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Committee Members

Keely Rackham
President

Amanda-Wyn Burton
Secretary

Diane Lanting
Treasurer

Lynley
Representative
I completed my nursing training in 1979 at Northland Base Hospital in Whangarei. Since one of my placements as a student I have been interested in orthopaedic nursing. After registration I worked for about one year at Te Kuiti Hospital and attended one of the first Orthopaedic Nursing conferences in New Zealand hosted by the NZONA special interest group.
After getting married in 1980 I found employment at the Spinal Unit which only increased my interest in orthopaedics. After working there for a year I left to become a mother. After the birth of number 2 child I returned to nursing at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital. After initially working for Medoc, I joined the Middlemore staff and had since that time, spent most of my time in orthopaedics, shifting from acute care to elective surgery and progressing to senior nurse roles such as elective admissions and education. During this time I completed an undergraduate degree and MIT and postgraduate diploma and degree at AUT. As a result I was able to present twice at international conferences, including NAON in the US.
I have been privileged to be able to lecture at the University of Auckland and to assist with the development of NZONA. I left employment in 2009 but have continued my involvement with NZONA and have been blessed to meet many like minded people as part of that. I currently liaise between NZONA and the umbrella ANZONA group, representing NZ so that our voice is heard. Recently I have been party to the development of the Orthopaedic Nurse competencies, ensuring that our unique NZ cultural perspective is added to this most important work.
Susan Sharpe
Representative
Susan Sharpe RN – Expert level Casting Unit- Middlemore Hospital. Susan trained at Middlemore Hospital ,Auckland ,NZ Moving to the UK she worked at ST Thomas Hospital in ITU and the Dialysis unit. Gaining her Post Graduate Clinical studies in Renal Nursing certificate at Guys Hospital. Susan was the Clinical Tutor at ST Bartholomew’s Hospital for the JBCNS – Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies in Renal Nursing.
On her return from the UK in 1997 Susan gained the Orthopaedic post graduate course certificate Since then she has continued to work in orthopaedics and casting at Counties Manukau Health. Her present position is the Coordinator and Resource nurse of the casting unit at Middlemore Hospital. She is also involved in the education for both nursing and medical staff.
Susan Sharpe
Representative
Susan Sharpe RN – Expert level Casting Unit- Middlemore Hospital. Susan trained at Middlemore Hospital ,Auckland ,NZ Moving to the UK she worked at ST Thomas Hospital in ITU and the Dialysis unit. Gaining her Post Graduate Clinical studies in Renal Nursing certificate at Guys Hospital. Susan was the Clinical Tutor at ST Bartholomew’s Hospital for the JBCNS – Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies in Renal Nursing.
On her return from the UK in 1997 Susan gained the Orthopaedic post graduate course certificate Since then she has continued to work in orthopaedics and casting at Counties Manukau Health. Her present position is the Coordinator and Resource nurse of the casting unit at Middlemore Hospital. She is also involved in the education for both nursing and medical staff.
Ginny Martin
Representative
Qualification: RGON, PG Diploma
Current Position: 0.4 FTE as Scoliosis CNS for the South Island Scoliosis Unit at Dunedin Hospital.
Previous experience: I completed my training under the hospital-based system at Dunedin Hospital in 1975 and then worked in Neurosurgery until I travelled overseas in May 1977. On my return to New Zealand in 1980 I worked in the urology ward before starting my orthopaedic career in the trauma ward in 1981.
I became the ward sister of the elective ward in 1982 and have continued in various titles and job descriptions including Service Manager of the orthopaedic/ rheumatology and orthotic service. In 2007 I returned to a more clinical role as the Scoliosis Coordinator for the South Island. I have had other part-time projects within the orthopaedic service over the last 10 years to support patient outcomes. My commitment to orthopaedics has spanned almost 40 years