ACCYPN 2021 CONFERENCE
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – EXTENDED
Thank you to those that have submitted an Abstract, we have received a fabulous response but WE WANT MORE!!!
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY 10 MAY 2021!!!
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REGISTRATION
Super Early Bird Registration is now open so start to arrange your leave. You may even want to organise a few additional days to enjoy what the NT has to offer!
Super Early Bird Registration: NOW OPEN
The ACCYPN 2021 Conference will be a Hybrid Conference. This means that you have the option to register as an in-person Delegate or a Virtual Delegate. The virtual option will allow Delegates who, for a variety of reasons, will not be able travel to Darwin and to participate in-person. Please note – the Conference will be recorded and made available on demand to all attendees. If we are unable to facilitate the Conference in-person due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will then convert the Conference to a complete virtual format. If you have registered to attend the Conference as an in-person Delegate, we will convert your registration to a virtual one.
SPEAKERS
CALLAN BATTLEY – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
RN, Bachelor of Nursing Science, Graduate Certificate in Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management, Adjunct Professor University of Queensland, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Executive Director, Nursing Services, Children’s Health Queensland
Callan Battley began in the role as Executive Director, Nursing Services (EDNS) at Children’s Health Queensland (CHQ) in late 2019. Callan moved to CHQ after his most recent role as Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at Mater Health Services and has previously worked in a range of health services, including Uniting Care Queensland. Callan is a highly respected executive nurse leader and his professional achievements reflect a depth of strategic leadership as well as operational expertise. He has a strong track record of leading transformation to deliver sustainable and contemporary models of care. Callan has a professional interest in patient experience, nursing education and research and is actively involved in children’s health and wellbeing in rural and remote Queensland through volunteer work he is involved in.
RACHEL BUCKLEY – KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND MASTER CLASS PRESENTER
RN, BSc(hons), MPH
Adolescent Clinical Nurse Consultant, Women, Child and Youth Division
Top End Health Service, Department of Health
Rachel Buckley is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Adolescent health in the Northern Territory and an Honorary Clinical Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research. Rachel has a background in paediatric nursing and training in public health. Rachel has clinical experience in Adolescent health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, paediatric oncology, paediatric palliative care and child protection. In her current role Rachel has been responsible for the redesign of the adolescent health service, promoting safety and equity for young people, working with key stakeholders to provide meaningful outcomes and sustainable change. This work has focused predominantly on improving hospital care and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents. Rachel is currently undertaking research looking at the value of opportunistic screening in hospital settings creating opportunities for interventions and a change in trajectory, particularly for at risk youth.
LIZ CROWE – KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND MASTER CLASS PRESENTER
Staff Wellbeing Consultant, Counsellor, Coach and Educator, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital
Liz Crowe has two decades of expertise in grief, crisis, end of life, bereavement and staff wellbeing in pediatric critical care environments. Liz is now exclusively working with hospital staff providing consultation, coaching, counselling and education for staff wellbeing. She is in the final stages of completing her PhD examining risk and protective factors for staff wellbeing in critical care. Liz is a passionate and humorous educator who regularly speaks internationally. Liz is the successful author of ‘The Little Book of Loss and Grief You Can Read While You Cry’. She is a proud member of the St Emlyn’s education team and an active member of #FOAMed, and can be found on Twitter @LizCrowe2.
DR CHRISTINE DUFFIELD – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
RN BScN MHP PhD
FACN FAAN FAICD FACHSM
Professor of Nursing and Health Services Management Edith Cowan University
Emeritus Professor University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
President – Australian College of Nursing
Adjunct Professor Edith Cowan University, Perth
Adjunct Professor, Western University, Canada
Dr Christine Duffield is the Professor of Nursing and Health Services Management at Edith Cowan University in Perth; Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. She is a highly accomplished researcher with experience in the health and education industries in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. She is one of the top 10 most-cited nursing and midwifery professors in Australia and New Zealand and was recently named in Mendeley’s top 100,000 cited researchers in the world. Christine is also the President of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN).
DR YVONNE PARRY – MASTER CLASS PRESENTER
PhD, Master of Health Service Management, GradCertEdu (Higher Education), BA (Psychology & Public Policy), RN
Senior Lecturer in Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
PG Course Coordinator
Flinders University, South Australia
Dr. Yvonne Parry is a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University, in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Dr Parry’s work exists at the important intersection between nursing, primary health, and public health. She focuses on community health services for marginalised children and populations. Yvonne was awarded a national prize from the National Association for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in 2017, ‘NAPCAN: Play Your Part Awards.’ The national awards committee stated that “The research and evidence-informed aspect was recognised as a strength of the initiative, as well as the multi-faceted “child aware” interventions that are provided. We also recognised the aim to sustain and scale-up the initiative.” This national award acknowledges her research, research informed education, and the Child Aware Focus in her work in the tertiary sector, and the broader community. This award also is in recognition for her efforts to improve service delivery to children aged 0-12 years living with homeless families.
Dr Yvonne Parry is the consummate balanced academic combining in-depth and extensive collaborative community and interdisciplinary research, with quality teaching scholarship informed by practice. Dr Parry is a productive scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of child health and welfare, specifically child homelessness, since she completed her PhD in 2012. She has research projects in child homelessness, domestic violence with elderly women, and in the impact of disaster on families. Importantly a considerable component of her research is translating findings into appropriately developed education and training for service professionals including undergraduate health professionals. This is best demonstrated through her Office of Learning and Teaching grant that provides educational materials for allied health professionals throughout Australia who are working with children under five, and in the student led medical clinic she developed that provides services to families on the margins. Her PhD examined the impact of the social determinants of health on presentations of children at Accident and Emergency departments for minor illnesses. This large-scale study outlined key areas for hospital avoidance strategies.
She was appointed to the Board of Board of Directors to the Australian College of Children and Young Peoples’ Nurses, Additionally, she is the Chair of the Australian College of Child and Young People Credentialing Committee. The ACCYPN is the only national nursing professional organisation credentialing children and young people nurses. Yvonne assisted in the development of the set of national competencies for specialist paediatric and child health nurses. Yvonne was appointed Chair of the Credentialing Committee for the Australian College of Children & Young People’s Nurses in 2017.
Yvonne’s distinction in professional nursing practice is recognised nationally through her the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Committee activities. She regularly chairs the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Committee (ANMAC) accrediting nursing and midwifery education programs.
Internationally Yvonne’s excellence in nursing, research and education is recognised by her appointment to the Oceania Global Regional Council of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). STTI is the major international research association of the nursing profession with over 500 chapters worldwide representing 90 countries. Yvonne is also President Elect of Psi Eta a STTI chapter in Australia. She was also invited by Sigma Theta Tau International to review the continuous professional education program for ‘Leadership in Nursing Research’, Australasian area programs. This international recognition confirms Yvonne’s leadership in research excellence and her standing as an educator in the area of evidence-based professional practice, interdisciplinary community placements, research and educational leadership. This acknowledgment of Yvonne also enhances the reputation of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Flinders University as a centre of excellence for nursing research internationally.
PROFESSOR LINDA SHIELDS – KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DMed, PhD, MMedSci, BAppSci(Nursing), FACN, Centaur Fellow, CCYPN
Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland
Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at the University of the Sunshine Coast
Professor Linda Shields officially retired from academia early in 2019, and now holds the position of Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Over her career, her research interests have centred around two things – family-centred care and its implementation in health services, and the history of nursing and health care. Prior to retiring, she set up the International Network for Child and Family Centered Care, which includes over 60 members from 15 countries. Linda’s interests in history have led to investigations into how family-centred care developed, Australian military nursing, and most importantly, the role of nurses in the Nazi era in Europe, including paediatric and child health nurses.
In retirement, Linda is keeping her research going, and is working as a nurse immuniser in the flu season. She is embarking on a new career as a funeral celebrant, and in her spare time, takes piano lessons (and yes, practices). She is turning her neglected garden into a sub-tropical paradise, and keeps fit, aided by her two dogs.
SUSANNA LEE WAI YEE – KEYNOTE SPEAKER (VIRTUAL)
RN, RM, BBA (Hons), MN, FHKAN (Nursing and Health Care Management), FHKAN (Paediatrics)
Chief Nursing Officer, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
Ms. Susanna Lee is currently the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital which is a private hospital in Hong Kong with more than 840 beds. She oversees all nurses and is accountable for hospital service planning, operations and transformation; quality care and safety; nursing manpower planning and professional development. From 2018 to 2019, she worked as the Associate Professor (Nursing Practice) at School of Nursing (SoN), University of Hong Kong (HKU) and is appointed as the Honorary Assistant Professor of SoN, HKU. Prior to joining HKU, Susanna shouldered extensive leadership role in nursing and healthcare management in the public sector. She was the Chief Nursing Officer of Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) Head Office (HO) from 2011 to 2017, she oversaw nursing services planning, operations and spearheaded nursing specialty development at the HA corporate level. She was instrumental in the strategic planning and development of HA community nursing services, 229 HA nurse clinics, corporate overseas specialty training for clinical nurse leaders and other HA corporate projects. Her team won the Hospital Management Asia Excellent Award for 2 times, one in 2008 and the other in 2012. She was the invited speaker at Hospital Management Asia (HMA) Conferences in 2019 and 2020 (virtual) and as the Chairman of the Judge Panel of HMA Award competition.
Over the years, Susanna has contributed greatly in the development of advanced practice nursing. Internationally, she is the Founding President and now the Secretary General of The Asia Pacific Paediatric Nurses Association with 8 Country/Region associations including Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. She is also the International Council of Nurses (ICN), Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Network Health Policy Subgroup member. Locally, Susanna is the Vice President of Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, President of Hong Kong College of Paediatric Nursing. Besides, she is also the Chairman of Registered Nurse (Sick Children) Licensure Examination Subcommittee under the Nursing Council of Hong Kong and the Convenor of the Panel for Paediatric Nursing under the Voluntary Scheme on Advanced and Specialized Nursing Practice.
