Report from Australia

Authors

  • Desley Hegney The University of Western Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v7i1.138

Abstract

I have just returned from the 5th International Rural and Remote Area Nurses Conference, which was organised through the ICN Rural and Remote Nurses Network. Held in Albury, Australia, from the 4th to the 6th March, approximately 90 nurses attended from Japan, Thailand, Canada, USA, New Zealand, and Australia. There were four keynote speakers—three from Australia and Dr. Judith Kulig from Canada. The concurrent sessions saw 51 papers presented. In addition, two symposia were presented, both by delegates from the USA and both focusing on disaster management. Without the work of the Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) Association, the conference would not have been the success it was. We were also grateful for the work of the Conference Organising Committee in Australia and the Abstract Committee located in the USA.
The major theme arising from the conference was one of celebration of the work of rural nurses. From the student to the nurse practitioner, it was apparent that much was being done to ensure that rural nurses are prepared adequately for practice and, once in practice, will have the access they need to remain competent.

Author Biography

  • Desley Hegney, The University of Western Australia

    Head, Discipline of Nursing

    School of Population Health

    and Professor and Chair of Nursing Research, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth

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Published

2012-04-11

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2007)

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