Melissa BloomerMelissa.bloomer@monash.edu

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?