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Annual Delegates Conference 2016 pages 6-7
Aged care staffing cuts follow ACFI changes
Goodbye and good luck, Denny
Our response to paediatric mortality report
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Know your entitlements Inside this edition
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• National Aged Care Phone-in
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• Aged care funding cuts • Private sector EBA updates • Mental health EBA update
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• Ratios documentary launched • Our response to paediatric mortality report
10 • Job Rep training and events • OHS training and events
11 • Turning Point and NMHPV win tender
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What are industrial instruments?
Secretary’s report
Alison O’Gorman, Information Officer What are Industrial Instruments? ANMF articles often refer to an ‘industrial instrument’, which is a catch-all phrase that encompasses any legally enforceable document that applies to employees. Most commonly these are awards and enterprise agreements, but can also include state and federal legislation. Therefore as an employee it is important that you understand the industrial instruments that cover your employment.
National Employment Standards The National Employment Standards (NES) are 10 minimum employment entitlements that have to be provided to all employees. The NES are made by the Federal Government. These NES requirements override anything in an award or enterprise agreement that provides a lesser entitlement. The minimum entitlements of the NES are: • maximum weekly hours • requests for flexible working arrangements • parental leave and related entitlements • annual Leave • personal leave and compassionate leave • community service leave • long service leave • public holidays
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• notice of termination and redundancy pay. For more information about the National Employment Standards visit: www.fairwork.gov.au
Awards Unless you are covered by an enterprise agreement, your minimum wages and conditions are set out in the NES and in a modern award. The award that applies depends on your occupation (in the case of nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing) or the industry, in the case of others.
For those employed under a modern award the Fair Work Commission recently announced a 2.4 per cent increase to minimum wages. The increase applied from 1 July. The most common modern awards in health and aged care for our members are the Nurses Award 2010 and the Aged Care Award 2010. Awards are made by the Fair Work Commission.
What is an enterprise agreement? Enterprise agreements are typically negotiated between the ANMF and your employer, and usually set out a much broader and more beneficial suite of terms of employment. When a workplace has an enterprise agreement, the award doesn’t apply. However the enterprise agreement cannot be contrary to the NES, and you must be ‘better off overall’ than you would have been under the modern award. The Fair Work Commission is obliged to test the agreement against the award before approving it, by applying the ‘better off overall test’. Enterprise agreements typically run for three to four years, and continue to apply until they are terminated or replaced. The Fair Work Act 2009 establishes a set of clear rules and obligations about how the bargaining process is to occur, including rules about industrial action, the content of enterprise agreements, and how an agreement is made and approved. For details pertaining to the enterprise bargaining process see the enterprise bargaining ‘Rights & obligations’ fact sheet at the Fair Work Ombudsman website: www.fairwork.gov.au *Please note it is important that you keep your ANMF membership details up to date including where you are employed. The Member Portal of the ANMF (Vic Branch) website customises information according to individual member details and provides access to those awards and agreements which govern your workplace.
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Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick State Secretary
Paul Gilbert
Assistant Secretary
Aged care cuts will devastate Lisa Fitzpatrick Aged care staffing cuts Thank you to the thousands of members who called our National Aged Care Phone-in two weeks prior to the federal election. You raised so many important issues ignored by politicians and the media. The first phase of the Turnbull Coalition Government’s $1.8 billion cuts to the Aged Care Funding Instrument started last month. Unsurprisingly ANMF is receiving notification from both not-for-profit and for-profit aged care providers that they are reducing registered and enrolled nurse hours. These staffing cuts are already happening. They are cutting already inadequate nursing hours and leaving personal care workers even more unsupported caring for residents with complex nursing needs. This situation for residents, their families and nurses and personal care workers is unacceptable. ANMF will continue to work hard with aged care members and others to campaign for the reversal of these cuts and create awareness of the unacceptable consequences on resident care.
Pip Carew
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These cuts were introduced on the basis of evidence that some aged care providers were making false funding claims. ANMF has consistently advocated for funding accountability and we would support a forensic investigation. No-one in government should pretend that ripping more than a billion dollars out of nursing homes, irreversibly hurting our most vulnerable, elderly residents, will actually fix an overclaiming problem. It will not.
A super win Two speakers at our recent ANMF Annual Delegates Conference outlined the obstacles facing young and older women saving for retirement. It is a fact that taking maternity leave usually collides with the critical foundation years of building superannuation for retirement. It is also one of the many reasons that women retire with much smaller retirement incomes than men.
Cover image: ANMF members at the 24th Annual Delegates Conference. Photographer: Angela Wylie On the Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly.
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In a small but significant step Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy announced that the Andrews Government will now pay nurses and midwives superannuation while on paid maternity leave. The change means nurses, midwives, mental health nurses and aged care nurses employed in public sector health facilities will be paid superannuation while taking their entitlement of up to ten weeks paid maternity leave.
The policy change should set a new standard for other health employers and is in line with recommendations of the Federal Senate Committee Inquiry’s report A husband is not a retirement plan: Achieving economic security for women in retirement. Federal Senator Jenny McAllister discussed the inquiry responsible for the aptly named report which found that women retire with just over half the superannuation that men have, and one in three retire with no super at all. Despite this, twice the number of superannuation tax concessions flow to men, with significant tax concessions going to the very wealthy. The A husband is not a retirement plan report made 19 recommendations including that the superannuation guarantee be paid on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme, that the Sex Discrimination Act be amended to ensure companies can make higher superannuation payments for their female employees if they wish, and that the gradual increase in the super guarantee to 12 per cent be applied earlier than the current timetable. In a critical observation for ANMF members Ms McAllister said that low superannuation was not just a problem for older women, as entrenched gender inequity meant that younger women would face the same problem in retirement. The report says Australia needs to redouble its efforts to achieve equality at work by ‘paying women equally, offering access to career development and leadership opportunities, and accommodating rather than penalising those who care for others.’
Mental health EBA Public sector mental health nurses continue to take protected industrial action in 12 mental health areas across Victoria. The negotiations are frustrating and protracted. I encourage members to support our mental health nurses' Value Recognise Reward campaign via our Facebook and Twitter pages. Mental health nursing ratios in inpatient services, safer community mental health nursing workloads and the same pay rises as general public sector nurses are worth campaigning for.
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On evening shift, one RN looks after 115 residents onsite, and another 25 offsite - it is not physically possible to provide quality care. ENs are caring for up to 35 residents each. Of an evening, an AIN cares for up to 34 residents by themselves.
ANMF national Aged Care Phone-in: funding and staffing major issues Almost 2500 people took part in a national ANMF Aged Care Phone-in, held to raise awareness of aged care issues prior to the federal election. More than 93 per cent of workers and 96 per cent of community members said the current level of funding does not meet residents’ needs, particularly the needs of high care residents.
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When asked to list the issues of most concern, more than 90 per cent of workers and over 92 per cent of the community said adequate staffing levels for providing high care. When asked what needs to be done to improve aged care, over 80 per cent of workers and the community pointed to greater government funding, with 80 per cent of workers and 91 per cent of the community calling for regulated nurse ratios. A total of 63 per cent of workers and 91 per cent of the community also cited minimum training and regulation of care staff as needing improvement.
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The survey revealed how very basic standards of care for nursing home patients, including feeding, bathing, bed changes, and pain and continence management were now suffering as a result of poor staffing levels and lack of funding. At some nursing homes across the country, one registered nurse was caring for up to 130 residents.
ANMF branches across Australia took part in the phone-in as a response to the Turnbull Government’s $1.8 billion funding cuts to the aged care sector.
One nurse said: ‘The way the elderly are treated makes me ashamed to be a nurse and more so an Australian. Private nursing homes make these poor people's lives hell, they use them as money making machines and as nurses we can do little about it. Speaking out only ends up in you losing your job. The elderly deserve a whole lot better.’
• ‘ With no resident to staff ratios in place, we are under pressure ALL the time to provide quality care at a million miles an hour.’
The key responses to the survey included: • 7 9 per cent of workers and 85 per cent of the community said current staffing at their facility was not sufficient to provide an adequate standard of care • 6 8 per cent of workers and 85 per cent of the community said the current ratio of registered nurses to other care staff at their facility was inadequate
Staff comments to the phone-in included:
• ‘ Staff are always working short. Even fully staffed there are not enough staff to adequately care for the residents. On evening shift, one RN looks after 115 residents onsite, and another 25 offsite - it is not physically possible to provide quality care. ENs are caring for up to 35 residents each. Of an evening, an AIN cares for up to 34 residents by themselves.’ • ‘ I go to work and I am one nurse to 120 residents so I'm very concerned. The lack of staff and conditions are revolting.’
• 9 4 per cent of workers and over 96 per cent of the community said current funding for aged care was inadequate and did not meet the needs of aged care residents • 6 6 per cent of workers and 60 per cent of the community said they would change their vote at the 2 July election if one of the parties restored funding to the sector.
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Providers start cutting aged care nurses Cuts to staff numbers and hours in aged care facilities have commenced following the start of the Turnbull Government’s massive $1.8 billion reduction in aged care funding, which began to take effect from 1 July. ANMF (Vic Branch) believes the Coalition Government’s funding cuts will have a disastrous impact on resident care, and staffing reductions will create huge workload pressure for nurses and personal care workers. In a letter to ANMF (Vic Branch), aged care provider Doutta Galla said the government’s changes to the Aged Care Funding Instrument would affect funding of 73-92 per cent of residents across its eight aged care facilities and would mean a cut in spending per resident from $16-$50 per day. Overall, the government’s aged care funding cuts would mean Doutta Galla’s budget was reduced by an estimated $1.55 million in the current financial year, the letter said. Doutta Galla’s letter states, ‘it is likely that it will not be operationally viable to continue to roster registered nurses at the Division 1 level on some shifts at some of our facilities’. Doutta Galla announced its intention to reduce personal care assistant hours and make changes to skill mix in most facilities, asserting that it does not believe the change will significantly impact on the quality of care.
Royal Freemasons has offered partial or full redundancies to staff at five of its aged care facilities: Gregory Lodge, Flemington; Springtime, Sydenham; Elizabeth Gardens, Burwood; Darvall Lodge, Noble Park and Centennial Lodge, Wantirna. ANMF (Vic Branch) is providing advice and support to members affected by the cuts at Doutta Galla and Royal Freemasons. We are also battling the proposed redundancy of almost all endorsed enrolled nurses at Martin Luther Home in outer Melbourne which is largely a result of the funding cuts. The second stage of the government’s aged care funding cuts will take effect from 1 January 2017. ANMF is also deeply concerned that the Coalition Government’s cuts will impact our ability to negotiate safe staffing levels as well as fair pay increases in the next round of enterprise agreement negotiations with aged care providers. In the recent election, voters overwhelmingly showed their opposition to health and aged care funding cuts, and the government's dismantling of Medicare via the rebates freeze.
Private sector EBA negotiations
RDNS members reject EBA offer
Negotiations between ANMF (Vic Branch) and private sector employers are progressing, with agreements settled with Healthscope and St Vincent’s Private, and offers on the table from Ramsay and Healthe Care.
In an ANMF poll, 90 per cent of RDNS members voted to reject a management offer of a two-year enterprise agreement with a three per cent wage increase in 2016 and a 2.5 per cent wage increase in 2017.
St Vincent’s Private members voted to accept an enterprise agreement which will bring wages in line with the public sector general rates under the 2016–20 agreement at 1 July 2020. ANMF (Vic Branch) told St Vincent’s Private members that the agreement offered was, on balance, worthy of support, despite disappointment with management’s response to non-wage matters including staffing and workload management. St Vincent’s Private also refused to include an enforceable family violence clause in the new agreement.
Under the offer there would be no back pay to 1 April 2016, the usual date for wage increases.
An agreement offer for Healthe Care members was out to ballot at the time of going to print. ANMF was not recommending a three-year agreement offer from Ramsay because our members' wages would fall behind the public sector. ANMF members working for St John of God rejected an enterprise agreement offer and, at the time of going to print, members were considering protected industrial action. www.anmfvic.asn.au
In addition, under the offer the $700 annual CPD payment would be abolished, diminishing the real value of the three per cent pay increase offered in the first year of the agreement. RDNS management also proposed that the public holiday rostered off payment would be removed. While the offer was an improvement on the previous three offers, it would not keep RDNS wages in line with public sector rates. ANMF (Vic Branch) considers the offer disrespectful and at the time of going to print RDNS ANMF members were voting in an Australian Electoral Commission ballot for the right to take protected industrial action.
Pip Carew
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Senior government officials join mental health talks Senior government officials have joined the public sector mental health nurses negotiations after more than 60 days of protected industrial action in 12 area mental health services. The parties negotiating the public sector mental health nurses agreement, the ANMF, the Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health and Community Services Union have also increased the number of meetings to three times a week. While a number of important matters have been resolved, the key staffing issues and wage rises are proving very difficult to resolve. We are achieving slow but positive progress on the ANMF community workload management claim. However, mental health nursing ratios are proving challenging to achieve because both unions have different staffing claims. Nurses’ conditions in the mental health agreement are, and have always been, largely identical to those in the general nurses and midwives agreement. The mental health agreement is a more complex process because it covers a range of health professionals and support staff in contrast to the general agreement which only covers nurses and midwives. It is not just simply adapting the general nurses’ outcomes for our nurse members in mental health, even though for nurses this will be the most likely outcome. At the time of going to print members were continuing to take protected industrial action including wearing the red #ValueRecogniseReward campaign T-shirts and implementing administrative bans. Keep up to date by ensuring ANMF membership has your home email address (you can do this in the members portal https://members.anmfvic.asn.au) and follow us and ‘spread the red’ on Facebook and Twitter.
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In focus – 24th Annual Delegates Conference ANMF’s involvement in policy making ‘extraordinary’, delegates told The level of involvement that ANMF (Vic Branch) now has in Victorian Government policy making is ‘extraordinary’, ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick told the Annual Delegates Conference. Since the Andrews Labor Government was elected in November 2014, ANMF (Vic Branch) was back at the consultative table, involved in decisions that would impact nurses and midwives. The Branch has a seat at about 26 government committees and taskforce groups. ‘It’s been an extraordinary experience to be so involved in so many critical areas across government…we are being included at every turn,’ Ms Fitzpatrick told the 650 Job Reps and HSRs at the conference.
The 10-year Mental Health Plan, obstetric and paediatric mortality, the Hazelwood Mine Fire and maternal and child health were just some of the issues on which the ANMF was providing the nursing and midwifery perspective. Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy announced that an expert committee had been established to consult with ANMF (Vic Branch) on ratios expansion and improvements. The committee will report back to Ms Hennessy early next year. Ms Hennessy also announced to delegates that she would direct health services to pay superannuation to nurses and midwives on paid maternity leave. Ms Hennessy told delegates she was ‘incredibly proud’ that the 2016–20 public sector general enterprise agreement brought wage justice to Victorian nurses and midwives
From ANMF (Vic Branch): Pip Carew, Paul Gilbert, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Maree Burgess and Lindy Williams
Mary Eddy and Christina Morgan
Job Reps and HSRs of the Year This year’s field of nominations for the Hannah Sellers Job Rep of the Year and HSR of the Year awards was so strong that multiple winners have been chosen. The winners were announced by ANMF Federal Secretary Lee Thomas at the Annual Delegates Conference. 6
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Former Matildas captain, Melissa Barbieri
and pay increases were ‘fair, affordable and well overdue’. During the conference, Job Reps put forward, and voted on motions that set the agenda for the Branch. Over the two days, delegates also heard a range of inspiring and thoughtprovoking speakers, including former captain of Australian women’s soccer team, the Matildas, Melissa Barbieri, who spoke about the team’s struggle for equal pay with their male counterparts, the Socceroos. ABC radio sport broadcaster Craig Hamilton spoke about the breakdown that led to being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and of the need for mental illness to be destigmatised. Mr Hamilton said that it was his hope that mental illness would not be perceived any differently from physical illness.
Victorian Health Minister, Jill Hennessy
The Hannah Sellers Job Reps of the Year are Christina Morgan from Frankston Hospital, Mary Eddy from Simpkin House and Bendigo Hospital’s Damien Hurrell. HSRs of the Year are Wendy (‘Mim’) Davis and Sean Pearce of Simpkin House. Ms Morgan was nominated as Job Rep of the Year for being approachable, well-informed and passionate about making her workplace the best it can be for nurses. ‘This Job Rep goes above and beyond and is always available for staff with any issues when they arise. She is always willing to listen and give advice or direction on where to go for the answers,’ Ms Thomas read from the nomination. ‘She also ensures that her colleagues are kept up to date with what’s happening at the ANMF, particularly during EBA time, making sure they understand why their actions are so important.’ Accepting her award, Ms Morgan was clearly moved and said that becoming a Job Rep had given her a voice and receiving the award was ‘amazing’. Mary Eddy from Simpkin House was awarded the Hannah Sellers Job Rep of the Year for her passion for improving nursing conditions in her workplace. Her nomination attested that during EBA campaigns, particularly the 2012 campaign, Ms Eddy played an
ABC radio broadcaster Craig Hamilton
enormous role in maintaining and improving nurses’ conditions of employment. Ms Eddy was instrumental in tackling the occupational violence and aggression incidents that were occurring at Simpkin House. Bendigo Hospital Job Rep Damien Hurrell was the third recipient of the Hannah Sellers Job Rep of the Year award. In his nomination, Mr Hurrell was described as consistently demonstrating his commitment to the role of Job Rep, especially during the 2012–16 EBA. Trusted and respected by his fellow ANMF members, Mr Hurrell was always available to provide them with support. Ms Davis and Mr Pearce were nominated as HSRs of the Year for taking a leadership and advocacy role in supporting nurses who had been exposed to occupational violence and aggression without recognition or action for an extended period. The HSRs’ interventions were instrumental in encouraging members to report aggressive incidents, leading to over 90 reports within two months. This built the case for change and was critical to holding management accountable for staff safety, leading to workplace improvements. www.anmfvic.asn.au
Stand up for assisted dying laws in Victoria Hundreds of nurses and midwives at the Annual Delegates Conference signed up to contribute to the ANMF (Vic Branch) ‘Nurses for a good death’ group following television producer and presenter Andrew Denton’s powerful presentation on assisted dying. Mr Denton urged nurses and midwives to ‘stand up and be heard’ on the issue, reminding nurses that they were the healthcare professionals who were most likely to spend time with those experiencing extreme pain and suffering in their final days. Mr Denton produced the podcast series Better off dead, available free on iTunes, as his contribution ‘to informing and inflaming the debate about assisted dying in this country’ after seeing the pain of his father, Kit, during the final days of his life 19 years ago. ‘Watching him die remains the most profoundly shocking experience of my life,’ Mr Denton said. ‘He was assisted to die in the only way Australia’s law, then and now, would assist him to die. He was given increasing doses of sedatives to settle the pain but morphine never did settle the pain – not his, nor ours – and the images of those final three days will never be erased.’ In making the podcast, Mr Denton set out to explore whether the arguments against assisted dying were supported by the experience of the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon, which have laws and regulatory systems in place to support assisted dying. Starting his inquiry into the issue at an anti-euthanasia conference in Adelaide, Mr Denton heard about ‘babies and children being killed, the vulnerable being made expendable, people being euthanased
Television presenter and producer, Andrew Denton without their consent, of doctor/patient trust being degraded and palliative care services destroyed’. Speakers warned that safeguards do not work and the elderly and vulnerable were at risk. ‘What I found was almost the exact opposite of what I’d been told – long-running and robust systems based on years of research and debate, with multiple safeguards and overwhelming acknowledgement that they do work, from across the spectrum,’ Mr Denton said. ‘The greatest proof that these laws work was in the numbers,’ Mr Denton said. In Belgium less than two per cent of all deaths annually involved assisted dying practices and in the Netherlands less than four per cent. In the Netherlands and Belgium, patients have to be experiencing ‘unbearable and untreatable suffering’ and convince two doctors independently of this in order to be assisted to die, by way of an injection administered by a doctor. In Oregon, only those who have a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less to live are eligible for assisted dying and are given medication to take at a time of their choosing.
‘The people who use these laws are not being “killed by the State” – they’re dying… What these laws do is give them a choice and some measure of control over how hard that dying needs to be.’ In June, a Victorian parliamentary committee Inquiry into end of life choices tabled its final report, recommending that euthanasia be made legal for terminally ill adult patients who are enduring pain and suffering in the last weeks or months of their life. The Victorian Government has six months to respond to the report and legislation would be subject to a conscience vote. There have been 51 attempts to introduce some form of assisted dying laws across Australian states and territories since 1993. Assisted dying laws were introduced in the Northern Territory in 1995 but were repealed by the Howard Government in 1997. The ANMF (Vic Branch) is joining forces with other ANMF branches and the federal office to lobby state and federal governments to make measured and progressive changes to laws that give those who are terminally ill a choice in how they die.
Contact records@anmfvic.asn.au if you wish to contribute to lobbying for assisted dying laws.
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Member profile – Denzyl (Denny) Hein
I can’t imagine not being a nurse. I can’t imagine doing anything else…it’s not just about caring for patients, it’s all the stuff that goes with it… When you’re caring for patients in palliative care, you’re (also) caring for their grieving families and friends. You’ve got to keep your professional boundaries but you form quite strong bonds with some people and their relatives.
For 43 years, Denzyl (Denny) Hein has been an enrolled nurse, with 37 of those years spent working at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Caulfield, a hospital specialising in palliative care and progressive neurological diseases. In April, the hospital announced an impending restructure that would mean more than 50 staff, including nurses, allied health and non-clinical staff, will lose their jobs. Although he feels for his colleagues who wanted to keep their jobs, Mr Hein had been considering retirement and was steering toward a ‘tree change’ to Tasmania; the offer of a voluntary redundancy package came at the right time. The hospital’s announcement also followed a hellish 2015, in which Mr Hein’s mother, sister and best friend all passed away. ‘After working in palliative care, I’ve cared for literally hundreds of people who are dying and everyone’s different. Everyone’s different when they get to that stage,’ Mr Hein said. ‘But I tell you, I was totally unprepared for my friend and my mother and my sister. I don’t think anything prepares you for when it affects you. It was tough.’ Mr Hein was in Bali, where his best friend lived, to be with his friend as he passed away in hospital. After his friend’s death and the nurses’ arrival in the room, the other mourners left but Mr Hein stayed on. The Indonesian nurses, despite the language barrier, quickly understood that he was a nurse. ‘I didn’t do anything intentionally. I just stood there and stayed there when they started attending to him,’ Mr Hein said. 8
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‘I started undoing dressings on his feet and they – with no English – pointed at some gloves, and they did the laying out. It was so similar to what we do in the Western culture but it was done in their way and it was done so respectfully. It was an amazing experience.’ Earlier in the year, Mr Hein had visited his parents at their home in South Africa. His mother was in the early stages of dementia but the condition was not at the stage where it was affecting her quality of life and relationships. Her death, 10 days before Christmas, though unforeseen, was peaceful. Then, on Christmas Eve, his sister died, suddenly and unexpectedly. After a year of grief, Mr Hein was ready for a life change when Calvary Health Care Bethlehem announced the job losses that would accompany its plans to rebuild and restructure the hospital. Mr Hein and his partner visited Tasmania in May with a view to being added to real estate agents’ databases to begin the hunt for a property. They planned to make their move in 2017. To their surprise, they found a house immediately and their offer was accepted within a week. ‘I always dreamed of having a lovely garden – I enjoy gardening and so does my partner. So to come across two and a half acres of garden was such a bonus,’ Mr Hein said. Mr Hein grew up on a cattle farm in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), leaving his home country in the middle of a civil war. He arrived in Australia as a 20-year-old, having narrowly avoided being called up to fight in the Bush War.
Despite the casual happenstance surrounding his choice of career, Mr Hein has never regretted it. ‘I can’t imagine not being a nurse. I can’t imagine doing anything else…it’s not just about caring for patients, it’s all the stuff that goes with it,’ he said. ‘When you’re caring for patients in palliative care, you’re (also) caring for their grieving families and friends. You’ve got to keep your professional boundaries but you form quite strong bonds with some people and their relatives.’ Mr Hein became an ANMF member during the 1986 nurses’ strike and has been active in supporting his colleagues both as a Job Rep and as a member of the ANMF Branch Council. He remembers being inspired by former ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Belinda Morieson, when she addressed Job Reps -in-training. ‘She lit up the room,’ Mr Hein said. ‘How she spoke made me so proud to be an ANMF member’. Being on Branch Council (2002-2003 and 2005-2009) was ‘an amazing experience’, hearing about issues affecting the broad spectrum of nursing, across the private and public sectors. As he entered the final week of his nursing career, Mr Hein had high praise for ANMF (Vic Branch) organiser Jo Petrini, who has represented him and other ANMF members in negotiations with Calvary Health Care Bethlehem.
The acquaintance who met him at the airport was a nurse – Mr Hein decided to become a nurse too.
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Ratios documentary charts crucial time in ANMF history At the ANMF (Vic Branch) Delegates Conference a documentary charting the struggle to introduce and maintain nurse/midwife:patient ratios was launched. The Road to Ratios, commissioned by ANMF (Vic Branch) and produced by Black Sheep Films, features interviews with several key players who were integral to the introduction of ratios in Victoria and the Safe Patient Care Act 2015 which enshrined ratios in law. Those interviewed include former ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Belinda Morieson whose leadership, from 1989–2001, saw the introduction of ratios to Victorian public hospitals in 2000. ‘When I started as a student nurse in the ‘60s our a.m. shift started at 6.30 and finished at four but the evening meals arrived at four and you couldn’t go until they’d all been served and cleared away…conditions were so bad and the pay was pitiful,’ Ms Morieson said while introducing the screening. A key factor in taking control of workload was ANMF (Vic Branch) becoming a more militant organisation, she said. ‘I honour all the nurses and midwives who worked over the years to improve and maintain ratios and finally, the magnificent success in having them legislated.’
In The Road to Ratios, Australian Industrial Relations Commissioner Wayne Blair explains his decision to mandate nurse: patient ratios to resolve a nursing crisis which saw ANMF (Vic Branch) members take industrial action over extreme workloads. Thanks to his ‘consent arbitration’ Victorian nurses and midwives won their bid for a fixed ratio of four patients to every nurse in level ‘A’ hospitals. But, as current Branch Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick and Assistant Secretaries Paul Gilbert and Pip Carew explain in the documentary, keeping the ratios that dramatically improved the working lives of Victorian nurses and midwives and patient safety became a battle at each subsequent enterprise agreement negotiation. That is why the ANMF (Vic Branch), under Ms Fitzpatrick’s leadership, lobbied hard for ratios to be set in legislation, permanently excised from the enterprise agreement negotiating table. Other interviewees include Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, former ANMF (Vic Branch) President, now ACTU President, Ged Kearney, and Job Reps Madeleine Harradence, Anita Stirling and Terry Swanson. Fairfax journalist Michael Bachelard explains the Baillieu
Belinda Morieson Former ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary
Lisa Fitzpatrick, ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Government’s secret plan in 2011 to force the ANMF (Vic Branch) into arbitration over the 2012 enterprise agreement, which would have enabled the government to introduce ‘flexible’ nurse: patient ratios, reduce shift lengths and replace some nurses with health assistants. In October 2015, Victoria became only the second jurisdiction in the world to have nurse/midwife: patient legislation.
Collaboration the key to improving outcomes for mothers and babies Julianne Barclay, Maternity Services Officer
ANMF (Vic Branch) is calling for health services to take a collaborative approach to improving perinatal outcomes, working with medical staff and midwives on ways to reduce clinical risk. The Victorian Government report Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2012 and 2013 presents key findings and recommendations arising from the review of births and deaths by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity. There were 5769 perinatal deaths between 2008 and 2013 in Victoria, with eight per cent requiring review by an expert sub-committee. Of these cases, 281 were assessed as having one or more contributing factors. The most common contributing factors for perinatal deaths were: • i nadequate intrapartum care and management of specific conditions • inadequate clinical monitoring • inadequate antenatal care.
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Specific issues that occurred more frequently were misinterpretation of, or undue reliance on, clinical tests, inadequate intrapartum monitoring and failure to expedite delivery. ANMF member midwives have previously conveyed concerns about clinical risk to the ANMF. ANMF (Vic Branch) is advocating for all hospitals to have appropriate escalation policies, so midwives have clear pathways and protocols in reporting clinical risk and resourcing issues, including staffing issues, to management. It was also important for midwives’ workloads to allow for sufficient time with pregnant women in the antenatal phase so that risks and anomalies can be identified. While midwives welcome screening for issues such as family violence and mental illness in the antenatal phase, health services need to recognise that the introduction of more screening requires greater consultation time to be allocated. The report found that although fetal growth restriction accounted for seven per cent of all stillbirths and three per cent of neonatal deaths, over a third of severely growthrestricted babies born in Victorian hospitals in 2013 were not born by 40 weeks gestation.
This further highlights the need for an increase in resources to monitor mothers and babies in the antenatal period. Hospitals need to support midwives in undertaking mandatory education on such crucial topics as fetal surveillance, medication competency and neonatal resuscitation, by ensuring that time is allocated for midwives to complete education within rostered hours. Health services, when allocating resources, also need to take into account the increasing number of pregnant women with birth risk factors such as obesity. The report said that one in six women who gave birth in 2012 and 2013 was obese (had a BMI of greater than 30) and this was a contributing factor in a significant proportion of perinatal deaths. ANMF (Vic Branch) encourages member midwives to use their professional voice and speak up if they believe practices are putting babies at risk or workloads are too high to enable compliance with hospital policies and procedures. We remind members that under the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia competency standards, they are obliged to follow policies and procedures and to report if resources are insufficient to properly manage clinical risk. August 2016
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Job Representative training – July to November 2016 – metro and regional programs Program one: Introduction to your union and your role This single-day program is for new Job Reps and a refresher for Job Reps who did their initial training at least three years ago. This program provides information and guidance to get you started or continue in the ANMF Job Representative role including: • ANMF structure and functions
Program two: Keeping it organised This program flows on from the 2015 workplace organising programs, is open to all Job Representatives, and is specific to your organiser and workplace/area. Get support, information and skills to organise your workplace, communication networks, and increase member engagement.
• k ey rights, role and responsibilities of the ANMF Job Rep and the ANMF organiser role; communication networks
Learn how to monitor your enterprise agreements to maintain your rights at work. Review and renew your 2015 plans (if applicable).
• w hat you need to know about industrial relations legislation regarding the status and making of enterprise agreements
Learn how to organise around workplace issues and maintain a strong ANMF presence in the workplace.
• y our rights at work, recruitment, and strategies to raise the ANMF's profile at your workplace.
As these programs are organiser and workplace/area specific programs, it’s an opportunity to work directly with your organiser and other Job Representatives from your workplace.
Melbourne-based programs are scheduled for metro-based Job Reps, and the regional programs are reserved for Job Reps according to your organiser area. It’s easy to register online, or contact us to assist you.
Introductory program dates Metro: ANMF House, Melbourne, reserved for metro based Job Reps: 10 August, 6 September, 12 October Regional: reserved for organiser areas (the dates below run back to back with the organising program in your area please register for both days) 24 August – Echuca 28 September – Ballarat 26 October – Bendigo
Keeping it organised program dates Metro: ANMF House, Melbourne, 3–4 August – John Mills – Frankston 14–15 September – Gail Were – metro 5–6 October – Sandra Oakley – metro 9–10 November – Lisa Stingel – metro 30 Nov–1 December – Cynthia Salmons and Christian Sanderson – metro Regional: please also register for the Introductory program for your location 25 August – Christine Steiner – Echuca 29 September – Allan Townsend – Ballarat 27 October – Loretta Marchesi – Bendigo Register now to access your paid union training leave/other leave, and remember to register for your workplace/organiserspecific program.
Register online Unsure which program you should attend? Please contact the Job Rep training team. For registrations or information about any of this training you can: • Go to the website at anmfvic.asn.au • Phone 03 9275 9333 or 1800 133 353 (for regional reps) and ask for Job Rep training • Email jrt@anmfvic.asn.au
These programs are provided at no cost, and include catering (and accommodation where eligible). You need to be an elected ANMF Job Rep to attend these programs. If you would like to become an ANMF Job Rep, the nomination form is in the Job Rep section online. For guidance about the Job Rep role at your workplace, and/or the process for becoming a Job Representative, contact your workplace Job Reps or your ANMF organiser.
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.
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.
2016 course dates:
Regional courses 2016:
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
Ballarat - 27 October
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. 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. 10
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Turning Point and NMHPV win tender to run national support service The Nursing & Midwifery Health Program Victoria will deliver a national support service for nurses and midwives in partnership with Turning Point. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia appointed the Turning Point and NMHPV partnership in a tendering process. The service will be available for nurses, midwives and students who have a health impairment or who are at risk of a health impairment. The service will also provide education and awareness about health impairment, as defined in the National Law, for nurses, midwives, students, educational providers and employers. Announcing the result of the tender, NMBA Chair Dr Lynette Cusack said that it was important that nurses, midwives and students could access confidential advice on healthrelated issues, particularly if the issues would affect their ability to practise.
Special interest groups Visit anmfvic.asn.au/interest-groups for all upcoming ANMF (Vic Branch) special interest group news, events and meetings. Advance Care Planning Nurses (ACPN) Topic: When: Venue: Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Executive committee meeting Thursday 4 August, 2pm – 6pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Members meeting Thursday, 4 August, 4pm – 6pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Anne Marie Fabri, Secretary email: annemarie.fabri@nh.org.au Phone: 9495 3235
Dr Cusack said that, as the regulating body, NMBA was continuing to engage with nurses and midwives to ensure they are supported to provide safe care. However, although funded by the NMBA, the service provided by Turning Point and NMHPV would be independent. The NMBA has agreed to continue to fund the Nursing & Midwifery Health Program Victoria until the national health support service is established. It is expected the new national service will begin operation from early 2017. NMHPV and ANMF (Vic Branch) are working together to seek funding to continue NMHPV’s current case management model in Victoria to provide support and counselling to Victorian nurses, midwives and students who are experiencing mental health or alcohol and other drug issues. NMHPV CEO Glenn Taylor said: ‘We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with Turning Point in the delivery of this important
Immunisation Nurses Topic: When:
Members meeting Thursday 1 September, Registration from 6.30pm Meeting from 7.30 – 9.30pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Inq: INSIG administration, membership@immunisationnursesvic.org.au
Injured Nurses Support Group Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting Tuesday 16 August, 11am – 12:30pm Level 3 Boardroom , ANMF House Annie Rutter 1300 760 602
Medical Imaging Nurses Association
ANZANAC HIV Nursing
Inq: Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
CoNSA Vic/Tas
Inq: Carole de Greenlaw records@anmfvic.asn.au
Inq:
Milena Pinamonti anzanac.vic@gmail.com or 0466 280 445
Topic: General committee meeting When: Thursday 11 August, 6pm – 9pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Inq: consavt@gmail.com
Joint CoNSA and VUNS Study Day
Topic: Meeting of the Waters When: Saturday 23 July, 8.30am – 3.30pm Venue: St Vincent’s Hospital Inq: consavt@gmail.com
Day Surgery Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
State conference Saturday 20 August, 8.30am – 4pm Flemington Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting Wednesday 26 October, 5.30 – 8pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson positivehealth@bigpond.com 0411 557 631
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Professional development day Friday 5 August, 8am – 6pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Cheryl Dingey 9345 7027 Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 onavic@anmfvic.asn.au
Palliative Care Nurses
Safe Patient Handling
Topic: Members forum When: Friday 2 September, 9.30am – 2pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Inq: Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au
Victorian Association Of Maternal and Child Health Nurses Inq: VAMCHN executive vamchn.group@gmail.com
Victorian Association Of Research Nurses
Topic: Professional development day When: Friday 21 October, 8am – 4.30pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Inq: Lesley Poulton lesley.poulton@monash.edu Members Meeting Opening the Door to Domiciliary Care When: Friday 26 August, 7.30am – 4.30pm Venue: Mercy Hospital for Women Inq: Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group Inq:
Topic: PaNA professional day When: Saturday 26 November, 8am – 1pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Inq: Kate Hussey k.hussey@healthscope.com.au
enquiries@vpng.org.au or 1300 721 169
Victorian School Nurses Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Carole de Greenlaw records@anmfvic.asn.au
Pre-Admission Nurses Association
‘Currently, we are working hard to find the funds necessary for the NMHP to continue operating in Victoria beyond December 2016.’
Topic:
Orthopaedic Nurses Association
Inq:
national service. We at the NMHPV believe our knowledge and experience in supporting our own throughout Victoria over the last decade will stand us in great stead to ensure the success of this new profession-specific support service for colleagues from other states and territories.
Victorian Midwifery Homecare Group
Mental Health Nurses SIG
Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Glenn Taylor, NMHPV CEO
Members meeting Tuesday 18 October, 6 – 9pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Vic Urological Nurses Society
Inq: vunssecretary@gmail.com
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Education calendar August 2016
RN EN
RN EN
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1956 16 August 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Margaret Lang
Delirium and depression in the older person CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1983 10 August 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. 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 M
IV cannulation for registered nurses and midwives CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2035 11 August 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This seminar will focus on the process and procedure for inserting peripheral IV in the adult patient. It includes an overview of relevant anatomy, selection of insertion sites and cannula, insertion techniques, infection control, common problems and corrective action. Identification of appropriate equipment, specific cannulation techniques and participant practice will be conducted utilising manikin simulation. Please note this is not an accredited course.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 ALL
Be informed about Hepatitis B
CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2130 16 August 2016 9.30am-12.30pm Presenter Gabrielle Bennett, Victorian Viral Hepatitis Educator Without access to care, up to 25% of people living with hepatitis B will develop advanced liver disease and/or liver cancer. Almost half of the people living with hepatitis B have not been diagnosed. Learn more about how our health services can improve and increase access to hepatitis B care including testing, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or SIG member $100
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses
Any nurse working in aged care will encounter 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 $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 ALL
The ups and downs of male incontinence CPD: 4 hours, course code: 2072 24 August 2016 9am-1pm Presenter Lisa Wragg, Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian Branch Would you know what to say to a male patient who is incontinent? The ups and downs of male incontinence will provide a comprehensive understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the male lower urinary tract and common pathology and surgical interventions that cause incontinence. Continence management strategies are included with a multidisciplinary model and cover nursing interventions, pelvic floor exercise therapy, psychosocial issues, commonly used gadgets and gizmos and how to access financial assistance.
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or SIG member $100 EN Strengthening EN medication
practice CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2149 30 August 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jennifer Irwin This seminar assists enrolled nurses to further develop and apply their skills and knowledge in the practice area of medications. The learning will apply to a variety of health care settings and with reference to the professional practice framework. The seminar builds on skills and knowledge attained through completion of the nationally accredited units associated with NMBA approved enrolled nurse medication administration requirements and work practice.
Course key ALL
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
September 2016 RN Adult advanced life support:
1 day recertification CPD: 10 hours (6 hours training and 4 hours self-directed learning), course code: 2289 6 September 2016 9am-5pm Presented by Australian College of Critical Care Nurses certified ALS trainers ACCCN recommends annual recertification in ALS and offers this one-day theoretical and practical adult ALS recertification program for healthcare professionals. The content covered is the same as the 2-day course above but at a faster pace, so prior knowledge of ALS is required. The morning is a review of ALS content with the opportunity to apply those concepts in practice scenarios. The theoretical and scenario training for recertification will follow in the afternoon. This course is suitable for those working in a critical care environment and/or who have previously attended an ALS course and require an annual update.
Member $210, Non-member $310 RN EN Contemporary wound
management CPD: 12 hours, course code: 2204 7 and 14 September 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenters Julie Baulch and Anne Bryant 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 or SIG member $320
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
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RN EN Respiratory management
– advanced care CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2038 8 September 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter Managing patients who require more advanced respiratory interventions can be challenging and this program updates or refreshes registered nurses who are working within an acute care setting. The theoretical sessions are supported by audio-visual and practical training aids, which enable the participants to become more familiar with the associated equipment in a supportive, learning environment.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 M When do you change your
practice based on what you read? CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2066 14 September 2016 9am-noon Presenter Dr Wendy Pollock All health professionals are expected to implement ‘evidence-based practice’, but how do you recognise it as effective and relevant? 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 $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or SIG member $100 ALL
Nursing the balance
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2169 14 September 2016 9.30pm-4.30pm Presenter Jane Robotham A nourishing self-care workshop for nurses, midwives and carers focusing on reflection, relaxation and continued rejuvenation through the use of practical experiential techniques. This seminar equips participants with simple tools to care for themselves on a daily basis, so they can continue to care for others through clarity of mind, enjoyment in the moment and optimal energy. Please note: workshop includes take home materials offering a variety of guided techniques which boost essential energy, vitality, relaxation and ongoing self-care.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
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RN EN
Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration
What are the myths and counter facts of opioid use in older people and what is the place of non-pharmacological therapies?
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1966 20 September 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Simon Plapp, ICU educator and President ACCCN (Vic Branch)
RN EN
Important to NSQHS Standard 9: Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in acute health care, this workshop provides an important perspective on patient assessment. Through case studies the day focuses on:
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2052 29 September 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jenny Poulter
• Who is at risk? • The signs and symptoms that should “worry” you? • How to manage care in a timely and effective manner? This workshop is delivered by ICU educator and ACCCN (Vic Branch) President Simon Plapp.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
The art of communicating successfully in the contemporary nursing environment
Designed to support nurses to communicate in a clear, assertive and sensitive way in a multidisciplinary, multicultural and often tense environment, this seminar assists nurses to further develop communication skills with clients, patients and colleagues who often have diverse and varying needs.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
RN EN Venipuncture, conducting
October 2016
a 12-lead ECG and contemporary pathology collection
RN ECG – Recording and
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2041 22 September 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This workshop delivers a comprehensive one-day program relating to venipuncture techniques 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 as part of their role.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 RN EN
Management of chronic/ persistent pain in older people CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1985 28 September 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Dr. Rosalie Hudson This seminar focuses on advanced skills development for nurses caring for older people in any setting who suffer from chronic/ persistent pain. 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?
Interpretation CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2032 13 October 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This workshop will include a thorough examination of recording and interpreting ECGs and is suitable for registered nurses. The day includes an overview of cardiac anatomy and physiology, ECG recording and trace interpretation and defining common arrhythmias – cause, presentation and management.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 RN EN
Principles and practice of aseptic technique and infection control CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2054 18 October 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jenny Poulter This recently peer reviewed workshop covers healthcare related infections and the infection control practices required to minimise the spread of infection. Risk management including standard precautions, transmission-based precautions and asepsis, with an emphasis on the practical application of knowledge and skills including aseptic technique.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 August 2016
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Managing fluid and electrolyte RN
administration and blood transfusion in the acute care setting CPD: 6 hours, course code: 2221 21 October 2016 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This seminar discusses the concepts behind various IV fluid therapies, with a focus on advanced understanding and skill development for fluid management in acute care. The program includes the why, what and when of fluid, blood and blood products orders and their clinical effects.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre accredited courses (RTOID 22609) ALL
HLTAID003 Provide first aid
CPD: 12 hours, course code: 2056 20 and 27 October 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.
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Certificate IV in training and assessment (TAE40110) Course 4, course code: 2096 5, 6, 10, 17, 26 October; 2, 7, 8, 16, 23, 30 November; 5, 6, 12, 13 December 2016 9am–5pm 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 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
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Webinar: Introduction to Global Green & Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) One hour of CPD may apply to this session. Date: 26 August Time: 11am - noon ANMF (Vic Branch) members are invited to join this webinar providing information on Global Green and Healthy Hospitals, an international network assisting health professionals to improve the environmental sustainability of healthcare delivery. Please register your details for the webinar here:
http://tinyurl.com/webgghh and a calendar invite with information on the phone in details will be sent to your nominated email address.
Member $360, Non-member $420, Job Rep/ANMF SIG member $320 ALL
HLTAID001 Provide cardio pulmonary resuscitation CPD: 3 hours, course code: 2161 23 November 2016 9am–noon 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 ANMF SIG member $100
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Refugee and asylum seeker health module This four-hour module focuses on the care of people who come to Victoria as refugees and asylum seekers. Each year approximately 4,000 refugees settle in this state. Last year the number was over 7,000. It is therefore highly likely that in your nursing role, no matter in what clinical setting, you will care for people of refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds.
4 CPD hours $80.00 Register online at: http://cpd.anmfvic.asn.au
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