The Shift Podcast

Building better communities with Melissa_Neighbour (YIMBY) by NSWNMA

Supporting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander nursing & midwifery advocacy & activism by NSWNMA

Understanding nursing & midwifery migration by NSWNMA

The Value of Midwives and Women Centred Care_Hannah Dahlen AM by NSWNMA

Key worker housing: issues and challenges with Dr Catherine Gilbert by NSWNMA

Gender equity and the value of care work with Prof Rae Cooper by NSWNMA

On this episode Shaye speaks with Coffs Harbour midwife, Amanda Bailey Derrett

Growing up in the Philippines, Catherine didn't see much of her mum who left when she was six to work around the world as an RN, coming back only a few times a year to visit. Twenty one years later, Catherine joined her mum in Australia, as a single mum and began studying nursing as an international student.  When I asked Catherine to describe what her role as a care manager in aged care entails she said "I always tell the families of my residents that in their absence I am your family member's biggest advocate." Catherine's story is a heart warming tale of perseverance and finding your calling in an often overlooked specialty.  If you have ever been curious to work in aged care, looking for a career change, or are a new grad who has missed out on a placement- this podcast episode is for you.

As General Secretary of the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union, Sarah Beaman is a proud nurse, feminist and unionist. Sarah's union journey all started at the grass roots level following a conversation with her union organiser, when she asked what the union was doing about an entitlement she was no longer receiving. What Sarah's organiser said next shocked her, spurred her into action and to fight to improve the lives of nurses and midwives across Queensland. Listen now to Sarah's story and learn about how Queensland nurses and midwives won the battle for ratios and fair pay in their state.

On this episode of the Shift with Shaye we are joined by fellow nurse Michelle Cutmore. Michelle is a proud Gomeroi/Gamilaroi woman, with 30 years experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in both NSW and Queensland. Michelle is a board director of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives or CATSINaM for short, and was recently elected president of NSWNMA Member Circle. Michelle's passion for nursing is driven by a desire to provide grass roots care within the community, and help empower and enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to become nurses and midwives. Note: You may hear some sounds of nature throughout the podcast - Michelle is recording on country. Resources: Introduction to Cultural Safety and Cultural Humility - CATSINaM https://catsinam.org.au/murramullangari/ National Health and Leadership Forum resources: https://www.nhlf.org.au/resources/ Join the NSWNMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Member Circle here: https://www.nswnma.asn.au/membership/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-member-circle/

On this episode of the Shift with Shaye, Shaye is joined by Victoria Robinson, a third-year nursing student and assistant in nursing, who is passionate about improving the experience of nursing students, and in particular ending placement poverty. For more information on NSWNMA education events: https://www.nswnma.asn.au/education/education-calendar/ Sign our petition to end placement poverty: https://nswnma.info/end-placement-poverty

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Professor James Buchan This episode was recorded live at the NSWNMA 78th Annual Conference 2023. MC - Sophie Scott

Dr David Lyell & Saba Akbar This episode was recorded live at the NSWNMA 78th Annual Conference 2023. MC - Sophie Scott

Professor Mary Chiarella AM This episode was recorded live at the NSWNMA 78th Annual Conference 2023. MC - Sophie Scott

Growing up in Dublin as one of eleven kids, to losing his mum and brother at a young age, dropping out of school at 15 and finishing university at 40, Keith Donnelly knows what is means to struggle. Now a mental health nurse at Prince of Wales, Keith is also the Director and Founder of Keith's Closet – a not-for-profit outfit providing clothing, toiletries, sanitary items, accessories, and homewares to patients on admission or discharge from a mental health facility. This is his story. Find out more about Keith's Closet: https://www.keithscloset.org/ Needing some support this Christmas? Nurse and Midwife Support is a 24/7 national support service, 1800 667 877, or visit https://www.nmsupport.org.au/

Shaye speaks with fellow nurse, academic and nursing influencer Dr Jessica Stoke-Parish. As a warning, today's podcast discusses experiences with end of life support for patients. If any of the topics in today's podcast raise concerns for you, Nurse and Midwife Support is a 24/7 national support service, 1800 667 877, or visit nmsupport.org.au

Shaye chats with Kylie Thompson the National Nurse Educator at the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN).

This episode Shaye takes us to the NSWNMA 78th Annual Conference where special guests Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien (authors of 'The Voice To Parliament Handbook') answer all your questions on the upcoming referendum. Guest MC Liz McCall Live intro by O'Bray Smith, President of the NSWNMA

On this episode Shaye speaks with fellow nurse China Lawrence. China's love of nursing evolved when she spent time volunteering in Mexico and Guatamala and now works as a Child and Family Health Nurse in Sydney.

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)

COVID-19 and aged care: a pandemic of virtue, vicissitude and vanity. Joseph Ibrahim is a medical specialist in geriatrics and an academic Professor and Head of the Health Law and Ageing Research Unit at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University. Joseph has over 30 years of clinical experience as a doctor in the public hospital system providing care for older people, he brings that knowledge and insights to research work. Joseph's research team focuses on reducing harm to older persons from neglect, poor care and abuse as well as seeking to improve the quality of life for older people. Joseph has also been an expert witness for criminal and coroners court cases as well as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Here he speaks at the NSWNMA 77th Annual Conference (originally recorded 3/8/22)

SUSTAIN AND RETAIN Prof James Buchan is a Adjunct Professor at UTS in Sydney, and a Senior Fellow at the Health Foundation in the UK. He is currently working as a consultant with ICN and with WHO. His background includes employment with Health Workforce Australia, and more recently as an advisor to the Scottish government health workforce department during the Covid- 19 pandemic. Here he speaks at the NSWNMA 77th Annual Conference in Sydney (originally recorded 3/8/22)

This episode Shaye speaks with Lorna Scott. Lorna is a nurse practitioner, women's health nurse and NSWNMA Councillor and proud Scotswoman. Lorna moved to Australia from Scotland in the 80s for, as she puts it the “nicer weather”, but it wasn't long before Lorna had thrown herself into the world of Australian nursing. In 1987 Lorna became one of the first Women's Health nurses in Australia and in the 1990s was part of a groundbreaking nurse practitioner pilot. 33 years on, Lorna is still loving working as a nurse practitioner and women's health nurse. She has some hilarious stories from her inspiring career to share with us.

This week Shaye is joined by a giant in Australia's nursing history, Valda Wiles AM. Valda commenced her nursing career in 1956, and was a pioneer in the field of critical care nursing. She was also instrumental in winning today's clinical care structure and the introduction of Clinical Nurse Specialists in our nursing teams. On top of this, she was also a union stalwart and authored a book on the history of critical care in Australia. For her work, she was awarded an Order of Australia in 1997. **CORRECTIONS** **The use of cardiac defibrillators by RNs in response to cardiac arrest was in the mid 1970s (long before AEDs) **Ms Patricia Staunton, General Secretary of the NSW Nurses Association, (Later the Hon. MLA, AM) delivered us the Clinical Career Structure not Ms Mary Henlen** Valda's book is entitled; There's A Bird In My Hand And A Bear By The Bed -- I Must Be In ICU: The Pivotal Years of Australian Critical Care Nursing by Valda Wiles and Kathy Daffurn More info here; https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2355095

This week Shaye speaks with Deb Lang. Deb is a retired nurse and midwife, with an incredibly varied career. After training and working in hospitals in Sydney in the 1970s, Deb then spent time working in Goulburn and the Central Coast, retiring recently from her role as a rehab CNC at Gosford Private Hospital. She was a member of the NSWNMA Council for many years and still remains involved in our campaigns through our Retired Member Activist Group. Her passions include veterans health and voluntary assisted dying, which they discuss in this episode.

On this episode Shaye speaks with Jenel Anderson, a transport nurse based in the Lower Hunter, and Sue Cameron, who is based in South West Sydney. Patient transport nurses play a critical role in our healthcare system. Whether it's transporting patients between hospitals, to and from nursing homes to health facilities, or taking people home after their stints in hospital, they play a vital role in patient care. It's a broad and diverse specialty – but one that is rarely in the spotlight

This week Shaye speaks with Emergency nurse, James Adams. James is an ED nurse in Western NSW, and is the President of the NSWNMA's Bathurst Branch. On top of this, he's a trained paramedic, a TV extra and an organ donor. He has also been awarded the Oberon Young Citizen of the Year and the St John Bravery Award, and has featured on Family Feud along with some of his ED colleagues. Talk about a full schedule! For more information on organ donation visit; https://www.donatelife.gov.au/

This episode Shaye sits down with Nursing Unit Manager, Julie Latimer and Clinical Nurse Specialist, Marge White from the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Kings Cross, Sydney. To find out more about Art from the Heart visit https://artfromtheheart.uniting.org

This week Shaye speaks with registered nurse Matt Tyson aka 'The Barefoot Nurse'

This week Shaye speaks with Lynda Balneaves, a registered nurse and cannabis researcher from Canada. Resources mentioned in the podcast; https://www.cannabisnurses.org https://ccic.net

This week Shaye speaks with Sonia Kokuru, 2021 New to Practice Nurse of the Year.

This week Shaye speaks with nurse Diane Lang, a NSWNMA Councillor and long time aged care activist about the recent Federal Election and the pre-budget announcements for health by the NSW Government.

This week Shaye speaks to Sue Walton, an aged care AIN who is fighting to see real change in the aged care sector.

This week Shaye speaks to Jocelyn Hofman, an aged care nurse who knows how important the outcome of the 2022 Federal Election is to the aged care sector.

This week Shaye speaks with Kelly Falconer, an emergency clinical nurse specialist and president of the Wyong Branch of the NSWNMA.

This week Shaye speaks with Skye Romer, a mental health nurse and secretary of the Prince of Wales Mental Health Branch of the NSWNMA about her experience and the current state of mental health nursing.

This week Shaye sits down with Sarah Morton, a dual registered midwife and nurse from Wollongong, to talk about the current midwifery crisis in NSW.

This week Shaye speaks with Corey Sclater. Corey is a nurse who has stepped up to the challenge of working towards ending COVID-19 overseas. He is currently based in Papua New Guinea as part of the international response to COVID-19 in the country. Corey was the 2020 NSW Health New to Practice Nurse of the Year, a recipient of the Champions of Change Award, and is an NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association member

This week Shaye is joined by Associate Professor Martin O'Brien (University of Wollongong) to talk about the contribution of public sector wages to Illawarra's economy during the prolonged crises of Black summer bushfires and COVID-19.

This week Shaye speaks with the ANMF's federal secretary Annie Butler to discuss how our organisations will be working together over the upcoming year.

This week Shaye speaks with Mark Aitken, a Registered Nurse and the Stakeholder Engagement Manager of Nurse and Midwife Support (NMS). NMS is 24/7 national support service for nurses and midwives providing access to confidential advice and referral. Nurse & Midwife Support is funded by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and run independently by Turning Point. The NSWNMA is working in partnership with NMS on the “I'm Only Human” campaign www.nmsupport.org.au