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New South Wales — CNSA
CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE NURSES JOURNAL
STATE ROUND-UP NEW SOUTH WALES • CNSA generated intense discussions amongst participants. A special vote of thanks must go to the organising committee of the conference for all their hard work, and to all those who presented papers.
The last three months have been very busy but have also proved to be a very rewarding period for the CNSA. The CNSAIANZICS NSW State Branch Conference held in Newcastle 15th-17th March, 1991 was a resounding success, not only educationally but also socially. The nursing and medical papers covered a wide variety of topics within the field of critical care. The guest speaker for the nursing seminar day was Margaret MacDonald from the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, who presented an interesting and informative research paper on occipital pressure ulceration. Other speakers included Ellen Pracy who discussed the role of the Ecmo Co-ordinator and Shirley-Ann Wilson who presented issues associated with analgesic therapy in critical care areas. All papers presented at the conference were received enthusiastically and
The educational program for the year is now well underway. I am happy to report that attendance levels at the education meetings have greatly improved. At the recent Ventilation Workshop day there were over eighty participants registered. The papers presented were of an extremely high standard. Included in the program were topics related to the physiology of ventilation, work of breathing and a discussion on new modes of ventilation. Those who attended the day were also given the opportunity to view the state of the art ventilators. All in all the day was well reviewed by those who attended.
I hope that members will continue their strong support of these meetings, as they provide an excellent opportunity for participants to meet nurses from other units, and to exchange information and ideas. Unfortunately we were unable to secure the Brighton Resort as our venue for the ECG workshop in July. The new venue for the workshop is: THE PARKROYAL
30 PHILLIP STREET PARRAMATTA Registration form at the back of the journal.
TERESA VALENTINE EDUCATION COMMITI'EE
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 1991 CALENDAR
JULY20th 10.00am - 4.00pm ECG AND ARRHYTHMIA WORKSHOP
ECG AND ARRHYTHMIA WORKSHOP
20th JULy 1991 VENUE: PARKROYAL
at 30 PHILLIP STREET PARRAMATTA 10.00am-4.00pm
AUGUST 14th
PORrMACQUARlE
TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED
SEPI'EMBER 5th-Bth
CANIERRA 16TH ANZICS SCIENTIFIC MEETING ON INTENSIVE CARE
SEPI'EMBER 25th PRINCE OF WALESHOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL CARE UNITS CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS - WHERE TO NOW? MAPPING A PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DRGs AND CASEMIX - WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
COST: $10.00 PER PERSON
OCTOBER 16th PLEASE REGISTER by forwarding the registration form at the back ofjournal
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NOVEMBER 23rd
WWDNGONG TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED
NSW COLLEGE OF NURSING 10.00am-4.00pm RENAL IMPAIRMENT AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN ICU FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE MANAGEMENT 5.00pm ANNUALGENERAL MEETING 5.30pm COCKTAIL PARTY
STATE ROUND-UP NEW SOUTH WALES • CNSA generated intense discussions amongst participants. A special vote of thanks must go to the organising committee of the conference for all their hard work, and to all those who presented papers.
The last three months have been very busy but have also proved to be a very rewarding period for the CNSA. The CNSAIANZICS NSW State Branch Conference held in Newcastle 15th-17th March, 1991 was a resounding success, not only educationally but also socially. The nursing and medical papers covered a wide variety of topics within the field of critical care. The guest speaker for the nursing seminar day was Margaret MacDonald from the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, who presented an interesting and informative research paper on occipital pressure ulceration. Other speakers included Ellen Pracy who discussed the role of the Ecmo Co-ordinator and Shirley-Ann Wilson who presented issues associated with analgesic therapy in critical care areas. All papers presented at the conference were received enthusiastically and
The educational program for the year is now well underway. I am happy to report that attendance levels at the education meetings have greatly improved. At the recent Ventilation Workshop day there were over eighty participants registered. The papers presented were of an extremely high standard. Included in the program were topics related to the physiology of ventilation, work of breathing and a discussion on new modes of ventilation. Those who attended the day were also given the opportunity to view the state of the art ventilators. All in all the day was well reviewed by those who attended.
I hope that members will continue their strong support of these meetings, as they provide an excellent opportunity for participants to meet nurses from other units, and to exchange information and ideas. Unfortunately we were unable to secure the Brighton Resort as our venue for the ECG workshop in July. The new venue for the workshop is: THE PARKROYAL
30 PHILLIP STREET PARRAMATTA Registration form at the back of the journal.
TERESA VALENTINE EDUCATION COMMITI'EE
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 1991 CALENDAR
JULY20th 10.00am - 4.00pm ECG AND ARRHYTHMIA WORKSHOP
ECG AND ARRHYTHMIA WORKSHOP
20th JULy 1991 VENUE: PARKROYAL
at 30 PHILLIP STREET PARRAMATTA 10.00am-4.00pm
AUGUST 14th
PORrMACQUARlE
TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED
SEPI'EMBER 5th-Bth
CANIERRA 16TH ANZICS SCIENTIFIC MEETING ON INTENSIVE CARE
SEPI'EMBER 25th PRINCE OF WALESHOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL CARE UNITS CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS - WHERE TO NOW? MAPPING A PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DRGs AND CASEMIX - WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
COST: $10.00 PER PERSON
OCTOBER 16th PLEASE REGISTER by forwarding the registration form at the back ofjournal
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NOVEMBER 23rd
WWDNGONG TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED
NSW COLLEGE OF NURSING 10.00am-4.00pm RENAL IMPAIRMENT AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN ICU FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE MANAGEMENT 5.00pm ANNUALGENERAL MEETING 5.30pm COCKTAIL PARTY