Joanne Dean
President
RN, NP, Grad Dip (Geront. Nsg.), MN (Nurse Practitioner), Grad Cert Cont Nsg, Grad Cert Spinal Nsg
Continence Position Held: Nurse Practitioner; Next Practice, Deakin ACT.
Joanne has worked in a variety of clinical settings in metropolitan and rural continence services.
She is a current member of the International Continence Society Nursing Committee.
Melissa Wright
Vice-President & Queensland State Representative
RN, BNurs, Grad Cert Health - Advanced Continence Nurse Specialist and Urodynamics Certified (Hands-On Urodynamics)
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Janet Bartolic
Secretary
RN, B. App. Sci (Nsg); Grad Dip (Community); Grad Cert (Continence)
Continence Position Held: Regional Nurse Continence Specialist, Eastern Hume region
Steve Marburg
Treasurer
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist Werribee Mercy Hospital, National Continence Helpline
Jane Neve
WA Representative
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist
Liz Anderson
ACT Representative
RN, Grad Cert (Stomal Therapy)
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist in Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services - Canberra Health Services
Clinical interest: Catheterisation Management/Education; promoting good bladder & bowel management.
Currently, Liz's main role is to build capacity and offer clinical support to Community Nursing services and to promote continence and management of bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Caroline Kalkman
Victorian State Representative
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist
Kylie Wicks
New South Wales State Representative
MN(Research), BHlth, DipAppSci(Nursing)
Continence Postions Held: Nurse Continence Specialist in spinal cord injury and general continence, General Manager Clinical Services BrightSky Australia, and ParaQuad NSW and NT
Alyson Sweeney
Tasmania State Representative
RN, Master of Nursing (Continence).
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist at Community Continence Services, Hobart
Michael Arthur
South Australia State Representative
RN; Grad Dip App Sci (Rehab), Grad Cert Continence Promotion and Management
Continence Position Held: RN, Nurse Continence Specialist; Community Lifestyle Advisory Service, PQSA
Nicola Jelinek
Northern Territory Representative
RN, Grad Cert (Continence and Urology), Grad Cert (Community Development)
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist in Alice Springs
Elizabeth Watt
Co chair Professional Issues & Education Sub committee
RN, B App Sci (Adv Nsg), MNS, Cert Prom Cont, FACN
Position Held: Sessional academic
Dr Joan Ostaszkiewicz
Co-chair Professional Issues & Education Sub committee
RN, MN, PhD
Position Held: Director of Aged care research, National Ageing Research Institute
Colin Cassells
Co-chair Communication Sub committee
RN, B App Sci (Adv Nsg), Cert Cont Prom, BSc, Master of Gerontology, MCNA
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist in private practice
Julie Westaway
Co-chair Communication Sub committee
RN, Nurse Practitioner
Continence Position Held: Nurse Continence Specialist and Nurse Practitioner Urogynaecology/Continence at Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service