Emma Shanahan

A driven Registered Nurse, with experience in Emergency Department care, Practice Nurse and Patient Care Coordination. Accomplished at planning care, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and making strategic improvements. Decisive leader and creative problem solver with over a decade of healthcare experience. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. a strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. A passion and strong advocate for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Health and wellbeing.

• warnata tunapri - all to know everybody`s business - Cultural reform, tasmanian heath services south - current
• Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island mental health first aid
• Training & Competency certificate for point of care testing QAAMS Hba1c, Current
• Family Violence Training with Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
• Long-acting reversible contraception session with Family planning,
• Aboriginal Cognitive screening education module by Alzheimer’s Australia
• Advance care planning workshop by TAHPC
• Asthma Management update by Asthma foundation of Tasmania
• Medications in chronic diseases management
• Women`s business – promotion of awareness & early detection of breast/gynaecological cancers, March 2016
• Understanding Dementia MOOC course with UTAS
• Retinal camera training for primary health care workers by Brien Holden vision institute
• Orientation for nurses new to General practice by Medicare Local, 28-29 October 2013
• Oceania Tobaccos control conference
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• Ida West Scholarship, Ongoing contribution to Aboriginal Health, 2020/2021/2022
• Peggy Hunter Memorial scholarship, Nursing studies, 2022
• State Tasmanian finalist in the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island student of the year award, 2012
• NACCHO Youth Delegate, Perth AGM, 2013
• UNSW Australian Diplomacy training program, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Diplomacy & Human rights Advocacy summit Sydney, February 2014
• Oxfam Straight talk participant national summit, Canberra, November 2018
• Representative for DHHS at the National Nursing & Midwifery forum, Talking head project
• Tasmanian Representative at the National Aboriginal & Torres strait island Cancer Forum, Brisbane, June 2014
• Tasmanian Representative at BCNA Annual Conference & inaugural Aboriginal & Torres strait THINK tank, 15-17 March 2017

Suzie Smith,

Practice Manager nipaluna, Senior Aboriginal health worker, 

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, nipaluna/Hobart, #6234 0777

Maria Ayres, 

Assistance nurse unit manager, RN, Paramedic, RHH Emergency Department, Tasmania Health Services South.

#6166 8308