Deb Evans
DebEvans, RN, BSc, DipAnaes&PostAnaesNsg, CritCareCert, DipProfStudies, Teach&AssessClin.PractCert, CertIV(TAE) has extensive background in Perioperative education and management. Deb has worked overseas and in several tertiary hospitals in Brisbane as an educator and manager including the Mater & The Wesley Hospital where she was awarded CEO Award for Innovation and Excellence and The Spirit of Wesley Staff Award for commitment to Quality and Safety. Deb has developed blended education programs within the perioperative environment to include; Graduate transition programs; Clinical mandatory training; Corporate required learning & Point of Care SIMs; Perioperative competency development skills and speciality training programs. She recently worked for Montserrat Day Hospitals as the National Education & Training Manager and implemented a virtual orientation program, LMS & introduced speciality learning pathways. Deb has also been an ALS instructor & involved with a range of universities as a clinical facilitator and a lecturer at TAFE.
Educator Courses
Critical Bytes - Pain in the Critically Ill
This Critical Byte explores the many issues of pain management for patients experiencing acute, chronic or neuropathic pain.
Responding to Anaphylaxis - Minutes Matter - On Demand
The incidence of anaphylaxis is increasing in Australia. Refresh your knowledge on how to recognise, manage and respond effectively to patients with anaphylactic reactions.
Lunch and Learn: Surgical Safety
This Lunch and Learn session will give an overview of Surgical Safety including the significance of the WHO checklist in achieving optimal patient care outcomes.
Perioperative pathway: Professional practice and enhancing patient care in surgery
This is the first installment of the Perioperative nursing update course and provides an overview of the professional roles, and patient experience through the operating suite
Perioperative patient monitoring: Perioperative Nursing Update Module 2
This is the second instalment of the Perioperative nursing update course and provides an overview of the professional roles, and patient experience through the operating suite
Perioperative therapeutics, from anaesthesia to analgesia: Perioperative Nursing Update Module 3
This is the third instalment of the Perioperative Nursing Update course and provides an overview of therapeutic agents including anaesthetics, antiemetics & analgesics