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1-day ACT Forum early bird rates ending

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Be sure to join us in Canberra for  DANA’s  first  one-day forum of the year.

After a few postponements , we are more than excited at the prospect of once again networking face-to- face with our colleagues.

The  program is diverse and has something that is likely to interest anyone with an interest in alcohol and other drugs.  Some of the themes that will be explored include:

  • Three emerging models of care
  • 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 Forum will   be held on May 6th, 2022, at the Canberra Rex Hotel, 150 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon, ACT.

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. Buy your ticket when you register for the Forum.

Register HERE.

Call for contributions – focus theme: mental health, drug and alcohol

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The JUL-SEP 2022 edition of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal (ANMJ) will be featuring MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG & ALCOHOL in its focus section.

Please submit focus articles to the following email address ([email protected]).

We invite you to contribute short articles (between 200-500 words) and have attached our writer’s guidelines for your information.

The deadline for articles is 1 APRIL 2022.

Read by more than 120,000+ nurses and midwives across Australia, contributing to the ANMJ is a great opportunity for you to highlight your work.

Topics of interest include practical programs in your area, research undertaken by nurses and midwives, or issues confronting areas of nursing and midwifery that would be of interest to your nursing and midwifery colleagues.

Photo stories are also welcome (specifications for photos are included in the writer’s guidelines).

We hope you will consider participating, and ask that you please forward this email to any others with expertise or an interest in this area who may also like to contribute.

ANMJ – Writers guidelines 2022

An invitation to sponsor

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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]

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.

 

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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/

An invitation to apply

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DANA is inviting experienced Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioners to apply to join their mentoring team.

The  Connecting, Coaching and Changing Lives Program is  a series of Clinical Support and  Mentoring Workshops that have been designed specifically for:
•    recently endorsed Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
•    NPs seeking increased support
•    NP Candidates and / or Transitional NPs who already work within the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Sector
•    nurses enrolled in a Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) program
•    or NPs who work in other clinical settings with people who  have an  AOD use disorder.

The Program offers clinical education as well  as a group mentoring experience.

The program will be officially launched  online on Thursday February 24th, 2022, at 6:00pm (AEDT) or 5:00pm (AEST). Workshops will begin in March 2022.

Why be a Mentor? 
This is an opportunity for Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioners to share their  professional and personal skills and experiences in a structured  way. As a mentor you have the potential to change someone’s life as well as  provide professional guidance to the next generation of Nurse Practitioners.

Characteristics of a good mentor
•    relevant clinical experience
•    a collaborative network
•    enthusiasm  and approachability
•    open to learning and growth
•    good at delivering feedback
•    caring about the development of  others.

Are mentors paid? 
In keeping with the ethos of this a trailblazing project,  mentors will be appropriately remunerated by DANA.

Like to know more?
Please complete the Expression of Interest. Click  HERE.

Applications close January 24th 2022

DANA ACT Forum postponed

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Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the current  coronavirus outbreak, we have made the very difficult decision to postpone  the DANA ACT Forum, “Creating the New Normal: Drugs and Alcohol,  Everyone’s  Business”  that was scheduled for February 25th, 2022.

The new date for this event is likely to  be Friday May 6th, 2022. The venue will remain the same, the Canberra Rex, 150 Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT.

We  hope to see you in May!

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

DANA: clinical support & mentoring

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Are you

  • a recently endorsed Nurse Practitioner (NP)  ?
  • an endorsed NP seeking increased support  ?
  • a D&A NP Candidate and / or Transitional NP  ?
  • a nurse enrolled in a Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) program  ?
  • an NP who works  in other clinical settings with people who   use drugs ?

If you sometimes feel that  you are sailing in uncharted waters,  then you might find this pilot program just what you need  as it has been  designed with you in mind.

Features of the program
Interactive educational webinars
There will be six sessions beginning  in March 2022 and a final session in October 2022.
Evidenced-based practices for people being treated for AOD disorders will be addressed. The integration of Hepatitis C virus  education and management, making the full spectrum of evidence-based HCV treatment a part of normal practice  during routine NP care delivery, will also be covered.

Peer support sessions
There will be six sessions beginning  in March 2022 and a final session in October 2022.

Monthly group-based mentoring
For added support, a  group mentoring experience has been  built into the program.

There are a lot  more  details  outlined in the Mentee Expression of Interest  (see below), but before you read on, you should know that it is FREE!

There is already a lot of interest in this program and places are strictly limited, so you need to be able to commit to it fully before accepting an offer of a position.

Like to know more?
Please read and complete the Expression of Interest that is available to download  HERE. 

Applications close on January 24th 2022. Final offers will be made in late January / early February 2022.

We are grateful to Abbvie for their support of this program.

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