RSA Awards 2023

The RSA's awards program recognises outstanding achievement by members who are advancing the care of people with kidney disease.  

In 2023, we have redesigned our awards to better reflect the incredible work RSA members are doing for patients and their community. New awards include:

• RSA Leader Award
• Dedication to Practice Advancement and Innovation Award
• RSA Health Equity Award
• Patients First Award

Nominating yourself, your team or a colleague for an award is an opportunity to shine a light on those who have made a difference.  

18 Learning Labs on offer at RSA 2023

New to the conference program, learning labs are deep dive sessions with interactive, hands-on learning activities with specific takeaways for professional growth and development.

Topics include:

• An interactive journey to Advanced Vascular Access in Dialysis
• Difficult Conversations
• The secret to getting your patients to change their behaviours - connect first, educate later.

Branch Symposiums winner announced!

Another three Branch Symposiums were held during March: New Zealand, South Australia and Western Australia. We are very pleased to announce that winners were announced at each event and we have just drawn at overall winner who receives a complimentary registration to the RSA 2023 Conference in Sydney. 

Congratulations Julia Watchorn, Te Whatu Ora Bay of Plenty!

We will be in touch soon with how to book your ticket. 

Trustees EOI - Birgit Munro 

Expressions of Interest are invited for the position of Trustee in the Birgit Munro Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Birgit Munro Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Birgit Munro, a renal nurse who died in 1992, aged 36, after a sudden illness.  

The role of a Trustee includes:

• Providing guidance on the application process for the grant.
• Reviewing grant applications.

For more information or to nominate, please click on the link below.

Membership winner for February... not too late to win in March!

During the months of February and March, we have been running a 'win your membership fees back' campaign for all those that renew their membership. 

I'm very pleased to announce the winner for February is: Lai Lee, Victoria

There's still time to win in March! Log in today and renew your membership to go into the draw. Your membership expiry date is at the top of this email. 

Job Adverts

• Clinical Nurse (Home Haemodialysis) - Mackay Hospital and Health Service 
• Specialist Nephrologist - South West Healthcare
• Clinical Coordinator - Renal Transplant - Tasmanian Health Service
• Clinical Nurse Consultant - Renal Vascular Access - Tasmanian Health Service
• Clinical Nurse Specialist - Renal Home Therapies - Tasmanian Health Service
• Registered Nurse - Tasmanian Health Service
• Renal Nurse - Alice Springs

RSA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are growing!

The number of members in our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) is on the rise! Do you want to get involved too? We are recording the meetings to make them more accessible to members. 

Interested in joining? Register for the next meeting and we will add you to the group. 

The Australian and New Zealand nephrology nursing workforce: clinical pressure and organisational culture

Objective: We explored how nephrology trained nurses are impacted by daily caseload pressure, organisational support and workplace education.

Conclusion: The nephrology nursing workforce will face important challenges over the next decade and there must be an organisational response to prevent continued staff shortages.

Click here to read the paper.

Dieticians Improve Lives

Never has it been more important to make healthy food choices - the easy and affordable choice. We know that in Australia, more than 27,500 people die each year of a preventable diet related disease. That is 75 people each and every day from a preventable cause.

Click here to read more.