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Upcoming Conferences
College of Emergency Nurses Conference
A revised CENNZ Conference is moving from October therefore date for next conference is likely to be March 2026 with location to be confirmed.
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
Sepsis in the ED
Date: Thursday 7 August 2025
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Presenter: Dr Paul Huggan, Consultant, Infectious disease at Te Whatu ora Waikato, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Founding Trustee - Sepsis Trust NZ
Sepsis remains a common, complex, and potentially life-threatening presentation to Emergency Departments across Aotearoa New Zealand. Join Dr Paul Huggan for an engaging and practical session exploring why sepsis can be so challenging to manage, the common pitfalls and delays in care, and what we can do to improve outcomes for patients.
Registration required
Use the link: https://tinyurl.com/CENNZSEPSIS
Past webinars
The following past webinars are available for viewing on My Health Hub.
- 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