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SAPNA is the professional Nursing body representing Perioperative Nurses in South Australia under the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses - ACORN

24

Nov

Membership Drive
SAPNA would like to thank all members that participated in this membership drive. We had a great response with 20 new members recruited by members.
Congratulations go to Ann Catford for recruiting 3 new members and also to Catherine Edmunds whose name was drawn from all members that had recruited.
Ann and Catherine have won complimentary SAPNA membership for the 2010/2011 financial year.   
 

24

Nov

Member Support

SAPNA would like to congratulate and thank the following members for their continued support of SAPNA with continuous membership for the last 10 and 20 yrs.

20yr Plaques

Ms Alison Braun 

Mrs Elizabeth Burrows 

Ms Lynn Ellison

Ms Beverly Hanson 

Ms Susan Hopkins 

Mrs Elizabeth Mazzei   

Ms Catrina Smith

Mrs Rae Vartuli

Ms Margaret Wheeler  

10 yr Badges 

Ms Andrea Bradley

Mr Lyell Brougham

Ms Jennifer Cain

Ms Julia Castro

Ms Ann Catford

Ms Susan Cobb

Ms Heather Dodd

Ms Christine Graham

Ms Tracey Nicholls

Ms Josie Sharples

Ms Margaret Thomson

Mr Gregory Wilson

Ms Fiona Wirth

 

Life Membership

 Fiona Davies 

 

05

Jul

Future Directions

If you have an opinion or a requirement of your professional organisation, please contact us via email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or via the SAPNA phone on 0424 974 660. Better still we are looking for perioperative nurses to become part of the committee engine that drives SAPNA for its members and perioperative nursing in South Australia. Committee nomination forms are available on the SAPNA website.

 

 

06

Jul

ACORN Staffing Standard

For those of you that attended the recent ACORN Conference may be aware that the new ACORN staffing standard was discussed.

There have been some major changes to this standard from the 2006 standard which could impact on our members greatly.

SAPNA is concerned at the way this standard was reviewed and changed. There was no consultation with SAPNA and the first we knew about the changes was after they were ratified.SAPNA feels that all states and territories should have been consulted and had input in the proposed changes.

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