Workforce Town Hall Update, save the date 2024 Conference and more.....
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In this issue...
- Workforce Town Hall Update
- CKD SIG
- Clinical Practice Pattern survey
- National Women's Health Advisory End Gender Bias Survey
- RSA Calendar
- Save the date 2024 Conference
- Time-limited trial of dialysis survey
- UTAS Webinar
- EOI Vascular Access SIG
- Employment Opportunities
Latest News
Workforce Town Hall Meeting - Summary
On Thursday, 7 September 2023 a Town Hall meeting was held for RSA members and non-members to provide input on current workforce issues in Australia and NZ. From the discussions at the meeting, the next steps are to form the following subcommittees:
- Advocacy
- Leadership
- Education, credentialing, and training
- Staff:patient ratios and models of care
Would you like to get involved? Expressions of interest to join the Workforce Taskforce will be open for the next four weeks.
Save the date! 2024 RSA Conference
RSA Conference 2024 will be held in Brisbane, Queensland from Wednesday, 12 - Saturday, 15 June 2024.
Bookings to open soon!
CKD SIG - Feltman Working Group
Diabetes Australia – Victoria developed ‘Feltman’, a life-sized felt body showing the main organs involved in the digestion and metabolism of food, and the main parts of the body affected by diabetes.
RSA's CKD SIG is looking for members interested in adapting this tool for CKD – to provide an education resource for health professionals to be utilised across all renal modalities. Interested in getting involved? Please email sonya.coleman@health.qld.gov.au or lucy@renalsociety.org to join the working party.
Latest Research Initiatives
Clinical Practice Pattern survey - Hepatitis B vaccination in CKD and dialysis patients
An RSA member is currently investigating the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in stage 4 & 5 CKD and HD patients. The aim is to explore and understand the professional practice patterns; timing of commencing the vaccination and to identify barriers, if any, to the implementation of the hepatitis B vaccination management.
Your participation and the outcome of the survey, as well as additional comments, will
provide important information on availability of clinical practice guidelines or identify barriers to overcome, as well as adding robustness to the research.
Click here to view the survey information induction letter.
Click here to complete the survey.
Time-limited trial of dialysis survey
Time-limited trials of dialysis are mutually agreed-upon care plans that propose the use of dialysis for a set period of time in patients where there is a genuine clinical equipoise about prognosis and uncertain benefit of dialysis. Dr Kirsten Hepburn and colleagues are looking to understand the current practice of time-limited trials of dialysis for adult patients in Australia and New Zealand through a brief online survey of Nephrologists, Renal Advanced Trainees and Renal Nurses.
Click here to complete the survey.
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and closes on Sunday 10th October 2023.
Key Stakeholder & Partner Update
New Approaches to Leadership in a Volatile, Uncertain, Chaotic and Ambiguous world
Wendy Quinn from the School of Medicine’s Leadership program will explore new perspectives on leading in VUCA environments. There will also be the opportunity for attendees to participate in a live Q&A!
National Women's Health Advisory Council #EndGenderBias Survey
The National Women's Health Advisory Council is seeking to hear from women, experts and healthcare professionals to better understand the unique barriers and gender bias women face in Australia’s healthcare system.
The Survey is available in 17 languages, with audio and video upload options also available.
Special Interest Groups
EOI Vascular Access SIG
We are launching a new special interest group for members interested in developing resources and best practice guidelines for Vascular Access. Register now to be added to the group. A meeting will be set at a future date still to be determined.
RSA 2023 Education Calendar
The following events are available for registration:
Webinar: Two or three times a week...how do you know? (Incremental hemodialysis)
Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Location: Online
Cost: Members: Free | Non-members: $25
Webinar: Chronic Kidney Disease - Early Detection and Screening SIG Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Location: Online
Cost: Members only: Free
RSA Branch Event: Victoria Branch Regional Symposium
Date: Sunday, 8 October 2023
Location: Traralgon VIC
Cost: Members: $115 | Non-members: $215
Webinar: Conference Abstract Writing Made Easy
Date: Monday, 23 October 2023
Location: Online
Cost: Members: Free | Non-members: $25
RSA Branch Event: Queensland Branch Symposium
Date: Sunday, 5 November 2023
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Cost: Members: $115 | Non-members: $215
Special Interest Group: Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Date: Thursday, 9 November 2023
Location: Online
Cost: Members: Free | Non-members: $25
Webinar: Validation of a Phosphorus Food Frequency Questionnaire in Patients with Kidney Failure Undertaking Dialysis
Date: Monday, 20 November 2023
Location: Online
Cost: Members: Free | Non-members: $25
Webinar: AI-Powered Healthcare: Unleashing the potential, considering the challenges.
Date: Monday, 4 December 2023
Location: Online
Cost: Members: Free | Non-members: $25
Employment Opportunities
- Clinical Nurse Consultant, Hemodialysis Vascular Access, Hobart Hospital, TAS
Clinical Coordinator, Renal Transplant, TAS
- Clinical Nurse Consultant - Renal Vascular Access, NW Renal Satellite Unit, Launceston General Hospital, TAS
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Renal Home Therapies, Multiple Vacancies, Launceston General Hospital, TAS
