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Perioperative Nurses College 2025 Calendar. Important dates for Perioperative Nurses College members to note.
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Date
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Item
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| 11 February |
Webinar - Cancelled |
Virtual |
| 15/16 February |
National Committee meeting |
Wellington |
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25 March
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Webinar
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Virtual |
| 16 April |
National Committee Zoom meeting |
Virtual |
| 24 April |
Dissector Copy Deadline |
June Issue |
| 6 May |
Webinar |
Virtual |
| 12 May |
International Nurses Day |
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| 14/15 June |
National Committee meeting |
Christchurch |
| 17 June |
Webinar |
Virtual |
| 18 July |
Call for remits, changes to rules and subjects for discussion,Service to PNC award
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Send to National Secretary |
| 18 July |
Dissector Copy Deadline |
August Issue |
| 29 July |
Webinar |
Virtual |
| 6 August |
National Committee Zoom meeting |
Virtual |
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1 September
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Dissector Copy Deadline
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November Issue
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| 9 September |
Webinar |
Virtual |
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19 September
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Closing date for awards
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periop.awards@gmail.com |
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17 - 18 September
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NZNO conference and AGM
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Wellington
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| 14 October |
Webinar |
Virtual |
| 18 October |
PNC 52nd Annual General meeting |
Auckland/Virtual |
| 18 November |
Webinar |
Virtual |
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21 November
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Dissector Copy Deadline
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February 2026 Issue
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| 2026 |
Closing date for all other awards |
periop.awards@gmail.com |
Conferences
Perioperative Nurses College Annual General Meeting 2025
18 October 2025
12.30pm
This will be held via Zoom. Link will be sent to members at a later date.
Vacancies on National Committee
Regional reps needed for:
- Hawkes Bay
- Auckland
- Wellington
Read the roles available and responsibilities here
Expressions of Interest
Auckland 2026 Conference Planning Committee
Schedule of PNC Conferences
2026 Auckland/Northland
2028 Otago/Southland
2030 Hawkes Bay
2032 Central North Island
2034 Ruahine/Egmont
2036 Nelson Marlborough/Christchurch/Westcoast
Webinars
ECMO - Core concepts and nurses' guide to percutaneous ECMO cannulation
Tuesday 29 July 2025
7.00pm - 8.00pm
Presenter: Blessel Joy Paderna, RN, Te Whatu Ora - Southern
This presentation will explore the essential concepts of ECMO, with a focus on both the clinical foundations and the practical nursing considerations involved in percutaneous cannulation. It will also provide a concise step-by-step guide to the percutaneous cannulation process
Registrations required
Use the link: https://tinyurl.com/PNCJUL
Past Webinars
Past webinars are available for viewing on My Health Hub: https://myhealthhub.co.nz/pnc/
Mercy Ships
Presenter: Nicola Hall, RN Theatre Nurse, Royston Hospital, Hastings
PACU Patient Assessment
Presenter: Amber Cox, RN, BN, PGCert, GradDip Clinical Teaching & Assessment, ACPAN Board Member
Transforming Cardiac Surgery Nursing - The role of RNFSAS and implementation of endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH)
Presenters: Jacque Roberts, Kelsie Abercrombie, Georgia Miller - CNS, RNFSA Cardiac Surgery, Waikato Hospital
Back to the future - Anaesthetic nursing in Aotearoa
Presenter: SIÂN MITCHELL, National Nursing Advisor Perianaesthesia, Southern Cross Healthcare
Hip Fractures
Presenter: Aimee Keogh, CNC Orthopaedic trauma theatre, Dunedin Hospital
From Fiji to Dunedin - A journey of growth
Presenter: Roneel Nand, CNC Main operating theatres, Dunedin Hospital
Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Presenter: Anastasia James, Clinical Nurse Educator PACU, Wellington Regional Hospital
The Treaty or TeTiriti? - An Analasys part two - Application to the Perioperative Setting
Presenter: Dean Cowles, Maori Nurse Advisor - Nursing Directorate, Southern Cross Healthcare
Operation Restore Hope
Presenter: Ian Clark, Anaesthetic Technician, Kaweka Hospital, Hastings
Patient Journey - Through the colorectal cancer pathway and ERAS pathway
Presenter: Kim Snoep, Colorectal Clinical Nurse Sepecialist
Operating room nurses’ perspective of patient centered care in intra-operative setting
Presenter: Chen Zhou, Nurse Educator, Operating Rooms, Āhua Tohu Pōkangia, Perioperative Services, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland
The Treaty or Te Tiriti? An Analysys...
Presenter: Dean Cowles, Maori Nurse Advisor - Nursing Directorate, Southern Cross Healthcare
Skin Cancers
Presenter: Juliet Asbery, NP Dermatology, Te Whatu Ora, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley
Caring for your sterile set-up
Presenter: Diane McClelland, Registered nurse and anaesthetic technician
How to make nursing meaningful
Presenters: Frances Smith RN, Charlene Cotterell RN, Grace Summerfield RN
Sepsis - Early recognition and treatment
Presenter: Cam Howard - Waikato Sepsis CNS, National support co-ordinator - NZ Sepsis Trust.
The Tambourine Man - Alcohol, Drugs and Anaesthesia
Presenter: Dr Tony Diprose
Donor Experiences - Nurse and Recipient
Presenters:
Sharee Johnston, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Vascular, Upper GI and Abdominal Transplant for Adult and Trauma Operating Rooms, Te Whatu Ora Auckland City Hospital
Amy Ng-Thomson, Clinical Quality Specialty Nurse for Surgery, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Services at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
Theatre Communication
Presenter: Maryanne Coyle, Medline Clinical Support for REM Systems Ltd
Donor Surgery 101 for Perioperative Nurses
Presenter: Jude Quijano, Organ Donor Retrieval Nurse, Te Whatu Ora.
Scrubbing, Gowning and Gloving & Speciman Management
Presenters: Nadine Harrison-Smith, RN - Operating Theatre, and Bobby Guy, CNS at Burwood Hospital, Christchurch.
Other Events
Perioperative Medicine in Action
Online Course
University College London and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (UK) will soon be opening the third run of their MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) Perioperative Medicine in Action, after a highly succesful launch earlier this year.
This is a free online course that we think would be of interest to our members.
The course 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