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Special interest groups

ANF supports a comprehensive range of interest groups and ANF (Victorian Branch) Special Interest Groups that provide nurses with an important forum to discuss professional issues relevant to their area of practice. If you are interested in establishing a new ANF (Victorian Branch) Special Interest Group contact ANF Professional Officer Catherine Hutchings on 03 9275 9333. 

Community Health Nurses
Community Health Nurses Special Interest Group provides a forum for nurses working in community health to exhange ideas, network and professional development opportunities. [ READ MORE ]
Complementary Therapies
The Complementary Therapies Special Interest Group recognises the importance of of treating the patient as a whole person, encompassing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. This SIG provides professional development opportunities and a forum for nurses to exchange ideas. [ READ MORE ]
Day Surgery SIG
Members receive the quarterly journal 'Day Surgery Australia' and access to further professional development and conferences at reduced cost. [ READ MORE ]
Diabetes Nurse Educators SIG
The establishment of the Diabetes Nurse Educators (DNEs) Special Interest Group (SIG)is to promote the recognition of both nurses qualified to provide diabetes education, along with nurses working in diabetes education and management, over a wide variety of settings. [ READ MORE ]
Enrolled Nurse Special Interest Group
A forum for Enrolled Nurses to exchange ideas and network locally, statewide and interstate to promote and address issues relevant to Enrolled Nurses. [ READ MORE ]
Immunisation Nurses SIG
A forum for communication, discussion and professional development for immunisation nurses. [ READ MORE ]
Injured Nurses Support Group
Provides support and advice to injured and ill nurses. [ READ MORE ]
Medical Imaging Nurses Association
Medical Imaging Nurses Association ANF (Victorian Branch) Special Interest Group is committed to achieving and promoting the professional, educational and economic interest of nurses engaged in medical imaging. [ READ MORE ]
Mental Health Nurses SIG
This is a newly formed group (2011) developed to provide a forum that facilitates communication and discussion, addresses problem solving and encourages professional development for nurses working in the area of mental health [ READ MORE ]
Nurses for Continence
A network supporting nurses who have an interest in continence promotion and improving the lives of people living with an elimination problem. [ READ MORE ]
Orthopaedic Nurses' Association
A forum to exchange orthopaedic nursing knowledge and skills and promote high professional standards and research. [ READ MORE ]
Palliative Care Special Interest Group
Palliative Care Special Interest Group provides a forum for nurses working in community health to exhange ideas, network and professional development opportunities. [ READ MORE ]
Preadmission Nurses Association
Preadmission Nurses Association provides a forum that facilitates communication and discussion, addresses problem solving and encourages professional development for nurses working in the area of preadmission. [ READ MORE ]
Victorian Association of Maternal and Child Health Nurses (ANF Vic Branch)
Committed to the advancement of maternal and child health in Victoria [ READ MORE ]
Victorian Association of Research Nurses
Victorian Association of Research Nurses provides an environment for research nurses to network, exhange ideas, seek information, provide education and investigate issues of concern. [ READ MORE ]
Victorian Community Care Nurses (VCCN) SIG
This group seeks to provide networking opportunities for nurses working in a wide variety of community care systems eg Community Palliative Care, District Nursing, Hospital in the Home, and Post Acute Care. [ READ MORE ]
Victorian Midwifery Homecare SIG
This group of midwives, working in metropolitan and regional Victoria, provides support for home visiting midwives by sharing ideas, discussing issues and working towards collaborative practice within their organisations. [ READ MORE ]
Victorian Perioperative Nurses' Group
Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group Special Interest Group is committed to achieving and promoting professional, educational and economic interests of nurses engaged in perioperative nursing. [ READ MORE ]
Victorian School Nurses ANF SIG
School Nursing is a specialised practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, and primary healthcare of students and staff within a school community. School nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual or potential health problems and provide case management services. [ READ MORE ]
Victorian Urological Nurses Society
The Victorian Urological Nurses Society (VUNS) was established in 1993 with the purpose of providing a communication network for those nurses with a special interest in urological nursing. [ READ MORE ]
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