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MSI NEWS - for Therapists on the Move

March 2010

We hope you had a great start to the year. Did you know that:

New Zealand is tops!

The authors of the Lonely Planet travel guides have chosen NZ as one of the Top 10 countries in the world to visit.

Writer Nigel Wallis, who compiled the section on New Zealand, joked that readers might think he had run out of ideas in recommending New Zealand again - "too obvious, right?"

"But there's wisdom in the old saying, `If it ain't broke, don't fix it', and the last time we checked the land of Maori and hobbits, certainly they didn't need repairing," he said.

"NZ's checklist of essential experiences remains as strong as ever."

And if you’re wondering what other countries are in the Top 10 list - they include El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Portugal, Suriname and the United States.

This type of coverage is great news for all of us! Having a powerful publisher such as the Lonely Planet verify what we all know gives us the opportunity to use this positive news to continue to attract top-quality overseas candidates to fulfil your staffing needs.

The team at Medical Staffing International

IN THIS ISSUE:

MSI Achievement Awards update
Professional corner
Important Dates
Making recruitment work for you!

MSI Achievement Awards Update

Medical Staffing International Award for Achievement in Speech and Language Therapy
Entries have now closed for this award but unfortunately due to low entry numbers and therefore the lack of a clear winner, the NZSTA have decided not to bestow an award this year. Please keep this award in mind as an excellent way of encouraging and rewarding your Speech and Language Therapy staff and make sure they get their entries in for next year’s award. Keep checking our website for all the information you need to apply for this outstanding opportunity. Please let your teams know too.

NZSP/Medical Staffing International Achievement Award for Physiotherapy
This award has also closed for the year and entries are being considered at present. We’ll let you know who the winner is in our next newsletter, but if you just can’t wait to know, keep watching our website to find out who this year’s stand-out professional is.

Medical Staffing International/NZAOT Achievement Award
Exciting news for a past winner, Grace O’Sullivan has gone on to win the prestigious Frances Rutherford Lecture Award for 2010. Grace was awarded this honour in recognition of her commitment to advocating for the profession in her daily work and particularly for occupational justice for the elderly. We congratulate Grace on this outstanding achievement. Grace will deliver her Frances Rutherford Lecture at the Shifting Sands Conference in Nelson this September.

There is still plenty of time to enter this year’s Medical Staffing International/NZAOT Achievement Award. The entry deadline for 2010 is Wednesday 30 June. So please encourage your staff to enter, we know you appreciate their outstanding work and this is a great way to recognise them publicly.
Detailed information about the application requirements and process can be found on our website - please do pass this on to your team.

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Professional Corner

Professional registration year coming to an end on 31st March 2010
This is relevant to all Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Podiatrists, and Radiation Therapists currently registered in New Zealand.

Some of your staff may have moved house in the last year – it’s a good time to remind your team to update their relevant Boards with any changed contact details so they don’t miss out. Staff returning overseas often forget to update the Board and subsequently end up being taken off the register, as they cannot be located. This may have implications for them should they wish to return to New Zealand in the future, or even getting back on the register in their home country. So while it may not be a priority right now it will be beneficial in the long-term.

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Important Dates

NZSTA Conference
"Practice Worth Spreading", Te Papa, Wellington, 22-23 April 2010. Keynote speakers are Professor Linda Worrall of the Communication Disorder Centre, University of Queensland and Professor Thomas Klee of the University of Canterbury.

NZAOT Conference
“Shifting Sands: Creating Our Place” Keynote speaker Grace O’Sullivan winner of the 2010 Frances Rutherford Lecture Award. Nelson 8 – 10 September 2010.

NZ Audiological Society 34th Annual Conference
Blenheim Convention Centre, Blenheim. 30 June – 3 July 2010. Speakers confirmed so far are Dr Alison Grimes, UCLA Medical Centre and Dr Caroline Bowen of Sydney.

Dieticians NZ Conference will be held at the University of Otago in Dunedin in September. The organisers are calling for abstracts to be submitted by 12 April so if you or your team would like to be involved here is your chance. Also at the conference the FSANZ Prize is awarded annually. This award is given for the best research paper presented at the conference as part of a post-graduate qualification. The research needs to have been completed in the past 3 years. The award consists of a certificate and $2,500 from Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The award is open to members of the NZDA and graduates majoring in the field of human nutrition. Sorry but FSANZ employees are not eligible.

NZ Society of Physiotherapists Biennial Conference
“Working together: research and practice”, Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Auckland, 14 May 2010. Keynote speakers include: Professor Elizabeth Dean, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia; Maui Hudson, Institute of Environmental Science and Research and HRC Research Council; Dr Nicholas Kendall, Health Service Consultant, London; Dr Lorimer Moseley, Senior Research Fellow, Prince of Wales Medical Research Centre, Sydney.

Podiatry New Zealand Conference will be held at Te Papa, Wellington in September. The organisers are calling for abstracts to be submitted by 28 May.

Radiation Therapists
are invited to apply for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation - 2010 Mammography Scholarships. This is a scholarship programme for Medical Imaging Technologists (Mammography) and Radiation Therapists training and working within the field of breast cancer. Applications are now open for the 2010 NZBCF Medical Imaging Technologists (Mammography) Scholarship Programme. The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is offering a total of eight individual scholarships for students commencing study towards and attaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science (Mammography) at Unitec NZ (ScHSc).

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Making recruitment work for you!

With plenty of top-quality candidates on our books we can help you with those hard-to-fill roles. Give us a call to discuss your requirements and remember, you don’t pay us a cent until your new staff member is on board and working.

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