Passionate about children and young people’s health in New Zealand?
Then you need to belong to the Nurses for Children and Young People of Aotearoa section.
We promote co-operation and the sharing of knowledge and skills among nurses concerned with the health of children, young people and their families - both in hospital and community settings.
With CYPA you can be supported, get information on further education and research and participate in national conferences.
This section offers:
- a vehicle for talking online to other nurses throughout the country
- a voice to foster and promote cohesive child advocacy in the political arena
- opportunities to comment on and/or contribute to proposals, legislation, and national policies which affect children, young people and their families.
Latest Information
Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship
The topics for the 2013/2014 Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship have been released. Applications close on the 14th April (Scholarship offered yearly) with funding up to $14,000. Please click on the link to the flyer for more information about the scholarship and how to apply.
Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Flyer (PDF, 264KB)
Newborn Pre-enrolment Toolkit
The Newborn Pre-enrolment Toolkit and the instructional video are now available on the Ministry of Health's Website.The toolkit and video provide information about the Preliminary Newborn Enrolment policy aims and rationale, a step-by-step guide on the preliminary newborn enrolment process, an algorithm for newborn pre-enrolment, the newborn pre-enrolment business rules, frequently asked questions, sample letters and instructions on how the newborn pre-enrolment code will operate in the various practice management systems.
http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/primary-health-care/primary-health-care-services-and-projects/newborns-will-be-enrolled-gps-sooner
ACCYPN E-Learning Opportunities
ACCYPN Webcasts are recordings of past events that can be purchased and then watched online or downloaded on demand. The re-launch online service will allow you to select and pay to watch your choice of programme from those available on the ACCYPN website.
You can now purchase individual sessions at a reduced cost - there are over 40 topics to select from! On average, you can purchase an hour of learning for $20.00. You can record 1 CPD point per hour of viewing.
These E-Learning opportunities are useful if you have been unable to make it to an event or if you would like to re-visit some of the topics.
Click here to visit the ACCYPN E-Learning pages.
Publishing your work
Are you thinking about publishing your project, research or conference presentation?
What about writing for Neonatal Paediatric and Child Health Nursing journal (NPCHN)?
As an organisation NCYPA are now official partners of this journal and it is important that our New Zealand nursing voice is heard through the journal.
Perhaps you are involved in some kind of project or evaluation, or you are undertaking some higher education, or perhaps you have just made a conference presentation and would like to expand your work into a publishable format. Consider publishing your work in NPCHN
Ruth Crawford (RN, PhD candidate), Principal Lecturer at the School of Nursing, EIT Hawke’s Bay is also an Associate Editor in NPCHN. She is happy to help writers who have work they want to publish. She has kindly offered to read draft manuscripts and make suggestions.
You can contact Ruth by email rcrawford@eit.ac.nz or text 027 418 4968
Paediatric Vaccines Research Review
To view or download click on link below:
Paediatric Vaccines Research Review - Issue 13 2013 (PDF, 498KB)
Child Health Research Review
To view or download click on link below:
Child Health Research Review - Issue 1, 2013
Become a Peer Reviewer for the Journal
Have you completed a Post graduate qualification?
Have you submitted an article to a peer reviewed journal for publication?
If so, we want you!
When authors submit to the Neonatal Paediatric and Child Health Nursing journal (NPCHN), the article is reviewed by peer reviewers. We need more peer reviewers who are willing to review articles.
If you are interested please contact Ruth Crawford by email rcrawford@eit.ac.nz,
or text 027 418 4968
Nurses for Children and Young People of Aoteroa NZNO Conference Scholarship
May 2012
A scholarship is available for registered nurses working in the area of child/youth health, who wish to attend an international/national conference relating to child/youth health.
Click here to download the application form:
NCYPA Conference Scholarship Application (PDF 95KB)
Children's Commissioners Blog
The Office of the Children's Commissioner advocates for the best interests of all children and young people in New Zealand. The Office of the Children's Commissioner looks to ensure all of their rights are respected and upheld.
www.occ.org.nz/blog_listing
Youth Health Nursing - Standards for Effective Practice
For further information please contact Gillian Alcorn, Secretary of the Society for Youth Health Professionals Aotearoa, New Zealand (SYHPANZ)
kkalcornfam@maxnet.co.nz