ACORN: Leading periopera2ve nursing in

Australia Dr Jed Duff

Australian College of periOpeRa2ve Nurses

Australian College of periOpeRa2ve Nurses

Periopera2ve Nurses Associa2on of Queensland

NSW/ ACT Opera2ng Room Nurses Associa2on

Victorian Periopera2ve Nurses Group

Tasmanian Opera2ng Room Nurses

South Australian Periopera2ve

Nurses Associa2on

Opera2ng Room Nurses Associa2on of WA

Northern Territory Periopera2ve Nurses

Interna2onal Federa2on of Periopera2ve Nurses (IFPN) Asian Periopera2ve Nurses Associa2on (ASIORNA)

Members survey results

The typical ACORN member

Female (93%) aged 51 to 60 (41%)

20 years experience (50%) but a member for only 1 to 5 (27%)

Works full-2me (44%) in direct pa2ent care (67%) at a metropolitan (61%) public hospital (58%)

Has post grad qualifica2ons (46%) and iden2fies primarily as a scrub nurse (72%)

Joined for professional development opportuni2es (64%) which are beaer, or much beaer than expected (50%)

Sa2sfied with the college (80%) and would recommend membership to a colleague (98%)

Opinion of our products and services

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Conference

Standards

Webinar

Journal

Much beaer than expected Beaer than expected

About what expected Worse than expected

Much worse than expected

Overall sa2sfac2on with ACORN

35.2

44.9

17.6

1.8 0.5

Totally sa2sfied

Somewhat sa2sfied

neutral

Somewhat dissa2sfied

Very dissa2sfied

Would recommend ACORN to a friend

98% of respondents would

recommend membership

to a colleague

Opportuni2es for Improvement

•  More professional development opportuni2es

•  Improved access to ACORN Standards

•  Greater transparency

•  Beaer communica2on with members

•  More collabora2on with other organisa2ons

•  Keep costs down

•  Recruit more members

Achievements

Strategic Plan

1.  Development the organisa2on

2.  Consolidate & expand services

3.  Leadership and advocacy

4.  Strengthen partnerships and collabora2on

5.  Increase and diversify financial support

Shared Governance Framework

ACORN Board

Censor Panel

Finance & Governance

Standards Standards Editor Standards Faculty

Membership & Marke2ng

Conference Conference Organiser

Educa2on, Research & Journal

Educa2on Officer

Journal Editor Journal Officer

Execu2ve Officer

Administra2ve Officer

New Cons2tu2on

•  Name changed to Australian College of periOpeRa2ve Nurses

•  Directly elected Member Director

•  Smaller more efficient Board

•  Non-member External Director

•  Op2on for Directors and President to be re-elected

•  Strengthening of commiaee structure

•  Compliant with ANCC/ ASIC

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ACORN Standards

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website

ACORN Standards Price Reduc2on

Member Non member

Single user e-Subscrip2on $50 $175

Bundle $150 $395

Mul2-user (single facility)

Theatres in facility >4 $300

5-9 $500

10-14 $900

15-19 $1200

>20 $1500

Mul2-user (network)

Facili2es in network

2-5 $2000

6-10 $3000

11-15 $4000

16-20 $5000

>20 $6000

ACORN Journal

•  Now self published

•  New branding

•  Clinical issues papers

•  More peer reviewed papers

•  Online manuscript submission

•  $200 honorarium for authors CurrentlyseekingnewJournalEditor

ACORN Endorsed Periopera2ve text 2e

Editors

•  Dr Lois Hamlin

•  Menna Davies

•  Dr Marilyn Richardson-Tench

•  Sally Sutherland-Fraser

With contribu2ons from leading Australian periopera2ve nurses

UTAS Collabora2on

•  HECS waivers for ACORN members

•  Opportunity to influence curriculum

•  Opportunity for experience members to tutor online

•  Opportunity to design new courses

•  $1.5million is benefits to members

ACORN Webinar Series

Monthly webinar series

•  Anaphylaxis

•  Periopera2ve hypothermia

•  Malignant hypothermia

•  Surgical hand an2sepsis, gowning and gloving

•  Innova2ons in staffing alloca2on

•  Chemical free cleaning

PastwebinarsavailablefromtheACORNmemberssec#onofwebsite

Everyday Heroes

ACORN & ASIRONA Conference 2018

Annual Research Grant

•  $20,000 grant

•  Higher degree research students (Masters or Doctoral level)

•  Research teams

•  Novice researchers

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Conference/Educa2on Grants

•  Up to $2000 grants

•  Conferences

•  Formal periopera2ve qualifica2ons

•  Professional development ac2vi2es

•  $30,000 in grants provided to members last financial year

Applica#onsreviewedFeb,May,August&November

ACORN Fellowship

•  Most pres2gious category of membership

•  Significant contribu2on to the

goals of the College

•  Significant contribu2on to

periopera2ve nursing

•  Demonstrated professional excellence

Upcoming Educa2on Events

6th August NSW OTA Newcastle

13th August VPNG

Melbourne

13th August PNAQ

Brisbane

27th August NSW OTA

Wagga Wagga

16th September VPNG

Melbourne

4th October NTPN

Darwin

8th October VPNG

Traralgon

8-10th October ASIORNA

Hong Kong

28th October ORNA WA

Perth

President Elect, Sarah Bird

Ques2on?

acorn.org.au

president@acorn.org.au

@ACORN_org

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