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This general nurses’ conference is an ideal way for you to update your knowledge about a range of nursing topics each year. Book your place at this upcoming conference and:
Often, a degree of anxiety is beneficial to keep us safe and motivated. At one point or another most of us are likely to experience some level of anxiety. However, when consumed by it, it can quickly become debilitating and life-altering. This session will review these common mental health conditions. Topics include:
In Australia, people who identify as LGBTQI+ have the highest suicide rate of any group, but this rate could be even higher due to underreporting. This session discusses the mental health of those who identify as LGBTQI+ and includes:
Depression is a disorder that affects one in four people in Australia. It is an illness that can be debilitating to the person and their carers, as well as a challenge to treat. This session will look at:
Despite medical attention, major trauma may result in the brain death of a patient. There is always a chance that some of these patients are eligible for organ donation or registered as an organ donor. In this session, we will discuss:
The adverse effects of medication are a constant concern for healthcare professionals. Knowing the potential risks of a medication can significantly prevent injury or harm, such as falls. This session will look at the adverse effects of medications, the need for deprescribing and how to prevent unnecessary harm. It includes:
As people age, their ability to metabolise medicines changes. As many older adults take multiple medicines, it is essential that their effect on one another be understood by those administering them. Failure to identify unnecessary and unsafe use of medicines, potential contraindications and serious interactions puts an older adult and the person administering medicines at a high risk. This important session discusses:
Most people diagnosed with diabetes as adults will be diagnosed with diabetes type 2. However, a recent study has found that some adults may actually have diabetes type 1. This session will discuss:
It’s no mystery that shiftwork may potentially cause health issues. However, some studies have linked shiftwork, especially irregular shiftwork, to an added risk of diabetes. This session will explore:
Diabetes emergencies can occur for a range of reasons, can cause a great deal of anxiety and may be life-threatening. In this session, you will learn about current best-practice nursing care for common diabetes-related emergencies. It includes:
Patients with a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes may benefit from certain nutritional approaches. However, with so much pseudo-nutrition advice available for consumption, how can we assess which approaches may best manage certain symptoms? This session considers the latest research in diets for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2) with regard to medical nutrition therapy and includes:
Too often, people in the workplace experience negative emotions as a result of incivility. This, clearly, can be destructive and lead to disengaged workplaces where no one benefits. Establishing and maintaining clear personal boundaries has proven to be an effective strategy for dealing with the unpredictable and unstable behaviours of others, including other staff. This session highlights:
The impact of ice and methamphetamine use is now well known to have a highly disruptive impact on some individuals, and these effects may well extend to families and communities. However, a conversation around this drug also needs to consider who exactly uses these drugs, what is the real prevalence of use and how big of a problem are concurrent mental health issues? This session will challenge your perceptions of ice and methamphetamine use and addresses:
Good patient care is directly related to the quality of the nursing care being provided. The healthcare environment is rapidly changing and all nurses are faced with the constant challenge of keeping their knowledge, skills and practice up-to-date. As well, the amount of new knowledge available is increasing. To achieve the desired patient outcomes, utilising informed, safe and competent nursing practice is vital. In addition, continuing professional development is a professional regulatory requirement.
The purpose of this conference is to enable all nurses to remain up-to-date on a range of current professional and clinical practice topics.
Rebecca Monk has been working as an accredited practising dietitian (APD) since 2007 and currently works with the GV Health Diabetes Centre. She is the senior dietitian and has been with the team since early 2013. She enjoys working with her colleagues to provide the best health outcomes for their clients and their individual needs. A clinic day can be quite varied, whether it be, metabolic syndrome requiring weight loss, carbohydrate counting to adjust insulin doses or pregnancy diabetes management. She also has a private practice, Ripe Health, which provides an opportunity to keep her clinical skills in the wider dietetic world up to date. Read More
Natasha has been working as a Registered Nurse for 20 years, initially as a RN Div 2 in Aged Care and then went back to University in 2001 to obtain her degree and registered as a RN Div 1 in 2004 undertaking her Gradate year at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and remained working in Operating Theatre and Cardiac Cather Lab until 2011. In 2011 she moved to the country and started working at Goulburn Valley Health in the Operating Theatre whilst completing her post graduate Diploma in Nursing Specialising in Anaesthetics, moving into the position as the Nurse Donation Specialist in 2017. Natasha says that all her skills as a nurse are used in this position clinical and non-clinical. Helping families to make enduring decisions about organ and tissue donation as well as ensuring that the staff involved are supported as well. Read More
Geoffrey Ahern is a senior mental health clinician and educator who splits his time between working with people in a mental health crisis in the ED setting and working proactively to educate other health professionals and the community about how to better understand mental health problems, as well as substance use and addiction. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience in emergency and trauma, rural nursing, alcohol and other drug counselling, and psychiatric nursing across both the public and private sectors. He holds a masters of health science (mental health and addiction). Geoff is particularly fascinated by the impact that exercise, nutrition, community, meaning and purpose, and practices like yoga have on a person’s mental health, as well as living a simple life of reflection, contentment and wonderment. Read More
Tania Telford is an accredited pharmacist who works in community pharmacy and performs both home medication reviews and residential medication management reviews in the Greater Shepparton region. Tania also provides Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) services to a number of residential aged care facilities. These services include quarterly QUM newsletters, in-services and attendance at Medication Advisory Committee meetings. Prior to becoming an accredited pharmacist, Tania worked as a hospital pharmacist in Melbourne. Read More
Sue Crowther is a credentialed diabetes educator and community health nurse at Primary Care Connect Shepparton and Nathalia Hospital. Sue has been a registered nurse for 25 years and has a background in paediatrics, general and emergency nursing – subsequently completing her emergency nursing qualifications in 1994. Sue worked in that specialty for 10 years locally and interstate, before transitioning to community health following positions in coronary care and cardiac rehabilitation. It was the interrelation between diabetes and heart disease that fostered Sue’s interest in diabetes care along with her work in the Sustainable Farm Families Research Program. She obtained her qualification in diabetes education in 2007 and has continued to work in community health and primary care. Read More