Uni helps schools focus on health
Published on 11 April, 2013
CQUniversity has hosted and helped to stage a 'three-in-one' workshop for teachers, which achieved a 100% participant satisfaction rate.
Despite being held on one of the wettest days on record, Rockhampton's first 'Diabetes/Asthma/Epilepsy Chronic Disease Management in Schools Workshop' reached 64 teachers and associated education staff.
L-R workshop organiser Veronica Mills (Qld Health District Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant based at CQUniversity Health Clinic) with Qld Health School Health Nurses Friederike McCartney, Beverley Hewett and Hilary Peters
It involved three of CQUniversity's Allied Health professionals, four district school nurses and two diabetes educators, and drew on support from Professors Ysanne Chapman and Kerry Reid-Searl. Key district school nurse participants included Friederike McCartney, Beverley Hewett, Hilary Peters and Sally Minto, along with co-organiser Gail Steindl (Ed Qld Clinical Nurse).
Speakers included:
Leah Grice - Asthma Educator for Asthma Queensland;
Lisa Todd- Epilepsy Action Australia (from Sydney office);
Veronica Mills- District Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant.
Exercise Physiology students Emma (left) and Rebecca (far right) with L-R workshop organiser Veronica Mills (Qld Health District Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant based at CQUniversity Health Clinic) with Qld Health School Health Nurses Friederike McCartney, Beverley Hewett and Hilary Peters