Members Stepping Up. Champions!
Our SAPNA Champions assist the Committee by stepping up to ensure that SAPNA information and event notifications are distributed and displayed in their workplaces.
This means that perioperative nurses across South Australia are kept up to date with events and education opportunities.
Being a SAPNA Champion is a tangible and important way that members can assist and contribute to perioperative nursing education in SA, without the regular commitment associated with serving on the committee.
The Role of the SAPNA Champion
The Role of the SAPNA Champion is to be the conduit between the SAPNA Committee and SAPNA Members in your organisation. This means that when you receive flyers, forms or other information from the SAPNA Committee, you ensure that it is displayed on your workplace noticeboards, in lunch rooms or other appropriate places where perioperative nurses spend some time.
SAPNA Champions are the ‘Go To’ people at the coal-face, and can play their part in benefiting perioperative nursing in SA through recognising the needs of members in regard to perioperative nursing education, encouraging membership and professional development, or bringing any other matter to the attention of the Committee as you feel necessary.
We sincerely thank our SAPNA Champions:
| Rachel Axon | Riverland General Hospital |
| Raelene Blake | Jamestown Hospital & Health Service |
| Trish Brooker | Calvary Adelaide Hospital |
| Caroline Du Preez | Flinders Private Hospital |
| Lynn Ellison | Flinders Medical Centre |
| Marcus Ender | Flinders Private Hospital |
| Sarah English | Parkwynd Private Hospital |
| Julie Graney | Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service |
| Kate Hanly | Women’s and Children’s Hospital |
| Delia Hutchinson | Women’s and Children’s Hospital |
| Lisa Jones | Lyell McEwin Hospital |
| Ben Lockwood | Flinders Medical Centre |
| Therese McDowell | Flinders Medical Centre |
| Karen Miers | Wallaroo Hospital |
| Linda Moore | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Sarah O’Malley | Parkwynd Private Hospital |
| Josephine Perry | University of Adelaide |
| Carolyn Rose | Modbury Hospital |
| Jill Rowe | Burnside War Memorial Hospital |
| Alison Smith | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Dianne Smithson | Gawler Health Service |
| Colin Steven | Lyell McEwin Hospital |
| Christine Weber | Port Lincoln Health Service |
| Lynda Wright | Western Hospital |
| Jenny Reed | Murray Bridge Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
| David Sutton | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Julie Rogers | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Natasha Hodgeson | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Dani Safta | St Andrew’s Hospital |
| Nathan Saunders-Francis | Women’s & Children’s Hospital |
| Nikki Rowlands | Tenneyson Centre |
We are seeking SAPNA champions for many organisations. Please contact the Secretariat on secretariat@sapna.org.au if you would like to be the ‘Go To’ person for SAPNA information in your workplace.