Nursing in the Community Celebration

Join our amazing alumni panel as they share their stories and offer inspiration and advice for a rewarding career in community nursing. 

The event will be hosted at Wollongong Campus and livestreamed across the country so you can join in the celebration, wherever you are!

A note for students
Caring for You Nursing Agency has kindly sponsored lunch for students. UOW students at regional and metropolitan campuses can book in to enjoy lunch and watch the livestream together.

EVENT DETAILS

Wollongong - Online
The event will be livestreamed via Zoom
Date: Tuesday 13 September 2022
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm

MEET THE PANEL

Cherie Bennett
Cherie is the Manager of the Cooper HIV/AIDS Research Training (CHART) Program, a research capacity building initiative targeting health care professionals in the Asia Pacific region.  Immediately prior to joining the Kirby Institute (UNSW), Cherie worked at the New South Wales STI Programs Unit with NSW Health as the state-wide HIV Clinical Nurse Consultant.  Cherie is a practicing Clinical Nurse Specialist (Sexual Health) and works as a Medical Educator.

Joel Wilkinson
An alumnus of the University, Joel graduated from a Bachelor of Nursing in 2019. He began his nursing career working in primary healthcare as a Medical Assistant and then completed his new graduate position working in Coronary Care and Perioperative units. He is now acting Practice Manager and a Registered Nurse for Grand Pacific Health at the University of Wollongong. Joel is the former President of Student Nurses as Professionals (SNAP) and was the recipient of NSW Health’s chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer Jacqui Cross Scholarship to attend the ACN 2018 National Nursing Forum.

Robbie Bedbrook
Robbie is a Registered Nurse in Primary Health Care from Sydney, Australia and also works as a thought leader in health, technology and content creation. His brand ‘Nurse Robbie’ and his video channel ‘Hot on Health’ aim to increase rates of health literacy and advocate for nurses globally. Robbie is an Honorary Associate Lecturer with the University of Wollongong and the current Curator of the Sydney Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum to empower young leaders to improve the state of the world.

Sonia Martin
Sonia is the Cofounder & Director of Molly Lynne Medical and of Sunny Street, a mobile GP and nurse led mobile outreach service providing primary health outreach and care coordination to homeless and vulnerable individuals and families to allow community connectivity and improve their access to health care options. Sonia was a nominee for Australian of the Year in 2020 and the winner of the Health Minister's Award Nursing Trailblazers in 2021.

Born of Steel Fund

The UOW Born of Steel Fund, recognises our rich heritage and acknowledges the role philanthropy has played in helping our institution to grow into the world-class university it is today. Gifts made to this fund will support students to fulfil their potential, power world-changing research, and kick-start innovation.

Please consider joining fellow alumni in making a donation when you register for this event. All donations made within Australia over $2 are fully tax deductible.

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Terms & conditions

• COVID Safe Guidelines: The University of Wollongong is a COVID safe organisation. The safety of our guests, speakers and staff is our top priority. All of our face-to-face events will be run in compliance with NSW Government’s health orders in effect at the time.
• Event cancellation policy
• All presenters and event attendees acknowledge that they may be photographed or featured in audio visual content while at this event and that those photos or audio-visual content may be used in the future by the University for marketing and promotional purposes.