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EDUCATIONAL COURSES:
La Trobe Division of Nursing & Midwifery post grad courses website http://www.latrobe.edu.au/Postgraduate/index.html
The link to the prostate care nursing program is: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/nursing/ProspectiveStudents
Master of Urological and Continence Nursing link http://www.latrobe.edu.au/nursing/Postgraduate2009/
Contact Details
Elizabeth Watt La Trobe/Austin Health Clinical School of Nursing Level 4, Austin Tower PO Box 5555 Heidelberg 3084 Phone: (03) 9496 4461 Fax: (03) 9496 4450
Watts E.Watt@latrobe.edu.au
INFORMATION LINKS:
Prostate cancer information for patients: http://www.cancervic.org.au//prostate/prostate.htm
Queensland Cancer Fund http://www.qldcancer.com.au/
Queensland Chapter of the Queensland Prostate Cancer Fund of Australia http://www.qldcancer.com.au/Prostate/AboutUs.html
AMS Nursing Prosthetics Fellowship (word doc) This fellowship was generously provided by AMS to start in 2011 It is intended to allow an ANZUNS member to travel and investigate the care of individuals living with or contemplating prosthetics to address urinary incontinence and/or erectile dysfunction. The President manages this fellowship and the successful applicant is announced at ASM of the year of the award.
Hospira Study Scholarship (pdf link) The Hospira Study Scholarship was established in 2007 to encourage and support ANZUNS members to further their urological nursing knowledge through study. Hospira supports the study scholarship valued at $3000 to financially assist a member who is enrolled in an accredited urological nursing course. The application form and application criteria may be accessed via the heading link.
RCNA Scholarships
All Scholarships are currently under review, please contact RCNA via their website (as listed below) for current availability. Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) is seeking applications for the following scholarships, awards and grants under the National Research and Scholarship Fund: * Annie M Sage Memorial Scholarship $10,000 * Joyce Wickham Memorial Scholarship $5,000 * Myrtle Ivy Quicke Memorial Scholarship $10,000 * Florence Nightingale $10,000 * Bequest Fund for Research (VIC only) $10,000 * Centaur Nurses Memorial Education Trust (VIC only)$5,000 * Margaret Y Winning (QLD only) $10,000
Applicants must be registered nurses who are also Members or Fellows of RCNA.
The funding is intended to assist registered nurses to undertake tertiary and/or postgraduate education and training, and research activities. As the criteria varies, intending applicants are advised to download copies of the application and guidelines forms from http://www.rcna.org.au. For further information please call 1800 061 660 or email scholarships@rcna.org.au.
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