1962 ICI House and St Vincent's Hospital Lecture theatre ICU House Margaret Brown, Chairman (Scrub...

1962ICI House and St Vincent's Hospital

Lecture theatre ICU House

Margaret Brown, Chairman (Scrub nurse for surgeon)

1963Royal Melbourne Hospital

Merlyn Myer HallProjection into the future: 10 years hence

• Opened by Mr Grayton Brown FRACS, Chairman Road Traffic Authority

• 200 delegates, including interstate

• Panel of 5 discussed nurse education in the operating suite

• Fees 4/- non members• Program printed courtesy

Johnson & Johnson

1964St Vincent's Hospital

Brenan HallJohn Citizen in the operating suite

• Patient progress from reception; pre-operative care; sterilisation and prevention of infection; anaesthetic care; operating room set up and operative procedures; clean up following an infected case; recovery room and intensive care.

Mirriel Jeffries, Chairman ( PHH)

1965Repatriation General Hospital

St John’s Lecture TheatreCommunication or conflict

• Opened by Brigadier Chiltern, CBE, DSO, Chairman, Repatriation Commission

• 400 delegates• Poster presentation• Fees 7/- for non members• Trade exhibit of

instruments & supplies Dorothea Burnett, Chairman (Repat)

1966Repatriation General HospitalIs the theatre sister essential?

• Opened by Jane Muntz OBE, Nursing Advisor, Minister for Health

• 400 delegates including interstate

• $200.00 profit and $$ donated to College of Nursing to buy textbooks for operating room nursing course

1967Repatriation General Hospital

Making the theatre work

• Opened by Mr B Rank, President RACS

• 300 delegates including interstate and country

• Fees $2 for members, $3 for non members

• Papers on – packaging & sterilisation– teaching the student nurse

• Demonstration of theatre technique

Mary Barry, Chairman (Geelong)

1968University of Melbourne

Prince Philip Theatre(in Architecture building)

Smiles not tears

• Opened by Ellice Lang, Retiring President, RVCN

• Focus on safety & efficiency

• Fees $2 full day, $1 half day for members

• $3.50 for lunch, morning and afternoon teas

Marge Bennetts, Chairman (Austin)


Prince Philip TheatreAnticipation - participation - progress

• Opened by Miss E Johnson, Nursing Executive Officer, Hospitals & Charities Commission

• Over 300 delegates , including New Zealand• Focus on looking to the future and preparing

to achieve goals• Four papers presented by nurses


Old Arts BuildingConsequences of speed

• Opened by Mary Evans, President, RVCN

• Papers on trauma and importance of speed in initial treatment; compound fractures; contaminated wounds, resuscitation and rehabilitation

1971Camberwell Civic Centre

Prostheses in surgery

• Space for 43 trade exhibitors with separate morning & afternoon tea rooms

• Keynote speaker Betty Thomas, Immediate past President AORN

• Surgical Dynamics provided pre-luncheon sherry and soft drinks


Patient centred care

• Keynote speaker Janet Lay, Theatre Coordinator, Prince Henry & Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney

• Pre-conference exhibitor cocktail party for members

Sr. Mary Felix, Chairman (St Vincent’s)


Circulatory, chest & cardiac surgery

• Opened by Miss P Armstrong, Secretary RVCN

• Fees $4 full conference, $2 per session; Lunch $4

• Program & pre dinner drinks sponsored by Ethicon; morning & afternoon teas sponsored by Davis & Geck

Marea Fennell, Chairman

(St Vincent’s)


The road to casualty

• Keynote speaker, Dr Peter Bush, Director Casualty, RMH

• 330 delegates• Fees $6, lunch $3 &

members cocktail party $1.75

• 45 trade exhibitors


All chips & chisels ( no bone unturned)

• Keynote speaker Elizabeth Franks, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide & sponsored by Davis & Geck

• 309 delegates & 45 trade exhibits

• Surgical Dynamics sponsored the luncheon wine Lyn Root, Chairman (RWH)


Progress in a woman’s world

• Opened by Betty Lawson, Matron, RWH

• Topics related to gynaecology & infertility

• Fees $10, lunch $6, morning or afternoon tea $3

• Presentations by nurses proved very popular

1977Camberwell Civic CentreSurgery in renal failure

• Opened by Mr R Ansell, Administrator of Australian Kidney Foundation

• Topics addressed dialysis, kidney donation & transplantation

• Fees $12 for full day• 45 trade exhibitors Pauline Bennett, Chairman

(Maroondah)


Plastic & reconstructive surgery

• Opened by June Stewart, President, Directors of Nursing Association

• Topics addressed congenital defects, skin cancer & trauma including microsurgery

• 344 delegates paid $12 for conference

Education session

Lunch

Morning tea


ENT surgery & Anaesthetics

• Opened by Rae Anstee, DON, Austin Hospital– Spoke about the largely

unnoticed dedication required to be an operating room nurse & importance of professional membership

Note: the Six C’s – colour, circulation, chest movement, carbon dioxide, cough and

consciousness


Colorectal surgery

• Opened by Sir Edward Hughes, FRACS, Professor Surgery, Alfred

• Fees $15 full day; $7 half day

• Trade exhibit stand $150• Satchels were filled for

delegates• Dinner dance held on

completion with 140 attending

First coloured brochure & use of new logo

Lorraine Rome, Secretary for 16 years (right) at the registration desk with Leonie Lorenz, Ass

Treasurer


Neurosurgery

• Opened by Judith Cooney, Federal Secretary, RANF

• Papers covered trauma & intracranial lesions


• Proceedings made available on tape Front cover of first

conference bookletChloe Forsyth,

Chairman (RMH)


Keeping pace with the 80s

• 21st Annual conference• Keynote address Miss

June Allen, DON, Alfred & inaugural President of the Group

• Papers covered computers in the OR & pacemakers

• Satchels featured ORNG logo & 21st key


Burns & Orthopaedics

• Keynote speaker Miss Elaine Orr, DON, RCH


• Fees $26 for conference & cocktail party

• Five nursing papers• Happy hour concluded

the conferenceJacquie Dalzell, Chairman (Austin)

& Elaine Orr


Vascular surgery & Safe Practices in the OR

• Keynote speaker Miss Mona Menzies, Chief Nursing Officer, VNC

• 442 delegates ‘squeezed’ into civic centre

• Fees $30 full day; $12 half day

• Trade exhibits cost $250• Last conference at

Camberwell after 14 yearsMarea Fennell, Chairman

(St Vincent’s)

1985Southern Cross Hotel

New parts for old

• Keynote speaker Dr Larry Osborne, EO, Repatriation General Hospital

• Papers covered, intraocular lenses, breast reconstruction & kidney transplantation

• 66 trade exhibits @ $500 per stand

• 420 delegates paid $40 for full conference

1986 Victoria hosted ACORN Conference

Mara Fennell, Justice Kirby, Jacqui Dalzell

L-R Back: Andrea Brien (Western) Michelle Cullen, Pamela Waite (Cabrini) Jenny Dyason, Mary Newton (Vic Clinic) L-R Front: Carmel Gagliardi, Marian Kilvert, Winsome Salway, Brain Newton

Prince Henry’s Hospital and other delegates 1986 conference dinner

ACORN Board. Judith Cornell front right


New faces- a new outlook on life

• 25th Conference• Opening address Miss

Lucy Jo Atkinson, Editor, Point of View

• Papers covered cochlear implants & craniofacial surgery

• 340 delegates & 63 exhibitors

• Five educational grants @ $400 awarded

(Western Hospital)


All in a day’s work

• Opening Mr John Clareborough, OBE, FRACS

• Theme focused on day surgery

• Fees $55 for members; $60 for non members

• 450 delegates & trade exhibitor paid $660 for a stand

Claire Collins, Chairman (RCH)


Organ transplantation

• Keynote speaker Mr Nicholas Tonti-Filippini, Director of Bioethics, St Vincent's Hospital

• Davis & Geck, Ansell, Johnson & Johnson & Stelmara sponsored name badges, satchels, pens & pads, and printings costs


Laser surgery & neurosurgery

• Keynote speaker Ms Peg Higginbottom, Manager, Nursing Advisory Unit, DOH



• New evaluation form captured data that led to revision of conference format

1991Southern Cross HotelENT & Orthopaedics

• Keynote speaker Ms Chris Game, Director of Education , RCNA

• Research papers presented• Plenary & concurrent

sessions held, including workshops

• Surgicare, Fisher & Paykel, CIG, & Medtel provided equipment for workshops

• Windcheaters with the new logo for sale

1992World Congress CentreThe world is your oyster

• 30th conference• Keynote speaker Megan

Jane Johnson, Nurse Ethicist, RMIT


• 580 delegates; 75 trade• Call for abstracts in ANJ• Open forum & debate re

single use items

Leonie Lorenz, Chairman (Repat)

1993World Congress Centre

Victoria before the world- a spectrum of caring

• Keynote speaker Penny Smalley, Laser Consultant

• Research papers, forums & workshops

• VSPAAN presented a session

• 500 delegates• Fee to attend cocktail party• Speakers & committee

used identifying ribbons


The art & science of perioperative nursing

• Keynote speaker Barbara Horner, Consultant in Education & Training

• Fees $160 members; $180 non members; $25 cocktail party; $27 lunch


• Clive Alsop hosted a hypothetical on partner presence during caesarean section

1995World Congress CentreA new lamp is burning

• Keynote speaker Catherine Taylor, Head of School of Nursing, Deakin University

• Theme depicted changes in health care models & the need for perioperative nurses to preserve their identity

• Open forum depicted a law court & nurse & expert witness being cross examined

• Graduate certificate students presented on caring for ourselves & our patients

New A4 size brochure

1996World Congress CentreLook what do you see?

• Theme reflected advancement in minimally invasive surgery

• A debate on ‘any nurse can be a perioperative nurse’ facilitated by John Jost, broadcaster

• 74 trade exhibitorsFirst glossy brochure

1997World Congress CentrePrepare to be noticed

• No workshops but two surgical product presentations on breast biopsy system & flash sterilisation monitoring

• Passport incentive introduced

• ACORN President Carolyn Webster gave closing address

Michelle Cullen, Chairman (Box Hill)


The future is within our reach

• Theme reflected desire to create opportunities & take responsibility

• 235 delegates and 68 trade attended

• Committee wore polo shirts to distinguish them

1999Melb Convention Centre

Kaleidoscope

• Theme reflected a wide variety of topics– VRE– Pre admission clinics– Complimentary

therapies– Sentinel node biopsy– Management of teams– CPD

Jorge Acevedo Rodriguez, Chairman (Eye & Ear)


Going for Gold

• Ass Prof Kate Burridge, Linguist, spoke at welcome breakfast

• Nicole Livingstone, Olympic swimmer gave keynote address

• Sir Murray Rivers QC (satirist Bryan Dawes) entertained at welcome reception

• Victorian Nurse's Choir sang at closing ceremony


Sea Change

• Keynote address Belinda Moyes, Principal Nurse, Nurse Policy Branch, DHS

• Plenary session panel spoke on recruitment & retention

• Cocktail reception at Melbourne Aquarium

2002Victoria hosted the ACORN Conference

• Inaugural Judith Cornell Oration delivered by Judith Cornell, AM as an future event for perioperative nurses to share their vision for the future

• A masquerade ball was held for the 783 delegates and 100 trade

Marilyn Schroder, President (Mercy) with Betty Schulz, incoming AORN President

2003Moonee Valley Racecourse

Horses for courses: diversity in the OR

• New venue was designed to cut costs but delegates numbers were down

• Stryker donated $1500.00 best paper prize won by Carollyn Williams (Barwon Health)

Lesley Gilbert, President (Freemasons)

2004Docklands Stadium

Everyone's a winner: kicking goals for perioperative nursing

• Keynote address Marcia Griffin, business entrepreneur

• Ian Cover, sport commentator was MC

• Fees $375 for members, $475 for non members

• Two workshops preceded the conference, one at RACS simulation centre

2005Docklands Stadium

Flying the flag: tradition, innovation & the future

• Keynote speaker Robyn Moore, changing perception through the ‘power of the word.’

• Closing speaker, Jane Clifton, comedian

• Full registration $375.00 members, $475.00 non members. Cocktail reception $60.00


Passing the baton

• Theme reflected innovation in clinical practice; research impact; management strategies & strategies for change

• Opening speaker Olga Kanitsaki, RMIT University

• Keynote address by Col Beverley Wright, Director of Defence Force Nursing


Perioperative nursing: a golden career

Judith Bridges, President with Alan Gentry, Multigate

• Celebrated 50 years of the Group

• Opened by Dr David de Krester, Governor of Victoria

• Opening ceremony featured Victoria Police Band, past Presidents & Life members

• Keynote speaker Dr Ross Walker, cardiologist

• A Gold & Black Ball


The future is you … the next evolution

• Keynote speaker Li Cunxin ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’

• Hypothetical: ‘The Big Bang.’ Weekend, skeleton staff, terrorism, multiple trauma

• Debate: ‘The future of the perioperative nursing as we know it’

2009The Sebel

The courage to care

• Venue change to reduce costs

• Opening speaker Belinda Moyes, Chief Nurse, Vic

• Keynote address Peter Davidson, RAV & the rescue of 8 men during 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race

• Launch of the History of VPNG project Nan Lundie, President (Latrobe Uni)

2010The Sebel

Working together for success

• Opened by Adj Prof Belinda Moyes, Principle Nurse Advisor, DHS

• Keynote speaker Ass Prof Linda Starr, Dean School of Nursing Flinders University

• Paper on separating conjoined twins Trishna & Krishna

• Interactive workshops featured

2011Flemington Racecourse

Building on our Strengths

• MC Sam McCool, comedian

• Keynote address Amanda Gore, speaker to inspire creativity and laughter

• Open forum discussed standards of practice as a template for quality care and risk management

Daniel Scholtes, President (Warragul)

2012The Sebel

Everyday heroes: making a difference

• Opening address Prof Michael Grigg, Vice President, RACS

• Keynote speakers – Peter Hughes, Bali bombing

survivor on ‘Life beyond Bali’– Avril Henry, ‘Working with

generations’– Professor Peter Choong, Chair of

Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital on ‘Cancer surgery - what teamwork is all about’

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