Rebuilding Australia’s health system after the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of Friday’s National Policy Summit, hosted by the Australian College of Nursing (ACN). “Nurses are Australia’s largest health profession and the key to leading Australia out of the COVID-19 pandemic,” ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said today. “For the past two years,…
Members from ACN’s Affiliate organisations at the Policy Summit Nurse leaders from across Australia and the world came together for the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Policy Summit which was held in Canberra on March 19. The Summit, which was held in a mixed face-to-face and virtual format, brought together members of ACN’s Policy Chapters,…
At the 2019 Policy Summit in March, we caught up with each of the Policy Chapter Chairs to get a brief overview of the work conducted in 2018 as well as the upcoming priorities for 2019. Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates FACN is the Chair of the End of Life Care Policy Chapter and the Deputy…
At the 2019 Policy Summit in March, we caught up with each of the Policy Chapter Chairs to get a brief overview of the work conducted in 2018 as well as the upcoming priorities for 2019. Professor Lisa Whitehead FACN is the Chair of the Chronic Disease Policy Chapter and the Deputy Chair is Robyn Quinn…
At the 2019 Policy Summit in March, we caught up with each of the Policy Chapter Chairs to get a brief overview of the work conducted in 2018 as well as the upcoming priorities for 2019. Professor Deborah Parker MACN is the Chair of the Ageing (formerly Health Ageing) Policy Chapter and the Deputy Chair…
At the 2019 Policy Summit in March, we caught up with each of the Policy Chapter Chairs to get a brief overview of the work conducted in 2018 as well as the upcoming priorities for 2019. Professor Leanne Boyd MACN is the Chair of the Workforce Sustainability Policy Chapter and the Deputy Chair is Adjunct…
The admiration patients have for nurses is humbling and inspiring, yet when it comes to being comprehensively consulted on health care issues, nurses are battling for recognition. The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) second annual Policy Summit in Canberra was designed to prepare nurses for seats at the policy-making table, and to recognise the constantly…
