8
November 2004
Health Minister to open Asia Pacific Nursing Congress in Sydney
The
Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, is to open
the Asia Pacific Nursing Congress, which runs from 10-12 November
in Sydney. The first Congress was held in Seoul, Korea in 1999.
Its purpose is to establish professional nursing links between
countries in the region.
The Congress will be discussing issues such as worldwide nursing
shortages, migration and the ethical recruitment of nurses; the
impact of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS; trade agreements
and their impact on nursing and health policy; and, nursing education
models in the Asia Pacific context.
Key speakers include:
| > | James Buchan (UK) Leader in an International Council of Nurses project undertaking the first global investigation of the nursing workforce. |
| > | Patricia Ranald (Australia) Policy Manager, Public Interest Advocacy Centre and Convenor, Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network of 90 community organisations. |
| > | Luis Lobato (East Timor) President of the East Timor Nurses Association and East Timor Vice Minister for Health. |
| > | Pelenatete Stowers (Samoa) Government Chief Nurse, Registrar, Board of Nursing. |
Where: Menzies Hotel, 14 Carrington Street, Sydney
| Day 1: 10 November | ||
| 9.00am | > | CONFERENCE OPENING The Hon Tony Abbott MP |
| > | Speaker for the organising committee - Jill Iliffe | |
| 9.45am | > | Nursing in the Pacific Region - Pelenatete Stowers (Samoa) |
| 11.15am | > | Trade agreements and the impact on nursing - Patricia Ranald (Aus) |
| > | Managed migration of nurses: The policy options - James Buchan (UK) | |
| > | Nursing mobility: The Fijian perspective - Kuini Lutua (Fiji) | |
| 16.15pm | > | Construct development of nursing economics - Masako Kanai-Pak (Japan) |
| > | How many nurses: National approaches to workforce planning - James Buchan (UK) | |
| > | Nurses and nursing work: Maximising the use of human resources - Christine Duffield (Aus) | |
| Day 2: 11 November | ||
| 9.00am | > | Global risk of disease: Protecting the community - Wilawan Senaratana (Thailand) |
| 9.30am | > | Developing excellence through collaboration: The Griffith University Programme for Japanese registered nurses - Patricia Johnson (Aus) |
| 14.30pm | > | Australia and the Magnet Recognition Program - Rosemary Bryant (Aus) |
| > | Evaluating the first non-United States Magnet hospital - James Buchan (UK) | |
| 16.40pm | > | Nurses and midwives role to fight HIV/AIDS: A Fiji context - Loraini Ba (Fiji) |
| Day 3: 12 November | ||
| 9.00am | > | Celebrating nursing in the Asia Pacific region - Mary Chiarella (Aus) |
| 9.30am | > | Celebrating nursing provided by Indigenous Australians - Sally Goold (Aus) |
| 11.00am | > | Nursing in an emerging nation: An update on East Timor - Luis Lobato (East Timor) |
| 11.15am | > | Student field visits to Vanuatu: An inspirational and collaborative learning experience - Jacqui Guy (Aus) |
A full program is available at: www.anf.org.au/apnc
Media
inquiries:
Jill Iliffe, ANF Federal Secretary 0419 576 590
Ged Cowin, ANF Assistant Federal Secretary 0417 053 322
Heather Witham, ANF Federal Communications Officer 0417 359 907
The ANF, representing 140,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses in Australia.