With the International Day of the Midwife occurring on May 5 and International Nurses Day occurring on 12 May, we will be holding an event to celebrate our nurses and midwives on 9 May at 2:00pm, which will include Victoria’s Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer Adjunct Professor Karrie Long giving the keynote address. It will be held in-person at the Sunshine Hospital Auditorium and Live Streamed to all of our sites.
Karrie joined Safer Care Victoria as the state’s Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) in 2023 and is a visionary nursing leader with over 15 years’ experience driving health delivery innovation to ensure safer and more effective patient care. In her role as CNMO, Karrie provides professional leadership, advice, and direction to the Victoria’s healthcare sector drawing on a unique set of skills acquired across all aspects and levels of nursing, including regional and metropolitan health settings and academia. Karrie has an expansive knowledge of Victoria’s public health system gained through her previous roles as a clinician in intensive care and in education, digital health, research, and senior leadership.
Karrie’s keynote address will be on ‘Nursing and Midwifery in 2024’.
During the event you will be:
- welcomed by our Executive Director of Nursing & Midwifery Adjunct Professor Shane Crowe, who will reflect on the accomplishments of Western Health nurses and midwives, and look towards our exciting future.
- hear from our Director of Nursing for Mental Health & Wellbeing Ryan Dube
- hear from one of our amazing early career midwives.
The event will also see the launch of our new Western Health scrubs for our nurses and midwives – the latest in fashion-forward attire! Everyone who’s anyone will be there at this fashion show!
The event is being held live in the Sunshine Auditorium and will be live streamed across our sites. You are all welcome to join us for an afternoon tea in the Sunshine Atrium after the event.