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Nurses health campaign for should patientsget Mental nurses before profits #tweeting Australians face sky-high American-style treatBy Karen Keast

ment costs if governments continue to privatise hospitals and health services.

Paul McNamara wants to encourage other That’s the message Wales mental health nurses tofrom tap the intoNew the South benefits of Nursesmedia. and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) in its social newThe television campaign - ‘Patients beCairnsadvertising clinical nurse specialist has built fore profits’. up an extensive professional social media profile campaign the spanning cost of having with The a presence on shows platforms Twitter,a vaginal delivery in America’s privatised health syswhere he has more than 1700 followers, Facetem is almost $40,000, while a hernia procedure book, YouTube and Instagram. costs than $105,200, a liver transplant costs Mrmore McNamara, who is also a nursing lecturover $1,525,500, breast cancer procedures cost aler at James Cook University, will share his social most $123,500, andat a broken arm costsCollege more than media know-how the Australian of $7600. Health Nurses’ (ACMHN) eighth primary Mental More than care 120 people in America die every day mental health conference, ‘Primary mental because they cannot afford the costs of privately health care in the digital age’, being held from run hospitals, March 13-14. the advertisement states.

The branch, registered third-party camA nurse of 27a years, Mr McNamara says paigner for the upcoming March 28 state election, many mental health nurses are reluctant to says the is designed to blowhis the whistle brave thecampaign digital space but he hopes presenon what Americanised health care systemhealth could tation willanencourage more of his mental look like in Australia. colleagues to connect with a wide-range of NSWNMA general secretary Brett Holmes said people and expand their professional horizons the state’s Liberal-National Government is privatisonline. ing “Mental sub-acute mental healthhave services and palliative health nurses a really strong care services, while disability services will notolonger sense of professional boundaries - not mix be personal government-run 2018. up life and by professional life,” he says.

“We have also got the state government privatising new public he said. with indi“When theyhospitals,” are engaging “We’ve seen Northern Beaches Hospitalmenhandviduals who are there experiencing ed over to Healthscope Maitland be try antal health problems and at the time,willwe nounced in early April, after the election. to do so in a warm, compassionate way “It appears thatwe the state government willit’s privaof course but make sure that a tise anything where there is new money or where professional relationship and not to blur they have got an opportunity to change services those boundaries.” and argue that only the private sector can do it.

“It’s McNamara really aboutsays patients before profits - we Mr mental health nurses believe that taxpayer shouldbybeseparating directed to can overcome theirdollars concerns the delivery of care, notpersonal to the benefit the cortheir professional and onlineofidentities porate shareholders.” with separate social media accounts.

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Mr Holmes said the Federal Government’s talk about bringing ‘price signals’ into the health market concerns.

“For also my flagged personal accounts I give myself He said patients large a pseudonym, which are my already family paying and friends costs thatI fall outside health know…but just keep thattheir separate andinsurance use my cover for care in the nation’s private full name and make myself easy to hospitals. find in the “It’s clearly there that people experience professional social media stuff,” he says. high“I’m costs in health care,” he said. sure patients and colleagues and po“When you then put Google a privateme for-profit cortential employers would every now poration in charge of your public hospitals, their and again and I want to be in control of what intention they find.” is, of course, to get as many people as possible to pay up under theirhis private health Mr McNamara established ‘meta4RN’ insurance and therefore be able to including collect their online portfolio several years ago, a profit.to keep pace with how people communiblog, health system is not a model cate “The in theAmerican digital age. we “Not wantgetting replicated here in isAustralia, left behind my goal,”orheimporsays. tantly, in NSW. “The way that people are communicating is plagued by changed. unethical Itcorporate interwith “It each other has kind of drives ests and health outcomes for patients are far me to stay up with all of this stuff. worse as a result of exorbitant medical costs.”

“It wasn’t really until several years ago that Mr Holmes said privatisation health care I thought that I should establish ainprofessional is an issue need to consider at the balsocial mediapeople portfolio because I was finding it a lot box. little bit difficult to talk about work stuff on plat“We’re people forms that Inot wastelling mostly usingwho just to forvote fun for andwe’re telling people to send a message to the communication. current Liberal National State Government,” he “So about four to five years ago that’s when said.

I established the meta4RN portfolio as a way to “There’s no doubt that start listenseparate my professional lifepeople from my personal ingonline.” when their jobs are on the line, when they life are Alongside up for election, so it’s opportunecreates time to his blog, MranMcNamara campaign around issues affect nurses and YouTube videos with one that of his most popular, midwives.”

‘Thinking health communication? Think moHolmesexamples said nurses are bile’,Mr featuring on and how midwives to use SMS also campaigning for better ratios, particularly communication in the health sector, which has in smallermore regional and emergency dereceived thanhospitals 4300 views. partments, and to maintain registered in “It’s very simple - it gives six clinicalnurses examagedofcare. ples using SMS in a work sense so I don’t think it’s particularly clever but you can tell that story quickly and make it appealing, and just get for job thedone,” full article visit HealthTimes.com.au the he says.

503 016 1/2PG FULL COLOUR CMYK PDF “There’s this whole world-wide conversaMr McNamara says Twitter is his favourite tion that is going on (on social media) and I don’t social media platform, which enables him to see why mental health nurses should choose connect with nurses world-wide along with not to be a part of it.” organisations and health consumers.

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Mental health nurses should get #tweeting

By Karen Keast Paul McNamara wants to encourage other mental health nurses to tap into the benefits of social media.

The Cairns clinical nurse specialist has built up an extensive professional social media profile with a presence on platforms spanning Twitter, where he has more than 1700 followers, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

Mr McNamara, who is also a nursing lecturer at James Cook University, will share his social media know-how at the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses’ (ACMHN) eighth primary mental health care conference, ‘Primary mental health care in the digital age’, being held from March 13-14.

A nurse of 27 years, Mr McNamara says many mental health nurses are reluctant to brave the digital space but he hopes his presentation will encourage more of his mental health colleagues to connect with a wide-range of people and expand their professional horizons online.

“Mental health nurses have a really strong sense of professional boundaries - not to mix up personal life and professional life,” he says.

“When they are engaging with individuals who are there experiencing mental health problems at the time, we try to do so in a warm, compassionate way of course but we make sure that it’s a professional relationship and not to blur those boundaries.”

Mr McNamara says mental health nurses can overcome their concerns by separating their professional and personal online identities with separate social media accounts.

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“For my personal accounts I give myself a pseudonym, which my family and friends know…but I just keep that separate and use my full name and make myself easy to find in the professional social media stuff,” he says.

“I’m sure patients and colleagues and potential employers would Google me every now and again and I want to be in control of what they find.”

Mr McNamara established his ‘meta4RN’ online portfolio several years ago, including a blog, to keep pace with how people communicate in the digital age.

“Not getting left behind is my goal,” he says.

“The way that people are communicating with each other has changed. It kind of drives me to stay up with all of this stuff.

“It wasn’t really until several years ago that I thought that I should establish a professional social media portfolio because I was finding it a little bit difficult to talk about work stuff on platforms that I was mostly using just for fun and communication.

“So about four to five years ago that’s when I established the meta4RN portfolio as a way to separate my professional life from my personal life online.”

Alongside his blog, Mr McNamara creates YouTube videos with one of his most popular, ‘Thinking health communication? Think mobile’, featuring examples on how to use SMS communication in the health sector, which has received more than 4300 views.

“It’s very simple - it gives six clinical examples of using SMS in a work sense so I don’t think it’s particularly clever but you can tell that story quickly and make it appealing, and just get the job done,” he says.

Mr McNamara says Twitter is his favourite social media platform, which enables him to connect with nurses world-wide along with organisations and health consumers.

He says it was heartening to see how the nursing profession on Twitter reacted to the news of the suicide of a British nurse in the wake of an Australian radio prank in 2012.

“It was a really lovely example to me, when the media was going ‘troppo’ over the whole thing, the nurses on Twitter stayed sensible and calm and just talked their way through these issues collectively with the Twitter chat,” he says.

“That single event really turned me from being I guess an enthusiast to an evangelist - I thought that was terrific the way that that happened.

“There’s this whole world-wide conversation that is going on (on social media) and I don’t see why mental health nurses should choose not to be a part of it.”

Up to 120 delegates are expected to attend the Canberra conference. For more information visit www.acmhn.org/news-events/conference-news/pmhc-conf-2015

Leave a comment on this and other articles by visiting the ‘news’ section of our website http://healthtimes.com.au

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Health practitioners face hair testing for drug use Nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health professionals with restrictions on their registration linked to past substance abuse will soon face routine hair testing.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and 14 National Boards will introduce mandatory hair and urine testing for health practitioners who have restrictions on their registration.

About 200 health practitioners nation-wide are now being monitored for drug and alcohol screening.

Hair testing, which provides a longer term analysis about a wide range of drugs, will screen for amphetamine type substances, benzodiazepines, cannabis metabolites, cannabinoids, cocaine metabolites, opiates, anaesthetic agents, anxiolytic agents, synthetic/ semi-synthetic opioids, designer stimulants, synthetic cannabinoids, halucinogens and alcohol.

AHPRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monitoring and compliance teams oversee health practitioners and students with limitations on their registration or those with registrations that have been suspended or cancelled, in its work to protect the public and manage risk to patients.

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Director of Clinical Services/Nursing The Director of Clinical Services/Nursing is a key leadership position at Tweddle Child & Family Health Service and reports directly to the CEO. Come and be part of the team helping Tweddle to provide parenting support, education and skill development programs in order to assist in developing the best outcomes for infants, families and communities.

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Closing date for applications is Friday 27th February 2015.

For more detailed information regarding this role, please contact: Ms Jacquie O'Brien Chief Executive Officer Tel: 03 8387 0607 or email jacquie.obrien@tweddle.org.au

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Indigenous physiotherapist focuses on closing the gap Bleak health outcomes from the Close the Gap report came as a disappointment to Indigenous physiotherapist Danielle Dries.

Ms Dries, a Kaurna-Meyunna woman originally from South Australia and winner of the Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) Allied Health Inspiration Award, introduced Prime Minister Tony Abbott ahead of the report at the parliamentary event held in Canberra last week.

“I was definitely disappointed,” she said.

“You always hope that it’s going to be improving. There are some things that are changing but I guess you have to look at it on a community level and see how much health inequality there still is.”

The 2015 Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report found the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians stands at 10 years.

It also shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are more than three times likely to have diabetes, more than four times as likely to be in the advanced stages of chronic kidney disease, and almost twice as likely to have a high level of triglycerides in their blood – a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Ms Dries said while the report focused on Indigenous Australians in remote communities, health inequalities also exist in regional and metropolitan areas.

“Sometimes I think that Aboriginal people are a little bit forgotten in city areas as well…my Nan in Adelaide has had diabetes since she was 29.

“There’s definitely health problems in cities as well and health inequality in cities but I don’t think they acknowledged that very well in the report.”

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has urged the Federal Government to improve physiotherapy access as a key component

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of primary health care in a bid to prevent, detect and manage chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

APA chief executive Cris Massis said physiotherapists are experts in managing chronic conditions alongside musculoskeletal and respiratory diseases.

“The APA believes there should be more investment in physiotherapy in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations as well as other programs to improve workforce availability and culturally appropriate physiotherapy services,” he said.

“There are not enough Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander physiotherapists in Australia.

“We need greater investment in opportunities for Indigenous Australians to be part of the workforce and provide culturally appropriate physiotherapy services.

“It will lead to better health, social, economic outcomes to benefit Australia.”

An Indigenous officer on the National Rural Health Student Network’s executive committee, Ms Dries also recently spoke in the Senate about the challenges facing Indigenous health students.

She said more universities and workplaces need to become culturally safe in a bid to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

“It’s through education, and that’s where the Indigenous health curriculum improves everything, and also in high school and primary school, because people then have a better understanding of who Indigenous people are and where they come from and not everyone looks the same.

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Labor pledges nurse-led walk-in centres

By Karen Keast Forty-five nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses will be employed at four new nurse-led walk-in centres, if Labor wins the New South Wales’ state election on March 28.

NSW Opposition leader Luke Foley has pledged to establish the walk-in centres as part of a $40 million plan to relieve pressure on the state’s hospital emergency departments.

Under the proposal, two centres will be established in Western Sydney, one in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven district and another on the Central Coast.

Highly-skilled nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses will provide free treatment for patients with colds and flus, cuts and abrasions, bites and stings, skin conditions, casts, and minor illnesses and injuries at the centres.

The proposed centres will open seven days a week from 7.30am to 10pm with nurses sending treatment summaries to their patient’s GP. Canberra established two nurse-led walk-in centres, the first opening in 2010, based on the successful United Kingdom initiative.

The Canberra centres, located in Tuggeranong and Belconnen, have treated almost 20,000 patients since July.

Nurses at the Canberra centres are required to undertake a two-week training session before commencing work, demonstrating competency in plastering, suturing and in ordering limb Xrays.

The four proposed NSW walk-in centres will not provide needle exchange, dispense methadone, treat babies or provide chronic disease management.

People with serious, complex and ongoing conditions will be redirected to the most

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appropriate medical practitioner or to an emergency department.

Walk-in centre nurses will not assess motor vehicle and workplace injuries and will call an ambulance if a patient presents with a major injury.

Mr Foley said the centres will complement the work of general practitioners while alleviating pressure on over-stretched EDs. Figures show there are 1.25 million hospital emergency presentations each year in NSW for people seeking treatment for an illness or injury in the lowest two triage categories, triage 4 and 5.

“Nurse walk-in centres represent a new frontier in NSW health. This is a fresh approach,” Mr Foley said in a statement.

“It is not always easy to find health services late at night or on the weekend. Now more than ever, our communities need more flexible, convenient options.”

Labor has also pledged to allow pharmacists to administer flu vaccinations in New South Wales for the first time, if elected.

Last year, NSW Health reported 15,700 cases of influenza strain A and 2500 cases of influenza strain B. The Liberal-National Government has promised to continue its investment in health infrastructure, after spending almost $5 billion in over 130 projects to redevelop or upgrade hospitals and health services across the state in the past four years.

The Baird Government says it’s provided dramatic increases to frontline services with an extra 3400 nurses, 1400 doctors, 980 hospital support staff and 205 paramedics.

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WA moves closer to pharmacist vaccinations Pharmacists in Western Australia are another step closer to providing vaccinations after their immunisation training was given the green light.

The state’s Department of Health has approved the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) immunisation training, based on the training used by more than 150,000 pharmacists overseas and also in the successful Queensland Pharmacy Immunisation Pilot (QPIP).

WA pharmacists can now register for the training, which includes online prereading and face-to-face workshops.

The move comes after PSA president Grant Kardachi revealed he expected pharmacists in every state and territory will be providing the influenza vaccine within months.

“Most states are now in the process of activating the appropriate legislation - some have done it and some have still got to do it,” he said.

“I think certainly most were waiting on the results of the Queensland trial and with that being so positive, I think now they are ready to proceed.

“I would expect all our jurisdictions to be ready to go for this coming winter.”

Pharmacists in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory are now allowed to administer flu vaccinations.

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A parliamentary inquiry in Victoria has also recommended the state establish a pharmacy immunisation trial, after last year’s QPIP achieved 11,000 immunisations.

Until the Queensland trial, community pharmacies have used nurse immunisers in a bid to introduce their own vaccination programs.

In other developments, the PSA is calling on the Federal Government to introduce a Pharmacist Incentive Payment (PHiP) in a bid to integrate pharmacists within general practices, to deliver medication management services within a collaborative framework.

In its pre-budget submission, it also recommends the government support Aboriginal Health Services to incorporate pharmacists within their teams “to deliver essential medication adherence and education services in a culturally appropriate environment”.

“Such models are correlated with improvements in equity, access and lower costs, as well as improvements in population health,” the submission states.

“Furthermore, as Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) spending per person is projected to increase by 22 per cent by 2020, having a pharmacist contribute to more cost�effective prescribing provides a mechanism for ensuring the future sustainability of the PBS for all Australians.”

Mr Kardachi said it’s imperative that the skills and knowledge of pharmacists are better utilised and integrated into the health system.

“Pharmacists are highly trained in medicines yet their skills, knowledge and expertise are often under-recognised and under-utilised,” he said.

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Speech pathology treatment in dementia research Queensland researchers are investigating whether speech pathology can improve the ability of people with dementia to remember the right words to use in conversations.

The study, based on evidence that people with dementia can re-learn words through speech pathology treatment, aims to encourage the use of re-learned words into everyday conversation, improving dementia patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; communication skills and their quality of life.

Researchers will use traditional single-word picture naming tasks alongside interactive tasks designed to enable people with dementia to transfer the words through to their conversations.

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