Conferences and events

On this page:

• PNC Calendar
• Perioperative Nurses College Conference 2026 - Postponed to 2027
• Upcoming webinars
• Other events
• Past webinars
• Future PNC Conference locations

PNC Calendar – Important 2026 dates for College members

49th Biennial Conference of the Perioperative Nurses College of NZNO 

POSTPONED until 2027

9 - 10 October 2026
Auckland/Northland

Vacancies on National Committee

Regional reps needed for:

• Hawkes Bay
• Auckland
• Wellington

Read the roles available and responsibilities here

• Nomination form - Regional representative
• Nomination form - PNC Vice Chair
• Nomination form - PNC Secretary
• Nomination form - PNC Treasurer

Upcoming webinars

Building wellbeing in perioperative nursing

Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026 (postponement date)
Time: 7 - 8pm

Presenter: Lucy Middleton, Clinical Nurse Leader- Grace Hospital, Tauranga, Chairperson of Perioperative Nurses College NZNO

Perioperative nursing is demanding, complex, and deeply rewarding, but it can also place significant pressure on the wellbeing of nurses. Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how effective leadership can support the health and wellness of perioperative teams.

Download the webinar flyer

Register now

Other events

Perioperative Medicine in Action – FREE online course

University College London and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (UK) present the third run of their MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) Perioperative Medicine in Action.

We think this free course will be of interest to our members. It provides a unique opportunity to access high quality learning material written by the UK leaders in perioperative medicine, as well as connecting with and discussing key topics with other healthcare providers world wide. The course is available in English and Spanish.

Kind Regards,

Dr Abigail Whiteman and Dr Katie Samuel
Perioperative Medicine in Action Lead Educators

Download the course poster

Get started now

For more events of interest see the NZNO event calendar.

Past webinars - An information resource for members

Members can view past PNC webinars on My Health Hub.

• Acute behavioural disturbance: Anastasia James, Clinical Nurse Educator PACU, Wellington Regional Hospital
• Back to the future - Anaesthetic nursing in Aotearoa: SIÂN MITCHELL, National Nursing Advisor Perianaesthesia, Southern Cross Healthcare
• Caring for your sterile set-up: Diane McClelland, Registered nurse and anaesthetic technician
• Donor experiences - Nurse and recipient: Sharee Johnston, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Vascular, Upper GI and Abdominal Transplant for Adult and Trauma Operating Rooms, Te Whatu Ora Auckland City Hospital AND Amy Ng-Thomson, Clinical Quality Specialty Nurse for Surgery, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Services at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
• Donor surgery 101 for perioperative nurses: Jude Quijano, Organ Donor Retrieval Nurse, Te Whatu Ora.
• ECMO - Core concepts and nurses' guide to percutaneous ECMO cannulation: Blessel Joy Paderna, RN, Te Whatu Ora - Southern
• From Fiji to Dunedin - A journey of growth: Roneel Nand, CNC Main operating theatres, Dunedin Hospital
• Hip fractures: Aimee Keogh, CNC Orthopaedic trauma theatre, Dunedin Hospital
• How to make nursing meaningful: Frances Smith RN, Charlene Cotterell RN, Grace Summerfield RN
• Mercy ships: Nicola Hall, RN Theatre Nurse, Royston Hospital, Hastings
• Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: CHEN ZHOU, Nurse Educator, Operating Rooms, Ahua Tohu Pokangia, Perioperative Services, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland
• Operating room nurses’ perspective of patient centered care in intra-operative setting: Chen Zhou, Nurse Educator, Operating Rooms, Āhua Tohu Pōkangia, Perioperative Services, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland
• Operation Restore Hope Ian Clark, Anaesthetic Technician, Kaweka Hospital, Hastings
• PACU patient assessment: Amber Cox, RN, BN, PGCert, GradDip Clinical Teaching & Assessment, ACPAN Board Member
• Patient journey - Through the colorectal cancer pathway and ERAS pathway: Kim Snoep, Colorectal Clinical Nurse Sepecialist
• Scrubbing, gowning and gloving & Speciman management: Nadine Harrison-Smith, RN - Operating Theatre, and Bobby Guy, CNS at Burwood Hospital, Christchurch. 
• Sepsis - Early recognition and treatment : Cam Howard - Waikato Sepsis CNS, National support co-ordinator - NZ Sepsis Trust
• Sharp injuries in perioperative care: Rachelle Bines, Perioperative RN - Southern Cross New Plymouth Hospital and member of the IPC committee
• Skin cancers Juliet Asbery, NP Dermatology, Te Whatu Ora, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley
• The Tambourine Man - Alcohol, drugs and anaesthesia: Dr Tony Diprose
• The Treaty or Te Tiriti? - An analysis, Part 1: Dean Cowles, Maori Nurse Advisor - Nursing Directorate, Southern Cross Healthcare
• The Treaty or TeTiriti? - An analysis, Part 2 - Application to the perioperative setting: Dean Cowles, Maori Nurse Advisor - Nursing Directorate, Southern Cross Healthcare
• Theatre communication: Maryanne Coyle, Medline Clinical Support for REM Systems Ltd 
• Transforming cardiac surgery nursing - The role of RNFSAS and implementation of endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH : Jacque Roberts, Kelsie Abercrombie, Georgia Miller - CNS, RNFSA Cardiac Surgery, Waikato Hospital

View on My Health Hub now

Future PNC Conference locations

• 2026 Auckland / Northland
• 2028 Otago / Southland
• 2030 Hawkes Bay
• 2032 Central North Island
• 2034 Ruahine / Egmont
• 2036 Nelson Marlborough / Christchurch / West Coast