DANA Conference

Join your colleagues in Sydney and celebrate DANA’s 40th anniversary at the annual conference, incorporating the Nurse Practitioner Symposium and, for the first time, the Foundational Symposium, the ABC of AOD.

This program has something for all nurses and nurse practitioners from across Australasia, whether you are new to the specialty or an experienced practitioner. It will be a chance to share knowledge about contemporary issues and effective clinical practice.

Come along – seek inspiration from, and connect with, esteemed colleagues.

Visit DANA’s website to find out more about this major event. Click HERE.

DANA would like to work with you to take your brand to our Australian and New Zealand members and the wider nursing profession; drawing attention and acknowledgement to your sponsorship.

For your investment, you’ll receive:

• Recognition as a sponsor on all printed Conference material and in the final program
• Recognition as a sponsor in all electronic event material
• Logo and hyperlink on the DANA Conference website and related social media
• Sponsorship acknowledgement onsite and throughout the conference and symposium.

Sponsorship acknowledgement

• There are several opportunities to promote and acknowledge your valued support of DANA  throughout these events. DANA will work closely with your organisation to tailor a package that maximises exposure and best suits your marketing objectives.

If you would like more information about sponsorship opportunities send an email to Coleen Blums [email protected]

Call for abstracts

We are delighted to officially open the  ‘call for abstracts’.  Follow this LINK to the access the required information and documentation.

Of course if you require any clarification, send an email to [email protected]

After our disappointment at postponing the planned February event, we’ve managed to lock in arrangements for DANA’s first 2022 one-day Forum, ‘Creating the New Normal: Drugs and Alcohol, Everyone’s Business’.

Mark your diaries as busy right now for May 6th 2022 and plan a day in Canberra.

We are excited at the prospect of once again networking face to face with you and other leaders in our field. To celebrate we have also planned a networking event to take place after the Forum in the Swan and King Bar. It will be a great chance to catch up.

To register, or find out more, click HERE.

https://www.danaonline.org/2022/01/21/7547/

The DANA Conference Committee is delighted  to let you know that  the  one-day forum, Creating the New Normal: Drugs and Alcohol,  Everyone’s  Business,  is scheduled to take place on  February 25th, 2022. The venue is the  The Canberra Rex. 

After two postponements we are all  really excited at the prospect of networking face to face with you. To celebrate we have planned a networking event to take place immediately after the forum concludes. It will be held in the Swan and King bar.

Early bird registrations  are open until  January 12th 2022. Click HERE.

If you have already purchased tickets to either of the postponed events (and you have not requested a refund) then your registration will automatically roll over.

The program will feature  presentations and discussions such as:

• A welcome address  by the ACT’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Mr Anthony Dombkins
• Keynote address by Ms Jennifer Holmes
• Three emerging models of care presented by drug and alcohol nurses, CNC Linda Wigginton, NP Lucinda Scopelliti and CNS Sue Anderson
• The COVID-19 experience from a   treatment and service user’s perspective
• DANA research into the impact of COVID-19 on the  work of drug and alcohol nurses
• The establishment of drug courts  in the midst of COVID-19
• Legal decision making
• The impact of community advocacy.

The final program is still under development, so there  is more to come. For now, click HERE.

 The Canberra Rex Hotel 150 Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT 2612.  There is  complimentary parking, subject to availability and there is ample street parking as well. The Ipima Street light rail stop is located in front of the hotel.

DANA members are eligible for discounted tickets so make sure that your membership is up to date (you will be prompted for your membership number when you register). If you are not sure you can send an email to [email protected]

Scholarships are available to registered and enrolled nurses from the ACT. Find out more. Click HERE.

Not a DANA member? There is still time to join. Click HERE.

The DANA Conference Committee looks forward to welcoming you to   DANA’s 2022 event.

As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic is dynamic and unpredictable. We will endeavour to hold the forum on this date; however, we are aware that restrictions may mean that we need to postpone to a future date. In this situation, DANA will attempt to secure a future date later in 2022 and is committed to running the one-day forum as soon as possible.

We are so sorry to tell you that we have decided to postpone to DANA ACT Forum that was planned for October 22^nd 2021.

We are working with the  Rex Hotel in Canberra to set a new date in late February. As soon as we have something locked in, we will let you know.

Those of you who have already registered will be contacted by email within the next 48 hours. You can elect to take a refund or roll over your current registration to the event.

If you have any questions please send an email to [email protected]

The DANA Conference Committee is delighted  to let you know that  we have  rescheduled  the  one-day forum, Creating the New Normal: Drugs and Alcohol,  Everyone’s  Business,  to October 22nd, 2021.

The venue is  The Canberra Rex. 

We are excited at the prospect of networking face to face with delegates. To celebrate we have planned a networking event to take place immediately after the forum concludes. It will be held in the Swan and King bar (hint: when you register for the forum, if you would like to purchase a ticket for this event, scroll to the very bottom of the list of tickets otherwise it will be hidden from view).

Early bird registrations  are open until  September 3rd 2021. Click HERE to register.

The program will feature  presentations and discussions such as:
•    A welcome address  by the ACT’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Mr Anthony Dombkins
•    Keynote address by Ms Jennifer Holmes
•    Three emerging models of care presented by drug and alcohol nurses, Linda Wigginton, Lucinda Scopelliti and Sue Anderson
•    The COVID-19 experience from a treatment and service user’s perspective
•    DANA research into the impact of COVID-19 on the  work of drug and alcohol nurses
•    The establishment of drug courts  in the midst of COVID-19
•    Legal decision making
•    The impact of community advocacy.
The final program is still under development, so there  is more to come.

DANA members are eligible for discounted tickets so make sure that your membership is up to date (you will be prompted for your membership number when you register). If you are not sure you can send an email to [email protected]

Not a DANA member? There is still time to join. Click HERE.

The Canberra Rex Hotel  is at 150 Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT 2612.  There is  complimentary parking, subject to availability and there is ample street parking as well. The Ipima Street light rail stop is located in front of the hotel.

The DANA Conference Committee looks forward to welcoming you to   DANA’s 2021 event.

The  DANA Management Committee is disappointed to announce the postponement of the DANA one-day forum that was scheduled to take place in Canberra on  August 27^th.

We are  working with the  Rex Hotel Canberra to find a suitable date  in late September / early October to hold the event.

Refunds can be organised or you can roll your registration across to the next event.

We  will keep you advised. If you have any specific questions, please send an email to [email protected]