Episode 369 hosts Nicky Tzimas (Nurse Practitioner from Melbourne, Australia)

In this episode we learn about Nicky's unprecedented battle towards achieving Nurse Practitioner (NP) endorsement in aesthetic medicine.

With more than 35 years in nursing and 18 years in aesthetics, Nicky shares the struggles she faced when the Nursing & Midwifery Board refused to accept that an aesthetics background was suitable for a NP endorsement. Nicky challenged this decision at a tribunal and won, seemingly now establishing a pathway for more Nurse Practitioners to graduate within the aesthetics field.

00:00 Introduction
00:41 IA Community App Update
02:09 Meet Our Special Guest: Nicky Tzimas
04:49 NP Pathway Basics
06:17 Costs Hours Advanced Practice
07:52 AHPRA Delay And Reversal
09:47 Appeal To VCAT
11:04 Why Aesthetics Was Dismissed
12:35 Why Become An NP
14:54 Withheld Endorsement Evidence
18:35 Emotional Toll And Impact
20:15 Taking On The Regulator
22:38 Aesthetics Under Fire
23:31 Taking On Regulators
24:25 Winning The Tribunal
25:42 University Gatekeeping
28:57 Landmark Case Impact
30:41 Rebuilding Confidence
31:40 Staying Compliant
32:51 Costs And Legal Preparation
34:02 Life As A Nurse Practitioner
35:46 Mental Health In Consults
37:35 Thanks And Next Steps
38:41 Wrap Up

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