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Dripline Issue 46 is out!

The November-January 2024 issue of our newsletter, Dripline, is out now and available here or from our Dripline page. Read about PNDU MC members, Chris (president) and Gillians (vice president and Dripline editor’s) time in Auckland at the AuSPEN Annual Scientific Conference, as well as the Auckland social gathering. Read PNDU adult professional award winner, Emma …

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HPN Awareness Week 2020 is here!

HPN Awareness Week 2020 is here! There are three easy ways to be involved and celebrate with us… PNDU’s 2020 Awareness Week Video This is us. PNDU’s 2020 Awareness Week Video….not-your average-year for not-your-average group! Our members got busy indoors and online to bring you this video. Please enjoy and share with your friends, family …

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PNDU Retraining Article- now in print!

We are very proud here to announce that PNDU’s article on Retraining of HPN users is now in print in a bona fide medical journal! The article titled  “Retraining of Home Parenteral Users in Australia and New Zealand: a consumer audit” by Karen Winterbourn et al was published in the October 2019 issue of Vascular Access …

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PNDU’s Annual Report & Officeholders for the year

At PNDU’s Annual General Meeting today, the following officeholders were elected: NEW President – Chris NEW Vice President – Gillian Secretary & Public Officer – Miranda NEW Treasurer – Belinda Committee Members – Fay and Ryan We’re delighted to welcome Belinda and Ryan to the Management Committee, and to share PNDU’s Annual Report 2019 (also …

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Exciting international news: the international patient voice is registered and eager to be heard on living life with Home Artificial Nutrition

As a founding member of PACIFHAN, since 2014 PNDU has been working alongside Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN) support groups from a number of countries. We are delighted to share this media release from PACIFHAN announcing its registration as an international non-profit association. PNDU looks forward to PACIFHAN’s future and more opportunities to collaborate at the international level …

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Happy 10th Birthday to us!

Ten years of support for the HPN community ‘down under’ At PNDU, we’re celebrating this big milestone, and want to thank everyone – members, friends, clinicians, clinical groups and industry – for your support, enthusiasm and encouragement which have all helped PNDU get to where it is today. We had an early Birthday party last …

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PNDU is on Instagram!

We’re really pleased to let everyone know that PNDU has an Instagram account. Please follow us on “PNDU Inc.” (username: “pndownunder”) to see pics and other news of events and happenings at PNDU…

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Travel sponsorship 2018 winners

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 …

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2018 PNDU Award Winners Announced!

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 …

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