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VPNG is pleased to announce our next Introduction to Perioperative Nursing course is open for registration. To be held at Epworth Richmond on September 8th and 9th, 2023.
The course is $150 for a 2-day delivery of course materials to novice practitioners (less than 6 months experience) and those who are curious or interested in perioperative practice.
Our Intro courses always book out and have a wait list. Please register early to secure a place.
https://mailchi.mp/vpng/introduction-to-perioperative-nursing-course-bendigo-20264846
Register via link - http://thq.fyi/se/64c62705a120
The course is $150 for a 2-day delivery of course materials to novice practitioners (less than 6 months experience) and those who are curious or interested in perioperative practice.
Our Intro courses always book out and have a wait list. Please register early to secure a place.
https://mailchi.mp/vpng/introduction-to-perioperative-nursing-course-bendigo-20264846
Register via link - http://thq.fyi/se/64c62705a120

VPNG are pleased to announce our plenary speaker for Friday 18th August at the State Conference will be Dr. Paula Foran.
Paula (RN, ARR Cert, Cert IV (Assessment & Training), M.Ed, PhD.) is currently the co-ordinator for the master level in nursing at The University of Tasmania, sits on the Victorian Perioperative Council for Safer Care Victoria, and is a sub-editor for the Journal of Perioperative Nursing. Paula is a past chief examiner for ACPAN, and past Education Officer for the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN). Paula has a number of publications to her credit and has been a keynote speaker at national and international conferences. Paula has been awarded the ‘Most Popular Presenter’ for her keynote address at the International Collaboration of Perianaesthesia Nurses, and Best Oral Paper award at the European Operating Room Nurses conference in The Hauge.
Full program link: https://wp-uploads.vpng.org.au/2023/04/2023-VPNG-State-Conference-Delegate-Registration-Final-2.pdf
Link to register: https://vpng.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/50590-2023-state-conference-delegates
Paula (RN, ARR Cert, Cert IV (Assessment & Training), M.Ed, PhD.) is currently the co-ordinator for the master level in nursing at The University of Tasmania, sits on the Victorian Perioperative Council for Safer Care Victoria, and is a sub-editor for the Journal of Perioperative Nursing. Paula is a past chief examiner for ACPAN, and past Education Officer for the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN). Paula has a number of publications to her credit and has been a keynote speaker at national and international conferences. Paula has been awarded the ‘Most Popular Presenter’ for her keynote address at the International Collaboration of Perianaesthesia Nurses, and Best Oral Paper award at the European Operating Room Nurses conference in The Hauge.
Full program link: https://wp-uploads.vpng.org.au/2023/04/2023-VPNG-State-Conference-Delegate-Registration-Final-2.pdf
Link to register: https://vpng.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/50590-2023-state-conference-delegates

VPNG takes great pleasure in introducing our Saturday 19th August plenary speaker, Zule!
Born and bred in Western Sydney, Zule has studied Performance for TV at NIDA, & Musical Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. She also holds a Health & Science degree as a Division 1 Registered Nurse.
Long story short, Zule is a wearer of many hats.
Zule (pronounced like Julie with a Z) is one of Australia's most unassumingly versatile artists. Having been on Australia's TV screens in multiple award winning TV series & commercials, they create original content winning multiple awards for their stage shows and has won Screenwriters Australia's SFAG ROAR TV script competition,
You might recognise Zule as the face of Coles Car Insurance, appearing on Offspring, Please Like Me, Murder Calls, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Fancy Boys, the InBesitgators, Our Watch, Australian Super and The Wrong Girl.
“I have always had an obsession with cartoons & comedy. There is nothing more therapeutic to a tortured soul than a good old belly laugh! From a very young age, I have been around the sick, the infectious, the dying, the anxious and the depressed. The one thing I could give them all was a smile and sometimes a laugh - that comes for free with no bad side effects. Suddenly, I managed to get them to forget about pain, even if it was only for a second. I decided to be a ham and heal with laughter for the rest of my life.”
Full program link: https://wp-uploads.vpng.org.au/2023/04/2023-VPNG-State-Conference-Delegate-Registration-Final-2.pdf
Link to register: https://vpng.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/50590-2023-state-conference-delegates
Born and bred in Western Sydney, Zule has studied Performance for TV at NIDA, & Musical Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. She also holds a Health & Science degree as a Division 1 Registered Nurse.
Long story short, Zule is a wearer of many hats.
Zule (pronounced like Julie with a Z) is one of Australia's most unassumingly versatile artists. Having been on Australia's TV screens in multiple award winning TV series & commercials, they create original content winning multiple awards for their stage shows and has won Screenwriters Australia's SFAG ROAR TV script competition,
You might recognise Zule as the face of Coles Car Insurance, appearing on Offspring, Please Like Me, Murder Calls, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Fancy Boys, the InBesitgators, Our Watch, Australian Super and The Wrong Girl.
“I have always had an obsession with cartoons & comedy. There is nothing more therapeutic to a tortured soul than a good old belly laugh! From a very young age, I have been around the sick, the infectious, the dying, the anxious and the depressed. The one thing I could give them all was a smile and sometimes a laugh - that comes for free with no bad side effects. Suddenly, I managed to get them to forget about pain, even if it was only for a second. I decided to be a ham and heal with laughter for the rest of my life.”
Full program link: https://wp-uploads.vpng.org.au/2023/04/2023-VPNG-State-Conference-Delegate-Registration-Final-2.pdf
Link to register: https://vpng.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/50590-2023-state-conference-delegates

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service have an exciting opportunity for you to move in to project management as their new Surgical Reform Project Officer.
56 hours per fortnight until 30th June 2024, this is a position designed to work in conjunction with Gippsland Health Service Partnership to achieve improvement in service delivery to the community.
56 hours per fortnight until 30th June 2024, this is a position designed to work in conjunction with Gippsland Health Service Partnership to achieve improvement in service delivery to the community.
The Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of the land and acknowledges and pays respects to the Elders past, present and emerging.
VPNG is comitted to safe and inclusive workplaces, policies and services for people of LGBTIQ communities and their families.