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Upcoming Conferences
College of Emergency Nurses Annual General Meeting
31 October 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm
Online, more information will be available soon and meeting links will be sent to members
AGM papers
College of Emergency Nurses Conference
19-20 March 2026
Rydges Hotel
Auckland
CENNZ Study Days
No CENNZ Study days are scheduled at present, but Advanced Emergency Nurse Network (AENN) Study Day is scheduled for 6 June 2025.
CENNZ Networking Days
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CENNZ Network Days
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Face to Face meetings with colleagues working in Emergency Departments
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Venue
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| Clinical Nurse Managers (CNM) |
23 May 2025, 8.30am - 1.30pm |
Online |
| Clinical Nurse Managers (CNM) |
Face to face will be part of the conference in March 2026 |
TBC |
| Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE) |
28 May 2025 |
Online |
| Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE) |
Face to face will be part of the conference in March 2026 |
TBC |
Webinars
Beyond the Binary - Supporting LGBTQIA+ people in emergency care
Date: Thursday 9 October 2025
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Presenters:
Wendy Sundgren, Associate Clinical Nurse Manager, Middlemore ED, Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Auckland
Dr Natalie Anderson, Staff Nurse, Auckland ED, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
This webinar is their way of contributing to that change — by creating a safe space to reflect on norms and assumptions, learn about diverse sex, gender and sexuality and begin or continue the journey toward more a irming and accessible care.
Registration required
Use the link: https://tinyurl.com/CENNZLGBTQIA
Code Crimson and the Crimson MHP - Whats the difference
Date: Thursday 13 November 2025
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Presenter:
Kevin Henshall, Trauma Nurse Specialist role at Counties Manukau, currently on secondment to Ministry of Health - Emergency Management as Principal Advisor NZMAT for Education.
In this webinar:
Trauma Nurse Specialist Kevin Henshall, will review the evolution of Code Crimson and the Crimson Massive Haemorrhage Protocol (MHP), exploring the history, benefits, and challenges of each. Kevin will highlight the importance of shared mental models in managing Code Crimson events, ensuring teams work seamlessly under pressure. He will also unpack strategies for coordinating massive transfusion, reminding us to “own the process – not let the process own you.”
Registration required
Use the link: https://tinyurl.com/CENNZMHP
Past webinars
The following past webinars are available for viewing on My Health Hub.
- Sepsis in the ED
Presenter: Dr Paul Huggan, Consultant, Infectious disease at Te Whatu ora Waikato, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Founding Trustee - Sepsis Trust NZ
- Workplace Wellbeing for Emergency Medicine - Our Team is our Heart
Presenter: Dr Jo Cole, Workforce Wellbeing Programme Lead NZ, Health Roundtable
- Assessing & Managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries including concussion
Presenters: Alice Theadom, Professor of Brain Health and Director of the TBI Network, Registered Psychologist and Rutherfod Discovery Fellow.
Kevin Henshall, Nurse Specialist, Trauma Service, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, Counties Manukau
- Dementia, Depression & Delirium - The 3DS
Presenter: Dr Michal Boyd, Honorary Assoc. Professor, Nurse Practitioner, School of Nursing, University of Auckland
- Preparing Patients for Air Retrieval: Presenter: Toni Johnston, Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care and Flight, Southern Critical Care, Dunedin Hospital Paramedic, Order of St John, Southern Region
- Patient Blood Management: Presenters: Katerina Hodgson (Kat) , CNS Patient blood management team, Te Toka Tumai, RNAA Starship Operating rooms,, and Juvel George, CNS for PBM & Nurse Educator forLevel 8 Operating rooms, Te Toka Tumai
- Pae Ora - Healthy futures within emergency care: Presenter: Natasha Hemopo Kemp, (Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Tamatera) Emergency Clinical Nurse Consultant, Member of CENNZ (holds the Pae Ora Portfolio) Nursing Advisor with Manaaki Mana
- Improving the environment for Maori accessing Emergency Care: Presenter: Natasha Kemp, (Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Tamatera) Emergency Clinical Nurse Consultant, Member of CENNZ (holds the Pae Ora Portfolio) Nursing Advisor with Manaaki Mana
- Management of Acute Stroke: Presenter: Julia Stark, PHD, RN, Head of School,Nursing Faculty of Medical and Health Schience, University of Auckland
- Trauma informed care and trauma screening: Presenter: Anna Elders, Nurse Practitioner/Cognitive Bahavioural Therapist, Clinical lead for Just a Thought
- 12 Lead ECG's / Advanced ECG: Presenter: Damar Kaur, Nurse Practitioner with specialis interest in Cardiology
- Management of Cardiac implantable electronic devices in the ED: Presenter: Theodore Pearson, Cardiac Physiologist, Wellington Hospital
- Managing the breathless patient: Presenter: Nicola Corna, Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Services, Counties Manukau Health
- Bronchiolitis, dont just do something, stand there: Presenter: Libby Haskell, Paediatric Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Childrens Emergency Department. Starship Hospital and Senior Research Fellow - Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth, University of Auckland
- The importance of pausing in ED: Presenter: Demi Du Toit - RN, Emergency Department Te Whatu Ora- Waikato Hospital
- Suicidal or not: Reviewing risk with the Columbia suicide scale - CSS-6 Version: Presenter: Debora Anderson, Psych Consult Liasion, CNE, Crisis Response, Duly Authorised Officer
- The Impact of Long-Term Mental Health Conditions on Physical Health: Presenter: Cath Allwood, Mental Health Educator iin the Emergency Department, Te Whata Ora - Southern
- Violence and Aggression in the ED: Presenter: Dr Sandy Richardson, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury
Past Conferences
College of Emergency Nurses Annual General Meeting
Thursday 31 October 2024 - Virtual
The 29th College of Emergency Nurses Conference 2023
"Ready to Respond – Kia Mataara"
Christchurch
The 28th College of Emergency Nurses NZ Conference 2019
Kotahitanga
"Compassion and Inclusion"
Hamilton
The 27th College of Emergency Nurses NZ Conference 2018
"ConnectED"
Hawkes Bay
The 26th College of Emergency Nurses NZ Conference 2017
"Remotely Rural in the City"
Queenstown