Australian College of Nursing oversees 390,000 nurses in Australia and is the national leader in the nursing profession, but changes in nursing policy are needed in aged care, chronic disease and workforce sustainability.

There are forecasts of shortages in nursing by the year 2025 of 80,000 and by 2030 the number growing by 125,000.

Kylie Ward, CEO Australian College of Nursing spoke with Anne Dao from Australian Health Journal, at last years Australian Healthcare Week Expo on the vital role of the nursing professional.

“The nursing role itself is one of the guaranteed jobs of future”, says Kylie, “Because it has such a human element to it that it won’t change too much with AI and innovation as we go forward.”

“What it does mean for the nurses, though, is the ability to leverage AI and information to connect and communicate differently with patients.”

The role of the nurse is vital to the community, but is also changing as new technology becomes available.Head down to the nursing and clinicians stage to hear Kylie and 23 other nursing experts talking about the nursing ecosystem of the futue.