Theatre Managers and Educators Conference 2016

INVITED SPEAKERS

	Dr Lester Levy, CNZM Dr Levy is the appointed Chairman of Auckland Transport and the Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards. He is also the Independent Chairman of Tonkin & Taylor. These entities have combined annual operating revenues in excess of $4 billion, assets over $16 billion and staff of 20,000. Dr Levy is Professor (Adjunct) of Leadership at the University of Auckland Business School and is Head of the New Zealand Leadership Institute at the University of Auckland. Dr Levy is best known for leading a number of organisational performance transformations in both the public and private sector. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List Dr Levy was appointed as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to health and education. Dr Levy a graduate of Medicine and an MBA had his formative management background in large multi-nationals. Previously seconded to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and awarded the prestigious King's Fund International Fellowship from the King's Fund in London, his leadership research has been published in a number of international peer reviewed academic journals and he is the author of the book “Leadership and the Whirlpool Effect”.

	Amy Scott \| Get Dotted Living in beautiful Alexandra, she is a proud born and bred rural Central Otago girl. Whilst she’s represented NZ in ice hockey she’s still not allowed to drive tractors! Following a career as a practicing lawyer Amy changed direction. Amy has since had over 10 years’ experience as a communication consultant, trainer, speaker, mentor and author. She is a recognised “thought leader” and one of Australasia’s most sought after speakers. Amy is also an accredited “Dots!” facilitator (currently NZ’s best professional development) who “engages and energises ”audiences with her down to earth style. Benefits of Dots Seminar Gain an understanding of the 4 different communication styles Experience clearer communication See potential for improved productivity (personally & within teams) Enjoy the hands on practical approach to communication that stands the test of time! Gain an awareness of what is currently known as NZ’s best professional development. Be part of the “dots” revolution!

	Maria Carbines Maria is a registered nurse who works, clinically, as an ADHB bureau nurse in ORL theatres at Starship and Auckland City Hospitals and, academically, as a casual lecturer and research support person in the nursing school at Unitec. She gained a PhD in 2012 and has remained active in the research field by assisting with projects at Unitec and ADHB as well as offering academic mentoring and support to a range of students across all levels of post-graduate education. Maria has worked in OR settings for over 20 years, having spent nine years at Green Lane Hospital as a staff nurse, CN Educator and Theatre Manager before starting at the Grafton site in 2004 as a Nurse Advisor in Sterile Services and staff a nurse in Starship ORs.

	Linda Chapman Since 2001, Linda has held her current position as a Charge Nurse Manager in Paediatric Operating Rooms at Starship Children’s Health, Auckland, specialising in Otorhinolaryngology(ORL)and Dental. Her career of over 40 years has included nursing in Pain Clinic, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neurosurgery and also Midwifery. Linda’s professional interests are perioperative quality improvement and multidisciplinary team communication. Her hobbies include the New Zealand Fashion Museum, bush walking, gardening and music.

	Sue Christie Workforce Consultant Waitemata District Health Board Sue has worked in the health sector in DHB land for the last 15 plus years. Her work is with people who provide services that support quality clinical and experience outcomes for our population. Her passion is enhancing peoples abilities to interact and function positively within the environment they work. She is an experienced group facilitator who is realistic about the working world health professionals are functioning in. Sue works to enhance that environment by empowering individuals and teams to relate in ways that build respect, understanding and quality outcomes for all stakeholders.

	Daniela Ciura Trained at Manukau Institute of Technology. Her leadership skills and planned approach to all issues perioperative have been recognized and from the standard responsibilities of the Nurse-in –Charge of theatre in a multi-specialty acute tertiary hospital She has been involved in the work regarding the opening of the new Theatre Block with state –of-the-art 14 operating rooms at Middlemore Hospital and she has contributed with initiatives from previous experiences and current findings from national and international sources. Since 2013 she has taken the role of Associate Nurse Manager for Plastic, Burns, Maxillofacial and Hands in Operating Room, Middlemore. Her passion for the management of burn patients intraoperative has continued over the years, and she is unrelenting in searching for best care utilizing high standards and latest developments.

	Michael Field Sustainable Development Manager at Waitemata District Health Board Michael is a multi-award winning sustainability professional with extensive experience in organisational sustainability and is widely regarded as a thought leader in this field. The programmes he has developed have delivered strong financial results - based on increased efficiency and the elimination of unnecessary cost – as well as greatly increased staff engagement, leading to higher quality outcomes and a more positive organisational reputation. The approach taken also delivers extremely strong environmental benefits as a by-product of an organisation operating as efficiently as it can. Michael was a founder of the New Zealand Green Building Council, wrote the sustainable procurement guidelines for the Rugby World Cup 2011, has over 25 published papers and articles, is a guest expert lecturer at Massey University, is a regular media commentator and conference presenter, and is recognised as a leader in behavioural change, essential for effective programme implementation.

	Naida Glavish Nadia is a highly respected Iwi and Community Leader. Naida is currently employed as the Chief Tikanga Advisor/General Manager Maori with the He Kamaka Waiora, Maori Health, Waitemata and Auckland District Health Board. She has an extensive career in Maori Health Services as a General Manager, been a Senior Te Reo Maori Teacher an world renown for her stand as the “Kia Ora” staff member at New Zealand Post Office. Naida spent 12 years as the Commissioner on the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission. Her curriculum vitae lists 19 Iwi, Government and Community organisations that she contributes to as a Patron, Chairperson, and active member. Naida also represents the Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards on the Tamaki Makaurau Regional Leadership for Whanau Ora. Naida was placed number five on the Maori Party List Seat in the 2008 election. She has been the inspirational speaker on numerous occasions at Iwi, Community, Government and International Forums and does not hesitate to espouse the achievements of the Maori Party. Naida is a fluent bi-lingual speaker, has proven ability to link government initiatives and community expectations, maintains a strong involvement in the Iwi Leaders Forum, has had an extensive involvement in change management processes, has strong interpersonal skills and a proven history for obtaining excellent outcomes for Maori

	Christine Gregor Christine as been a theatre nurse since 1975. During this time she has worked in England, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. She has been the theatre Manager at Southern Cross Hamilton for the past 12 years. In 2015 - the 100 year anniversary of Gallipoli. Christine was inspired by the brave nurses who went to war . This gave her the realisation that her Aunty Ruby who had trained in 1945 was the inspiration for her in 1975 to be a nurse . This then inspired her daughter in 2005 to also become a nurse. This created to desire to write a 100 year reflection on the changing world of nursing as the natural next step.

	Robyn Hughes Robyn Hughes RN, PG Dip, is Nurse Manager of the Middlemore Hospital Operating Theatres. She is well established in her role and has strong managerial and leadership skills which over the years have seen her leading teams in both the private and public sector. Robyn led her team in the planning and seamless transition to the new Operating Theatres in 2014, an achievement which she is very proud of. At this time Middlemore theatre services migrated from a very much outdated Galbraith Theatre block of ten theatres to a state of the art purpose built Operating theatre complex consisting of a Theatre Admission and Discharge Unit, fourteen operating theatres, two procedure rooms and a Post Anaesthetic Care Unit. She effectively plans the use of departmental resources and communicates with the multidisciplinary teams, ensuring effective management of the acute and elective patient process through the operating rooms.

	Mike Hulme-Moir Mike trained in New Zealand at Auckland University and passed the FRACS in 1998. Following this, he spent two years training in GI and Colorectal surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He is currently the Clinical Head of the Colorectal unit at North Shore Hospital which is now one of the largest Colorectal Cancer units in the country. He is also Clinical Director of the WDHB Bowel screening pilot. He has a strong interest in improving colorectal cancer outcomes in New Zealand. In addition he offers a tertiary referral service at WDHB for advanced pelvic malignancy and recurrent rectal cancer.

	Maurice Lee Dr Maurice Lee is currently a Consultant Anesthetist at Waitemata DHB, working at North Shore and Waitakere hospitals. Maurice has an interest in Developing Country Aid Work. He spent 4 years living in Nepal with his family between 2003-2007, where he helped establish a nurse anaesthetist training programme, and also training Nepali doctors on anaesthesia rotations. He travels to Nepal annually for two weeks to be part of a surgical outreach programme into remote, impoverished districts. He has also been involved in disaster management and response. Apart from the training work he does with Pacific anesthetists, he has travelled to Vietnam, taking teams from the New Zealand Society of Anesthetists, to distribute and provide training on the use of pulse oximeters for remote hospitals. During the Christchurch EQ in 2011, he was the senior medical officer at the National Health Coordination Center helping with the medical response. He was on the working party with the Ministry of Health as they started putting together a structure for a New Zealand Disaster Medical Assistance Team. In 2015 when the earthquake struck in Nepal and he was deployed with a US-based disaster-response NGO.

	Dr Roz Sorensen DHSc, RGON, M. Health Mgt, Dip Bus (PMER) Roz is a nurse, researcher, project consultant, senior lecturer, DHB performance manager and NGO Board chair currently working in a range of roles in the health and education sectors. She has more than twenty years’ experience as a health manager from charge nurse manager to more senior positions in DHB Provider Arm and Funding divisions, a shared agency and the Ministry of Health. Roz has been a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in the School of Clinical Services for the past two years. Working closely with clinicians and educators she has been instrumental in establishing and coordinating the Registered Nurse Assistant to the Anaesthetist (RNAA) – a Certificate of Proficiency, conducted as a pilot post graduate paper at AUT in 2015 with nine nurses enrolled. The RNAA paper introduces post graduate nurses to the scope of practice and role of the Registered Nurse Assistant to the Anaesthetist (RNAA) within the New Zealand healthcare context. Nurses examine practice as an Anaesthetic assistant and the knowledge and skills that will inform that practice in anaesthesia care in the Operating Room (OR) to achieve proficiency. Roz will share a snapshot of the programme, and the experiences and learning from RNAA 2015.