Download - ANTS EBulletin
Melissa [email protected]
Purpose
‘Community of Practice’ Shared interests Medium for communication Information sharing
Research/scholarly activities Clinical education issues
Showcase unique initiatives or activities
Contribute to shared knowledge
Does the eBulletin meet our need?Currently we have
Quarterly electronic publication
Reliant on member contribution and participation
Inclusive of ANTS state committee reports
Special interest stories We need more! Tell other ANTS members about the
great work you or your colleagues are doing
Future growth
Considerations Access – each edition of the eBulletin is accessed approx 600
times
Member needs? – does it suit our member needs?
What would address our needs best? – A scholarly peer-reviewed journal could help to raise the profile of ANTS and provide a forum for first time publishers
Contribution to Aust educational scholarship Jan Sayers’ report
Room for an Aust focused educational journal Nursing only or inclusive of allied health?
Educational journal
Melissa Bloomer (eBulletin editor) met with Cambridge Publishing to discuss producing a peer-reviewed journal for ANTS
Aust owned specialist publisher Will help to refine purpose and needs, Help to target our market audience, Positive impact on membership
Some of the journals published on behalf of Societies are:
ACORN – The Official Journal of Perioperative Nursing in AustraliaAustralian College of Operating Room Nurses
Australia and New Zealand Continence JournalContinence Foundation of Australia (CFA)
Australian Journal of Cancer NursingCancer Nurses Society of Australia
Day Surgery AustraliaAustralian Day Surgery Nurses Association
Journal of Stomal Therapy AustraliaAustralian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses
Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Journal Australian Confederation of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses and Australian College of Neonatal Nurses and Neonatal Nurses College Aotearoa
Wound Practice & ResearchAustralian Wound Management Association
Transplant Nurses JournalTransplant Nurses Association
World Council of Enterostomal Therapists Journal The World Council of Enterostomal Therapists
BriefThe Law Society of Western Australia
The Australian MetrologistThe Metrology Society of Australia
Microbiology AustraliaThe Australian Society for Microbiology
http://journals.cambridgemedia.com.au/npchn/
Educational Journal Suggestion of dual approach
Scholarly peer-reviewed educational journalSociety magazine (similar to current
eBulletin)
Electronic or Print Editorial Marketing/Promotional Market audience, Impact on membership
Future direction – points to consider
Where do we see ANTS going?
How can we BETTER keep a geographically disparate membership connected?
How can we contribute To nursing? To nurse education?
