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Editor’s note... Hi Readers, Welcome to Issue 23 of The Nursing Post magazine. The inaugural Emeralds & Ivy Ball was held at the glamorous Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on Friday 16th November. You can still donate to Cancer Council Australia’s Ronan Keating Fellowship by visiting Cancer Council Australia’s website. This great cause aims at reducing the impact of cancer on the community covering prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support and palliative care. See photos from the night on pg.8. This issue, we take a close look at Nursing in VIC. We feature the Box Hill redevelopment project set to deliver a bigger and better hospital to the community. The new building is due to open late 2014 offering improved facilities and services.
On the Cover: Wendy Young Monash graduate and nurse at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. See our feature on pg.14
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Monash University nursing graduate, Wendy Young shares with us the valuable skills she has taken from study and applied to her career in nursing at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
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Contents... Features
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St John of God
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Cancer Council Australia
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Appointment of Director of Nursing for Midland Hospitals The Emeralds & Ivy Ball - photos from the night!
Victoria University The Royal Melbourne Hospital Healthy Recipes
Emily Tan of Fuss Free Cooking shares her delicious healthy recipes
Nursing in VIC
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Box Hill Hospital
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Monash University
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Redevelopment to deliver a bigger and better hospital
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Monash nursing graduate talks up skills in new job
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The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
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Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC)
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PULSE Nursing & Care
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The inaugural Emeralds & Ivy Ball was held at the glamorous Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on Friday 16th November
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List of up-coming courses and conferences
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St John of God
Jeffrey Williams pictured with State Minister for Health Hon Dr Kim Hames (left) and Federal Minister for Health Hon Tanya Plibersek (right).
Appointment of Director of Nursing for Midland Hospitals The pivotal role of Director of Nursing at WA’s St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals has been announced with Jeffrey Williams taking up the head nursing post for both hospitals located on the Midland Health Campus. Jeffrey has extensive experience in nursing and quality management at St John of God Health Care as well as the public health service and is a strong advocate for community participation. Most recently Jeffrey was the Director of Quality and Risk at St John of God Subiaco Hospital responsible for the 555 bed hospital’s quality patient care framework. He has also had significant input on the initial design and service planning for the Midland hospitals.
As a project coordinator at Royal Perth Hospital Jeffrey oversaw discharge planning and was a clinical nurse in the busy emergency department. Jeffrey spent time at St John Ambulance Australia as Metropolitan Operations Manager. He has also volunteered with the organisation since 1979 and held senior positions, most recently the Chief Superintendent responsible to the Chief Commissioner for the administration of first aid services in Australia. Jeffery said he had a passion for volunteering and believed that in order for a community to grow and be strong its residents and workers needed to engage with their local community. “For St John of God Health Care to successfully operate
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these new hospitals it will actively engage with the communities served by the hospitals, both in Midland and further afield,� Jeffrey said. A large part of his new role as Director of Nursing in the initial stages of the hospitals’ development will be to establish user-groups with WA Health, including Swan District Hospital staff, to seek their input on the design of the new Midland hospitals.
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He said the greatest challenge, as it is with other health care providers in the State, would be workforce, in particular attracting enough people to staff the hospitals which will have 50 per cent more beds than Swan District Hospital. Jeffrey has postgraduate qualifications in Health Administration from Curtin University. Much of his nursing experience was gained at Royal Perth Hospital with the early years spent in rural placements in Norseman, Derby and Port Hedland. He is an Associate of the Australian College of Health Service Managers and a member of the Australian College of Nursing and the Australian Association for Quality in Health Care. Jeffrey is married with two children and is proud supporter of the Swan Districts and West Coast Eagles Football Clubs.
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Construction of the hospitals began in August 2012, following the ceremonial laying of the first foundation which brought together Federal, State and Local Governments, health care providers, developers and community representatives of Midland and surrounding suburbs. The hospitals are due to open late 2015.
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Cancer Council Australia Rice, Justin Hemmes, Dayen Zheng & Lauren Brant from Hi Five and Charlie Teo. The X Factor judges rallied behind Ronan for the live auction with bidding wars with the corporate guests which resulted in over $230,000 raised for Cancer Council Australia’s Ronan Keating Fellowship. The inaugural Emeralds & Ivy Ball was held at the glamorous Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on Friday 16th November. In attendance was Ronan Keating with partner Storm Uechtritz, co-host for the night Kylie Gillies, Brian McFadden with wife Vogue Williams, Melanie Brown with husband Stefan Belafonte, Guy & Jules Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaite and Mark Byrne, Kate Ritchie, Stephanie
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Ronan had the 300 guests off their seats at the end of the night with an energetic performance of “Loving Each Day” but only after guests were entertained by Sally Cooper, The Collective and Taikoz. Cancer Council Australia’s Ronan Keating Fellowship aims at reducing the impact of cancer on the community covering prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support and palliative care.
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Victoria University Challenging yet rewarding experience for VU nursing students Before they left, the students collected donations of hospital equipment including stethoscopes, torches, scissors and thermometers, as well as toys from op shops that Kristy personally cleaned and repaired. At the National Paediatric Hospital, the group’s first stop, the students worked in four areas: neonatal intensive care, neonatal surgery, oncology, and a day program for children with autism. The tour also reflected VU’s objective to train nurses for employment in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Kristy said. “On their return, if the students go on to work as nurses in western Melbourne they will benefit from their Vietnam experience of caring for people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.” VU nursing student Ashleigh Davies delivers donated items from Australia to children in the cancer ward at Hanoi’s National Paediatric Hospital.
Student Kellie Mcwilliam said seeing a health system in a developing country made her appreciate how lucky she is to live in Australia.
Many young Australians head to Vietnam for fun, sun, and good food. But a group of nursing students from Victoria University’s St Albans Campus saw another side of the country.
“I realise we take so much for granted in Australia. I will definitely be looking to use my skills to volunteer overseas again.”
During September this year, as part of their Diploma of Nursing training, 10 students went on a two-week study tour to Vietnam, volunteering at Hanoi’s National Paediatric Hospital, the Hoa Bihn Peace Village, (an orphanage for disabled victims of Agent Orange) and Blue Dragon, an organisation that helps rescue trafficked children. Coordinator and tour leader Dr Susanne Kristy said the students were challenged physically, academically and emotionally in a supported environment during their tour. “My experience on previous study tours has been that students improve significantly in their ability to work in culturally diverse and challenging environments,” she says. “For many, this is a life-changing event.” 10
The group’s study tour is part of a growing number of overseas experiences Victoria University offers its vocational education students. VU’s Diploma of Nursing provides students with qualification as a Division 2 nurse, able to work in a variety of fields from public or private hospitals to private nursing or community care facilities. Students gain hands-on learning experience through VU’s ward simulation labs as well as clinical experience through course placements. Graduates receive credit in VU’s Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery degrees upon completion of their diploma. For more information about VU’s nursing programs, visit www.vu.edu/courses
The Royal Melbourne Hospital RMH nurse wins Australasian Emergency Nurse of the Year “Everyone is extremely proud of her achievement. In my forty years of nursing, I can think of no one more worthy of this prestigious award,” A/Prof Heinjus said. For the past 13 years, Ms Virtue has managed a team of more than 150 nurses at one of Australia’s busiest trauma services, helping them to develop professionally and personally, and encouraging communication between the nursing, medical and non-clinical teams. In 2009, she supported her staff through the emergency department’s redevelopment, a $53 million project and the single largest emergency department redevelopment ever undertaken in Victoria. The hospital continued to provide emergency services from temporary facilities during the build. Ms Virtue’s passion for patient care and safety has put her at the forefront of research, leading a multidisciplinary group investigating ways to reduce aggression in the emergency department. The program developed at The Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Department has since been rolled out to 18 emergency departments across Victoria. Recently, she also led a team to look at ways the Emergency Department could improve the care they give to patients who presented eight or more times a year, developing care management plans for this vulnerable group of patients. Liz Virtue, Manager Emergency Services at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, has won the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia’s Emergency Nurse of the Year in recognition of her significant contribution to emergency nursing. Executive Director Nursing Services and Allied Health, Denise Heinjus at The Royal Melbourne Hospital said, “Throughout her career, she has nurtured and developed countless nurses in the Emergency Department, earning the admiration and respect from her staff and colleagues for her leadership and clinical expertise.”
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Pictured above: Graham Watt MLA, Member for Burwood; Andy Bartal, Site Manager, Baulderstone Pty Ltd; Dee Ryall MLA, Member for Mitcham; Janet Compton, Eastern Health Executive Director Acute Health; Denis Hogg, Eastern Health Board Director; Alan Lilly, Eastern Health Chief Executive; Jeanette Ward, Eastern Health Board Director; David Davis, Minister for Health; Zoltan Kokai, Eastern Health Executive Director, Corporate Projects & Sustainability; Daniel Crawley, Project Manager, Baulderstone Pty Ltd; (November 2012)
Box Hill Hospital
Redevelopment to deliver a bigger and better hospital It has only been 12 months since the first earth was turned on the construction site but Box Hill Hospital’s new clinical services block, part of the $447.5 million redevelopment project, is rising at a rapid pace and expected to be close to full height by the end of 2012. Located next to the existing hospital in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, the 10-storey structure will ensure Eastern Health’s largest
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acute hospital is able to deliver high-quality healthcare, now and in the future. Box Hill Hospital has grown from its modest beginning as a small community hospital that opened in 1956 to a university teaching hospital affiliated with Monash, La Trobe and Deakin universities. With more than 48,000 admissions each year and 42,000 emergency department
presentations, the busy hospital provides a range of services, including maternity, general medicine and surgery, emergency care, intensive care and post-acute care programs, mental health services, teaching and research.
Hospital staff have provided feedback on the design and development of the new building through regular consultation with the project team, architects Silver Thomas Hanley Daryl Jackson and WSP consultant engineers.
The existing hospital’s ageing infrastructure and the increased demand for clinical services in Melbourne’s east necessitated a major redevelopment of Box Hill Hospital so it can continue to deliver high-quality healthcare services that meet community needs.
The generic ward design includes a mix of single and two-bed rooms only, with single bedrooms for 50 per cent of the rooms. All patient beds will be equipped with the latest voice and data communication, and staff will have access to real-time clinical information via bedside and point of care devices. Each patient room has an ensuite, an external view, a daybed for visitors and family, and a range of patient entertainment. Family and visitors will also benefit from improved amenities, including the availability of interview and family rooms.
The first stage of the redevelopment began in 2006 when the Victorian Government provided $32.8 million to build 5 Arnold Street opposite the hospital, to make space available on the current hospital site for the expansion. This contemporary building includes a 16-chair renal dialysis unit, facilities for teaching, training and research, administration offices and 600 car spaces. Between 2006 and 2009, $8.9 million in additional funding was provided for critical infrastructure works to the existing hospital. In December 2009, the Victorian Government committed $407.5 million to redevelop Box Hill Hospital. This was increased by an extra $40 million in May 2011 by the new Victorian Coalition Government to enable an additional 100 beds to be funded. Following an enabling works program to prepare the hospital site, Baulderstone Pty Ltd was appointed as the managing contractor, responsible for construction of the new clinical services block which will be linked to the existing hospital by an atrium and bridges to the west wing. The new clinical services block will deliver: • A larger emergency department, including 20 beds for the management of short-stay patients (less than 48 hours) • Dedicated women and children’s services • Eleven new operating theatres and a surgical admissions area • A new 18-bed intensive care unit (capable of expansion to 20 beds) with “hot” lifts to the emergency department and operating theatres • Expanded services for cardiology, cancer and renal patients • An extra bed capacity of more than 200 beds; and • Two floors of basement car parking.
In November 2012, the Victorian Minister for Health David Davis visited the construction site to announce that as a result of substantial savings from stringent planning and better-than-forecast market conditions and commodity prices, an extra floor can now be built for the same price and within the same timeframe. Under the original plan, two adult wards and a paediatric ward would have remained in the existing hospital but thanks to the extra floor, all of the acute hospital beds will be accommodated in the new building. This means patients will receive a more efficient and higher quality service, and staff will work in a much better and standardised working environment. The Minister said that the Box Hill Hospital redevelopment was one of the first projects to be delivered by the government’s “value for money” approach to major construction. “By working closely with the contractor, this major project has been able to reap the benefits of our investment strategy that harnesses the talents of the private sector and strong competition in the construction market,” Mr Davis said. The community will benefit from the improved facilities and services when the new building opens in late 2014. The redevelopment will be completed in 2015 after some refurbishment to the existing hospital.
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Monash nursing graduate talks up skills in new job While studying nursing at Monash University, Wendy Young travelled to Sweden to complete her clinical placement requirements.
caring for children with limited language skills (due to developmental delays), or children from non-English speaking families.
The international clinical experience is offered to undergraduate nursing students in their third year to enhance their nursing skills and provide a broader cultural awareness.
Nurses rely on effective communication with patients for much of their work, including pain management and determining whether a patient’s condition is deteriorating.
Today, she continues to rely on skills developed during that international placement in her first nursing job at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
“The opportunity to work in a hospital overseas was fantastic,” Wendy explained. “I learnt to overcome the language barrier and communicate effectively in other ways, like body language, gestures and eye contact.”
Wendy said the communication skills she developed looking after native Swedish speaking patients helped prepare her for her current role which often involves
Wendy said the seven-week program also made her more open minded about different approaches to nursing and health care systems.
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The cardiac unit provides care to patients from all over Australia and overseas particularly in the treatment of neonatal and complex congenital cardiac problems. Wendy’s role included caring for newborn babies, changing their tubes and drains, and monitoring their vital signs. She also helped the patients re-establish feeding which can be challenging for very small infants after a major surgery. “At first it is a little scary as young babies can deteriorate very quickly so you have to monitor them very closely,” she said. “But after a while you get used to it.” Wendy said the long healing process allowed her to develop a close bond with the children, particularly as they often returned for follow-up procedures. Since graduating from Monash University, Wendy has returned full-time to the surgical unit, now known as the Platypus ward, at the new Royal Children’s Hospital. The Platypus ward looks after burns, plastics and maxillofacial, orthopaedic and general surgery patients.
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The opportunity to work in a hospital overseas was fantastic, I learnt to overcome the language barrier and communicate effectively in other ways, like body language, gestures and eye contact.
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In her graduate year in 2010, Wendy completed two sixmonth rotations at the Royal Children’s Hospital, one in the surgical unit and another in the cardiac and renal unit.
“Travel is a great passion, so combining that with the nursing skills and experience that I am currently developing is definitely one of my goals.” “I would also like to try some remote area nursing in outback Australia. At the moment I am frantically saving money and getting more experience so that I am more confident and resourceful in a remote setting.” Wendy can’t wait to test her skills and experience nursing in an unusual setting.
“I love it on this ward because there is so much variety, you see something different everyday which makes you think about what you’re doing and why.” Wendy “loves” her job and hopes to work at the Royal Children’s Hospital for many years but believes she still has much more to learn and skills to consolidate. “I am doing a short course this weekend on the Emergency Management of Severe Burns to further my knowledge in burns management.” In the near future, Wendy hopes to take a leave of absence and volunteer with an aid organisation overseas. She believes that working in a health setting without the sophisticated equipment available in most Australian hospitals would be a great challenge and improve her nursing skills. 15
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The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Sally Lima - Dedicated to improving nurse practice Sally Lima has pursued an extensive career in nursing at The Royal Children’s Hospital. From nurse to researcher, Sally has worked at the RCH for 24 years and is currently completing her PhD as well as devoting valuable time to volunteer work. At the age of 16yrs, Sally went on exchange to America and realised her passion for travel. This led her to consider a career in nursing with the ability to travel in the profession. Having watched her mother, also a nurse, care for her grandparents with cancer Sally decided she would pursue a career in cancer nursing. She commenced a Certificate of Nursing at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1983. In her third year during a 6 week placement at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Sally 16
was placed in the children’s cancer unit. Having never previously considered a career in paediatric nursing she discovered her passion for working with children. “I love working with children and also being able to work with their families. I admire the resilience of children,“ Sally said. On completion of her Certificate of Nursing, Sally consolidated her experience working with adults for eighteen months before securing a position back at The Royal Children’s Hospital in the children’s cancer unit. Sally continued with study throughout her career completing a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma and a Masters. Early on Sally recognised how many opportunities were available for nurses to improve care.
“As nurses, we are the only health profession with patients and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We not only provide care but have an intimate insight into the impact of that care. We have a responsibility to continually evaluate what we do to ensure best outcomes for our patients. I knew that returning to study would help me develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve that goal.” Early in her career Sally briefly left the RCH to pursue work with adults with cancer. “You will often hear comments that it’s not good to stay in one place for a long time. That you should try different things. I think I left the RCH because I’d heard that. However, I realised that staying in the one place isn’t the problem. Staying in one place and not continuing to learn, make a contribution and losing your passion for what you do is the problem.” During her long service leave in 2007, Sally worked in an Adult Day Cancer Unit using the time to contemplate her future. She realised her desire was to make a difference to paediatric nursing and the health of all children and their families. “As my daughter who was born in 1998 developed complex chronic healthcare needs, I developed an appreciation of opportunities to make a contribution to paediatric nursing beyond children’s cancer. I took long service leave to think about what that might be and was fortunate to gain a position in nursing education and research at the RCH.” At the end of 2007, Sally began her role as nurse researcher at the RCH. She considers herself privileged in her current role supporting nurses in improving their practice. “As nurse researcher, I work with nurses across all areas of the RCH helping them to generate, implement, utilise and evaluate evidence in practice. This may be achieved through group work such as running workshops to enable the development of skills, assisting with organisation projects or working with individual nurses who have identified an area of practice they would like to explore further.” Sally is currently completing her PhD concerned with achieving competence in nursing practice.
“As a PhD candidate, I am evaluating a competency framework for nurses new to paediatric nursing. Patients have a right to quality healthcare and a key requirement for the delivery of safe quality care is a competent workforce. “There is no gold standard as to how competence is achieved. My PhD will evaluate one approach. As one of the keys to developing competence is critical thinking, every time I work with a nurse in exploring practice their competence develops. Every time a practice is changed as a result of the work that nurse has done there is improvement in the quality of care.” Sally’s PhD study and current work role are very much intertwined. “I’m very fortunate to be part of an organisation that recognises and values the contribution nursing research makes to the experience and outcomes for children and families.” Sally’s career achievements and dedication to the profession of nursing are inspiring. As well as her role as nurse researcher, PhD study into nursing practice, Sally devotes time to volunteer work at the Association for Children with a Disability. Sally presents to nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, on approaches to working with children with disabilities, and their families. This includes both undergraduate students and practising professionals. She also presents to the RCH volunteers at the hospital. “Nursing children and then being a parent of a child requiring health care has given me a fairly unique perspective. I’m so incredibly lucky that all parts of my life, work, study and home have aligned to present me with the opportunities I have.” Sally’s immediate goal is to complete her PhD. Longer term she imagines continuing to work at the RCH advancing the program supporting the development of nursing competence and working with nurses to support the achievement of excellence in paediatric nursing care. Sally will share her work and encourage nurses she supports to do the same beyond nursing and the RCH. She believes this will create the potential for improvements in safe, quality care for all patients from nurses and other health professionals. 17
Indigenous Health
VicHealth Vast majority of Aboriginals targets of Racism: Survey A survey of 755 Aboriginal people in four Victorian localities has found they experience extraordinarily high levels of racism, with at least 97 per cent having been targets of verbal or physical abuse, or discriminatory behaviour in the past 12 months. A VicHealth, Lowitja Institute, University of Melbourne and beyondblue survey, published today at Congress Lowitja 2012 in Melbourne, shows up to 70 per cent had been targets of eight or more racist incidents during the past year. Participants in two metropolitan and two rural localities across Victoria were more likely to score higher on the Kessler scale for psychological distress as they 18
experienced more incidents of racism. Half reported high or very high levels of psychological distress. Lead researcher of the Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal Communities report, Associate Professor Margaret Kelaher, from the University of Melbourne, said: “Almost every Aboriginal Victorian who participated in this survey had experienced racism and the risk of high or very high levels of psychological distress increased as the volume of racism increased. “There were no coping strategies that could reduce the negative health effects of exposure to racism, so this study
really suggests that prevention is likely to be a more effective and efficient public health intervention than simply responding to harmful incidents.” In racist incidents, over half of the participants had their property vandalised; 92 per cent said they’d been called names or teased; 86 per cent felt ignored; 84 per cent were sworn at or verbally abused; 82 per cent were told they were less intelligent; 67 per cent had been spat on or had something thrown at them and 66 per cent had been told they did not belong. VicHealth CEO Jerril Rechter said the research established a link between racist incidents and poor mental health for Indigenous people, and had strong implications for how we deal with racism in the future. “VicHealth has undertaken considerable research over the past decade which has built the case for preventing, and responding to, race-based discrimination. This report provides evidence that racism has a serious impact on health and reveals an urgent need to address this issue in Victoria,” Ms Rechter said. “We want Victorians to understand that race-based discrimination affects people’s health and that we all have a role in stopping it. We’ve seen some great examples recently of how role models in the community can shine the spotlight on the damaging impact of racism and drive home the message that racism has no place in the workplace, at the pub, in sports and indeed in our society.”
and emotional effects of racism and its direct influence on mental health and wellbeing,” she said. “It is important that this information is widely available and openly discussed and we will continue working to build an evidence base about the effects of racism to advocate for change. Racist attitudes and beliefs have consequences and can create long-term harm for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. People can’t thrive if they feel excluded.” VicHealth has funded two Victorian councils to undertake the Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) Project. This survey was conducted at the start of a four year pilot to promote positive attitudes and behaviour towards cultural diversity in order to reduce race-based discrimination.
About the survey The survey was undertaken with 755 Aboriginal people living in two metropolitan and two rural local government areas in Victoria in 2011. The results were consistent across the four municipalities. It is not possible to determine whether the results of this research are any higher or lower than any other area of Victoria or Australia. These comparisons were not made in this study and the context and definitions of racism vary across other studies.
beyondblue CEO Kate Carnell AO said discrimination and bullying of any kind, including racism, could have a profound effect on a person’s mental health. “Racism is never acceptable,” she said. “Research shows that the suicide rate in Indigenous people is about 70 per cent higher than in non-Indigenous Australians. One third of Indigenous Australians report high to very high levels of psychological distress, which is more than twice the rate for non-Indigenous Australians. Stamping out racism is vital if we want to ensure that all Australians have the best possible chance of achieving good mental health.” Lowitja Institute Chairperson Pat Anderson is not surprised by the findings of the study. “This research confirms what we already know about the connection between the social 19
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC)
An organisation of Aboriginal people, controlled by Aboriginal people, for Aboriginal people
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) is a well-established regional Aboriginal community controlled health service, founded in 1986, which provides centralised advocacy and resource support for 6 independent member services, as well as providing direct clinical services in a further 6 remote Aboriginal communities across the region. KAMSC has successfully delivered high-quality, accessible comprehensive primary health care services over its 22 years of operation and has provided innovation and national leadership in areas such as health information management and evidence based best practice in primary health care. The Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) has a full time opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Clinician to join it’s professional, multi-disciplinary team, based in Broome. The Senior Mental Health Clinical role will be responsible for overseeing the efficiency and effectiveness of Social and Emotional Well Being (SEWB) practice at KAMSC.
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Do you want to really make a difference in your career? This is a unique opportunity to work with Aboriginal communities in the spectacular Kimberley region of WA!
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Enjoy 5 weeks leave per year, giving you time to explore the magnificent sights of the Kimberley region; stunning gorges, the Ord River and Dam, the Bungle Bungles, Gibb River Road, camping, fishing and four-wheel driving!
For further information and to apply for these opportunities, please visit www.kamsc.org.au
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Courses, Conferences and Events 2012 National Indigenous Health Conference: Many Pathways, One Outcome Watermark Hotel, Gold Coast 5 - 7 December 2012 www.indigenoushealth.net
Palliative Care Nurses Australia 2012 Conference The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne 10 - 11 December 2012 www.pcna.org.au
Facilitating Learning & Change Management in Palliative Care Settings Workshop
12th National Rural Health Conference Adelaide Convention Centre, SA 7 - 10 April 2013 www.nrha.org.au/12nrhc
7th Australian Women’s Health Conference Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney 7 - 10 May 2013 www.womenshealth2013.org.au
11th Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference Crowne Plaza, Adelaide 8 - 10 May 2013 www.themeetingpeople.com.au/brcc13
The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne 12 December 2012 facilitatinglearningandchange.eventbrite.com.au
Discharge Planning & Service Integration L’Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney 12 - 13 February 2013 www.reducingreadmission.com
Aged Care: Reform or Revolution Tri-State Conference & Exhibition Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury, NSW 24 - 26 February 2013 www.vic.lasa.asn.au/event/tristate2013
14th National Breast Care Nurse Conference Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 28 February - 1 March 2013 www.bcnconference.net.au
ICN 25th Quadrennial Congress Equity and Access to Health Care Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne 18 - 23 May 2013 www.icn2013.ch
16th International Workshop on Fragile X and Other Early-Onset Cognitive Disorders Barossa Valley, South Australia 16 - 20 September 2013 www.themeetingpeople.com.au/conferences
15th World Conference on Lung Cancer Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney 27 - 30 October 2013 www.2013worldlungcancer.org
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What I like about OUM is that I can continue to work part time and continue my studies in medicine. The ability to combine my studies with the cases I was seeing in the hospital really enhanced my education. Vivian Ndukwe, RN from Melbourne, OUM Class of 2012
The best way to improve my career is to go into medicine. I could have gone to a local uni, but I chose OUM because I have the flexibility of studying at home and interacting with other people online. Phillip Denning, RN, from Sydney, OUM Class of 2016
With the course structure and support network of OUM, I am going to make my goal of becoming a physician. A good physician. Paris Pearce, Paramedic from Mackay, OUM Class of 2016
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Applications now accepted for Flinders University courses in Remote Health Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice Graduate Diploma in Remote Health Practice
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Healthy recipes...
Smashed Broad Bean & Mozzarella Salad
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1 lemon, juiced 100g /4 ounces Pecorino, grated (I used grated Parmesan) Mint and basil a handful of leaves, use both or either (I used mint leaves only) Olive oil 300g/11 ounces of fresh broad beans (about 1 kg of unpeeled beans to yield about 300g of beans, podded) Salt Freshly grind black pepper Sourdough or country bread 8 slices, 2 x Buffalo mozzarella balls
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Prepare the dressing first by mixing lemon juice, pecorino (or parmesan), herbs and 4 tbsps olive oil. Set aside.
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To prepare the broad beans – remove the beans from the shell, then boil the beans for 3 – 4 minutes and remove the pale green skin by peeling the top of each bean a little and slip out of the pale outer skin revealing the deep green bean.
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Using a fork, “Smash” the broad beans with a pinch of salt being careful not to overdo it in order to maintain the chunky texture.
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Toast the bread slices and then rub with garlic and drizzle with some olive oil.
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Pile the broad bean mash on the toasts and tear the mozzarella into chunks and sit on top of the mash.
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Finish with drizzle of olive oil, a grinding of black pepper and herbs.
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Banana Carrot Bread What you will need: • • • • • • • • • •
2 cups all-purpose flour 2+1/4 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1 tsp ground cinnamon 3 heaped tbsps brown sugar 2 ripe bananas 1 carrot, coarsely grated (about 100g/3.5 ounces) 2 eggs 1/3 cup canola oil (or any flavourless cooking oil) 1/3 cup of milk
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Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius / 356 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Coarsely grate carrot.
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Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and ground cinnamon in a large bowl.
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In a separate bowl, mash bananas, then add eggs, milk, oil and grated carrot. Stir to combine with a fork.
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Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir to combine.
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Pour mixture into a baking paper lined loaf tin and bake for one hour or until the cake tester comes out clean.
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Let it stand in tin on wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes. It is best serve warm with butter.
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Danila Dilba Health Service is a community controlled not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to providing culturally appropriate comprehensive primary health care services to the Biluru people residing in Darwin, Palmerston and surrounds. Danila Dilba Health Services is a vibrant and exciting place to work and its employees are committed and passionate about what we do! If you are looking to make a positive contribution to Aboriginal health then this is the organisation for you!
Danila Dilba is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified Registered Nurse to work in our clinics and fill the following vacancy: CHILD HEALTH NURSE Base Salary: $85,900 - $92,286 + Super Full-Time This position will facilitate the delivery of the Child Health Program within Danila Dilba Health Services, by providing high quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate clinical care to identified patients with the aim of achieving an increase access for child and maternal health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. This position plays an integral part within the Child Health team and will work in collaboration with members of the DDHS multidisciplinary team and external service providers within government and non-government organisations to facilitate care and follow up for infants, children and families to support optimal health outcomes. Applications Close: Friday 30th November 2012. For a copy of the relevant Position Description please email hr@daniladilba.org.au OR see our website www.daniladilbaexperience.org.au. For information regarding this position please contact Kane Ellis, Clinical Services Manager, on (08) 8942 5444 or email kane.ellis@daniladilba.org.au All applicants must address the selection criteria and submit with CV to the Human Resources Officer at hr@daniladilba.org.au or post to GPO Box 2125, Darwin NT 0801. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply
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In 2013...
will have a change of name...
Bigger and better things are ahead in 2013! You may have noticed a few changes to our magazine over the past months... To coincide with a broader emphasis on Allied Health, we will have a fresh new name in the new year!