The program overview below is provisional and subject to change as planning proceeds. Please check this page regularly for further updates.
1500 – 1800 | Registration Desk OPEN |
1600 | CRANAplus Annual General Meeting Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
1830 – 2030 | Welcome Function – Proudly sponsored by HESTA Daintree’s Pooldeck, Level 3, Pullman Cairns International |
Conference Opening Ceremony Performance | “Rainforestation Nature Park, Pamagirri Cultural Performers” Australia’s Indigenous culture is one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world and Rainforestation Nature Park recognises the importance of preserving and sharing this unique culture. Local indigenous Pamagirri Cultural Performers invite you to join them on a journey to discover the Dreamtime and learn about the fascinating customs and ancient traditions that are kept alive in the rainforest of Kuranda, in Tropical North Queensland. Your talented performers will treat you to the sights and sounds of their ancient dances to the sound of the didgeridoo and clap sticks. Opening address – Shelley Nowlan | Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer QLD.
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0800 | Trade Exhibition + Registration Desk OPEN – Tea & Coffee available! |
SESSION 1 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International | |
0830 – 0835 | Welcome to Country Henrietta Marrie |
0835 – 0840 | Welcome Address CRANAplus CEO – Christopher Cliffe |
0840 – 0910 | Invited Speaker Emeritus Professor Paul Worley National Rural Health Commissioner |
0910 – 0925 | A Natural Pathway: Building the Indigenous Nursing Workforce in Remote Australia Mrs Cathryn Josif Assistant Dean and Coordinator of the Enrolled Nurse | Bachelor of Nursing Articulation Pathway Kimberley Rural Health Alliance, Notre Dame, Broome |
0925 – 0940 | Damned if I do, damned if I don’t. Registered Nurses in very remote Australia, medicines and the law Mrs Katie Pennington Masters In Public Health (candidate) | Edith Cowan University |
0940 – 0950 | Question time |
0950 – 1020 | MORNING TEA |
SESSION 2 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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1020 – 1120 | Keynote Speaker The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG |
1120 – 1135 | Including male religious leaders into midwifery education to reduce maternal deaths in Uganda. Can it work in your setting? Mrs Margaret Docking Director | Wise Choices for Life |
1135 – 1145 | Question Time |
1145 – 1245 | LUNCH |
SESSION 3 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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1245 – 1345 | Keynote Speaker Rural Nursing in Canada – Characteristics, Barriers and Opportunities Ms Barbara Shellian President | Canadian Nurses Association |
1345 – 1350 | Hotspot Session Reinvigorating the Role of the Primary Health Care Nurse in Diabetes Care in Country SA Ms Noelene Cooper Project Manager | Country SA PHN |
1350 – 1355 | Hotspot Session The global lessons of healthy country, healthy people Dr David Campbell University Fellow | Charles Darwin University |
1355 – 1400 | Hotspot Session The Nursing and Midwifery Exchange Program Mr Andrew Hughes Nursing and Midwifery Exchange Program Coordinator | Queensland Government |
1400 – 1410 | Question Time |
1410 – 1440 | AFTERNOON TEA |
SESSION 4 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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1440 – 1455 | Trusting the evidence in evidence-based practice: use of fetal fibronectin testing for threatened preterm labour in remote far North Queensland Ms Sandra Downing Senior Lecturer | James Cook University |
1455 – 1510 | Meeting the needs of Indigenous children in Central Australia Miss Yemaya Swift Registered Nurse | Alice Springs Hospital |
1510 – 1520 | Question time |
1520 |
Day 1 Sessions Conclude Those staying on for the public consultation can remain in the session room, those not participating can have the evening at their leisure. |
1600 – 1800 |
OPTIONAL SESSION – RSVP is Essential PUBLIC CONSULTATION REGISTERED NURSE PRESCRIBING STAKEHOLDER FORUM – Queensland This event is offered to CRANAplus Conference delegates AND non-delegates. |
0800 | Trade Exhibition + Registration Desk OPEN – Tea & Coffee available! |
SESSION 5 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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0830 – 0930 | Keynote Speaker Health Care in Conflict Aslaug Arnoldsdottir Former ICRC health delegate |
0930 – 0945 | Making Continuous Quality Improvement Everybody’s Business Ms Kerry Copley, Ms Louise Patel CQI Program Coordinator | Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance, Northern Territory |
0945 – 1000 | Chronic Pain Paradigm on the Peninsula Ms Noelene Cooper Project Manager | Country SA PHN |
1000 – 1015 | Using contemporary educational practice to improve rural and remote practitioners’ responses to mental health presentations Ms Amanda North Mental Health Remote Clinical Educator | CRANAplus Ms Julie Moran Curriculum Development Officer | CRANAplus |
1015 – 1025 | Question time |
1025 – 1055 | MORNING TEA |
SESSION 6 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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1055 – 1125 | Invited Speaker Qantas’ role as the National Carrier in times of conflict or crisis Dr Ian Hosegood Director Medical Services | Qantas Airways |
1125 – 1140 | Mental Health for Health Professionals – Supporting the Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Miss Amy Wenham Secretary | National Rural Health Student Network |
1140 – 1155 | Nursing in Rural Australia: The workforce experiences in small rural hospitals Miss Sarah Smith PhD Candidate | University Of Wollongong |
1155 – 1210 | Security measures for RANS in a challenging Environment Mr Robby Chibawe Chief Executive Officer | Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Services |
1210 – 1225 | Connecting the conceptual and practical dots – preparation of health professionals to work effectively and safely in Indigenous primary health care settings Ms Robyn Williams Co-ordinator – Bachelor of Health Science | Charles Darwin University |
1225 – 1240 | Question time |
1240 – 1325 | LUNCH |
SESSION 7 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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1325 – 1330 | Performance | “Rainforestation Nature Park, Pamagirri Cultural Performers” |
1330 – 1400 | Invited Speaker Contemporary mental health: international challenges, achievements and the influence on the Australian mental health system Adj. Associate Professor Kim Ryan Chief Executive Officer | Australian College of Mental Health Nurses |
1400 – 1415 | The Flying Doctor 90 years on Mrs Marita Box PHC Nurse/Midwife | Royal Flying Doctor Service Cairns Base |
1415 – 1430 | Translating research into action: ALIMA’s experience in improving women and children’s health care in rural Niger Ms Sonia Girle Registered Nurse & Registered Midwife | The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) |
1430 – 1435 | Hotspot Caring for the carers, are we there yet? Reaffirming resilience, redesigning and revealing the 4P’s remote workforce safety training road trip Mrs Brenda Birch Remote Safety and Security Educator | CRANAplus |
1435 – 1440 | Hotspot Point-of-Care Testing bridges the gap for diagnostic test results in isolated settings Mrs Brooke Spaeth Research Assistant | Flinders University International Centre For Point-of-care Testing |
1440 – 1445 | Hotspot Anatomy of an epidemic- the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency response to the 2017 Meningococcal W outbreak in remote Central Australia Mr David Carpenter Flight Nurse | Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations |
1445 – 1450 | Hotspot Indigenous Engagement for Students Ashley Brown Indigenous Health Officer | National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) |
1450 – 1505 | Question Time |
1505 – 1535 | AFTERNOON TEA |
SESSION 8 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International |
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1535 – 1605 | Invited Speaker Delivering health care in difficult locations; How does the Australian model translate Internationally? Mr Michael Jenkins Senior Nursing Officer | United Nations Medical Services Division |
1605 – 1620 | Australian Student Nurse Clinical Experience in a Developing World Miss Jacklyn Favretti Clinical Assistant | Schwarz Family Practice |
1620 – 1635 | Factors associated with responsive feeding among infants 3 months old in Northern Taiwan Miss Tzu-Ling Chen PhD Student | Department of Nursing – National Yang Ming University |
1635 – 1700 | Question Time |
1700 | Day 2 Concludes |
1710 – 1830 | Gayle Woodford Oration & Award Function – Adjunct. Prof. Debra Thoms First Floor Mezzanine – Pullman Cairns International RSVP is essentialVocal Performance by Fiona Wake |
0800 | Trade Exhibition + Registration Desk OPEN – Tea & Coffee available! |
SESSION 9 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International | |
0830 – 0845 | Welcome Address Mr Paul Stephenson – CRANAplus Chair |
0845 – 0945 | Keynote Speaker Shifting narratives and changing the systems for quality STI control in remote Australia Associate Professor James Ward Head Infectious Diseases Research Program, Aboriginal Health | South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute |
0945 – 1000 | Journey to Birthing on Country, Our Way Miss Cherisse Buzzacott |
1000 – 1015 | We can work together, talk together: Reforming Primary Health Care in a remote Aboriginal community Mr Greg Smith |
1015 – 1025 | Question time |
1025 – 1050 | MORNING TEA |
SESSION 10 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International | |
1050 – 1120 | Invited Speaker Heath Workforce: Future Issues Professor Ian Wronski AO Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine | James Cook University |
1120 – 1135 | Developing the rural and remote nursing and midwifery workforce for today and tomorrow Prof. Sabina Knight Director | Centre For Rural And Remote Health, James Cook University |
1135 – 1150 | Does Indigenous health education have an impact on student’s attitudes? Second results from a longitudinal study Prof. Janie Smith Professor Of Innovations In Medical Education | Bond Unviersity |
1150 – 1205 | Do rural universities produce rural dentists? An exploratory study examining Australian dental graduates of 2015 Ms Lisa Lim & Mr Kaejenn Tchia James Cook University |
1205 – 1220 | The Kowanyama Narrative; the adventure of developing a relevant nursing workforce Anne-Marie Scully Kowanyama Primary Health Care Centre | Queensland, Australia |
1220 – 1235 | Question time |
1235 – 1330 | LUNCH |
SESSION 11 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International | |
1330 – 1400 | Invited Speaker Professor Jill White AM Professor Emerita – Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery | University of Sydney & University of Technology Sydney |
1400 – 1415 | Indigenous Primary Health Care Workforce Safety in Remote Australia – Understanding the Unique Challenges Ms Kristy Hill, Ms Tarneen Callope Project Manager, Community Night Patrol Workforce Safety Project | CRANAplus |
1415 – 1430 | Incivility and bullying in rural and remote health workplace culture in Australia – Through the lens of appreciative inquiry Ms Therese Forbes Psychologist | CRANAplus |
1430 – 1435 | Hotspot Safety and quality in maternity care – developing a National Strategic Approach to Maternity Services Karen Cook Senior Nursing & Midwifery Adviser | Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer |
1435 – 1440 | Hotspot Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia – 2018 Ms Diana Mosca Nurse Advisor | Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia |
1440 – 1445 | Hotspot Enabling successful transition of dental graduates to regional and remote practice through curriculum design and clinical practice Dr Felicity Croker Senior Lecturer, College Medicine & Dentistry | James Cook University |
1445 – 1455 | Question time |
1455 – 1525 | AFTERNOON TEA |
SESSION 12 Mossman Room – Pullman Cairns International | |
1525 – 1555 | Invited Speaker The Hon. Warren Entsch MP Federal Member for Leichhardt |
1555 – 1610 | Facilitating remote student nurse placements in Central Australia – a wealth of experiences Ms Emma Bugden | Ms Jessie Anderson Professional Experience Placement Facilitator | Flinders University |
1610 – 1625 | Nurse Navigation in the Torres and Cape – “Unique Population = Unique Model of Care” Mrs Rachel Sargeant | Ms Michelle Maguire | Mrs Natalie Thaiday Torres and Cape Hospital Nurse Navigator Service |
1625 – 1640 | The trials & tribulations of a relief nurse – why should you care? Ms Greta Webb Aspen Medical |
1640 – 1650 | Question time |
1650 – 1700 | Conference Close |
1830 – 1845 |
Coach transfers will collect from the Pullman International main entrance taking dinner guests to The Tanks – departing at 1830. Please arrive promptly to avoid missing the coach! |
1900 – 2300 | CRANAplus Conference Dinner Tank 3, Tank Arts Centre | 46 Collins Avenue, Edge Hill Pre-dinner Drinks & Canapes – Fig Tree Terrace | Tanks Arts Centre Dinner – The Tanks 3 | Tanks Arts Centre |
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