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Excitement is building…

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You are invited to the official launch of DANA’s latest initiative, the Connecting, Coaching and Changing Lives Program, a series of Clinical Support and Mentoring Workshops.

This new and novel pilot program  has been developed to ‘grow’ the next generation of Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioners (D&A NPs)  in Australia.

It has been developed by Nurse Practitioners for recently endorsed and aspiring D&A NPs, as well as NPs who work in other clinical settings with people who use alcohol and other drugs .

Beginning in March and concluding in October 2022 the program will offer:
* Six interactive educational webinars
* Six peer support webinars
* Six monthly group mentoring sessions.
These sessions will be facilitated by experienced NPs.

We hope that you can join us on Thursday February 24th 2022 at 6:00pm AEDT

Click HERE to register.

DANA is grateful to AbbVie for their support of this event.

 

New date for the rescheduled DANA ACT Forum: Friday February 25th 2022 – Postponed until May 6th 2022

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Dear Colleagues

The DANA Conference Committee is delighted  to let you know that  we have  been able to re-schedule the  one-day forum, Creating the New Normal: Drugs and Alcohol,  Everyone’s  Business,  to  May 6th, 2022. The venue is the  The Canberra Rex. 

After three postponements we are all  really 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.

Early bird registrations  are open until  March 25th 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 : speaker to be advised
  • 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 being revised and speakers re-confirmed, so there  is more to come.

 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]

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.

Hope to see you there!

Kind regards
Colleen Blums
Executive Officer

Start living on your own terms! DANA presents a webinar for D&A Nurse Practitioners and Nurses Interested in Private Practice

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Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 5:30 pm AEST

Join our live webinar and learn more about how  you can have  greater control over the direction of your  professional practice and your career, including if you  choose a move into private practice.

This webinar is intended to shine a light on some of the issues that you need to consider.

With special consideration of  your drug and alcohol patients we have three powerful speakers to guide you:

Margaret Faux: solicitor, academic scholar of Medicare and health insurance law, will speak about Medicare billing as it relates to Nurse Practitioner practice. Margaret, whose career began as an RN  is one of Australia’s leading experts on the operation of Medicare. She is the founder and CEO or Synapse Medical. Her PhD on Medicare claiming and compliance is currently under examination.

Darren Smyth: with a 30-year career in the drug and alcohol sector, Darren now  works as a Nurse Practitioner  for a Non-Government Organisation, managing a community withdrawal program that he has established.  Darren will speak about how the opportunity to work privately has provided him with the opportunity to work to his full scope of practice as an NP.

Adam Searby:   currently a lecturer at Deakin University in Melbourne, Adam is also the President of DANA.  He completed his PhD examining co-occurring mental illness and AOD use in older adults and he has  recently  completed research into the AOD  nursing workforce, including the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, he is working  on a project examining alcohol consumption among Australian nurses. Adam will be presenting key points from DANA’s most recent research, ‘Exploring models of care in the Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioner  workforce’. Adam will also be your host for the webinar.

Find out about

  • Billing practices / revenue generation relevant to Nurse Practitioners.
  • Challenges to be managed during private practice journey
  • Insights into Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioner models of care
  • The demographic profile of D&A Nurse Practitioners, including their work location and demographic characteristics

and

  • Be one of the first to obtain a copy of DANA’s publication: Private Practice Information for Australian Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioners

Find out more or register HERE.

Photo by Thom Frijns on Unsplash

Announcing the second webinar in DANA’s Springtime webinar series, ‘Smoking cessation for the drug and alcohol patient’.

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Find out what  you can do to help your patients who are dependent on alcohol or other drugs when it comes to smoking cessation.
Join our live webinar and hear about the evidence underpinning the latest smoking cessation guidelines. We will discuss research that highlights the importance of addressing smoking cessation with patients who are using alcohol and/or other drugs and also review the various methods that have been proven to help people quit smoking. With special consideration of your drug and alcohol patients, our experts aim to provide direction that’s highly relevant to your practice.

Be sure to stay for the last 10 minutes when we open the event up to you to ask questions (or you can email your questions in before the event so that our presenters answer them during their presentations).

Featured speakers

  • Professor Nick Zwar
  • Dr. Hester Wilson

Thursday October 15, 2020 at 5:30pm AEDT

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW: http://bit.ly/DANAwebinar2
We are grateful to Pfizer  for funding of this webinar. They have had no input into its content.

DANA Postpones 2020 Australasian Conference and NP Symposium

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DANA is disappointed to announce the  postponement of this  year’s  DANA Australasian Conference and Nurse Practitioner Symposium  due to the uncertainly around the COVID-19. The safety of delegates and speakers is our priority.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to your participation next year. We have tentatively scheduled (August 4th for a pre-conference workshop),  August 5th and 6th 2021 for the main conference and symposium, so please pencil this into your diary. The venue will still be The Adelaide  Pullman.

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DANA is monitoring COVID-19 carefully.  The DANA Conference and D&A Nurse Practitioner Symposium is still scheduled  to go ahead in August 2020 in Adelaide. However is in the interest of delegates,  sponsors and presenters this will be re-evaluated regularly based on information from the Department of Health.

Get ready! The  DANA ‘2020 Vision’  Australasian Conference and  Nurse Practitioner Symposium

August 13th and 14th 2020
The Pullman Adelaide

Welcome to the DANA 2020 Vision Australasian Conference and Drug & Alcohol Nurse Practitioner Symposium.

Our hard-working committee is pulling together a program of diverse, talented and entertaining speakers and workshops that you have said that you want. Program details will be released in the very near future.

The theme for the two days is ‘2020 Vision’ – we will be looking to find  new ways of thinking, acting and working with people with lived experience of dependence.

Make your presence felt! 

We would love to hear from you. We encourage submissions from novice presenters right through to expert presenters. If you are new to presenting, we can provide you with assistance to prepare for your presentation.

Nurse Practitioners, and transitional candidates, are encouraged  to consider submitting   an abstract for a presentation during the Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioner Symposium.

Find out more by clicking the button below.

DANA Call for abstracts

DANA Abstract submission form

DANA Abstract authors’ details form

Take the next steps  and save!

Apply for leave now!
Take advantage of early bird rates
Make you travel plan  now. Click HERE.

Complimentary pre-conference workshop

When you register you may also take advantage of the ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) complimentary pre-conference workshop on August 12th.

Key Dates

Submission of abstracts now open            15th February
Early bird registrations open                       1st  April
Submission of abstracts closes                   1st  May
Early bird registrations close                     31st  May
Full registration opens                                  1st June
Registrations close                                       1st  August

Accommodation

This event will take place at The Pullman Hotel, 16 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Thursday and Friday August 13th and 14th, 2020.
You are eligible for corporate rates at either The Pullman Adelaide or The Ibis (a five minute walk to The Pullman Adelaide).

This is what you need to do. Click HERE.

Exhibition

Why not take advantage of this opportunity to provide delegates with information about your product or service? We have exhibition stands available as well as satchel inserts or sponsorship of specific events associated with the conference. All of these put your name in front of our delegates.    Send an email to [email protected] for more information.

Like to know more?

Visit the DANA Conference website. Click HERE

#DANAconf2020

https://www.danaonline.org/2020/02/14/6261/

Available now ! The WOWS 11 program for 2018

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DANA Queensland is proud to bring you the WOW11  ‘Do No Harm’ program. Check it out.   We have an awesome line up of speakers for the day.

Early Bird registration finishes on April 20th,  so if you are keen to attend, then get in quick.

Click here to visit the website.

WOWS11: ‘Do No Harm’ Call for Abstracts

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WOWS11 is a one day symposium for health professionals examining substance use and society. It  will be held in Brisbane on May 11th.

The Organising Committee  invites clinicians to submit abstracts to present on research, projects, challenging clinical issues and clinical initiatives in their workplace.

The selected abstracts will be oral presentations, designed to be short and snappy and strictly no longer than five minutes each.

Find out more at the event website.

WOWS11 Call for Abstracts

WOWS11: ‘Do No Harm’ 3 Travel Grants Available. Be quick!

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Don’t miss out! This opportunity is open for 10 days only.

Indivior has generously sponsored 3 x $500 scholarships to help fund registration, travel and accommodation to attend WOWS11 for Nurses and Allied Health Clinicians in rural and remote areas of Queensland.

This one day symposium will be held in Brisbane on Friday 11th May 2018 at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Education Centre, Butterfield St, Herston. For more information visit the event website. For your chance to win, you will need to complete the official application form.

WOWS11 Travel Grant Information

WOWS11 Travel Grant Application Form

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