Collegian
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 22-25 , 2006

General practice nursing education in Australia

  • Tessa Pascoe, MRCNA RN RM BN BCommunity Ed (Health Promotion) (formerly Policy Advisor, Nursing in General Practice Project)

      Affiliations

    • formerly Royal College of Nursing, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationTessa Pascoe, MRCNA RN RM BN BCommunity Ed (Health Promotion), formerly Policy Advisor, Nursing in General Practice Project, Royal College of Nursing, Australia
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  • Ronelle Hutchinson, PhD (Sociology) Monash, BA (Hons) (formerly Policy Advisor, Nursing in General Practice)

      Affiliations

    • formerly The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
    • Corresponding Author InformationRonelle Hutchinson, PhD (Sociology) Monash, BA (Hons), formerly Policy Advisor, Nursing in General Practice, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Elizabeth Foley, FRCNA AFCHSE RN MEd (Director, Policy.)

      Affiliations

    • Royal College of Nursing, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationElizabeth Foley, FRCNA AFCHSE RN MEd. Director, Policy, Royal College of Nursing, Australia
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  • Ian Watts, BSW, Dip Soc Plan, Cert in Health Econ (Dist Ed) (National Manager, GP Advocacy and Support)

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
    • Corresponding Author InformationIan Watts BSW, Dip Soc Plan, Cert in Health Econ (Dist Ed). National Manager, GP Advocacy and Support, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Lyndall Whitecross, FRACGP (GP Advisor)

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
    • Corresponding Author InformationLyndall Whitecross, FRACGP. GP Advisor, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Teri Snowdon, BA(Hons) BSW(Hons) NSW, ARMIT (National Manager, Quality Care and Research)

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
    • Corresponding Author InformationTeri Snowdon, BA(Hons) BSW(Hons) NSW, ARMIT. National Manager, Quality Care and Research, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

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PII: S1322-7696(08)60520-X

doi: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60520-X

Collegian
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