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ON THE
RECORD DECEMBER 2017
Historic industrial action strikes in Bupa nursing homes page 9
2017 – the year that was
Job Rep training opportunities in 2018
Save the date: 2018 conferences
pages 4–7
page 10
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Know your entitlements
Inside this edition 2 Know your entitlements 3 Secretary’s report 4-7 In focus:
2017 – the year that was
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• Member profile: Margaret Carroll • The year of the private EBA • Brave Bupa members take historic strike action • National campaign for legislated ratios • Job Rep training • 2018 regional education and annual seminars • OHS courses • 2018 Working Hours, Shift and Fatigue Conference
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• Special Interest Groups
• 2018 Save the date
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• Education calendar
Understanding annual leave and annual leave penalties Celene McMullan, Information Line Officer How much annual leave am I entitled to? Public sector Full-time employees are entitled to a minimum of 190 hours (five weeks) leave per year. An additional 38 hours is added where a full-time weekend worker works ordinary hours on weekdays and weekends. Aged care Most employees are covered by an ANMF (Vic Branch) negotiated enterprise agreement (EBA) that replicates the above entitlement. Full-time registered nurses’ entitlement is 190 hours (five weeks) and all other staff are entitled to 152 hours annual leave (four weeks). Shift workers are entitled to an extra 38 hours of leave. Please refer to your EBA for details as it may differ in each agreement. Private sector Most EBAs in the private sector also provide for five weeks annual leave for all staff with an additional one week for shift workers. Each agreement defines ‘shift worker’ differently, so check your EBA. Award-reliant employees The ‘Nurses Award 2010’ states that an employee is entitled to five weeks of paid annual leave, and an employee who is a shift worker is entitled to six weeks of annual leave per year. How does my annual leave accrue? Annual leave accrues progressively during the year and according to the ordinary hours worked. See table below.
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Annual leave hours
Weeks
Annual leave accrues at
152
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0.0769 hour per hour worked
190
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0.0961 hour per hour worked
228
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0.1153 hour per hour worked
Unless otherwise specified in your agreement, entitlements accrue on a pro-rata basis for part-time employees.
Do I get paid the leave loading or penalties with my annual leave payment? In addition to ordinary pay, you will receive one of the following two payment options (whichever is the higher). • Annual leave loading is 17.5 per cent of the ordinary rate of pay, on four weeks of annual leave. Frequently the payment is averaged to 14 per cent on the full five weeks of annual leave. Or • If you are a shift worker, for each week of annual leave you will be paid for ordinary hours of work plus penalties and shift loadings (including shift work and weekend work, qualification and uniform allowance, RIPEN allowance). You are entitled to the higher of the leave loading or penalties. Sometimes it is not easy to tell which is higher, however you should at least be paid what you would have received had you been at work. To calculate this amount, the pay office can use a projected roster or the rosters for the three months immediately preceding the leave. Example A. RN Grade 2, Year 2 (shift worker) taking one week annual leave You are entitled to receive what you would have received at work, e.g. working full-time night duty, with a qualification allowance (Grad Certificate) at three shifts during the week and a Saturday. Qualification allowance
$48
Night shift allowance $74.80 X 4
+ $299.20
Weekend Sat. penalty x 9.5 hours
+ $144.79
Total penalties
= $492.15
RN Grade 2 Year 2 weekly wage plus penalties
$1158 plus penalties $492.15 = $1650.15
Or Example B. RN Grade 2 Year 2 (non-shift worker) Taking one week annual leave while full-time, annual leave payment is $1158 plus loading (14 per cent on the full five weeks of annual leave) = $1320.12.
This information is of a general nature. Please check your enterprise agreement or award that governs your workplace. If you require more information please call the members-only ANMF (Vic Branch) Information Line on 03 9275 9333 or 1800 133 353.
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick State Secretary
National aged care campaign Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary Building momentum For the first time in Victorian and perhaps Australian history, aged care nurses and carers last month participated in three days of rolling strikes for their entire morning or afternoon shifts. It was a courageous step in the Bupa enterprise bargaining campaign which had already featured a number of incredible firsts – an unprecedented 33 days of continuous action, 14 stop work meetings and community barbecues and a 400-strong rally in the Melbourne CBD.
Paul Gilbert
Assistant Secretary
Pip Carew
Assistant Secretary
ANMF AGM The annual general meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 12 December 2017 at 5.30pm, Carson Conference Centre, 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. All members are invited to attend. Copies of the ANMF (Vic Branch) annual report 2016 – 2017, including financial statements, will be available. Call Vanessa Standfield on 9275 9321 or email vstandfield@anmfvic.asn.au to register your attendance by 5 December (for catering purposes).
Cover image: Bupa nurses and carers rally outside Bupa HQ in Melbourne on October 25. Photographer: Les O’Rourke.
At the time of print Bupa members had voted to support a proposed settlement pending some further scheduled negotiations in the Fair Work Commission. ANMF will now build on the momentum of the Bupa members’ trailblazing dispute to create a national campaign for ratios in private aged care. If the Andrews Government can implement ratios in public aged care facilities then a Federal Government can change the legislation to require ratios in private-for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes. Those who oppose ratios will point to inadequate funding while their reported multi-million profits increase each year. It is impossible to know if providers need more funding because they are not required to report how they spend their aged care subsidies. We do know that every time ANMF has secured additional funding it has not been used to increase wages or staffing levels. Aged care nurses and carers should not have to fight for safe staffing levels. However they have to because safe staffing is not supported in the Federal Aged Care Act 1997, the aged care assessment audits or the complaints process. The 20-year-old law requires nursing homes to ‘maintain an adequate number of appropriately skilled staff to ensure that the care needs of care recipients are met’. ‘Adequate’ is not defined and it is not enforceable. ‘Adequate’ is not a measurable staffing level we aspire to in schools, long day care centres or in our hospitals. The law has failed elderly Victorians badly. Providers interpretation of ‘adequate’ has led to not enough nurses and carers. The consequence is missed resident care that can shorten life and robs people of their dignity.
There is little hope the issue of staffing will be addressed by Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt because not one member of his new taskforce to advise him on aged care workforce issues is a frontline nurse or carer. It is baffling there is little political will to change the aged care law on either side of federal politics aside from Victorian Senator Derryn Hinch’s proposal to introduce ratios into aged care. Unfortunately Senator Hinch’s proposal does not yet have enough support in the parliament. This is why politicians need to hear your stories and experiences. Please tell them via our new email campaign at anmfvic.asn.au/agedcareratios Injecting room trial ANMF has welcomed the Andrews Government announcement that it will trial a medically supervised injecting room in North Richmond. A report by the Australian Drug Foundation says 70 per cent of the people visiting Sydney’s centre had never accessed any health services prior to their visit. The trial in Melbourne will save lives and provide unique opportunities for life changing conversations between people with drug addictions and nurses and doctors to help them access rehabilitation and support services. ANMF will be working with the Andrews Government, Health Minister Jill Hennessy and Mental Health Minister Martin Foley to ensure rehabilitation and support services are well resourced and drug and alcohol professional development opportunities for nurses are increased. Regional Job Rep seminars ANMF will travel across Victoria in February and March holding the annual regional Job Rep seminars. These afternoon seminars, starting at 3pm, for all Job Reps provide an important opportunity to hear the latest news from an elected official, meet your Organiser and other Branch staff. You’ll also meet other Job Reps from your region and develop a great network. Job Reps employed in the public sector are encouraged to attend a ‘what you need to know’ EBA implementation session scheduled from 12.15pm on the same day as the regional seminar in their area. For more details and registration information see page 10.
On the Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly.
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Public sector mental health members voted overwhelmingly in favour of their 2016–20 enterprise agreement, receiving a three per cent pay increase with back pay from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2016. Public sector mental health nurses also received a good faith payment of 1.5 per cent of total remuneration and allowances. Crucially, the EBA included an additional 125.8 equivalent full-time mental health nurses and nurse: patient ratios in high dependency units. Members working for Forensicare also approved their new EBA this year. The Forensicare agreement reflects the wages and improved conditions and entitlements ANMF members achieved in the public sector mental health services agreement and where applicable, the public sector general nurses and midwives agreement. The Forensicare agreement also includes an additional 17.8 equivalent full-time nurses for Thomas Embling Hospital to establish the Early Intervention Support Team.
A message from Victorian nurses and midwives to
SENATOR
Mental health EBA approved
Derryn Hinch Don’t
cut my paid parental leave by 20 per cent
Don’t
put more pressure on my family
Save Paid Parental Leave Authorised by L. Fitzpatrick, Secretary, ANMF (Vic Branch), 540 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Success for campaign against paid parental leave cuts After a solid two years of campaigning by unions including the ANMF, the Federal Government quietly withdrew legislation which would have seen paid parental leave cuts affecting thousands of Australian families.
ANMF steps up work on occupational violence and aggression With the need for occupational violence and aggression action plans embedded into the public sector general and mental health 2016– 20 EBAs, ANMF began working with hospitals around the state to ensure that OVA working parties and action plans are in place. As of November 2017 all major public hospitals had supplied ANMF with their OVA action plans but the ANMF was still pursuing OVA plans from several regional facilities. ANMF also launched its occupational violence and aggression guide for health services. The Victorian Government made a 2014 election commitment to implementing the ANMF’s 10 point plan against violence and aggression and made progress on addressing OVA in 2017. The ‘Every shift, violence is never OK’ advertising campaign raised awareness that violence and aggression in public health facilities would not be tolerated. As the campaign was introduced, ANMF (Vic Branch) called for CEOs and hospital boards to drive changes so that all levels of management are addressing occupational violence and aggression. The Victorian Government introduced a standardised Code Grey policy for hospitals, increasing security guard numbers and rolling out behavioural assessment rooms in emergency departments. In 2016–17 the second round of the Health Service Violence Prevention Fund was rolled
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out with more than $7 million provided to Victorian health facilities to implement occupational violence and aggression prevention measures. The $20 million Health Service Violence Prevention Fund was doubled to $40 million to be rolled out over four years. In response to an alleged assault on a nurse by a patient in a secure youth mental health unit at Dandenong Hospital in September, ANMF called upon Monash Health to undertake a full investigation of the incident to identify contributing factors and take action, including making plans to replace or upgrade doors that are clearly not keeping staff safe.
Image from the ‘Every shift, violence is never OK’ advertising campaign
ANMF also called upon Monash Health to take longer-term preventative action against occupational violence and aggression by undertaking a gap analysis against ANMF’s 10-point plan to end violence and aggression against Victorian healthcare workers. Austin Hospital was reviewing security after reports of two assaults on nurses in October. ANMF’s campaign to end violence and aggression in Victorian public hospitals and public health care plans earned us an ‘Innovative Work Health and Safety Campaign’ Award, presented at the ACTU NexGen17 Conference in June in Sydney.
RESPECT AND PROTECT OUR VICTORIAN HEALTHCARE WORKERS
However, the campaign still has much work to do.
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Advocacy around staffing at Mildura pays off
Improving services for mother and babies
ANMF worked with Ramsay Health to address midwives’ clinical risk concerns at Mildura Base Hospital, securing undertakings to ensure birthing suites were staffed per shift with midwife numbers in keeping with the Safe Patient Care Act.
ANMF told a Parliamentary inquiry into perinatal services that every woman should have one to one access to a midwife during labour for a safe birth that supports bonding between mother and baby.
ANMF also raised members’ concerns about Mildura Base Hospital’s nurse to patient ratios in the emergency department breaching the Safe Patient Care Act. We discussed with hospital management meeting the one: three nurse to patient ratio in the emergency department as set out in the legislation. The hospital added a nursing shift to meet demand during busy times while negotiations on a permanent solution continued.
The ANMF’s submission said women in Victoria are often not able to access a midwife who is solely responsible for her care and ‘overburdened’ midwives are providing ‘disjointed care’ that poses safety risks and contributes to mothers’ dissatisfaction with services.
Jamie Durie with the ANMF’s Libby Muir, Ros Morgan and ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Pip Carew
ANMF delegates voting at the 2017 Delegates Conference
Conferences ANMF (Vic Branch) members increased their professional skills and knowledge, as well as their life skills and environmental awareness, by attending ANMF conferences throughout the year. At the biennual Wellness Conference, founder of the Resilience Project, Hugh Van Cuylenberg and Smiling Mind founder Kay Watts gave ANMF members tips on mental wellness.
Clare Bowditch, musician and founder of Big Hearted Business performs at the 2017 Wellness Conference
Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference speakers included the President of the Climate and Health Alliance, Dr Liz Hanna, and Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty. At the Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference, members were able to choose between concurrent sessions of speakers and heard keynote speakers such as Domestic Violence Victoria CEO Fiona McCormack. Student nurses also benefitted from hearing expert advice at our Student Study Day and EN Student Study Day.
ANMF Job Reps in a 2017 training session at ANMF (Vic Branch)
Job Rep training module In early 2017 we introduced an online Job Rep training module for ANMF members, for new Job Reps and those revising their training. So far 218 members have completed the online module, which is open to all.
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Our new HQ at 535 Elizabeth Street
We also held two occupational health and safety conferences so nurses, midwives and personal care workers could hear the latest research and advice on OHS issues that are integral in healthcare such as shiftwork and sleep, occupational violence and aggression, and moving patients safely.
ANMF moved house It’s meant to be one of life’s greatest stressors – moving house – and we did it 2017. If you haven’t done any face to face CPD or attended a special interest group meeting at our new HQ at 535 Elizabeth Street, we look forward to welcoming you in 2018.
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Education More than 23,300 people – many of them ANMF members – undertook ANMF (Vic Branch) continuing professional development in 2017 either online at our CPD Portal or face to face at the Education Centre.
Ratio improvements ANMF (Vic Branch) completed the substantial work of assessing where, in the public health system, ratios could be improved or introduced to recommend amendments to the Safe Patient Care Act. Our claims, for new and improved ratios covering 21 areas including aged care and mental health, were submitted to the Andrews Government’s Nurse/Midwife to Patient Ratio Improvements Taskforce, which will make its ratio recommendations to the Health Minister Jill Hennessy.
The ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre presented new seminars in 2017 including Doing dying better, Relationship management in the health sector, Research influences in nursing and midwifery practice and The bottom line – how chronic constipation and faecal incontinence interact. We introduced several new modules at our CPD Portal cpd.anmfvic.asn.au : • Responding to abuse
Health minister Jill Hennessy
• Understanding and identifying abuse • Cleft lip and palate management • Ectopic pregnancy
Honouring nurses who served in wartime
• Intercultural communication • Mandatory reporting.
For Anzac Day, we honoured the 21 nurses who were killed by Japanese soldiers 75 years ago on Bangka Island, east of Sumatra, while serving with the Australian Army during WWII. The lone survivor of the Bangka Island massacre, Lt.Cl. Vivian Bullwinkel, returned to Melbourne and established the Nurses Memorial Centre, with colleagues Betty Jeffrey and Wilma Oram-Young.
Voluntary assisted dying legislation More than 60 ANMF (Vic Branch) members took advantage of the opportunity to take part in a consultation session on 4 April with the Andrews Government’s Ministerial Advisory Panel on legislation that will enable voluntary assisted dying. The panel included Professor Margaret O’Connor, Professor of Nursing, whose specialty is palliative care. While ANMF (Vic Branch) has had a policy supporting voluntary assisted dying based on Annual Delegates Conference resolutions since 1995, we wanted to ensure that members, including palliative care nurses, had the opportunity to contribute their views and expertise to the legislative framework.
We also paid tribute to the volunteer nurses who served with civilian surgical teams during the Vietnam War. The nurses continue to campaign for eligibility for the same medical care benefits as their military counterparts. The volunteer nurses who cared for the sick and wounded during the Vietnam War contracted tropical diseases, experienced bombings and cared for horrifically wounded civilians, including children, and have the same high incidence of cancer and psychiatric ailments as military personnel.
ANMF members outside Parliament House while the Victorian Parliament Lower House debate VAD legislation
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill Consultation Session with Professor Margaret O’Connor, Emeritus Professor of Nursing, Monash University and member of the Ministerial Advisory Panel responsible for developing voluntary assisted dying legislation
Tuesday 4 April 2017 2pm – 4pm, CPD: 2 hours ANMF House, Carson Conference Centre 540 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne No cost Register for this session online ANMF Job Reps and members interested in participating in the voluntary assisted dying bill consultation, including those working in palliative care, are invited to participate in this session as part of the Andrews Government’s Ministerial Advisory Panel’s consultation process to develop legislation for introduction into Parliament in 2017.
Nurses salute at Bangka Island
This session will provide an opportunity to hear from Ministerial Advisory Panel member Professor Margaret O’Connor, Emeritus Professor of Nursing, Monash University. Participants will also be able to ask questions about the issues identified in the Victorian Government’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill Discussion Paper which seeks feedback based on people’s expertise and experience on the key issues including access, safeguards and practical considerations in creating a compassionate and safe assisted dying framework. The closing date for written submissions is Monday 10 April 2017.
Register for this session online www.goo.gl/nbFS2a
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Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill Discussion paper
We are satisfied that the model of voluntary assisted dying that was presented to Parliament is safe and robust, while giving Victorians who have terminal illnesses and are experiencing intolerable suffering the capacity to choose how they die. ANMF (Vic Branch) appeared at the 2015 Parliamentary inquiry into end of life choices and, with members’ advice, responded to both the Parliamentary committee’s interim and final reports, raising nursing-specific issues such as the need to incorporate conscientious objection into legislation and clear policies on the role of nurses if they are present at the time a patient voluntarily takes lethal medication.
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Geelong nurses post their marriage equality ballot
MCH 100 years exhibition and booklet produced To celebrate the important milestone of 100 years of the Maternal and Child Health Service in Victoria, ANMF (Vic Branch), produced a digital exhibition and publication, with the support of the Victorian Association of Maternal and Child Health Nurses. The digital exhibition, featuring interviews with maternal and child health nurses, as well as the Families, Children and Youth Minister Jenny Mikakos, is available to view at anmfvic.asn.au/mch100 Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick and Families, Children and Youth Minister Jenny Mikakos join maternal and child health nurses at the MCHN 100 years book launch
ANMF staff and members supported 2017 pride rallies
ANMF (Vic Branch) stood up for marriage equality As marriage equality is about health equality and human rights, ANMF campaigned in favour of the ‘Yes’ vote, attending marriage equality rallies, promoting ‘yes’ to our members and hanging a marriage equality banner from the balcony of our headquarters.
The Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister Mikakos launched the 100 years of maternal and child health nursing publication at a gathering of maternal and child health nurses and ANMF members, at Queen’s Hall, Parliament House, in October.
…and Indian nurses
What you love about your professions
We also supported our international counterparts, showing solidarity with nurse members of the United Nurses Association and the Indian Nurses Association in their campaign for fair wages and conditions.
For International Nurses Day and International Midwives Day in May we asked you to send us a photo telling us what you love about being a nurse or a midwife. ‘Communicating with people’, ‘Advocating for patients’, ‘Being present at people’s most vulnerable times’, ‘My colleagues’ and ‘Helping women become mothers’ were some of the many responses we received from our dedicated nurse and midwife members. The poster we produced with your photos is a tableau of your commitment and care.
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Member profile – Margaret Carroll
Margaret Carroll (back) with daughters Ebony (left) and Kate, and children Billie, Flynn, Eilish and Summer joining in the #BeFairBupa campaign
When Margaret Carroll brought her daughters to work, little did she know that two of them would follow in her footsteps. Ms Carroll, a Bupa aged care nurse and Job Rep, said she moved into aged care by chance. Nearly thirty years ago, while working at Williamstown Hospital, having friends working at a nursing home prompted her to trial a few shifts. She discovered she loved working with the elderly, and the family-friendly hours were a bonus. ‘When my girls were young, I used to take them to work quite a lot; they grew up in the facility I worked in,’ Ms Carroll said. Two are now nurses and worked with Margaret as carers while they studied. Kate works in the emergency department and ‘hospital in the home’ program at a public hospital and Ebony, like her mum, works in private aged care. Like their mothers before them, Ms Carroll’s young grandchildren now visit her at work. ‘The elderly just adore them. They tour the nursing home and they have a little chat with everyone, it’s really lovely’, she said. On the potential for any of her grandkids to join the ‘family business’, she 8
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laughed. ‘We shall see. As long as they are happy doing it, that’s all that matters. Nursing is not always a rewarding career.’ While she is passionate about her job, Ms Carroll is concerned about the erosion of nursing staff she’s seen over the years, particularly since Bupa bought the facility she works at a couple of years ago. When she started, all staff were registered nurses, and while she stressed carers are invaluable, chronic understaffing in their high risk facility makes it’s difficult to provide quality care. ‘This is supposed to be their home. It’s not really a home environment, it is a routine. I’d like to see all that changed, that it’s treated like their home [and] there are more of us to sit down and have a chat, do little bits and pieces and things like that.’ One example Ms Carroll gave, was a morning shift where staff had to do nine showers as they didn’t have enough staff, ‘that is not on’, she said. Despite being a member for as long as she has been nursing, it was the Bupa enterprise agreement campaign that prompted Ms Carroll to take on an active role by nominating for a Job Rep position along with another colleague. It’s a role she finds a natural fit. ‘I’m quite determined.
I’m determined in what I think is right and I’m not scared to speak up. I will speak to other staff and things like that. That’s what keeps me going in what I do.’ Speaking to On the Record while the Bupa campaign was still underway, Ms Carroll said the engagement in the campaign was impressive. ‘We’ve got relatives wearing red t-shirts, we’ve got residents wearing red t- shirts, so it’s quite nice. And everybody turns up in their red tee every day, and if they haven’t got red on I say ‘Where’s your t-shirt?’ If they haven’t got their t-shirt I run and grab one out of the cupboard,’ she said.
‘We’ll keep fighting to the end.’ Ms Carroll noticed the difference after staff began protected industrial action. ‘As soon as we started wearing the red t-shirts, everything changed. [Rosters] were full. They went out of their way to find staff if someone rang in sick, where before they were writing on the roster ‘Do not replace, do not replace’. So the campaign has made a huge difference.’ ‘These are the last years of the people we care for; we should be there to make them good ones.’
2017 – the year of the private aged care EBA Many private aged care EBAs expired in 2017 and ANMF successfully negotiated new agreements on behalf of members working for BlueCross, ACSAG, Royal Freemasons, Arcare, Mayflower, Uniting Agewell, Bentleywood, Jewish Care, Estia, Bupa and up to 40 stand-alone facilities. Despite a challenging negotiation environment, with the Federal Government cutting $1.8 billion from its aged care budget over four years, ANMF secured agreements with pay increases of approximately 10 per cent over four years, plus various improvements, and catch-up wage increases for staff working in facilities paying below industry standard. EBA discussions with Estia were finalised in October with Estia agreeing that wages and conditions for their facilities should move up to and slightly ahead of industry standards by 2021. Estia staff were scheduled to vote in November on an agreement which included wage rises of a minimum 10.1 per cent over the next four years for those facilities already at standard rates. Staff at facilities which were behind standard rates or had low care nurse rates will receive ‘catch-up’ wage increases of between 13 per cent and 25 per cent over the four year agreement. EBA discussions with Allity and Australian Unity were continuing at the time of going to print.
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Victorian Trades Hall President Luke Hilakari, ANMF Federal Branch Secretary Annie Butler, ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick and comedian and rally MC Rod Quantock join Bupa nurses and carers rallying otuside Bupa HQ in Mlebourne on October 25.
Brave Bupa members take historic strike action In 2017, ANMF Bupa members took unprecedented industrial action in the private aged care sector, choosing to strike in pursuit of fair wages and safe staffing levels.
cent pay rise over a three year agreement, with backpay now commencing from 1 August 2017 and several improvements to conditions, including a transition to retirement clause for long service leave that will enable staff to cut back their hours without impacting long service leave entitlements accrued.
Nurses and carers from 13 Bupa nursing homes took the historic strike action as part of an industrial action campaign across all of Bupa’s 26 Victorian nursing homes which began on 3 October.
Despite Bupa’s aged care businesses making a $45.1 million profit and a $585 million underlying profit from its Australian and New Zealand operations, Bupa’s initial offer to its hardworking staff was a 2.1 per cent wage increase in a one year enterprise agreement, with no improvements to conditions.
Almost 400 Bupa ANMF members also gathered outside Bupa’s headquarters in Exhibition Street, Melbourne, on 25 October, sending a strong message of unity and commitment to the campaign to Bupa management. Bupa members heard speeches by ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick, ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Annie Butler and Victorian Trades Hall President Luke Hilakari. Comedian Rod Quantock, as rally MC, reminded members that Bupa’s management would also grow old and need care someday. The Bupa members’ 33 days of industrial action resulted in ANMF negotiating an agreement which will provide an 11.25 per anmfvic.asn.au
At the time of going to print, a Fair Work Commission hearing about ANMF’s proposed classification restructure was scheduled for 16 November. The industrial action campaign was well supported by Bupa residents and their families, and fellow ANMF members, with more than 6000 people signing a petition to be presented to the Bupa Chairman Lord Leitch, the Bupa Board in the UK and Bupa Australia’s executive team. ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick congratulated Bupa personal care workers and nurses for their courage and conviction
Bupa residents joined nurses and carers at Victorian metro and regional stop work meetings and community BBQs
in standing up for a fair deal that will support them in caring for elderly and vulnerable Victorians.
National campaign for legislated ratios ‘Bupa nurses’ and carers’ trailblazing campaign has raised awareness among the public, and among residents and their loved ones, of the serious understaffing issues in private aged care and the impact this has on residents and staff’ Ms Fitzpatrick said. ‘A national campaign is needed to push for legislated ratios in private and not-for-profit aged care. If the Andrews Government can legislate ratios in state-owned nursing homes in Victoria, the Federal Government can do the same in the rest of Australia’s nursing homes.’ In November the Federal Government announced the establishment of a taskforce to address the crisis in aged care but excluded workforce representatives including nurses and carers. ANMF Assistant Federal Secretary Annie Butler said it was inconceivable that the government had set up a taskforce to investigate workforce issues and plan a workforce strategy without nurses and carers.
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Job Rep training Job Rep training
Keeping it Organised Program
Job Rep Foundations program
A two-day program providing active Job Reps with time to discuss their EBA, develop their problem solving skills to address workplace issues and explore ways to better build ANMF profile and activity at the workplace. Most importantly this program also gives participants dedicated planning time with other reps from their workplace as well as their Organiser to ensure follow up in the workplace.
An introductory course for new Job Reps which includes an online module and a one day face to face program designed to help you understand the role of Job Rep. You will develop a better understanding of the Branch, the industrial relations system and the history of unions as well as finish the day with tools, strategies and resources for building a stronger ANMF presence in your workplace. We deliver this program once a month in Melbourne and in a number of regional locations approximately every 6 – 8 weeks. Metro and regional Job Rep Foundations dates through until mid-2018 are: 6 March – Ballarat 20 March – Metro 1 May – Shepparton 11 April – Metro 9 May – Metro
29 May – Bendigo 13 June – Metro 17 July – Wangaratta 18 July – Metro
Metro and regional Keeping it Organised dates through until mid-2018 are: 7 – 8 March
Allan Townsend/ Christine Steiner (Ballarat)
14 – 15 March Nicole Brown Te Arahi Samakowidic 27 – 28 March Kay Brazulaitis (Mildura/Swan Hill)
The public sector education program will be held on the same day as your annual regional seminar, immediately prior to the seminar. Implementing your agreement – what you need to know This education session is designed to give Job Reps in the public sector: • a greater understanding of the latest public sector enterprise bargaining agreement and its implementation, including state-wide status and update • an opportunity to identify and discuss global issues around implementation • an opportunity to clarify specific aspects of their new agreement. Please note: while Job Reps from other sectors are most welcome to attend the ‘Implementing your agreement – what you need to know’ education program, as it is specifically about the public sector it will not be covered by paid leave provisions. Regional seminar 3.30–5pm All regional Job Reps are encouraged to attend the annual regional seminar to hear the latest ANMF news from one of your Branch officials, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Paul Gilbert or Pip Carew. This is also an opportunity to meet your Organiser and other Branch staff, as well as offering a great a chance to catch up with other Job Reps in your area. 10
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15 – 16 May
Toni Coughlin Jody Kerrins
30 – 31 May
Loretta Marchesi (Bendigo)
18 – 19 July
Alison Kairns (Wangaratta)
17 – 18 April Rachel Halse Narelle Hayes
Job Reps should register for the Keeping it Organised program that applies to their Organiser and geographical area.
2 – 3 May
For inquiries email jrt@anmfvic.asn.au
Julie Wearing-Smith (Shepparton)
2018 regional education and annual seminars Don’t miss out on the public sector education program ‘Implementing your agreement – what you need to know’, which will be held in a location near you in February or March 2018.
Job Rep Lyndal Alston (Eastern Health), Job Rep trainer Jo Denton and Job Rep Teneille York (Ballarat Health ED)
Happy hour 5-6pm ANMF also welcomes all Job Reps who wish to stay after the seminar, to enjoy refreshments and a social catch up at our complimentary happy hour. Registration We strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible so you can organise your roster and importantly, so we can ensure adequate seating and catering. Places are limited and fill fast, so get in quickly to secure your spot. Registrations will close a week prior to the seminar. Register at anmfvic.asn.au/reps Leave to attend Paid union training leave applies where eligible under the terms of the relevant EBA. ANMF offers a loss of pay subsidy for private sector Job Reps who have no paid leave entitlement and suffer loss of pay to attend. ANMF does not provide accommodation to attend these seminars.
Program for the afternoon Public sector specific 12.15 – 1pm Public sector EBA implementation session registration 1 – 3pm Implementing your agreement (public sector) – what you need to know All sectors 3 – 3.30pm Annual regional seminar registration 3.30 – 5pm
Annual Regional Seminar
5 – 6pm
Happy hour
Location /Venue
Organiser/s
Date
Ballarat Mercure Ballarat Hotel, 613 Main Road, Ballarat
Allan Townsend and Christine Steiner
Wednesday 7 February
Traralgon Bridges on Argyle 84-90 Argyle Street, Traralgon
Quinn McGuinness and Kylie Martin
Thursday 8 February
Geelong Empire Grill 66 McKillop Street, Geelong
Claire Whitwam and Christian Sanderson
Wednesday 14 February
Warrnambool Lady Bay Resort 2 Pertobe Road Warrnambool
Matt Watson and Christine Steiner
Thursday 15 February
Bendigo Quality Inn Colonial 483 – 485 High Street, Golden Square
Loretta Marchesi and Julie WearingSmith
Monday 19 February
Wangaratta Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway 29-37 Ryley Street, Wangaratta
Alison Kairns
Wednesday 28 February
Shepparton Quality Hotel Parklake 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton
Julie WearingSmith
Thursday 1 March
Mildura Mercure Hotel Mildura, 120 Eighth Street, Mildura
Kay Brazulaitis
Tuesday 6 March
For inquiries regarding the seminars, please contact ANMF Job Rep Training Administration on 9275 9333 or jrt@anfvic.asn.au
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OHS training Save the date! Be inspired, educated and invigorated in 2018 at one or more of these OHS events: Friday 23 March
Working Hours, Shift and Fatigue Conference
Friday 10 August
The proven, the practical and the personal: work impacts on psychological health conference
Friday 16 November
Occupational Health and Safety Conference Challenge your practice and explore new ideas in 2018. Visit anmfvic.asn.au/reps for further information, or contact ohs@anmfvic.asn.au to express your interest in attending one of our events.
OHS courses Nurses, midwives and personal care workers are exposed to many hazards including manual handling, violence and aggression, bullying and harassment, stress, shiftwork, hazardous substances and infectious diseases. Health and Safety Reps (HSRs) are the highly dedicated representatives who work to maintain a safe and professional workplace. Become an HSR or upgrade your HSR skills at one of our courses. Under Section 67 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, HSRs and Deputy HSRs, after being elected, are entitled to attend 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 HSRs from attending an approved course. The ANMF conducts WorkSafe Victoria approved courses. These course are subject to number of attendees. For further details about OHS training and conferences visit anmfvic.asn.au/reps
HSR Initial OHS Training Course (WorkSafe Victoria approved) 7, 8, 9, 26 and 27 March 2018 in Melbourne 9am – 5pm, ANMF (Vic Branch) Register: goo.gl/NZkSp1 8, 9, 10, 22 and 23 May 2018 in Mildura Register: goo.gl/NZkSp1 Cost: $750 (payable by employer) This five-day 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.
HSR Refresher OHS Training Course (WorkSafe Victoria approved) 20 February 2018 in Mildura Register: goo.gl/NZkSp1 Cost: $250 (payable by employer) 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, and is designed to refresh HSRs’ knowledge and understanding of the OHS regulatory framework.
Don’t miss the 2018 Working Hours, Shift and Fatigue Conference Find out how working hours, shifts and fatigue affect the health and safety of nurses, midwives, carers and patients in this important one-day conference, on Friday 23 March 2018. We’ve united some of Australia’s top fatigue specialists to give you the facts on healthy management of shift work and fatigue. You’ll leave this conference with practical strategies for reducing the impact of shiftwork and fatigue. A key presenter at the conference will be Adam Fletcher, PhD, GAICD, CEO and Principal Consultant, Integrated Safety Support. Dr Fletcher is an advisor to numerous organisations within Australia and overseas. Since his return from the U.S. in early 2006 he has been focused on developing, implementing, and reviewing fatigue-related safety programs, with an emphasis on riskbased systems, for clients in 24/7 industries. Dr Fletcher has been instrumental in the establishment of: • the development of corporate fatigue risk management strategy
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• site visits and facilitation of fatigue risk assessment workshops • the review and gap analysis of fatigue risk management systems • training needs analysis related to fatigue risks • the development of fatigue risk standards/directives, policy and guidelines • advanced fatigue management: fatigue expert reviews Dr Fletcher was previously employed as a specialist research psychologist working for the US Army, funded by a program aimed at better understanding how sleep deprivation affects operational performance and safety. Prior to that, Dr Fletcher was a senior research fellow at the University of South Australia’s Centre for Sleep Research where he spent over 10 years as a student and staff member. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (with Honours) from the University of Adelaide and a research Ph.D. from the University of South Australia, in which he investigated the measurement and prediction of work-related fatigue.
Aimed at all levels of nursing, midwifery and healthcare, the seminar will be particularly useful if you roster or manage staff. For more information and to register visit goo.gl/5XQt5Q
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Special Interest Groups
Festive season ANMF (Vic Branch) Branch office closure The ANMF (Vic Branch) office will be closed from 1pm, Friday 22 December 2017 and re-open at 8.45am, Tuesday 2 January 2018. During this time an ANMF Officer will be on call (except on public holidays and weekends) for urgent matters such as a member being dismissed. Special Interest Group gathering at ANMF’s new headquarters at 535 Elizabeth Street
Special Interest Groups Advance Care Planning Nurses
Palliative Care Nurses
Inq: Anne Marie Fabri, Secretary 9495 3235 annemarie.fabri@nh.org.au
Inq: Mark Staaf records@anmfvic.asn.au
ANZANAC HIV Nursing
Pre-Admission Nurses
Inq: Milena Pinamonti 0466 280 445 anzanac.vic@gmail.com
Inq: Kate Hussey k.hussey@healthscope.com.au
CoNSA Vic/Tas (formerly Nurses For Continence Special Interest Group [NFC])
Safe Patient Handling
Inq: consavt@gmail.com
Day Surgery Inq: Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators Inq: Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson 0411 557 631 positivehealth@bigpond.com
Immunisation Nurses Inq: INSIG administration membership@immunisationnursesvic.org.au
Injured Nurses Support Group Committee meeting, 10.15am – 11am and Christmas members meeting, 11am – 12:30pm 19 December, ANMF, 535 Elizabeth Street, Mezzanine level, Room M.2 Requirements: Bring a plate to share Inq: Annie Rutter Phone: 1300 760 602
Medical Imaging Nurses Association Inq: Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
Orthopaedic Nurses Association Inq: Cheryl Dingey 9345 7027 Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 onavic@anmfvic.asn.au
Inq: Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au
Victorian Association of Maternal and Child Health Nurses (VAMCHN)
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Be inspired, educated and invigorated in 2018 at one or more of these events: Friday 27 April
Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference
Executive meeting 13 December, 6pm–9.30pm Carson Conference Centre Inq: VAMCHN executive vamchn.group@gmail.com
Friday 11 May
Victorian Association Of Research Nurses
Thursday 28 and Friday 29 June
Inq: Sean Hosking
Victorian Midwifery Homecare Members meeting 6 December, 10.30am-12.30pm Carson Conference Centre Inq: Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Victorian School Nurses Inq: Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Victorian Urological Nurses Society Christmas Get Together 14 December, 6pm Crafty Squires RSVP to thea@neu.net.au
Visit anmfvic.asn.au/interest-groups for Special Interest Group information.
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Save the date!
Undergraduate Student Study Day
Annual Delegates Conference
Friday 20 July
Enrolled Nurse Student Study Day
September (date to be confirmed)
Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference Challenge your practice and explore new ideas in 2018. Visit anmfvic.asn.au/events-and-conferences for further information, or contact events@anmfvic.asn.au to express your interest in attending one of our events.
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Education calendar January 2018 RN Adult ALS Certification: two-day
program CPD: 12 hours, course code: 6844 24 and 31 January 2018, 9am – 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre in partnership with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses delivers the ACCCN accredited advanced life support course. This course is most suitable for those with little or no experience/knowledge of ALS or those wanting a comprehensive update. Prior reading is expected. This two-day program is for healthcare professionals who are required to provide adult basic and advanced life support in a clinical setting. The program incorporates theoretical lectures, clinical skill stations and scenarios. A total of 16 CPD hours are assigned to this program (based on 12 hours program contact and four hours self-directed learning).
ANMF/ACCCN member $390 non-member $500
February 2018 ALL Ice/methamphetamine addiction
seminar – nurse/midwife program CPD: 3 hours, 13 February 2018 Session 1: 9.30am –12.30pm, course code: 5603. ANMF, 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne ANMF (Vic Branch) is pleased to partner with Turning Point to deliver this program focusing on ice/methamphetamine use in Australia, the science of addiction and effects of methamphetamine on brain and behaviour, and ice/methamphetamine use and mental health. These face to face seminars are designed to complement the standard Frontline Worker Ice Training Package released in early 2017. nceta.androgogic.com.au You can register online at goo.gl/TX1hY4 or by filling in the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre registration form on the inside cover of this publication. You can also call the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre for further information on 03 9275 9363.
This seminar is fully funded by the Andrews Government as an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce.
Adult ALS Certification: one-day RN
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Advanced skills for dementia care
CPD: 10 hours, course code: 6853 14 February 2018, 9am – 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 6896 28 February 2018, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Dr Rosalie Hudson
This one-day recertification is suitable for those working in a critical care environment and/or who have previously attended an ALS course and require an annual update. ACCCN recommends annual recertification in ALS and offers this one-day theoretical and practical adult ALS recertification program for healthcare professionals.
This workshop assists nurses to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence to offer people with dementia (in any setting) the best practice, evidence based person-centered care emphasising end-of-life care for people with advanced dementia and appropriate symptom management.
The content covered is the same as the two-day course 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. Theoretical and scenario training for recertification will follow in the afternoon.
ANMF/ACCCN member $230 non-member $330
ALL Course available to all nurses, midwives, PCAs and AINs RN
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seminar – mental health program CPD: 3 hours, 21 February 2018 Session 1: 9.30am –12.30pm, course code: 5616. ANMF, 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne ANMF (Vic Branch) is pleased to be partnering with Turning Point to deliver this new ice/ methamphetamine health seminar. These face-to-face seminars are funded by the Victorian Government as an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce and are designed to complement the standard Frontline Worker Ice Training Package released in early 2017. nceta.androgogic.com.au These seminars will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn more about delivering health services to methamphetamine affected people and the potential mental health interactions. This course is relevant for nurses and midwives working across the health sector including in the community, mental health and drug and alcohol services. You can register online at goo.gl/WTnvqy or by filling in the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre registration form on the inside cover of this publication. You can also call the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre for further information on 03 9275 9363. Places in these seminars are limited so you are advised to register early as they will fill up quickly.
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Course available to enrolled nurses Course available to midwives
Can’t find the course you’re looking for? Phone the Education Centre on 03 9275 9363 or email education@anmfvic.asn.au
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March 2018 ALL Echuca ice/methamphetamine
addiction seminar – nurse/midwife program CPD: 3 hours, 2 March 2018 Session 1: 9.30am – 12.30pm, course code: 6480 Session 2: 1.30pm – 4.30pm, course code: 6894 Echuca Regional Health, Leichardt Street
ALL Ice/methamphetamine addiction
This seminar is fully funded by the Andrews Government as an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce.
ANMF member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
ANMF (Vic Branch) is pleased to partner with Turning Point to deliver this program focusing on ice/methamphetamine use in Australia, the science of addiction and effects of methamphetamine on brain and behaviour, and ice/methamphetamine use and mental health. These face to face seminars are designed to complement the standard Frontline Worker Ice Training Package released in early 2017. nceta.androgogic.com.au You can register online at goo.gl/42BLS9 or by filling in the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre registration form on the inside cover of this publication. You can also call the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre for further information on 03 9275 9363.
This seminar is fully funded by the Andrews Government as an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce. ALL Ice/methamphetamine addiction
seminar – nurse/midwife program CPD: 3 hours, 7 March 2018 Session 1: 9.30am –12.30pm, course code: 5604. Presenter Sharon Patterson ANMF, 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne ANMF (Vic Branch) is pleased to partner with Turning Point to deliver this program focusing on ice/methamphetamine use in
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Australia, the science of addiction and effects of methamphetamine on brain and behaviour, and ice/methamphetamine use and mental health. These face to face seminars are designed to complement the standard Frontline Worker Ice Training Package released in early 2017. nceta.androgogic.com.au You can register online at goo.gl/FmMW9x or by filling in the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre registration form on the inside cover of this publication. You can also call the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre for further information on 03 9275 9363.
This seminar is fully funded by the Andrews Government as an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce. RN EN
Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration CPD: 6 hours, course code: 6834 8 March 2018, 9am – 4.30pm Presenter Simon Plapp This new workshop explores the important aspects of early recognition and management of deterioration in patients in acute care. Important to NSQHS Standard 9: Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in acute health care, this workshop provides an important perspective on patient assessment. Through case studies the course focuses on: • Who is at risk? • T he signs and symptoms that should “worry” you? • H ow to manage care in a timely and effective manner?
ANMF member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 RN RM
IV cannulation for registered nurses and midwives CPD: 6 hours, course code: 6789 9 March 2018, 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.
ANMF member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 Note: this is not an accredited course ALL Course available to all nurses, midwives, PCAs and AINs RN
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Two-day paediatric advanced life RN
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Law and ethics for registered and enrolled nurses
CPD: 12 hours, course code: 6857 5 and 6 March 2018, 9am – 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers
CPD: 12 hours, course code: 6880 8 and 15 March 2018, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Lorraine Walker
This practical and theoretical program provides healthcare professionals training in paediatric basic and advanced life support in a clinical setting. The program content runs over two days with certification for both BLS and ALS on the second day. Based on the latest 2010 Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, the program incorporates theoretical lectures, clinical skill stations and scenarios.
Law and ethics directly impact nursing and midwifery practice in a myriad of ways. This seminar is designed to refresh nurses’ understanding of the fundamentals of the law and the legislation that impacts on nursing practice. Included is an outline of legal precepts, documents, scope of practice of registered and enrolled nurses and the legal and ethical principles of nursing practice. This course is also applicable to midwives.
Registration includes a program manual and e-learning material. Program includes: Priorities of care, Paediatric Basic Life Support algorithm and principles, Advanced airway management including laryngeal mask airway insertion, ECG interpretation of life treating rhythms and defibrillation, Pharmacology including intraosseous cannulation, Post resuscitation care, Team roles and Legal and ethical issues. The program is most suitable for those with little or no experience or knowledge of paediatric ALS or those wanting a comprehensive update. It is also suitable for experienced Adult ALS trained healthcare professionals requiring paediatric ALS Certification. A total of 16 CPD hours are assigned to this program (based on 12 hours program contact and four hours self-directed learning).
ANMF/ACCCN member $390 non-member $500 RN EN
A palliative approach for aged care CPD: 6 hours, course code: 6827 7 March 2018, 9am – 4.30pm Presenter Dr Rosalie Hudson This seminar focuses on skill development for nurses providing end-of-life care for older people. The emphasis of a palliative approach will be on the slow decline experienced by many older people with chronic illnesses. The final phase of life will also be addressed, with information on pain and symptom management drawn from the latest research. A holistic approach will include ethical issues and psycho-social, emotional and spiritual components of care, as well as physical.
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Intercultural communication This module provides you with the skills needed to develop and expand your own strategies for dealing with cultural differences in the workplace. Whether you are a nurse, midwife or carer, work in a hospital, clinic, aged care facility, homebased care, or any other setting in Victoria, you come across people from a range of backgrounds on a daily basis. This module gives you the chance to think about how you talk and act with people from different backgrounds, and how they talk and act with you. The module includes videos, stories and interactive work. ANMF members are entitled to $400 credit per year for online learning at the CPD Portal, with associate members entitled to $80 credit annually.
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ANMF member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
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Course available to enrolled nurses Course available to midwives
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ANMF member $380, non-member $500, Job Rep or SIG member $3680
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Venue The ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre, ANMF (Vic Branch) Registered Training Organisation (RTOID: 22609), nursing laboratory and library are located near the Melbourne CBD at 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
Upcoming course program Visit anmfvic.asn.au/education for information about these and upcoming courses.
Continuing professional development (CPD) All nurses and midwives are required to undertake 20 hours of continuing professional development each year as part of the requirements to re-register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. For information visit nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
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The focus of the 2018 Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference will be on the diverse and wide-ranging professional practice issues facing the working lives of nurses and midwives. This event will feature a number of concurrent sessions of interest for all nurses, midwives and carers, focusing on occupational health, safe patient handling, workplace violence and aggression that impact our professions.
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ANMF is seeking abstracts for 20-minute oral presentations that demonstrate a range of clinical, research or managerial initiatives that enhance nurses’, midwives’ and carers’ professional practice, including safe patient handling, occupational health and safety and occupational violence and aggression. We encourage you to submit an abstract for consideration and share your knowledge and experience with others. Abstracts that highlight nursing and midwifery theory and/or case presentations that promote contemporary and innovative practice or optimal patient outcomes will be favourably viewed.
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Topics for abstracts may relate to any care setting including, but not limited to: • aged and community care • consumer directed care • palliative care • emergency • neonatal • critical care • primary health care • school nursing • enrolled nursing • midwifery • maternal and child health • mental health • occupational health and safety • IT innovation • research • nurse education • workforce or clinical innovation • health and environment. Please forward inquiries to:
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