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WHAT’S INSIDE?

ACCYPN 2016 CONFERENCE

ACCYPN 2016 CONFERENCE WEBCAST PACKAGE

LEARNING ON DEMAND GUIDE

SCHOLARSHIP REPORTS – ACCYPN 2016 CONFERENCE

AUSTRALASIAN BRONCIOLITIS GUIDELINE

BOARD MEMBER PROFILE – JACQUIE BURTON

INTERESTING LINKS

• THINK U KNOW

• PATIENT BLOOD

MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES

QUEENSLAND NEWS

CHAPTER REPORTS

• WA CHAPTER

• SA CHAPTER

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ACCYPN – DECEMBER 2016

Chairperson’s Letter

Dear Members

Welcome to the December edition of Communiqué.

2016 has been another busy year for the College with some fantastic outcomes including the successful Credentialing for Nurses project, publication of the Standards of Practice for Children and Young People’s Nurses, and the successful biennial ACCYPN Conference in October. This year has also seen the establishment of new Chapter networks in Victoria and South Australia.

We continue to expand the library of on-line learning available on the Knowledge Centre Website with the ACCYPN Conference recordings. Members and non-members have access to Learning on Demand including the Conference recordings and the complete library of on-line learning. You will find other useful professional information in the Knowledge Centre including the Standards of Practice, Credentialing, Education and Funding Opportunities, and a new Resources repository - containing information and links on cyber-safety. I encourage you to browse and share this link with your colleagues http://www.accypn.org.au/knowledge-centre/

As you may be aware the AGM was held during the Conference with the tabling of the ACCYPN Annual Report which you can read more here. We welcomed new Directors to the Board Bronwyn Gordon (NSW) and Scott Stokes (WA). Directors extending their term are Jacquie Burton (VIC), Anne Youles (QLD) and Ms Leanne Gough (WA), who join with current Directors June Colgrave (NSW), Linda Shields (NSW) and myself, and Dr Jan Pratt as Company Secretary. View the profile of current Board members here.

The Directors act as representatives for all members of the College, and I invite you to contact us any time you have feedback, or an issue you would like to raise – email info@accypn.org.au. We look forward to continuing to represent you inprofessional nursing issues and advocacy for children and young people’s healththroughout 2017.

On behalf of the Board, I wish you and your families and friends a joyous and safe Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Catherine Marron - Chairperson, Board of Directors, ACCYPN

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ACCYPN 2016 CONFERENCE

Honouring the Past

Treasuring the Present

Shaping the Future

ACCYPN’s 2016 Conference was held at Stamford Grand, Adelaide, South Australia 26-28 October 2016. There were 116 delegates who attended.

We began on Wednesday afternoon with Master Classes held at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide. The Master Classes were well attended and covered topics on Innovative Practice with Newborn Families: Identifying Difficulties and Promoting Bonding with Dr Susan Nicholson and Patricia O’Rourke. Ingrid Wolfsberger engaged her Master Class with practical ideas on ‘Point of Care Simulation: How to Bring Simulation to Your Area’. Our third Master Class presented by Professor Linda Shields and Dr Elaine Bennett got the participants ready to ‘Publish or Perish in Paediatrics and Child Health: Writing for Publication’.

This was followed by a Welcome Reception at Stamford Grand in Glenelg. Delegates enjoyed canapes and drinks while watching the sunset over the ocean.

Thursday had Delegates treated to a Welcome to Country “Kaurna” and opening performance from Ngadjuri Elder Uncle Fred Agius and son Alex.

Dr Jennifer Fereday, Executive Director, Nursing and Midwifery, Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Adelaide opened the Conference and welcomed our delegates to Adelaide.

Professor Linda Shields, as the opening Keynote Speaker captivated delegates with her stories and pictures on ‘Honouring the Past – Paediatric Nursing’. Professor Shields reminded us how models of care have developed from a time when it was identified that the belief that children admitted to hospital were psychologically better off without their parents was flawed, (in the 1960’s). Professor Shields left us questioning if a new model of care – Child Centred Care – is the way of the future where the care is provided to the centrality of the child and its needs.

Dr Elaine Bennett continued the Honouring the Past theme discussing Community Child Health Nursing. Dr Bennett presented the history of Ngala, an early parenting organisation in Perth, WA. Dr Bennett presented studies which demonstrate that over time there have been changes in models of care and nurses have adapted as society has changed and new evidence emerges. Dr Bennett discussed the advantages of nurses working within interdisciplinary models to provide appropriate and effective care to families with young children.

Professor Shields and Dr Bennett’s presentations raised awareness on what our paediatric nursing history has been and how we now treasure the present roles of paediatric and child health nursing in Australia and internationally.

Dr Susan Nicholson identified to delegates the need for affordable interventions that support adolescent parents and their young infants. Dr Nicholson described effective ways to engage and support adolescent parents and their babies during pregnancy and in the newborn period. Dr. Nicholson discussed the potential to implement interventions in cash limited services intellectual ways they can make a difference of young families.

Dr Jan Pratt discussed ‘Shaping the Future: The Digital Age - Enabling Practice and Improving Patient Outcomes’. Dr Pratt discussed the introduction of Electronic Medical Records, leMR, within the first large scale public digital hospital. Delegates were provided with an overview of the current and planned introduction of leMR into the paediatrics and child health practice in Queensland. Dr Pratt outlined how leMR has impacted or has the potential to impact on enabling clinical practice and improving patient outcomes.

Jonathan Rouse, from Child Protection, Task Force Argos presented information on the current work of Task Force Argos and how the Task Force is shaping the future to reduce the incidence of child exploitation. Detective Inspector Rouse gave delegates an insight into the policing of Cyberspace. He left the delegates with the message – do we know who are children are talking to on their mobile phones and who is watching them within the Apps they are using?

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Ingrid Wolfsberger outlined how Simulation based education had grown exponentially in recent years and how it is for nurses, versatile training tools that can be used in paediatric nursing. Ingrid outlined how simulation for paediatric nurse education is essential for any level of nursing, from novice to expert. Simulation offers the opportunity to learn safely and effectively with little risk to staff or patients. The future of paediatric simulation based education is not only for training and nursing workforce but also to influence risk management and patient safety in the paediatric population. Utilising simulation to assist in identifying patient safety risks, testing new policies and procedures and identifying key moments in the patient care process that are pivotal to ensuring patient safety.

The Concurrent Sessions covered a range of presentations addressing the Conference theme, Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present and Shaping the Future.

Rapid Fire presentations added interest to the Conference with presenters having 90 seconds to present their topic, plus question time. Delegates voted on the presentations and the winner was Vanessa Ackland-Tilbrook for “Open the VALT™: Nurses Experiences with a Three-Dimensional Learning Tool”.

E-Poster presentations were well received by delegates with the presenters providing an information session for thedelegates about their E-Poster. Delegates voted these presentations and the winner was Anita Minkus for “Identifyingnurses’ understanding of the process and procedure of Independent Double Checking (IDC) of medications in thepaediatric population and how their understanding relates to practice as per the Health Network MedicinesManagement- Medication Administration Procedure”.

The Conference dinner was a memorable night with new and old friends and colleagues. Many delegates attended the dinner in the theme of ‘History of Nursing’. There were past nursing uniforms, capes, hats and badges. Please enjoy the conference photos that portray this great evening.

We would like to thank our Sponsors and Exhibitors - Association for the Wellbeing of Children & Healthcare (AWCH), Australian College of Nursing, Bayer Australia Limited and Credentialing for Nurses.

Our next Conference is in Perth, 2018. We would love for ACCYPN members to attend this and promote the Conference to your friends, colleagues and within your networks.

I would like to encourage you all to please consider presenting at the ACCYPN 2018 Conference. It would be great if you could identify colleagues who have topics, studies, research and clinical information to share that would be valued by others and encourage them to consider the Conference.

I would like to thank the Conference Organising Committee who dedicated their time, energy and ongoing commitment to ACCYPN in ensuring the 2016 Conference was a success.

A special thanks to all delegates who attended the Conference and contributed to the event.

I look forward to seeing you in Perth in 2018!

June Colgrave ACCYPN 2016 Conference Chair

Conference Managers

If you require any further information regarding the Conference, please contact the ACCYPN 2016 Conference Managers on the details listed below.

C/- Cre8it Events PHONE: 07 3348 7380 EMAIL: events@cre8itevents.com.au

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ACCYPN Knowledge Centre

Learning on Demand Updated http://www.accypn.org.au/knowledge-centre/learning-on-demand/

The Knowledge Centre - Learning on Demand section has been updated to include the following: • ACCYPN 2016 Conference Webcast package

• Individual Conference Presentation Recordings

• Over 90 Presentations from previous ACCYPN Events & Conferences are now free to members

The Knowledge Centre – Resources (NEW)

• Website links mentioned in the Task Force Argos Keynote Presentation by Detective Inspector Jonathan Rouseavailable in Resources section http://www.accypn.org.au/knowledge-centre/resources/

Resources for Children & Young People

• Whose Chatting to your Kids• Internet Agreement• Think u Know (for young people 11 -17 years old)

Resources for Adults

• The Dark Net – Task Force Argos• Think u Know (Parents/Carers/Teachers)• Carly Ryan Foundation• Brave Heart

2016 Conference Webcast Package - Special Offer

• Members $99 (valued at $330 if recordings are purchased individually)• Non-Members $250 (worth $770 if recordings are purchased individually)

To view or download the listing of recorded presentations click here.

Individual Conference Presentation Recordings

Keynote - Member $25 / Non-Member $55

Abstract - Member $10 / Non-Member $25

Please note: The Credentialing Update and the Standards of Practice Launch presentations from the Conference are available free of charge (Members & Non-Members) under the Professional Practice category.

How to access Learning on Demand 1. Visit the Knowledge Centre / Learning on Demand Section of the website -

http://www.accypn.org.au/knowledge-centre/learning-on-demand/ . The webcasts have been categorised.

2. Click on the category you wish to review and there will be a list of the presentations within that category. Click on a presentation and you will find the date of presentation, the presenter and an Abstract.

3. Choose a presentation. Presentations that show the Members price at $0, will be added to your shopping cartat the Non-Member price. You will be asked to login with your Username and Password prior to checking out.This will change the presentation to $0 at the final checkout stage.

A step by step guide to Learning on Demand is in the following pages.

1. Learning on Demand 2. Browse by Category

3. View detail onpresentation byclicking onPresentation Name.

Add to Cart

The items added to cart will show the Non-Member price.

View Shopping Cart to checkout.

4. The Cart will showthe Non-Memberprice until youproceed to checkout.

5. Members click onReturning MemberClick here to login

Non-Members can Checkout here.

If Non-Members want to join you may need to wait for your membership to be accepted by the ACCYPN Board of Directors to receive Member Login Details. This takes place at the end of each month.

6. Members Loginwith Username andPassword

The costs will then be updated to member cost at the final checkout stage.

7. Members & Non-Members then needto complete theBilling details evenwhen the cost is $0

Click on place order & an email will be sent with the links to watch the recorded presentation.

8. If your total orderon Checkout = $0 youwill not be required toenter any credit carddetails.

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Scholarship Reports ACCYPN 2016 Conference

Pam O’Nions – WA Chapter 2016 Conference Grant

I would like to thank the ACCYPN for the Conference. It was so nice to catch up with so many familiar faces, and fantastic to meet new people from far and wide. The venue, atmosphere and networking excellent.

The agenda was excellent, beginning with Professor Shields history of paediatric nursing and Dr Elaine Bennet’s research about the role of the nurse within the multidisciplinary team in early parenting service organisations. Dr Susan Nicolson gave a great presentation regarding the parent infant relationship and her work with adolescent parents, highlighting the need for alternative approaches to engage this vulnerable population. The final keynote presentation by Detective Inspector Jonathan Rouse was confronting. His work in child protection, leading Task Force Argos, tackling the dark web and paedophile rings is admirable, he and his team internationally chipping away at this massive organised system. There is so much we all need to know to keep ourselves and our children safe.

The variety of presentations was great, particularly the Rapid Fire presentations - 90 seconds is no mean feat. The Concurrent Sessions were interesting and the e-Posters were well placed in the lunch break. It was interesting to hear the ACCYPN Standards of Practice and Credentialing work has been completed - this body of work will ensure the ongoing recognition of the specialty practice of paediatric and child health nursing.

Kate Coombs – Sister Mary Dorothea Sheehan Scholarship

Being a recipient of the Sr Mary Dorothea Sheehan Scholarship gave me the opportunity to attend the ACCYPN 2016 Conference to focus on children and young people’s nursing, and meet and appreciate likeminded people. My current role as Clinical Nurse Educator guided my choice of sessions.

The pre-Conference Master Class on Point of Care Simulation: How to Bring Simulation to Your Area was very informative, particularly as it was focused on an area I have found quite challenging. The take home message for me, in regards to debriefing was “Be curious!”

The following two days highlights for me were:

· Prof Linda Shields - History of Paediatric Nursing: Honouring the Past- Paediatric Nursing· Dr Susan Nicolson - Treasuring the Present: Helping Adolescent Parents to be with their Baby and to Support

Baby’s Development· Siobhan Lalor-McTague’s - History of Great Ormond Street, London· Dr Jan Pratt AM - Moving to EMR (which is so topical at this time)· Detective Inspector Jonathon Rouse’s - Task Force Argos and Child Protection· Ingrid Wolfsberger - Paediatric Simulation

The Conference gave me time out to develop some clarity on and reprioritise my goals and values in regards to promoting and providing excellence in health care to children, young people and their families- in a child centred way that ensures the child is at the core of everything we do.

Rachael Wallace – Dorothy Clarke Scholarship

This Scholarship is designed to assist nurses working with children and young people to access funding for professional development activities that enhance their role in children’s health. This scholarship assisted me to undertake further post-graduate study in Family and Newborn Health at Curtin University. This unit of study gave me a contemporary view on maternity nursing issues in community child health settings. Enhanced knowledge and skills in this area and awareness of guidelines and current practices, will assist with the management of health issues, and enable a positive impact on families, children and young people’s nursing as a Paediatric Nurse or Child Health Nurse.

I am currently a practicing Registered Nurse in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Princess Margaret Hospital, and studying this unit has allowed me to expand on my nursing knowledge and given me the requirements to extend this into the community as a Child Health Nurse.

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Leanne Gough – Conference Scholarship

As a Director of ACCYPN the Conference afforded me the opportunity to meet face to face with the other directors, getting to know them better whilst manning the ACCYPN booth. The venue, staff and catering were wonderful. The many excellent presentations included Professor.

Linda Shields (History of Nursing), Dr Susan Nicolson (Infant Mental Health) and June Colgrave and Dr Kolleen Miller-Rosser (Clinical Education at Southern Cross University). The final keynote by Detective Inspector Jonathan Rouse (Child Protection) was confronting and thought provoking and has helped me to have conversations at work and at home that may prevent harm in the future. I had the opportunity at the Conference to speak with like-minded people and provide encouragement to members who are looking to increase the activities of their State Chapters – such encounters are always worthwhile.

Jade Ferullo – Conference Scholarship

Attending the ACCYPN Conference enabled me to obtain valuable information about Paediatric Nursing and exchange the learnings with my colleagues at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Curtin University. The Conference presented essential clinical and professional knowledge. Presentations took us back through time through the foundations of nursing, complemented by presentations of current research, evidence-based practice and future innovative approaches.

Through my roles as a Clinical Educator, Registered Nurse and Student Researcher, I have disseminated the information to my colleagues and relevant stakeholders. Sharing the information and research results allows the implementation of various strategies to improve patient care wellbeing through evidence-based practice. The Conference gave me opportunity to ask questions and participate in discussions about current practice and research, and to network with others. I was able to observe a variety of presentation styles and conduct which will facilitate me to present the findings of my research study ‘At their fingertips: The effects of child-led distraction using a tablet computer on children’s distress and pain during painful medical procedures; a randomised controlled trial’.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Conference for the informative, memorable and enriching experience gained.

Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline

The Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline (complete version), Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments

International Collaborative (PREDICT), (2016), and the Australasian Bronchiolitis Bedside Clinical Guideline (short

version), Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT), (2016), is now

available on the PREDICT Website – www.PREDICT.org.au

To date, this guideline has been endorsed by the following groups:

• Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

• The College of Emergency Nurses New Zealand

• Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses

• Royal NZ College of Urgent Care

• Women’s & Children’s Healthcare Australasia

The guideline will be updated in 3-5 years consistent with that of other national Guidelines such as the AAP, SIGN, or

NICE. It is proposed that PREDICT or another body in collaboration with PREDICT, will follow this practise and rerun a

literature review in 2020, however this will also be dependent on funding.

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Board Member Profile – Jacquie BurtonMy name is Jacquie Burton and I am one of the Directors for the College and have been on the Board since we formed the College in 2008. Prior to this, I was the President of the ACPCHN in Victoria and one of the National ACPCHN Board Members till we moved to the College.

My paediatric nursing career began in 1990 at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, completing my graduate year, and I continued to work there until 1995, predominately in the General Surgery and Urology Unit. I completed a Bachelor of Nursing in 1993, a Post Graduate Diploma in Paediatrics at RCH and Melbourne University in 1994 and more recently a Post Graduate Diploma in Midwifery in 2014.

I worked overseas from 1995 at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London for 9 years and for 5 of those years was the Cystic Fibrosis Nurse Consultant developing a homecare service for children and young people with CF in the South East of England. In 2004 I returned to Australia and RCH and have worked in a variety of roles including the Speciality Medicine Unit as an ANUM, the Cystic Fibrosis Service as a Coordinator, the Urology Department as a Project Manager for a Medicolegal Project, the Kids Health Info for Parents Website writing patient/parent factsheets, as the Coordinator for the Victorian Paediatric Lung Transplant Program based at Alfred Health and as a Nurse Consultant for the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program.

My current clinical roles include working in the PICU at RCH, as a Midwife at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital and as an Immunisation Nurse for Moonee Valley City Council.

I have represented the ACCYPN at a variety of nursing and multidisciplinary health care meetings and steering committees including the Victorian Department of Human Services Implementation Steering Committee for the Strengthening of Care for Children with a Life-Threatening Conditions, AWCH, the Coalition of National Nursing and Midwife Organisations and the National Community Child Health Council.

I looked forward to continuing the work of the BOD of the ACCYPN and would encourage all members to join in on the activities of the College as we have a great opportunity to influence health care services and practices that will benefit the children, young people and families that we work with and care for. I hope you all have a great Christmas and safe new year.

Why did you choose nursing as a career?

I am not 100% sure as it was a long time ago! A couple of my friends were also interested in nursing, so I think that helped to firm it in my mind. I think it was about working with and caring for people and at the time and I wanted to be a midwife and my best friend was going to be a hairdresser so she could cut their hair after the baby was born, we thought it was a great idea. I did not think I would end up in paediatrics, but I did baby sit a lot of neighbours kids, so maybe it was inevitable.

Why did you join the ACCYPN?

I joined the original paediatric nursing group in Victoria the Victorian Paediatric Nurses Association. A lot of the staff at RCH were members and we use to go to different hospitals in Victoria to education sessions, so it was a social thing to do as well as helping me to develop my knowledge and skills in this speciality area after finishing my grad year. The VPNA then became the ACPCHN and I joined the committee in 2004, we then formed the College in 2008 and dissolved the state groups. The move to the College has been a good move to give nurses working in the area children and young people’s health a national voice which I think has been a huge benefit to the children and young people that we work with.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Oh this is so hard to work out, I have always fallen into jobs that I have loved working in. I think I probably need to go and do a Masters and at the minute would do this in Maternal and Child Health as to work in this area was my motivation to do Midwifery couple of years ago. I also love lecturing so maybe an education role at a University somewhere, I’m not really sure.

Finish this sentence…” I love going to work because….

I never quite know what I will be doing or who I will be caring for (especially in PICU), I like my brain to be active and love to learn new things.

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What are you passionate about?

I think from working in palliative care one of the big things that I learnt was about choices families have and make and working out what is important to them as a family. What is one family’s choice may not be another family’s choice, neither is wrong. Patients and families don’t always want to do what we think is the “best or the right thing” and I think one of the nurse’s key role is to support families in the decisions that they have made (usually not lightly and with much thought and heart ache) and not to judge them. It’s about working with and walking along with them on the journey they are on, it’s not our journey. So, I suppose my passion is listening to them and their stories and supporting choices that have been made.

What motivates you to work hard?

I want to be as good as I can be and want to be better to be able to care for the patients and the families that I am looking after.

What is your most favourite thing about your job?

Well I have 3 jobs and I feel that I have favourite things about each of them. Helping families in PICU who are overwhelmed, scared and devastated that their child is in intensive care. As a midwife there is nothing more amazing that working with women in labour and the baby is born it’s incredible to see their family change and grow and it never fails me how incredible and complex the body is. In my immunisation job I love being able to provide that vital public health service to families and then get a high five from a 4 year old who I have just vaccinated because s/he were so awesome.

If you could do anything for a day what would you do?

I would love to do something creative/artistic. I have often thought of doing a floristry course and working a couple of days in a florist shop. I did study interior design a few years ago with the thought of a career change, so if I ever started my own business I would try to do that.

Interesting Links

ThinkUKnow is a free, evidence-based cyber safety program that provides accessible cyber safety education to parents, carers and teachers through schools and organisations across Australia.

Think U Know Website + Think U Know – Youth

Patient Blood Management Guidelines (National Blood Authority)

Quarterly Update

The Patient Blood Management Guidelines progress update for the July - November 2016 quarter is now available on the National Blood Authority website – click here.

Visit our website: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/qcg

Office Citilink Business Centre Lobby 1 Level 4 153 Campbell Street Bowen Hills 4006

Postal GPO Box 48 Brisbane 4001

Phone (07) 3131 6777 Email Guidelines@health.qld.gov.au

Queensland Health

Queensland Clinical Guidelines Translating evidence into best clinical practice

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Enquiries to: Jacinta Lee Telephone: 3131 6777 File ref: 0600

Dear Colleagues,

Re: Publication of Queensland Clinical Guidelines

Queensland Clinical Guidelines (QCG) wishes to acknowledge and thank clinicians for their support and involvement in the development of statewide clinical guidelines. QCG is pleased to advise that the following statewide clinical guidelines have been updated:

• Early onset Group B Streptococcal disease —Reviewed at expiry date(Guideline Number: MN16.20-V3-R21)

• Preterm labour and birth—Amended(Guideline Number: MN14.6-V8-R19)

• Term small for gestational age (SGA) baby—Amended(Guideline Number: MN16.16-V4-R21)

These guidelines replace the previous versions and as such all printed copies should be replaced. Changes are listed in the guideline supplements available from: www.health.qld.gov.au/qcg

All published guidelines have undergone rigorous development processes involving broad statewide consultation, and endorsement by the Statewide Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Network on behalf of Queensland Health.

Each clinical guideline is accompanied by a guideline supplement which presents the methodology, levels of evidence, and suggested implementation methods. The supplement is integral to and should be read in conjunction with the guideline.

Consumer information, flowcharts, education presentations and knowledge assessments aligned to the guidelines are available from the QCG website: www.health.qld.gov.au/qcg

Clinicians are encouraged to participate and provide feedback on these guidelines. Queensland Clinical Guidelines can be contacted at guidelines@health.qld.gov.au should clinical staff wish to register their interest.

Yours sincerely,

Associate Professor Rebecca Kimble Director, Queensland Clinical Guidelines Senior Staff Specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

28 November 2016

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Chapter Reports

WA Chapter

Grant News

Jade Ferullo, Leanne Gough and Pam O’Nions were all successful in their applications for Grant Scholarships to attend the ACCYPN Conference this year. We look forward to reading their reports in in this newsletter. In addition to the Conference Grant Scholarships being awarded, we are also pleased to announce that Rachel Wallace was awarded the Dorothy Clarke Scholarship. Rachel is using the Scholarship to complete her studies in Family and Newborn Health. We wish Rachel all the very best in studying and look forward to her report about how the funds helped her complete the course.

Chapter Events

The WA Chapter hosted our second clinical breakfast of the year on Saturday 15th October at the University Club of UWA. The talk was called “Needle Phobia” and the excellent presentation was by Joanna Elliot, Senior Clinical Psychologist at Princes Margaret Hospital (PMH), WA. We had 41 people attend who universally complemented the breakfast quality. We can only maintain the quality by our on-going support from sponsors and yet again, we express our heartfelt thanks to Bayer and to Sanofi Pasteur. Without their support, the cost to attendees would have been much higher – Thanks to both organisations.

The talk scored extremely high in all domains with numerous stating how excellent and relevant the talk was for paediatric healthcare professionals. A selection of other comments included:

• Presenter was very clear and concise, presentation was interesting and valuable, information for allhealthcare professionals that interact with children. should be rolled out to all clinics involving children

• …. great also the examples of interventions used for Cory and the other child gave clear understanding of howto encourage and support the child and family. Content reinforced recent learning…

• Well thought out presentation. Provided strategies as well as background information.• Really good talk. Highly relevant and very well presented. I found that Jo answered question I was thinking

about before I asked. Very relevant. Thank you.• Very good speech and very relevant information. Many useful strategies to use in clinical settings. Good

suggestion of referral.• Nice friendly speaker, genuine, informative and passionate Some great tips for dealing with patients with

needle phobia.• Easy to understand, speaker excellent. Love the venue and the food.• Interesting content present in a highly engaging way. Looking forward to further expansion of KKIND into the

community.• That presentation was excellent, very relevant to most areas in paediatrics Thank you very much• Really engaging talk. Thought it was going to be another general pain talk but it wasn't.• Jo is always an interesting and relevant speaker, fully engages the audience. Excellent presentation. Great

breakfast too. Prefer breakfast meetings to after work.

The photographs below do not do justice but give an idea of how successful the Breakfast was.

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WA Chapter cont.Our last clinical event of the year was on Tuesday 29thNovember at the McDonald Lecture Theatre at PMH. We had to change the venue as we had over 70 people registered and two Telehealth Sites. Thanks to Robert Proctor from SD at PMH for his help with organising the latter.

The topic was “Infant Mental Health.” by Aggie Judkins, a paediatrician at PMH. The talk was “Infant Mental Health.” Our new venue did present some technical details causing a delayed start. There were also some on-going issues with sound but Robert Proctor from the Staff Development Unit and Aggie helped overcome these to provide an engaging evening. Bayer and Aspen were our evening sponsors and once again, we would like to express our gratitude for the amazing level of support we receive from these organisations.

The talk was highly relevant and scored high on content and presentation despite the aforementioned technical issues. Comments included:

• Great talk, very interesting information presented in a ‘down to earth’ easy to understand way. Made me think – thanks you

• Can’t fault (technical don’t count), well presented, well spoken, interesting• Excellent lecture, very informative• Thank you very much for sharing this modern, logical and rational thinking• Thanks Aggie that was a great presentation…. • Brilliant presentation, very interesting!• Very informative, preventing early baby trauma eye opener, good advice especially as I’ll be a first-time mum

in a few months’ time!• Lovely doctor, great presentation, liked discussion time• Aggie was a great speaker and very interesting topic. Late start and IT issues weren’t ideal but overall a well

organised and interesting presentation• Relevant to all areas of acute, chronic and community children’s nursing. Good speaker, open to all

approaches by parents• Besides the IT issues really enjoyed the presentation, would have enjoyed a longer, more depth session it was

very interesting

Unfortunately, there were no photographs taken because Jon forgot – it is likely due to his age!

We always take note of the feedback and will explore the suggestions for future clinical events. In addition, the Committee will look at the potential for more Breakfasts than suppers.

Other News

We are really pleased to announce that the 2018 ACCYPN Conference will be held in WA and PMH has agreed to support and sponsor the event.

We do not have any event dates confirmed for 2017 as yet but our final meeting of the year is mid-December when we hope to firm dates.

All the very best for the festive season to all of our members and supporters, wherever you are.

SA Chapter

Event: ACCYPN SA Clinical Supper

Speaker: Mrs Vanessa Tilbrook, RN Paed Cert, PICC, Grad Dip (Mid) Grad Cert (Ed) MN (Research) Midwifery Education Facilitator, Women’s and Children’s Health Network

Date: Tuesday 29 November 2016

There were 10 people in attendance for our clinical supper. Vanessa talked about different theories of play and how they relate to our knowledge and mastery in life. She explained that the way we play aligns with how we cope with stress and relate to others. In hospital play is an important part of how children express themselves and can work to reduce fear, improve trust and assists in relationship building. For the child, play can act as a buffer between what is happening to the child in hospital as well as promoting understanding and education.

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Play provides a safe community for carers and can enhance development and learning can be both structured and unstructured, although when educating patients nurses need to use structured play. There are three ways that nurses can play with children they care for (play for purpose). These are:

• Diversional play• Medical play• Therapeutic play

We were transported back to our childhood through playing with (VALTS) scenario based play boxes and Puppets, so the session was therapeutic, educational and lots of fun.

Besides having fun and getting in touch with our inner child, it was great to catch up with colleagues, and network. We plan to hold another session in Feb/March – to discuss changes to child protection laws in SA and one of our SA members who is doing PhD on how nurses facilitate safe environments for children will share her findings thus far. This session will be held on the NAHLN campus and in then we will move the meeting to SAHLN in June/July. Any suggestions topics areas of interest welcome.

Merry Xmas to all!

Associate Professor Ally Hutton

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