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Name: Margaret Gilkison
Region: Wellington and Porirua
Profession: Registered Nurse
Career:
- OEP Provider
- Practice nurse in general practice
- Over 40 years experience in roles including fertility clinics, menopause clinics, corporate health and as a community vaccinator
Passion:
- Her three adult children and two beautiful grandsons
- Encouraging and empowering the elderly to greater fitness and quality of life
- She finds her role teaching the Otago Exercise Programme inspiring and a privilege
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Name: Liz Potter
Region: Wellington and Porirua
Profession: Registered Nurse
Career:
- OEP Provider
- Wellington Hospital staff nurse in: Transit care, Neurology, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Coronary Care and Neonates.
- Accredited assessor in completing Nursing, Consumables and Needs based assessments.
Passion:
- Family
- Wellington
- Working to prevent injuries and promote healthy lifestyles for our elderly people
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Name: Sue Bascand
Region: Hutt Valley
Profession: Physiotherapist
Career:
- OEP Provider
- Specialised in Adult and Paediatric neurology including stroke rehabilitation
- Tutor for the Otago University School of Physiotherapy
Passion:
- Family including 3 children James, Hannah and Olivia
- Tennis, golf and netball weekly as well as walking her 2 Labradors
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Name: Kathy Everitt
Region: Wairarapa
Profession: Registered Physiotherapist
Career:
- OEP provider
- 10 years working in NZ and overseas in a variety of roles
- ACC insurance coordinator with Capital and Coast DHB
- Community physiotherapist
Passion:
- Husband and 2 boys
- The Wairarapa
- Keeping our communities active
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Name: Joanne Barry
Region: Kapiti and Horowhenua
Profession: Registered Nurse
Career:
- OEP Provider
- Diverse nursing background spanning nearly 20 years
Passion:
- Her husband
- Films, photography, art and gardening
- “If your aim is to improve your overall quality of life through regular exercise, then my aim is to assist you in achieving your goals. It is an enriching experience to make a difference in people’s lives. I look forward to meeting you, and showing you how regular exercise is one of the best things you can do to reduce your risk of falling”
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Name: Sandie Johansen
Region: Manawatu
Profession: Registered Nurse
Career:
- OEP Provider
- Specialised Nursing in orthopaedics and community wound care nursing
- Various roles within hospital, community and rest home settings
- Clinical tutor for UCOL nursing department
Passion:
- Family including 7 children aged 8-19 years all living at home
- Exercising, crafts, gardening, time with friends, and family holidays
- Motivating OEP participants to achieve their personal goals of maintaining or achieving increased independence, fitness and safety in their everyday lives.
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Name: Robina Nicholl
Region: Wanganui
Profession: Registered Nurse and Counsellor
Career:
- Varied and extensive nursing career including education roles.
Passion:
- Working with people
- Purpose in life funding 5 grandchildren and using up the left-overs on myself
- Skating, windsurfing, playing table tennis and badminton
- If ever I retire I will resume a painting career and make pots - big ones
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Name: Chrissy Aldridge
Region: Gisborne
Profession: Registered Nurse
Career:
- OEP Provider
- Theatre nurse
Passion:
- Dancing Queen wife and mother of two
- Lives at the best beach in the world (Wainui)
- Gisborne and the people who live here
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