April - Issue 4 - Country SA PHN

CEO Message
Volume 2 Issue 4
April 2016
There is a considerable volume of activity directed toward the CSAPHN at this time, occasioned in the main
by the prospect of an early election and the change in the fiscal year. Much of the work directed to us is the
Commonwealth Department of Health proactively managing change and new innovation ahead of the
‘caretaker’ period that leads up to an election.
Kim Hosking
The Commonwealth Minister for Health has directed continuing funding for the suite of activities in mental
health, general population health, after hours etc., with an expectation that the PHNs be dynamic in
achieving reform in service delivery and to be creative and innovative in procuring service delivery.
Some additional funds have also been made available to build local capacity in services. While the new funds supplement
existing activities in some areas there is enough to look at expansions of services activity.
The chief driver for the PHN though, as the fund holder is to achieve efficiencies through better coordination and integration
of the funds.
The CSAPHN is committed to absorbing the costs of administering the procurement of services within its given infrastructure
and administration funds and to delivering 100% of service delivery funding into services. In this regard we are seeking to both
improve equity of service delivery and better target areas of need.
We have recently sought expressions of interest (EOI) from potential service delivery organisations to provide services under
continuing funded programs, such as the ATAPS tier one and tier two mental health activity as well as the Mental Health Nurse
Incentive Program. The EOI seeks to identify potential leaders in creativity and innovation in delivering a wider and a more
comprehensive range of activities, providing ‘step up and step down’ care. Essentially supporting the needs of the worried well
through to acute.
A new Integrated Team Care program for Aboriginal Health will replace the existing Close the Gap activity in 2016/2017. Our
goal will be to identify the best mode for delivery of this activity with a particular focus on delivery through ACCHOs.
Inside this Edition
General Practice and Allied Health Needs
Survey
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Guide to notifying patients who have
established RHD
2
Future Planning and Advance Care
Planning:
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Primary Health Procurement Activity
3
Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol
Forums
4
Managing type 1 diabetes in adolescents
webinar
5
Practice Toolbox
6-7
Standby Response Service
8
Professional Development
9-10
A redirection of funds from the headspace peak body to the PHNs will see us
potentially expanding some of the activities of the four headspace sites across our
region to include some level of outreach activity. We will also potentially include
upskilling for headspace workers to build their capacity to support more complex
needs in the local area.
The CSAPHN had some degree of success in advocacy in regards to country after
hours PIP as it related to ineligibility of practices using nurse triage. Clearly there
was advocacy on this issue widely and CSAPHN corresponded and then met the
Department on two occasions to describe, with examples the way the SA Country
system essentially operates and how it couldn’t operate without nurse triage. We
provided a recommendation regarding same and were very pleased to see that
recommendation promulgated in the new advice to practices.
Notwithstanding the resolution of that issue we remain aware of other problems
being experienced by some practices resulting from after hours PIP changes, as well
as reclassifications of ‘areas of needs’ and rural area classification changes.
If you are a General Practice with problems in these regards, we are pleased to hear
from you and ensure you are included in our continuing advocacy work.
GP & Allied Health Engagement Research
Suicide prevention snap shot
survey
It was announced by the Government earlier this year that
PHNs will have a role in the planning and commissioning of
suicide prevention activities across South Australia, this
includes indigenous specific services.
On Monday 2nd May, you should notice in your inbox an
email invitation to our first Needs Survey as a PHN. We are
very interested in hearing how we perform, and in particular,
how you deliver care and interact with other providers and
services. We welcome your opinions on where service gaps
and quality improvements can be addressed.
Country SA PHN is inviting community members and health
service providers across our region to contribute to initial
processes to collate information, to assist us in developing
and driving regional suicide prevention activity based plans.
Input from this 15-18 minute online survey will guide our
service planning and provide a benchmark against other
PHNs, which we will look forward to sharing with you.
Please select either the ‘Health Service Provider’ or the
‘Community Member’ survey link below, it should take no
longer than 10 minutes of your time to complete.
This survey is managed by an independent consultancy,
Outcome Services, who will ensure your input remains deidentified at all times.
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If you have any questions about this survey, please feel free
to contact CSAPHN office on 8565 8900 or
Mike Brooke, Director, Outcome Services on 0414 857 604
Health Service Provider Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3WD5PPV
Community Member Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2B5CHRL
The information we gather from these surveys will drive
additional engagement processes across the CSAPHN region,
however please do not hesitate to contact CSAPHN directly if
you wish to discuss in more detail the answers you
contribute.
All contributors will go into a draw to win one of 5 FitBit Flex
wireless activity and sleep tracking wristbands with our
compliments!
Close date for the survey is COB Monday 30 May 2016. For
any further questions please contact Kim Doecke, Project
Coordinator – Mental Health Service Design by email at
[email protected] or phone (08) 8565 8900.
As you may be aware, rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic
heart disease (RHD) have recently been declared notifiable
conditions in South Australia under the South Australian
Public Health Act 2011.
While notification to the Communicable Disease Control
Branch (CDCB) under the public health legislation is
mandatory, consent from the patient will still be required to
enrol people on the South Australian Rheumatic Heart
Disease Register, as this is a clinical management tool.
The Manual contains:
 Evidence-based behaviour recommendations in five
major lifestyle areas so that clinicians can support
consumers in proactive planning, management and
optimisation of their health, wellbeing and quality of life.
All new cases of RF and RHD must be notified to the CDCB
within three days of suspecting or confirming a diagnosis.
Call 1300 232 272 or complete as much of the notification
form as possible and fax to 08 8226 7187.
 Information on the 20 most common chronic conditions
in Australia including an explanation of:
o each condition;
o diagnosis;
o management;
o medications; and
o care plans for follow-up
and recall
To contact the SA RHD Register, email [email protected] or call
08 7425 7146 during business hours. Notification form can
also be downloaded from CSAPHN website, please click here.
For more information or to
download a copy click here.
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Future Planning and Advance Care Planning:
Why It Needs To Be Different For
People With Cognitive Decline
A new report is available from a national
project to improve the quality and
uptake of advance care planning (ACP) for people with
dementia. This project found that a new approach is needed
to ensure their voice is heard in decisions affecting lifestyle,
financial issues, care and health.
Country SA PHN (CSAPHN) exists to bridge the gap of health
inequity and access in rural South Australia by building a
collaborative and responsive health care system. We do this
by increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical
service delivery while improving the coordination of care to
ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at
the right time. CSAPHN is moving towards a commissioning
model commencing in the second year of operation (201617). As part of our commissioning process we will be
advertising Requests for Quotations (RFQs), Requests for
Tenders (RFTs) and Expressions of Interest (EOIs) using an
online e-procurement system. We invite registrations from
organisations who wish to receive such notifications to
register within the e-Procurement system.
The research, conducted by the NHMRC Cognitive Decline
Partnership Centre and HammondCare, provides seven key
recommendations to assist in developing a national model
for ACP for people with dementia and other forms of
cognitive impairment.
The recommendations include that individuals receive a
timely diagnosis, that ACP is done as early as possible and
that it should cover an extended time period and range of
issues.
The full report and companion documents are available via
http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/cdpc/resources/advanceplanning.php
Women Want to Know campaign targets
GPs
To register as a potential supplier, visit
www.tenderlink.com/countrysaphn
A national campaign is targeting
Australian GPs to speak to
women who are pregnant, or
planning a pregnancy, about
alcohol.
PO Box 868 Nuriootpa SA 5355 | 08 8565 8900 |
www.countrysaphn.com.au
Managing osteoporosis in aged care
residents
Each year hundreds of
thousands of babies are born in
Australia, and beginning these
important conversations will
reduce the risk of children being exposed to alcohol before
birth.
Minimal trauma fracture due to osteoporosis
is a major health burden in ageing
populations, causing pain, severe disability
and reduced quality of life. Identifying aged
care residents at risk of osteoporosis,
optimising medicines as appropriate and preventing falls are
all important strategies that can help to minimise fracture
risk.
Australian health guidelines recommend that for women who
are pregnant or planning pregnancy, not drinking alcohol is
the safest option.
Unfortunately, research shows that awareness of this advice
remains low. The National Drug Strategy Household Survey
(2013) undertaken by the Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare, found that one in four Australian women continue
to drink alcohol after becoming aware of their pregnancy.
Read more about this at-risk population >
2016 National Immunisation Program
influenza vaccine
The campaign, Women Want to Know, aims to support health
professionals to broach the subject and increase awareness
amongst women of the harms associated with alcohol
consumption during pregnancy.
Get the flu shot before the flu gets you:
 Check you have the right vaccine flyer
 Flu shots are age specific fridge sicker
 A3 Poster
Hepatitis SA Library
Fast facts on the new hep c drugs,
 Consumer factsheet
 Indigenous factsheet
Australian Pharmaceutical Pub. Co., Sydney, 2016.
Available online.
 Vaccine provider factsheet
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Nursing in General Practice
Managing type 1 diabetes in adolescents
webinar Thursday 5 May 2016, 7.00–9.00 pm AEST
The Nursing in General Practice: A
Guide for the General Practice Team
handbook was developed by ACN with
funding from the Australian
Government Department of Health to
provide up to date and useful
information about nurse and specialist
nurse practitioner roles in
contemporary general practice
settings.
Metabolic control commonly deteriorates during
adolescence due to the physiological and psychological
changes that occur during puberty.
This webinar will explore these issues, as well as transition
care, and discuss the principles in managing adolescents with
type 1 diabetes.
Case studies will be presented and opportunities to have
your questions answered by the panel will follow each
presentation.
It contains details about employing
and supporting RNs and ENs, the current regulatory
environment, how to maximise the benefits, including the
Practice Nurse Incentive Program and the range of MBS
items that support nursing services in general practice.
To register click here.
Credentialed Mental Health Nurse
Ordering is easy – simply fill out this form: https://
acn.formstack.com/forms/
nursing_in_general_practice_order_form
The Angaston Medical Centre (AMC) is a modern 14 Doctor
practice in a tranquil county setting, located in the heart of
Australia’s premier wine country, the Barossa Valley.
A PDF version of the handbook is also available for download
here: https://www.acn.edu.au/white-papers-handbook
We are looking for an energetic and caring Mental Health
Nurse who can provide additional skills to our existing
mental health services. You would be working closely with
our GPs, other allied health professionals and psychiatrists
to facilitate care and treatment, establish therapeutic
relationships with patients, liaise closely with family and
carers, medication management, patient assessment, case
planning, clinical briefings and to assist the GPs with the
development of care plans.
Be part of the next model of primary care in
Australia - GPcare General Practice
GPcare is a non-corporate new general practice located in Mt
Barker (MMM3 yet 30 minutes from central Adelaide) next
door to the public hospital and with an emphasis on
multidisciplinary team based care. We are in a brand new
purpose built facility running Best Practice. By day we offer
holistic, AGPAL accredited general practice care from a team
of 5 GPs with full nursing support in very modern facilities
with extensive in-house support services (radiology,
pathology, pharmacy, mental health, allied health) and more.
Our Mental Health systems are well established and you
would receive plenty of peer support.
The successful applicant will be ACMHN credentialed and
have a current unrestricted driver’s licence
All applications/enquiries to Michael Ryan 08 8564 2266,
[email protected], or the website
www.angastonmedical.com.au.
Our growing population means we have multiple
opportunities for GPs looking for a genuinely great working
environment, enjoying flexible hours with a diverse patient
load.
Rural GP - Kangaroo Island Medical Practice
For more information please click on the following link:
http://www.summithealth.org.au/about/careers/generalpractice-vacancies/
We are looking for a VR GP with emergency medicine skills to
join our team at the Kangaroo Island (KI) Medical Clinic.
The clinic is currently staffed by 5 GPs (who also provide
emergency on-call services to the KI Health Service),
supported by 2 practice nurses, a practice
manager and administration team, all
with a commitment to providing high
quality care to our patients.
State Coroner Findings
The Coroner concluded that there is a need to consider the
implementation of a policy in which nursing home patients
who suffer a fall resulting in a minor head injury should be
referred to hospital for assessment and that hospitals
receiving such patients should give consideration to carrying
out a CT scan for at least those patients on anticoagulation
therapy. The findings can be accessed at:
www.courts.sa.gov.au/
CoronersFindings.
Essential requirements:
 FACRRM or FRACGP
 Emergency medicine experience
For more information please contact our Practice Manager,
Genevieve Willson on 08 8553 2037 or to see more of what
Kangaroo Island and the KI Medical Clinic have to offer, click
here.
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Practice Toolbox
SA Health Outpatient Clinic List
CareSearch palliative care knowledge network
Changes have been made to the SA Health Outpatient Clinic
List pages on the SA Health website.
For your allied health palliative care information needs,
CareSearch has just released the latest Allied Health Hub
newsletter featuring a number of articles on how music
therapy can assist those in palliative care. You can find
more information in the March newsletter online here, or
you can subscribe to receive your own copy here. With
CareSearch, information on palliative care across the range
of healthcare services is just a click away.
Direct links to both NALHN and CALHN are on the SA Health
website which include information about their outpatient
clinics.
General Practitioners will now need to refer to these links to
access this information:
 Central Adelaide specialist and outpatient clinics
You can order hard
copy resources
through the
CareSearch website Order Resources page and are free of
charge.
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN)
provide a range of Specialist and Outpatient
Services across Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and The
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) for patients within the
Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
NPS Direct April newsletter out
now!
 Northern Adelaide specialist and outpatient clinics
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)
provide a range of Specialist and Outpatient
Services across Lyell McEwin Hospital, Modbury Hospital
and GP Plus for patients within the Northern Adelaide
and greater Adelaide regions as well as country and
interstate patients.
What’s inside:
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April RADAR online now
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NMS 2016 registration discount ending
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Fast five: Hepatitis C – what’s new in 2016?
To download click here.
Statewide Outpatient Referral Form
The Outpatient Referral Process page on the SA Health
internet site included a short version of the Statewide
Outpatient Referral Form in PDF, and GP software versions.
Update on yellow fever vaccination for travellers
The Australian Government is adopting the World Health
Organization amendment to the International Health
Regulations (2005). The period of protection afforded by
yellow fever vaccination, and the term of validity of the
certificate, will change from 10 years to the duration of the
life of the person vaccinated.
The previous longer version of the SA Health Statewide
Outpatient Referral Form has now been re-loaded onto the
website and is available at:
http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/
connect/1c85cf804c0f032b8a48fbb3172da4a1/20140704+Fo
rm+with+MR15+on+website.pdf?
MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=1c85cf804c0f032b8a48fbb3172da
4a1&CACHE=NONE
This is based on data demonstrating for the majority of
recipients, a single dose of yellow fever vaccine results in lifelong immunity. These changes will take effect on 16 June
2016.
For more information go to http://www.health.gov.au/
internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/health-pubhlth-strateg
-communic-factsheets-yellow.htm#update
MedicAlert Foundation website has created a new landing
page for referrers, providing options for how to help patients
and clients to sign up to the 24/7 service.
RDGP - Immunisation -IMAG
For more information go to https://www.medicalert.org.au/
refer.
To download a copy go to
http://www.imags.com.au/
lulu_dixie/
An update on treatment of
diabetes
ARDROSSAN HOTEL
Wednesday 11th May 2016
6.15pm for a 7.15pm start
RSVP: Kingsley Coulthard via
email [email protected] or Mobile: 0400 794 381
by Wednesday 4th May.
Rising spirits: grief and loss (website),
Aboriginal Health Council of SA Inc.,
Adelaide, 2016.
Available online.
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Practice Toolbox
Primary health care nurse workforce survey
Your patient’s work injury insurance cover for medical
expenses may be changing
APNA wants to better understand the
workforce; we want to articulate the roles
of nurses and describe
your circumstances so we can best
support you, and support recruitment and
retention of nurses into primary health care.
The insurance cover for medical expenses for some patients
you deliver services to within the Return to Work scheme will
cease on 30 June 2016. This is 12 months after their work
injury claim transitioned from the WorkCover scheme to the
Return to Work scheme. ReturnToWorkSA recently wrote to
providers delivering services within the Scheme to make
them aware of these changes. This information can be found
on ReturnToWorkSA’s website.
This survey collects important information that is not
available from Medicare or PHNs or AHPRA - we need to
gather it straight from the source, and that's you. And your
colleagues, your friends, your team…
Supporting you to transition your patients
As a medical and allied health practitioner, you play an
important role in supporting your patients through this
transition period. To support you, ReturnToWorkSA will send
you a letter detailing a list of patients you are treating under
the Return to Work scheme whose financial support for
medical treatment will end on 30 June 2016. We’ll also
provide some options for assisting your patients to transition
from Scheme-funded services to community, state,
commonwealth or private services if ongoing treatment is
required.
APNA Workforce Survey 2016
Foods that do good website
The Foods That Do Good communication program provides
health professionals with a source of accessible, credible and
holistic nutrition information covering all five food groups.
The program draws on content from the Australian Dietary
Guidelines and the National Health Survey.
The website features content such as infographics, factsheets, multimedia and media resources – developed specifically for health professionals. A key feature of the website is
its Nutrition Calculator that allows health professionals to
quickly download age and gender-specific dietary factsheets
for patients.
Our Claims Agents have been communicating directly with
patients impacted to make them aware of the changes. We
encourage you to talk to those patients about their health
care needs which may include transitioning from Scheme
funded services.
View the website at www.foodsthatdogood.com.au.
For further information about your patient’s support under
the Scheme please contact Leanne Ho, Manager Health
Service Assurance, ReturnToWorkSA on 8233 2533.
Immunisation Calculator
The Immunisation Calculator has undergone a major upgrade
and is now live and ready to use for catch ups for children
less than 10 years of age.
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday 5th - Sunday 7th August, 2016
Rydges South Park Adelaide
Registration will be open soon!
If you currently have a desktop or other shortcut or a
‘Favourites’ link to the Immunisation Calculator, it is recommended that these as well as any cached links be deleted.
Hepatitis SA Library
The upgraded version of the Immunisation Calculator can be
accessed either through the link on the SA Health website
‘Immunisation for Health Professionals’ page, or you can
copy and paste the link https://
immunisationcalculator.sahealth.sa.gov.au directly in to the
URL bar.
Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment
of persons with chronic hep c infections, World
Health Organization, Geneva, 2016. Available
online, in our library 3.1 WHO 18.
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) and your
liver, Hep C Support Project, San Francisco, 2016.
Those who have previously used the Immunisation Calculator
will notice that it has a very different appearance and that
there are some operational differences.
Available online.
Hepatitis SA Library
Admitted patient care 2014-2015:
Australian hospital statistics, Aust. Institute
Please refer to the Help and Support tab in the Calculator for
additional information. It is recommended that you enter the
Calculator via the Home page each time you use it and check
the Noticeboard for any new information.
of Health and Welfare, Canberra, 2016.
Available online.
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Friday 20th May 2016
7.00pm - 11.00pm
@313 313 Payneham Road, Royston Park SA 5070
To register go to https://www.ivvy.com/event/REDHT/start-registration/delegate
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Professional Development
medSPACE UMAT Preparation Workshops for 2016
Annual Women’s and Children’s Health Update 2016
RDWA’s medSPACE UMAT Preparation Workshop is for
students who have a rural background and need to sit the
UMAT for admission into university in 2017.
Saturday 14 May 2016, 8.30am–6.30pm, Adelaide
Convention Centre.
Featuring speakers on chronic pelvic pain, vaginal atrophy,
female genital cosmetic surgery, domestic violence, IUDs,
male infertility, vulval dermatoses and much more.
The program provides a comprehensive one-day workshop
delivered by MedEntry in one of three locations:
Whyalla
30 April 2016
Adelaide
21 May 2016
Mount Gambier
4 June 2016
For more information click here, to download brochure click
here or to register click here.
An Educational Program in
Male Health Promotion
For more information and to apply, visit medSPACE UMAT
Preparation Workshops.
ENGAGING MEN combines evidence based theory and
practice with a focus on developing individual awareness,
knowledge and interpersonal and group skills.
Common Musculoskeletal InjuriesLower Back
5 May 2016, 6.00pm-8.30pm, Berri Hotel, Berri
Click for more information or Click for online registration
Training to be held in Adelaide 16-20 May 2016, for more
information or to register email
[email protected]
Rural Emergency Skills Program
9-10 May 2016, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive Adelaide.
General Practice Conference & Exhibition (GPCE) 2016
The Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) delivers training in
the principles and practical procedures for resuscitation of
the critically ill or injured adult and child.
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Eligible for up to three days Emergency Medicine/Anaesthetic
Rural Procedural Grant. This course is recognised by RACGP
QA and CPD and ACRRM PDP Program. It is also designed to
meet minimum competency requirement for clinical
privileging for the SA Department of Health.
Sydney 20 – 22 May 2016
Perth 23 – 24 July 2016
Brisbane 26 – 28 August 2016
Melbourne 11 – 13 November 2016
Register your place and find out more by visiting the website
at www.gpce.com.au.
Obesity and Surgery
Friday 20 May 2016, 6.30pm - 9.00pm, Mortlock
Room, Port Lincoln Hotel
Numbers for this course will be strictly limited. Register early
to avoid disappointment. For more information or to register
please contact Nikki Crichton, RESP Coordinator on
[email protected] or 08 8238 3345.
Dermatology update
Wednesday 8 June 2016, 6.30pm - 9.00pm,
Mortlock Room, Port Lincoln Hotel
RESP/EMET Conference 2016
11-12 May 2016, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive
Adelaide.
For more information or to register for either of the sessions
contact Meredith Carlier [email protected].
The RFDS Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) team has
joined forces with Emergency Medicine Education and
Training SA (EMET) team to present the RESP/EMET
Conference in 2016.The conference is open to rural
practitioners, GPs, medical officers, nurses, paramedics and
students and is recognised by RACGP QA&CPD and ACRRM
PDP Program.
Doctors’ Health SA 2016 Doctors for Doctors (D4D)
Seminar
Saturday 28 May 2016, 8.30am to 4.00pm, RACGP College
House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide.
Register online or for more
information please contact Dr
Roger Sexton 0408 089 423 or
Rebecca Starkey at sapmea on 08
8267 6054.
Some workshops have limited spaces, to register go
to: https://resp2016.pleezpay.com or for more information
go to www.learnem.com.au.
State-wide workshops on Wellness Practice and Family
Carers.
Dealing with depression in rural Australia
The Institute Theatre, 52 Commercial Rd, PORT AUGUSTA
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Wellness Practice 24 May 2016 1:00-4:00pm
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Family Carers 31 May 2016 1:00-4:00pm
To register email [email protected]
Advanced training in suicide prevention
Saturday 14 May 2016, 9.00am - 5.00pm, Mount Gambier
Saturday 21 May 2016, 9.00am - 5.00pm, Adelaide
Targeting anxiety in Youth
Friday 3rd June 2016, 1.00pm - 4.00pm, Hindmarsh Square
For more information or to register for the above events click
here.
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Professional Development
Register for Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP)
Port Pirie
Renmark
Mount Barker
Port Augusta
Kadina
Angaston
Port Pirie
Diabetes: Nursing Management
26-27 May 2016 a 2 Day Seminar: Type I and Type II Diabetes
Mellitus, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Insulin Administration,
Prevention of Complications, Patient Education, Lifestyle
Modification.
20 - 21 May 2016
3 - 4 June 2016
1 - 2 July 2016
29 - 30 July 2016
9 - 10 September 2016
21 - 22 October 2016
18 - 19 November 2016
The purpose of this seminar is to provide nurses with a
general update of modern adult diabetes management that
translates into improved outcomes for patients with
diabetes.
The Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) workshops are
held Friday evening and all day Saturday. Visit RESP for
further information on the program and application details.
To register complete the Online Application.
Chronic disease management and healthy ageing
education for nurses in primary health care
Enquiries can be directed to Jessica Fry at
[email protected] or phone 08 8234 8277.
How well are you managing your patients with chronic
conditions? Want to learn how to undertake planned,
evidence-based approaches to chronic disease management
and healthy ageing? Find the dates of a workshop near you.
Sexual & Reproductive Health for International
Medical Graduates (IMGs)
Tuesday 24 - Wednesday 25 May 2016. This is a 2-day course
for medical practitioners with limited experience in Sexual
and reproductive health in Australia. Participants must have
passed the Medical Board MCQ and be working towards
their PESCE or have already received registration.
MedicalDirector Workshop
Wednesday 1 June 2016
Location: Comfort Inn Silver Birch Motel
Cnr Morris Street & Jubilee Highway East Mount Gambier
The course aims to provide increased knowledge and
confidence in managing patients with a range of sexual and
reproductive health issues.
Registrations can be made at http://medicaldirector.com/
workshop. Registrations close on Thursday 26 May 2016.
For more information or to register click here or go to http://
www.shinesa.org.au/courses/sexual-reproductive-health-forinternational-medical-graduates/.
Common MSK Conditions, Trauma and Fracture
Management
Saturday 25th June 2016
8.00am - 5.00pm
Mt Gambier Hospital, Mt Gambier
$77.00 (inc GST)
Limited to 30 places!
RACGP, ACRRM points & Emergency Grant available
(Review of 15 films for ACRRM R-Exemption)
For more info or to register, click here.
Continuing Professional
Development Workshop and Retreat
24-27 May 2016
Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills
74 Mt Lofty Summit Road Crafers
4-day / 3-night package @ $2,180 includes GST,
accommodation and most meals. (Early-bird discount applies
–places are strictly limited.)
Cardiac Arrhythmia Management
Self-Compassion: The Doorway to Resilient Practice at the
iconic manor hotel, Mount Lofty House, which overlooks the
stunning Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills wine region.
This high quality experiential program, with foundations in
evidence-based contemplative traditions, is at a relaxed pace
with plenty of free time to rejuvenate, wander through the
countryside, visit nearby historic towns, enjoy wonderful
meals, and practice self-compassion.
Saturday 4th June 2016
Time TBC
Southern Venue TBC
40 Cat 1 RACGP & ACRRM points available for more
information email
[email protected]
Implanon NXT Training for Doctors
This is a great CPD, including peer consultation, opportunity
that combines work, travel and relaxation in an affordable
package. And, Autumn is beautiful in the Hills. For more
information or to register visit www.boutiqueseminars.com.
Tuesday 28 June 2016SHine SA, 64c Woodville Road,
Woodville (Parking off Bower Street), session cost $50
For more education events for go to
Country SA PHN’s website www.countrysaphn.com.au.
This session will provide the theoretical instruction and
simulated practical application. It will also cover
management of bleeding changes with progestogen-only
long acting reversible contraceptives.
Click here for more information or to register click here.
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