About Me

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Justine is a qualified Midwife with hospital management experience in Quality and Safety. Justine has extensive experience in the role of Coordinator at a busy metropolitan hospital maternity unit. Justine has worked in numerous specialities such as Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Emergency, Theatre, Organ and Bone Marrow Transplant, Surgical, Telemetry/ Cardiac Care, Oncology and Palliative Care. With over 18 years experience in the health care industry both in Australia and in the USA, Justine has a wealth of knowledge and is fully cognisant of the human body's wondrous capabilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Nursing

Post-Graduate Diploma of Health Science (Occupational Safety & Health)

Post-Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

Interdisciplinary Teamwork in the Management of Emergencies

Train the Trainer of Interdisciplinary Teamwork in the Management of Emergencies

Advanced Fetal Assessment Course

Certificate III & IV in Fitness Sciences (Group & Personal Training)

Level One Boxing For Fitness Instructor - THUMP Boxing

THUMP Advanced Boxing for Fitness Instructor Accreditation

Active After School Communities Registered Trainer

Senior First Aid

Affiliations

Registered with Nurses and Midwives Board of WA

Member of the Australian Nursing Federation

Registered with Fitness Australia - The Health & Fitness Industry Association

Awards

Postgraduate Alumni Prize for Excellence in Post Graduate Studies (Midwifery) 2002

(Presented by Curtin Office of Alumni Relations, Curtin University, WA)

Certificate of Appreciation, 2000

(Presented by Swedish Medical Centre, Seattle, USA)

International Nurse Achiever Award, 1998

(Presented by Medistaff Australia, for services in Seattle, USA)

Publications

Co-author of upcoming Midwifery Journal research article "Conflicting Advice Around Breastfeeding" with Professor Yvonne Hauck, Staff Development Educator/Midwife Cath Graham-Smith & Clinical Midwife Sue Kay.

The purpose of this study was to explore women's perception of conflicting advice around breastfeeding from formal support networks specifically health professionals involved in postnatal support.The research findings were presented by Professor Hauck at the following events:

1. Women and Newborn Health Service KEMH "More about Breastfeeding" study day - November 2009

2. St John of God Hospital Murdoch Breastfeeding Study Day - November 2009

3. Osborne Park Hospital Midwifery Update Program - October 2009

Composed and published "Blood Pressure & Your Pregnancy" pamphlet (2006) utilised currently in public maternity facilities in WA.
Represented Women & Newborn Services (OPH) for the Poster Presentation of "The Snoezelen Environment: An Innovative Healthy Resource for West Australian Childbearing Women" at Achieving Excellence in WA Health Conference, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre 2006.