About APNA

Lynne Walker President Lynne has been a Division 1 Nurse for 25 years, and practising Midwifery for 21 of those years. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Health Counselling and is a credentialled Pap test provider. Lynne has been employed in a large General Practice for the past 4 years, along with 9 general practioners and 3 nurses.  Lynne is currently participating in a pilot program as a Nurse Practitioner, which is being administered by the Central Highlands Division of General Practice. Carol Forrest Treasurer Carol has worked for three years as a Practice Nurse in a busy Medical Centre in Melbourne with seven doctors. She has been nursing for 28 years, and a Division 1 nurse for 10 years, graduating BN in 1997 at La Trobe University. Carol then successfully completed The Well Women's Health Nursing course, including a Pap Nurse Smear Provider Credential at Monash University. More recently in 2001, Carol completed The Advanced Wound Management course at the Ulcer Clinic, Caulfield, Victoria. The Health Assessments provide the opportunity for Carol to follow her special interest in the implementation of 'sucessful living' in the community for the individual older adults, as lifestyles adjust to accommodate changes in health status. Carol can be contacted by email. Juliet Esmonde Committee Member Juliet has been a qualified nurse for 19 years and a practice nurse for 9 years working in a busy five doctor practice. She started in general practice knowing next to nothing and learned very quickly that knowledge and networking is very empowering. She began working on her immunisation endorsement which led onto work in immunisation support at the local Division. Juliet is an assessor for the immunisation endorsement course and is just completing a Pap Smear credentialed course. Her week is split between the two jobs which gives her an overview into how diverse practice nursing can be. Jo Humphreys Committee Member Jo has been nursing for almost 30 years, mostly in a small country town in Gippsland Victoria. She's a Division 1 nurse, credentialled Pap test provider and Nurse Immuniser. Jo has worked in a busy Country General Practice which services her hospital, with a staff of 8 doctors and 3 nurses. Vivienne Pike Committee Member Vivienne is currently working as a Nursing Contractor for the Department of Defence, a position that involves all aspects of treatment room nursing, annual and deployment health assessments on defence personnel, as well as admininistration within the medical centre. Her position also requires her to manage the home paperwork e.g Accounts, Collecting GST, Indemnity and Income Protection Insurance etc. Vivienne has more than ten years experience working in both the small GP Practice and large Medical Centre Treatment Room as a Practice Nurse. She is happy to answer any questions on subject relevant to nursing in general practice and also working as a contractor. Vivienne is available to discuss issues either by phoning her mobile 0402 286 789 any time or 02 9418 4401 after 6pm...or click here to send her an email. Marion Jenkins   Committee Member I completed my training at Prince Henry's Hospital in 1977. Have worked in Aged Care for 26 years. Have been a Practice Nurse at the Chadstone Medical Centre for nearly 4 years. Short and sweet! Can't think of any thing else to bring me up to the level of the rest of you...no post grad diplomas or certificates, just pretty basic. When my children leave home, if I'm not too old and demented, maybe I'll be able to undertake the diploma in Practice Nursing! Sue Rayner Cairns, Queensland  Sue works part time for Queensland Health, in the area of Critical Care/Dialysis, and also works three days a week as the  Practice Support Officer for the  Cairns Division. Sue co-ordinates the Vietnam Veteran's Healthy Hearts Programme, and is a Fitness Leader with one of the local health clubs. Sue's special interest is Chronic Disease, as well as her keen interest in supporting and improving General Practice, which she believes can be achieved through the support and education of Practice Nurses and Practice Staff. Feel free to contact Sue either by phoning 07 4052 1699 or email   Paul Geyer Chief Executive Officer Paul has held a variety of management positions including General Manager of the Australian operations of a NZ software company, CEO of a Division of General Practice, medical education and retail advertising. This diverse background is complemented by an MBA.  Paul started with the APNA on 22 March 2004.

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