Committee members
We would like to gratefully acknowledge the work of the following people who so generously give their time for the benefit of ACORN and its members.
The Censor Panel is chaired by Ruth Melville and assesses applications for fellowship categories and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding these applications. It also makes recommendations to the board about the College awards including The Judith Cornell Oration and the Excellence in Perioperative Nursing Awards. Each of the local perioperative nursing associations is represented on the panel.
Committee members:
Ruth Melville - ACORN Queensland
Sarah Bird – ACORN Tasmania
Tracy Kerle – New South Wales Operating Theatre Association
Lesley Stewart – Northern Territory Perioperative Nurses Assocation
Carollyn Williams – Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group
(The position of representative from ACORN Western Australia and SAPNA are currently vacant.)
Professor Brigid Gillespie chairs the ACORN Research Committee. The primary function of the Research Committee is to guide and coordinate all aspects of research activity for the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN).
The Committee's purpose is to support and encourage research relating to perioperative nursing that
- promotes evidence based practice
- increases knowledge and learning.
Commitee members include:
Prof Brigid Gillespie - Chair
Charmaine Bonus
Dr Jed Duff
Weili Gao
Judy Munday
Assoc Prof Patricia Nicholson
Rona Pillay
Carollyn Williams
