General Information Short Courses Program
Postgraduate Education Staff
Undergraduate Program Location
Graduate Nurse Program
 

The Department of Nursing Education offers specialised education and training for Registered Nurses (Divisions 1 & 2) wishing to increase their knowledge and skills in the practice of oncology nursing. Continuing Education responsive to the needs of individual nurses and those of the organisation is the cornerstone of evidence based, high quality patient care. The Nursing Education department demonstrates its commitment to this essential activity through the provision of an extensive Continuing Education and competency assessment program and undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and nurse visitor programs.

 

Peter Mac offers 2nd & 3rd year nursing clinical placements to a number of Victorian Universities who have students completing an undergraduate qualification. Positions are available for clinical experience in both ambulatory and in-patient areas.
For further information regarding undergraduate clinical experience at Peter Mac, contact Tracey Taylor, Undergraduate Program Co-ordinator.

 

Please go to Graduate Nurse Program page for detail information.
For further information regarding Graduate Nurse Program at Peter Mac, contact Michelle Rutherford (mat leave to October 07) or Claire Elletson.

Please go to Postgraduate Programs page for details.
  For further information regarding Postgraduate Programs at Peter Mac, contact:
Nicole King for cancer/palliative care nursing graduate certificate program & University of Melbourne cancer / palliative care stream courses
Judy Forsyth for transfusion practice certificate program
Christine Hunter for peri-operative/anaesthics postgraduate diploma program
Christine Brown & Elizabeth Delaney for critical care postgraduate diploma program

Please go to Short Courses Program page for detail information.

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Prof Sanchia Aranda Director of Nursing Research in Cancer Nursing for Peter Mac, Head School of Nursing & Social Work for University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
Judy Forsyth Clinical Nurse Educator. RN, RM, Onc Cert., GradDipAdvNsg (Practice & Management), Grad Dip (Health Admininistration)
Nicole King GCCN/ PDACN Coordinator. RN, BN, Grad Dip (Cancer Nursing), Grad Cert in Educational Studies.
Claire Elletson Graduate Program Co-ordinator, RN, BN, Grad Cert (Cancer Nursing), GradCertAdvAcuteNsg
Indra Marandawela Receptionist Education Centre
Joanne Balmforth Clinical Nurse Educator, RN, Dip. Health Science Nursing, BSc (Hons) Cancer Nursing (Adult)
Michelle Rutherford Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator (Maternity Leave), RN, BN, Grad Dip (Cancer Nursing)
Denise Spencer Manager, Education Centre RN, Onc Cert., BA, Grad Dip Adult Education & Training, GradCert Education & Training (Information Technology), MN
Tracey Taylor Coordinator Undergraduate & Short Course Programs, RN, Onc Cert.,Grad Dip Palliative Care, M M'ment, Cert IV Workplace Training & Assesment.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St Andrews Place, East Melbourne VIC 3002
Ph: (03) 9656 1111, Fax (03) 9656 1400 (Melway Refrence Map 2G:A2)

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