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2024 Conference Program

The conference committee are pleased to release the preliminary program. Please note the program may change. The program will be updated as presentation titles and synopses from the invited speakers become available. The full conference program including the free abstract presentations will be available in April 2024. 

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Current as of 28 March. Abstracts are currently under review. Final program will be available late April. 

Session highlights

Replanting the Birthing Trees: Transforming cycles of intergenerational trauma to cycles of nurturing and recovery Professor Cath Chamberlain
Synopsis: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have adapted, thrived and survived for at least 2000 generations, but since colonisation, have been impacted by intergenerational cycles of trauma. This presentation will highlight the important life course opportunities for healing the past by nurturing the future in the first 2000 days. Key findings from four years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led co-designed strategies to improve perinatal awareness, recognition, assessment and support for parents experiencing complex trauma will be outlined. We will share our approach for recreating safe and sacred spaces in our innovative model, Replanting the Birthing Trees, grounded in Indigenous knowledges and worldviews and governed by community-controlled peak bodies. This project supports families to transform cycles of intergenerational trauma and harm to intergenerational cycles of nurturing and recovery so that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families can, once again, live health happy lives in this abundant land we now share.

Supraglottic Airways: The Future of Surfactant Administration?
Dr Calum Roberts
Synopsis: Traditional methods of surfactant administration are dependent upon laryngoscopy, but many infants with respiratory distress syndrome are cared for by clinicians who do not have opportunities to maintain and develop skills in this procedure. Supraglottic airways may represent an easier, more generalisable method of surfactant administration for clinicians, which may also be more comfortable for infants. In this presentation, I will summarise the current evidence for supraglottic airway surfactant administration, and describe the research that our team are currently leading in this area, including the international 'SURFSUP Trial'.

‘What’s Next?’
Dr Joanne Scott
Synopsis:
A nursing career is a life journey.  Regardless of what inspired you to embark on this journey, it is the decisions you make along the way that determine the direction you will take. Nursing is a dynamic profession; it is constantly evolving, thus allowing new opportunities for professional growth and development. It is up to us as individuals to map out our own career pathways. The professional pathway I chose was that of a Nurse Practitioner. Through sharing my journey, I hope to encourage you to reflect on your own careers, and inspire you to consider “What’s Next?”

The ACNN Neonatal Nursing Workforce Workshop Outcomes
Trish Lowe and A/Professor Margaret Broom
Synopsis: In March 2024, the ACNN Leadership and Research Special Interest Groups co-convened a neonatal nursing workforce workshop to explore the challenges faced by the neonatal healthcare workforce and construct a list of recommendations and strategies to share among the neonatal nursing community and other stakeholders to address them. We emerged with many recommendations regarding neonatal nurse recruitment, transition to specialty practice, workforce planning, staffing and skill mix, education, and professional development. A summarised version of these discussion findings will be presented, along with how these results will be shared with the neonatal nursing community and other stakeholders.

For all registration inquires please contact Nikki at acnn@abercrombiemanagement.com.au or call: 02 4905 0632

Updated 28 March 2024