Michael Whitehead

Louise Wightman is a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife and Child and Family Health Nurse with over 35 years of experience in providing care to children and families. Louise has worked in a range of regional, rural and remote nursing and community services in three Australian states as well as Canada and the UK. Louise currently works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child and Family Health in a regional health service in New South Wales, Australia. Louise has a keen interest in research related to parenting, the health and well-being of families, and advocating for child and family health nursing practice through education and leadership. She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy focused on quality and competence in the specialist practice of child and family health nursing. Louise has been the Chair of the Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses Australia (MCaFHNA) for the past six years and has represented MCaFHNA at national forums and strategic working groups.