Supporting nurses in primary health care

2019 Building on the Best

Building on the Best broke all the records – number of delegates, exhibition booths, speakers setting the stage alight and valuable CPD hours leaving nurses with an overall feeling of empowerment as they strolled out the conference doors and stepped back into their workplaces

Professor Emerita Jill White has a lot to share on the global Nursing Now Campaign as the Western Pacific Representative, as does leading nurse practitioner Dr Chris Helms speaking on Taking Ownership of Your Scope of Practice. Watch workshops on ear irrigation, heart health, managing diabetes and the latest data and updates in immunisation; and listen to the panel discussion on The Future of Primary Health Care Nursing that launched APNA's Nurse 2022 campaign.

Check out the slides and videos below from the 2019 conference, and remeber that this can be counted as CPD hours.

Building on the Best Presentations

Innovative Models
Hopkins Correctional Centre is Hepatitis C Free: a Micro-elimination Success Story - David Bohner
Nurse Led Pop Up Flu Clinics to Improve 2018 Influenza Coverage Rates - Bianca Bell
When Integration Becomes a Model of Shared Care - Lesley Batten
Expert Consensus on the Development and Implementation of a Nurse-led Model for Medication Abortion Provision in Regional and Rural Victoria - Caroline de Moel-Mandel
The Contemporary Veteran: Caring for Today's Digger - Jenny Strike
Caring@home: Carers Can Manage Subcutaneous Medicines when Supported Professionally - Liz Reymond
The Practical Use of the Patient Enablement and Satisfaction Model in Nurse-led Outpatient Cardiac Clinics - Jane Desborough
The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Field Day Model in Remote Far North Queensland - Katherine Isbister
Trusting Relationships the Benefit of Team-based Care and Empowerment of Nurses to Quality Improvement in a Medical Home Model - Kylie Foley
GASP - An Integrated Approach to Managing Patients in General Practices Demonstrating Positive Outcomes for People with Asthma - Anthony Flynn

Health Across the Ages
Caring for People at the End of Life - Katharine Silk
Chronic Conditions: Nurse Driven Cycle of Care - Marienne Hibbert
Meaningful, Sustained and Measurable Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Detection and Management: The CKD Ambassador Program - Breonny Robson
Social Isolation, Loneliness and the Mental Health of Older Australians - Peta Marks
Successfully Moving Translational Research into Community and Residential Aged Care Clinical Practice - Tracy Aylen
Increasing Empowerment for Diabetes Self-Management: Outcomes from the FootSmart Program - Jennifer Sweeting
Transition Care: Paediatrics to Adults - Bridget Farrell
Sleep Health Awareness: What is the Role of the Primary Healthcare Nurse? - Catherine Buchan
A Review of the National Gestational Diabetes Register – Optimising Postnatal Communications in the Primary Care Setting - Melinda Morrison
Chronic Pain Patient Experience with Primary Care Nurses - Rebekah Richards

Building the Workforce
Barriers and Enablers to Cancer Screening: A Primary Care Perspective - Kathryn Duggan
The Barriers and Facilitators of Graduating Nurses Entering the Primary Health Care Workforce - Kyle Gibbs
Mentoring in Primary Care - Dianne Orr
Build Capacity - Increase Engagement - Best Outcomes: Engaging Primary Health Care Nurses to Deliver on the National Men’s Health Strategy 2020-2030 - Simon von Saldern
Developing a New Specialty Area: Standards of Practice for Refugee Health Nurses in Australia - Bronwen Blake
Using the Coordinated Veterans’ Care Program to Provide Better Health Outcomes for Veterans with Chronic Conditions - Anna Polson & Carolyn Campbell
Using Telehealth for Building Capacity - Rose Griffiths
Improving Patient Centred Care Through Point of Care Testing - Louise Moore & Alison Flenley
The Advance Project: New Resources and Revised Training for General Practice Nurses to Initiate Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care - Josephine Clayton & Kelly Arthurs

Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement Program: Cancer Screening Collaborative - Angela Heathcote
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk: How Do the Numbers Stack Up? - Kerry Hollier
Building Quality Improvement Capacity in General Practice in the Gold Coast: An Intensive Practice Support Project Focused on COPD - Beverley Korn & Beth Ward Smith
Iron Infusions in General Practice - Karen Bellchambers
Investing in Practice Nurses - Nicole Thibodeau
Cumulative Patient Complexity - Lesley Batten
Using Authentic E-learning to Improve Australian Practice Nurses Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors and Screening Methods - Peter Sinclair
Implementation of a Priority Assessment Service Within Health Navigation - Antonette Tanarte
Influencing Health Behaviours Using Social Media Forums to Communicate with Parents - Dianne Zalitis
Improving Patient Activation Through Diabetes Self-Management Education: Outcomes from the DESMOND Program in Regional Western Australia - Jennifer Sweeting

Profile & Policy
Building Evidence of Nurse Impact: Lessons from the ImPress Study - Catherine Stephen
Attitudes, Experiences and Perspectives of Student Nurses Towards Primary Health Care - Zachary Byfield
Collaboration: Making a Difference in Your Local Community - A Nurse Practitioner's Story - Kerrie Duggan
Building Evidence for Best Practice in Australian Primary Health Care Nursing - Liz Halcomb & Leah East
The Best for Everyone – an Innovative Approach to Improving Quality and Equity in Primary Care for Newly Arrived Refugees - Meryl Jones & Nancy Weatherford
What Impacts on Nursing Students' Attitudes, Perceptions & Preparedness to Work in Primary Health Care - Kaara Ray Calma
Re-Invigorating a Primary Healthcare Curriculum for Undergraduate Nurses - Susan McInnes
Championing Change Innovation Practice - Danielle Siler, Sue Raether & Joanne Sanders

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