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The event is a fantastic networking and knowledge sharing opportunity for operating room management & perioperative professionals. The conference provides a platform for helping perioperative nurses address some of the challenges of management, effective ways to implement change, improve efficiency, enhance teamwork and communication, and improve knowledge for theatre management professionals.
The audience for this event is made up of operating room management and perioperative professionals, including operating room/perioperative managers, operating room nurse managers, clinical nurse educators, directors of surgical services, perioperative services managers, directors of clinical services and perioperative quality and safety managers.
What’s included for conference attendees:
- Insightful keynote presentations with nuggets of wisdom to take back to your organisation
- A balanced agenda with a variety of perspectives and expert speakers to learn from
- The change to benchmark your organisation’s theatre practices, strategies and processes against others
- Bounce ideas off your colleagues and peers from across the country as you mingle in the networking breaks
- Networking drinks reception – continue your discussions over a glass of wine!
- Networking dinner – use the chance to get together with old and new friends
- Engage in lively panel discussions and Q&A
- The opportunity to enhance knowledge and improve skills for theatre management professionals
Keen to attend but require your manager’s approval? Download our Approval from manager template to make the process easier for yourself.
Speakers
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Charmayne Thompson
Director of Operations - Clinical, Adeney Private Hospital
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Rebecca East
Nurse Practitioner, CEO and Founder, The Holistic Care Collective
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Ruth Melville
CNC Perioperative Patient Safety & Quality, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
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Deborah Burrows
District CNC Perioperative Services, Southern NSW LHD
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Dr Paula Foran
Associate Editor Emerging Scholars, Journal of Perioperative Nurses
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Jeffrey Woods
National Clinical Governance Manager, Cura Day Hospitals Group
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Aimee Todd
Perioperative Nurse Educator, Metro South’s Princess Alexandra Hospital and Project Officer – SWAPNET, Clinical Excellence Queensland
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Seun Idowu
Partner, Hall & Wilcox
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Alicia Green
District Perioperative Nurse Educator, Division of Surgery, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
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A/Prof Matt Rickard
Colorectal Surgeon, Macquarie University Hospital and Concord Hospital
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A/Prof Chrys Hensman
Advanced MIS Hernia, Robotic research, Benign Foregut, Bariatric and Robotic specialist Surgeon, CEO, LapSurgery Australia, University of Adelaide
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Indra Jolayemi
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Perioperative Nursing), Monash Health, Monash University & sub-committee member, Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group
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Kate Gibney
CNC Reprocessing, Safety, Quality and Improvement Unit | Sunshine Coast Health, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
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Elke Koslowski
Nurse Manager Peri-Operative Services, South East Regional Hospital, Southern NSW LHD
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Cora Conneely
Perioperative Clinical Nurse Educator, Orthopaedic CNS, St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney
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Sally Sutherland-Fraser
Facilitator and Consultant - specialising in perioperative patient safety and healthcare standards
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Phyllis Davis AM
Perioperative Consultant (RET)
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Jessica Pougnault
Deputy Director of Nursing, St John of God Subiaco Hospital
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Sharna Hendrickse
Nurse Unit Manager for Robotic surgery, St John of God Hospital, Berwick
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Nicola Isles
National Infection Prevention, Control and Radiation Safety Manager, Healthscope
Agenda
Pricing
Dinner
Wednesday 21st August 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Olio Kensington Street
Level 2, The Old Rum Store
2-10 Kensington Street, Chippendale
A very brief walk from the conference venue, attendees will enjoy drinks on arrival, followed by a sit down banquet with drinks.
Book now to avoid disappointment.
* Please note, only paying delegates, sponsors and speakers are eligible to attend the networking dinner.
Event Code of Conduct
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Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
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We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
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when & where
21 - 22 Aug 2024
Aerial UTS Function Centre, Sydney
Building 10, Level 7/235 Jones St,
Ultimo NSW 2007
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contact
Still have a question?
Frankie Brewer
General Manager – Health & Life Sciences, APAC
Francesca.brewer@informa.com
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
+61 2 9080 4318
Danielle.Newman@informa.com