Practice Nurses
Ballarat & District Division of General Practice would like to invite all General Practice Nurses to attend the network meetings to be held quarterly, predominantly at Thursday lunch time from 12:30 - 2:00 PM, however evening facilitated events are coordinated also.
These meetings are informal to encourage discussion, with an education component included. Enquiries or suggestions for topics please contact Jo Millard on .
Check the events calendar for the next network meeting.
Continuing Professional Development
Print this CPD portfolio template to keep track of your CPD. Nurses are required to maintain a CPD portfolio (electronic or hard copy) to meet recent practice requirements as set out in the respective state/territory legislation. (Thanks to from Dandenong Casey DGP)
The Nurses Board of Victoria provides a sample CPD Plan for nurses.
The Australian Nursing Federation supplies a competency standards & toolkit for nurses.
Resources
- Nurse immunisation FAQ
- e-Learning training package to support Medicare item 10997 (practice nurse item)
- Smith & Nephew free online learning - Wound Management
Family Resources
- Child FIRST - child & family information, referral & support teams
- WRISC - support for Ballarat women experiencing domestic violence
GPN Minutes
- February 2010 - 2010 seasonal flu vaccination planning
- November 2009 - focus group, education and support needs for BDDGP practice nurses
- September 2009 - understanding ACIR reporting
- June 2009 - women's health and cervical screening (presentation)
- April 2009 - breaking new ground; practice nurses leading the way (salary & conditions, presentation)
- October 2008 - professional issues and future directions for nurses (presentation)
- July 2008 - immunisation update
- April 2008 + CMA, Service Delivery Model & Division Role
- October 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007 + Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice presentation
- March 2007
GPN EPC minutes are now here.
