2019 Conference Program
Monday 2nd September |
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08:30-17:00 | Pre-Conference Workshops: | ||||
Prescribing & Pharmacology Workshop | |||||
Diagnostics for Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses Workshop - SOLD OUT Presented by Bundle of Rays |
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Mundipharma Pain Management Workshop | |||||
(Workshops outlined below) | |||||
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16:00-20:00 | REGISTRATION OPEN | ||||
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18:00-20:00 |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
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Tuesday 3rd September |
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07.30-08.30 | REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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08:30-08:40 |
Conference Convenor Address Bronwyn Coulton |
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08:40-08:45 |
Welcome to Country Elder Ian Hunter |
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08:45-09:00 | Conference Opening | ||||
The Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC | |||||
Victorian Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services | |||||
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09:00-09:20 | Keynote Address 1 | ||||
Improving health care through key stakeholder partnerships – focus on patients | |||||
Chief Nurse of Victoria, Ann Maree Keenan | |||||
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09:20-10:20 | Keynote Address 2 | ||||
The evolving role of a perioperative nurse practitioner in private practice | |||||
Dr Anne Alexandrov | |||||
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10:20-11:00 | MORNING TEA AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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11:00-11:40 | Donna Diers Oration – Australian Nurse Practitioner Perspective | ||||
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11:40-12:00 | Plenary | ||||
The National Agenda – An update from ANMF Federal Secretary | |||||
Annie Butler | |||||
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12:00-12:30 | Plenary | ||||
An update from the ACNP President | |||||
Leanne Boase | |||||
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12:30-12:40 | Sponsor presentation #1 | ||||
What HESTA offers Nurse Practitioners Nick Duffy |
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12:40-13:40 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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13:40-15:20 | Concurrent Interactive Workshops or concurrent abstracts | ||||
MBS | Speciality Practice | Chronic Disease | Palliative Care | Research Leadership/Policy | |
Workshop | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | |
Medical Billing & the MBS for Nurse Practitioners Margaret Faux |
Madeline Hall |
When the Nurse Practitioner should ask patients to remove their socks? Mini George |
Harm at end of life: to report or not to report? Juliane Samara |
State-wide mapping of NP models of practice throughout Victoria Grainne Lowe |
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Paper 2 | Paper 2 | Paper 2 | Paper 2 | ||
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Katy Aish & Karen White |
Can Nurse Practitioners perform abdominal paracentesis? Julie Elmes |
Sue Healy |
Nurse Practitioners perceptions on leadership and research Mary Ryder |
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Paper 3 | Paper 3 | Paper 3 | Paper 3 | Paper 3 | |
Educational preparation of Nurse Practitioners in Australia to meet the Primary Care demand Jane Currie |
Refugee Health Nurse Practitioners: transforming health care for refugees and asylum seekers Merilyn Spratling |
The Nurse Practitioners as a leader in Atrial Fibrillation management Gayleen Stephens |
The silicone in Residential Aged Care: Nurse Practitioners Making a Difference |
Nurse practitioners are transforming health care: Overview of the national campaign Kathy Tori & Grainne Lowe |
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Paper 4 | Paper 4 | Paper 4 | Paper 4 | Paper 4 | |
Making technology work for us - tips, tricks and apps for clinical education and presentations Chris Freeman |
Stephanie Dowden |
The use of connectivity blood glucose meters - early intervention in adverse glycaemic events Lois Rowan |
Care of the older person in Emergency - a module of learning for Emergency Nurses Erin Cranitch |
Effectiveness of the Non-Medical Surgical Assistant measured by patient outcome assessment Toni Hains |
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15:20-16:00 | AFTERNOON TEA AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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16:00-17:00 | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | ||||
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Wednesday 4th September |
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07.30 -08.30 | REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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07:30-08:30 | SPONSORED BREAKFAST | ||||
National Action Plan for Heart and Stroke | |||||
Expert Panel - Sharon McGowan Dr Kate Hayward Prof. Vincent Thijs Alexandra Warwick |
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08:40-08:45 | Welcome Back | ||||
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08:45-09:15 | Keynote Address 3 | ||||
Royal Commission into Aged Care | |||||
Amanda Davies | |||||
ACNP Vice President | |||||
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09:15-09:45 | Keynote Address 4 | ||||
Safe Script – Pharmacology and Prescribing | |||||
Dr Malcolm Dobbin OAM | |||||
Department of Health and Human Services | |||||
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09:45-10:15 | Plenary | ||||
Nursing Now Campaign | |||||
Professor Jill White | |||||
Nursing Now Campaign Board Member (Western Pacific Region) | |||||
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10:15-10:45 | MORNING TEA AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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10:45-11:15 | Plenary | ||||
Influencing Australian NP Role Development – Informing Policy and Effecting Change | |||||
Liza Edwards | |||||
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11:15-11:45 | Plenary | ||||
Chris Helms |
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11:45-13:00 | Concurrent Interactive Workshops or Concurrent Abstracts | ||||
Beginners Suture Workshop |
Primary Care |
Nurse Practitioners in private practice Workshop |
NP Models | Clinical Research | |
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Elise Bryant |
Challenges of Primary Care Practice in a Rural Setting |
Private practice overview – primary care, aged care, home care Darren Dougan Complex patient assessments in aged care Matt Gibson NP The future of the NP / GP relationship Dr. James Flynn Transitioning as an NP from the public sector to private sector Andre Tay |
Opioid epidemic does this apply to acute and subacute pain management Melanie Proper |
Leahanna Stevens |
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Hazel Booth |
Becoming ACE aware in your NP practice Stephanie Dowden |
Rural Emergency Department Patients without GP's: A Retrospective Study Kathleen Hain |
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Pain and the brain use in everyday practice Melanie Proper |
Recognition and management of paediatric sepsis in the Emergency Department Amanda Harley |
Meeting Information Needs of Regional Radiotherapy Patients with Videos Amelia Wan |
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13:00-13:40 | LUNCH AND POSTER JUDGING | ||||
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13:40-15:20 | Concurrent Interactive Workshops or concurrent abstracts | ||||
Advanced Suture Workshop |
Mental Health | Aged Care | Rural and Remote | Policy/Research | |
Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | ||
Elise Bryant |
Kate Derrick |
Hazel Bucher |
Tash Jennings |
Anthony Sokolowski |
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Paper 2 | Workshop | Paper 2 | Paper 2 | ||
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Improving Metabolic Health for people with psychosis Rasa Kabaila |
Developing an "ACNP preferred" Aged Care NP led model of care Hazel Bucher |
Kylie Cameron |
Kathleen Brennan |
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Opening Doors, A first of its Kind Sian Pritchard |
Dianne Thornton |
Suzanne Williams |
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Paper 4 | Paper 4 | Paper 4 | |||
Therapeutic alliance in all dimensions of care Verena Tinning |
A review of the nurse practitioner model at Fitzroy Valley Health Service in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia Stephanie Dowden |
Dan Schiftan & Kathy Tori |
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15:20-16:00 | AFTERNOON TEA AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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16:00-17:00 | COLLABORATIVE GROUPS, NETWORKING AND STATE CHAPTER MEETINGS | ||||
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19.00-23.00 | GALA DINNER - PULLMAN, ALBERT PARK | ||||
Thursday 5th September |
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07.30 -08.30 | REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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08:30-08:45 |
Welcome Back and Release of 2020 Conference Bronwyn Coulton and Catherine Smith |
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08:45-09:25 | Keynote Address 5 | ||||
Contemporary Stroke Management - USA and Beyond | |||||
Dr Anne Alexandrov | |||||
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09:25-09:45 |
Plenary Coronial Inquests: presenting an expert report Hazel Bucher |
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09:45-10:10 | Plenary | ||||
Karen Watling Mary Ryder Kathleen Brennan Stephanie Dowden Grainne Lowe |
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10:10-10:25 | Sponsor presentation #2 | ||||
NPS Medicinewise Gloria Antonio |
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10:25-11:00 | MORNING TEA AND EXHIBITION | ||||
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11:00-12:40 | Concurrent Interactive Workshops or concurrent abstracts | ||||
Aged Care | Private Practice/PHC | Acute Care | Research and Publishing | Education Research | |
Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | Paper 1 | |
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in a Falls and Balance Outpatient (FAB) Clinic Dayalini Kumarasamy |
The evolving role of a perioperative nurse practitioner in private practice Kylie Cross |
Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit Nurse Practitioner Model Development Elizabeth Mackey |
Colac Area Health Emergency Nurse Practitioner Pilot evaluation Tash Jennings |
NP work practices: scopes of practice across different clinical specialties Grainne Lowe |
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Aged Care Nursing Education: NP’s leading the way Lynne Day |
The Role of the Nurse Practitioner in the Cosmetic Industry Debora Webster-Bain |
Knock on wood: Two case studies of uncommon hand fractures Karen Watling |
Kathy Tori, Tash Jennings & Grainne Lowe |
Flying high: a neonatal nurse practitioner model of emergency retrieval Catherine Fox |
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Paper 3 | Paper 3 | Paper 3 | Workshop | ||
Melanie Proper |
Implementation of a NP - led TIA clinic: One Year On Alexandra Warwick |
Medical Billing & the MBS for Nurse Practitioners Margaret Faux |
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Hazel Bucher | Paper 4 | Paper 4 | |||
Clinical Practice Primary Health - Nurse Practitioner Health Check Kerrie Duggan |
Our Evolution: A rural emergency work force fit for purpose Sharon Coombes & Bronwyn Ives |
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12:40-13:00 | CONFERENCE CLOSING AND AWARDS | ||||
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13.00-14.00 | LUNCH |
Workshops
Prescribing & Pharmacology - Monday 2nd September
This workshop is now refreshed with new content and ready to provide an overview of Nurse Practitioner’s role in prescribing, the key issues faced with particular focus on PBS access, regulations and limitations.
Program Overview:
This workshop will provide an overview of Nurse Practitioner’s role in prescribing, the key issues faced with particular focus on PBS access, regulations and limitations.
- Key issues: legislation, ethics, PBS, scheduling changes
- Evidence based prescribing and essential resources
- Communication and patient-centred approach
- Update on recent new drugs, guidelines , cautions, controversies, drug interactions
Cost $250.00 including GST in addition to your registration
ACNP Prescribing and Pharmacology workshop program
Diagnostics - Monday 2nd September - SOLD OUT
Diagnostics for Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses - This workshop focuses on providing Nurses with the skills to refer and Interpret X-Ray. Gaining knowledge of your role and responsibilities when utilising diagnostics in everyday practice.
Program Overview:
This session will cover:
Virtual X-ray patient assessment
Anatomy and physiology are reviewed using innovative virtual reality technology
Integrate elements of assessment and pathology through clinical simulation
Emphasising the concepts of quality clinical assessment skills, clinical deterioration and patient safety.
Cost $412.50 including GST in addition to your registration
Diagnostics - Virtual Xray Assessment Program
Mundipharma Pain Management - Monday 2nd September
The Nurse Practitioner Pain Management Master Class is an interactive workshop designed to enhance the assessment and management of patients with chronic pain, with a particular focus on patients with moderate to severe chronic non-cancer pain. It focuses on applying a socio-psycho-biomedical approach to assessing and managing chronic pain. It looks at both the role of medications and non-pharmacotherapies. In addition, it provides a systematic approach (based on universal precautions) to the use of opioid analgesics to support the quality use of medicines in patients with chronic pain.
The specific learning outcomes are to:
- Recognise the complexity of chronic non-cancer pain
- Apply a socio-psycho-biomedical approach to the assessment and management of chronic pain
- Apply best practice principles when prescribing opioid analgesics in the management of moderate to severe chronic non-cancer pain
Cost $150.00 including GST in addition to your registration
Basic Suture Workshop - Wednesday 4th September - SOLD OUT
This workshop is open to Conference Delegates and is aimed to those who have never sutured before, or as a refresh for those who have not sutured for a while. NP Candidates learning in this area welcome.
Program Overview:
- skin anatomy
- wound preparation
- sutures; types & uses
- instruments; correct usage & types
- simple suturing techniques; transcutaneous suturing, deep dermal suturing
Please note: this workshop is not suitable for anyone with a practicing knowledge of suturing.
There is a $10.00 charge for this workshop to cover the cost of instruments and materials
Advanced Suture Workshop - Wednesday 4th September - SOLD OUT
This workshop is open to Conference Delegates and is aimed to those who have a practical knowledge of suturing and perform this procedure in their practice. There will be NP surgical assistants on hand to answer advanced questions and guide the practical component of the workshop.
Program Overview:
- review of basic suturing
- new suture technologies; barbed sutures, antimicrobial sutures
- advanced instrumentation; different needle holders and forceps
- advanced suturing techniques; mattress suturing, high tension suturing, multilayered suturing
- dressings to support sutured wounds
Please note: this workshop is not suitable for anyone who has not sutured previously or regularly in their practice.
There is a $10.00 charge for this workshop to cover the cost of instruments and materials.