Dr Isabella Wright completed her nursing degree 35 years ago in Sydney, Australia, and has worked in the aged care sector in many roles in Australia and New Zealand. Roles such as Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Director of Nursing, Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology, as well as a Quality Auditor. Endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner in 2012, with an area of practice in adult and older adult care, Isabella is an independent contractor. She runs NP-led clinics in large residential aged care homes in Auckland, with a particular interest and experience in dementia care.  ..read more

Adjunct Professor Ward currently serves as CEO of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and CEO of the Australian College of Nursing Foundation. She has led a program of transformation including raising awareness of the profession and building a legacy of nursing leadership, policy, advocacy and social impact, as well as creating hundreds of leadership and representation positions for nurses Australia wide. As such, ACN is now Australia’s beacon for Nurse Leadership. Adjunct Professor Ward is inspired to ensure nurses from all backgrounds have access to world-class education at all stages o ..read more

Amanda is a Nurse Practitioner, Credentialed Mental Health Nurse, Psychotherapist, ADHD Certified Provider and the Director of NPathy. Amanda currently works in private practice and primary mental health care. Amanda has over 10 years’ experience working in several mental health settings including inpatient, community, primary, residential, immigration detention, and non-clinical settings such as a federal government department and university. Amanda is a passionate advocate for Nurse Practitioners in Australia. https://npathy.com.au ..read more

Sarah Webb is an ICU Nurse Practitioner and was the driving force behind the creation of an ICU NP model of care at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. Sarah has over 18 years experience in Intensive Care where she has worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, ICU Clinical Coordinator, ICU Clinical Educator and Resuscitation CNC. She has also worked as a midwife and in aeromedical retrieval. Since 2014, Sarah has been working as an NP in ICU, building the core practice areas of an intensive care NP and promoting the nurse practitioner role. Sarah has completed a Master of Nursing (Intensive Care ..read more

Professor (Practice) Alison McMillan PSM was appointed as our Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer in November 2019. Alison is a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Business Administration. In June 2021 Alison was awarded a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to driving the Government’s national health response priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly to infection prevention measures.  ..read more

Chris is a Registered Nurse and Endorsed Nurse Practitioner (NP) working in private general practice. He received his formal training as an Adult and Geriatric (Aged Care) NP from the University of Wisconsin, based in the United States. He has worked in diverse healthcare settings, ranging from rural primary healthcare to subspecialty practice in a quaternary referral centre. He immigrated to Australia in 2007 and has since served on several national and international committees vested in the advancement of the Australian  ..read more

Jason is a Nurse Practitioner trained in emergency and critical care. He is currently moving into the private sector as a co-founder of HEAL Urgent Care. He hopes to help revolutionise the way emergency care is delivered in Australia ..read more

Hannah steele is a Nurse practitioner in Veteran Health. She is the director of Veteran Medical, a nationwide practice supporting veterans and their DVA journey.  Hannah was endorsed in 2022, after finishing her Masters degree at the University of Newcastle. She was inspired to become a Nurse Practitioner when she met Amy Bowen (NP), and saw the potential the Nurse Practitioner role has in supporting the current veteran health crisis ..read more

Leanne is the president of the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners. She is a nurse practitioner with a background in critical care and paediatrics and remote nursing. She currently practices across three GP clinics in Melbourne. She has also built, owned and operated her own GP practice and is now a director of the Prime Medical Property Group, developing and building properties in the health sector. Leanne also does business planning and is the author of 'Medical Business Management', aimed at assisting health professionals to start their own businesses.  She works as a casual acad ..read more

Today we interview Dina Farag, with Amy Bowen (NP). Dina is a clinical pharmacist with Meditrax and expert in her field. The Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) is a clinical review of medications that are prescribed to older people living in aged care facilities. Listen along and enjoy a few case studies where we break down some medication charts, and try to improve the quality of life of RACF residents. The intent of the RMMR Program is to support the quality use of medicines and assist minimising adverse medicine events for people living in approved Australian Government-funded ..read more