Professional indemnity insurance
Professional indemnity insurance for APNA members to 31 March 2019 for $9.17 per month
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APNA representation | Thrombo 360 Educational Steering Committee
We are seeking an APNA member to join Pfizer’s Educational Steering Committee, to be part of this review process. The committee will consist of a core group of Australian clinicians including general practitioners and relevant medical specialists.
The view from the other side
As an Australian enrolled nurse now living in Canada for two years, I’ve found myself unemployable as a nurse. As a health consumer in Canada, in particular in Halifax Nova Scotia, family medicine (general practice) seems to be a fractured and understaffed area of care.
The digital Australian Immunisation Handbook is now available
You can find the most up-to-date recommendations for the use of vaccines in Australia. The digital handbook is easier to navigate and search. If you are working offline, relevant sections of the Handbook can be downloaded to devices or printed.
Updates in Primary Health Care
With its ever-changing program, this workshop delves into the nitty gritty and provides you with a thorough update on a range of topics. Enrol now!
Primary Times Spring 2018 issue out now
This issue covers the wrap up of APNA's two projects—Transition to Practice Pilot Program and Enhanced Nurse Clinics; and Lesley Salem's advice on how to move beyond paternalistic health promotion.
Events Calendar
Register and find out more about APNA's 2018 workshops for nurses in primary health care.
Cyber security alert: Wannacry
Over recent weeks, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has become aware of media devices within a small number of organisations in the health sector being infected with WannaCry ransomware.
APNA CPD Portal
Store and retrieve your continuing professional development through a simple and accessible web portal.
HIV prevention as a primary health care nurse
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Building Nurse Capacity project
Do you want to develop models of care that are relevant to your local health needs? Grant funding and APNA support will be provided to successful applicants of BNC. Applications are now open.
Transition to Practice
It’s recognised that the longer a nurse stays with an organisation the more productive they become. Early results of the Transition to Practice Pilot Program Tranche 1 have indicated it has had a positive influence on nurses’ intentions to remain in the nursing workforce.
Nurses, APNA needs your ideas! Go in the draw to win one of two $120 Coles Myer gift cards!
We are asking nurses what you have, what you need and what you want from your continuing professional development—in relation to chronic disease management and healthy ageing. The feedback you provide will be an important tool in assisting APNA to fulfil the education and training needs and expectations of the primary health care nursing workforce.
Vaccinations: New resources to address common questions
Two new immunisation resources are now available to help parents better understand immunisation and to answer key questions about vaccination.
Framework for registered and enrolled nurses launched
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APNA Nurse Awards 2019
Nominations for the 2019 APNA Nurse Awards is open! There are two award categories open for nomination and include the APNA Recently Graduated Nurse of the Year and the APNA Nurse of the Year.
Professional indemnity insurance
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Dementia Awareness Month
September is Dementia Awareness Month. Its aim is to encourage all Australians to become more aware of dementia, to gain a better understanding of what it is like to live with dementia and how we can support people living with dementia. The Centre for Dementia Learning provides training and information for health professionals in a number of different care settings from understanding the fundamentals through to providing more specific care. Find out more...
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