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Spotlight on social media
Meet Jenny Lumsden of the Air Force Reserve
ANMF gets behind #LetThemStay campaign
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Know your entitlements Inside this edition
2 Know your entitlements 3 Secretary’s report News
4 • EBA 2016 updates
• Prevent the scourge of bullying
5 • Violence taskforce ends
• Private acute hospitals' EBA campaign begins
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6 • Social media 8 • Member profile - Jenny Lumsden 9 • ANMF urges Turnbull: ‘Let Them Stay’ • Special interest groups
10 • Ratio legislation breaches - what happens? • Android Diary App
11 • 2016 Job Rep training • OHS courses
12 • Education calendar
Continuing professional development (CPD) Alison O’Gorman, Information Officer The education and registration of registered nurses, midwives and enrolled nurses is regulated by legislation and underpinned by professional standards, codes and guidelines to ensure safe care for the public. Professional development is a fundamental element in the maintenance of competency and contemporary nursing and midwifery practice. The ANMF (Vic Branch) strongly encourages nurses and midwives to participate in voluntary professional development activities to enhance their practice. Professional development may include but is not limited to participation in the following activities: • tertiary, vocational and other accredited courses including online education • attendance at conferences • short courses, workshops, seminars and discussion groups through a professional group, such as an ANMF (Vic Branch) Special Interest Group who may issue a certificate of compliance/completion • compulsory/mandatory training • self-directed learning, e.g. resourcing information from websites, reading articles/reference books relating to your practice/learning needs. Professional development can include reviewing journal articles, in-service education, conferences, formal or informal discussions and accredited educational courses (including online education). How many hours CPD do you need to do to meet requirements? All registered practising nurses and midwives are required to meet the minimum CPD standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for registration.
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Pro rata CPD applies. The pro rata is calculated on the number of months the graduate has been registered in the registration year. How do I define time involved in CPD activities? One hour of active learning will equal one hour of CPD. Can I include mandatory training as part of my CPD hours? Participation in mandatory training competencies will count towards CPD hours. What documentation do I require? Nurses and midwives must keep written documentation of CPD activities that demonstrate evidence of completion of the 20 hours in the registration year. Documentation must include dates, activity, description of outcomes and time spent on each activity. There is no requirement to submit evidence in each registration year as part of the registration renewal. Nurses and midwives are required to sign a declaration to verify completion of the required 20 hours of CPD. What evidence do I need to present when audited by NMBA? Nurses and midwives can be audited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and would then be required to provide up to three years of evidence of their CPD activities (this is changing to five years as of 1 June 2016). The ANMF (Vic Branch) strongly recommends members maintain a record of all CPD activities for a period of five years. Are there any exemptions for CPD? Nurses or midwives seeking an exemption due to exceptional circumstances must submit a written statement to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Maternity leave is not generally considered for exemption. How does the ANMF (Vic Branch) assist our members in meeting the CPD requirements?
Nurses are required to participate in 20 hours of CPD in one registration year. Midwives are required to participate in 20 hours of CPD in one registration year. Some CPD activities may be able to be counted in both categories for nurses who are both registered nurses and registered midwives. The activities that can be counted in both will be determined by the relevance to both the nursing and midwifery settings, e.g. medication education.
The ANMF (Vic Branch) delivers high quality CPD seminars, courses and modules both online through our CPD Portal and face-to-face through our Education Centre. The ANMF (Vic Branch) provides $400 annual credit to full financial members to access education from our online CPD Portal, with associate and student members receiving $80 CPD Portal credit annually as a membership benefit. Members also receive discounts on fees for face-to-face CPD offered by our Education Centre.
Registered nurses and midwives who hold scheduled medicine endorsements, or are endorsed as nurse practitioners or midwife practitioners must complete an additional 10 hours of education related to their endorsement.*
For further information, visit the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website: www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au For upcoming ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre CPD, see the back of OTR, or visit the ‘Education and training’ section of our website at anmfvic.asn.au. Visit the ANMF (Vic Branch) CPD Portal at cpd.anmfvic.asn.au *As part of the public sector EBA claim, the ANMF (Vic Branch) is attempting to increase the quantum of leave for those nurses/ midwives who are required to undertake more than 20 hours
What is the requirement for graduates who are newly registered?
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary
Paul Gilbert,
Assistant Secretary
Pip Carew,
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EBA 2016 negotiations well underway Lisa Fitzpatrick
The EBA campaigns for nurses working in the public sector (general health) and the mental health sector are well underway, with statewide meetings held for both sectors last month. I thank members who came to these meetings to hear updates on how negotiations are progressing, particularly those who travelled long distances. It’s important for the success of your EBA campaigning that as many members as possible get involved. Stay up to date by providing your personal email address and getting the campaign updates and come along to meetings proudly wearing your EBA 2016 shirts and bags. EBA 2016 merchandise is available from the ANMF shop via our Member Portal at anmfvic.asn.au. See page 4 for more details on the public sector (general) and mental health EBA campaigns. The result of our negotiations for public sector members will impact our private acute sector EBA campaigning, which has also begun. We will be negotiating on behalf of members working for eight major employers and about 15 smaller employers. These enterprise agreements will be negotiated progressively to November. See page 5 to read more. The ANMF (Vic Branch) has commenced work on public sector ratio improvements and extensions. In response to Delegates Conference resolutions and workplace meetings, we will, on your behalf, be developing submissions which support improvements and extending ratios in specific areas across Victoria. This work is another critical Andrews Government pre-election commitment made to nurses and midwives. We are very keen to work with the government and make this a reality. Legislating our existing ratios – an election commitment honoured by the Andrews Government and passed by the Parliament
in October 2015 – was very important. Improvements to ratios for our public sector members, I understand, are crucial. The 2016 ANMF (Vic Branch) Diploma of Nursing students, who are undertaking their course through our registered training organisation, have commenced the first year of their studies. We welcome them and wish them well as they begin their careers in the nursing profession. I would also like to welcome aboard new Job Reps and thank all the Job Reps who attended our regional seminars in February and March. The Assistant Secretaries and I very much enjoy meeting and speaking to Job Reps who are providing all-important support to members as a conduit between the ANMF and employers, as well as raising your workplace issues with us. Job Reps are often the first port of call for members who are seeking advice about their entitlements under workplace agreements and have workload issues to address. Job Reps are particularly crucial sources of information and support at EBA time. It’s also time to talk to your Job Rep if you would like to influence the agenda for the work ANMF (Vic Branch) undertakes on your behalf. Only Job Reps are able to put forward motions to be debated and voted on at the Annual Delegates Conference. The deadline for Job Reps to submit motions is 18 April. Please read the ad on page 11 on how to submit motions to the 2016 conference. Finally, with Anzac Day coming up this month, I urge you to read our member feature about ANMF member Jenny Lumsden, part-time clinical nurse consultant in intensive care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and part-time Director General Health Reserves – Air Force. Having worked under intense pressure in Iraq, East Timor and Bali (post Bali bombings), Ms Lumsden was appointed to the director general role last year – the first nurse and indeed, the first woman, to be appointed to this position. Read more on page 8.
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News Prevent the scourge of workplace bullying Bullying is a major health and safety issue in the healthcare sector, with significant impacts on staff morale, and physical and mental health.
Our nurses, midwives and mental health nurses Value. Recognise. Reward. EBA 2016 updates Public sector (general) Members working in the general public healthcare sector were updated on the progress of enterprise agreement negotiations at a meeting at Moonee Valley Racecourse last month. All ANMF (Vic Branch) public sector members are now asked to vote in a confidential Australian Electoral Commission ballot to take industrial action as part of the EBA campaign, should the need arise. The vote closes on 13 April and all ANMF public sector members need to return a 'yes' vote as soon as they receive their ballot paper, which should have arrived during the first week of April. By voting 'yes', you are not voting to take industrial action. You are only voting to have the legal right to take industrial action during the campaign. A 'yes' vote will strengthen nurses’, midwives’ and mental health nurses’ collective bargaining ability in their 2016 EBA negotiations. We are continuing negotiations with the Department of Health and Human Services and the employer representative, the Victorian Hospitals‘ Industrial Association, over the log of claims put forward on members’ behalf. The log of claims is available for view at anmfvic.asn.au/eba2016
Public sector (mental health) The ANMF (Vic Branch) and members were disappointed to be advised by employer representatives that they do not support a nurse: patient ratio claim. We have achieved legislated nurse/ midwife: patient ratios in the general public sector, backed by evidence that mandated nurse: patient ratios deliver better patient outcomes. Mental health nurses deserve the same certainty that there will be an adequate number of nurses to care for patients on each shift. 4
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As part of the enterprise agreement negotiations, we are seeking a reduction in the heavy workloads faced by community mental health teams, specifically the unnecessary and often duplicated documentation mental health teams often have to undertake. This matter is identified in our Service Delivery Partnership Plan and our log of claims. The ANMF is arguing that cost savings arising from this efficiency will offset costs associated with staffing and improved conditions in our log of claims. Better access to community mental health nurses and improved access to care for mental health patients presenting in emergency departments will result in both cost savings and improved patient care. Other claims – a designated nurse unit manager in each unit or ward and a director of nursing on each campus – are critical for the clinical care of patients as well as a career structure for mental health nursing. To view the full log of claims, navigate from anmfvic.asn.au/eba2016. Public sector (mental health) members were updated on the progress of negotiations for their enterprise agreement at a meeting at ANMF House on 31 March. Public sector mental health members should also have received a ballot paper to vote for taking EBA industrial action, should the need arise. ANMF advises you to vote 'yes' and ensure your ballot paper is returned to the Australian Electoral Commission by 13 April. Members who have provided ANMF with their personal email address would be receiving regular campaign progress updates, together with updates via our fortnightly e-newsletter. If you are not receiving these updates and would like to, provide your home email address via the Member Portal at anmfvic.asn.au email address.
The best cure is prevention and the ANMF (Vic Branch) Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference enlists experts in the field to speak about what bullying is and isn’t, give strategies to prevent bullying and what avenues are available when it occurs. Please note this is not a forum to deal with individual instances of bullying. In a first for the Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference, Michelle Tuckey, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of South Australia, will present on ‘Workplace bullying and occupational stress’. Associate Professor Tuckey (pictured) will discuss the risk contexts for workplace bullying, which predominantly relate to daily supervision processes such as managing performance. She will then overview strategies to manage these risks in healthcare work environments, including the potential to develop practical tools to identify risk areas and reduce the possibility of bullying before it occurs. Poor communication skills can be a huge factor in workplace bullying and Jenny Poulter, from ANMF (Vic Branch), will deliver some insights into positive workplace communication. Ms Poulter will share information about how to communicate in a clear, assertive and sensitive way in the healthcare setting - a multidisciplinary, multicultural and often tense environment where clients, patients and colleagues alike have diverse and varying needs. Other speakers include Dr Carlo Caponecchia, Senior Lecturer, University of NSW, who will talk about ‘How to deal with a complaint’ and Carol Andrades, a consultant from law firm Ryan Carlisle Thomas. Ms Andrades will give an overview of the legal avenues and processes available if you are the victim of bullying or have a complaint made against you. The Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference attracts six hours of CPD required for registration renewal. The conference will be at ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, on 26 May, 9am–4pm. For more information and to register, visit the ‘Events and conferences’ page at anmfvic.asn.au www.anmfvic.asn.au
Violence taskforce ends – time for action The Violence in Healthcare Taskforce has held its final meeting and a reference group has been established to oversee the taskforce’s recommendations. The ANMF was represented on the taskforce and will nominate to be represented on the reference group. The Department of Health and Human Services has established a strategic plan around their actions on occupational violence and aggression, with specific and comprehensive key performance measures to track progress. ANMF expects the department will complete all actions by December 2018, when there will be a final evaluation and an assessment of whether there has been change as a result. The Violence in Healthcare Reference Group will include union representatives, a senior manager of a healthcare facility, senior clinicians or healthcare managers, occupational health and safety managers, security managers, WorkSafe and the Department of Health and Human Services. Immediate actions reportedly in progress as a result of the taskforce include an independent expert review and evaluation of the Violence In Nursing Taskforce recommendations and the development and implementation of a simplified incident reporting system. Health services’ security models will be surveyed to identify
gaps. Tools to identify staff training needs and priorities, and provide minimum standards are being developed. The Department of Health and Human Services is reviewing Code Grey responses and implementation across all health services, as well as Code Grey guidance and standards. The Health Service Violence Prevention Fund is being rolled out and a public awareness campaign is being developed. Through the Health Service Violence Prevention Fund, the Victorian Government is providing $10 million in grants to hospitals and health services, and $10 million to mental health services, over four years. The first round of funding, totalling $3 million, was provided to successful applicants in January. Twenty-six Victorian hospitals – 18 rural hospitals and eight metropolitan hospitals – shared in the first round of funding. Hospitals will use the funds for projects including design modifications to improve safety at emergency departments and in waiting rooms for families and children, and to provide multiple points of entry and exit. Some will purchase new closed circuit television, duress alarms and access control doors. Box Hill Hospital has used the funding to buy 90 3G safety watches, which will allow staff to notify emergency services via ‘000’ of their exact location via a 24-hour security monitoring centre.
Private acute hospitals – enterprise bargaining begins! By Leigh Hubbard, Senior Industrial Officer The ANMF (Vic Branch) is busy preparing for the 2016 round of private acute enterprise bargaining negotiations which will occur from April through to November, involving eight major employers and about 15 smaller employers. ANMF (Vic Branch) has approximately 9000 members in private hospitals and more than 600 in day procedure centres. Members work for a range of employers, from our largest private hospital networks like Healthscope, Epworth and Ramsay, to smaller private hospitals and day procedure centres. Obviously we will be waiting to see what happens in the public sector enterprise agreement negotiations which are heavily focused on wages, and attempts to move toward parity with NSW public sector rates. Generally, rates in major Victorian private acute hospitals range from being just above the public sector rates to three to four per cent more.
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While the public sector enterprise agreement is being resolved the early private acute campaigns begin. These include Healthe Care and St Vincent’s Private whose enterprise agreements expire in April, and then Healthscope, Ramsay and St John of God whose agreements expire in early July, followed by Cabrini and Epworth whose agreements expire in October.
Meetings for St Vincent's Private and Healthe Care members were held on 31 March and 7 April respectively. Meetings to come are:
Agreements for staff at several smaller hospitals like Delmont, Western Private and the new Monash House Private Hospital were finalised in March.
Healthscope: 2pm, 6 May ANMF (Vic Branch), 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne
Part of our preparation is to ask private acute members for your views – both through members meetings and an online survey. Members working for Healthe Care and St Vincents were sent surveys in early March and staff working for other major health networks will be surveyed in May/June.
St John of God: 2pm, 26 April ANMF (Vic Branch), 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. (There will be teleconference facilities for regional St John of God members).
In addition to members’ meetings at each site, statewide members meeting for each private acute network are being held to finalise your log of claims.
Ramsay Health Care: 2pm, 28 April, ANMF (Vic Branch), 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne
We urge members to get involved – tell us what you want and support the campaign. If employers see a lot of interest and well attended meetings, they will know that making a sub-standard offer is not an option.
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In focus - social media Staying out of trouble on social media Social media has a lot to offer nurses and midwives. From Facebook study groups, following your healthcare role models on Twitter or receiving personal recommendations by colleagues and employers on LinkedIn, there are a lot of benefits to be gained. Sensis Australia surveying has revealed 79 per cent of Australians aged 18 to 29 access social media every day to keep connected to their important online communities. Australian health researchers reviewed 98 separate studies to identify the major benefits of social media use in health professions (Moorhead et al). They found the benefits included: • increased interactions with others • increased availability of health information • peer/social/emotional support • public health surveillance, and • potential to influence health policy. So there's a lot to be gained by staying in the online conversation, but there are also dangers. ANMF is increasingly representing nurses and midwives who are disciplined by their employers for breaching employee guidelines of online behaviour. However, if you follow these five steps, you'll go a long way towards responsible use of social media.
1. Make sure you understand the differences between private, public, friends and acquaintances. Any online stranger is able to google your name and discover what you've posted publicly on Facebook. Post settings allow you to return to previous updates and hide them from strangers. To learn how to see your Facebook profile as viewed by the general public, use the ‘View As’ tool: i) Go to your profile and click ii) Click View As... in the dropdown menu. iii) You’ll see how your profile looks to the public. To see how your profile appears to a specific person, like a friend or co-worker, click 'View as Specific Person', type their name and press enter. It's nice to think of everyone as your friends. But work relationships or unfamiliar contacts would better belong on your Facebook acquaintances list. To learn how to change a friend to an acquaintance, go to the Facebook Help Centre and search for ‘How do I create an acquaintances list?’ You can even customise your post privacy settings to ensure certain people are excluded from seeing your posts. When
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posting on Facebook, simply click the downwards arrow next to 'Friends' to find privacy options. While Facebook groups provide a fast and easy way to connect with multiple friends and colleagues privately, always be aware of the group’s privacy setting. Outsiders can become aware that 'closed' groups exist, and even 'secret' groups can be turned ‘public’ if the administrator changes the group settings.
2. Read your employer's and AHPRA’s social media policy. Employers' social media policies broadly outline how you discuss your workplace online. Many Facebook users have decided to avoid trouble by not disclosing their place of work, but the growing popularity of LinkedIn means such measures are less likely to protect the user. Keep a printed copy of your employer's policy to read if required. In 2014, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the National Boards updated their social media guidelines. In the policy, health practitioners were reminded that the National Law, and codes of ethics and professional conduct, apply to use of social media. Health practitioners were reminded to comply with confidentiality and privacy obligations by not discussing patients, posting pictures of procedures, case studies, patients or sensitive material which may enable patients to be identified (without having obtained consent in appropriate situations).
3. Be careful with photography. You should follow your employer’s policy when taking photos within the health setting, especially of patients or residents. Always seek the approval of management and/or your employer's marketing or communications team. A child cannot consent to photos without the permission of their parent or guardian. When in the slightest doubt, ask your workplace’s communications staff or management for clarification.
4. Be wary about how your actions reflect on your employer. Most workplaces restrict use of the brand or name of your employer and have a policy covering who can speak on the organisation’s behalf. In general, you should never talk about your workplace conditions in a public social media setting. If you have complaints to make, they are best lodged with management and then raised with the ANMF through appropriate private conversations or reporting. You may get frustrated at times, but venting online will often only make a situation worse. Employer policies generally restrict how you can speak for, or try to represent your employer, including use of the facility’s logo online. If you are photographed wearing the facility's logo, you are effectively a 'representative' for your workplace. Posting photos on your private social media accounts while wearing your organisation's logos should definitely be avoided.
5. Assume everything posted online is public knowledge. This is the most important rule of all. Even if you have done your homework by adjusting the privacy settings of your accounts, there are no guarantees that the information will remain safe. A supposed friend could screenshot, save and share your confidential information. Your account, or the account of a close friend, could be hacked. The best way to avoid social media headaches is to only post content that you'd be comfortable with the world seeing. Some photos and videos are best saved for your computer's hard disk rather than a social media album, and some discussions are best left face-to-face rather than in a blog. When it comes to responsible social media usage, the rules for nurses and midwives are often tougher than for other professions. But that's because patients and residents are often vulnerable and always need to be able to trust us.
References: Sensis Social Media Report May 2015. Moorhead AS, Hazlett DE, Harrison L, Carroll JK, Irwin A, Hoving C. A new dimension of health care: Systematic review of the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication. J Med Internet Res. 2013;15(4):e85.
Sensis Australia surveying has revealed 79 per cent of Australians aged 18 to 29 access social media every day. www.anmfvic.asn.au
Posting about work on social media? Think it through.
Could a post on social media end your career?
Nurses have been suspended or dismissed for posting about patients, their employer or colleagues on social media sites such as Facebook. Here are some case studies that illustrate some of the pitfalls of taking your work online.
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An ANMF member vented about her manager within a private Facebook group. She did not identify her workplace but in the ensuing conversation, it was subsequently identified by its initials by another group member. A member of the group took a screenshot of the conversation and gave it to the member’s employer. The member was given a final warning and chose to resign. In 2013 a nurse at a Welsh children’s hospice was dismissed from her job and suspended from working in the nursing profession for six months when comments she had made about her work and colleagues on Facebook came to light. The nurse, mistakenly believing the posts could be seen only by Facebook friends, was suspended for six months by the UK’s Nursing and Midwifery Council over the posts, in which she ‘used a number of profanities…and made direct and indirect references to the hospice’, the council said.
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In Long Beach, California, a 60-year-old patient was admitted to St Mary Medical Center with multiple stab wounds that had been inflicted by a fellow resident at his nursing home. Nurses and other staff members took photos of the patient and put them on Facebook, resulting in four staff members being fired and three disciplined. Two National Health Service Trust nurses and a healthcare worker in the UK were sacked for tweeting about patients and posting photographs of themselves while in uniform on duty. The nurses joked with each other on Twitter about being hung-over, with one saying she nearly vomited while performing CPR on a patient. A spokesperson for the nurses’ employer said the tweets were 'clearly inappropriate, misguided and in breach of our social media policy'.
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It can be amusing to see celebrities and leaders make embarrassing faux pas on social media but nurses and midwives can get in trouble over their personal use of social networking tools. Healthcare employers take their reputation seriously. The last thing an employer wants to see is an employee grumbling about their workplace, patients or colleagues for anyone to view, share and comment upon. ANMF (Vic Branch) organisers attend disciplinary proceedings against nurses and midwives because of posts on social media. In 2014, the Fair Work Commission decided it was reasonable for employees to follow their workplace social media policy out of work hours (Pearson v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FWC 446). To help define a common sense approach to social media, ANMF (Vic Branch) first published the Use of Social Media policy in 2013. The policy has now been updated to reflect changes in the law and organisational policies. The new policy encompasses: • the expanded scope of defamation law. Nurses and midwives need to be aware that posts on social media are subject to the same laws of defamation as newspapers or other publications. Did you know when private citizens get in an ugly public spat on social media, courts can order damages of up to $80,000? (Mickle v Farley [2013] NSWDC 295) • false or misleading advice or testimonials. If you are a nurse or midwife advertising or supporting a healthcare-related business,
you need to be aware of the consequences if you, or a member of the public, create a false impression about the business or service. • online bullying behaviours, also known as cyber-bullying. If the online behaviour meets the definition of bullying it can lead to criminal proceedings. ANMF (Vic Branch) has posting guidelines for our Facebook page – posts which contain personal attacks, sexual content or language which is vulgar, abusive, defamatory, threatening, harassing or discriminatory are not allowed and are removed. Above all, nurses and midwives should respect patient/client/resident privacy and confidentiality. Never comment about, or post photos of, patients, clients or residents on social media, even if you have your privacy settings at their highest level. Nurses and midwives have obligations and responsibilities described within the codes of professional conduct which are part of the NMBA professional practice framework. These rules apply online as much as they do within the healthcare workplace. Also, please bear in mind that ANMF members posting on Facebook, Twitter or any other social media forum are not to post or comment on behalf of the ANMF, even if you are a Job Rep. To download the new Use of Social Media Branch policy, visit bit.ly/ANMFsocmedpol Visit www.ahpra.gov.au to view AHPRA’s social media policy. April 2016
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Member profile – Jenny Lumsden ‘And then there was my deployment to Iraq, being in the middle of a war zone, having my own personal security under threat and seeing more trauma than you could possibly imagine.’ Ms Lumsden was deployed to the US Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq, in 2004. She was awarded a Chief of the Defence Force Commendation with the detachment being awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation and the US Air Force Achievement Medal. Nursing in high-pressure, risky international scenarios in which health teams are working 12 hours per day on six out of seven days has forced Ms Lumsden to draw upon her reserves of strength and equanimity, particularly for the benefit of younger, less experienced colleagues. Similarly, nursing the casualties of war and terrorism could change one’s view of humanity for the worse but Ms Lumsden chooses to focus on the positive. ‘Hopefully I’ve made a difference to some people’s lives and hopefully I’ve managed to get people back to their families. We look after local people as well, so hopefully I’ve helped local people get back to their families and their community,’ she said. Ms Lumsden was also instrumental in making a systemic change in the way that Australians who are critically injured overseas are transported home, leading a project to introduce a Military Critical Care Aeromedical Evacuation (MCAT) into the Air Force.
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It used to be that civilian operators evacuated small numbers of Australian patients but after the first Bali bombing, in which 202 people were killed and 209 injured, many of them Australian, an alternative to civilian air transport for large-scale casualties was needed. Jenny Lumsden
Jenny Lumsden’s ‘day job’ as a clinical nurse consultant in intensive care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital would be demanding enough for many. But for nearly 30 years, Ms Lumsden has also been nursing and leading healthcare teams in the Air Force Reserve, including caring for casualties in the conflict zones of Iraq and East Timor, and Bali bombing victims.
As a member of the Air Force Reserve, Ms Lumsden is integrated with the regular Air Force but is a part-time rather than full-time staff member.
Late last year, Ms Lumsden’s extensive experience as a health professional and leader in the armed services was recognised by her appointment as Director General Health Reserves – Air Force. She is the first nurse and the first woman to be selected for the position.
‘Politically it was still quite tense. Lots of demonstrations, big public gatherings,’ Ms Lumsden said. ‘Obviously there’d been lots of deaths in East Timor, lots of turmoil and suddenly being away and living with a group of people you’ve never lived with before, 24/7…
Ms Lumsden was inspired to join the Air Force Reserve by her brother, who was an Air Force pilot and her mother, an Air Force administrative officer before marriage (in the days when a woman could not be married and be in the Air Force).
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Asked what have been the most challenging times of her Air Force Reserve career, Ms Lumsden cites her six and half months working at the United Nations Military Hospital in East Timor just before the country’s first elections in 2001.
‘The second Bali bombings were also very challenging. A lot of Australians were injured and it was a high public profile position, trying to get injured people safely back home to their families.
‘I proposed a critical care system which is like putting an intensive care system on the back of a cargo plane,’ Ms Lumsden said. She undertook some training with the US Air Force in order to replicate a hospital intensive care unit, complete with personnel, systems and equipment, which could be deployed on a cargo plane. The system has been used to bring injured soldiers back from the Middle East, to evacuate the injured after the second Bali bombings in 2005, people from Cairns after Cyclone Yasi, asylum seekers after a boat carrying asylum seekers exploded at Ashmore Reef in 2009. Whether caring for injured soldiers in Iraq, or attending a cardiac arrest at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Ms Lumsden agrees that after nearly 25 years as an intensive care nurse, she remains cool in a medical crisis. ‘That’s the important part of being a leader – sometimes you have to tread where other people fear. Because the rest of the team look to senior nurses for that guidance and leadership, you do have to step up to the mark,’ she said.
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ANMF urges Turnbull: ‘Let Them Stay’ The ANMF (Vic Branch) has thrown its support behind the #LetThemStay campaign, to persuade the Turnbull Government to allow 267 asylum seekers who were in Australia for medical treatment to stay here rather than be sent back to detention on Nauru and Manus islands. The ANMF (Vic Branch) has hung a banner saying ‘#LetThemStay’ from a balcony at our Melbourne headquarters and wrote to Premier Daniel Andrews commending him on the government’s offer to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to accommodate the 267 asylum seekers, including 91 babies and children, in Victoria. The ANMF supported the stance of doctors and nurses at Brisbane’s Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital who refused to discharge an asylum seeker baby, ‘Asha’, because she would be sent back to Nauru. The baby, who was scalded with boiling water on the island, was eventually released to community detention, although Immigration Minister
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Peter Dutton has said that once her family’s refugee claim has been finalised, they will be sent to Nauru, their home country or to a third country such as Cambodia. We also supported the actions of the Royal Children’s Hospital doctors and nurses who said they would refuse to discharge asylum seeker children back into detention on the grounds that it was inherently harmful to their health. Their stance was also supported by their hospital Board, the Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy, the AMA and the Royal Australian College of Physicians. At last year’s Delegates Conference, registered nurse Marianne Evers gave a distressing presentation about her time working at Nauru, saying that gastroenteritis and other illnesses were rife in the camp because of insanitary conditions, and suicide attempts and other acts of self-harm were increasingly common. Fabienne Baldan, Principal Adviser, Major Projects and Inquiries, Australian Human Rights Commission, also presented to ANMF (Vic Branch) delegates about the Forgotten Children Inquiry and said the level of dehumanising of children in detention was extraordinary.
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Executive Committee Meeting Thursday 14 April, 2pm – 4pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Anne Marie Fabri, Secretary email: annemarie.fabri@nh.org.au Phone: 9495 3235
ANZANAC (HIV Nursing SIG) Topic:
Members' Education Seminar Transgender Health When: Tuesday 10 May, 5pm – 9.30pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Inq: Milena Pinamonti anzanac.vic@gmail.com or 0466 280 445
CoNSA Vic/Tas SIG Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
General committee meeting Thursday 14 April, 6pm – 9pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Christine Sumper nfcv.sec@gmail.com
Day Surgery SIG Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting, education session Wednesday 27 April, 6.30pm – 9.30pm Epworth, Richmond Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
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Members’ meeting Tuesday 19 April, 11am – 12.30pm Level 3 Boardroom, ANMF House Annie Rutter 1300 760 602
Immunisation Nurses SIG Topic: When: Where: Inq:
IEMR update Wednesday 1 June, 6pm – 10pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House INSIG administration,
membership@immunisationnursesvic.org.au
Medical Imaging Nurses Assoc Inq:
Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
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Members forum Friday 20 May, 9.30am – 2pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au Lesley Poulton lesley.poulton@monash.edu
Vic Assoc Of Maternal & Child Health Nurses Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Executive meeting Wednesday 12 April, 6.30pm – 9.30pm Level 3 Boardroom, ANMF House Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au
Vic Midwifery Homecare SIG Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting Wednesday 27 April, 10.30am – 12.30pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Mental Health Nurses SIG
Vic Perioperative Nurses’ Group
Orthopaedic Nurses Assoc
Victorian School Nurses
Inq: Inq:
Carole de Greenlaw records@anmfvic.asn.au
Cheryl Dingey 9345 7027 Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 onavic@anmfvic.asn.au
Palliative Care SIG Inq:
Siobhan Clark siobhanclark@ymail.com
Inq:
Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
enquiries@vpng.org.au or 1300 721 169 Members meeting Tuesday 26 April, 6pm – 9pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Vic Urological Nurses Society Inq:
vunssecretary@gmail.com
Pre-admission Nurses Group Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
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Saturday 18 June, 8am – 1pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson positivehealth@bigpond.com 0411 557 631
PaNA Professional Day Saturday 16 April, 8am – 1pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Kate Hussey k.hussey@healthscope.com.au
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Ratio legislation breaches Paul Gilbert,
Assistant Secretary Ratios legislation – what happens now? On 23 December 2015, our nurse/midwife: patient ratios became law in Victoria. This not only makes ratios more secure but also makes enforcement of ratios less complex. Where can I find the legislated ratios? Ratios are now contained in the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015 and the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Regulations 2015. Nurse to patient ratios are contained in Division 2 of the Act, and midwife to patient ratios are in Division 3. For example, Section 15 of Part 2 sets out the ratios to apply to level 1 hospitals, and states: The operator of a level 1 hospital must staff a general medical or surgical ward as follows— (a) on the morning shift or the afternoon shift—
(i) one nurse for every four patients; and
(ii) one nurse in charge;
(b) on the night shift, one nurse for every eight patients. The ‘level’ of each hospital is specified in Schedule 1 of the Act, and reflects the 2011–12 enterprise agreement requirements.
What if we are always ‘above ratios’? The Act contains ‘transitional’ provisions. Section 47 refers to ‘pre-existing higher staffing arrangements’. If your staffing levels were above ratios and this was the subject of a formal written agreement with, for example, the ANMF, or was funded by the Health Department (as the 50% rule EFT was) then this applies as though it was the ratio, and is enforceable. What if we are always ‘below ratios’? Section 48 of the Act allows for “pre-existing lower staffing arrangements’ – where a health service was entitled to staff below the enterprise agreement minimum before the Act, then they can continue to do so for a maximum of 12 months from 23 December 2015. After that date the health service must apply the relevant ratio. What do I do if the ratios are breached? The Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Regulations 2015 set out the process for resolving local ratio breaches. It is critical that this process be followed exactly and promptly. Regulation 11 explains the process. 1. A nurse or midwife employee of the health service, or the ANMF on their behalf, must notify the operator of the hospital (through the nurse or midwife’s immediate supervisor) of an alleged breach of the ratio, in writing. 2. The health service must, as soon as practicable after being notified as above, suspend the course of conduct alleged to constitute a breach of the ratio for the duration of the resolution procedures. 3. The health service must arrange a meeting within 48 hours between the
nurse/midwife/ANMF and the immediate supervisor, or a representative of the health service, to discuss the dispute. 4. If the dispute is not resolved at the meeting, the health service, or the nurse/ midwife/ANMF or representative must arrange another meeting within 48 hours (remembering that the breach must be suspended during this time). All parties must genuinely attempt to resolve the dispute in a timely manner through the procedure, act cooperatively and genuinely consider resolution options. What if it still isn’t resolved, or my employer won’t suspend the breach? A nurse or midwife, with ANMF support, can apply to the Magistrates' Court under section 42(1) of the Act where the health service fails to comply with the resolution procedures. What can the Magistrates’ Court do? The court can: • grant an interim injunction stopping the health service from continuing the breach • make a declaration that the health service did not comply with the ratio • grant an injunction stopping the health service from contravening or continuing to contravene the ratio. If the Magistrates' Court makes a declaration of non-compliance with a ratio, the court may impose a penalty of up to 60 penalty units. Penalty units are used to define fines for many offences and are set each year. At present, one penalty unit equates to $151.67. If the court declares that a ratio has been breached, the health service must also declare this in its annual report.
Android Diary App now available for download The Android version of the ANMF (Vic Branch) Diary App is now available through the Google Play Store. The Android version of the app is identical to the Apple iOS version we released in late 2015. Members with Apple phones and iPads can download the app through the iTunes App Store. The app has a beautifully designed digital diary, including a fully customisable shift planner. We have also designed a simple dosage calculator that can be used as an educational tool to support your clinical practice. 10
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Member feedback from the Apple release has been overwhelmingly positive and we are excited to bring our members who use Android phones this fantastic ANMF member benefit. ANMF (Vic Branch) members must have their membership number and website password to access all areas of the app. For more information on how to access and use the app go to anmfvic.asn.au/app. If you don't have a password, log in to the members’ section of our website at members. anmfvic.asn.au with your membership number and use your surname as the password. If you have forgotten your password, click the 'Forgot your password?' link in the website login page. Please contact us on 9275 9333 if you have issues downloading or using the app.
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2016 Job Rep training We have another full year of training programs to assist Job Reps to fulfil their role.
An introduction to your union and your role
Workplace organising programs
A single day program for new Reps and post three-year refresher.
These two-day programs are offered to groups of workplace-specific Job Reps, according to your ANMF organiser, and continue on from the successful 2015 series. You will have the opportunity to work with your organiser, your Job Rep colleagues and ANMF trainers to develop practical skills and knowledge to assist you to begin organising, by planning realistic and achievable strategies and activities to bring members together for a common purpose at your workplace. The program will cover how to: • motivate and engage members around workplace issues • build and maintain workplace organising structures and communication networks • use conversation and strategies to promote your professional/industrial goals • create your own organising plan. Please register for your workplace-specific program in accordance with your ANMF organiser(s).
• This program provides information and guidance to get you started in your role as an ANMF Job Rep, and covers ANMF structure, objectives and organisation, key responsibilities for your role, industrial relations legislation (how agreements are made and your rights at work), and resources to assist you in your role. • 24 May – Mildura region Job Reps • 1 June – for Melbourne based Job Reps The schedule for June to November is now available at our website anmfvic.asn.au including regional dates for this program.
Register online For registrations or information, go to anmfvic.asn.au, phone 9275 9333 (Job Rep training team), or email jrt@anmfvic.asn.au
4-5 May – Melbourne based mental health (Organiser Richard Joske).
Job Reps, Your deadline to submit motions for the Annual Delegates Conference is Monday 18 April. Submit your motions at http://bit.ly/1pwx4AR The conference is on 23 and 24 June. Job Reps and HSRs can register for the conference via our website anmfvic.asn.au
Register now for your program as you will need to give your employer sufficient notice for you to access paid union training leave.
OHS courses
HSR Initial OHS Training Course (WorkSafe approved)
HSR Refresher OHS Training Course (WorkSafe approved)
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. The 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 listed below.
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 one-day refresher course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing and midwifery. It is designed to refresh HSRs’ knowledge and understanding of the OHS regulatory framework. It is also designed to provide the skills required to implement effective hazard control strategies in the workplace.
Under Section 67 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, HSRs and Deputy HSRs, after being elected, are entitled to attend a five day 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 Health and Safety Representatives from attending an approved course.
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2016 course dates: 1-3, 16-17 June 10-12, 25-26 August 9-11, 24-25 November Time: 9am – 5pm each day Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth St, Melb Cost: $750 (payable by employer). Register online: anmfvic.asn.au/hsr-training
Metropolitan courses 2016: 28 April, 7 July, 13 October Time: 9am – 5pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth St, Melb Cost: $250 (payable by employer). Register online: anmfvic.asn.au/hsr-training Regional courses 2016: Latrobe - 14 April, Bendigo - 12 May Warrnambool - 28 July Ballarat - 27 October
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Education calendar April 2016 RN
Medication administration – principles and practice revisited CPD: 12 hours, course code: 2157 14 & 21 April 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Sue Pleunik This two-day workshop is designed to update the registered nurses skills in medication administration. Topics covered include administration via all five routes, drug calculations and managing IV pumps, syringe drivers and PCA systems.
Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/SIG member $320 ALL
How to stay calm and confident at work CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2168 13 April 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jane Robotham This new workshop introduces Jane Robotham of Soul Clarity. An experienced nurse, Jane is also a Nursing Wellness Educator, Personal Growth Facilitator and Wellness Coach. Having worked part time in many facets of nursing for the past 30 years Jane has an understanding of the pressures and challenges nurses and carers face. It’s time to make your working life as a nurse or midwife more comfortable, less pressured and enjoyable again! This dynamic and highly relevant workshop provides simple tools to take control of discomfort in order to develop a sense of confidence, self-trust and clarity in your daily work. Minimise anxiety and worry by learning quick and practical techniques that are easy, enjoyable and highly effective.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 RN EN
The art of communicating successfully in the contemporary nursing environment CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2051 15 April 2016 9.30am- 4.30pm Presenter Jenny Poulter This workshop is designed to support nurses to communicate in a clear, assertive and sensitive way in a multidisciplinary, multicultural and often tense environment where clients, patients and colleagues alike have diverse and varying needs.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
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Promoting emotional wellbeing in older client/patients and the people looking after them CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2057 19 April 2016 10.00am-1.00pm Presenter Marie –Anne Schull, beyondblue Australia’s population is ageing, and many older people living in the community are isolated and dealing with significant chronic health problems. ANMF (Vic Branch) is pleased to be partnering with beyondblue to deliver this half-day seminar which will explore the impact of ageing on wellbeing and the evidence base for promoting older people’s mental health.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100 RN EN
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1954 19 April 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Margaret Lang Any nurse working in aged care will encounter ACFI, and 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 $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 ALL
Pre admission and post discharge best practice continence care CPD: 4 hours, course code: 2071 20 April 2016 9.00am-1.00pm Presenter Lisa Wragg Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian Branch Pre-admission and post-discharge best practice continence care is a vital part of the patient's care plan and is often very poorly assessed, diagnosed and managed in the hospital setting. This workshop will discuss appropriate continence assessments, data collection, diagnostic investigations, and treatment and management options for the patient as they journey through the health system. Case studies will be used to demonstrate the importance of an integrated continence care plan to ensure the patient is discharged to their place of choice in the community.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100
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RN EN M
Course available to all nurses, midwives, PCAs and AINs Course available to registered nurses Course available to enrolled nurses Course available to midwives
RN EN
Advanced skills for dementia care CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1980 20 April 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Dr. Rosalie Hudson This workshop assists nurses to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence to offer people with dementia (in any setting) the best practice, evidence based personcentered care emphasising end-of-life care for people with advanced dementia and appropriate symptom management.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 ALL
Caring for older people’s families: meeting the challenges CPD: 6 hrs 27 April 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Dr Rosalie Hudson Dealing with a patient’s family/carers in challenging situations is a regular occurrence for health care workers, and there are many questions that arise. Nurses caring for older Australians need skills, education and encouragement to facilitate family support. This seminar offers a structured session covering many of the skills required to communicate effectively with families/carers while advocating for their patients.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
May 2016 RN EN
Delirium and depression in the older person CPD: 6 hours , course code: 1982 4 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Dr. Rosalie Hudson When delirium and/or depression are suspected in an older person, the symptoms are often compounded by dementia. Professional practice requires skilled observation, assessment and clinical decision-making.
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This workshop will empower nurses to identify symptoms that can be effectively treated.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 RN EN
Managing the deteriorating
patient CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1965 4 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Simon Plapp, ICU educator and President ACCCN (Vic Branch) This workshop explores important aspects of early recognition and management of deterioration in patients in acute care. Important to NSQHS Standard 9, this workshop provides an important perspective on patient assessment. Through case studies the course focuses on: • Who is at risk? • The signs and symptoms that should “worry” you? • How to manage care in a timely and effective manner? It may be useful to attend this workshop in combination with the Cardiac rhythm recognition & 12 lead ECG workshop.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 RN EN
Cardiac rhythm recognition & 12 lead ECG workshop CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2011 5 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Simon Plapp Interpreting cardiac rhythm and 12-lead ECG can often be confusing. This workshop will simplify the process and make it easier for you to identify, understand and manage cardiac rhythm changes. It may be useful to attend this workshop in combination with Managing the deteriorating patient.
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Hepatitis C - bloody important
facts
nurses and midwives
CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2128 10 May 2016 9.30am-12.30pm Presenter Gabrielle Bennett, Victorian Viral Hepatitis Educator
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2034 26 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter
Liver cancer is the fastest growing cause of cancer death in Australia. This is largely due to untreated viral hepatitis. Yet only 2% of people living with hepatitis C get treatment in Australia – why is this? Newly available treatments are more effective, taken for shorter duration and have fewer unwanted effects. This new half-day seminar aims to increase, update and support health professionals’ understanding of the facts about Hepatitis C including epidemiology, signs and symptoms, testing, the latest on management and treatment, Infection control and occupational exposure and stigma & discrimination. The seminar includes a positive speaker presentation.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANMF SIG member $100 EN Strengthening EN medication
practice CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2148 13 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jennifer Irwin This seminar will assist enrolled nurses to further develop and apply their skills and knowledge in the nursing practice area of medications. The learning will apply to a variety of healthcare settings and with reference to the professional practice framework. This seminar also aims to build upon skills and knowledge attained through completion of the nationally accredited units associated with NMBA approved enrolled nurse medication administration requirements and work practice.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
RN EN
M What is new on postpartum
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2037 6 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter
CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2065 24 May 2016 9.00am-noon Presenter Dr Wendy Pollock
Respiratory management – review of concepts
This one-day program is suitable for RNs and ENs working in all areas of the healthcare environment. The topics covered provide a broad overview approach to assessing and caring for patients with respiratory dysfunction, and may be undertaken as an introduction to Respiratory Management advanced care.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 www.anmfvic.asn.au
RN M IV cannulation for registered
haemorrhage?
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of intensive care admission for maternity patients and remains a cause of death in Victoria. This seminar will cover the current rates of PPH in Victoria, provide an overview of factors associated with major haemorrhage and discuss new management options.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100
This seminar will focus on the process and procedure for inserting a peripheral IV in the adult patient. It includes an overview of relevant anatomy, selection of insertion sites and cannula, insertion techniques, related care, infection control, common problems and corrective action. Identification of appropriate equipment, specific cannulation techniques and participant practice will be conducted utilising manikin simulation.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 RN EN
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1955 31 May 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Margaret Lang 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 $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
June 2016 RN EN Contemporary wound
management CPD: 12 hours, course code: 2200 1 & 8 June 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenters Julie Baulch & Anne Bryant During this two-day interactive course you will examine the basic anatomy and physiology of wound healing, the importance of health assessment and wound diagnosis and explore a range of wound management practices, including frameworks for assessment, factors affecting healing, diagnostics and planning care.
Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/SIG member $320 M Hepatitis B for midwives and
MCHNs CPD: 3 Hours, course code: 2129 7 June 2016 9.30am-12.30pm Presenter Gabrielle Bennett, Victorian Viral Hepatitis Educator
This new half-day seminar presents the facts about Hepatitis B for midwives and MCHN including epidemiology, pregnancy
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and Hepatitis, signs and symptoms, testing, the latest on management and treatment, Infection control and occupational exposure and stigma and discrimination. The seminar includes a positive speaker presentation and the importance of health literacy.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANMF SIG member $100 RN EN Venipuncture, conducting
a 12 lead ECG and contemporary pathology collection CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2040 9 June 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter
ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre accredited courses (RTOID 22609) ALL
HLTAID003 Provide First Aid
CPD: 12 hours, course code: 2055 14 & 21 April 2016 9.00am–4.30pm Presenter Jenny Poulter Renewing first aid qualifications is an essential part of professional development for many nurses and midwives. ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre offers members nationally recognised training delivered by experienced nurse trainers. These courses fill fast so enrol as early as possible
This workshop delivers a comprehensive one-day program relating to venipuncture techniques and conducting a 12-lead electrocardiogram. A wide range of practical Member $360, Non-member $420, training aids for blood collection is provided, Job Rep/ANMF SIG member $320 and the program allows participants to undertake practice of the relevant techniques ALL HLTAID001 Provide Cardio under guided supervision in a simulated Pulmonary Resuscitation clinical environment. It is a must for nurses CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2160 who are required to perform phlebotomy 13 April 2016 and undertake 12-lead ECG recording as part 9.00am–12 pm of their role.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 ALL
Clinical Supervision for Role Development Training – for supervisors of clinical supervision Course 2, course code: 1993 8, 29, 30 June 2016, 11, 12, 13 October 2016 and 9, 10 Feb 2017. 8.45am (for 9.00am start) – 4.30pm Presenters: Julie Skinner and Sue Harvey This new course provides potential supervisors of clinical supervision with skills and a range of techniques to enable facilitation of quality clinical supervision sessions. The eight-day training is spread over three workshops (3 days + 3 days + 2 days), and two courses will be offered by ANMF (Vic Branch) in 2016. Course entry criteria apply, and only 14 participants will be offered a place in each course.
The total cost of this course is $2,800 including a deposit made with this application and three instalments aligned with each workshop.
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Renewing CPR qualifications is an essential part of professional development for many nurses and midwives. ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre offers members nationally recognised training delivered by experienced nurse trainers. These courses fill fast so enrol as early as possible
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100
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Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) Course 2, course code: 2095 10, 16, 24, 31 May 2016; 7, 14, 21, 22, 27 June 2016; 5, 12, 19, 26 July 2016; 2, 9 August 2016; 9.00am–5.00 pm The TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment course focuses on the skills required to deliver training and assess competence in the participants’ own industry areas. It is the benchmark qualification (along with subject matter expertise) for trainers and assessors in the VET sector. The course is designed for people who are currently working in a training or assessment role, or where part of their job requires training and assessment. Comprising 10 units delivered over 15 days, this course focuses on the skills required to deliver training and assess competence in the participants’ own industry areas. This course includes the Language, Literacy and Numeracy unit recently added to this qualification.
Cost $2100 which covers tuition fees, assessments and learning resources and which is paid in three instalments throughout the course. Please enrol online. Payment plan: Deposit $900 – on enrolment Instalment 1 $600 – week 6 Instalment 2 $600 – week 12 This is a nationally recognised qualification delivered by the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre RTOID 22609
Introduction to Alcohol & Other Drugs Alcohol is a significant health problem in Australia. Statistics from the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey show that compared to other drugs, more than four times as many Australians drink alcohol than smoke and alcohol use is 80 times that of heroin use. With this module, nurses, midwives and carers can learn more about caring for and supporting people who use alcohol. This module was written by the team at Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre and reviewed by a senior clinician team in a metropolitan drug and alcohol service.
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