Mission Statement:

To provide a programme of education and a forum for exchange of information for members of the nursing profession who care for people with breast disease.

Aims

• To give a united voice to nurses working in breast care acting as a pressure group to ensure that breast care is recognized as an important healthcare area
• To promote breast care nursing as a specialty by adding to research and literature in the area
• To provide a network for nurses who care for women with breast disease or breast cancer
• To act as a forum of support for nurses working in the specialty of breast care
• To establish and maintain links with international organizations having similar objectives
• To define the role of a breast care nurse for society at large and for the health profession in particular
• To increase the number of breast care nurses working in breast care services in Ireland
• To emphasize and publicize the need for appropriate screening and early detection of breast disease and breast cancer
• To promote breast awareness

IBCNA Committee