NEWS & EVENTS
Australian Orthopaedic Nurses Association NSW Inc Annual Conference & AGM
Date: Friday March 12, 2012
Location: Novotel Sydney Olympic Park
More information: www.aona.com.au
Call for Abstracts closes 31 October 2011
Poster submission due 17 February 2012
13th EFORT Congress 2012
Date: 23 - 25 May 2012 (Nurse Day - May 23)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Conference website: www.efort.org/berlin2012
CONA Conference 2012
Date: June 3 - 6, 2012
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Website: www.cona-nurse.org
2012 3rd International Orthopaedic Nursing Conference
Date: October 11 - 12, 2012
Location: Malta
Venue: Dolmen Resort Hotel in Qawra, Malta
Website: www.insightnursing.com/conference.html
2013 ANZONA Conference - RACING TO THE CHALLENGE
A Celebration of Orthopaedic Nursing
Date: October 30 - November 1, 2013
Location: Melbourne
Venue: Hilton on the Park
More Information: Expression of Interest flyer
South Australian Orthopaedic Nurses Association (SAON) - News
SAON continues its commitment to providing orthopaedic nurses and health professionals interested in Orthopaedics with education, support and resources to enhance their orthopaedic nursing practice. I provide the following summary for 2011.
Education Nights
Our February AGM – had two clinicians speak authoratatively on Venous Thrombo-Embolism (VTE) in Orthopaedics. Jo outlined the many chemical agents involved and Paul emphasised the importance of Patient Assessment and ‘matching the risk’.
- Chemical Prophylaxis
Josephine To | Clinical Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia - Mechanical Prophylaxis
Paul McLiesh| Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide and Clinical Services Coordinator ward R3, Royal Adelaide Hospital.
In May Jacob Munro, the visiting Joint Replacement Fellow to Royal Adelaide Hospital delivered an informative talk on the increasing ‘epidemic’ of Arthoplasty Peri-prosthetic Fracture Management.
The September Education Night was a clinical skills update focussing specifically on the following orthopaedic skills: Traction – Thomas Splint, Hamilton Russell, In-Line, and Gallows Paediatric; Plastering; Slings & Splints.
Attendance at the above meetings accrues 4 CPD hours, plus 1 CPD for membership of SAON and 1 CPD for the journal.
Future Meetings
- 5th December – Annual Education and Orthopaedic Christmas Quiz night where everyone’s a winner! Venue: to be confirmed
- 6th February 2012 AGM – Topic: The upcoming AGM will feature Mr Rob Baird, Orthopaedic Consultant, speaking on his experiences as an Orthopaedic surgeon in Afghanistan. Venue: to be confirmed.
SAON Newsletter
SAON publishes 3 Newsletters per year for its members. Next issue due December 2011.
International Journal of Orthopaedic & Trauma Nursing issues 4 journals per year and is included in SAON membership.
Anita Taylor
SAON President
SAON Web page : www.saon.org
Updated: 21 October 2011
Orthopaedic Nurses Association of Victoria
Dates: All meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm.
Location: 1st floor, ANF House, 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.
Orthopaedic Nurses Association of Western Australia (ONA/WA)
The Orthopaedic Nurses Association of Western Australia
Dates: Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 5.30pm.
Venue: The Boardroom/Fellows Lounge
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
184 Hampden Road Nedlands
The ONAWA’s AGM was held in March and we are pleased to welcome Michele Collins as our new President of the incoming committee and Sharon Pickles as our new Vice President. Jo Fauska has remained our fantastic Treasurer but with a new assistant in Irene Van Staden. Sam Jenaway remains as Secretary with Wendy Duperouzel and Sue Coop sharing the Education Officer role. We have finally filled the Publicity/Advertising Officer role with a new committee member Andrew Smith taking responsibility for this portfolio. The general committee has a good representation of nurses from a range of hospitals (both the public and private sector). Membership numbers remain positive as we already have over 90 members for 2011.
The AGM finished with a fantastic presentation from Mr Dermot Collopy (Orthopaedic Surgeon) speaking on the history and various aspects of Total Hip Replacements. Over 50 orthopaedic nurses attended the AGM which is a new record for the ONAWA!
Our first study day for the year themed “Co-morbidities, Complications and the Orthopaedic Patient” will occur on Friday May 27th. Topics will include orthopaedic complications, osteoporosis, plantar fasciitis, delirium and wound breakdown and much more. Please see our website for more information.
The second study day is planned for November 18th 2011 and will focus on the upper limb.
We plan four education meetings for the year with the first occurring on June 14th –Topic Disaster Management, Speaker to be advised.
The ONAWA are keenly anticipating the ANZONA conference in Brisbane. We will be sponsoring several members to attend as well as offering funding for students wishing to commence orthopaedic post graduate studies this year.
Sonja Jennings
ANZONA representative
Orthopaedic Nurses Association/WA
13 May 2011
ONA/WA Web page: http://www.ona.asn.au
Queensland Orthopaedic Nurses
Dear All
We are in the process of organizing the next ANZONA conference to be held in Brisbane in October. The date will include International Orthopaedic Nurses Day. Please check the QONSIG or ANZONA web site for more details
We continue to provide education evenings for the members and any interested staff to attend. Our numbers continue to be around 50 since we changed to a week night and we also provide certificates of attendance so all can have points for license renewal.
Our membership continues to increase and especially in the rural areas and North Queensland so we are currently planning to assist these areas in conducting their own education evenings/days by having some of the committee attend.
Sharan Ford
QONSIG
Secretary/Treasurer
Queensland Website: http://www.qonsig.org
Updated May 2011
New South Wales Orthopaedic Nurses
AONA will be holding their Annual conference and AGM on March 9, 2011 at the Novatel at Olympic Park.
The next education evening will be held in October at St. George Hospital, followed by an education evening and Xmas break up at RPA.
Some AONA members are also members of the ACI, Musculoskeletal education group. The College of Nursing(CON) has been funded for the first 2 modules of a Graduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Nursing which will be offered by distance education. The first 2 modules will be available July, 2012, with the following 2 modules January 2013 (awaiting funding). The course will be beneficial to those working across a wide range of settings including community, aged care, for practice nurses, and all areas of hospital nursing from the acute care through to rehabilitation.
NSW Website: http://www.aona.com.au
New Zealand Orthopaedic Nurses
The study day in Auckland in August was very well attended. The day focused on disasters, with speakers from St John's Ambulance Service, New Zealand Fire Service as well as doctors and nurses who were in or went to Christchurch to offer assistance following the earthquake in February 2011.The proceeds from the day were donated to the orthopaedic nurses in Canterbury and entrusted to Jan Armstrong who was flown up from Christchurch Hospital to speak of the experiences of the nurses in the Outpatients department. She will endeavour to use the money to contribute to education for orthopaedic nurses in the Canterbury region.
Study sessions have also continued in the Southern region organised by Ginny Martin and Robin Harris. These are very well attended and appreciated. The last session for the northern region was in Rotorua, hosted by Southern Cross Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This was also well attended.
We are currently reviewing the NZONA website, looking at new ideas and how to imporve the web site for our members.
International Nurses Day was celebrated with greeting cards and ribbons being sent to our current membership. A number of events were arranged in various hospitals such as cake decorating competition and a fashion show with items created from orthopaedic products.
NZONA wish all ANZONA members a blessed Christmas and New Year and that you all stay safe.
Lynley Papadopoulos
Promotions Officer
NZONA
papafam@ihug.co.nz
13 December 2011
NORTHERN TERRITORY ORTHOPAEDIC NURSES
The Orthopaedic Unit at Royal Darwin Hospital has been busy with Orthopaedic training. Sponsored by the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, Orthopaedic Trauma courses have been run at both Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital.
The course has been conducted for several years at the Royal Darwin Hospital and recently at the Alice Springs Hospital, developing strong friendships between the two hospitals. A combination of workshops, lectures, workbooks and assessments has allowed participants to immerse themselves in the exciting world of Orthopaedics. Special thanks goes to the many expert lecturers involved in the course who’s help and support in this course contributes to it success.
Dr Karthik Thangaraj (Senior Orthopaedic Registrar) with the Orthopaedic
Trauma Course Nurses at Alice Springs Hospital
The Orthopaedic Unit at RDH has also been delighted to host Balianese nurses for 2 months. This is the second occasion where nurses from Sanglah Hospital have had the opportunity to spend time and share experiences in the Department of Orthopaedics, comparing differences in the two health care systems. The visit coincided with the RDH Orthopaedic Trauma Course. This was a golden opportunity for more advanced learning to occur.
I Dewa Gede Agung Rat Keresna and Siluh Nyoman Alit Nuryani receiving their Orthopaedic Trauma Course Certificates in Darwin.
Event Archive
Event: 5th ANZONA ConferenceDate: 28-29 October 2011
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Conference Website: www.anzonaconference.com
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Event: Royal College of Nursing: Orthopaedic & Trauma Nursing Conference
Date: September 22 - 23, 2011
Location: Bristol, UK
More Information: www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/event_details/rcn_eventsms/ortho2011
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Event: CONA: Ortho Mosaic 2011, A "BONE"afide Prairie Experience
Date: June 5 - 8, 2011
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Website: www.cona-nurse.org
Brochure & Registration: Download
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Event: 31st Annual NAON Congress
Date: May 14 - 18, 2011
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
More Information: Click here
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Event: The 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of The New Zealand Pain Society Inc.
Date: March 17 -20 2011
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
More Information: www.nzps.org.nz
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Event: 5th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association
Date: 11-14 November 2010
Location: Chengdu, China
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Event: 6th Orthopaedic Nurses State Conference
Date: 11 - 12 November 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Flyer: Click here
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Event: 8th Annual Queensland Orthopaedic Nurses Conference 2010
Date: 5 - 6 November 2010
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Call for Abstracts and Registration Form: Download
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Event: International Collaboration of Orthopaedic Nurses: ICON Conference
Date: 16 September 2010
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Event: EFORT Meeting
Date: 3 June 2010
Location: Madrid Spain
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Event: 33rd Canadian Conference
Date:16-19 May 2010
Member Invitation: Download
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Event: NAON 30th Annual Congress: NAON at 30 -Memories and Momentum
Date: 15 -19 May 2010
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Event: Paediatric Orthopaedic Workshop
Date: 13 Feb 2010
Location: Monash, Victoria
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