2013 Professional Issues in Practice Conference

Victorian Branch
CPD: 14 hours
Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch) in conjunction with the National Enrolled Nurse Association
2013 Professional Issues in
Practice Conference
Thursday 19 September – Friday 20 September 2013
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, Melbourne
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Registration closes Friday 13 September
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CPD: 14 hours for both days or 7 hours for a single day
Participants who attend both days will automatically achieve 70% of
the 20 hours continuing professional development required to renew
their nursing or midwifery registration

2013 Professional Issues in Practice Conference
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Both days ANF Job Rep/HSR $325 Both days ANF Job Rep/HSR $350
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Attendance: Day 1 only Day 2 only Both Days
Please select the topics you wish to attend from the adjacent program and tick the appropriate box below.
Note: topics in each line are all running at the same time so please choose only one topic per line.
Day 1 morning session
followed by session
1a
2a
1b
2b
1c
2c
1d
2d
1e
2e
Please advise if you
have any dietary
requirements or
Day 1 afternoon session 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e allergies
followed by session 4a 4b 4c 4d
Vegetarian
Day 2 morning session 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e Gluten Free
followed by session 6b 6c 6d 6e Other requirements or
Day 2 afternoon session 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e
allergies:
followed by session 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e
(NB: Sessions 3e and 5a run for the full hour session. Do not choose a 4 or 6).
All forms received via mail, email, fax or handed in to the office will be considered full price registration. Registration
closes 13 September 2013.
Full payment must accompany all registration forms. Registrations will not be confirmed until payment is received
Box 12600 A’Beckett Street PO , Melbourne 8006 or fax (03) 9275 9389
Make cheques payable to “ANF (Vic Branch)”. Upon payment this form becomes a ‘tax invoice’. ABN 80571091192

7.30 am Registration and equipment trade display
8.55 am Official opening
Lisa Fitzpatrick, Secretary, ANF (Vic Branch)
9.05 am Setting the Scene - The Mid Staffordshire Trust. What contributed to the care failures and what does this mean for Australian
nurses and midwives?
Professor Philip Darbyshire
10.00 am Morning sessions (please choose one from top ‘1’ row, and one from bottom ‘2’ row). For example 1a and 2d. Session 2 starts at 10.30 am
1a 1b 1c 1d 1e (OHS)
Enrolled nurse graduate
program - Bendigo
Health
Dr Helen Aikman, Manager
of Nursing and Midwifery
Education, Bendigo Health
Good to go? Developing
nursing competence and
implementing criterialed
discharge improves
patient flow
Susy Vulich, Clinical
Nurse Facilitator, Royal
Children’s Hospital
Jayne Morrison, Royal
Children’s Hospital
10.55 am Morning tea and equipment trade display
11.25 am The Power of the Word
Robyn Moore, Communicator
12.45 pm Lunch and equipment trade display
1.30 pm Panel Discussion: Cost cutting, productivity targets, inadequate staffing - losing sight of our fundamental responsibility to
provide safe care. Could the Mid Staffordshire (NHS) Trust care failures happen in Australia?
• Facilitator: Professor Philip Darbyshire
• Professor Linda Shields MD, PhD, FACN, Professor of Nursing - Tropical Health, James Cook University, Townsville and author:
The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: Lessons for Australian registered nurses and midwives February 2010
• Beth Wilson, Retired Health Services Commissioner, Victoria
• Denise Heinjus, Executive Director, Nursing Services and Allied Health, Melbourne Health
3.30 pm Afternoon tea and equipment trade display
A new and innovative
approach to midwifery
education at Sunshine
Hospital
Beth Collis (RN, RM, M.Ed,
IBLCE), Graduate Midwife
Program Co-ordinator,
Midwife Educator, Western
Health
Val Dibella, Clinical
Resource Midwife,
Western Health
What nurses want:
Findings from the
National Study on work
and attitudes 2013
Peter Holland (MA Kent,
PhD Tas)
Associate Professor Dr
Belinda Allen,
Department of
Management,
Monash University
2a 2b 2c 2d 2e
A hospital traineeship
for undergraduate ENs:
Expanding the workforce
capacity and growing
our own work-ready
graduates
Denielle Beardmore, DON,
Education and Practice
Development, Ballarat
Health Services
Increasing nurses’
knowledge of diabetes
through online learning
modules
Catherine Prochilo RN
CDE, Diabetes Nurse
Educator, Team Leader,
Diabetes Australia - Vic
Changing the way we
deliver maternity care -
continuity of carer and
care
Karen Sawyer, Clinical
Midwife Consultant –
Practice Enhancement,
Women’s and Children’s
Program, Monash Health
Benefits of specialised
nurse-led clinics in
general practice
Kerrie Cunningham,
Manager, Clinical Business
Development, General
Practice Support Services
The development of
an aggression risk
screening process for ED
triage: implementation
and preliminary
outcomes
Cathy Daniel, Consultation
Liaison Psychiatry
Nurse and Management
of Clinical Aggression
Trainer, Royal Melbourne
Hospital
From healthcare
worker to patient: the
lifelong implications
of occupational latex
exposure
Melita Taylor, General
Medical, Barwon Health
4.00 pm Afternoon sessions (please choose one from top ‘3’ row, and one from bottom ‘4’ row). For example 3a and 4c. Session 4 starts at 4.30 pm
3a 3b 3c 3d 3e (OHS)
Conservative wound
management in the
community - A collaborative
approach
Anne Bryant, Barwon Region
Wound Management CNC,
Community Health,
Barwon Health
Developing health services
in non-government schools
Susan Micallef, Registered
Nurse, Brisbane Grammar
Health Centre
Turning Haemodialysis
Green: One Victorian
dialysis service’s account
of their efforts in making
environmental and
sustainable change
Anthony Perkins, Renal
Research Nurse and Ecodialysis
Project, Renal
Services, Barwon Health
4a 4b 4c 4d
Sexual health and wellbeing
in aged care (a project in a
high care aged psychiatric
residential facility)
Penelope Healey, EN,
Goulburn Valley Area Mental
Health - Grutzner House
5.00 pm Close Day 1
Day 1: Thursday 19 September 2013
After-hours telephone triage:
A palliative care support
service in Victoria
Charlotte Chidell, Hospice
After-Hours Co-ordinator and
OHS Co-ordinator,
Caritas Christi Hospice
Nurse Practitioner
development in regional
Victoria
Regina Kendall, Nurse
Practitioner, Ballarat Health
Services
The reality of a nurseled
bladder cancer
surveillance clinic
incorporating flexible
cystoscopy in the public
setting
Patricia Bugeja, Urology
Research Nurse/Urology
Nurse Consultant, Epworth
Healthcare
Key findings and
recommendations
- Evaluation of Nursing
and Midwifery Health
Program
Dr Bridget Hamilton,
University of Melbourne
Challenges
in preventing
and managing
workplace
bullying
Dr Carlo
Caponecchia,
Senior Lecturer,
The University
of New South
Wales

7.30 am Registration and equipment trade display
9.00 am A story of hope and inspiration from the Afar, Africa
Valerie Browning, Registered Nurse and Midwife
10.15 am Culture and Communication
Barbara West, PhD, Culture Works
11.00 am Morning tea and equipment trade display
11.30 am Morning sessions (please choose one from top ‘5’ row, and one from bottom ‘6’ row). For example: 5c and 6d. Session 6 starts at 12 md
5a 5b 5c 5d 5e (No Lifting stream)
National
Enrolled Nurse
Association
(NENA)
Information
session
Lee Thomas,
Federal
Secretary, ANF
Federal Office
Yvonne
Chaperon,
Assistant
Federal
Secretary,
ANF Federal
Office
Where are we up to?
Interprofessional
communication in
hospitals
Tracey Bucknall (RN
PhD), Professor, Deakin
University
Director, Alfred Deakin
Centre for Nursing
Research, Alfred Health
Associate Editor: World
views on Evidence-Based
Nursing
3.15 pm Afternoon tea and equipment trade display
3.25 pm Fatigue: The effects on registered nurses and midwives
Dr Jessica Paterson, Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity
4.30 pm Conference close
Follow-through
experience: A
survey of Victorian
midwifery students and
academics
Michelle Newton, School
of Nursing & Midwifery,
La Trobe University
Gina Kruger (MN, Grad.
Dip. Adv. Mid., Cert.
Midwife, RN), Midwifery
Course Co-ordinator,
Victoria University
Psychiatric advance directives:
Australia goes missing
Beth Bennett (RN, M Bioethics)
6b 6c 6d 6e
Aboriginal Nursing and
Midwifery cadets
Dr Fleur Llewelyn, Manager,
Clinical Education Program,
Royal Women’s Hospital
12.30 pm Lunch and equipment trade display
Breastfeeding: A
learned skill requiring
time and patience
Sandra Dikschei, Midwife
Patricia Hibberson,
Midwife, Mitcham Private
Hospital
Perinatal mental health education
for midwives
Dr Kay McCauley, Senior Lecturer,
Midwifery and Mental Health, Monash
University
Maureen Miles, Lecturer/PhD
candidate, Co-ordinator of Graduate
Diploma of Midwifery, Monash
University, Gippsland Campus
Transforming critique in
manual handling programs:
A critical review case study
Amber Atkinson, Move Smart
Co-ordinator, St Vincent’s
Hospital
Safe Patient Handling
Special interest Group
Stephen Morley (RN), Manual
Handling Co-ordinator,
Bendigo Health and
St Vincent’s Private Hospital
7a 7b 7c 7d 7e (No Lifting stream)
The National Review
of the Standards for
Practice for the Enrolled
Nurse
Professor Wendy Cross,
Head of School, Monash
University School of
Nursing and Midwifery
ANF continuing
professional
development –
education online
Vanessa Brotto, Project
Manager: eLearning
and online CPD, ANF
(Vic Branch)
Clinical placements in the
maternal and child health
service: perceptions of
support for students and
preceptors
Helen Rowe, Consultant/
Researcher, Maternal and
Child Health
Metabolic Monitoring and
Atypical Antipsychotic
Medication: Whose
role is it and what is the
point?
Sian Pritchard, Clozapine
Nurse/Senior Dual
Diagnosis Nurse, Barwon
Health/Mercy Health
8a 8b 8c 8d 8e
Evidence-Based Practice:
Nurse Educators, Clinical
Coaches and Nurse
Specialists’ perceptions
Gulzar Malik, PhD
Candidate (Monash)/
Course Co-ordinator,
Return to Nursing Practice
Course, Institute of Health
& Nursing Australia
Using technology
- Smarter Health
Services
Chris Howarth, Program
Leader - Smarter
Services, Strategy
and Innovation Team,
Global Process
Services, IBM Australia
and New Zealand
Day 2: Friday 20 September 2013
1.15 pm Advanced Practice Nursing
Professor Glenn Gardner RN PhD FRCNA, Faculty of Health, School – Nursing, QUT
2.20 pm Afternoon sessions (please choose one from top ‘7’ row, and one from bottom ‘8’ row). For example: 7e and 8e. Session 8 starts at 2.50 pm
Complex Pregnancy Care
Program – The regional
experience in supporting
vulnerable families
through pregnancy, birth
and beyond
Fiona Faulks, Manager,
Women’s & Children’s
Services, Bendigo Health
General Practice Nurses -
what do they do?
Lynne Walker, National
Principal Advisor - Nursing
in General Practice,
Australian Medicare Local
Alliance
Small town, small budget,
great outcomes
Carolynne Leddy,
District Nurse, No Lift Coordinator,
HSR,
Terang and Mortlake Health
Service
Assisting Community Nurses
in the everyday challenges of
client manual handling
Jenny Smith, Physiotherapist
Joan Hiser, Physiotherapist,
Royal District Nursing Service
(Victoria)

General Information
Refunds and cancellations
The decision to proceed with or reschedule a conference/seminar is based on the number of participants registered.
People cancelling with very late notice has necessitated the introduction of the following refund policy:
(a) 10% administrative fee levied on all participants who cancel
(b) 14 days or more notification - full refund (i.e. 90%)
(c) seven days or more notification - 70% refund
(d) less than seven days notification - 25% refund
Disclaimer: ANF (Vic Branch) will endeavour to ensure that the speakers and content for this conference proceed as
advertised. However, unexpected circumstances may necessitate the utilisation of a replacement speaker(s). ANF
(Vic Branch) disclaims any liability for any errors/omissions in terms of information provided at this educational event.
All registrations will be acknowledged by email within seven business days after payment is received, together with
details of registration procedures on arrival. This acknowledgement will also act as receipt of payment. A receipt will
only be issued on request.
Parking
Early Bird Flat Rate - Monday to Friday
enter between 6 am - 9 am and exit between
12 noon - 12 midnight: $13
(correct at the time of printing)
Public Transport
Trams
Route 96 - St Kilda to East Brunswick
Route 109 - Port Melbourne to Box Hill
Route 112 - West Preston to St Kilda
Trains
Southern Cross and Flinders Street stations are both
a short stroll from the Melbourne Convention and
Exhibition Centre. These stations are major hubs
for suburban, regional and interstate rail services.
Directions and ticketing information is available from Centre staff.
Presentations
Presentations from speakers who make them available will be published on the ANF (Vic Branch) website as soon as
possible after the event.
Registration
All forms received via mail, email, fax or handed in to the office will be considered full offline registration cost.
Early Bird Discount:
Register online (www.tiny.cc/13profconf) before 15 July 2013
and receive $50 off the online prices listed in this brochure.

Continuing Professional Development
Under national registration nurses and midwives must 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. Many ANF Education Centre courses, seminars
and workshops qualify as continuing professional development. Participants are provided with
documentation for their professional portfolio in the event they are included in a Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) audit. For details visit www.ahpra.gov.au
Participants who attend both days will automatically achieve 70% of the 20 hours continuing
professional development required to renew their nursing or midwifery registration.
About the Australian Nursing Federation (Vic Branch)
The Australian Nursing Federation (Vic Branch) is the peak organisation representing Victorian
nurses, midwives and carers in relation to industrial, professional and occupational health and
safety matters. ANF works tirelessly to improve nurses’, midwives’ and carers’ wages and
conditions and their ability to provide high quality care to patients, residents and clients. ANF is
also a major provider of nursing and midwifery education and professional development.
ANF is committed to providing an opportunity for nurses, midwives and carers to discuss
professional issues and undertake research in the pursuit of nursing excellence and improved
patient outcomes.
ANF has a membership of more than 67,000 nurses, midwives and carers employed in a range
of health services, including hospitals, aged care facilities, mental health facilities, community
health centres, maternal and child health clinics, general medical clinics, schools, prisons, the
Australian Red Cross Blood Service and the Royal District Nursing Service.
ANF (Vic Branch) offers its members annual scholarships and research grants to promote
nursing and midwifery excellence. For details visit www.anfvic.asn.au/aboutanf
Victorian Branch
ANF (Vic Branch)
ANF House, 540 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9275 9333
Fax 03 9275 9344
records@anfvic.asn.au
www.anfvic.asn.au
14 May 2013