DIARY DATES
Conferences, Infection Control Assoc. of Details: Fiona Wilkie 9954 4400 9845 5555, page 01793, or
seminars, NSW 28th Annual Conference ccsm@dcconferences.com.au lesleypotter@bigpond.com
meetings Dates: 21 & 22 July Assoc. Neonatal Nurses NSW Australian and New Zealand
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Sydney 3rd Annual Level II Clinical Practice Day Burn Assoc.
SYDNEY, HUNTER & Details: Jan O’Hara, 9556 9179, Date: 27 August Annual Scientific Meeting 2005
ILLAWARRA jan.ohara@email.cs.nsw.gov.au Venue: Blacktown Hospital Burns in the 21st Century – Have
Holistic Nurses Assoc. of NSW 8th Westmead Hospital Critical Details: Jennifer Dawson 4734 2863 we made a difference
Date: First Tuesday each month, 7 pm Care Evening Seminar dawsonj@wahs.nsw.gov.au Date: 13-16 September 2005
Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde Date: 29 July 2005 8th Australian Palliative Care Swiss Grand Resort, Bondi Beach
Details: Kate Belfield 9634 3924 Venue: Carlton Hotel Church St Conference 2005 Details: anzba2005@tourhosts.com.au
Parramatta Date: 30 August – 2 September www.tourhosts.com.au/anzba2005
Infection Control Assoc. NSW
Details: Angela Berry or Richard Venue: Sydney Convention Centre 5th Australian Update on HIV &
Southern Metro Interest Group
Conway 9845 6065 web: www.pallcare2005.com Hepatitis C in Children & Families
Date: First Wednesday each
angela_berry@wsahs.nsw.gov.au pallcare2005@tourhosts.com.au Dates: 22-24 September
month, 2 pm
richard_conway@wsahs.nsw.gov.au Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
Venue: Rozelle Hospital Navigating Neuro
Details: Jan O’Hara, 9556 9179, ANCAN Catheter Workshop Neuroscience Conference Details: Kidest Nadew, 9382 1654,
jan.ohara@email.cs.nsw.gov.au Study Day Date: 13 August or NadewK@sesahs.nsw.gov.au
Date: 29 July 2005 8.30 – 4pm Venue: Wollongong Hospital Nursing Research Fest. SWAHS
Sydney Hospital Graduate
Contact: Cheryl Meade Details: Terri Penkis, 4222 5390, Date: 12 October 2005
Nurses’ Assoc.
meadec@sesahs.nsw.gov.au Narelle Walton 4253 4400 Venue: Blacktown RSL
Date: 3rd Wednesday each month,
or PO Box 299 Mortdale 2223 Contact: Julie Ann Strukovski 9881
10.30 am, commencing Feb 05 Cardiac Nurses Network of
Nightingale Wing of Sydney Hospital Foundations in Diabetes Australia & New Zealand 8888, Maureen Buckley 9881 8000
Details: Karys (Hall) Fearon 4323 1849; Management (CNNANZ) – Education Evening Community Nurse Audiometrists
Jeanette Fox, 4751 4829 Date: 1-5 August 2005 Theme: Cardiac Interventions/Surgery Assoc. 23rd Annual Conference
Australian Assoc. of Stomal Venue: RHSH, Sydney Date: Wednesday 3 August 2005 Date: 12, 13 & 14 October 2005
Therapy (AASTN) NSW Details: Helen Henry 9926 7229 Venue: Nepean Hospital Venue: Hunts Function Centre,
Date: 17.45 (1st Tues. every 2nd month) hhenry@doh.health.nsw.gov.au Details: Julie Chalmers Cross Roads Liverpool
Venue: Royal Prince Alfred The Disability Nurses Email: education@cnnanz.com Details: Rhonda Boyde 9824 8490
Hospital, Level 9 Main Building Reference Group or tjchalmers@optusnet.com.au Email: rboyde@bigpond.net.au
Details: Anne Marie Lyons, 9767 6761 Second Monday of every 2 months Renal Society of Australasia Renal Society of Australasia
HIV, Sexual Health and Viral 12.30 – 2pm Westmead Hospital (RSA) NSW branch (RSA) NSW branch
Hepatitis course 8 August,10 October,12 December Event: Education evening Event: RSA Workshop 2005
Dates: 11-15 July Details: Cheryl Jones (02) 4731 6222 Hosted by: St George Hospital Hosting: Canberra Hospital
Venue: RNSH Partners in Pain: Patients Date: 9 August 2005 6pm Date: 14 October 2005
Details: Carol Martin, 9926 6508, Clinicians & Pain Management NSW College of Nursing, Burwood Hotel Heritage, Narrabundah, ACT
cmartin@doh.health.nsw.gov.au Date: 18-19 August Details: Susana.sanmiguel@fmc- Details: susana.sanmiguel@fmc-asia.
'The Changing Face of Critical Venue: Sydney Convention Centre asia.com com or anne.maguire@sct.gov.au
Care, Seminar 2005, Celebrating Details: Fiona Wilkie 9954 4400 Westmead Midwifery Dinner Advance Notification of
31 years' Pinp@dcconferences.com.au “A Professional Evening for Residential Workshop
Date: 21 July CCSM: Chronic Condition Self Midwives – Celebrating Midwifery” Event: ‘Getting back to basics-
Stamford Grand Hotel, North Ryde Management Workshop Date: 2 September caring for the carer’
Details: Vivienne East 0405 130 002, Date: 19 August Crowne Plaza Hotel, Parramatta Date: 20-22 October 2005
vivienne.east@email.cs.nsw.gov.au Venue: Sydney Convention Centre Details: Sadie Dugdale, Details: dawne@dawnefahey.com
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Diary Dates
Diary Dates is a free service for members.
Please send information at least two months
before the event, in the same format used here
– event, date, venue, contact details.
Send information to: Ms Glen Ginty
Email: gginty@nswnurses.asn.au
Fax: 9550 3667
INTERSTATE Details: Wendy Janick, 6925 Rosemary Morrow nee Candsell Mail: PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450
0578, or Julie MacQueen romorrow@hotmauil.com Please double-check all information sent is
3rd Australasian Conference on correct. The Lamp cannot guarantee that the
(Conlan) 6686 7727 Donna Lukas nee Morrow
issue will always be mailed in time for the
Safety & Quality in Health Care St George Hospital donna.likas@lucas.com.au listed event. Due to high demands on the
‘Evolution or Revolution!’ Enrolled Nurses January 1984 Junee District Hospital page, some dates too close to publication or
Dates: 11-13 July Date and venue: TBA Reunion too far in the future may be cut.
Adelaide Convention Centre All past and present staff
Details: Sharon Colwell Special Interest Groups
Details: aaqhc05@sapmea.asn.au Date: 29-30 October 2005
0439866201 or 0243321361 Special Interest Groups is now part of Diary Dates.
www.aaqhc.org.au/resources .asp Venue: Junee Bowling Club, Junee
Email: shazcolwell@hotmail.com If you are a special interest group, you must now
Mental Health Services RPAH 30-year reunion RSVP 1 September 2005 send information about your event as above.
15th Annual Conference Details: June Jackson
PTS September 1972
‘Dancing to the Beat of a Date: TBA September
02 6924 1093, Bronwyn. Royal Prince Alfred
Different Drum’ Venue: Vanuatu for 5 nights
lemmich@swsahs.nsw.gov.au Hospital Reunion
Date: 30 August-2 September 2005 Details: ‘Don’ Stibbard, Dubbo Base Hospital Nurse P.T.S. February 1955
Adelaide Convention Centre Stephen or Martha, 6629 5742, Reunion Photograph of 50 year reunion on 19 February 05
Details: (02) 98108733 debraelfes@hotmail.com Date: 11 March 2006, venue: TBA at John Greenaway Lecture hall R.P.A.H.
Email: info@themhs.org RSVP 31 October 2005 A memorable day was enjoyed by all. Renewing
St Vincent’s Hospital Contact: Betty Salter (Brooks)
Website: www.themhs.org acquaintances, learning of continued nursing,
Darlinghurst phone 02 6882 2718 community work and achievements of our fellow
26th Annual Scientific Meeting P.T.S June 1965 – 40 Year Reunion email bettysalter99@hotmail.com nurses. This reunion was the result of Mary
of Australian Pain Society Date: 16 September 2005 Nugent’s (nee Richard Lee) many hours of research.
Pain Across the Life Span Venue: TBA St George Hospital Graduate
Date: 9-12 April 2006 Details: Margot McNiven, 9959 Nurses’ Association
Grand Hyatt Hotel- Melbourne 3125, mcniven@bigpond.net.au 2006 will mark 60th annual
Contact: 02 9954 4400 general meeting and we are
St Vincent’s Hospital seeking all graduates who are no
Email: apsoc@dcconferences. Darlinghurst
com.au/aps2006 longer, or never were, members.
30 Year Reunion PTS June 1975 Contact: BM Carruthers
Date: 23-25 September 2005 4/1 Carlton Parade Carlton
Reunions Venue: TBA, Sydney East Suburbs Send us your snaps
NSW 2218
Auburn District Hospital Details: Janelle Schwager 02 If you’re having a reunion, send us some
Orange Base Hospital
25-year reunion July 1980 group 6795 1277, 0407 107 357 photos and any information from the night, and
PTS Feb and March 1981
Date: July, venue: TBA Reunion Renwick Infants we’ll publish the results in The Lamp.
Date and venue: TBA
Details: Nicole Faulkner Hospital (now Grosvenor Hospital) Details: Joyce Kennedy
0401 536 901 Date: 8 October 9.30am-3 pm (Biggs), 6361 0408, From page 45
25th Anniversary of North Details: Rae Watson (nee jkenne14@postoffice.csu.edu.au Crossword solution
Gosford Private Hospital Botefur) 4446 5577, Heather Sutherland Hospital 30 Year
Date: 23 July 2005 Fallows (nee Stewart) 9747 3598 Reunion PTS August 1972
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Terrigal St Vincent’s Hospital Date & Venue: TBA
Details: Katherine Bridekirk Darlinghurst Contact Details: Lois Berry
02 4323 8116, katherine. P.T.S January & March 1965 (nee Cassidy) 02 44416884 ;
bridekirk@affinityhealth.com.au 40 Year Reunion berryl@iahs.nsw.gov.au
Lewisham Hospital 30-year Date: 15 October 2005 ,venue: TBA Particularly seeking contact with
reunion PTS April 1975 Details: Carol Briscoe nee Patmore, Gwenda Burchill (nee Hudson),
Date and venue: TBA carolbriscoe@bigpond.com Debbie Baker and Penny Lewis.
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