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ON THE
RECORD SEPTEMBER 2017
Mlisho Karega’s journey from Congo to Sunshine page 8
Bupa members – vote yes!
Vietnam nurses lead the march
Health Complaints Act and aged care
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pages 6 and 7
Know your entitlements Understanding workers’ compensation: what are your rights?
Inside this edition
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Know your entitlements Secretary’s report • Bupa members: vote yes for right to industrial action
• Collaborative conference
•O ccupational Health and Safety conference
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• Perinatal services submission
• ANMF supports Indian nurses in wages campaign
•C ivilian Vietnam War nurses leading the march
In focus: H ealth Complaints Act 2016:aged care
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•H ealth Complaints Act covers unregistered health workers
• Code of conduct
• Complaints should be taken seriously, lawyer says
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•H ow can the ANMF assist members? • Member profile: Mlisho Karega • Who is your organiser? • Mildura emergency department dispute • Enrolled nursing students look to the future
Celene McMullan, Information Officer As an employee, you have the right to go to work and come home uninjured. Sadly, workplace incidents can occur so it is important that you know what to do.
If your GP does not have these forms, you can get them from a post office, the WorkSafe Victoria website or by calling the ANMF Information Line.
What is the difference between personal leave (sick leave) and workers’ compensation?
How do I notify my employer of the incident?
Workers’ compensation (WorkCover) is a form of insurance paid by employers to cover employees in the event of a workplace incident or injury occurring. WorkCover does not come out of your personal leave if you are injured at work or become sick due to your work. WorkCover can assist you financially with wages while you are injured or sick and unable to work, as well as rehabilitation expenses and return to work. It does not matter if you are full time, part time or casual, you are entitled to claim WorkCover if you suffer an injury or illness as a result of your work. The WorkCover system can provide: • wages while you are not fit to work, with weekly payments calculated based on your pre-injury average weekly earnings • medical and like expenses, and rehabilitation expenses • the right to have a gradual return to work • reimbursement of personal leave taken prior to the WorkCover claim being accepted. What must I do if I get injured?
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• Job Rep training
1. Ensure you seek immediate appropriate treatment if required.
• OH&S training
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• Education calendar
Visit your own doctor for treatment. Disclosure to your treating medical practitioner is very important; discuss with your doctor what brought on the injury, illness or condition. Talk to your doctor about making a WorkCover claim.
2. Complete an incident report
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You must notify your employer in writing of your incident and injury/illness/ condition within 30 days of first becoming aware of it or you may not be entitled to compensation.
Lodging a WorkCover claim If you wish to claim WorkCover, you will need to complete a Worker’s Injury Claim Form and provide a Certificate of Capacity which can only be completed by your general practitioner, not another health practitioner.
Whether you are making a claim or not, notify your employer of the incident and injury/illness/condition. Although reporting workplace injuries may be frustrating and take time, it is imperative for you to report as soon as possible. Reporting the incident is also important because failure to report may affect any future claims. What happens after I lodge a claim? Once you have provided the completed Worker’s Injury Claim Form and a Certificate of Capacity (completed by your GP) to your employer, they must process your claim and forward it to their WorkCover insurer within 10 days. The insurer has 28 days to decide the outcome of your claim. Keep copies of your WorkCover claim form, Certificate of Capacity and receipts for all medical expenses (e.g. receipts for doctor fees, x-rays, physiotherapy). In some instances, the WorkCover insurer may arrange for you to be examined by an independent medical examiner (IME), a healthcare professional approved by WorkSafe. The IME’s findings are used in decisions related to WorkSafe claims. IMEs provide information to the insurer to assist them in assessing the ongoing validity of the claim or the treatment being received. Helpful links and resources • The Injured Nurses Support Group, an ANMF special interest group: anmfvic.asn.au/interest-groups/ injured-nurses-support-group • WorkSafe Victoria: worksafe.vic.gov.au • Fair Work Australia: fairwork.gov.au /leave/workers-compensation • WorkSafe Advisory Service: 1800 136 089 or (03) 9641 1444 Contact ANMF if you have any questions about making a WorkCover claim or if you have any concerns about a current WorkCover claim. This advice is general in nature. If you require more information please call the members-only ANMF Information Line on 03 9275 9333 or 1800 133 353 (regional toll free).
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick State Secretary
A dying person’s right to choose Lisa Fitzpatrick Since the release of the Ministerial Advisory Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying’s Final Report I have received feedback from members who feel strongly about the proposed law. Some oppose it on principle. Others express concerns about coercion, access and slippery slopes which are alleviated once they know the detail. Others support the proposal while some believe the law would be too restrictive. Regardless of your viewpoint I urge all members to read the final report. ANMF believes the 66 recommendations provide clear direction for a robust, safe and compassionate law.
Paul Gilbert
Assistant Secretary
Pip Carew
Assistant Secretary
Don’t forget
We have moved to 535 Elizabeth Street Catch a sneak peak on page 4
Cover image: Mlisho Karega, by Stephanie Francis On the Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly.
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The final report respects those who have a conscientious objection and provides choice for people ‘diagnosed with an incurable disease, illness or medical condition, that: •
‘is advanced, progressive and will cause death; and
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is expected to cause death within weeks or months, but not longer than 12 months
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is causing suffering that cannot be relieved in a manner the person deems tolerable.’
What do dying people think? It has been documented that simply having a voluntary assisted dying option can alleviate excruciating existential anguish caused by the deterioration of function, the loss of self, the pain and the unknown. Melbourne columnist and journalist Pamela Bone, who died in 2008 from multiple myeloma, elegantly described comfort and courage as the companions of ‘the knowledge’ that she could end her suffering. In the end feeling in control was enough and she died of her disease. The 2016 cross-party inquiry into end of life choices report detailed the Victorian Coroner’s examination of suicide statistics. Of 2879 suicide deaths between 2009 and 2013, 240 of those people had diseases or injuries causing irreversible deterioration. Most were older with multiple diseases and died in violent, lonely circumstances. About half had cancer. Asked about the ability of palliative care or other services to prevent these suicides Coroner John Olle said “…the people we are talking about in this small cohort have made an absolute clear decision. They are determined. The only assistance that could be offered is to meet their wishes, not to prolong their life.” Palliative care Any law must be accompanied by stronger metropolitan and regional palliative care services that can provide patients with timely access to high quality care and meet the increasing desire to die at home. If passed, the law would not come into effect for 18 months giving agencies time to
increase capacity and redesign services to be more responsive to dying Victorians’ needs. The Andrews Government’s $7.2 million End of Life and Palliative Care Framework, plus an additional $5 million equipment fund, is providing funding and guidance. ANMF believes more is needed. ANMF is also committed to supporting palliative care members and has asked for improved ratios in its submission to the Ratio Taskforce. We are seeking AM shift 1:4 plus in charge; PM shift 1:4 plus in charge; and night shift 1:6 plus in charge to give members more time to care for patients and their families. Terminology The Ministerial Advisory Panel deliberately chose the words ‘voluntary assisted dying’ because it must be a ‘voluntary’ decision by a person who is suffering. The person is responsible for the decision and will selfadminister the medication. In rare exceptional circumstances a person, not physically able to self-administer, must be in control of the decision and process, but can request a doctor to administer the medication. The panel rejected the term ‘assisted suicide’ because suicides are avoidable and every effort should be made to prevent these deaths. Safeguards The final report’s 68 safeguards respect life and would make Victoria’s laws the most conservative in the world. Unique to Victoria would be a ban on health practitioners initiating a voluntary assisted dying discussion. Other robust safeguards include tight eligibility and assessment, compulsory training for health practitioners including coercion detection, management of the medication, mandatory notification obligations and new criminal offences for inducing a person to request voluntary assisted dying. ANMF policy ANMF (Vic Branch) has had a policy supporting voluntary assisted dying for 20 years. The ANMF (Vic Branch) Voluntary euthanasia and assisted dying policy is a considered Branch Council position that respects that members will have a range of views, while responding to members’ resolutions debated and passed at Annual Delegates Conferences. Federal ANMF also has an assisted dying position statement and all state and territory branches have similar policies. None of us can be comfortable with the status quo - refusal or stopping of treatment, nutrition and hydration or continuous terminal sedation. Law reform will provide clarity and legal protection for patients, their families and health practitioners.
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Update on Victoria’s mental health workforce strategy
Sneak peak at 535 Here is a sneak peak at the new ANMF (Victorian Branch) headquarters at 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
The Victorian Collaborative Mental Health Nursing Conference was an opportunity for mental health nurses to hear about the implementation of the mental health workforce strategy as part of the Victorian Government’s plan for improving mental health services.
Bupa members: vote yes for right to industrial action ANMF members working for Bupa Care aged care facilities have been urged to vote ‘yes’ for the right to take industrial action to pressure their employer into making a respectful enterprise agreement offer. Bupa Care members should vote now for the right to take industrial action to advance their EBA campaign. Bupa’s initial EBA offer to staff was voted down in late June. More than 2000 ANMF members working for Bupa Care stood together to vote the offer down. Despite Bupa reporting a £344.4 million ($566.9 million) underlying profit from its Australian and New Zealand operations in its 2016 annual report and receiving significant subsidies from the Australian taxpayer, the company’s second offer to nurses and personal care workers was a two year-only EBA with a 2.5 per cent pay rise from 1 September and a further 2.5 per cent pay rise from 1 July 2018. The EBA would expire on 30 June 2019. Similar private aged care providers have offered four-year EBAs with a 10 per cent pay rise over four years. The pay of Bupa Care nurses and carers is in the lowest 10 per cent of all private aged care providers in Victoria and as their agreement expired in October last year, Bupa Care staff desperately need a fair wage increase which brings them up to industry standards. In order to receive campaign updates, members working for Bupa should ensure that ANMF has an up to date home (not workplace) email address. Visit the ANMF Member Portal: members.anmfvic.asn.au, see ‘Update details’ and enter or update your home email address. You can also visit the private aged care campaign section of our ‘Campaigns’ page at anmfvic.asn.au to get the latest news on the Bupa EBA campaign.
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ANMF members attending face to face CPD seminars are already enjoying the new building with our contemporary education facilities and break-out room with booths, lockers and lounging cushions. Look out for a grand tour in the October edition of On the Record.
Trevor Hunt, Manager – Mental Health & Drugs Workforce at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provided a snapshot on the processes and rationale behind the department’s approach. Mr Hunt believed workforce availability and skills are key to answering: ‘How do we need to position, develop, support and grow the workforce to begin implementing the vision and outcomes in the ten year plan?’ A workforce reference group, made up of representatives including ANMF (Vic Branch), other unions (HACSU/VAHPA), consumers, academics and Aboriginal health organisations have been meeting monthly with DHHS to drive changes and ensure it wouldn’t become another ‘talking committee’. Each member becomes an ‘ambassador’ and works with a DHHS project manager to develop and deliver a work plan for their area. One of the group’s achievements over the past twelve months is the ‘Hello open minds’ campaign (helloopenminds.vic.gov.au) to overcome the problem of attracting and recruiting workers. The campaign aims to reduce the stigma and perceptions of working in mental health and highlight the career pathways. Another initiative by DHHS is the Mental Health Workforce Innovation Day, to be held Wednesday 20 September, 9am – 5pm, for mental health nurses and other workers to share and learn new ideas. Register at bit.ly/DHHSmhwid.
Occupational Health and Safety Conference Friday 27 October, 8.30am – 4pm. The overlap of the healthcare environment as a workplace can place potentially conflicting priorities and work demands on nurses, midwives and carers. Appropriate systems ensuring the safety of everyone avoids the need to prioritise patient safety over staff safety or vice versa.
• return to work and workers compensation • occupational violence and aggression • organisational culture • obligations – duty of care to staff versus patient • 6 CPD hours
Carson Conference Centre. 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
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Improving services for mothers and babies The ANMF has 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. The ANMF submission said women in Victoria are often not able to access a midwife who is solely responsible for her care and the present situation of ‘overburdened’ midwives running from room to room providing ‘disjointed care’ poses safety risks for mother and baby and contributes to mothers’ dissatisfaction with services. The ANMF is recommending that the Safe Patient Care Act 2015 be amended to ensure one midwife is rostered to every birth suite that is open and available, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, plus one midwife in charge. At present the ratio is two midwives to three birth suites. At least two midwives, or a midwife and a doctor, are required to attend every birth to fulfill hospital policies regarding the safe care of mother and baby, ANMF’s submission said, with additional midwives
and doctors available when required for more complex cases. There is an increasing prevalence of complicating factors such as diabetes and obesity among pregnant women in Australia. The percentage of less complex, spontaneous vaginal births (where a woman goes into labour without induction) has decreased from nearly 70 per cent in 1995 to around 50 per cent in 2013. In 2014–15, nearly a quarter of pregnant women entering hospitals to give birth were overweight or obese. ANMF has recommended additional funding be provided to health services to increase antenatal care consultation time, to enable sufficient time for clinical and risk assessments, such as family violence and post-natal depression. ANMF also recommends that perinatal mental health nurses be provided to work with midwives at public maternity services.
The Safe Patient Care Act 2015 should be amended to ensure a ratio of one midwife to three mothers and babies to provide postnatal care, plus a midwife in charge. Neonatal nurses are reporting high levels of stress and fatigue due to inadequate skill mix and staffing numbers. ANMF has recommended a review of funding arrangements for neonatal care and creating advance practice roles in neonatal care in all health services. ANMF highlighted the need to support women by improving their access to information, treatment and support through embedding women’s health programs at community health centres. To read the ANMF’s full submission to the Family and Community Development Committee’s Inquiry into Perinatal Services, visit anmfvic.asn.au
ANMF supports Indian nurses in wages campaign Does anyone remember Indian nurses wearing the ‘Respect Our Work’ t-shirts to greet then-Premier Baillieu on his visit to India in 2012 during a public sector EBA campaign? ANMF has returned the favour, with our officials and staff showing solidarity with the United Nurses Association (UNA) and the Indian Nurses Association (INA) in Kerala, India. ANMF (Vic Branch) Branch officials and staff showing solidarity with UNA.
The unions represent about 5000 Indian nurses working in private hospitals who went on strike seeking better wages and conditions.
They say that nurses working in the private sector are earning 10,000-15,000 rupees per month (approximately A$200-300), even with 20 years’ experience. Government-employed nurses receive a basic pay of 22,000 rupees (about A$400) per month. The industrial action and show of public support brought parties back to the negotiating table and the minimum wage for private sector nurses has been increased to 20,000 rupees per month plus allowances. The UNA claimed it as ‘a victory for the nurses all over the world’, thanking ANMF members for supporting their campaign and sharing information about their wages dispute on social media.
Civilian Vietnam War nurses leading the march For the first time, members of civilian surgical teams who served during the Vietnam War were asked to deliver the keynote address at the Vietnam Veterans Day in August and lead the march. The invitation was a welcome honour and recognition of the volunteers’ contribution, Victorian retired nurse and Vietnam volunteer, Dot Angell said.
Bien Hoa Hospital, Vietnam 1966. Von Clinch on left. Maureen Spicer on right.
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with dysentery and sometimes coming under attack from mortar fire.
From 1964 until 1972, teams of volunteer nurses, surgeons, radiographers, anaesthetists and administrators arrived in Vietnam from hospitals around Australia to serve at civilian hospitals.
Ms Angell and other former Vietnam War volunteer nurses have led a long campaign to receive repatriation healthcare benefits, as members of the civilian surgical teams have a similar high incidence of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder as the military healthcare personnel who served.
The volunteers provided care to anyone who came to their hospitals, treating patients with shocking wounds, including children injured by landmines. They worked in the tropical heat with basic supplies, often getting sick
The nurses collected 1127 signatures on a petition calling for repatriation healthcare benefits for the civilian surgical teams. The petition is expected to be presented to Federal Parliament this month. September 2017
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In focus – Health Complaints Act 2016: aged care Health Complaints Act covers unregistered health workers Healthcare workers who are not registered must comply with a code of conduct under the Health Complaints Act, including reporting concerns about other health providers if clients or patients are at serious risk of harm. At an ANMF forum for aged care workers about the Act, Health Complaints Commissioner Karen Cusack outlined the code, as well as her role, which has expanded powers to investigate complaints. Healthcare workers who must comply with the code of conduct under the Act include personal care workers, midwives who have chosen to give up their registration and doulas or birth attendants. For the first time, the Health Complaints Commissioner will be able to prohibit unregistered health service providers from practising. The Health Complaints Commissioner also has new powers under the Act to investigate and issue public warnings about health
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service providers who pose a serious risk to the public’s health, safety or welfare. Ms Cusack said the definition of a health service had been broadened under the Act to include any service claiming to improve physical or mental health. The commissioner can also issue interim prohibition orders, temporarily banning a health service provider from practice. These orders can be made permanent. However, Ms Cusack said that the Act also impels the commissioner to deal with complaints ‘as expeditiously or informally as possible’ and complainants must try to resolve their issue with the health service provider before the commissioner becomes involved. Parties are encouraged to resolve issues without going through a formal conciliation or mediation process. ‘People often think of complaints as a negative but they don’t have to be,’ Ms Cusack said at the forum. ‘They’re an important part of health service provision. If they’re used as part of quality improvement in an organisation they can go some way to changing culture,
Provide services in a safe and ethical manner
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Appropriate conduct in relation to treatment advice This includes not attempting to dissuade a client from seeking or continuing medical treatment and communicating/cooperating with colleagues and other health service providers in the client’s best interests.
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Take appropriate action in response to adverse events This includes informing the client if an adverse event occurs, and if a serious adverse event occurs, seeking emergency assistance and informing relevant authorities.
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If diagnosed with infectious medical conditions, practise in a manner that does not put clients at risk and follow advice from a suitably qualified registered medical practitioner on steps to avoid transmitting condition to clients
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Do not make claims to be qualified, able or willing to cure certain serious illnesses
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Report concerns about the conduct of other health service providers A general health service provider who, in the course of providing treatment or care, forms the reasonable belief that another health service provider has placed or is placing clients at serious risk of harm must refer the matter to the Commissioner.
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to improving relationships with consumers and giving complainants a voice.’ Under the Act, anyone can make a complaint to the Health Complaints Commissioner about a health service provider – not just the person who received the service or care. The Health Complaints Commissioner may manage complaints about unsatisfactory treatment, poor communication about treatment; lack of respect or privacy; unprofessional behaviour; mishandled health information; or issues around admissions or referral. Complaints about registered healthcare practitioners can also be made to the Health Complaints Commissioner but serious complaints will be referred to AHPRA.
For non-registered health service providers (including personal care workers)
This includes maintaining the necessary competence in their field of practice and not providing services for which they are not qualified. They must recognise the limitations of the services they are able to provide and refer appropriately. They must provide services in a manner that is culturally sensitive.
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This includes not misleading or deceiving clients about your field of practice or ability to provide treatment, or about the products or services you or your employer provide.
Do not practise under the influence of alcohol or unlawful substances – and seek advice about the impact of any prescribed medication on your ability to provide care Refrain from providing treatment or care to clients while suffering from a physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder that places or is likely to place clients at risk of harm If you do have an impairment, seek advice from a suitably qualified health practitioner as to if and how practise can be modified to not place clients at risk.
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Do not financially exploit clients
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You must comply with relevant privacy laws, such as the Health Records Act and the Privacy Act
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You must keep appropriate records
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You must be covered by appropriate insurance
This includes not asking clients to give, lend or bequeath money or gifts.
This includes not engaging in behaviour of a sexual or close personal nature with a client, or any kind of inappropriate relationship with a client.
Clinical records must be accurate, legible and up to date, held securely and not subject to unauthorised access.
You should have appropriate indemnity insurance arrangements (full ANMF membership includes professional indemnity insurance).
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General health service providers to provide access to code of conduct and other information Clients should be able to see the code of conduct for general health service providers and information about how they can make a complaint to the Health Services Commissioner.
Adopt standard precautions for infection control September 2017
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Complaints should be taken seriously, lawyer says Aged care workers at an ANMF (Vic Branch) forum on the new Health Complaints Act were advised to take any complaint against them seriously. Philip Gardner, Partner at law firm Ryan Carlisle Thomas, said the Health Complaints Commissioner had the power to ban healthcare workers from practising indefinitely.
Philip Gardner, Partner at law firm Ryan Carlisle
The Commissioner could also issue an interim prohibition order, preventing a healthcare worker from practising for 12 weeks while a matter was under investigation. However, Mr Gardner said he anticipated prohibition orders would be rare. Mr Gardner outlined the regulatory system for Victorian healthcare workers and how the Health Complaints Act and the new Health Complaints Commissioner could interact with up to 13 Acts, regulations and regulatory agencies. He explained that the Health Complaints Act was intended to fill gaps in the regulatory system to protect the public against sub-standard treatment or conduct by non-regulated, non-registered healthcare and aged care providers. Complaints against nurses and midwives – as registered healthcare professionals – would most likely be referred to AHPRA, particularly if the complaints referred to risk posed to the public. If the complainant was seeking compensation, an apology or practice changes, then the Health Complaints Commissioner was likely to get involved, Mr Gardner said. Mr Gardner reminded nurses that in delegating duties to personal care workers, they continued to be responsible for patients’ care. If a registered nurse believes an enrolled nurse or personal care worker was not competent to undertake tasks that could be delegated to them, the registered nurse should communicate this in writing to their employer, Mr Gardner said. Mr Gardner presented a hypothetical case study involving the federal Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, AHPRA and the Health Complaints Commissioner, to illustrate to aged care workers how AHPRA and the commissioners might interact to address a complaint.
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Health Complaints Commissioner Karen Cusack
ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary, Lisa Fitzpatrick presenting at the Health Complaints Act 2016 conference
How can the ANMF assist members? Members who have a complaint made against them to the Health Complaints Commissioner should not respond until they have contacted the ANMF and have received a copy of the complaint in writing, ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick told aged care nurses and personal care workers.
ANMF can support and assist the member in writing a statement and attend the conciliation meeting with the member, she said. Ms Fitzpatrick said ANMF would send the code of conduct introduced under the Act for non-registered health professionals to every member working in aged care, as non-registered health practitioners are expected to follow the code and ensure its visibility to clients/aged care facility residents. Ms Fitzpatrick said there had been no complaints made against ANMF members since the commencement of the Health Complaints Act in February and there was no need for panic about its introduction. The Act was intended to ensure the safety of the public against unregistered health practitioners.
Members should contact the ANMF through their organiser or InfoLine. However, as ANMF represents members in their workplace, in most cases we would already have been made aware if a complaint had been raised against a member, Ms Fitzpatrick said at an ANMF Health Complaints Act forum She said ANMF was a longstanding supporter for aged care workers. of registration for ‘anyone involved in the If the complaint could not be resolved and care of our loved ones’. went to a second stage of conciliation,
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Member profile – Mlisho Karega Mlisho Karega arrived in Australia in 2009 as a 19-year-old refugee with his younger brother in tow, having fled war and trauma in their homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. They could speak only a few words of English and had spent three years in limbo, living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. ‘The rest of my family, what happened is quite sad and I can’t go through all that…’, Mr Karega said, sitting in the living room of the house he shares with his partner and his brother, who is now 20 and studying engineering. On the walls are Mr Karega’s graduation photographs and in frames, a Diploma of Nursing and Bachelor of Nursing. It’s not even eight years since Mr Karega arrived and not only has he learned English but he has studied in English – his third language – to earn two nursing qualifications and a job as a registered nurse in the coronary care unit of Sunshine Hospital. ‘Everything changed when we came here because coming to this wonderful country was like a dream come true,’ he said. ‘Coming here for me was an opportunity.’ Mr Karega has long wanted to pursue a career in healthcare, having had treatment for an illness that required frequent hospital care when he was a young boy. But he had the misfortune to be born in a country that has experienced the bloodiest conflict since World War Two. The Second Congo War, which began in 1998, caused over five million deaths, two million people to be displaced and has left a legacy of endemic violence, corruption and poverty, despite the vast mineral wealth of the country. Mr Karega, caught up in these circumstances, did not have the opportunity to finish school. ‘I come from a poor family. I think “Education is everything to me. I have to focus. I have to study” and I did hours of study, Monday to Sunday. ‘In this country you can become anyone you want to be, no matter your background, so use that opportunity.’ As a refugee Mr Karega was eligible for 500 hours English tutoring through the Federal Government’s Adult Migrant English Program. He then undertook further English language study at Victoria University before starting a Gateway to Nursing course. Mr Karega embarked on a Diploma of Nursing and worked as an enrolled nurse in aged care for nearly two years before undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing. 8
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Education is everything to me. I have to focus. I have to study. ANMF member Mlisho Karega at his graduation ceremony
Mr Karega is now planning to do a Master of Nursing in cardiac care. Mr Karega continues to spend much of his free time studying, as he says there is always more to learn about caring for patients. He wants to tell his fellow ANMF members they do a marvellous job. ‘It’s about what’s in your heart, delivering a high standard of care. You think about someone who’s lying in a hospital bed, somebody who is somebody’s sister, somebody’s brother, somebody’s mother and you deliver the best care until they go home. You go home happy. ‘That’s what it’s all about. It’s not about money. It’s about compassion and delivering that high standard of critical care to someone who’s ill.’ Mr Karega acknowledged that despite the hours he has devoted to studying English and nursing, he would not be in the position he is today without the support of individual members of the community and Australians via our government. When he arrived in Melbourne, one of his priorities was to build his network, making friends at university, at work and with other Congolese, most of whom also arrived as refugees.
‘I became who I am today because of people – and choosing this profession, the one I have been dreaming about since my childhood, it’s like giving back to the community.’ Although having a community of Congolese friends gives precious access to the language and culture of his past, as refugees of war they have to be careful about bringing up memories. ‘It’s quite sad when you go in deep to what is happening overseas, especially if you have experienced war. You have trauma, you’ve lost people, so you don’t want to start remembering but thoughts can come sometimes and you start crying,’ Mr Karega said. But Mr Karega’s determined optimism guides him. ‘Things happen in life and the good thing is to take what happened and say ‘These things happened. I don’t want to lay down the rest of my life’ and so you take that as courage and move on… I did struggle, a lot, a lot, so when I came here I said education would be my everything. I choose education, I study 24/7. I choose to focus on this.’
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New staff at ANMF New industrial, professional and administration staff have joined us at ANMF (Vic Branch). Changes have been made to industrial organisers’ workplace allocations to enable them to have less workplaces. New organisers have joined us: Kelly-Arnett Sommerville, Nicole Brown, Te Arahi Samakowidic, Jade Chandler and Narelle Hayes. New industrial organiser Quinn McGuinness has taken over the Gippsland region from Liz McCormack, who has retired. Sandra Oakley and Nicole Brown join the expanded relieving organiser team.
The table below shows the main employers allocated to each organiser. New industrial officers at the Branch are Paris Dean, Sonya Terpstra, Elizabeth McGrath and Rima Tawil, who is filling Megan Reeve’s position until June 2018. Former industrial organiser Lynne West has been appointed as a professional officer. Zena Coffey is our new graduate and final year student support officer and Jessica Mengel has been appointed as a recruitment officer.
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Jade Chandler
St Vincents Privates Brunswick Private Hospital St Vincents Mental Health Service NorthWestern Mental Health (shared)
Loretta Marchesi
Bendigo Hospital – St John of God Castlemaine Health Maryborough and District Hospital Heathcote Health
Judith Milne
Northern Health Bethel Aged Care Arcare – Greenhill
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Organiser
Largest employers
Alison Kairns
Northeast Health Wangaratta Albury Wodonga Health Yarrawonga District Health Cobram District Hospital
Te Arahi Samakowidic
Maroondah Hospital Angliss Hospital Ringwood Private Hospital Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Toni Coughlin
Kelly ArnettSommerville
Cabrini Hospital Malvern Mitcham Private Hospital St Georges Hospital Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre ARCBS
Quinn McGuinness
Latrobe Regional Hospital Central Gippsland Health Service Bairnsdale Regional Health Maryvale Private Hospital
Epworth Hospital Sandringham Hospital Melbourne Clinic Private Hospital Albert Road Clinic
Kylie Martin
Rachel Halse
Austin Hospital Northpark Private Hospital Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital North Eastern Rehab Centre
Narelle Hayes
Cabrini St Vincents Mental Health St Georges
West Gippsland Hospital Peninsula Private Hospital Bass Coast Health Gippsland Southern Health Service Koo Wee Rup Health Service South Gippsland Hospital
Richard Joske
Bacchus Marsh Hospital Western Private Hospital Hepburn Health Services Kyneton District Health Service Thomas Embling Hospital
Christine Steiner
Wimmera Hospital Hamilton Base Hospital Stawell District Hospital Ararat and District Hospital West Wimmera Health Service Rural Northwest Health
Allan Townsend
Ballarat Health St John of God – Ballarat Nazareth Care – Ballarat
John Mills
Matthew Watson
South West Healthcare Portland District Health Colac Area Health
Frankston Hospital Rosebud Hospital Beleura Private Hospital Golf Links Road The Mornington Centre
Lisa Stingel
Royal Womens Hospital RDNS Frances Perry House
Maddy Harradence
Monash Medical Centre – Clayton Jessie McPherson Private Hospital Bupa – Clayton Corpus Christi Aged Care Facility Bayside City Council
Maggie Ormerod
Melbourne Health Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne Private Hospital
Amy Cooper
Jo Petrini
St Vincents Hospital Epworth Freemasons Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Epworth – Camberwell
Dandenong Hospital Casey Hospital Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre Chestnut Gardens St John of God – Pinelodge Clinic
Jody Kerrins
Kay Brazulaitis
Mildura Base Hospital Echuca Regional Health Swan Hill District Hospital
Kingston Centre Monash Medical Centre – Moorabbin St John of God – Berwick Avenue Private Hospital Bays Hospital Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Simon Olden
Alfred Hospital Caulfield Hospital Masada Private Hospital HammondCare Caulfield
Cynthia Salmons
Royal Childrens Hospital Mercy Hospital For Women Warringal Private Hospital
Julie WearingSmith
Goulburn Valley Health Kyabram & District Health Service Benalla & District Hospital
Claire Whitwam
University Hospital Geelong St John of God - Geelong Geelong Private Hospital
Gail Were
Sunshine Hospital Footscray Hospital Glendale Aged Care Facility
Christian Sanderson
Werribee Mercy Hospital McKellar Centre Williamstown Hospital
Nicole Brown
Wantirna Health Peter James Centre – Burwood Epworth Hospital – Boxhill Box Hill Hospital
Mildura emergency department dispute ANMF and Mildura Base Hospital have been in dispute following concerns raised by members about nurse to patient ratios in the hospital’s emergency department. Mildura ED staffs up to 15 cubicles on the morning and afternoon shifts and, using the ‘formula’ in the Safe Patient Care Act, only nine cubicles at night. ANMF members working in the hospital’s emergency department have provided ANMF with numerous examples of patient numbers exceeding numbers set out in the formula, with up to 20 patients under anmfvic.asn.au
care, including at night. The Act allows a Level 1 hospital emergency department, such as Mildura Hospital’s, to have less staff at night but only if the hospital does not utilise all emergency department ‘beds’ on the night shift due to fewer presentations. Under the Act, ‘beds’ can be cubicles, trolleys and treatment chairs. ANMF evidence presented to Mildura management shows that the emergency department is using all its beds and occasionally using other rooms as cubicles. The ANMF has told Mildura Base Hospital that the nightshift ‘formula’ cannot be used unless less beds are used at night.
The Act’s intent is to ensure that a one: three nurse to patient ratio applies despite the decreased demand for services and cubicle occupancy. As a temporary measure, Mildura Base Hospital has added a nursing shift to meet demand during busy times while negotiations continue on what ongoing bed numbers and nurse staffing levels should be. ANMF encourages Mildura Base Hospital members to continue to provide us with information on bed occupancy and staffing levels. We encourage all members to let us know if their employer is not complying with the nurse: patient ratios set out in the Act.
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Enrolled nursing students look to the future
Lyn Brett, Project Officer, Enrolled Nurse Transition, Goulburn Valley Health
Enrolled nursing students heard some expert advice about making the transition into the workplace at the ANMF Enrolled Nurse Student Study Day. St Vincent’s Private EN Graduate Coordinator Julia Hill gave the students tips about how to get their first job and recent graduates talked about what it was like working as a graduate enrolled nurse.
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Mark Aitken of the National Nursing & Midwifery Support Service talked to students about the aged care sector as a potential workplace for graduates and Nursing & Midwifery Health Program Victoria CEO Glenn Taylor gave advice on how to survive and thrive in the first year as a working nurse. ANMF Assistant Secretary Paul Gilbert ensured students were informed about what pay and conditions they could expect when working as an enrolled nurse.
Special Interest Groups
Visit anmfvic.asn.au/interest-groups for all ANMF special interest group news, events and meetings.
Advance Care Planning Nurses
Injured Nurses Support Group
Topic: Members meeting When: Thursday 14 September, 4pm – 6pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Anne Marie Fabri, Secretary 9495 3235 annemarie.fabri@nh.org.au
Topic: Committee meeting When: Tuesday 19 September, 10.15am Topic: Members meeting When: Tuesday 19 September, 11am Venue for both meetings: Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne, 3000 Inq: Annie Rutter 1300 760 602
ANZANAC HIV Nursing Inq: Milena Pinamonti 0466 280 445 anzanac.vic@gmail.com
CoNSA Vic/Tas Topic: Annual General Meeting When: Thursday 5 October, 6pm – 9pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: consavt@gmail.com
Day Surgery Inq: Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators Topic: Members meeting When: Wednesday 25 October, 6pm – 9pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson 0411 557 631 positivehealth@bigpond.com
Immunisation Nurses Topic: Members meeting When: Wednesday 20 September, 6.30pm – 10pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: INSIG administration membership@immunisationnursesvic.org.au
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Medical Imaging Nurses Association Topic: National conference When: 14 – 15 October Venue: Grand Hyatt Melbourne Inq: Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
Victorian Association Of Maternal & Child Health Nurses Topic: Executive meeting When: Wednesday 13 September, 6pm – 9.30pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: VAMCHN executive vamchn.group@gmail.com
Victorian Association Of Research Nurses Topic: Professional Development Day When: Friday 20 October, 8.30am – 5pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Sean Hosking
Victorian Midwifery Homecare
Inq: Cheryl Dingey 9345 7027 Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 onavic@anmfvic.asn.au
Topic: Members meeting When: Wednesday 25 October, 10.30am – 12.30pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Palliative Care Nurses
Victorian School Nurses
Orthopaedic Nurses Association
Inq: Mark Staaf records@anmfvic.asn.au
Pre-Admission Nurses Topic: Professional day When: Saturday 25 November, 8am – 1pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Kate Hussey k.hussey@healthscope.com.au
Topic: Members meeting When: Tuesday 24 October, 6.15pm – 9pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Victorian Urological Nurses Society Inq: vunssecretary@gmail.com
Safe Patient Handling Topic: Members forum When: Friday 15 September, 9.30am – 2pm Venue: ANMF at 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Inq: Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au anmfvic.asn.au
Interested in work health and safety?
Job Rep training
Consider studying the Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (BSB41415) Commencing 19 September 2017
All new Job Reps are encouraged to undertake this program which includes an online module followed by a one-day face to face training day to help you understand the role and how you can help your colleagues build a strong ANMF presence, as well as a happier and safer workplace.
ANMF (Vic Branch) health and safety reps play a critical role, helping to make sure we are all safe at work. Nurses, midwives and personal care workers have physically and mentally demanding jobs, so understanding and being active in the area of workplace, health and safety is vital. This course, contextualised to the health workplace, will give you a broader understanding of health and safety laws and their practical application. Achieving the qualification may also provide opportunities to work in other fields, including industry and regulation. The course may help to build on knowledge and experience for many health and safety reps. The structure of the course includes face to face classes at ANMF (Vic Branch), self-directed study and online components via the ANMF (Vic Branch) learning management system.
Job Rep Introductory Program
Cost: $3000 for full fee paying students which covers tuition fees, assessments and learning resources, paid in three instalments throughout the course. CPD: 112.5 hours of face to face learning which is delivered over 15 workshop days occurring every fortnight at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre. The course is approximately six months. The first course intake commences 19 September 2017 – register here goo.gl/qqLuDq Enquiries: call 03 9275 9363 or email education@anmfvic.asn.au *Please note: ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre (RTO 22609) may gain approval for government funding for the course and should this be approved the cost of the course will be less than $500 for eligible students..
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. For further details about 2017 OHS training and conferences visit anmfvic.asn.au
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HSR Refresher OHS Training Course (WorkSafe Victoria approved) 12 October 2017, 9am – 5pm ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Cost: $250 (payable by employer) Register: goo.gl/e5BqsJ 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.
HSR Initial OHS Training Course (WorkSafe Victoria approved) 1, 2, 3, 16 and 17 November, 9am – 5pm, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Cost: $750 (payable by employer) Register: https://goo.gl/Hf4BRX This course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing and midwifery, and is designed to equip elected HSRs and Deputy HSRs with an understanding of the OHS regulatory framework. It is also designed to provide participants with the skills required to implement effective hazard control strategies in the workplace.
Job Reps must complete the online module before registering for the training day. The online module, which takes about an hour to complete, provides basic information about the Job Rep role, the structure of the Branch, an introduction to the industrial relations system and an overview of the current and historical role of unions. The one-day face to face training will provide practical skills, further information and a range of Job Rep resources. We urge any new Job Reps to complete the online module and register for one of our monthly face to face introductory training days. If you are a more experienced Job Rep but haven’t attended any training for three years or more, we encourage you to undertake this training to refresh your knowledge and skills. 7 September Melbourne
24 October Wangaratta
4 October Melbourne
8 November Melbourne
10 October Ballarat
21 November Bendigo
View the instructions for the module at anmfvic.asn.au/reps/intro-programs
Keeping it Organised Program This two-day program provides an update on the new public sector EBA, problem solving to address specific workplace issues, building the ANMF profile and presence as well as giving Job Reps valuable dedicated time with their organiser to develop an organising plan to implement in the workplace. Job Reps must only attend the Keeping It Organised training program that applies to their organiser and geographical area. 12 and 13 September, Melbourne Organisers: John Mills/ Jo Petrini 25 and 26 October, Wangaratta Organiser: Alison Kairns 1 and 2 November, Melbourne Organiser: Gail Were/Judith Milne Register at anmfvic.asn.au/jrtraining For inquiries email jrt@anmfvic.asn.au
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Education calendar September 2017 RN Two-day paediatric advanced
life support program CPD: 12 hours, course code: 4131 12 and 13 September 2017, 9am – 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers This program provides health professionals training in paediatric basic and advanced life support, with assessment on the second day. Based on the latest 2010 ARC guidelines, the program incorporates theoretical lectures, clinical skill stations and scenarios. Registration includes a program manual and e-learning material. 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 selfdirected learning).
ANMF/ACCCN member $390, non-member $500 ALL Effective communication
for nurses CPD: 6 hours, course code: 5228 13 September 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Bonnie Miller Communication is a key aspect of nursing and midwifery practice, this workshop will help you communicate in a clear, assertive and sensitive way in what is a dynamic and at times, tense environment where clients, patients and colleagues alike have diverse and varying needs.
Member $190, Non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 RN ECG – Recording and interpretation
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4065 15 September 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This workshop includes 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.
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Respiratory management – advanced care
RN EN Contemporary wound
management CPD: 12 hours, course code:3984 20 and 27 September 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenters: Julie Baulch and Anne Bryant This two day interactive program covers basic anatomy and physiology of wound healing, the importance of health assessment and wound diagnosis, and a range of wound management practices, including frameworks for assessment , factors affecting healing, and planning care.
Member $380, non-member $500, Job Rep or SIG member $360
This program is suitable for nurses who are working in an acute care and managing patients who require more advanced respiratory interventions. All sessions are comprehensively supported by both audiovisual and practical training aids, which enable the participants to become more familiar with the associated equipment in a supportive, learning environment.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
RN Managing fluid and electrolyte
administration and blood transfusion in the acute care setting CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4073 21 September 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter Do you need a refresher on the theories and assessments associated with fluid therapies? This seminar will assist you to develop an advanced understanding of fluid management for the acute patient or the why, what and when of fluid, blood and blood products orders and their clinical effects.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
ALL Nursing the balance
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 3972 9 October 2017, 9.30pm – 4.30pm Presenter Jane Robotham A nourishing self-care workshop for nurses, midwives and carers focusing on reflection, relaxation and continued rejuvenation through the use of practical experiential techniques. This seminar gives participants simple tools to care for self and therefore maintain the energy needed to care for others.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 ALL The bottom line – how chronic
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constipation and faecal incontinence interact CPD: 4 hours, course code: 4075 11 October, 9am – 1pm Presenter Lisa Wragg, Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian Branch
ALL Relationship management in the
healthcare sector CPD: 6 hours, course code: 3970 5 October, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Bonnie Miller This seminar looks at how nurses and midwives can develop collaborative relationships by developing an understanding of relationship and conflict management in the health sector. Whether you want to understand the underlying causes of conflict, how to negotiate good outcomes, or learn how to best manage common responses to conflict, this seminar will equip you to engage in constructive relationship management.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4067 6 October 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter
Every nurse and midwife has experienced a patient who has suffered from the discomfort of severe constipation. If left untreated, constipation can lead to faecal impaction and/or faecal incontinence. This workshop will cover the pathophysiology of the bowel and case studies will explore current management strategies used to resolve faecal impaction, manage faecal incontinence and develop bowel regimes to prevent ongoing constipation.
Member $115, non-member $200, Job Rep or SIG member $105
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 ALL Course available to all nurses, midwives, PCAs and AINs RN
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The principles of documentation in the current nursing environment CPD: 6 hours, course code: 5529 16 October 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Allyson Odgers Designed to assist nurses to revisit the principles of documenting care and other activities, this course covers the importance of clear and concise documentation in the health care environment.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 RN EN
Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4004 17 October 2017, 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? • The signs and symptoms that should “worry” you • How to manage care in a timely and effective manner
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 ALL The importance of documenting
nursing care within the aged care environment CPD: 6 hours, course code: 3990 20 October 2017, 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 regard 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 $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
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Assessment skills in the acute setting CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4072 20 October, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This one day seminar updates knowledge and skills in patient assessment with an emphasis on the accurate, effective and timely assessment of patients in the acute setting.
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taking the next steps towards lasting change in health CPD: 6 hours, course code: 5392 24 October 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Member $550, non-member $700, Job Rep or SIG member $520
November 2017 RN Adult Advanced Life Support:
Member $100, non-member $300
1 day recertification CPD: 10 Hours (6 hours training and 4 hours self-directed learning), course code: 4163 1 November 2017, 9am – 5pm Presented by Australian College of Critical Care Nurses certified ALS trainers
RM Maternal health, obesity and
perinatal outcomes CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4165 25 October 2017, 9.30am – 4pm Presenter Dr Wendy Pollock
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.
Part 1 - Obesity and pregnancy Obesity is an increasing public health issue. Similarly, obesity in pregnancy is of concern due to the association with poorer outcomes for both mother and baby. This seminar provides an overview on obesity and the effects on metabolism, obesity and reproduction, and obesity and pregnancy. Part 2 - Maternal health and perinatal outcomes Midwives record data for every birth that occurs in Victoria which is submitted to the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection. Hospitals provide data on the Victorian Perinatal Services Performance Indicators.
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26 October, 9.30am – 4.30pm, course code: 5861 Presenter Tristan Vasquez, Senior Improvement Manager ANMF House, Melbourne ANMF (Vic Branch) is pleased to be partnering with the Transformation & Quality team at Melbourne Health to deliver this quality improvement training. During this interactive one day workshop you will learn about Lean Principles and tools and their application to healthcare. You will be introduced to Lean Six Sigma Methodology; a structured approach to problem solving which will provide you with skills to manage a local improvement project.
ANMF (Vic Branch) Education Centre is pleased to offer nurses and midwives the second part to hands on approach to developing an environmentally sustainable approach to health services. This program includes two seminars, and this second seminar further develops understanding of environmentally sustainable health care and allows participants to work through barriers and issues they may have encountered at work or in the community. You don’t have to have attended the first seminar. Bring your questions, your ideas, your stories of successes and failures, your frustrations and your hopes.
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Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 ALL White belt quality improvement
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180
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What happens to the data and how do you find the reports that are published about maternal health and perinatal outcomes. Is the Australian caesarean section rate really 33%? How does your hospital compare to other hospitals?
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ACCCN recommends annual recertification in ALS and offers this adult ALS recertification program for health professionals. The content covered is the same as the 2-day course above but at a faster pace, so prior knowledge of ALS is required. The morning is a review of ALS content with the opportunity to apply those concepts in practice scenarios. The theoretical and scenario training for recertification will follow in the afternoon.
Member $230, non-member $330
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RN Medication administration –
principles and practice revisited CPD: 12 hours, course code: 3994 2 and 9 November 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter: Sue Pleunik The medication administration workshop updates your nurse skills in medication administration. Topics covered include administration via all five routes, drug calculations and managing IV pumps, syringe drivers and PCA systems.
Member $380, non-member $500, Job Rep/SIG member $360 RN EN
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses CPD: 6 hours, course code: 3989 3 November 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Margaret Lang Any nurse working in aged care will encounter ACFI. This seminar explores all ACFI business rules, a comprehensive breakdown of the 12 ACFI questions and a practical review of compiling and completing an ACFI appraisal pack.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 ALL Ballarat ICE/methamphetamine
addiction seminar – nurse/midwife program CPD: 3 hrs, 13 November 2017 Session 1: 9.30am-12.30pm, course code: 4986. Session 2: 1.30pm to 4.30pm, course code: 4987. Location: Baxter Lecture Theatre in the Education Resource Centre, Ballarat Health Services Crn Mair St and Drummond St North, Ballarat 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 use and mental health. These face to face seminars are designed to complement the standard Frontline Worker Ice Training Package released earlier this year. nceta.androgogic.com.au
This seminar is fully funded by the Andrew’s Government as part of the as an outcome of the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce. RN Adult advanced life support
certification: two-day program CPD: 12 Hours, course code: 4166 15 and 22 November 2017, 9am – 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers In partnership with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses ANMF is please to deliver 14
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this accredited advanced life support course. The course is most suitable for nurses with little or no experience/knowledge of ALS or those wanting a comprehensive update. Prior reading is expected. 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 RN EN Venipuncture, conducting
a 12 lead ECG and contemporary pathology collection CPD: 6 hours, course code: 4008 16 November 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter This workshop covers venipuncture and conducting a 12-lead electrocardiogram. A wide range of practical training aids for blood collection are provided, and the program allows participants to undertake practice of the relevant techniques under guided supervision. Suitable for nurses who perform phlebotomy and undertake 12-lead ECG recording as part of their role.
learning related to a variety of health care settings with reference to the professional practice framework, building on the skills and knowledge associated with NMBA approved enrolled nurse medication administration requirements and work practice.
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: 4064 24 November 2017, 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.
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 (Please note: this is not an accredited course)
Member $190, non-member $240, Job Rep or SIG member $180 RN Two-day paediatric advanced life
support program CPD: 12 hours, course code: 4132 20 and 21 November 2017, 9am – 5pm Presenter ACCCN accredited trainers This program provides health professionals training in paediatric basic and advanced life support, with assessment on the second day. Based on the latest 2010 ARC guidelines, the program incorporates theoretical lectures, clinical skill stations and scenarios. Registration includes a program manual and e-learning material. 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 EN Strengthening EN medication
practice CPD: 6 hours, course code: 5210 23 November 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Cleft palate CPD Every three minutes, somewhere in the world, a baby is born with a cleft of the lip and/or palate making it one of the most common birth defects. ANMF has a new module on our CPD Portal, ‘Cleft lip and palate management’, developed by the Royal Children’s Hospital. This module intends to provide nurses and midwives with the opportunity to learn more about the needs of children born with clefts of the lip and palate, how they are managed and the specialist teams who provide this care in Victoria. Successfully completing this module will provide you with four CPD hours to contribute to the total required for re-registration. 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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