Archive of news for 2011
June 2011
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Ourimbah nursing graduate featured on NBNNBN's coverage of the Ourimbah Central Coast Graduation held on Wednesday 29 June 2011, features nursing graduate Jaculin Perceval.
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August 2011
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Dr Betty Capper awarded Medal of Order of AustraliaDr Betty Capper OAM, RN, RM, AssDipNurse Education, BA, MEdStudies, PHD(History), a graduate of the Royal Newcastle Hospital and Newcastle University was recently awarded a Medal of Order of Australia for service to nursing as an educator and administrator and as an historian.
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September 2011
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Academic visit from Boromarajonani College of NursingThe School of Nursing and Midwifery is hosting academics from the Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Nakhon Lampang Thailand.
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Fairy Garden BBQThe School of Nursing and Midwifery is hosting fundraising BBQ's throughout September and October 2011 to support the creation of a healing and education environment in the Children's Wards in Lampang Hospital in Thailand.
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October 2011
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Alyce Jackson completes her clinical placement in the outbackAlyce Jackson from the School of Nursing and Midwifery is completing her final undergraduate clinical placement with the Borroloola Community Health Centre in the Gulf of Carpentaria, approximately 850 kilometres south east of Darwin, on the McArthur River.
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Nurses 4 Nurses evening at The Duke of WellingtonNurses 4 Nurses (Callaghan) held its first student event evening on Monday 10th October 2011 at the Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lambton.
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Celebrating the History and Heritage of the Royal Newcastle HospitalThe Royal Newcastle Hospital Graduate Nurses Association Inc Annual Luncheon was held on 27 August 2011 at the Sebel Hotel, King Street, Newcastle.
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November 2011
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Bachelor of Nursing student Megan Croft volunteers in NepalMegan Croft has just returned from the Chitwan District in Nepal after working as a volunteer nurse at the Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital. Megan is a 2nd year Bachelor of Nursing student within the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
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HMRI Nursing & Midwifery Research Network launchThe HMRI Nursing & Midwifery Research Network was officially launched at the HMRI at John Hunter Hospital on Wednesday 28th September 2011 marking a significant milestone for nursing research in the Hunter.
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7th Asia Pacific Alliance of Health Leaders ForumProfessor Mike Hazelton (Head of School), Dr Helen Bellchambers (Senior Lecturer) and five students from the School of Nursing and Midwifery have just returned from the 7th Asia Pacific Alliance of Health Leaders (APAHL) forum hosted by the Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences at Chiang Mai University in Northern Thailand.
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Elise McCarthy mentors indigenous youth in the Northern TerritoryElise McCarthy is a 1st year Bachelor of Nursing student within the School of Nursing and Midwifery and was awarded one of six Indigenous Industry scholarships for nursing in 2011.
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Port Macquarie campus delivers midwifery degreeThe University of Newcastle's Port Macquarie campus will help address a shortage of midwives, particularly in rural and regional areas, with the announcement it will now offer a Bachelor of Midwifery at the campus.
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Central Coast major nursing expansion unveiledThe most significant expansion to the University of Newcastle's Central Coast campus since its construction 15 years ago will be unveiled today. Federal Member for Robertson, Deborah O'Neill, will officially open the new Education and Nursing building.
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2011 Faculty of Health staff awards presentationThe Faculty of Health annual staff awards evening was held on Wednesday, 9th November 2011 at the University Gallery. The evening was attended by Vice Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen, Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Nick Talley and the Heads of Schools of the Faculty of Health.
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Congratulations Laurelea Bickhoff our emerging nurse leaderLaurelea Bickhoff from the University of Newcastle (Ourimbah campus) has been awarded one of five positions to participate in the Emerging Nurse Leader Program. The program is an initiative of The College of Nursing and aims to identify students with a passion for nursing.
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December 2011
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Nine students return from Northern Thailand cultural study tourNine students from the School of Nursing and Midwifery have just returned from a two-week cultural study tour to Northern Thailand in association with the Boromrajonani College of Nursing, Nakhon, Lampang.
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Making a differenceNurses do extraordinary things and often never see the end result of their work. For Dr Jane Maguire, a lecturer in Nursing at the Newcastle University of Newcastle an extraordinary event occurred during a recent flight from Sydney to Jacksonville, Florida in the United States.
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Kazuma Honda wins Prime Minister's Endeavour AwardKazuma Honda is a Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) student from the School of Nursing and Midwifery within the University Newcastle who has just been awarded the 2012 Prime Minister's Australia Asia Outgoing Endeavour Award.
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