Provides support and advice to injured and ill nurses.
Contact:
10am-5pm (Mon-Fri) only
Annie Rutter - President ph: 1300760602
Joan Smith - Vice President ph: 1300760602
Email address: records@anfvic.asn.au
Postal address: ANF House, Box 12600 A'Beckett Street PO, Melbourne VIC 8006
2011 Injured Nurses Group meetings
Time: 11am - 12.30pm
Venue: ANF House, 540 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
- 15
February - member meeting
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15
March
- guest speaker Victorian Nurses Health Program (VNHP) Glenn Taylor
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19
April
- member meeting
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17
May
- member meeting
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21
June - member meeting
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19
July
- financial advisor
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16
August - member meeting
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20
September -
guest speaker Sharni Mabilia, Physiotherapist, Barbara Walker Centre for Pain
Management, St Vincent's Hospital
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18
October - workshop (10am - 12.30pm) guest speaker: Exercise Physiologist Brendan Sharpe. Brendan will be presenting on:
- Benefits of exercise
programs for pain and injury management
- Core anatomy and the
conditioning of a functional core
- Shoulder structure and
joint management
- Lifting programs in and
outside of the work environment
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15
November
- member meeting
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20
December
- End of year function
Membership:
- The INSG is a self help and support group for nurses who are injured or ill through work.
- Any nurse who suffers an injury of illness in Victoria is eligible to be a member of INSG.
- The INSG encourages injured and ill nurses to join the ANF, including Associate membership where appropriate.
- Download INSG membership form from the Resources Box
Aims:
- To provide information, education and referral advice for injured and ill nurses.
- To facilitate sharing of experiences of injured and ill nurses.
- To advocate improved rights and benefits for injured and ill nurses.
- To advocate improved prevention of injury and illness for nurses.
Useful Links:
Patron: Judith Durham AM