Welcome to the website of ICON

A future in which orthopaedic nurses will be responsible for the universal application of the highest standards of orthopaedic nursing practice and care.

The International Alliance of Orthopaedic Nursing Associations emerged early in 2000 from a series of Internet discussions among the leaders of three national associations of orthopaedic nursing.

Sheila Kelly, President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association (CONA); Julie Stone, Chair of the Royal College of Nursing/Society of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing; and Anita Meehan, President of NAON. The first conversation focused on exploring interest in the opportunity for the respective organizations to support a shared vision of the future of orthopaedic nursing.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER

The ICON hosted its first International Orthopaedic Nursing Conference in September 2010 in Dublin Ireland.  The two day conference attracted over 250 attendees from 22 countries around the world.  Please visit the ICON Facebook site to see photos taken during the event.