Tenderness for Nurses

Today we chat with Dr Toni Hains. Toni is a Nurse Practitioner who has gone on to do her PhD comparing patient and surgical outcomes between medical and non-medical surgical assistants who assist surgeons perform surgical operations.

Toni is highly regarded in the cardiac field as a surgical assistant to cardio-thoracic surgeons in Brisbane and The Gold Coast.

She has been fighting for improved MBS rights for NSMA’s who are skilled surgical assistants. Currently, these fees are paid for by the patient or the surgeon.

Toni discusses the toll this ongoing bureaucratic battle has taken on her. How she has been abused by patients refusing to pay their bills, and how deciding to do her PhD was a pathway she was determined to take to help her prove the value of nurses as surgical assistants. 

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This episode we delve in to what workplace culture is and how we can all strive to have healthy work cultures.

We chat with Emma Hall, who owns and runs Emjoy. Emma believes we can all achieve healthy workplace cultures and offers advice on how this can be achieved. Emjoy works with well known brands across Australia helping them redefine their cultures with joy.
Emma spent 15 years with Virgin Australia as the GM for culture and employee experience. Cultural change can start with just one person choosing to make a difference in a workplace.

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Dr Lily Vrtik is a plastic and reconstructive specialist surgeon in Brisbane.
Delving in to how Lily has found herself in the role of health care advocate, health law graduate and specialist plastic surgeon, Bek and Lily chat about their combined experiences that have led them to having an in-depth discussion around moral injury, psychology safety, colleague compassion and self care.
This is a fascinating discussion that evokes much thought about the health care space. How doctors and nurses mental health are often forgotten, and how, we as colleagues, can show tenderness to ourselves and our colleagues.
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On this episode of Tenderness for Nurses, we chat with Dr Harb, a renown plastic surgeon from the UK.
Dr Harb has developed a procedure for treating noses without surgery, using fillers. This procedure is called a Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty. Treating noses with fillers is one the most high risk procedures in the non-surgical space, and numerous cases of blindness and tissue necrosis have been caused from this procedure. Dr Harb’s technique is all about patient safety and if following his technique correctly, the safety profile is high.
At a recent conference in Philadelphia, where Bek went to hear Dr Harb (and others) speak, Bek and Dr Harb sat down and chatted about what Dr Harb does for self care. 
Although mindful self care is new to Dr Harb, they discuss what he does, how he realised he needed to care and show tenderness to himself, and some of the practices he has put in to place.
This chat emphasises the need for everyone to care for themselves, regardless of whether you are a CEO, Plastic Surgeon, Nurse or student. We all need show a little tenderness to ourselves.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Tenderness for Nurses!

I want to take this opportunity to say thank you all for your support. I have been blown away by the feedback, the messages of encouragement and love. It is truly appreciated. I also want to say thank you to everyone who has given up their precious time to chat with me. I have learn't so much. I am surrounded by wonderful, amazing humans. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

This week we are chatting with Carly Jay Metcalfe. Calling this episode Breath is not only a huge shout out to Carly and the launch of her memoir, but many times through the first series, I have had to stop and take a deep breath.  I can do this, and I have, I am!  And I am loving every second of it. 

Carly chats about growing up with Cystic Fibrosis, having a double lung transplant and being diagnosed with a rare gynaecological cancer. She speaks honestly and openly about what she went through, how she coped and her healing pathway after these surgeries. We talk death, ghosts and that first poo after surgery!

It’s a chat filled with laughter and tears. Enjoy.

https://www.donatelife.gov.au

Breath | UQP

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Today is our final podcast for season one.  I have had lots of messages asking about what is required to get in to the aesthetic stream of medicine in Australia.  So I took the opportunity to chat with Cath McCahon who has practiced in aesthetic medicine for over 20 years.

Cath and I chat about aesthetics, pathways to become an injector. Good practice and support of each other, burnout and ethical practice in this speciality of nursing.

If you are interested in branching in to aesthetic medicine, this is the podcast for you!

This is just a brief overview, with more to come in season 2.

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Rana Kennelly is a powerhouse in the aesthetic industry. Rana is renown for her quality education, knowledge and skill within this health speciality. She is passionate about improving the aesthetic industry and teaching safe and effective techniques.
Today we chat aesthetics, how to work abroad as a nurse and how Rana manages running a busy practice with a young family in Chicago. 

This episode is an honest chat with a nurse who values education, sharing her knowledge and strongly advocates for nurses supporting nurses.

Rana has a patreon: Rana Kennelly at The Confidence Lab

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In this episode of the Podcast we talk about law and nursing with the principle lawyer Evonne Smyth from QNMU Law.

Evonne is the principle lawyer with 25+ years experience in this space.

Her passion is helping nurses navigate legal concerns. This encompasses a large range of issues for nurses.

Her knowledge and compassion have assisted many nurses in Queensland and she has a wealth of knowledge that she shares in an easy to understand way.

We talk about how nurses can protect themselves legally. This is an important issues that nurses are faced with daily.

If you have any concerns regarding legal concerns, contact QNMU Law.

[email protected]

1800 177 273

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Today we speak with Jodie Gamble. 

Jodie is the Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Brisbane Registry

Jodie Gamble is a lawyer and a nationally accredited mediator.  She was appointed as a Conference Registrar in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in 2006.

She has 25 years’ experience working as an alternative dispute resolution lawyer in merits review organisations including the AAT and the former Office of the Information Commissioner (Queensland) and previously she worked as a solicitor in private practice, specialising in family law.

Jodie’s current role requires her to conduct conferences and other alternative dispute resolution processes under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, in applications to the Tribunal involving the National Disability Insurance Scheme, workers compensation, taxation, social security, veterans’ entitlements, bankruptcy, civil aviation, freedom of information, immigration and citizenship, and regulatory and industry assistance.

Jodie comes with a wealth of knowledge around mediation and shares some tips around managing conflict and how to mediate in a thoughtful, engaged manner.

This is one Podcast not to miss as a Health care practitioner.

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Nicci Korff is the Community Operations Manager for Wandering Warriors.

Wandering Warriors is an organisation that assist Special Operation veterans. She has also worked on the task force with DVA Open arms.

With family members who have been and are in defence, Nicci brings personal insight in to what our defence personnel face once they leave the Defence Space, but also whilst working for Defence.

On the Podcast today we discuss how we can assist our defence veterans, PTSD, moral injury and more.

It was Nicci who introduced Bek to the concept of moral injury and how it can impact health professionals and defence alike.

If you require any assistance after listening to this podcast, the following services are available for you to chat with.

Wandering warriors: www.wanderingwarriors.org
Open Arms:
Www.openarms.gov.au
Beyond Blue:
www.beyondblue.org.au
Life Line:
www.lifeline.org.au

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