September 2022 College Communique

WHAT’S INSIDE?

• ACCYPN – Join the Conversation
• Chairperson’s Letter
• ACCYPN Annual General Meeting
• ACCYPN Prize Winner Draw
• 80th Anniversary Commemorative Service
• Nursing Education Short Course
• Using the Brain Story for Better Childhood Outcomes
• Digital Health Summit
• Training for Health Professionals Lung Health in First Nations Children
• Ellen Barron Family Centre – Responsive feeding and settling videos

EMAIL LISTING

To ensure that all emailed ACCYPN correspondence reaches you, please add info@accypn.org.au to your address book and/or safe senders list. 

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING OUR MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT?

• An interesting article
• Something happening in your workplace
• An event you would like to share

We warmly welcome member newsletter contributions.  Please email your items to info@accypn.org.au

CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER

Dear ACCYPN Members

Welcome to the September 2022 issue of the College Communique. I know it has been a busy time for most of you, so I hope you enjoy your newsletter with a well-earned break. The continuing impact of COVID-19 and its accompanying pressures on health care systems here and globally increases the work of nurses across all employment sectors. Nurses working in the frontline, management, education and research form the backbone of every health system. Supporting each other now more than ever is important, as we care for the children, young people and families who rely on us to advocate on their behalf.  

ACCYPN provides a valuable opportunity for you to connect with colleagues and peers through social media – join us on Facebook and Instagram – to share content, informative links and have ‘conversations’ about things that matter to you. Share with us your successes and the things that help you in your role and the care you provide.
The team at ACCYPN and I look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards

Yvonne Parry – ACCYPN Chairperson 

ACCYPN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)

The ACCYPN Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held on Thursday 17 November 2022, 6:30pm (AEST) via Video Conference.

6:30 pm AEST – QLD
7:30 pm AEDT – NSW / ACT / VIC / TAS
7:00 pm ACDT – SA
6:00 pm ACST – NT
4:30 pm AWST – WA

AGM registration is compulsory as the AGM will be held via Video Conference. Check your email for your personalised registration link, once you have registered, a confirmation email will be sent to you with the AGM Video Conference dial in details.

ACCYPN PRIZE DRAW WINNER

And the lucky winner is ….

Congratulations to Janet Reinbold, Nurse Educator Paediatrics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland.

Janet was drawn as our lucky ACCYPN membership renewal winner.  To be eligible for the prize, members had to renew by 30 June 2022.  Janet’s prize entitles her to 12-month membership with the Australian College of Nursing (ACN), where she will receive a comprehensive suite of benefits, including networking opportunities, access to specialised nursing publications, complimentary online CPD courses, discounts on education, events and partner services and much more. 

ACN BRONZE AFFILIATE

ACCYPN is now affiliated with the Australian College of Nurses and benefits include:

• 5% Discount on all ACN CPD Course
• 20% Discount on affiliate membership
• Networking Opportunities
• Developing academic profiles through representation opportunities

80th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE

February 2022 sees the 80th anniversary of the sinking of SS Vyner Brooke, one of the last ships to leave Singapore Harbour when the Japanese Army invaded. On board were civilians, mainly women and children, Australian and British soldiers, and nurses of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service. The ship was bombed; 12 nurses were lost at sea, 21 were murdered on Radji Beach (Sister Vivian Bullwinkel survived), and the remainder became prisoners of war. (https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84734) A service will be held at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane to commemorate the nurses who gave their lives.

Hosted by Australian College of Nursing, St John’s Anglican Cathedral Brisbane, Defence Service Nurses RSL, Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses.

Dress: full military dress, medals, nursing uniforms and academic dress may be worn.

For further information please contact:
Professor Linda Shields (Co-ordinator, Working Party)
l.e.shields@uq.edu.au

ACN – ADOLESCENT & YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH: NURSING EDUCATION SHORT COURSE

Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Health is a short education online course for student nurses, registered nurses, nursing aids and enrolled nurses.

The course contains six modules and is paced well for busy nurses who want to learn more about common physical, mental and social health issues of AYA and how to communicate with young people in the workplace.  

If you are interested, please contact: A/Prof Lucie Ramjan – lramjan@westernsydney.edu.au

The project partners with the Australian College of Nursing.  Completion of the course is awarded 10 CPD points and ACN members will have free access.

USING THE BRAIN STORY FOR
BETTER CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES

Imagine a world where we trained and looked after the health of our brains, in the same way we do our bodies. A world where we understood the brain in the same way we understood our cardiovascular system. ARACY, Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership and the Minderoo Foundation have been joining in discussions with Nancy Mannix of the Palix Foundation and the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative about how to create alignments between science, policy and practice in the areas of brain development and its implications for child development, mental health and addiction. Find out more here.

DIGITAL HEALTH SUMMIT

The Australian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH), in partnership with eHealth NSW are proud to announce Australia’s premier digital health event – the Digital Health Summit.

This national Conference is Australia’s destination event for the digital health workforce – today and into the future.

Date: Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 October 2022
Location: International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney)

The two-day program will offer something for everyone, whatever your level of digital health knowledge, with 100+ speakers and 50+ exhibitors.

Bringing together a national audience – this is your opportunity to network, collaborate and hear the latest development in digital health.

This Conference and Expo will feature presentations from speakers across Australia on digital health, virtual care, genomics, precision health, nursing and midwifery, mental health, allied health, safety and quality, patient and workforce experience, as well as highly specialised fields within health informatics.

Register now!

TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
LUNG HEALTH IN FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN

Lung Foundation Australia is pleased to launch two new accredited eLearning modules: Lung Health in First Nations Children: Improving Outcomes Through Culturally Secure Care (management of chronic wet cough, protracted bacterial bronchitis and bronchiectasis) and Lung Health in First Nations Children: Asthma Diagnosis and Interpretation of Spirometry. This training is free and accredited with RACGP and ACRRM with each module worth 2 CPD points.

The training provides a supportive tool for health professionals in improving lung health outcomes. Topics include:

• Fundamentals of providing culturally secure care to First Nations families
• Respiratory diseases prevalent in First Nations children; and
• Appropriate ways of diagnosing and managing lung conditions 

Click here to access this information.

ELLEN BARRON FAMILY CENTRE (EBFC)

Responsive feeding and settling videos

Click here to view the video series.