Check out our coming events on our website – https://sites.google.com/site/pasthcnw/

The Australian Parish/Pastoral  Nurse Resource Centre and PHNA office is now operating from The Wesley Centre for Life Enrichment Located at 100 Yarra St Geelong.

Call in and see our lovely new office in a beautiful garden setting.

Office opening hours Thursdays 9-5pm and by appointment.

To access office from Yarra St, take the ramp  the right of the Church entrance down to the lower level, turning left at the bottom of the ramp and we are located in the third office on the left.

Vist our home page at: https://sites.google.com/site/pasthcnw/

Our New Phone number is 5249 5799

July 22nd 2011 Melbourne.Ph 0408 217375 for more details

PHNA- Geelong will be be offering presentations of the Five Wishes living will booklets with its unique additional wishes for Emotional and Spiritual care included. commencing March 21st  , 7-9pm , at the Geelong Conference Centre.

Bookings essential – limited capacity- Call 03 5247 0128 now to reserve your place.

For more information see – www.agingwithdignity.org

PHNA held a very successful Annual General Meeting on November 9th and welcome 3 new members to the board, Noreen Nicholson, Rod Bush and Michael Hogan. We welcome them and look forward to a productive year ahead with many exciting developments on the horizon.

We thank and farewell Ellen Miller, Ellen McGann and Patrice Hall for their generous service over the past year.

Owing to the sale of our rental property in Shannon Ave, Geelong West, the PHNA centre will be ceasing operations as of October 15th 2010.

We will be relocating to a purpose built Community Hub in the Geelong CBD upon completion of building works.

In the interim PHNA services and education will continue to be held at a variety of venues throughout Geelong & Melbourne, check this website or contact us via phone or email for all enquiries .

Check out the Canadian Nurses position statement on Spirituality in Healthcare

http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS111_Spirituality_2010_e.pdf

PHNA will soon be offering Flexible Distance Learning packages for Nurses , Pastoral staff and Allied Health Practitioners. Call Leonie on 03 5247 0128 or Carmel on 03 9407 3181,  now  to register your interest.

The Curriculum is adapted from the course developed by the International Parish Nurse Resource Centre in St Louis , USA

Content:-

Spirituality -

• History & philosophy of Parish Nursing
• Prayer
• Self Care
• Health, Healing & Wholeness

Professional

• Ethical Issues
• Documenting Practice
• Legal Aspects
• Beginning your ministry
• Communication & Collaboration

Holistic Health

• Holistic Health
• Health Promotion
• Transforming Life Issues -  Family Violence &  Grief & Loss

Community

• Assessment
• Assessing Community Resources
• Advocacy
• Care Coordination

Our next network day for Nurses and Pastoral Health associates will be held on July 2nd at 264 Shannon Ave Geelong West. 10-3pm .

All current and interested Nurses welcome.RSVP PH 52470128