On this episode Shaye speaks with fellow nurse Cherie Bennett. Cherie is a Clinical Nurse Specialist dealing in Sexual Health and HIV.

On this episode Shaye speaks with fellow nurse Fiona Hodson. Fiona is a Clinical Nurse Consultant working in pain management. Fiona is also a passionate advocate focused on improving pain management particularly for people experiencing pelvic problems and has helped to develop a new patient centred pelvic pain model of care. Fiona was also nominated for the 2023 HESTA Nurse of the Year award!

Resources mentioned in this podcast;

Agency for Clinical Innovation Chronic Pain https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/chronic-pain/chronic-pain

Resources for Health Professionals and Consumers

Pain Nurses Australia (PNA) https://www.painnurses.au

Information and support for those who want to work in pain management

Chronic Pain Australia (CPA) https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au

Consumer pain advocacy organisation-Pain forum and resources

Australian Pain Management Association (APMA) Consumer Pain organisation that has a PainLink Help line 1300 340 3570 and Pain Support groups

APMA (painmanagement.org.au)

On this episode Shaye speaks with fellow nurse, researcher, academic and clinician, Vasiliki Betihavas. Vasiliki is currently the National Deputy Head of School for Nursing at Notre Dame University.

This special episode of 'The Shift' was recorded at the NSWNMA's recent 'Building A Better You' event.

'Building Healthy Workplaces' presented by Catherine Ivanfy.

Catherine is a Professional Officer with the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association. Catherine has been responsible for coordinating education and ensuring that nurses and midwives have the right knowledge to work safely in their contexts of practice. Catherine is a registered nurse and has worked and educated in a wide variety of clinical settings such as intensive care, neurology, gastroenterology and whole of hospital. Catherine is passionate about the nursing and midwifery professions and has a keen interest in education. Catherine’s goal is to bring education on topics of interest and allow easily accessible education for all nurses and midwives.

Original Recording Date 26/5/2023

On this episode of Shaye speaks with Sarah Webb from Warren MPS in regional NSW. Sarah talks about why she became a nurse and why she went bush and never looked back.

This episode Shaye discusses the road to ratios with nurses Jess, Sam and Alicia.

This week Shaye speaks with Charlotte Ismay. Charlotte is a Drug and Alcohol Nurse in the Hunter Region. Charlotte is passionate about dispelling misconceptions and stigma around substance abuse within nursing as well as within the wider community to improve support for those who seek treatment.

This episode Shaye speaks with Pumla Coleman. Pumla grew up in South Africa under apartheid becoming a nurse in 1972. Her story is one of incredible bravery - fighting against systemic racism and risking her life to advocate for the health, wealth and welfare of her community.

On this week's episode of the Shift with Shaye we hear from Lesley Salem, nurse practitioner of 20 years and proud Wanaruah and Guringai woman.

At age 48, Lesley followed her passions and decided to work in Aboriginal Medical Services as a nurse practitioner.

As a nurse practitioner, Lesley is passionate about providing holistic care to patients and improving chronic health outcomes for First Nations people.

Reflections on the pandemic and how nurses and midwives will ensure their voices are heard as the healthcare system moves forward.

Linda Silas, President, Canadian Federation of Nurses Union Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director, National Nurses United, USA Shaye Candish, General Secretary, NSWNMA

Linda Silas has fine-tuned her skills as a union leader at the local, provincial, national and international levels over the course of two decades. Starting her tenure as a full-time labour activist as the single mom of a 13-month-old son has shaped Linda in a very distinctive way. Linda has earned a reputation for being a caring listener who is focused and solution-oriented in everything she does. Linda champions greater understanding and action on the social determinants of health and key policies that will enhance socio-economic equity, including a national pharmacare program and justice for Indigenous communities. Linda’s clinical background is ICU, emergency, and labour and delivery. Linda believes health care, like education and decent work, is a human right. She embodies the CFNU motto “Where knowledge meets know-how.

Bonnie Castillo, RN, is executive director of National Nurses United (NNU), California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), the largest U.S. union and professional association of registered nurses with more than 170,000 members. Bonnie is a globally recognized nursing and labour leader, who in 2020 was named as one of the TIME 100 most influential people in the world, and in Modern Healthcare’s list of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives. She has been with CNA/NNOC for almost two decades in a number of important capacities, working her way up into the leadership of the organization from her early days as a registered nurse member who helped to unionize her facility, to staff and then lead organizer, to a director, and now to her current position as executive director.

Shaye joined the NSWNMA in 2008 whilst working as a registered nurse in the emergency department at Campbelltown Hospital, she soon became an active member, campaigning with her colleagues for improvements to staffing. With growing appreciation of the work of the union, Shaye was successful in obtaining an Organiser position within the Public Health sector team before she quickly rose to the position of Lead Organiser, and then Campaign Coordinator of the Public Health Sector 2018 ratios campaign. Her apparent leadership skills then led to her appointment of Co Manager of the aged care and private sector team.

In August, 2021 Shaye was appointed as Assistant General Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association and Branch Assistant Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation NSW Branch and in August 2022 was appointed General Secretary of the NSWNMA.

This panel discussion was recorded at the NSWNMA 77th Annual Conference at the ICC in Sydney (original recording 3/8/22)