BRANCH REPORTS
NSW/ACT BRANCH REPORT
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he next NSW Professional Development Day is set for 20th November 2020 which will be help in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. Theming for the day will be AS3003 and AS2896. The invitations for NSW and ACT members have already been circulated. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 restrictions only 20 members will be allowed to attend in person however the virtual meeting option does not have any such restrictions. The commitment is organising these events on a regular basis as part of NSW/ACT 2021 branch strategy to reengage with the members, however as expected these events will be with some restrictions until further notice. Currently there’s a greater focus on running PD days virtually. AS2896 Medical Gases – Standards Review IHEA NSW Committee member, Mal Allen, has advised the Branch that there is an innovative round of requests for comments to occur in the next few months. Mal Allen joined several meetings with the Standards Australia working committee to deliberate on public comments of the draft publication. Given the potential large number of replies the review is continuing with the revised standard expected to be finalised by end of 2020. We will keep you posted on progress.
will now be held on 23rd-24th April 2021. Members have already received “save the date notice” which will be followed by more information for delegates and sponsorship opportunities for our supportive vendors. Membership The Committee will be sending reminders for membership renewal and to actively re-engage with the members to understand their expectation. Due to COVID-19 the interest from both industry groups and health facility management practitioners have been limited. The Committee is discussing a variety of strategies on an ongoing basis to serve our members better and meet their expectations. All members are reminded to actively use the IHEA Learning and Development App to capture daily activities that support your own personal development. This is an important initiative that needs everybody involved in IHEA to get on board. Committee of Management Name
Position
Robin Arian
President
Mal Allen
Treasurer
Jason Swingler
Vice President
Marcus Stalker
Secretary
Dean Benke, Darrell Milton, Greg Allen, Brett Petherbridge, Jon Gowdy, John Miles
Committee Member
ACT/NSW Branch state conference The NSW/ACT State conference was organised to be held in May 2020 at Coffs Harbour NSW, however with travel restriction this was postponed. The State conference
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