DIARY DATES Conferences, seminars, meetings SYDNEY, HUNTER & ILLAWARRA Urology on the North Shore 23 July, 8.30am – 3pm, RNSH, St. Leonards Cost: $55 member and $95 non-member Contact: Paula Macleod, 9926 8054 or email urological_nurses@hotmail.com Enrolled Nurse Professional Day 26 July, Wyong Hospital, 9am–3.30pm Contact: Jenny Sullivan, 0400 426 353/ Jolan Bogsanyi, 0419 487 822 by 18 July 63rd NSWNA Annual Conference 6–8 August, AJC Randwick Racecourse. Contact: NSWNA, 8595 1234 ATCA/TNA 2008 (Transplant) National Conference – Bridging The Gap 8 Aug, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Ctr Contact: www.tna.asn.au Urology and Continence Waterworks Seminar 8 August, IDC Conference Ctr, Newcastle Contact: Wendy Watts, 4922 3431
Contact: Vanessa Ezzy, 9845 2112, vanessae@chw.edu.au 15th State Conference for Enrolled Nurses – ’Full Steam Ahead ... The Patient Professional’, call for abstract. 18–19 September, Penrith RSL Contact: 1300 554 249 or email garozn@optusnet.com.au 100th Year of St George Hosp. Training 18 Oct, St George Leagues Club Kogarah Contact: Joan Wagstaff, 9771 2508 Australian Asthma Conference 2008 20 October, Australian Technology Park Contact: 9265 5443 or email asthma2008@tourhosts.com.au Web: www.asthmaconference2008.com 2008 Discharge Planning Association ’Critical Actions‘ 24 October, Rydges Hotel, North Sydney. Contact: Margaret Blackwell, abacus@abacusevents.com
Stroke 2008 Conference 13–15 August, Star City Contact: Hanna Ulkuniemi, 9437 9333, stroke2008@conferenceaction.com.au NSW Day Surgery Nurses’ Association 16 Aug, Four Points by Sheraton, Sydney. Contact: www.adsna.info
CAREX 2008 – Aged Care Expo. 9–10 July, Brisbane. Contact: Wayne Woff, (03) 9571 5606
Natural Therapies & Natural Hlth Expo 21–22 August, Wharf 8, Sydney Contact: info@naturaltherapyexpo.com.au/ www.naturaltherapyexpo.com.au Spring with the Kids Paediatric Perioperative Seminar 6 Sept, 9am–4pm, The Sebel Parramatta Cost: $110 (incl. lunch).
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8 International Conference on Grief & Bereavement in Contemporary Society 15–18 July, The Sebel, Melbourne. Full registration: $850 Contact: (03) 9265 2100, conference@ grief.org.au, www.icgb08.com Lung Health Promotion Centre at The Alfred – upcoming courses • 24–25 July, Smoking Cessation Facilitators Course • 6 August, Asthma Management Update •14–15 August, Principles and Practice of Spirometry
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2008 Australian and New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis Nurses Conference ‘The Changing Face of Cystic Fibrosis’ 14-15 Aug, The Old Woolstore, Hobart. Contact: www.anzcfnurses2008.com Endocrine Nurses’ Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting 24–26 August, Melbourne Visit: www.ensa.org.au Australian Diabetes Educators Assoc. Annual Scientific Meeting 27–29 August, Melbourne Visit: www.adea.com.au/index.aspx
INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS Community Hlth Nurses National Conf. Public Health Assoc. of Australia, Population Health Congress 2008 A Global World: Practical Action for Health and Well Being 7–9 July, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Ctr. Contact: congress2008@confco.com.au, www.populationhealthcongress.org.au
8th Rural Critical Care Conference 22–23 Aug, Batemans Bay Soldiers Club. Cost: $330 – $395. Contact: 1300 368 783 go to www.ruralcriticalcare.asn.au
• 20–22 August and 17–18 September, Respiratory Nurse Course • 27–29 August, Introductory Course in Asthma Education • 30 August, Presenting and Educating with Confidence. Contact: (03) 9076 2382 or email lunghealth@alfred.org.au
28–30 August, Swan Valley, WA Contact: info@peppermint.com.au or visit www.peppermint.com.au National Association of Childbirth Educators Inc (NACE) Educators epicure: Recipes for success 3–5 Sept, Melbourne. Contact: Melinda Eales, meales@tpg.com.au, www.nace.org.au The Psychogeriatric Nurses’ Assoc. Australia Inc. Biennial Conference 5 Sept, The Marque Hotel, Canberra ACT Contact: James R Turner, 0417 068 303 www.pgna.org.au 10th National Congress of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) 10–12 September, Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, Adelaide, SA. Contact: Susan Day, (02) 8850 8317 26th Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA) 11–15 September, Cairns, Qld Contact: www.crana.org.au
2nd Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference 12–13 Sept, Hilton Hotel Adelaide, SA. Contact: www.plevin.com.au/pcna2008/ welcome.htm Australian College of Midwives Breathing New Life into Maternity Care 18–20 September, Sheraton Hotel, Perth Contact: www.acmi.org.au Royal College of Nursing Australia Annual Conference 2008 25–27 September, Sheraton Perth, WA. Contact: (02) 6283 3400 34th Annual International Conference of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 6–10 October, The Sebel, Melbourne. Contact: AST Management, (07) 5528 2501 International Society of Aeromedical Services (ISAS) and Flight Nurses Australia (FNA) Conference Date: 9–11 October. Contact: www.flightnursesaustralia. org./events.htm 4th Annual Nurse Practitioner Association Conference 26–28 October, Telstra Dome Melbourne Cost: $525 by 1 September. Contact: (03) 6231 2999 or www.cdesign.com.au/anpa2008
Reunions Liverpool Hospital 50th birthday 26 July, 11:30am, Cabravale Diggers Exservicemens Club, Canley Vale Cost: $35. Contact: Margaret Favelle, 9605 1733 or email margfav@hotmail.com Prince Henry Hospital Little Bay 1964 July PTS 1 Aug. Venue: TBA. Contact: Maxine Cook, mcook@ smbs.com.au or Cherrylyn McCarthy, cmccarth@chcs.com.au