Why Join

Membership Benefits

Our members receive an extensive array of benefits that provide financial, educational and professional opportunities. The following lists a few of the services our members enjoy:

Educational Opportunities:
- Educational seminars and workshops
- Advanced Life Support courses
- Basic Life Support Instructor courses
- Defibrillation competency and resuscitation skills updates
- Study days
- State Branch Continuing Education Meetings
- National Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care (ASM)
- National Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference
- National Annual Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

Professional Opportunities:
- Sharing information through our refereed journal, Australian Critical Care, and newspaper Critical Times
- Eligibility for enrolment on the ALS database
- Networking through participation in local and interstate educational meetings
- Developing presentation and organisational skills by joining the activities of the branch committees
- Gaining a Critical Care Credential
- Act as a peer reviewer or Editorial Board member for College publications.

Financial Support:
- Discounts on registration to local study days, meetings, courses, workshops and seminars
- Funding grants for assistance to attend study days, courses, meetings and local, interstate and
international conferences through state Branches and the Members Education and Research Fund
- Scholarship opportunities for further education
- Travel and research grants through the Members Education and Research Fund
- Discounts on publications for Specialist Critical Care Nurses

Professional Recognition:
- Support and/or assistance to present free papers at State and National Conferences
- Opportunity to participate on Advisory Panels, Special Interest Groups or other committees
- Support and/or assistance to publish in the journal Australian Critical Care or newspaper Critical Times
- Opportunity to be an invited speaker both in Australia and overseas through the ACCCN Speakers
database

Access to Members Login:
- Each member receives a unique username and password which grants them access to the special
facilities on our website, including online access to publications.

Click here to join online

Alternatively, you can join by completing the Membership form below and either posting or faxing it to our National Office.