The Czech Association of Nurses (CAS) was founded in 1991. Our Association is a voluntary, self-governing, non-political, professional organization of health care professionals with secondary, tertiary and university education.
It is the largest professional organization of non-medical workers operating in the sector of health, social care, education and in all areas of private or other business, regardless of nationality or religion, operating throughout the Czech Republic. In its activities, CAS focuses on the development of nursing as a field, development of the nursing profession, support for the publication of professional publications, cooperation with institutions and the development of interdisciplinary and international cooperation.
Main objectives of the Czech Association of Nurses:
- Support activities leading to increasing recognition of non-medical professions in society
- Develop effective tools to ensure safe and high-quality nursing services in line with the needs of people, groups and communities
- Strive to create conditions for increasing professional, moral and ethical standards of workers
- Represent nursing home care providers and create effective tools to enforce their rights
- To commemorate activities related to the activities, education and profession of nurses
- To cooperate with other professional bodies in healthcare
- Participate in important negotiations on the development of legislative standards
- Support activities aimed at the implementation of national and international programs aimed at preparing nurses and other non-medical staff for the profession
- Organize and organize lectures, seminars, courses, congresses, symposia, conferences and similar meetings on a regional, national and international scale to share and exchange information between professionals.
The activity of the Czech Association of Nurses is based on the work of specialized sections and regions. Individual sections and regions organize regular professional educational events, seminars, conferences, thus ensuring the exchange of experience and transfer of information, solving professional matters of their members in accordance with the mission of CAS.