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| 11th National Nurse Education Conference "Springing" into action to explore the political & professional dimensions of nursing education |
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| Location: | Hepburn Springs Victoria AUSTRALIA | ||||||||
| Dates: | 24-Nov-2004 to 26-Nov-2004 | ||||||||
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| Conference Objectives | Nurse educators are in the business of encouraging and motivating professional development for members of the nursing profession. In order to meet the challenges that this presents educators need to address their own professional issues. Nurse educators are charged with the responsibility of identifying and problem solving their professional issues in order to empower themselves as change agents of their own destiny. Only when they have appropriate strategies in place to achieve this, can they deliver innovative education that is appropriate for the time and meets the professional development needs of the nursing profession. The aim of the 11th National Nurse Education Conference is to explore these professional issues and the impact they have on educators and those they educate. |
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| Conference Synopsis | Full program details can been obtained from www.dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
| Main Topics | The aim of the conference is for keynote speakers and delegates to explore the conference themes: - Educating educators to educate nurses - Getting the right balance in life - The image of educators - The use and abuse of educators - The politics of education - The clashing nurse roles - Remote and rural nurse education - IT and nurse education - Continuing education - Teaching innovations and research |
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| Venue: | The Springs Retreat 124 Main Road, Hepburn Springs Victoria, Australia The Springs Retreat, a grand old classic 1930’s art deco style building situated in the heart of Victoria’s Spa Country, this award winning venue is a perfect location for 11th National Nurse Education Conference. The Springs Retreat has purpose built conference facilities will be used in conjunction with plenary session at the neighbouring historical Palais Theatre. The combination of this unique venue, outstanding program, gourmet meals and surreal surrounds will make this a conference experience like no other. Hepburn Springs, is one of the most beautiful parts of Victoria offering a variety of pursuits for delegates and family members when not actually engaged in conference business. www.thesprings.com.au |
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| Expected No of Delegates | 150-200 | ||||||||
| No of Speakers | 90+ | ||||||||
| Key Note Speaker Details | Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone Megan is currently Professor of Nursing and Director of Research in the Division of Nursing and Midwifery at RMIT University, Melbourne. Megan has contributed extensively to the body of knowledge relating to nursing ethics, law and nursing and nursing practice. Her publications have included books on bioethics, nursing and the law, effective writing for health professionals and ethics in nursing practice. Her most current research involves a project titled “Building Graduate Nurse Competence in Risk Management and Harm Minimisation”, which is funded by the Department of Human Services (Victoria) and scheduled for completion in 2004. Megan has served on numerous health related committees such as the Barwon Health Clinical Quality and Risk Management Standing Committee, Department of Human Services Clinical Risk Management Reference Group and as the Director of the Northern Health Board as well as the Northern Health Quality Committee. She has also worked in a consultant capacity with the Victorian Health Services Commissioner and is currently serving a second four-year term as an Ethics/Human Rights consultant to the International Council of Nursing. Ms Ella Lowe Ella is currently Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery at LaTrobe University, Melbourne. Ella commenced her nursing career in Tasmania in 1974 and has since practised in the areas of acute care, midwifery, nursing administratio in and nursing eduction. She has also worked in Director of Nursing and Executive Director roles. During her career Ella has also completed Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Health Administration degrees and is currently undertaking studies in a Doctor of Nursing program. Ella has been a member of two ministerial review panels, the Review of Health Care Networks and the Patient Management Taskforce. On a national level she was a panel member for the National Review of Nursing Education. The panel’s report “Our Duty of Care” was released in 2002. Ella is a current member of the Clinical Casemix Committee of Australia and also holds the position of President of the Nurses’ Board of Victoria. Dr Paula Mitchell Paula is a science graduate from Monash University, Melbourne and completed her PhD in 1995. She ahs been extensively involved in research relating to human circadian rhythms, sleep disorders and the impact these have on human performance in various arenas including study and learning. Paula has been the recipient of a number of scholarships and awards related to her research in Australia and the United States of America. Paula has shown that shift-workers, which includes the majority of the nursing workforce, are continually working against the natural rhythms of their body clock resulting in lethargy, impaired concentration, decreased daytime performance and anxiety. As educators we need to be aware of these factors in order to minimise their impact on the effectiveness of our education programs. Professor Sally Wellard Following a substantial clinical career as a registered nurse, Sally has moved to an academic career and is currently the Foundation Chair in Nursing at the University of Ballarat. She has completed both Master of Nursing and PhD degrees during which she developed expertise in the use of qualitative research methods. She was awarded the Mona Menzies Post Doctoral Award form the Nurses Board of Victoria in 1999. Her professional affiliations include Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute o Management, And membership of Sigma Theta Tau International and the Renal Society of Australia. Sally currently has several programs of research that she currently leads including the social impact of disease on families, consumer participation in health care services and undergraduate clinical education. She is currently supervising doctoral students and has widely disseminated her work through authoring many papers, presentations and reports. Professor Ruth Endacott Ruth has extensive experience in nursing education and research, both in Australia and the UK. She ahs received external research funding for a number of clinical and educational studies including the evaluation of the effectiveness of critical care education and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of portfolios for assessment and learning. Her clinical area of expertise is critical care and she has published widely in this field. Mr Craig Lockwood Craig graduated as a Registered Nurse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1993 and subsequently completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree while working in the renal/dermatology unit at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing and a Master of Nursing Science degree. Currently Craig co-ordinates the systematic review program and is deputy director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing in South Australia at the Joanna Briggs Institute. His primary interests include quality and safety and knowledge utilisation. Ms Sue Watt A former Nurse seen on the ABC’s Raw Comedy Final and 7.30 Reports, Foxtel, Champagne Comedy, Comedy Unlimited, the Comic Box and heard on 3PBS, 3MMM, Fox FM, 3 Triple RRR, 3BBB Ballarat. Sue’s nursing background makes her comedy routines ideal for adding a touch of light relief to any conference. |
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| Social Events | Cocktail Party with Book Launch, Wednesday night Conference Dinner, Thursday night |
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| Abstract Due Date | 30-May-2004 | ||||||||
| Abstract Details | Call for Papers has been closed - full program details can be located on www.dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
| Target Audience | Educators | ||||||||
| Conference Email | jo@dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
| Conference Website | www.dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
| Conference Sponsors | Australian Nurse Teachers Society The Australian Nurse Teachers Society (ANTS) is a professional group of nurse educators representing nurse teachers across the spectrum of health care. ANTS seek to promote innovation and best practice by addressing the issues that impact on the nursing profession through education. ANTS are promoters, contributors, and sponsors of the 11th National Nurse Education Conference. For further information on ANTS visit www.ants.org.au Turrell Multimedia Turrell Multimedia are Australia's largest producer of nursing multimedia. Their Basic Life Support Video is in use by over 200 Australian Health Services either in VHS, DVD or CD-ROM format. It was made with the help of four major public hospitals and industry experts. Their Drug Calculations Web site takes all the hard work out this competency, marking tests automatically and is in use by over 30 Health Services in Australia. A new "Manual Handling for Nurses Video" is soon to be completed. Other products include an Infection Control Video, a Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment CD-ROM and a Manual Handling for Kitchen Staff CD-ROM, All three made with the help of Royal Adelaide Hospital. www.onwebfast.com Phone: (08) 8377 2552 mturr@onwebfast.com Elsevier Elsevier is the major health science publisher in Australia. We are dedicated to providing information specifically in the areas of nursing and allied health. We provide quality, educational resources to meet the needs of instructors, students and practitioners. Our established imprints include Saunders, Churchill Livingstone, Mosby and Butterworth-Heinemann. We have a dedicated local team publishing works appropriate for our region, which complement the enormous breadth of imported product from our US and UK companies. Visit our website for information on over 20,000 titles, www.elsevier.com.au. To browse through new and bestselling nursing titles, including Mary Chiarella’s The Legal & Professional Status of Nursing and Doug Elliott & Zevia Schneider’s Nursing Research 2e, come and see us at the Elsevier stand. Laerdal Pty Ltd Laerdal is dedicated to helping save lives with products for CPR Training, Airway Management, Advanced Life Support Training, Spinal Motion restriction, Trauma Training, Monitoring, Defibrillation and Patient Simulation. Continually adding to this line, Laerdal remains the world’s leading supplier of quality emergency medicine products for use outside as well as inside hospitals. Phone: Free Call 1800 331 565 Fax: Free Fax 1800 635 835 Email: customer.service@laerdal.com.au Website: www.laerdal.com.au College of Nursing The College of Nursing was established as a professional body to represent, assist, educate and support nurses. With members in every Australian State and Territory, and in 17 countries worldwide, The College of Nursing speaks for nursing professionals throughout Australia. Through its extensive health care networks, the College provides a central point of reference and support for nursing professionals to attain outstanding personal career results, and provide best practice quality outcomes for patients. http://www.nursing.aust.edu.au Phone: 02 9745 7500 Fax: 02 9745 7502 TAFE NSW (02) 9942 3290 |
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| Accommodation | Hepburn Springs has a wide variety of accommodation and delegates are asked to either book via the established accommodation booking agencies, Daylesford Getaways or Daylesford Accommodation Booking Service (DABS) or directly with chosen venue. The conference venue, The Springs Retreat has also limited accommodation available are offering a special conference rate. The Springs Retreat (Conference Venue) 124 Main Road Hepburn Springs Web: www.thesprings.com.au Email: stay@thesprings.com.au Phone: +61 5348 2202 Further information can be obtained from Daylesford Getaways and Daylesford Accommodation Booking Services both are listed below. Daylesford Getaways Web: www.dayget.com.au Email: bookings@dayget.com.au Phone: +61 3 5348 4422 Daylesford Accommodation Booking Service (DABS) Web: www.dabs.com.au Email: book@dabs.com.au Phone: +61 3 5348 1448 |
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| Airline & Travel details | Ashmore and James Travel Associates have been appointed official travel agency for the Conference. Ashmore and James are a division of Flight Centre Limited, caters for the discerning leisure and business travellers, offering its clients first class service, value for money and a wide range of travel and holiday options. Ashmore and James Travel Associates will guarantee to provide you with the best available priced airfare at the time of booking and look forward to being of service to you. Contact number: 61 3 9830 5066 or nicole_ginger@travel-associates.com.au | ||||||||
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| Organisation | Jo-Anne Tyler dbconferences 22/85 Grattan Street Carlton Victoria 3053 |
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| Email: | jo@dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
| Phone: | +61 (3) 9347 0062 | ||||||||
| Fax: | +61 (3) 9347 1138 | ||||||||
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| Organiser: | dbconferences | ||||||||
| Phone: | +61 (3) 9347 0062 | ||||||||
| Fax: | +61 (3) 9347 1138 | ||||||||
| Website: | www.dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
| Email: | jo@dbconferences.com.au | ||||||||
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