Lutheran Nurses Association of Australia

The Lutheran Nurses Association of Australia (LNAA)

• is an auxiliary of the Lutheran Church of Australia
• was founded in 1991
• has members in all states of Australia
• encourages members to see their profession as a service to Christ
• provides spiritual support and practical guidance for members
• promotes opportunities for discussion, mutual sharing, moral support and fellowship

Membership

• is open to registered and enrolled nurses, student and retired nurses who are members of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
• has an annual fee of $25 ($20 for full-time student nurses, retirees, and non-working members).
• includes IN TOUCH newsletter (published 6 times each year) which contains feature articles, meeting details, news, professional development information, devotional and biblical studies, personal stories, anecdotes, discussion topics and more.
• Associate membership is open to Lutheran para-medical staff, and nurses from other Christian denominations.

Meetings

Meetings are held bi-monthly in Adelaide. Seminars are arranged periodically in regional centres. The annual general meeting is normally held in July.

Future Guest Speakers are:

• 25 September Palliative care in the hospice and community (Di Ollino, RN)
• 27 November Nurse education - past, present and future (Dr Anne van Loon, RN PhD)
• 5 February The challenge of HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea (Margaret Voigt, RN)

Meetings begin at 7.30pm and are held at the SA District Office, 137 Archer Street North Adelaide.

In Touch News

From the latest issue of IN TOUCH newsletter (September 2007):

• The ethics of organ donation
• President's report to AGM
• Executive position open
• Parish Nursing Report to AGM
• IN TOUCH 2006-2007
• Newsbrief
• Thinkpoint
• Lutherans for Life Annual Conference
• Draft guidelines for treating vegetative patients
• LNAA office bearers
• LCA Parish Nurse News
• Meeting Program for 2007
• Membership form
  

Further information

Contact Kris Reeve (08 8338 6585) President, Lutheran Nurses Association of Australia, for information about LNAA.