Sunday, July 12, 2009
APNA VP interviewed on radio
APNA Vice President Karen Booth interviewed on ABC Radio National http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2009/s2623127.htm
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
In front of a camera
Last week, Anne Matyear, Karen Booth and I were invited to attend media training in Sydney run by Sheryl Taylor, previously the health reporter for Channel 9 for 20 years. It was very practical with lots of time in front of the camera and on the end of a phone.
For most of us this is a very foreign experience and very intimidating! While I am pretty confident in front of an audience now, trying to explain my message in 10 sec 'grabs' for the average punter (not a health professional) was really hard! My two topics were access for NPs to the MBS and PBS (try saying those quickly with no acronyms) and the role of the practice nurse in prevention. As nurses we all spent way too long over explaining everything to make sure we had covered all bases! But by the end of the day we had gotten the hang of a lot of it. Karen got the chance to practice yesterday with a radio interview on ABC which unfortunately got edged out at the last minute by some swine flu announcements!
On Tuesday I was invited on a panel at a Teamwork symposium in Sydney showcasing research undertaken by the UNSW Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity. The research showed you can facilitate teamwork in general practice and that this can benefit chronic disease management. Practice nurses were featured as key enablers of teamwork.
Today we are releasing our annual membership satisfaction survey. Please assist us to tailor APNA to support members as best we can by filling in the survey. The end of the survey also asks you to provide input into the next 5 years for APNA which is vital!
For most of us this is a very foreign experience and very intimidating! While I am pretty confident in front of an audience now, trying to explain my message in 10 sec 'grabs' for the average punter (not a health professional) was really hard! My two topics were access for NPs to the MBS and PBS (try saying those quickly with no acronyms) and the role of the practice nurse in prevention. As nurses we all spent way too long over explaining everything to make sure we had covered all bases! But by the end of the day we had gotten the hang of a lot of it. Karen got the chance to practice yesterday with a radio interview on ABC which unfortunately got edged out at the last minute by some swine flu announcements!
On Tuesday I was invited on a panel at a Teamwork symposium in Sydney showcasing research undertaken by the UNSW Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity. The research showed you can facilitate teamwork in general practice and that this can benefit chronic disease management. Practice nurses were featured as key enablers of teamwork.
Today we are releasing our annual membership satisfaction survey. Please assist us to tailor APNA to support members as best we can by filling in the survey. The end of the survey also asks you to provide input into the next 5 years for APNA which is vital!
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