National Snapshot - ACNP Key Activities 2011

April 2011

It has been a running start to the year with myself and the ACNP board continuing to push forward the development of the NP role on many fronts. Naturally associated with growing comes the need for educating the community and our medical colleagues on the role of the NP. It is interesting to see the many rich roles for NPs that have developed across Australia. As needs arise these roles will continue to grow over the years into the many complex health settings. We see as a priority the need to continue to utilise and promote our access to MBS and PBS to cover these growing demands. We are grateful for your feedback which we incorporate in our reports to the various stakeholders.

ACNP FACE TO FACE 2011
TOP - Amal Helou, Alison Bean-Hodges, Luke Christofis, Robin Moon, Wendy Waters, John Kelly, Jennifer Byrnes, Cassandra Ryan, Anne Moehead, Robyn Peters
BOTTOM - Hazel Ryan, Leonie Burdack, Helen Gosby, Chris Helms

At present we are working with the AMA and RACGP on the collaborative document they would like to see promoted to their members. As of this report we have not signed on to any collaborative agreement with any of these groups. My experience and understanding is that NPs are by nature collaborative and have been since the inception of the first NP roles. We are aware that collaboration is not just a written document but happens in many different levels.