Weekly Update

Dear CRANAplus members,

This week we would like to again draw to your attention to annual scholarships available through CRANAplus. A total of six $1000 scholarships are available to undergraduate students enrolled in a course of study in any health discipline at an Australian university. The scholarships are designed to assist students with the cost of a remote location placement. The scholarship provides financial assistance of up to $1000 per applicant, per remote placement. Applications close on 31st August 2010. For more details, visit the CRANAplus website.

CRANAplus greatly values the partnerships of our corporate members and this week we're proud to welcome Silver Chain Nursing Association in Western Australia as our newest member. Silver Chain provides primary health and emergency care to 11 remote communities throughout Western Australia where there is no resident doctors or hospital. Take time to view their website and learn about their services and the range of opportunities they have on offer and how they may be of value to you.

Don't forget about all the great contests and offers that are available right now:

• Recruit five new CRANAplus members and receive a free CRANAplus Clinical Procedures Manual
• Enter the BSS Stress Buster Competition to win fabulous prizes
• Return a "Back from the Edge" survey and be entered in a drawing to win $500.

Details for each of these great offers are detailed in this weeks Friday Flyer.

Regards,

Anne Marie Borchers
Business Manager

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Membership Contest

The goal of CRANAplus is to have 1000 members by 30 June this year and we want to enlist your help to achieve this goal. We are offering the gift of a Clinical Procedures Manual for every five full memberships that you recruit (they must mention your name) between now and 30 June.

We have also flagged three random numbers between 900 and 999 and should those new or rejoining applicants join as that number they will also receive a free Clinical Procedures Manual.

The 1000th member will receive a free full conference registration at the CRANAplus Annual Conference in Adelaide, October 2010.

Encourage your friends and colleagues to join and take advantage of this great opportunities.
 

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Stress Buster Competition

We all struggle with the daily hassles that can slowly wear us down. Some are better than others at dealing with those stressors.

The team at Bush Support Services would like to reward those with creative or interesting approaches to stress busting and share those great ideas with everyone else.
How the contest works:

• Document the ways you combat stress
• Submit the idea to the BSS office in Alice Springs by 15 September
• Winners will be selected by a secret panel of experts
• Winner will be announced at the 2010 CRANAplus Conference in Adelaide, SA 13–16 October.

No idea is too minor or too crazy! Blogging, baking, fiddling, fossicking, jogging, juggling, Skyping or sky diving; no matter what you do for the sheer enjoyment of it, we’re interested.

Your submission itself could be a creative outlet, photography, painting, sketching, scrapbooking, etc.. Just show us how you take care of you and there just might be a prize in it for you.

For more information or to submit your entry, contact Laura Nelson at (08) 8959 1107 or laura@crana.org.au
CRANAplus PMB 203, Alice Springs, NT 0872.

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Back from the Edge

The Centre for Remote Health and CRANAplus are asking remote nurses to take the time to complete the "Back form the Edge" survey questionnaire and send it in. To encourage participation, three prizes of $500 will be awarded in a random drawing of nurses who have returned completed surveys. Please participate and encourage your colleagues to do so as well. If yoi have questions about the survey or have not received a copy please contact Sue Lenthall at Sue.lenthall@flinders.edu.au.

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Meetings & Conferences

The 28th CRANAplus Conference
13-16 October 2010
Adelaide, SA

Australia's Health 2010 Conference- The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
23 June 2010
Canberra, ACT

2010 Primary Health Care Research Conference
30 June - 2 July 2010
Darwin, NT

SNAICC National Conference
27-29 July 2010
Alice Springs, NT

Australian Diabetes Society & Australian Diabetes Educators Association Annual Scientific Meeting
1-3 September 2010
Sydney, NSW

Early Childhood Development in Indigenous Communities
21-22 September 2010
Darwin, NT

2nd Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium
29-30 September 2010
Sydney, NSW

The 4th Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association of Suicide Prevention
17-20 November 2010
Brisbane, QLD

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Scholarships & Educational Opportunities

CRANAplus/YNA Undergraduate Scholarships
Deadline - 31st August 2010
Each year CRANAplus in partnership with Your Nursing Agency (YNA) offer a total of six $1000 scholarships. These scholarships are available to students who as part of their undergraduate course of study in a health discipline at any Australian university, undertakes a remote location placement.

PHC: Making a difference
25-26 October 2010
This short course has been developed to strengthen health professionals understanding of the social, environmental, structural, political and philosophical issues that impact upon health care provision in remote Australia. The workshop will explore primary health care, its current status and potential in Australian health care as well as the recognition of the importance of integrating health promotion and prevention strategies in remote health settings.

AUSMED: Improving Your Knowledge of Medicines Seminar
As medicines are one of the highest areas of risk for ALL nurses; it is essential that YOU regularly update your knowledge on this key professional area.
Brisbane: 19 - 20 August
Perth: 2 - 3 December
Adelaide: 15 - 16 November

Live Strong: Closing the Gap on Chronic Disease
DVD available to order
Live Strong is the latest of the half hour documentary style programs in the Rural Health Education Foundation’s Strong Series.

The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has supported the distribution of this resource. To order your free DVD visit the Rural Health Education Foundation’s website www.rhef.com.au  or contact the Foundation on (02) 62325480 or support@rhef.com.au

ASISTApplied suicide intervention skills training
15-16 July 2010 - two day workshop
Melbourne, Vic
Phone: 8841 3000
Email: mchs@mannchs.org.au

EdCaN  (National Cancer Nursing Education Project) has developed a National Professional Development Framework for Cancer Nursing and a suite of Learning Resources  targeted at building capacity of the nursing workforce in cancer control, with the ultimate aim of improving health outcomes for people affected by cancer.

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Articles of Interest

BLOOD-THINNING DRUG OFFERS ANTIMALARIAL HOPE
Australian scientists have made a discovery about the common blood-thinning drug Heparin that may change the way malaria is treated.

BUDGET TO DELIVER REGIONAL AUTISM CENTRES
Autism Queensland says it is critical families in the state's regional areas have access to early intervention services.

HEALTH SERVICES JOIN FORCES
The Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS) is strengthening its ties with Aboriginal medical services in far western New South Wales.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO LINK WITH REMOTE HEALTH UNITS
Ministry of Health will now be in position to know the amount of drugs needed for particular districts following the integration of the Uganda Health Information Network (UHIN) into the ministry.

TELUS, MICROSOFT TO CREATE ONLINE HEALTHCARE SERVICE
Telus Corp., Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, is creating an online medical database with Microsoft Corp. to expand its telecommunication services to the health-care industry.

$5 MILLION BOOST TO QUITLINE
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today used World No Tobacco Day to announce that the Rudd Government will provide $5 million to help support Quitline services around Australia.

THE LOWITJA INSTITUTE
The latest Gwalwa-Gai (issue no 22, May 2010), the electronic newsletter of the Lowitja Institute, is now available. It contains stories about the activities of the Lowitja Institute, CRCATSIH and the Aboriginal health research sector.

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