Media Release31 January 2023 The Cosmetic Nurses Association welcomes a new President in 2023 In 2023, the Cosmetic Nurses Association (CNA) welcomes Sheri-Lee Knoop as its President. Ms Knoop takes over from Jacinta King, who is stepping down from the role after three successful years. Ms Knoop, on behalf of the Board of Directors, acknowledges…
On Wednesday, 16 March, the Cosmetic Nurses Association co-hosted a webinar for its members to hear first-hand from representatives of the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) about recent changes that directly affect the role and responsibilities of Cosmetic Nurses. Board of Directors Member Nicole Schmid-Sanele said, “We had more than two hundred members…
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has updated its Position Statement on nurses and cosmetic procedures. You can find the most up to date version, published on 4 January 2022, here. This statement captures the NMBA’s position on nurses working in the area of cosmetic medical and surgical procedures. The main focus of…
Members are the backbone of the Cosmetic Nurses Association, which is why we have introduced changes to the CNA membership fee. The premise of the Cosmetic Nurses Association is to be the voice of all Cosmetic Nurses in Australia. To be truly representative, the CNA Advisory Committee firmly believes it needs to have the majority…
Did you know that the NSW Government is currently considering measures that would create a sub-class within the S4 medications for cosmetic medicines? Doing so will give the NSW Government room to legislate rules about how this sub-class can be administered. Something that has already happened in Tasmania, where the government now requires a medical…
The results of a survey of 621 cosmetic Nurses in Australia, conducted by the Cosmetic Nurses Association (CNA), has found that a resounding 99 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the CNA that there is a lack of government understanding about the non-surgical cosmetic industry and the role that Cosmetic Nurses play in…
Today marks a good day in the history of nursing and for nurses who specialise in cosmetic nursing said President of the Cosmetic Nurses Association’s Advisory Committee, Jacinta King. “To date, nurses who perform non-surgical cosmetic treatments have not been recognised as a specialist group. “The CNA mandate is to change this, formalising a speciality…
President of the Cosmetic Nurses Association (CNA) Advisory Committee, Jacinta King, said in 2020, the impact of COVID-19 affected every country and industry worldwide. “While the financial impact of COVID-19 on the non-surgical Cosmetics Industry is not fully clear yet, there is no doubt it has had a large impact. “Businesses have closed, some permanently,…
