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PNDU is turning 10! HPN families: come & celebrate with us Sydney – 2 December 2018 We are combining our 2018 annual social gathering with PNDU 10th Birthday celebrations. This will be a special event, with great giveaways, special cake-cutting, some reflections on PNDU’s 10 years, and opportunity to mix with other families and individuals …
The August-October 2018 edition of our newsletter, Dripline, is out now and available here or from our Dripline page. As usual, this issue is packed with a mix of personal HPNer stories, PNDU activities and a medical perspective to add to our knowledge of HPN. We hear from two carers of little ones as well as a young adult; learn …
Today is World Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN) Day! HAN covers both Home Parenteral Nutrition and Home Enteral Nutrition. Please see PACIFHAN’s media release below and attached here. PNDU is a founding member of PACIFHAN. www.pacifhan.org A great opportunity early in our HPN Awareness Week ‘down under’ to celebrate with friends and colleagues around the world! And …
We hope everyone will make the most of this week to help increase understanding and awareness of our amazing life-support therapy – Home Parenteral Nutrition. Here are four easy ways to get involved: 1. Share our 2018 Awareness Week video: …
Everything is in place: members have their stickers; participating HPN hospitals and industry have loads of resources; the attendee list for the PN pharmacy tours is ready; and the last of the resources will be emailed out at the start of HPN Awareness Week. We hope everyone will make the most of this wonderful opportunity …
Calling all Kiwi and Aussie HPNers, carers and HPN clinicians! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to see the technology, expertise, care and precision involved in making our life-saving therapy; and for pharmacy staff to meet and know more about those ‘on the receiving end’ HPN clinicians: please let your HPN patients and carers know, and join a tour yourself! Biomed: …
Stickers will soon be sent to all PNDU members for wearing during AW; PNDU’s 2018 AW video will be available at the start of AW for sharing; Social media profile and frame; An example newspaper article is available now to help you write to your local newspaper with your story. Email us for a copy; Bingo game! …
PNDU is really happy to award not two, but three travel sponsorships this year to assist HPNers and carers to travel to Sydney for the two HPN consumer events in December. Congratulations to: Annaliese, Lisa & Trevor, and Jodie. We look forward to seeing you and lots of Kiwi and Aussie HPNers, carers and families …
We would like to congratulate the following winners announced at our Annual General Meeting today: Professional Awards: Outstanding Achievement Award: Dr Andrew Holt, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide Adult PN Professional of the Year: Francine Tanner, Austin Hospital, Melbourne Paediatric PN Professional of the Year: Gai Lovell, HNE Kids Health, Newcastle, NSW Commitment to Patient …
At PNDU’s Annual General Meeting today, the following officeholders were elected: President – Karen Vice President & Treasurer – Chris Secretary & Public Officer – Miranda Committee Members – Gillian and Fay We’re also delighted to share PNDU’s Annual Report 2018. Thank you to everyone who has helped make the past year a great one for …