ON THE
RECORD SEPTEMBER 2015
Congratulations to our 2015 Diploma of Nursing graduates!
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Border Force Act – say no to silencing nurses
Focus on the Mental Health Act – one year on
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Addressing physical health in the mental health sphere page 8
Know your entitlements
Inside this edition
2 Know your entitlements 3 Secretary’s report News
Long service leave Joanna Micheli, Information Officer
4 News in brief • High Court win ends
How much long service leave am I entitled to?
5 Protest the silencing of detention centre
Almost all Victorian nurses, midwives and personal care workers are entitled to six calendar months or 26 weeks leave after 15 years of continuous service with one employer (or 1.73 weeks for each year of service).
IPHOA dispute • Communication Survey – what you told us workers • Is there a meth epidemic?
In focus
6 Advance statements a positive step, forum hears
7 Advance statement case study
• Mental Health Act a year on – the forum
8 Member profile: Elizabeth Wallace -
Caring for the hidden health needs of the mentally ill
9 Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry submission • Continuity of care protocol ‘inadequate’ • Congratulations Diploma of Nursing graduates
10 HSR courses • Special Interest Groups 11 Job Rep training • Lemnos Gallipoli memorial unveiled • Anti-violence taskforce gets underway
12 Education Centre courses
By negotiation with your employer, you may take pro rata leave after 10 years continuous service. After 15 years of continuous service, each additional five years of completed continuous service entitles you to another two months (or 8.6 weeks) of long service leave. Some enterprise bargaining agreements allow the employee, by mutual agreement with the employer, to take twice the leave at half the pay. Members need to check individual agreements for their entitlement. Some exceptions to above entitlements are: • Nurses and midwives employed in local government are covered by the Local Government (Long Service Leave) Regulations 2002. After 10 years of continuous service these nurses and midwives are entitled to three months leave, plus one and a half months for each additional five years of completed service. • Nurses employed in medical clinics and private pathology are usually entitled to 13 weeks of long service leave after 15 years, with pro rata after 10 years by agreement with their employer. For each additional five years of completed service, a nurse will accrue an additional month of long service leave. • Members who are employed under a modern award should contact us to check their entitlement.
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• A small number of agreements allow pro rata long service leave after seven years of service on termination of employment. • Casual nurses - please check your enterprise agreement or call InfoLine for advice. • If you have less than 15 years of service and lose your job through serious misconduct, you may forfeit your entitlement.
Contact InfoLine if you believe the long service leave entitlement you are being offered by your employer is incorrect. How am I paid for my long service leave? Long service leave is calculated at your normal weekly hours of work and your ordinary rate of pay at the time the leave is taken, which does not include penalties or shift allowances. The payment can be made either: • in full, in advance, when you commence your leave • paid at the same time as payment would have been made had you remained at work • or in any other way agreed by you and your employer. *Note: if you reduce your hours of work and then take long service leave, you are most likely going to be paid for the leave at the reduced hours. What happens if I resign my employment before I take my long service leave entitlements? • If you have completed at least 10 years (or seven years in some enterprise agreements) of continuous service, you are entitled to be paid any long service leave you have accrued at the date of termination. • Service with different public sector employers is considered to be continuous, provided that any break in permanent employment is no longer than 13 weeks. Prior to 2007 the period was five weeks plus the period of annual leave paid on termination. To ensure your leave entitlement is transferred when changing public sector employment, write to the employer advising them you will be commencing with another public sector employer and request a Certificate of Service to provide a copy to your new employer. Your entitlement to long service leave may vary depending on the award or enterprise agreement which covers your employment.
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary
Paul Gilbert,
Assistant Secretary
Pip Carew,
Assistant Secretary
Take your opportunity to comment on 10-year mental health strategy Lisa Fitzpatrick This month, On the Record reports on our forum ‘Mental Health Act 2014– Reflections on Implementation’. This well-attended forum gave mental health nurses and other health workers affected by the Mental Health Act the opportunity to hear a range of views about how the Act has affected their practice and the experience of mental health patients/clients since its introduction in July last year. Nurses working directly with mental health patients/clients spoke highly of the changes introduced by the Act, particularly the patient-centred philosophy underpinning increased autonomy for patients over treatment options. One new initiative has been ‘advance statements’ in which people with mental health issues can specify their preferences for treatment in the event of an episode of illness. Read more about the Mental Health Act Forum on pages 6 and 7. As I write, public consultations are underway around the state for the Victorian Government’s 10-year strategy for the mental health system. Given that one in five Victorians experience mental ill health each year, the opportunity for nurses and the public to contribute to a plan that will guide patient/client care is an important one. I encourage members to read the discussion paper on Victoria’s next 10-year mental health strategy at the Department of Health website and comment by the closing date – 16 September. The discussion paper puts forward eight outcomes which will drive the strategy, one of which is ‘a capable and supported multidisciplinary workforce’. As the union representing more than 73,000 nurses, mental health nurses, midwives and personal care workers in Victoria, our response to the strategy will be focusing on improved client access to comprehensivelytrained mental health nurses who are best placed to manage clients’ mental (and often physical) ill health. Ratios legislation
On the Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly.
ANMF (Vic Branch) has been working closely with the Victorian Government on the historic legislation on nurse/ midwife: patient ratios. Getting this right will contribute greatly to ensuring high standards of patient care and better workplaces for nurses and midwives. It is hoped the legislation will be introduced in the spring sitting of the Victorian
Parliament, so stay tuned to ANMF (Vic Branch) communications such as e-news, our website and social media for news to celebrate. We will provide full coverage of the legislation in On the Record. High Court win for members employed by IPHOA On page 4 you can read about the ANMF (Vic Branch) win in the High Court on behalf of members employed by three private hospitals owned by Independent Private Hospitals of Australia (IPHOA). The High Court appeal represented IPHOA’s final opportunity to contest the 2012–2016 enterprise agreement negotiated by ANMF on behalf of members employed at Essendon Private, Melbourne Eastern Private and Malvern Private hospitals. With the validity of the enterprise agreement affirmed, we will now continue to pursue back payments owed to these members arising from the agreement. Build up to bargaining Members will be aware that we are approaching the time of bargaining over the next enterprise agreements, with two major agreements – the public sector and public mental health services agreements – both expiring on 31 March 2016. In October ANMF (Vic Branch) organisers will be meeting with Job Representatives to finalise the log of claims for the next enterprise agreements. We will be in touch with delegates about the bargaining process. CPD payment Public sector nurses and midwives are reminded that under the terms of your enterprise agreement, you will be due your second annual payment of $450 (pro rata) for continuing professional development on 30 September. Many nurses and midwives working in the private acute sector also receive payment for CPD under their agreements. Thank you Finally, I would like to convey my thanks to the 4820 members who filled out our Communication Survey. One of the most gratifying results of the survey was getting some hard data behind readership of On the Record, with 83 per cent of respondents saying they read On the Record most months or every month. You can read more about the results of our Communication Survey on page 4.
Front cover: ANMF (Vic Branch) Diploma of Nursing graduates Photo: Angela Wylie
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News News in brief Cabrini carparking fees raise ire At the time of writing, nurses and midwives at five sites of the private Cabrini Health were poised to vote on whether to take industrial action for the first time after an inadequate enterprise agreement wages offer linked to the introduction of a fee for staff parking. The Fair Work Commission approved ANMF (Vic Branch)’s application for a protected industrial action ballot, which could see industrial action, including stop work and/or refuse to work overtime from early this month. ANMF (Vic Branch) Cabrini members have rejected an offer that would see them receive a two per cent wage increase backdated to October 2014 plus a 2.5 per cent per annum pay rise from 1 October 2015. The wage offer is linked to the introduction of a car parking fee. ANMF (Vic Branch)’s Cabrini members have proposed a 3.25 per cent per annum salary adjustment expiring in October 2016. In its submission to the Fair Work Commission, Cabrini Health stated that it requires the parking fees to offset the cost of the wage increases they have offered to nurses and midwives.
First State Super and Transfield ANMF (Vic Branch) raised members’ concerns regarding super fund investment in Transfield Services which holds contracts with the Australian Government to run both the Manus Island and Nauru offshore asylum seeker detention facilities. We are pleased to advise that First State Super has no shareholdings in Transfield Services, meaning none of the First State Super members’ money is invested in this company.
Grant deadlines approaching Applications close Friday 25 September for two ANMF grants and the Irving Buzzard Midwifery Prize. For further information, including application details, on the midwifery prize, the ANMF Annual Research Grant and ANMF Elizabeth Hulme SIG Grant, visit anmfvic.asn.au or contact Trish O’Hara, ANMF (Vic Branch) Professional Officer on 9275 9333 or email tohara@anmfvic.asn.au
From left: Assistant Secretary Paul Gilbert, Richard Kenzie SC, Barrister Allana Duffy and Industrial Officer Barry Megennis
High Court win for IPHOA nurses ANMF (Vic Branch) will continue to pursue $1.25 to $1.5 million in owed unpaid wages to hundreds of nursing staff at three private hospitals owned by Independent Private Hospitals of Australia (IPHOA) following a High Court decision ending a dispute on the validity of 2012–2016 enterprise agreements. The High Court of Australia rejected IPHOA’s sixth and final available appeal, which sought to overrule a unanimous judgement made by a full bench of the Federal Court in March this year. The Federal Court had found a contested 2012-2016 enterprise agreement for the private hospital group was lawful and valid. The High Court decision represents a welcome victory for enrolled and registered nurses employed at Essendon Private, Melbourne Eastern Private and Malvern Private hospitals in Victoria.
IPHOA had argued that the signatory to the 2012-2016 enterprise agreement did not have the authority to approve the agreement. On the final appeal available to IPHOA, the High Court of Australia ruled the agreement was valid. Since the favourable High Court outcome ANMF has met with IPHOA in an attempt to progress the implementation of the 20122016 agreement, particularly the increased wages, allowances and associated back pay. ANMF will assist members to ensure that all monies owed are paid. ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said the High Court victory was a fantastic result for nursing staff. ‘With this decision, IPHOA nurses will go from being some of the worst paid in the state to finally earning closer to what they deserve.’
Communication Survey – what you told us Thank you to the 4820 ANMF members who responded to our survey on ANMF (Vic Branch) communication, giving us valuable feedback about what you read and how you read it. The survey covered our communication via On the Record, e-news, social media, our website and an app currently in development. For filling out the survey, members were offered the chance to win an iPhone 6. The results told us that: • More than 83 per cent of members read On the Record every month or most months, with articles about professional issues, individual nurses and midwives, and news features on particular topics being of most interest. • 77 per cent have visited our new website since it was launched in October last year
• Only eight per cent use Twitter. Members were reminded in the survey that ANMF (Vic Branch) is phasing out its two year diary in favour of an app which will include additional features. Eighty-three per cent of respondents said they intend to download the app when it becomes available in a few months. Asked which features would be most useful in the app, information about continuing professional development, a calendar, shift planner and drug calculator were the most popular choices. We thank the many members who gave us additional feedback about what they liked and what could be improved with our communications. ANMF (Vic Branch) congratulates the member who won the iPhone 6, Olivia Impey, a Ballarat oncology nurse.
• 77 per cent use Facebook and 58 per cent are aware of our Facebook page 4
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Protest the silencing of detention centre workers Chris Cummins knows she risks arrest under the Abbott Government’s new Border Force Act if she speaks out about her work at Christmas Island asylum seeker detention centre. Under the Abbott Government’s Border Force Act, introduced on 1 July, current or former detention centre workers are banned from speaking publicly about their work under threat of two years jail. As a former mental health nurse and trauma and torture counselling team leader at the centre, Ms Cummins feels that the secrecy provision of the Act counteracts nurses’ and counsellors’ duty to advocate for patient care. That’s why she is gathering signatures for a petition to repeal the Act’s secrecy provision. The petition can be signed online here: http://chn.ge/1fCbgP4 Asylum seekers who were already suffering poor mental health as a result of torture and trauma in their home country are deteriorating rapidly within detention centres. ‘Detainment escalated a lot of the symptoms of complex trauma,’ Ms Cummins said. The Human Rights Commission’s 2014 inquiry into children in immigration detention found that the prolonged, mandatory detention of asylum seeker children was causing them significant mental and physical illness and developmental delays. The inquiry found that in just over a year, from January 2013 to March 2014, the following incidents were reported in detention centres: • 207 incidents of actual self-harm • 210 incidents of voluntary starvation (27 of which included children ) • 436 incidents of threatened self-harm • 57 serious assaults
Is there a meth epidemic? Methamphetamine use in Australia has fallen since 1998 but, due to increased purity of the drug users are experiencing ‘an epidemic of harm’, the 16th Victorian Collaborative Psychiatric Nursing Conference has heard. Albury Wodonga Health’s Dual Diagnosis Manager & Clinical Nurse Specialist Gary Croton examined whether Victoria is really suffering from a methamphetamine epidemic. Mr Croton’s research review found that methamphetamine use in Australia has actually fallen since 1998. While five per cent of men had used methamphetamines in the last 12 months in 1998, in 2013, the rate of use was 2.9 per cent. Total use (by men and women) fell from 3.6 per cent in 1998 to two per cent in 2013. Mr Croton argued that methamphetamine addiction had become a priority in Australia because increased availability and purity, and www.anmfvic.asn.au
• 233 assaults involving children • 33 incidents of reported sexual assault (the vast majority involving children). The inquiry found that in the same period, 128 children in detention engaged in acts of selfharm, including suicide. In March 2015 a joint statement by peak health bodies called for the immediate release of children and their families from immigration detention in Australia and Nauru. In August 2012 Australia re-introduced a system of third country processing for asylum seekers who come by boat, including children, opening Nauru and Manus Island detention centres. In April Dr Peter Young, former director of mental health services for International Health and Mental Services, a private contractor employed by the Department of Immigration, was one of a group of health and social workers who called for a Royal Commission into allegations of sexual abuse at the Nauru detention centre. He told a Senate committee investigation that the Immigration Department did not want to hear about the mental harm caused by being detained. The Immigration Department removed nine Save the Children workers from Nauru Island after it was alleged the workers had encouraged asylum seekers to protest and to fabricate assault allegations. The workers had raised concerns about sexual assault of asylum seeker children. decreased price had created ‘an epidemic of harm’. Methamphetamine-related deaths reported by the Victorian Coroner’s Court had jumped from 14 deaths in 2010 to 50 in 2013. ‘In the past we weren’t seeing people with mental health disorders getting access to meth,’ Mr Croton said. ‘Now, the people who use are using more often.’ Mr Croton said Victorian frontline health services were having a difficult time distinguishing the difference between patients with schizophrenia and those with methrelated psychosis. He said advertising campaigns had unfortunately increased the stigma against methamphetamine users, making it less likely that victims would disclose their addiction to health staff. Rather than presenting an unreasonable challenge to emergency department staff, patients with meth-related psychosis were
An independent inquiry by former Integrity Commissioner Philip Moss found no evidence of misconduct by the Save the Children workers. But it did find evidence of rape occurring in the Nauru centre, sexual assault of minors and guards trading marijuana for sexual favours from female detainees. In 2014, child psychiatrist Dr Sarah Mares visited Christmas Island detention centre, where 317 children were detained, and prepared a report for the Human Rights Commission. Dr Mares’ report says the camps at Christmas Island ‘resemble prisons in all but name’ with harsh cramped conditions, little privacy and ‘checks’ conducted in family bedrooms by officers regularly during the day and night. ‘Many asylum seekers including children presented us with letters and drawings expressing requests for help and outlining their distress.’ Many adults and children were crying, she reported. Ms Cummins began work on Christmas Island in 2010 and returned to Australia at the end of 2014 when her team was dismantled. She is now working in the mental health field in Bendigo. complex but could be effectively treated if they are moved from an ED environment to the hospital’s psychiatric unit within a reasonable time. Treatment with benzodiazepine, or, in extreme behavior examples, antipsychotic medications, could then be effective. Mr Croton referred to data published by Associate Professor Nicole Lee, from the National Research Centre on Alcohol & Other Drugs Workforce Development at the National Methamphetamine Symposium. Professor Lee’s research showed a methamphetamine addict undergoing withdrawal could experience mood disruptions for 18 months after ceasing use. This presented a huge challenge for healthcare workers in comparison to alcohol and heroin addicts, who were normally free of mood disruptions after seven days without use.
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In focus - Mental Health Act Forum
Advance statements a positive step, forum hears One year on from the introduction of the Mental Health Act 2014, Victoria’s mental health system is still transforming, members were told at the ANMF (Vic Branch)’s mental health forum in July. The Mental Health Act: Reflections on implementation forum had a stellar line up of experts, professionals and consumers who were all able to give precise viewpoints on what parts of the Act have been smoothly introduced and others that still needed some work. Across the board, the introduction of advance statements (or directives) – medical treatment preference plans for when consumers become unwell and are compulsorily admitted to hospital ¬– was considered a benchmark reform. Advance statements were introduced under the new Act to support consumerled decision making with a presumption of capacity and to foster recovery-orientated treatment. The forum heard that giving consumers the chance to make decisions about their health empowers them and allows their family, carer or nominated person to make informed choices about future treatment in relation to: • the kinds of treatment a person finds effective • treatments that have been less effective in the past • the person’s views and preferences about electroconvulsive treatment. While an advance statement supports the concept of a presumption of capacity, the statement can still be overruled by the Mental Health Tribunal or the treating psychiatrist. However, the aim is to follow patients’ treatment directives where possible.
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Nurses have an important role as both health professionals and advocates for their patients in educating and executing patients’ advance directives.
done to promote it to clients.
In the community mental health setting, nurses can educate consumers on what an advance statement is, how it can benefit their treatment and assist them in preparing a statement prior to being admitted to hospital.
Ms Humphries said there has been a slow and steady uptake of advance statements in the community, with 800 Victorian consumers flagged as having written a directive since the Act was introduced.
Only nurses who are employed by a designated mental health service can witness the advance statements. When caring for patients with mental health issues in the acute inpatient setting, nurses can provide education and work within the medical team to ensure the patient’s treatment preferences are met where possible. The forum heard that one of the main issues with the directives was that most patients being treated under the Mental Health Act did not know they could make a statement. NorthWestern Mental Health’s (NWMH) Mental Health Tribunal Clinical Coordinator Joanne Stubbs told the forum that the uptake of advance statements in her clinical area was minimal, with only 12 patients writing an advance statement since the Act was introduced in July 2014. Ms Stubbs said NWMH had implemented a series of education tools that would inform and help patients plan their own statement. Victoria’s chief psychiatrist Dr Mark Oakley Browne said the medical profession was very supportive of the statements and said they were extremely helpful in providing patientfocused care. Robyn Humphries, manager of system transformation at the Department of Health, said the Mental Health Act had been ‘a game changer’ for patients but work needed to be
‘The presumption of capacity and supportive decision making is an absolute paradigm shift,’ Ms Humphries said.
What are advance statements? 1. An advance statement sets out a person’s treatment preferences in case they become unwell and need compulsory mental health treatment. 2. A person can make an advance statement at any time if they understand what an advance statement is and the consequences of making one 3. An authorised psychiatrist (and the rest of the treating team) must have regard to a person’s advance statement when making a treatment decision 4. The authorised psychiatrist (and the rest of the treating team) may make a treatment decision not in accordance with the advance statement if satisfied the treatment specified in the advance statement is not clinically appropriate or is not a treatment ordinarily provided by the designated mental health service.
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Dr Lisa Brophy
Advance statement case study From Dr Lisa Brophy, Director of Research, Mind Australia and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Josh is 19 years old. He has episodes of psychosis associated with drug use. He is aware that methamphetamines in particular have contributed to problems he is having with his mental health and with the police. Josh’s mum, Jane, has been actively
involved in trying to understand what might help Josh, including medications. She has expressed considerable frustration about Josh’s situation and does not think he gets adequate care, especially when he is in hospital. She is very worried that Josh could be harmed when he is psychotic and becomes involved in violent incidents with police and security guards. She thinks this could be avoided if people got to know Josh and how to respond to him when he is acutely unwell.
being left alone or in a ‘busy’ environment when the client is acutely unwell and agitated, a preference for a specific type of oral antipsychotic medication and, if an intramuscular injection was required, for it to be administered in a site other than the buttocks.
Josh reluctantly takes oral psychotropic medications as long as he has them at night and are ‘not the kind that put on weight’. He finds needles painful and is embarrassed to have to them in his buttocks so he does not want intramuscular injections. Josh also knows that being away from busy environments (but not alone) helps him calm down when he is agitated and psychotic.
This presentation generated discussion about the low number of advance statements being developed to date. The case study highlighted nurses’ advocacy role in discussing with clients their choice and right to develop an advance statement and the legal requirements for mental health service practitioners regarding advance statements.
Nurses passionately articulated they would also want to discuss with the client and his mother the benefits of the client making an advance statement given he did not appear to have one.
ANMF (Vic Branch) Mental Health Nursing Officer Donna Hansen-Vella responds
In fact, nurses could encourage all patients, their family, friends and neighbours to develop an advance statement in the event they become unwell and require services from mental health providers.
At the Mental Health Act Forum nurses were quick to identify the likely treatment options from the example – such as not
The Department of Health and Human Services has a handbook on advance statements. Visit http://bit.ly/1HCLccL
Mental Health Act a year on – the forum The ANMF (Vic Branch) forum on Victoria’s Mental Health Act 2014 was a fascinating snapshot of the state of the system a year on from the Act being introduced. Victoria’s Chief Psychiatrist Dr Mark Oakley Browne spoke about the drivers of change for the new Act and his role in overseeing the state’s mental health system. Anna Love, the acting Chief Mental Health Nurse, focused on the Safewards practice model to reduce conflict and seclusion in inpatient services, as well as a number of projects being undertaken to improve the patient experience in hospitals, such as collaborative handovers. Some of the most striking information on how the Act has affected and changed the treatment of patients with mental illnesses came from La Trobe Hospital’s Director of Mental Health Cayte Hoppner, Delmont Private Hospital’s Director of Nursing Peter Randell and North Western Area Mental Health’s Mental Health Tribunal Clinical Coordinator Joanne Stubbs. Ms Hoppner looked at how the Act has empowered patients with decision making in regard to their own mental health, with overwhelmingly positive reactions from the public.
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Donna Hansen-Vella, Cayte Hoppner, Jo Stubbs and Peter Randell The only private sector voice at the forum, The other program highlight was when Mr Randell said that in some ways the the forum heard from Hannah Meurer, introduction of the Act had pushed private a consumer advocate from the Victorian hospitals out on their own. Delmont Private Mental Illness Awareness Council. treats 32,000 patients each year but only Ms Meurer is both a consumer of the when a patient needed to be moved to the Victorian mental health system and acts as public inpatient setting did the hospital come an advocate for patients while in hospital. For into contact with the Act. the nurses present, the message was clear: Ms Stubbs said NorthWestern Mental Health had seen a reduction in community treatment orders since the Act and progress was being made on reducing restrictive interventions.
listen to your patients and find out their stories.
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Member profile
Clinical nurse coordinator Elizabeth Wallace and enrolled nurse Hellen Malunga
Caring for the hidden health needs of the mentally ill Elizabeth Wallace’s role is unique but she passionately believes it should not be. Ms Wallace is the clinical nurse coordinator of a physical health program for clients with mental health issues – often severe and chronic mental health issues. Last year the program took gold in the person-centred care category of the Victorian Public Health Awards. Sadly, the client group with whom Ms Wallace works tends to die 25-30 years younger than people without severe mental illness. The cause of death is not their primary diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or depression – but preventable, lifestyle-related physical illnesses. Ms Wallace works for the Northern Area Mental Health Community Team North. Her role is a dual one – she advises GPs and clinicians on the protocols related to Clozapine, an anti-psychotic drug prescribed to people with schizophrenia. As Clozapine has metabolic and cardiac side-effects, it overlaps with the other half of Ms Wallace’s role, which involves working with enrolled nurse Hellen Malunga to assess clients’ physical health and remove barriers to treatment. ‘A lot of our clients have poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle,’ Ms Wallace said. ‘So that then brings around cholesterol issues, glucose-intolerance issues and there’s also a very high rate of smoking in our client population – 60 per cent compared to the national population of 11 per cent.’ ‘That all brings metabolic and cardiac issues. That is the same for all the clients but is particularly problematic for clients on Clozapine.’ Ms Wallace works with 22 GPs who prescribe Clozapine, but also with a network of GPs
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who are willing to provide a shared care service to patients with severe mental health issues.
about to begin analysing data from the program’s three year lifespan. Watch this space.
A comprehensive physical health assessment is offered to every new client and to ongoing clients annually. With 350 clients, you can imagine that Ms Wallace and Ms Malunga do not get much relaxation.
One of the most important factors in the program’s success so far is proximity. A dietician and an exercise physiologist are located within the Northern Area Mental Health Community Team. The Plenty Valley Community Health team is right next door.
After the assessment, the team can then talk to the GP on the client’s behalf about physical health issues identified, advocate for them or help the client find a new mental health-aware GP. Clients have priority, free access to community health services such as a dietician, podiatrist and dentist. They can also access free exercise programs through the City of Whittlesea and one-on-one health education and stop-smoking programs. The physical health program began four years ago as a pilot project, initiated by the Program Manager Patrick Roe. ‘The evidence from that one year pilot (program) showed that clients had very high rates of undetected diabetes, very high rates of high cholesterol, blood pressure issues, and low engagement with GPs in community health,’ Ms Wallace said. While it is early days in the program – certainly too early to tell if the program will have an effect on mortality rates, about 60 per cent of clients take up the offer of a physical health assessment and there have been some promising outcomes for individual clients. Having physical health risks identified and having a conversation about physical health are huge steps forward. There were 60 dietician referrals in the first six months of the program, up from three in the six months prior to the program starting. ‘We are now starting to see people’s metabolic risk factors reducing,’ Ms Wallace said. At the time of writing Ms Wallace was
As people with severe mental health issues already face barriers to addressing physical health issues, removing some of those barriers is crucial. There are the sedating effects of medication, low motivation as a symptom of some mental illnesses, anxiety associated with new environments and new health professionals… ‘Many people are concerned about their physical health but they don’t know where to start, so we take away as many barriers as we can and enable them to access the health and wellbeing services that they need,’ Ms Wallace said. ‘Community health and GPs want to help. They just need some guidance about how to approach our clients and how to keep our clients engaged.’ A success story ‘Pat’, a middle-aged woman, had come to the team after having a psychotic episode. Pat had not had a breast screening, had not had a pap smear in many years, and had anxiety over dental care. Pat undertook a physical health assessment and, with support, had thyroid and cholesterol issues dealt with and received dental care. She also had a breast screening and pap smear. Pat received support to attend the gym and took part in a cooking group in conjunction with the Second Chance organization and Whittlesea Council. She was a client of the program for two and a half years. www.anmfvic.asn.au
Congratulations Diploma of Nursing graduates Congratulations to all graduates of the ANMF (Vic Branch) Diploma of Nursing. Forty-five students and their families and friends attended a graduation ceremony at ANMF House on 6 July. Assistant Secretary Pip Carew presented students with their diplomas. The next ANMF (Vic Branch) Diploma of Nursing is expected to begin in February 2016. For inquiries, contact the Education Centre on 9275 9333 or email education@anmfvic.asn.au. Graduate Elizabeth Mostert and Assistant Secretary Pip Carew
Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry submission The Latrobe Valley community needs an injection of health resources and programs to address underlying ill health and respond to potential effects of the Hazelwood Mine Fire, the ANMF (Vic Branch) has stated. In its submission to the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry, ANMF (Vic Branch) said that, while the Latrobe Valley community had access to usual inpatient and community services, extra assistance was warranted. The submission noted that the Latrobe Valley population includes several groups associated with higher health needs: an aging population, people suffering lung cancer and chronic disease, Aboriginal people, people with asbestos-related disease and people with disabilities. The ANMF (Vic Branch) recommended: • expanding the nurse-led mine fire health clinic in Morwell • conducting a 20-year longitudinal study into the health outcomes of the fire, particularly to establish any long-term effects on children born to mothers who were exposed to the mine fire pollution
• building and expanding on the existing health promotion programs currently provided by community nurses and the Latrobe Regional Health Service. The ANMF (Vic Branch) submission states that the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Report 2014 revealed ‘a tolerance on the part of government, the local, and broader community for exposing the Morwell and Latrobe Valley residents and workers to unacceptable levels of risk from air pollution’. Those risks were not only from the Hazelwood Mine Fire, which burned for 45 days from 9 February 2014, but from the ever-present risks associated with air pollution from proximity to a coal mine. While the ANMF (Vic Branch) was invited to make a submission on measures to improve the health of the Latrobe Valley community following the fire, the inquiry is also considering rehabilitation options for the region’s three coal mines: Hazelwood, Loy Yang and Yallourn. The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry was reopened by the Andrews Government in May to further investigate the community’s
health concerns as there had been a perceived spike in deaths following the mine fire. The inquiry’s terms of reference also included rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley’s coal mines. The Andrews Government committed $30 million in its first Budget to implement recommendations of the 2014 Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry, which included establishing a Health Conservation Zone and a Health Advocate for the Latrobe Valley. The ANMF supports both these proposals. In making our submission, the ANMF (Vic Branch) referred to the 2014 inquiry report, which noted a lack of coordination and leadership from government and community organisations in managing the response to the mine fire. The ANMF’s submission states: ‘The delays in providing information, questionable regulatory standards and the lack of protocols relating to exposure of risks to pollutants has led to an exacerbation of health risks for a community already suffering poor health outcomes.’
Continuity of care protocol ‘inadequate’ ANMF (Vic Branch) recently submitted to the Victorian Government’s consultation on the draft Continuity of Care: Guidance for the Victorian Public Health Services and the Maternal and Child Health Service. ANMF (Vic Branch) is supportive of the shared principles outlined within the 2015 guidance document but has significant concerns regarding its scope, clarity and overall utility. ANMF considers it vastly inadequate when compared to the 2004 draft guidance and lacking the detail of the comprehensive body of work completed in 2010 by the Continuity www.anmfvic.asn.au
of Care Project Reference Group. ANMF has expressed disappointment that the group’s comprehensive work has not been referenced in the current draft and noted there has been little communication or consultation with the midwifery and maternal and child health nursing workforce and other key stakeholders regarding the status of this body of work since 2010. Given these concerns, we have argued for re-engaging with the midwifery and maternal and child health nursing workforce and all other key stakeholders involved in the care of Victorian families and children (during
the antenatal, postnatal and period of MCH nursing care) to determine: - the needs of the workforce for achieving effective collaboration and communication - the needs of Victorian children and families, particularly the most vulnerable -the optimal period of care to which a continuity of care protocol should be applied. In the interim, the ANMF (Vic Branch) has recommended that the 2004 Continuity of Care Protocol should remain in place.
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Enrolled nurses’ national conference Reviews of accreditation and competency standards for enrolled nurses, social media practice and working overseas as an enrolled nurse are among the presentations at the National Enrolled Nurse Association of Australia Conference in October. Linda Starr, Associate Professor, Flinders University, and Megan-Jane Johnstone, Professor of Nursing, Deakin University, will present at the conference on Australia’s new Border Force Act and the assault on nursing ethics it represents. Enrolled nurse Rhonda Dullard will talk about working as an EN in an emergency department and Pia Buckingham will present on working overseas as part of a surgical team conducting facial reconstruction surgery. The 12th Biennial National Enrolled Nurse Association of Australia Conference will take place on Wednesday 21 October at the InterContinental, North Terrace, Adelaide. Attendance at the conference will accrue seven CPD hours. For bookings and further information, visit www.nena.org.au
Special Interest Groups Visit www.anmfvic.asn.au/interestgroups for Nurses for Continence all upcoming ANMF (Victorian Branch) Special Inq: Christine Sumper nfcv.sec@gmail.com Interest Group news, events and meetings. ANMF House is located at 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Orthopaedic Nurses’ Assoc Advance Care Planning SIG Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting/ AGM Thursday 10 September, 5.30-8pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Kathryn Whiteside Kathryn.Whiteside@austin.org.au
ANZANAC (HIV Nursing SIG) Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting Tuesday 8 September, 6.30-8pm The Retreat Hotel, Abbotsford Milena Pinamonti anzanac.vic@gmail.com or 0466 280 445
Day Surgery SIG
Topic: Executive meeting When: Wednesday 16 September, 6pm Venue: TBA Topic: Members’ meeting/ education session When: Wednesday 23 September, 6-9pm Inq: Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators SIG
Inq: Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson positivehealth@bigpond.com 0411 557 631
Injured Nurses’ Support Group Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Members meeting Tuesday 15 September, 11am-12.30pm Level 3 boardroom, ANMF house Annie Rutter 1300 760 602
Immunisation Nurses SIG Inq:
Vikkie Coghlan vikk1c36@bigpond.com.au
Medical Imaging Nurses Assoc Inq:
Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
Mental Health Nurses SIG Inq:
Carole de Greenlaw records@anmfvic.asn.au
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Inq:
Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 Rita Moreno 9345 5303
Palliative Care SIG Inq:
Lyndsay Cassidy Lyndsay.CASSIDY@svhm.org.au
Preadmission Nurses Group Inq:
Kate Hussey k.hussey@healthscope.com.au
Safe Patient Handling Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Forum Friday 4 September, 9.30am-2pm Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au
Vic Assoc Maternal & Child Health Nurses Topic: Executive meeting When: Wednesday 9 September, 6-9.30pm Venue: TBA Inq: Helen Watson 0419 103 795 vamchn.group@gmail.com
Victorian School Nurses Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Conference Saturday 12 September, 8am-4.45pm Whitefriars College, Donvale Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Vic Assoc of Research Nurses Inq:
Lesley Poulton lesley.poulton@monash.edu
Vic Midwifery Homecare SIG Inq:
Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Vic Perioperative Nurses’ Group Topic: When: Venue: Inq:
Committee meeting Tuesday 22 September Pullman Albert Park enquiries@vpng.org.au or 1300 721 169
Vic Urological Nurses Society Inq:
Ros Lawrence rostommy1@optusnet.com.au
OHS courses Nurses, midwives and personal care workers working in health and other industries are exposed to many hazards including manual handling, violence and aggression, bullying and harassment, stress, shiftwork, hazardous substances and infection 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.
Five-day Initial HSR OHS Course (VWA approved) This course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing, 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. Course 4: 11, 12 & 13 November & 3 & 4 December 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
One-day HSR OHS Refresher Course (VWA approved) 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 is designed to refresh HSRs’ knowledge and 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.
Metropolitan courses: Course 4: 8 October Time: 9am – 5pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth Street, Melb Cost: $250 (payable by employer). Register online anmfvic.asn.au/hsr-training
Conferences ANMF Nurses & Midwives Conference MCEC, South Wharf: 10 & 11 September Prevention of Workplace Bullying: 14 October Visit anmfvic.asn.au for the latest courses and events
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Anti-violence taskforce gets underway The Occupational Violence Taskforce established by the Victorian Government has met to begin recommending reforms to reduce violence in Victorian hospitals. The taskforce, chaired by WorkSafe Chief Executive Clare Amies, includes ANMF (Vic Branch) OH&S Unit Coordinator Kathy Chrisfield. Prior to the November state election, Premier Daniel Andrews signed up to the ANMF’s 10-point plan to end violence and aggression. The taskforce will support implementation of the 10-point plan by advising the Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy and the Department of Health and Human Services on how to address the systemic issues that lead to occupational violence.
Lemnos Gallipoli memorial unveiled A memorial honouring nurses and soldiers who served on the Greek island of Lemnos during the World War I Gallipoli campaign has been unveiled at Foote Street Reserve, Albert Park.
who served at Lemnos, including David Weedon, great nephew of Matron Grace Wilson, who oversaw the care for patients in primitive conditions at the Lemnos 3rd Australian General Hospital.
The unveiling event on 8 August included a re-enactment of the arrival of nurses and soldiers on Lemnos, a performance by the Royal Australian Navy Band – Melbourne, and Greek dancing performances.
Sculptor Peter Corlett OAM, created the memorial which consists of sculptures of a nurse and a soldier.
Lemnos was the main base for the Gallipoli campaign, with a military base and field hospitals established there in 1915. Over 130 nurses served on Lemnos during the Gallipoli campaign, with others serving on the ships ferrying the wounded from the Gallipoli battlefield. The unveiling of the memorial was attended by family members of nurses and soldiers
Job Rep training schedule In 2015, ANMF (Vic Branch) is offering new and revised training programs for Job Reps.
Workplace organising and campaigning Workplace organising and campaigning is a workplace-specific two-day program, and will provide Job Reps with planning tools, strategies and activities to educate and engage colleagues. Working directly with your ANMF industrial organiser, together with Job Reps from your workplace, you will learn practical skills and be supported to: • learn how to engage members in union activities
ANMF (Vic Branch) contributed $10,000 to the memorial, with another $10,000 contributed by the ANMF federal office. Members of ANMF’s Anzac Committee, Catherine Hutchings, Sue Sherson, Jenny Lumsden and Arlene Bennett, attended the event. For more information about the memorial visit lemnosgallipolicc.blogspot.com.au
Eastern Health. All workplaces (per organiser area) will be assigned a program date between February 2015 and April 2016. The registration form will guide you to the correct program for your workplace. Metro: 6-7 October, Dandenong (organisers Nicole Smith and Lynne West) 24-25 November, Melbourne (organiser Anthony Stafford) 1-2 December, Melbourne (organiser Judith Milne)
• build relationships across the workplace
Regional: to be held in each location, for Reps in these regional areas
• establish sustainable structures and communication networks
23-24 September, Wangaratta (organiser Alison Kairns)
• develop and practise recruitment conversations and strategies.
11-12 November, Ballarat (organiser Allan Townsend)
Entry to each program is according to your primary workplace, e.g. Melbourne Health or www.anmfvic.asn.au
Please visit anmfvic.asn.au for the latest schedule
The taskforce will also consider recommendations of the Victorian Auditor-General’s report on occupational violence against healthcare workers. The taskforce includes representatives from the Australian Medical Association, Monash Health, the Victorian Managed Insurance Agency, and the Health and Community Services Union. The taskforce will support the rollout of the government’s $20 million Health Service Violence Prevention Fund and advise on implementation of the government’s requirement for health services to publicly report violent incidents at hospitals. A simplified reporting mechanism for hospital staff to report violence will form part of the action plan arising from the taskforce, as will consistent responses for Code Grey and Code Black security emergencies. Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy announced details of the taskforce on the first day of the ANMF (Vic Branch) Annual Delegates Conference.
Your union, your role – an introduction for Job Reps Your Union, your role – an introduction for Job Reps is a one-day program for new Job Reps from any workplace. Metropolitan Reps, and Latrobe and Geelong Reps, can choose any metropolitan date for this program. Regional Reps need to select dates for their specific region. In this program new Job Reps will learn ANMF (Vic Branch) key objectives, structure and resources, plus guidance on skills and strategies to support you in your role. Visit our website anmfvic.asn.au for further information about the programs and to enrol online, or phone the Job Rep training team on 9275 9333 for further information or for assistance with online registration. Melbourne: For metro-based Reps, held at ANMF Victorian Branch, 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne: 13 October Regional: for Reps in the regional organiser catchment area, held at a venue in these locations: Wangaratta: 22 September, Ballarat: 10 November September 2015
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Education calendar September ECG – Recording and interpretation
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CPD: 6 hours, course code: 858 4 September 2015 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.
MCHN including epidemiology, pregnancy 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
Nursing for ecological sustainability: Practical hands on seminar
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Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
RN EN
Venipuncture, conducting a 12 lead ECG and contemporary pathology collection CPD: 6 hours, course code: 859 10 September 2015 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
Adult ALS Certification: 2-day program
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CPD: 16 Hours, course code: 882 9 and 16 September 2015 8.30am-4.30pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers This course is full; please contact ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre to register your interest in new ALS courses
Hepatitis B for midwives and MCHNs
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CPD: 3 Hours, course code: 886 Friday 11 September 2015 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 12
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CPD: 3 Hours, course code: 949 17 September 2015 9.30am-12.30pm Presenter Ian McBurney, Live Ecological ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre is excited to announce an intensive with Ian McBurney from Live Ecological. Many members will have had the pleasure of hearing Ian speak at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Health and Environmental Sustainability conference, an entertaining and thought provoking speaker with a stellar reputation, Ian will challenge and inspire you to look at health and sustainability in a different way. Why does sustainability matter for nursing and health? How can we reduce water, waste and energy at work? What difference can one nurse make? How can we enable change in those around us? Bring your questions, your ideas, your stories of successes and failures, your frustrations and your hopes. Get ready to enhance your journey from passionate person to sustainability change maker. Member $130, Non-member $200
Practical and quick stress relief techniques
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CPD: 4 hours, course code: 907 24 September 2015 12.30pm -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
Course key ALL Course available to all nurses, midwives, PCAs and AINs RN Course available to registered nurses EN Course available to enrolled nurses M Course available to midwives 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. Nurses and midwives are expected to fit in huge workloads and tasks often under pressure as unexpected outcomes occur frequently. The cost of such demands at times leaves us overloaded and exhausted. Our enjoyment of our work suffers along with the quality of care we are able to offer our patients. This dynamic and highly relevant workshop explores the nature of stress associated with working in these roles. Dissolve daily stress and fatigue and improve wellbeing by learning simple and practical techniques that are easy, enjoyable and highly effective. Please note there is supporting materials associated with this seminar, provided to attendees on the day, these are included in the registration cost. Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100
The importance of documenting nursing care within the aged care environment
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CPD: 6 hours, course code: 860 21 September 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Margaret Lang This seminar highlights the importance of an understanding of the significance of accurate documentation in aged care. Identifying the when, why and what of documentation with regards to client care, funding and legal issues. The seminar will include a discussion on the ACFI and Aged Care Accreditation Standards and the principles of an effective handover. 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: 1042 30 September 2015 9.30am- 4.30pm Presenter Jenny Poulter
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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
Managing the deteriorating patient
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utilising a multidisciplinary team approach. All participants will leave this workshop knowing how to recruit the correct pelvic floor muscles to do effective pelvic floor exercises. RN Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100
What is new on postpartum haemorrhage?
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CPD: 3 hours, course code: 862 13 October 2015 9.00am-12.00pm Presenter Dr Wendy Pollock 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.
Foundations of pharmacology and medication administration for registered nurses CPD: 24 hours, course code: 1146 5, 12, 26 November & 3 December 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jennifer Irwin Medication administration is a complex and challenging dynamic area of nursing and midwifery and refreshing your knowledge is an important part of your continuing professional development. This four-day course revises the underpinning knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration for registered nurses. Topics include pharmacology and adverse drug reactions. Common medications are revised using a systems approach.
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 861 30 September 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Bruce Killey This new one-day workshop takes a comprehensive exploration and review of the important aspects of managing patients who deteriorate whilst in acute care. The workshop focuses on advanced skill development for those working in the general ward setting. Who is at risk? What signs Member $650, Non-member $750, Job Rep Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep and symptoms should ‘worry’ you? How to or ANF SIG member $600 or ANF SIG member $100 immediately manage such situations and how to get help in a timely and effective manner? ALL EN Management of chronic/ Promoting emotional wellbeing RN Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep in older client/patients and the people persistent pain in older people or SIG member $170 CPD: 6 hours, course code: 865 looking after them 18 November 2015 CPD: 3 hours, course code: 1508 9.30am-4.30pm 20 October 2015 Presenter Dr Rosalie Hudson 10.00am-1.00pm This seminar focuses on advanced skills Presenter Marie-Anne Schull, beyondblue RN Medication administration – development for nurses caring for older Australia’s population is ageing, and many principles and practice revisited people in any setting who suffer from chronic/ older people living in the community are persistent pain. Many older people needing CPD: 12 hours, course code: 1250 isolated and dealing with significant chronic nursing care suffer from one or more serious, 26 October & 2 November 2015 health problems. ANMF (Vic Branch) is chronic illnesses that are characterised by pleased to be partnering with beyondblue 9.30am-4.30pm pain. How is this pain assessed and how to deliver this half-day seminar which will Presenter Sue Pleunik are appropriate interventions identified, explore the impact of ageing on wellbeing This two-day workshop is designed to update particularly for those with cognitive and the evidence base for promoting older the registered nurse’s skills in medication impairment? What are the myths and counter people’s mental health. administration. Topics covered include facts of opioid use in older people and what is administration via all five routes, drug Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep the place of non-pharmacological therapies? calculations and managing IV pumps, syringe or ANF SIG member $100 Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep drivers and PCA systems. RN EN Law and ethics for registered or ANMF SIG member $170 Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/ and enrolled nurses SIG member $320 RN Managing fluid and electrolyte CPD: 12 hours, course code: 863 administration and blood transfusion ALL Female incontinence through the 15 and 22 October 2015 in the acute setting ages 9.30am-4.30pm CPD: 6 hours, course code: 1043 Presenter Jenny Poulter CPD: 4 hours, course code: 983 19 November 2015 7 October 2015 Law and ethics directly impacts nursing 9.30am-4.30pm and midwifery practice in a myriad of ways. 9.00am-1.00pm Presenter Jennifer Irwin This seminar is designed to refresh nurses Presenter Lisa Wragg This in-depth seminar discusses the understanding of the fundamentals of the law Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian theories and assessments behind various and the legislation that impacts on nursing Branch fluid therapies. The focus is on advanced practice. Included is an outline of legal Female incontinence through the ages is understanding and skill development for precepts, documents, scope of practice of designed to provide participants with an nurses managing fluids in the acute patient. registered and enrolled nurses and the legal understanding of the incontinence issues The why, what and when of fluid, blood and ethical principles of nursing practice. This that most women will experience at different and blood products orders and their clinical course is also applicable to midwives. stages in their lives. This workshop will focus effects are also covered. Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/ on the importance of early intervention Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep SIG member $320 to treat, manage and cure incontinence or ANMF SIG member $170
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ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses CPD: 6 hours, course code: 864 23 November2015 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
RN EN
Principles and practice of aseptic technique and infection control CPD: 6 hours, course code: 866 25 November 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Jennifer Poulter This workshop will review healthcare-related infections and the infection control practices required to minimise the spread of infection. Risk management procedures to prevent or reduce infections will be discussed including standard precautions, transmission-based precautions and asepsis. There will be an emphasis on the practical application of knowledge and skills including aseptic technique. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
IV cannulation for registered RN M nurses and midwives CPD: 6 hours, course code: 867 27 November 2015 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.
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.
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.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
Course 4 (code 1330) September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2, 15, 22, 23; November 5, 13, 20, 26, 27 & December 4 Classes run from 9am-5pm Course 5 (code 1331) ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre will run a TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment course from November throughout the summer months. Course dates will be confirmed throughout September and published on the website. For more information or to express interest in this course, contact us on 9275 9363 or visit the website www.anmfvic.asn.au/education Cost $2100 which covers tuition fees, assessments and learning resources and which is paid in three instalments throughout the course. Please enrol online at anmfvic.asn.au/TAE-training-and-assessment 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 RTO ID: 22609
ANMF (Vic Branch) education centre accredited courses ALL
HLTAID003 Provide First Aid
CPD: 12 hours, course code: 1044 1 and 8 October 2015 9am-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 recognsed training delivered by experienced nurse trainers. These courses fill fast so enroll as early as possible Member $360, Non-member $420, Job Rep/ ANMF SIG member $320
HLTAID001 Provide Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
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Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
CPD: 3 hours, course code: 997 15 October 2015 9am-noon Presenter Joan Pickford 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
December
Member $110, Non-member $180, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $100 RTO registration No 22609
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Venipuncture, conducting a 12 lead ECG & contemporary pathology collection CPD: 6 hours, course code: 868 4 December 2015
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Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110)
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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
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.
Did you know that all full Victorian ANMF members received a new $400 CPD credit this financial year? It can be spent on our high-quality online CPD learning modules at cpd. anmfvic.asn.au, on topics from diabetes to refugee health. What CPD modules are you going to do this year with your credit? www.anmfvic.asn.au
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