School of Nursing and Midwifery news and events

• Welcome Professor Marie Gerdtz

  We’re pleased to welcome Professor Marie Gerdtz, our new Dean of La Trobe’s School of Nursing and Midwifery.

• Student prizes awarded

  The School of Nursing and Midwifery has celebrated the academic achievements of its most outstanding students.

• Taking Nursing and Midwifery to new heights

• Perioperative nurses and surgical skills training

  A new discussion paper from Olivia Sonneborn and Rachel Cardwell has examined the role of online learning in perioperative nursing education.

• Singaporean graduate Coreen Low receives Distinguished Alumni Award

  Coreen Low, a leader in Singaporean nursing with deep dedication to patient care, lifelong education and community service is awarded one of La Trobe’s highest honours.

• Championing the patient experience

  La Trobe alumna, Carolyn Naismith, reflects on her career as part of La Trobe's 50 years of nursing celebrations

• Reflecting on the growth of nursing research and advanced studies

  Professor Alan Pearson joined La Trobe University in 1999, where he served as Dean of the School of Nursing until 2001

• Pioneer alumna in postgraduate nursing

  Patricia ‘Sister Pat’ McPherson was one of the first graduates of La Trobe’s Master of Nursing in the late 1980s

• Social participation in aged care

  Researchers have investigated the factors that affect social participation for older people living in aged care

• Exploring nursing in Australia

  La Trobe's School of Nursing and Midwifery have hosted a two-week cultural immersion program

• A positive impact

  Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery student, Libby Farley, wants to help women feel empowered through their childbirth journey

• Reflecting on 50 years of nursing education

  William McGuiness, former Dean of La Trobe's School of Nursing and Midwifery, reflects on 50 years of nursing education

• Parents and workplace discrimination

  Researchers have examined perceived workplace discrimination and its effects on the mental health of working parents

• Passion for mental health nursing

• Nursing exchange exposes student to new opportunities

  Alexa Ponic has just completed an exchange program between La Trobe University and the University of Windsor in Canada

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