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2018 Delegates Conference: Premier promises $50m to bolster nurse and midwife workforce page 4 Nurses, midwives and family violence
Focus on Perinatal Services Inquiry Report
Meet intensive care nurse Lara Jeffery
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Know your entitlements
Inside this edition 2 Know your entitlements 3 Secretary’s report 4 • Premier promises $50 million education and training fund
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• S afety, quality and violence in healthcare to be addressed at ANMC • High prevalence of family violence against female health professionals, study finds •N MHPV offers family violence support
6 In focus: Perinatal services
• Victoria needs a perinatal mental health plan, inquiry finds
• P erinatal period a higher risk time for mental illness
• M idwife and neonatal nurse shortages a major challenge, inquiry finds
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• Member profile: Lara Jeffery • 2018 Job Rep and HSR Rep of the Year • J ob losses at Healthscope’s Ringwood Private
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• OHS training
• J ob Rep training
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• ANMF grant of $7m over two years to prevent homelessness • SIGs
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Long service leave under the public sector EBA The ANMF, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association have clarified long service leave entitlements for public sector nurses and midwives employed under the 2016–20 general public sector enterprise agreement. Long service leave entitlement is dependent on a nurse’s or midwife’s employment category at the time the leave is proposed to be taken or ‘cashed out’. Enrolled nurses Long service leave for enrolled nurses remains unchanged under the 2016–20 public sector EBA. Clause 70.2 of the agreement provides six months of long service leave on completing 15 years’ continuous service. No distinction is made between full-time, part-time and casual service; all contribute to the period of continuous service. Registered nurses and midwives A public sector registered nurse or midwife employed full-time or part-time is entitled to six months long service leave after 15 years’ continuous service under the EBA. If a registered nurse or midwife who is working full-time or part-time converts to casual employment, the Long Service Leave Act 1992 (Victoria) will then apply. Under clause 70.5(b) of the 2016–20 EBA, the long service leave entitlement accrues at different rates to reflect the different modes of employment. Under the agreement, continuous service, including eligible periods of casual employment, is transferable across employers. However you cannot transfer casual service while you are casual, only when you are full or part time. Casual registered nurses and midwives Historically, casual registered nurses and midwives have not received any long service leave entitlement under the public sector enterprise agreement, the National Employment Standards or the Long Service Leave Act.
Casual registered nurses and midwives continue to have no entitlement to long service leave under the 2016–20 enterprise agreement, but now have an entitlement under the Long Service Leave Act. The entitlement is 13 weeks of paid leave after 15 years, rather than 26 weeks under the EBA for full and part-time employees (which can be proportionally taken after 10 years). A pro rata entitlement is paid after seven years continuous employment upon termination for a casual employee under the Act. A casual nurse or midwife cannot elect to transfer that service to another employer. If a casual nurse or midwife working in the public sector becomes full-time or parttime, they then become eligible for the long service leave entitlement under the EBA, with previous casual service counting towards their long service leave. However, each year of casual service generates approximately 0.87 weeks of leave, while full and part-time service generates over 1.7 weeks per year of service. This is known as ‘mixed service’. Note that the agreement applying to nurses in mental health does not contain comparable provisions regarding mixed service. Unpaid leave of up to three months doesn’t break service but doesn’t count as service. If there is a gap exceeding three months, ANMF would need to understand the individual circumstances before providing advice. See the example below*. It is important that you seek ANMF advice before changing employers to ensure that your accrued long service leave is preserved. Detailed advice can be found in the VHIA and ANMF implementation guide at goo.gl/82XRqJ
*Example Joan was employed as a casual midwife working in the public sector from 2005 to 2009, and then became permanent with the same employer. Other than a 12-month absence on parental leave in 2012, Joan’s service has been continuous. Joan’s long service leave can be approximated as follows: 2005-2009
Mode
Years
Multiplier
LSL weeks
Casual
Four
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3.47
2010-2012
Permanent
Two
1.77
3.54
2012
Parental leave
One
0
0
2013-2018
Permanent
Five
1.77
8.85
Service
11 Years
App total
15.86 weeks
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick State Secretary
Paul Gilbert
Assistant Secretary
Pip Carew
Assistant Secretary
Perinatal healthcare blueprint for the future Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary Victoria’s critical midwifery workforce capacity and challenges are addressed in the 86 recommendations in the final report of the parliamentary inquiry into perinatal services. ANMF has welcomed the report as a blueprint for the future of perinatal services.
Ending homelessness On any given night in Victoria more than 24,800 people are homeless.
The report makes short, medium and longterm recommendations to grow the midwifery, nursing and maternal and child health workforce to meet the needs of a growing population with changing expectations.
The figure comes from the 2016 Census. These people are sleeping rough, in a car, on a friend’s couch or in expensive transient and insecure accommodation which is stressful and dangerous.
Importantly it makes recommendations to not just improve the wellbeing of pregnant women, new mothers, new fathers and babies but also the midwives, nurses and maternal and child health nurses who care for them.
It’s not a choice.
We eagerly await the Andrews Government’s response to the report, but the early signs are good. Speaking at last month’s Annual Delegates Conference Premier Daniel Andrews announced a $50 million nursing and midwifery workforce development fund which was a key plank of the ANMF’s submissions to the inquiry. This is in addition to the 2017/18 state budget announcement to provide scholarships to grow the maternal and child health nursing workforce. This is important because while we know birthing women need a one to one ratio, we also know Victoria needs more midwives to achieve these staffing levels. There was a net growth of 19 midwives from calendar years 2016 and 2017. A significant hidden issue is the potential high number of midwives who work fewer part time hours than their enrolled nurse and registered nurse counterparts which makes finding the numbers even harder. See stories page 6 and 7. New education grant Nurses and midwives are life-long learners. To assist with the cost of further education, ANMF (Vic Branch) Council has announced new financial grants to assist eligible members undertaking post registration and postgraduate (certificate/ diploma) education.
Cover image: Delegates Conference 2018 Photography: Chris Hopkins
On the Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly. Authorised by L Fitzpatrick, Secretary, ANMF (Vic Branch), Melbourne.
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The 2018/19 grants will open on 1 September 2018. Details and an application form will be available on our website.
Under the new ANMF (Vic Branch) Nursing and Midwifery Fee Grant, member assistance totalling $500,000 will be distributed each year. The grants will assist members with up to 80 per cent of the costs of tuition and course fees. Each year ANMF will provide information about preferred specialty areas of practice to encourage members to pursue clinical areas of greatest need such as midwifery. Successful applications will need a confirmed enrolment and proof of payment as the grant will be ordinarily by way of reimbursement.
Nurses and midwives know from their patients’ experiences that lives can change in an instant. Serious physical or mental illness, family violence and breakdown, and poverty are common reasons people become homeless. We know it happens to patients. We also know our members are not immune from these significant life events. That’s why ANMF (Vic Branch) Council has decided to make a grant of $7 million, over the next two financial years, to Launch Housing to build housing for families, prioritising nurses, midwives and carers. Launch Housing will also partner with Wintringham to build housing in regional Victoria to ensure ANMF is contributing in both regional and metropolitan Victoria. It is incumbent on us to make Victoria a better place. See story page 11. Look out for the mugs Almost 750 Job Reps and Health and Safety Reps, including 172 first timers, from across Victoria attended last month’s 26th Annual Delegates Conference. It’s an inspiring and informative two days and a gift for all of their hard work on behalf of members. Every Job Rep and HSR at the conference received an ANMF mug to use at work so their colleagues can easily identify their reps. Job Reps and HSRs are leaders and activists. Please think about becoming one and nominate via anmfvic.asn.au/reps Vale Gay Hawksworth Being in a union is about the collective, but amongst the many there are outstanding individuals and leaders. The ANMF community was saddened by the sudden death in June of Gay Hawksworth, Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union Secretary between 1995 and 2011. Gay started at the ANMF’s sunshine state branch in 1982 when nurses were agitating for university education. She retired after 29 years of distinguished service to the union, nurses, midwives and carers. Our thoughts are with Gay’s family, friends and colleagues.
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News Premier promises $50 million education and training fund A re-elected Labor Government will invest $50 million to attract and retain nurses and midwives in the workforce, the Premier Daniel Andrews announced at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Delegates Conference. Mr Andrews said the $50 million would fund 400 new postgraduate scholarships for nurses and midwives, including refresher training for up to 800 nurses and midwives returning to work after a break. Across the fund $10m would be dedicated to providing scholarships for rural and regional applicants. The funding would also enable the government to establish an enrolled nurse graduate program and expand the existing registered nurse graduate program, and support clinical mentors. ‘If you think about any challenge in our health system, it comes back to “Do you have enough staff, the right staff, in the right place? Have you supported them properly, to respond to changes in our health system, to respond to the demands and pressures that a modern health system confronts every minute of every shift?”’ Mr Andrews said. The Premier said the government understands the challenges faced by nurses and midwives because it listens to, and respects, the ANMF and nurses and midwives. ‘We do have to acknowledge that there are shortages, that there hasn’t been enough
Premier Daniel Andrews at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Delegates Conference. Photographer: Chris Hopkins
investment for a really long time,’ the Premier said. Mr Andrews said all the research showed that one-to-one care in birthing suites is optimal for mothers and babies but workforce shortages meant that this ratio is not yet possible. Providing funding for scholarships and refresher training for midwives would start to address the shortage so the ratio could be practically implemented. Mr Andrews described the ANMF as ‘unapologetically fierce and forthright and formidable’ in its advocacy on behalf of members to the Victorian Government. He recognised the crucial role of nurses and midwives in saving and changing lives.
‘Your skill, your commitment, is so very real for so many families, so It’s only right that your union would be in there being an effective voice for improving and enhancing services that are so relevant to so many Victorians,’ Mr Andrews told delegates. Speakers at the 2018 Delegates Conference included ACTU Secretary Sally McManus, Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy, AMWU Shop Steward Troy Carter speaking about the ESSO/UGL protest at Longford, global futurist Chris Riddell, acting CEO of Launch Housing Dr Heather Holst, and comedian Judith Lucy. Read about the workforce challenges in perinatal services and the report from the Perinatal Services Parliamentary Inquiry on pages 6-7.
Safety, quality and violence in healthcare to be addressed at ANMC Violence in the healthcare sector cannot be addressed without taking a stand on violence in society – from war to domestic violence and violent video games - according to Odile Frank, President, NGO Forum for Health, and keynote speaker at the upcoming ANMF Australian Nurses & Midwives Conference. Ms Frank is one of several international and national expert presenters at the conference, which this year will be a one-day event on Monday 10 September at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Quality and safety in healthcare will be a major theme of the conference with a keynote presentation from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare’s Program Director Margaret Banks who will speak about the new National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. 4
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Dr Wendy Pollock and Dr Madonna Grehan will present on the power of observation in nursing and midwifery in ensuring safety in healthcare. Deputy CEO of Safer Care Victoria, Adj. Associate Professor Ann Maree Keenan, will address safety and quality in the Victorian healthcare system. Attendees can choose between four presentations within seven concurrent sessions throughout the day. Cancer nursing practice, dementia care, use of chemical restraint, working with challenging patients, use of medical cannabis for managing older people’s pain, reflective practice for midwives and preventing work-related musculoskeletal and mental health disorders are some of the topics of presentations by clinicians and academics. The Australian Nurses & Midwives Conference is Australia’s premier education event for the nursing and midwifery professions and not to be missed. Attending the conference will accrue eight hours of the CPD hours required for registration.
Adj. Associate Professor Ann Maree Keenan, Deputy CEO of Safer Care Victoria and Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer for Victoria.
For program details and registration visit anmfvic.asn.au/anmc
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High prevalence of family violence against female health professionals, study finds A pioneering study of the prevalence of partner and family violence against Australian female health professionals, including nurses and midwives, has found that 45 per cent have experienced violence from a partner or family member during their lifetime. The study found that one in nine of the female health professionals had experienced partner violence within the previous year. Around one in ten (12 per cent) surveyed had been raped by a partner during their lifetime. The research was conducted in a large Australian tertiary maternity hospital with 471 female nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health professionals responding to a survey. Thirty-one per cent were nurses and 36.6 per cent were midwives. Lead researcher Elizabeth McLindon from the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women’s Hospital said the study had important implications, particularly as healthcare workers often provide frontline support for patients experiencing partner and family violence. ‘Healthcare organisations rarely consider what it means if the health professional is impacted by fear and violence in their home
and are asked to intervene sensitively with patients affected by these same issues,’ Ms McLindon co-authored the research paper “It happens to clinicians too”: an Australian prevalence study of intimate partner and family violence against health professionals with University of Melbourne Professor Kelsey Hegarty, Director of the Centre of Family Violence Prevention at the Royal Women’s Hospital, and University of Melbourne Professor Cathy Humphreys. The study was published in BMC Women’s Health. The health workers’ experience of intimate partner violence exceeds that of the broader Australian population, the researchers say. Previous research has found that 25 per cent of Australian women had experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence and 2.1 per cent had experienced fear of, or violence from, their partner in the last 12 months. The researchers note that survivors of intimate partner violence present to healthcare services more than other women. While health professionals are increasingly involved in identifying intimate partner violence and providing a response, there is little recognition that this could be triggering for them personally. The researchers recommend that workplace programs be developed to support health professionals who have a trauma history.
The research also found that: • 28.4 per cent of participants had experienced family violence • One in three participants reported having experienced fear of, or some form of violence from, an intimate partner since the age of 16, with the most common form of abuse being ‘severe combined abuse’ – severe physical, emotional and/or sexual violence (13.8 per cent). • 12.8 per cent of those who experienced family violence had experienced both intimate partner violence and violence from a family member who was not an intimate partner. A 2016 survey of 2254 British nurses also found a higher prevalence of experience of intimate partner violence than in the broader population, with 12.2 per cent of nurses having experienced nonphysical abuse from a partner within the past 12 months and 3.1 per cent having experienced physical abuse. Nurses and midwives who are experiencing partner or family violence can seek confidential support at the Andrews Government-funded Nurses and Midwives Health Program Victoria on 9415 7551 or admin@nmhp.org.au
NMHPV offers family violence support Nurses and midwives who are experiencing family violence should know that they will be in safe hands if they access counselling and support at the Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria (NMHPV).
NMHPV, established 12 years ago, is run by nurses who understand the work environment and pressures of their professions.
The organisation has expanded its focus beyond offering its traditional support for nurses and midwives experiencing mental health issues and substance use concerns.
Mr Taylor said the organisation was addressing needs identified by the 2016 Royal Commission into Family Violence. Nursing is a 91 per cent female workforce and family violence would affect many members of the nursing and midwifery professions. NMHPV’s service expansion is designed to give nurses and midwives another avenue to specialist support.
NMHPV has produced a series of five fact sheets about family violence, and NMHPV CEO Glenn Taylor said Victorian nurses and midwives can safely disclose to the free and confidential service if they want to talk about family violence experiences. ‘In the past we’ve worked with people who’ve declared – as part of their health concerns – that they were experiencing family violence and there are people who’ve hinted at it but not disclosed. We now know, given the data, that there have been people sitting in front of us who either didn’t declare it or didn’t recognise that they were experiencing family violence,’ Mr Taylor said.
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The service is client-centred, meaning that clients decide what and when they want to disclose, and any changes they choose to make in their lives.
NMHPV CEO Glenn Taylor and Senior Clinician Kayanne Breinstampf at the Delegates Conference
Mr Taylor emphasised that NMHPV is not a family violence specialist but ‘a safe entry point’ to those specialist services.
The NMHPV’s family violence fact sheets are available at nmhp.org.au/feature-family-violence
‘”Recognise, respond, refer” is our mantra in terms of this issue,’ Mr Taylor said. NMHPV staff have been trained to recognise the client and their issue, respond in an appropriate manner and assist with referral to specialist services if required and if this is what the client wants.
For confidential counselling and support, NMHPV can be contacted at 03 9415 7551 or admin@nmhp.org.au
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In focus: Perinatal services
Julianne Barclay, Maternity Services Officer
Nicole Smith, Acting Maternity Services Officer (until February 2019)
‘The perinatal services inquiry allowed the voices of midwives and nurses to be heard. We are grateful to those courageous midwives and nurses who spoke up, sometimes providing different evidence to that of their employers who appeared at the same hearings.’
‘ANMF welcomes the inquiry’s recognition of the challenges that our members working in perinatal services are facing and its highly practical recommendations to bolster our perinatal workforce, and support nurses and midwives in providing quality care to Victorian mothers, babies and families.’
Victoria needs a perinatal mental health plan, inquiry finds The final report of the Parliamentary ‘Inquiry into perinatal services’ recommends the Victorian Government establish a perinatal mental health plan and build workforce capacity. ANMF welcomes all the inquiry committee’s recommendations, particularly those aimed at supporting the entry and re-entry of midwives into the workforce. The committee has also made recommendations aimed at improving regional access to perinatal services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perinatal mortality rates, and poor breastfeeding rates. The committee recommended the Victorian Government establish a perinatal mental health plan as an adjunct to the 10-year Mental Health Plan, and evaluate demand for early parenting centres and mother-baby units. Although Victoria’s perinatal mortality rate, at 8.8 deaths per 1000 births, is the lowest it has been in 16 years, perinatal outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and access to maternity services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities continue to lag, the report says. The Parliamentary Family and Community Development Committee, which conducted the inquiry, received over 100 submissions and heard from over 90 witnesses at public hearings. These included ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick, ANMF (Vic Branch) President Maree Burgess, a maternal and child
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health nurse, ANMF (Vic Branch) Maternity Services Officer Julianne Barclay, and ANMF members working in midwifery, perinatal mental health, the Maternal and Child Health Service and neonatal intensive care. Services facing capacity challenges ANMF welcomed the committee’s acknowledgement that neonatal intensive care units and Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval Service (PIPER), are facing capacity challenges and require review. We also welcome the recommendation that the Victorian Government examine expanding midwifery-led continuity of care programs, including the pilot program in which private midwives have been practising at Northern Hospital. The committee heard evidence from Victorian mothers who had been distressed by their early discharge from hospital following birth and found this practice ‘may compromise the health, safety and wellbeing of mothers and their babies, and inhibit the establishment of breastfeeding.’ Victoria’s perinatal workforce is facing major challenges, the committee reported, including a shortage of midwives and nurses, and population growth. But ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said those working in perinatal services could be buoyed by Premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement, at the Annual Delegates Conference, of a $50 million nursing and midwifery workforce development fund which would provide 400 new postgraduate scholarships and fund refresher training for
nurses and midwives returning to work after a break. In addition the ANMF (Vic Branch) is also supporting workforce growth by providing grants to eligible ANMF members to further their studies in clinical areas of need such as midwifery. Improved monitoring A review of hospital monitoring resulted in the establishment of a new agency, Safer Care Victoria, which opened on 1 January 2017, to lead quality and safety improvements in healthcare. Its report Perinatal Services Performance Indicators, benchmarks data across health services so they can compare results and monitor variation against their peers. The committee said it had heard of many innovative perinatal programs across the Victorian health system and from mothers who praised the care they had received. At a Melbourne public hearing, Kate Ravenscroft told the committee about her experience with her daughter in neonatal intensive care: ‘The nurses were available; they were really responsive. We could ask any questions at any time. We could get support if we were concerned about anything or did not understand anything. One of the nurses arranged for the lactation consultant in the hospital to visit me by our daughter’s bedside in the neonatal intensive care unit to support the establishment of breastfeeding, because we did not have an ordinary start to breastfeeding with her being in NICU (neonatal intensive care unit).’
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Perinatal period a higher risk time for mental illness Women are at greater risk of developing a mental illness during the perinatal period than at any other time, the committee conducting the Victorian Inquiry into Perinatal Services was told. One of the most common mental health disorders is depression, which affects one in ten Australian women in pregnancy and one in seven postpartum, with post-natal depression symptoms often presenting between one month and 12 months after birth. The Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) told the inquiry it is estimated that one in five women experience anxiety when they are pregnant but symptoms are often overlooked. ANMF’s submission to the inquiry highlighted mechanisms to improve the experiences of families during the perinatal period, including effective use of screening and early interventions, appropriate funding for Perinatal Emotional Health Programs and the impact of the loss of Commonwealth funding for initiatives like the National Perinatal Depression Initiative. ANMF also highlighted the importance of approaches where midwives and mental health nurses work side by side.
Services are ad hoc and need planning Evidence presented to the inquiry indicated that perinatal mental health services were ‘somewhat ad hoc in nature, and need to be better integrated in general perinatal health services’, the report says. Professor Louise Newman AM, Director of the Royal Women’s Hospital Centre for Mental Health and Professor of Psychiatry at University of Melbourne, shared the ANMF’s view that there was ‘no health without mental health’ and it was time to move beyond isolating mental health from general health services. The committee heard that a perinatal mental health plan is needed to prioritise the mental health of mothers and their babies, fathers and families. ANMF is advocating that the Victorian Government integrate a perinatal mental health plan into the 10-year Mental Health Plan and the Victorian Maternity and Newborn Services Plan. The ANMF (Vic Branch) submission pointed to the Maternal Health Study which showed that the prevalence of maternal depression was higher when the first child was four years of age than at any point in the first 18 months postpartum.
Risk factors for perinatal mental health disorders The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists noted in its submission that perinatal anxiety and depression ‘arises from a complex interplay of biological, sociological, and psychological factors’ with risk factors including: • a history of mental health problems • lack of social supports and isolation • stressful life events • a history of drug or alcohol abuse • previous trauma. The ANMF (Vic Branch) welcomed the committee’s recommendations to support funding and expansion to mother-baby centres and early parenting centres, and continues to advocate for strengthened mental health nursing care within maternity services.
Midwife and neonatal nurse shortages a major challenge, inquiry finds Victoria’s perinatal workforce is facing major challenges, including a shortage of midwives and nurses, the Inquiry into perinatal services final report says. Population growth and the shortage of health practitioners in regional and rural Victoria were the other main problems affecting the sector. According to the Victorian Auditor-General’s report Effectively planning for population growth, in the 10 years from 2005–06 to 2015–16, Victorian public hospitals have recorded a 24 per cent growth in births, with a 68 per cent increase in the northern growth corridor. The committee called for increased scholarship funding, including for postgraduate midwifery students, a recommendation that Premier Daniel Andrews has already agreed to implement if his government is re-elected (see page 4). While AHPRA figures show a net gain of 19 midwives in 2016-17 in Victoria, ANMF (Vic Branch) also welcomed the committee’s
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other recommended measures for building further workforce capacity and supporting midwives currently in practice:
increased patient complexity, were causing midwives to burn out and leave the profession, the committee heard.
• The Victorian Government use its position on the Council of Australian Governments to advocate for an increase in the number of Commonwealth supported places for midwifery courses at Victorian universities
The committee also heard of a shortage of neo-natal intensive care nurses and recommended the Victorian Government develop a comprehensive plan for perinatal nursing, with short-term and long-term measures to address workforce capacity, support for education and training, and support for the current workforce.
• Midwives be reimbursed for mandatory training • Accessible CPD training for rural and regional midwives • Expanding midwifery-led models of care. ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick told the inquiry that the growing birthrate and reduced midwifery workforce hours were ‘heading for a collision’ and welcomed the Premier’s promise, announced at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Annual Delegates Conference, of a $50m fund, part of which will be allocated to bolster the midwifery and perinatal nursing workforce through supporting education and training. Workplace stress due to staff shortages, combined with other factors such as
The committee recommended that the Victorian Government reimburse maternal and child health nurses – described by Ms Fitzpatrick to the committee as ‘the most well educated maternal and child health nurses in the country’ – to attend required continuing professional development (CPD). The committee noted the Andrews Government’s commitment of an additional $11 million to provide up to 12,000 hours of additional Maternal and Child Health Service consultations and outreach visits to those at risk of family violence, including professional development for MCH nurses.
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Member profile: Lara Jeffery
I’ve always been a person where if I’ve seen something that’s not right I think “How do I fix that?”
Intensive care and intensive advocacy Intensive care nurse Lara Jeffery became an ANMF Job Rep in 2005 when a patient’s death had dramatic consequences for one of her colleagues. While she keeps the details of the incident confidential, Lara does disclose what she took from it. ‘I felt if my colleague had been fully abreast of all of the offerings of ANMF, I think their situation could have been very different,’ Lara said. ‘I just had this sense of “That is not right and we need to do that better” ‘. ‘I’ve always been a person where if I’ve seen something that’s not right I think “How do we fix that?” and the ANMF has given me tools all the time, through the way they train us and the opportunities they afford us.’ Now more than a decade older and wiser since first training as a Job Rep, and with ANMF’s support, Lara feels more confident about speaking out and putting herself in situations that may at first seem confronting. Being a Job Rep has also led to a sense of empowerment at work, Lara said, through having a greater knowledge of the governance structure, systems and processes of the hospital. As a Job Rep, Lara is available to her colleagues as a trustworthy advocate in the workplace, listening to concerns and addressing questions about workplace safety, entitlements under the enterprise agreement, workloads and other working conditions.
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Lara has also gently flexed her activist muscle outside of the Job Rep role, as one of a number of nurses who visited the Liberal MP for Western Victoria, Simon Ramsay, to speak with him about the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill prior to a vote in Parliament. At the time, Mr Ramsay was one of the Victorian politicians who was yet to decide how they would vote on the Bill. ‘I told him that one of the most important things a nurse does for a patient is create and enable autonomy in the patient,’ Lara said. ‘It’s important for the patient until the end of the life that they have a right to be autonomous in their decision making.’ An aspect of the Bill that concerned Mr Ramsay, Lara said, was the location and storage of the medication that terminally ill people who have applied for voluntary assisted dying would use to end their life. Part of his concern, she said, was that the medication would be too readily available. Lara told the politician that one of the first acts a student nurse may undertake on a ward is placing a glass of water in reaching distance of a patient. ‘A patient may be incontinent, they may be needing so much, they may have poor health literacy…the one thing we can do as a nurse is make that glass closer to them. And I think you can apply the same principle at the end of their life. Why would you put something where they can be independent in their decision making out of their reach?’ Mr Ramsay’s vote in favour of the Bill in the Victorian Parliament’s upper house was one of two deciding votes that enabled Victoria to
become the first Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Lara invoking the example of a student nurse’s advocacy for a patient was not academic. For six years, Lara has been sharing her more than two decades of nursing knowledge with registered nursing students who are on intensive care placement. In the role of clinical facilitator, Lara encouraged students to not feel intimidated by both the complexity of care that these patients need and the equipment that often surrounds them. She wants student nurses to see the person behind the patient on a ventilator and to apply the knowledge they have learned. ‘I love working with students and making an imprint on someone who’s about to start their nursing career and there are a lot of students who’ve come through and had an experience in intensive care, who say to me “I want to come back”,’ she said. ‘So I feel like I’ve been part of this recruitment of these inspiring nursing students who want to do critical care, who want to do something that seems enormous.’ While Lara will relinquish the clinical facilitator role as she begins a new job teaching enrolled nurse students at a private institution, she will continue nursing in intensive care. Lara loves intensive care for the autonomy it affords in her working environment, where nurses’ opinions and decisions are respected within the medical and allied health team. ‘The culture of our workplace is very inclusive of the nurse’s voice and our ability to contribute to the team,’ she said. anmfvic.asn.au
Federal ANMF Secretary Annie Butler, 2018 Hannah Sellers Job Representative of the Year Terry Swanson and Federal ANMF Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp
2018 Job Rep and HSR Rep of the Year Long-serving Job Representative Terry Swanson has been named 2018 Hannah Sellers Job Representative of the Year, while Sara Jorgensen and Sally Collier-Clarke were jointly awarded 2018 Health and Safety Representative of the Year at the 2018 Annual Delegates Conference on Thursday 28 June. In her presentation, Federal ANMF Secretary Annie Butler said that Ms Swanson, a nurse practitioner working at South West Healthcare, is a role model for all. ‘She is a voice for ANMF at her workplace, making representations to management and always conducting herself in a professional manner’, said Ms Butler. She said Ms Swanson’s dedication to the Job Rep role had included leading delegations to local MPs’ offices, encouraging colleagues to stand up for their rights, and providing a voice for her colleagues in the workplace and at conferences.
A member for nearly 30 years, Ms Swanson has served on the ANMF Branch Council and Executive, including a term as Vice President. Ms Swanson said she was shocked she was nominated. ‘Thank you to my colleagues and friends for the nomination and the ANMF committee for making me Job Rep of the Year. I’m eternally grateful for the recognition and acknowledgement.’ ‘Having worked with Hannah Sellers, that honour in her name and what that represents – for dedication over the years – it’s quite overwhelming. I’m very humbled and honoured.’ Joint Health and Safety Representative (HSR) of the Year award winners Sara Jorgensen and Sally Collier-Clarke from Bendigo Health were unable to collect their awards in person. Ms Jorgensen and Ms Collier-Clarke were awarded for increasing staffing levels above the Safe Patient Care Act in the women’s ward on night duty. In order to address concerns about low staffing on day and evening shifts, Bendigo Health proposed to increase staffing for
those shifts, but reduce staffing on night shift. While members were satisfied with the increase, they were concerned about the decrease on night shift. Both HSRs methodically identified the multiple OHS risks associated with lower staffing levels, such as fatigue, workload, stress and potential clinical impacts, and raised their concerns with Bendigo Health. Unfortunately, no resolution was able to be reached, forcing them to issue a provisional improvement notice (PIN), which proved effective. Ms Butler said that Ms Jorgensen and Ms Collier-Clarke’s positive communication and consultation with their designated work group (DWG) were important factors in their win. ‘Sara and Sally, through their effort and pursuit, identified that data collection was critical in support of their claim. Their data collection was undertaken both manually and through VHIMS and their further effort required motivating their DWG to report incidents and risks that they identify.’
More redundancies at Healthscope hospitals Following Healthscope’s closure of Geelong Private Hospital and Cotham Private Hospital in June, the company has advised the ANMF of restructuring at three additional hospitals— Melbourne Private, John Fawkner and Ringwood Private Hospital. The restructuring at the three sites in July resulted in about 12 nursing positions being anmfvic.asn.au
made redundant, with some staff able to be redeployed within their workplace or at other Healthscope sites. While the scale of the restructures announced in July were not of the magnitude associated with the closure of the Geelong and Cotham sites, the news is concerning to the ANMF and the members affected. Healthscope’s shock closure of Geelong Private Hospital and Cotham Private Hospital in June resulted in more than 200 nurses
being made redundant. Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy offered hope to the nurses, announcing the Andrews Government would identify 117 job opportunities within Barwon Health and other positions in metropolitan networks. ANMF is closely monitoring all Healthscope facilities and will continue to act in the interests of members at all Healthscope sites.
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Training OHS courses Nurses, midwives and personal care workers are exposed to many hazards including manual handling, violence and aggression, bullying and harassment, stress, shiftwork, hazardous substances and infectious diseases. Health and Safety Reps (HSRs) are the highly dedicated representatives who work to maintain a safe and professional workplace. Become an HSR or upgrade your HSR skills at one of our courses. Under Section 67 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, HSRs and Deputy HSRs, after being elected, are entitled to attend an HSR Initial OHS Training Course. The course must be WorkSafe approved and chosen by the HSR in consultation with their employer. The HSR is entitled to time off work with pay and the costs associated with attendance at the course paid by the employer. Under OHS legislation and guidelines, employers must not obstruct or prevent HSRs from attending an approved course. The ANMF conducts WorkSafe Victoria approved courses. These courses are conducted subject to number of registrants. For further details about OHS training and conferences visit anmfvic.asn.au/reps
Job Rep training 2018 ANMF provides free metropolitan and regional education and training programs for Job Representatives. The two key programs are Foundations and Keeping it Organised. 1. Job Rep Foundations program This is an introductory program course for new Job Reps and those who need a refresher after three years. This comprises a prerequisite online module, plus a one-day face to face program. This program is designed to help you understand the role of the Job Rep, the Branch structure, the industrial relations system and the history of unions, and the role of unions today. You will learn tools, strategies and resources for building a stronger ANMF presence in your workplace. This program is held monthly in Melbourne, and in eight regional locations in 2018. Job Rep Foundation dates are: •
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Part 1 – 29, 30, 31 August 2018 Part 2 – 10, 11 September 2018 Location: ANMF (Vic Branch), Melbourne Time: 9am – 5pm each day Cost: $750 (payable by employer) CPD: 35 Hours Register: goo.gl/NZkSp1
20 November 2018 Location: Melbourne Time: 9am – 5pm Cost: $250 (payable by employer) CPD: 7 Hours Register: goo.gl/z5kjo4
This course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing and midwifery, and is designed to equip elected HSRs and Deputy HSRs with an understanding of the OHS regulatory framework. It is also designed to provide participants with the skills required to implement effective hazard control strategies in the workplace.
This HSR Refresher OHS Training Course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing and midwifery, and is designed to refresh HSRs’ knowledge and understanding of the OHS regulatory framework.
2. Keeping it Organised program This two day program provides active Job Reps (and those who want to become more active at the local level) the opportunity to learn and plan together with their ANMF Organiser and workplace Job Reps. The program includes learning a problem solving approach to address workplace issues, using EBA clauses; and exploring ways to build ANMF’s member density, activity and profile in your workplace. Most importantly, this program provides participants dedicated planning time with other workplace Reps and their Organiser, to follow up in the workplace. Job Reps need to register for the program dates and locations associated with their Organiser as follows: Keeping it Organised dates are: •
Traralgon – Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 August (Quinn McGuinness and Kylie Martin)
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Melbourne – Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 September (John Mills and Judith Milne)
If you are unsure which program applies to you, please contact Job Rep admin support for assistance: jrt@anmfvic.asn.au
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ANMF grant of $7m over two years to prevent homelessness ANMF (Vic Branch) Council has made a grant of $7m over the next two financial years to Launch Housing to provide homes for families, prioritising nurses, midwives and carers, and housing services. ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick announced the grant at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Annual Delegates Conference. ‘I hope it gives you some comfort and pride that when these projects are up and running in metropolitan and regional Victoria that you have made a contribution,’ Ms Fitzpatrick told ANMF members. Launch Housing provides long-term housing, short-term accommodation options, services to prevent people from becoming homeless, and services to rough sleepers in conjunction with Bolton Clarke (formerly RDNS). Launch Housing Acting CEO Heather Holst told delegates that it was possible to end
homelessness and people do not choose to be homeless. ‘There’s enough housing to go around but it’s not shared adequately,’ Dr Holst said. ‘The housing market in Australia is a very big game of winners and losers.’ Homelessness in Australia had increased by 14 per cent between 2011 and 2016, and rough sleeping had increased by 20 per cent, with domestic violence the most commonly reported reason for people needing housing services, Dr Holst said. Demand for housing services had increased by 22 per cent in the five years to 2016. The number of homeless people aged 55–74 – the fastest growing cohort of homeless – had increased by a whopping 55 per cent between 2006 and 2016, she told delegates. Dr Holst said half of the ANMF (Vic Branch) grant would contribute to Launch Housing’s innovative Families Supportive Housing Project in Dandenong, where 60 two to four bedroom units will be built to house families.
Launch Housing Acting CEO Heather Holst
Special Interest Groups Advance Care Planning Inq: Anne Marie Fabri (ACP SIG Secretary) annemarie.fabri@nh.org.au 9495 3235
ANZANAC HIV Nursing Inq: Milena Pinamonti 0466 280 445 anzanac.vic@gmail.com
CoNSA Vic/Tas Inq: consavt@gmail.com
Day Surgery Inq: Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators Inq: Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson 0411 557 631 positivehealth@bigpond.com
Immunisation Nurses Inq: INSIG administration membership@immunisationnursesvic.org.au
Injured Nurses Support Group
Members Meeting Tuesday 21 August 2018, 11am – 12:30pm Level 1, Room 1.2, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Injured Nurses Support Group Hotline 1300 760 602
Medical Imaging Nurses Association Inq: Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
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Orthopaedic Nurses Association
Twilight Evening Wednesday 22 August, 5.30pm – 7.30pm Classroom M1, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: Cheryl Dingey 9345 7027 onavic@anmfvic.asn.au
Palliative Care Nurses
Members Meeting / Annual General Meeting Monday 20 August, 6pm – 8.30pm Classroom M2, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: Catherine Hutchings records@anmfvic.asn.au
Pre-Admission Nurses Association
Professional Day Saturday 15 September, 8am – 1pm Classroom M1, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: Kate Hussey catherineahussey@gmail.com
Safe Patient Handling
Members Forum / Annual General Meeting Friday 21 September, 10am – 2pm Classroom 1.3, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au
Victorian Association of Maternal and Child Health Nurses
Members Meeting Wednesday 8 August 2018, 6pm – 9pm Room M.2, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Executive Meeting Wednesday 12 September 2018, 6pm – 9pm Room M.2, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: VAMCHN executive vamchn.group@gmail.com
Victorian Association Of Research Nurses Inq: Sean Hosking records@anmfvic.asn.au
Victorian Midwifery Homecare
Annual Conference Wednesday 8 August, 8am – 3.30pm Auditorium, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au Members Meeting Wednesday 29 August, 10am – 12.30pm Room M2, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Inq: Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Victorian Rehabilitation and Subacute Service Nurses Victorian School Nurses Inq: Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Victorian Urological Nurses Society Inq: thea@neu.net.au Visit anmfvic.asn.au/interest-groups for Special Interest Group information.
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ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre in partnership with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses delivers the ACCCN accredited advanced life support course. This course is most suitable for those with little or no experience/knowledge of advanced life support or those wanting a comprehensive update. Prior reading is expected.
Are you an enrolled nurse delivering medications? Would you like to further develop your skills and knowledge?
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Friday 24 August 2018 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter
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Law & ethics for registered and enrolled nurses EN
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CPD: 12 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 6883
Tuesday 11 and 18 September 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Lorraine Walker, Senior Lecturer, Monash University Law and ethics directly impact nursing and midwifery practice in a myriad of ways. This seminar is designed to refresh nurses’ understanding of the fundamentals of the law and the legislation that impacts on nursing practice. Included is an outline of legal precepts, documents, scope of practice of registered and enrolled nurses and the legal and ethical principles of nursing practice. This course is also applicable to midwives. Member $400 Non-member $550 Job Rep/SIG member $380
This workshop delivers a comprehensive one-day program relating to venipuncture and conducting a 12-lead electrocardiogram. A wide range of practical training aids for blood collection is provided, and the program allows participants to undertake practice of the relevant techniques under guided supervision in a simulated clinical environment. It is a must for nurses who are required to perform phlebotomy and undertake 12-lead ECG recording.
RN RM Two-day ALS resuscitation instructor course
Member $200 Non-member $280 Job Rep or SIG member $190
Do you work in education and critical care? Are you interested in becoming an ALS instructor?
CPD: 12 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 6849
Wednesday 12 and 19 September 2018 9am to 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers
This course is most suitable for health care professionals working in a critical care environment/ previously attended an ALS course and are now wishing to become an ALS instructor (in their hospital/ region). This program incorporates BLS and ALS training and assessment, including ALS Recertification and teaching resuscitation education. Attendance at both days is compulsory to become an instructor.
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A significant amount of time is spent with participants developing and practicing their instructor skills through practical stations and assessments. This external credentialing gives hospitals the confidence that instructors are equipped with the knowledge and skills to coordinate internal ALS courses based on evidence-based teaching principles and the recommendations of the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC). Each participant is provided with an Instructor reference manual (including self directed exercises and practical tips) and an e-copy of our adult or paediatric ALS manual upon paid online registration. A total of 16 CPD hours are assigned to this program (based on 12 hours program contact and 4 hours self-directed learning). Successful participants will be placed on the ACCCN National ALS Database. Pre-course requirements: Attendees must have a recent ALS certification, preferably within 12 months. You are also required to complete the e-learning ALS pre-test prior to the day. ANMF/ACCCN member $440 Non-member $540 EN RN RM Asthma management – paediatric and adult CPD: 6 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 6904
Thursday 13 September 2018 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Leanne Boase This one-day course provides the essentials of asthma assessment and management for registered and enrolled nurses. This includes the management of asthma emergencies, acute asthma, and chronic asthma. Effective and comprehensive patient/carer education is essential in asthma management, as well as an understanding of common medicines used to treat asthma, and devices. Different resources will be explored and discussed to support your practice. This course will be interactive, and problem based, including both theoretical and practical sessions. Member $200 Non-member $280 Job Rep or SIG member $190 ALL The bottom line – how chronic constipation and faecal incontinence interact CPD: HOURS, COURSE CODE: 6944
Thursday 13 September 2018 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Lisa Wragg, Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian Branch Every nurse and midwife has experienced a patient who has suffered from the discomfort and physiological effects of constipation. It’s estimated that over a million people in the
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ALS or those wanting a comprehensive update. It is also suitable for experienced adult ALStrained healthcare professionals requiring paediatric ALS Certification. A total of 16 CPD hours are assigned to this program (based on 12 hours program contact and four hours self-directed learning). Attendees can test their knowledge by completing the electronic pre-test prior to the day.
Member $200 Non-member $280 Job Rep or SIG member $190
The pre-test and the paediatric PDF ALS interactive program manual are emailed approximately one month prior to course commencement.
Research influences in nursing and midwifery practice
ANMF/ACCCN member $400 Non-member $500
CPD: 3 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 7349
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Friday 14 September 2018 9.30am to 12.30pm Presenter Dr Wendy Pollock
CPD: 6 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 6831
Midwives and nurses are expected to implement ‘evidence-based practice’. This session will cover where to get up to date evidence-based information, how to evaluate the ‘evidence’ and what to consider in applying this ‘evidence’ to your own practice. Member $130 Non-member $230 Job Rep or ANMF SIG member $120
Two-day paediatric advanced life support program RN RM
CPD: 12 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 6860
Wednesday 26 September 2018 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Dr Rosalie Hudson Many older people needing nursing care suffer from one or more serious, chronic illnesses that are characterised by pain. How is this pain assessed and how are appropriate interventions identified, particularly for those with cognitive impairment? This seminar focuses on advanced skills development for nurses caring for older people who suffer from chronic/ persistent pain. Member $200 Non-member $280 Job Rep or SIG member $190
Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 September 2018 9am to 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers
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Foundations of pharmacology and medication administration for registered nurses
Based on the latest 2010 Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, the program incorporates theoretical lectures, clinical skill stations and scenarios. Registration includes a program manual and e-learning material. Program includes:
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2, 9, 16 and 23 October 2018 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Chris Baker Maintaining your knowledge regarding the underpinning information associated with medication administration can be challenging. This four-day course revises your knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration. Topics include pharmacology and adverse drug reactions as well as an overview of common medications using a systems approach.
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Member $800 Non-member $1100 Job Rep or SIG member $700
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Friday 5 October 2018 9.30am to 4.30pm Presenter Margaret Lang Any nurse working in aged care will encounter the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). This seminar explores all ACFI business rules, a comprehensive breakdown of the 12 ACFI questions and a practical review of compiling and completing an ACFI appraisal pack. Member $200 Non-member $280 Job Rep or SIG member $190
Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration EN
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Tuesday 9 October 2018 9am to 4.30pm Presenter Simon Plapp This new workshop explores the important aspects of early recognition and management of deterioration in patients in acute care. Important to NSQHS standard 8 - Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration, this workshop provides an important perspective on patient assessment. Through case studies the course focuses on: •
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Member $200 Non-member $280 Job Rep or SIG member $190
PREMIER ANDREWS’ ICE ACTION TASKFORCE FULLY FUNDED PROGRAMS Ice/methamphetamine addiction seminars – nurse/midwife program EN
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Tuesday 21 August 2018, Session 1: 9.30am – 12.30pm Session 2: 1.30pm – 4.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: Hamilton Base Hospital 20 Foster Street, Hamilton VIC 3300 WANGARATTA, CPD: 3 HOURS, SESSION 1 COURSE CODE: 7847, SESSION 2 COURSE CODE: 7848
Thursday 13 September 2018, Session 1: 9am – 12pm Session 2: 1pm – 4pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson
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graduates for current industry demands.
This seminar is fully funded by the Andrews Government and is an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce.
It includes quality and experienced teaching and support staff, materials, modern facilities with clinical simulation, well-equipped classrooms, and computer laboratories and an extensive library.
Monday 29 October 2018, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Ice/methamphetamine addiction seminars – mental health program
Please note: upgrades from TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment courses are available. Please visit the education centre website for further information.
WARRAGUL, CPD: 3 HOURS, SESSION 2 COURSE CODE: 8050
MELBOURNE, CPD: 3 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 7833
Course duration: 30 weeks
Tuesday 30 October 2018, 9.30am to 12.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: Warragul
Wednesday 5 September 2018, 9.30am – 12.30pm Presenter Sharon Patterson Location: ANMF (Vic Branch), Melbourne
Delivery mode: blended delivery (includes 22 face to face workshops, online learning and independent study)
MELBOURNE, CPD: 3 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 7839
27 September 2018, 9.30am – 12.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: ANMF (Vic Branch), Melbourne WARRAGUL, CPD: 3 HOURS, SESSION 1 COURSE CODE: 8049
ALEXANDRA, CPD: 3 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 7888
Tuesday 23 October 2018, 9.30am-12.30pm Presenter Sharon Patterson Location: Alexandra District Health, 12 Cooper Street, Alexandra WODONGA, CPD: 3 HOURS, SESSION 1 COURSE CODE: 6955, SESSION 2 COURSE CODE: 6956
Friday 16 November 2018 Session 1: 9.30am to 12.30pm Session 2: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: Albury Wodonga Health, Albury Campus, Rural Clinical School, University of NSW, 559 East Street, Albury, NSW SALE, CPD: 3 HOURS, SESSION 1 COURSE CODE: 8960, SESSION 2 COURSE CODE: 8961
Wednesday 21 November 2018 Session 1: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Session 2: 9.30am to 12.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: Central Gippsland Health, Sale MELBOURNE, CPD: 3 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 7841
Tuesday 4 December 2018, 9.30am to 12.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: ANMF (Vic Branch), Melbourne MELBOURNE, CPD: 3 HOURS, COURSE CODE: 7840
Thursday 29 November 2018 9.30am to 12.30pm Presenter: Sharon Patterson Location: ANMF (Vic Branch), 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne ANMF (Vic Branch) has partnered with Turning Point to deliver this program focusing on ice/ methamphetamine use in Australia, the science of addiction and effects of methamphetamine on brain and behaviour, and ice use and mental health. These face to face seminars are designed to complement the standard Frontline Worker Ice
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Location: 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (classroom and simulated lab) Course 3 commences 12 October 2018 Courses fees (include tuition fees, assessments and learning resources): Member $3,500 Non-member $3,800 Government funded place*: $1,225 (member) and $1,525 (non-member) Fee schedule: Minimum deposit $1,000 (member, non-member and government subsidised place) due: before course commencement Learning Block A: $750 (member), $900 (non-member) Due: week 5
NATIONALLY ACCREDITED COURSES (RTOID 22609)
Learning Block B: $700 (member), $760 (non-member) Due: week 8
Certificate IV in training and assessment (TAE40116) Commences 16 August 2018
Learning Block C: $1,050 (member), $1,140 (non-member), $225 (government subsidised member), $525 (government subsidised non-member) Due: week 15
Education in health is a growing industry, and experienced nurses, midwives and personal care workers wanting to work in education, whether in their workplace or in an undergraduate setting often require a formal qualification.
* Conditions apply: you will ONLY be eligible for Victorian government subsidy if you do not hold AQF level 4 Certificate (e.g. your highest held qualification is Certificate III or you are hospital trained nurse/ aged care professionals).
The Certificate IV in training and assessment (TAE40116) is the core qualification for employment in the vocational education sector and increasingly in health education.
Further eligibility criteria apply, please see Skills First – government funding section via the ANMF (Vic Branch) website at anmfvic.asn.au/tae
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The ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre offers health professionals a bespoke, health-focused training and assessment qualification. This purpose-built course has been contextualised to reflect your working environment, preparing
Caring for mothers with viral hepatitis 2H CPD, MODULE COST: $40
More information can be accessed through the ANMF (Vic Branch) website at anmfvic.asn.au/tae This is a nationally recognised qualification delivered by the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre RTOID 22609 ANMF members receive $400 (full and part-time members), $120 (primary carer leave) or $80 (student and associate) to spend on the ANMF (Vic Branch) CPD Portal each financial year*. Credit rolls over every July.
In this online CPD module, developed with Hepatitis Victoria, we focus on viral Members have two years to complete hepatitis for mother and baby in maternal and child health settings, antenatal, perinatal, online modules or case studies from date of purchase. Credit cannot be used for postnatal and neonatal health-care settings. Through case studies and videos face-to-face seminars or workshops. grounded in real world clinical practice, we look at the disease, transmission, cpd.anmfvic.asn.au prevention, stigma, and areas such as conducting sensitive conversations with *Member must be fully financial. pregnant women whose hepatitis status is revealed when pregnant.
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