nursing post - issue 21: community nursing
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Join us for our Community Nursing feature this issue. We take a look at the debate for and agaisnt Hospital in the Home and we also look at the latest educational and career opportunities available for community nurses.TRANSCRIPT
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31 October 2011 - Issue 21Visit us online for the latest jobs and articles
The Career and Education magazine for Nurses and Health Professionals
Community NursingInside this issue
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Welcome to Issue 21
Delmont Private Hospital ........................................01 Mediserve Nursing Agency .....................................03CQ Nurse ..... ..........................................................04Queensland Health .................................................05Nursecare Personnel ..............................................06SwingShift Nurses .................................................07UHG .......................................................................08Quick N Easy Finance .............................................09Hays Healthcare ......................................................10Pulse International ..................................................11Article: Hospital in the Home the future of health provision............... ..................................................12 Article: HITH Program...A good idea? ......................14UTOPIA............... ....................................................15
CONTENTSArticle: Adelaide to become leader in medical research with new health facility ..........................................................16International SOS ....................................................17Remote Area Health Corps ......................................18Book Review ...........................................................19WA Country Health Service .....................................20 Medacs Healthcare .................................................21Educational Courses, Conferences & Events ............22Article: Shift Work and Nursing ..............................24-25Oceania University of Medecine .............................37Australian College og Midwives Conference ...........37Continental Travel Nurse ........................................38Australian Recruiting Group ...................................01 ENA Work UK (Back cover) .....................................42
From the Editor...
Inside this Issue Next Issue Community Health Nursing ED Nursing
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Readers! Welcome to our next issue of The Nursing Post. This issue, we took a look at Community Health, and found that this is not only a challenging field of healthcare, but it is also so incredibly rewarding one too. Turn to page 22 now to check out this issue special feature.
Furthermore, a big congratulations goes to Renee Virtue from the Royal Brisbane & Womens’ Hospital, “this is our family photo of Ward 8as located at RBWH, our specialty is Neurosurgery. We are a dedicated and fun team to work with in an acute and tertiary based setting, every day brings forward new challenges which is why we love our work!”
What a fantastic shot Renee, great job to you all the whole team! You can view this cover’s
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We’ll see you all again next issue folks, as we bring you the latest news and jobs on Emergency Nursing. Have you worked in an ED? Would you like to share your story with us? We’d love to hear from you, so turn to page 30 now for full details. Happy reading!
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The HITH Society differentiates between “home nursing” and hospital in the home which provides “acute, sub-acute and post-acute care for stable patients with an uncomplicated diagnosis but in need of short-term intensive treatment”. The service is often provided by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians from a number of specialities
“Hospital-standard care delivered in the home often delivers better clinical results and is safer for patients” said Caplan.
Although many people do receive hospital-standard treatment in their own residences, Mr
Caplan believes a slight tweaking of the current Medicare Benefits Schedule would allow the services to reach a wider audience
HITH Society released a report (compiled by Deloitte Access Economics) looking at the effectiveness of home treatment for six conditions ranging from cellulitis to knee replacement and found home care as the best way to deal with the rising burden of chronic illness.
“There’s a very impressive saving from having hospital in the home treatment compared to
According to Hospital in the Home (HITH) Society president Associate Professor Gideon Caplan, “changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule to allow more hospital treatments at home would deliver better outcomes for patients, free up acute care beds and cut health costs by hundreds of millions of dollars”
Hospital in the Home: the future of health provision
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in-hospital treatment,” Professor Caplan said. “When you look at the data, which shows it’s just as safe and patients are as just happy with the treatment, it’s got to be a winner.”
“When well integrated with emergency departments, hospital in the home helps shorten waiting lists, reduce unnecessary admissions, frees up beds and allows the limited resources of hospitals to be directed towards patients who need them the most,” he said.
Professor Caplan indicated that home treatment has saved many senior citizens from trips to the ED and from hospital stays that could last for a number of months.
“And certainly, it’s something that’s very suitable for older people because we know older people do less well in hospital than other people, because of hospital-related adverse events like infections, falls and acute confusion. They suffer less of those problems in their own homes”.
“Hospitals tend to concentrate all the worst infections in the community, whereas at home there’s just all the bugs you already know – you’re already immune to them.”
While the program has been a success in Victoria, hospitals in other states have been slow to realise the savings available. Caplan believes the funding mechanism set in place discourages health practitioners from participating as rebates for doctors who visit patients at home can sometimes be lower than when they see them in hospital.
The society is requesting Health Minister Nicola Roxon to contemplate “tweaking” the Medicare benefit schedule to increase payments for home-visits.
“We calculate that governments will save 32 per cent of the cost of treatment if they use Hospital in the Home so it is financially in their interest” Professor Caplan said.
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The Coalition had made a promise before the election that 100 beds would be added to the system this year, followed by 200 in 2012, 200 in 2013 and 300 in 2014. Mr Davis has stated previously that he will not reveal exactly where these beds were going to go, until now. Mr Davis said that hospitals would be allowed to decide whether they wanted to use funding for inpatient beds, or “hospitals in the home” services. ‘’There will be additional beds in our hospitals but there will also be beds, in effect, in homes,’’ he said.
It was revealed a while back that this process may already be underway, with Box Hill Hospital apparently considering the closure of a 32-bed ward as part of a “redesign” to give more home-based and community care.
The move is believed to have been forced by a lack of funding from the state government and comes as the hospital battles long waiting lists for surgery and increasing demand for care. This move comes as the aftermath from the lack of funding by the state government, as hospitals continue to battle with long waiting lists for surgeries against the constant rise in demand for care. Mr Davis did not state, however, how many of the 800 beds could potentially end up in people’s homes but said some acute hospital beds had been added to the Royal Melbourne Hospital this year. No other hospitals were revealed by Mr Davis in relation to whether or not they’d received beds.
Lisa Fitzpatrick, the secretary of the Victorian branch of the Australian Nursing Federation, stated that any possible suggestion that Victorians’ bedrooms could be substituted for hospital wards is an absurd exaggeration.
She stated that the system was in-fact, already in place as it is an effective solution for low-care patients, but that seeing as it’s already in use wherever possible, it would not help the system the way extra beds could.
‘’I think the Government is treating Victorians like fools … If they want to expand the hospital in the home program, they should do that and put more staff on, but it’s got nothing to do with their promise to add new beds,’’ she said.Dr Harry Hemley, president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association, stated that he expected the promised beds to be inpatient beds unless there was solid evidence that the new program would help to create more space for hospitals to treat patients faster.
‘’Are we going to have increased capacity or decreased capacity? … I’m sure it’s a cost-saving measure. Putting patients in hospital in the home is much less expensive than keeping them in a ward.’’
Dr Hemley had written to Mr Davis requesting a full audit of beds and details of where the new beds would go amid growing fears hospitals were closing beds under budget pressure only for the government to later “reopen” them as if they were new.
On top of that, he requested that there be a strict oversight of the hospital in the home program, as it was only last year when a senior doctor revealed it was being conned by hospitals.
The ‘hospital in the home program’, which runs in most hospitals, required stable patients who do not require intense monitoring to be sent home to receive treatment as if they were still in the hospital. This requires sometimes for nurses and, if necessary, doctors to visit them daily. The hospital costs do cover this facility too.
Gavin Jennings, the Opposition health spokesman accused Mr Davis of trying to get out of delivering new beds to hospitals, which were operating under enormous pressure.
‘’Doctors, nurses and now paramedics are all saying the same thing - Victoria’s hospital system has never been as bad as this,’’ he said.
HITH Program...A good idea?Victoria’s state Health Minister, David Davis has revealed that hundreds of the hospital beds that were promised for Victoria’s health system could now end up in people’s homes. This rather controversial step, condemned by some doctors and nurses in particular, has been backed by Mr Davis, who stated that some of the 800 new beds pledged for hospitals over the next four years could be found in patients’ homes as part of the “hospital in the home program”.
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UTOPIAUrapuntja Health ServiceAboriginal Corporation
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Urapuntja Health Service needs Experienced Nurse Midwives with current clinical experience. Acute care medicine and primary health care experience preferred, with proven communication and computing skills, you will support a team with full commitment to primary health care. You will be working together in a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural setting. We encourage Indigenous nurses to apply for these positions.
We are also looking for a Public Health Promotion Of�cer; for a position with a focus on a choice of programs ‘hygiene and nutrition’, mothers and babies program, or a focus on ‘youth and healthy lifestyles’ This is not necessarily an RN position; health promotion experience or similar must be proven.
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Urapuntja Health Service is an Aboriginal community controlled health organization situated in the Alyawarr region of Central Australia, 280km NE of Alice Springs. We have a population of 1200 people living across 16 small communities. Attractive wages, salary packaging arrangements, and subsidized accommodation in a beautiful setting, is on offer to reliable resilient individuals who have some time to devote to us.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL HEALTH?This is your chance to take a crucial role in an organization whose mission is to maximize indigenous health and has remarkable statistics to prove it. Opportunities to put your ideals into practice exist in this exciting time in health evolution.
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OUR INVESTMENT IN YOUIn return we will offer a comprehensive remuneration package, potential for ongoing work and the endless opportunities for career development within our international organisation.
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To apply for these positions, please send through a copy of your CV to [email protected] quoting reference: WICKHAM.
Adelaide may well become the new leaders in gold standard medical research in Australia, with the new institute for health delivery, titled the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute for health delivery to be built.
The executive director for SAHMRI saw the potential for a leader in medical research, whilst the rest of South Australia had their sights on building mining and defence sectors. Mr Steve Wesselingh stated that he is anticipating Adelaide will get its share of the national research funding, as SAHMRI will be working on boosting niche manufacturing in medical devices, as well as other similar fields.
Mr Wesselingh stated that the institute would further lift the state’s economic credentials when the facility becomes operational in 2013. He hoped that it would be supported by the SA business community, “financially and otherwise”.
“This is going to be a flagship medical research institute, to compete with the best in Australia and the world, and that is going to say something important about Adelaide and South Australia and its willingness to do things really well and...we will be an important part of demonstrating that Adelaide is a good place to do business, continuing to grow and thrive.”
SAHMRI will be an independent and collaborative facility, which will aim to seek expertise from SA’s three public universities, as well as work with the state’s hospitals and health department, as a means of efficiently translating research to appropriate and practical policy and treatment.
Mr Wesselingh is anticipating that SA may even attract more activity from the clinical trial industry, as well as spinoff benefits for medical device manufacturers. He stated that South Australia was the “right size” to bring researchers across the state together, without competitive “silos” getting in the way.
“If Adelaide competes with itself, it’s not going to compete with Melbourne or Sydney; it’s just not going to happen. Adelaide is a good size for a research culture but only if everybody works together. I don’t think you need a really big town to be a medical
research hub,” he said, pointing to Baltimore, home of the renowned Johns Hopkins Research University and medical school. “You do need to invest in it.”
Currently, the State Government will provide $15 million over the next four years for the base funds, whilst the rest of the revenue will come from research grants, donations and licensing intellectual property.
This year alone, South Australia managed to receive 7.8 per cent of the national medical research funds, which is about $57.5 million from the $756 million in NHMRC grants. Victoria, however, managed to successfully receive nearly 41 per cent of the share, and New South Wales got 27 per cent, whilst Queensland received 15.4 per cent. Mr Wesselingh stated that he would like to see SA’s slice of the fund pie grow bigger over the next several years.
“If we can improve by 10 per cent a year for five years, I think that’s pretty reasonable,” he said. To do this would require recruiting more “top-flight” researchers, who would apply for more grants.”
SAHMRI is not expected to open its doors to the $200 million facility until 2013, but already recruitment has begun with the first of its 675 researchers being lured to SA shores from interstate and overseas.
“They see Adelaide as changing. They left a sort of sleepy town and there’s evidence ... that Adelaide is doing something really exciting,” he said. “The precinct (also to include the new Royal Adelaide Hospital) will be the best health delivery and medical research precinct in the country.”
“People will be given the opportunity to run with things but they have to deliver as well,” he said.
“There are two things I’m confident we can deliver. One is that we will recruit really good people to South Australia, and secondly, those people and the medical research that gets done will improve health in South Australia, and we should measure that. We should have metrics that demonstrate that we do that, and that South Australia gets a bigger percentage of the national grant income and a bigger percentage of the publications”
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All Health Professionals THE COMPANYInternational Health & Medical Services (IHMS) is a subsidiary of International SOS, the world’s leading international healthcare, medical assistance, and security services company.
IHMS is contracted to provide healthcare to people in detention throughout Australia. We deliver these important and challenging services in a professional manner that is:
medically appropriate; without any form of discrimination; with appropriate dignity, humanity, cultural and gender sensitivity; and with respect for privacy and confidentiality.
THE ROLEWe are seeking experienced and motivated health professionals to join our teams at our primary health facilities in some of the most distinctive parts of Australia.
We are currently undertaking a recruitment drive for our new clinic opening in Wickham, Northern Territory as well as our other facilities based across Australia. We have positions available for the following:
General Registered Nurses – ED/Primary Health/Remote experience Mental Health Registered Nurses General Practitioners Psychologists Counsellors Psychiatrists Radiologists Dentists Dental Assistants Nursing Unit Managers/Director of Nursing Immunisation Nurse – relevant accreditation required
THE PERSONPrevious remote area experience and/or detention health would be advantageous however the positions would also suit candidates with enthusiasm towards public health and experience in primary and/or community health.
OUR INVESTMENT IN YOUIn return we will offer a comprehensive remuneration package, potential for ongoing work and the endless opportunities for career development within our international organisation.
*All applicants will be subject to a mandatory criminal history check as part of the recruitment and selection process. Offers of employment will only be made upon a satisfactory and successful criminal history check.
To apply for these positions, please send through a copy of your CV to [email protected] quoting reference: WICKHAM.
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Some rather thorough research has been conducted to bring you a new and revised third edition of this resourceful publication on
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The publication also looks at the current public health sector, frameworks for practice with sections on family, epidemiology and the multiple community public health nurse specialists. Some other points of discussion in the text include:
- ‘Real life’ case studies link theory and practice, and promote further enquiry
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- A framework approach to promote the development of practice
- Key issues (beginning to summary), sectioned in chapters : this is great if you’re studying
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The employment experts for Nurses around Australia
Specialising in a range of permanent and temporary rolesfor Registered Nurses in Australia and across the world
Hot JobsMelbourne - ICU and Emergency Nurses - 457 visas availableAcute Surgical RN’s - Regional NSWICU Nurses - Country WAContract Nurses needed for regional NSWTheatre Nurses - Sydney - 457 visa availableNurse Manager - Angio Suite - NewcastleEmergency and ICU RN’s - Remote WARemote Area Nurses Needed - NT & WATheatre Nurses - New Suites - NewcastleRemote Hospital Contracts for RN’s - QLDRoles Across the UK for RN’s
For more information, talk toDonna Gould or David Hunterin the Medacs HealthcareNursing team.
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3rd Victorian Indigenous Economic Development ConferenceYulkuum Jerrang2-4 November 2011, Melbournewww.yulkuumjerrang.com.au
Aged Care Association Australia 30th Annual CongressMagical Mystery Tour - the long and winding roadAged Care Association Australia6-8 November 2011, QLDwww.acaacongress2011.com.au
MS Nurses Australia Inc. Annual Conference 2011MSNA Inc4-5 November 2011, Gold Coast. www.msnainc.com.au
National Australian ConferenceEvidence-based Clinical LeadershipMission: Impossible? Joanna Briggs Institute International7 November 2011, Adelaide, SAwww.joannabriggs.edu.au/events/2011Convention/index.html
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3rd Rural and Remote Mental Health SymposiumImpacts & OutcomesAust. Rural and Remote Mental Health14-16 November 2011, Victoriawww.anzmh.asn.au/RRMH11
15th Annual Australasian Nurse Educators ConferenceInnovations in Nurse Education in Practice, Thinking Aloud, Thinking AheadANEC23-25 November 2011, New Zealandwww.nursed.ac.nz
ACEM 28th Annual Scientific MeetingEducating for our FutureAustralian College for Emergency Medicine20-24 November 2011, Sydney www.acem2011.com
2011 International SymposiumReducing Child MortalityWorld Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases15 November 2011 Melbourne Convention Centrechildmortality.msf.org.au
December8th Annual Cardiac SeminarExperienced nurses working in both metropolitan and rural areas with patients that have cardiovascular conditions.Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) and the Victorian Cardiac Nurses Association (VCNA)2 December 2011, Melbournewww.acccn.com.au
7th Annual ConferenceHealth Services & Policy ResearchHealth Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ)5-7 December 2011, Adelaidewww.healthservicesconference.com.au
2012The Early Years Conference 2012The Development of Children’s Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are?The University of British Columbia2-4 February 2012, Sydneyhttp://interprofessional.ubc.ca/Early_Years.htm
Australian Wound Management Association ConferenceHarbouring wound careThe AWMA18-22 March 2012, Sydneywww.awma2012.com
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Nursing is a 24-hour a day job. People get sick at all hours of the
day and night, and they always need someone there to take care of them.
When the doctors go home and the other staff are tucked into their beds, night shift nurses are there when the patients condition gets worse the middle of the night, when they have only their wits and their co-workers to count on. Nursing is not an easy job, and nursing by night or rotating shifts makes that job even more difficult.
Defining Shift WorkIn Australia in 2003, over one million people worked a night shift in the four
weeks prior to the questionnaire, according to the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, and 46 percent had worked a rotating shift. This means the worker had to work different shifts – day, evening or night – in the same schedule. As most nurses are aware, this is a common occurrence.
Health workers make up 32.3 precent of shift workers in Australia, and nurses make up the largest group of health workers. Like it or not, nurses must work the off-shifts and deal with the problems that come with it. Some of those shifts even include 12 hour over night shifts that can contribute to fatigue.
Shift Work and Nursing
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Dangers of Shift WorkOne of the problems with night shift work is the subjective state of fatigue, according to MedSurg Nursing. This state can lead to problems with how alert you are, how you concentrate, your vigilance, your ability to make judgment calls, your mood and your performance. You may not even know you are fatigued and still experience negative side effects from it.
Working shifts can also lead to social isolation since most events take place during the day when shift workers are trying to sleep. It will come as no surprise to night shift workers that they tend to have bad health habits as well, including eating things that are high in fat and sodium, consuming too much caffeine, smoking and drinking alcohol.
All of these can lead to serious health problems. However, a study published in “Nursing Economics” in 2008 found that working shifts does not lead to an adverse impact on health, absenteeism or performance when compared to those who claimed adaption to shift work or worked only day shifts.
Tips for Working ShiftsSince working shifts is a part of the profession and it is not something that will soon go away, you need to devise some strategies to get your sleep and cope with shift work. For your bedroom, try to make your room as dark as possible by purchasing black-out blinds and shades.
Consider making your room colder than the rest of the house because this can help encourage sleep. Ear plugs and eye masks are also really useful to block sound and light. Let family members know when your sleeping hours are and set up rules about when you are to be disturbed.
During your shift, make time for breaks. It is often easy to run the whole shift and ignore your own needs. If you find that you are feeling tired, take a quick exercise break by doing the stairs in the fire escape. Caffeine is almost a necessity on night shift, but plan to stop drinking it five hours before you intend to sleep. Try to eat a nutritious meal during your shift, and refrain from drinking alcohol immediately before going to sleep.
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Source: Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing; The Impact of Shift Work on People’s Daily Health Habits and Adverse Health Outcomes; Isabella Zhao RN, BN (Hons) and Catherine Turner RN, BA, Grad Dip Ed, MN, PhDhttp://www.ajan.com.au/Vol25/AJAN_25-3_Turner.pdf MedSurg Nursing; The Challenges of Shift Work; Ewa Blachowicz and MariJo Letizia; October 2006http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FSS/is_5_15/ai_n17215446/ Nursing Economics; Shift Work in Nursing: Is it Really a Risk Factor for Nurses’ Health and Patients’ Safety?; Hanna Admi, PhD, RN, et. al.; 2008http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580650 Navigate Nursing: 10 Tips for Surviving Shift Workhttp://www.navigatenursing.org/PDFs/Tip%20Card%20surviving%20shift%20work.pdf
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
National Wine Centre of Australia
Adelaide, South Australia. 7th – 9th November 2011
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MAGICALMYSTERY TOUR
AGED CARE ASSOCIATIONAUSTRALIA30TH ANNUAL CONGRESS6-8 NOVEMBER 2011GOLD COAST CONVENTION ANDEXHIBITION CENTREQUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
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November 15-17th 2011, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
‘Partnerships against cancer – bridging gaps, breaking barriers’
COSA’s 38th Annual Scientific Meeting
Awards & Grants on offer - Best of the Best - Travel Grants - Trainee Travel Grants Visit www.cosa2011.org for registration and program information
The COSA Annual Scientific Meeting is the leading gathering of cancer health professionals in our region. We welcome clinicians and researchers working in cancer from medical and radiation oncology, surgery, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health.
This year’s scientific program will focus on urological and prostate cancers, as well as the role of primary care in cancer. In 2011, COSA is partnering with the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP) which will help ensure the program includes state of the art presentations on prostate and other urogenital cancers.
Program highlights include:
• Partnerships against cancer, with a presentation from David Weller titled “What role for primary care in earlier cancer diagnosis?”
• Working with General Practitioners to care for the carers of advanced cancer patients
• Next generation sequencing – cancer genetics, with Andrew Biankin presenting on the International Cancer Genome Consortium
• Closing the gap – consumers in cancer care, with presentations from Jessica Corner and Karl Lorenz on the international perspective, and Helen Zorbas on the Australian experience
• The true cost of running trials for cooperative trials groups, including a presentation from Mitch Kirkman on the Clinical Trials Action Group report
• The big picture downunder – a journey from the genetics of gynaecologic cancer to policy making in gynaecologic cancer
• Hot Topic Panel discussion facilitated by Robyn Williams (ABC science journalist and broadcaster)
As well as the full three-day scientific program, we will host breakfast sessions each morning, covering such interesting topics as:
• Cognitive behavioural interventions for cancer related insomnia
• Novel approaches to consent and the barriers to involvement
For advanced trainees, COSA will host a weekend workshop on “Everything you need to know about colorectal cancer” 12-13 November 2011, at the St John of God Hospital in Subiaco.
The conference is not all about presentations on the latest cancer treatment and research – we will again host pre-conference meetings, the conference dinner and industry dinners. There will be many opportunities for socialising with old friends and colleagues at this exciting annual event.
Visit our website www.cosa2011.org for more information and to register.
We look forward to seeing you in Perth!
Nik Zeps, ASM 2011 Convenor
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Australasian College for Emergency Medicine28 th Annual Scienti�c Meeting
Register online at:www.acem2011.com
20—24 November 2011Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
New South Wales, Australia
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