal. For more information, see Tina’s editorial: Marrelli, T. (2009). The interdisciplinary team, a free resource and a survey to complete about the International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). Home Healthcare Now, 27(3) 138-139.
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October 2009 – Tina Marrelli collaborated with Elizabeth Madigan, IHCNO leaders, reporting on the survey in which home health nurses communicated their hopes for IHCNO which was envisioned as a global “platform” for home health nurses to communicate and network. For more information, see: Marrelli, T., & Madigan, E. (2009). Update about the International Nurses Organization – A functional home care nurse-focused “meeting place.” Home Healthcare Now, 27(9), 513.
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May 2011 – April 2012 – Planning committee development and global outreach.
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June 2013 – Inaugural Conference – Co-hosted with Case-Western University, Cleveland, OH/USA
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September, 2014 – 2nd Conference – Co-hosted with Tsao Foundation, Singapore
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July 2015 – 3rd IHCNO Conference – Co-hosted with University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
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2015 – 2017 – Outreach, Development and Corporate Structure
International Guidelines for Home Health Nursing developed
Incorporation and 501 (c)(3) US status achieved. Board of Directors formed.
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2017 – Webinar: International Guidelines Home Health Nursing, Co-hosted with LaSalle University, US
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2018 – Webinar: Global Issues in Medication Management: Implications for Nurses, Co-hosted with Fairfield University, US
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2019 – Webinar: Medication Management: Implications for Nurses, Co-hosted with VNAA/US
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2019 – Webinar: Home Care Across the Global Village, Nurses Connect to Support Patients, Policy Series. Co-hosted with VNAA.
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Contact UsOur Board

Barbara Piskor, MPH, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
President

Fong Yoke Hiong, MSC, RN
Vice President

Marilyn D. Harris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Treasurer

Joie Glenn RN, MBA, CAE
Secretary

Susan Breakwell, DNP, PHNA-BC

Denise M. McEnroe-Petitte, PhD, MSN, BSN, AS, RN

Susan Hinck PhD APRN GCNS-BC
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Maureen Anthony, PhD, RN, Editor HHN, MI/US
Mary Curry Narayan, MSN, HHCNS-BC, CTN-A, ,George Mason University, School of Nursing, VA/US
Genedine Lim, RN, BSN, MSN, MPP, MHlth Econ, PhD, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Rick Ingber, MBA, Finance, Home Health Accountant, PA/US
Diana R. Mager, DNP, RN-BC, Fairfield University, CT/US
Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®, Home Care and Hospice Consultant, Home Health Systems, Inc. US/FL
Barbara Polivka, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Kansas/US
Mary St. Pierre, MGA, BSN, RN, Retired VP Regulatory Affairs, NAHC, Home Health Consultant, MD/US
Elizabeth Walls, RN, MSN, MBA, NHCP-BC, Retired Heath Department Director, US/PA