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Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling Fires, floods, cyclones.... natural disasters and weather patterns can disrupt anyone's usual routine and impact on diabetes management. People with diabetes may have a fire plan but do they have a diabetes emergency plan?    

We all want to have a say in what happens in the last part of our lives. By making plans that cover our care, lifestyle, health and finances, we work out what we want, as well as making things easier on those around us. This process is called Advance Care Planning. This free online workshop will cover information on what is involved in Advance Care Planning, how to get started, and how to talk with your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes. It is a practical and interactive workshop where you will have the chance to get your questions answered....

Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling This session will cover target ranges for blood glucose levels, Meaningful monitoring, risk management and problem solving using blood glucose monitoring    

Update from the WA Department of Health End of Life Care Program Voluntary Assisted Dying Date: Tuesday 20 July 2021 Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm Designed for Doctors, General Practitioners, Registered & enrolled nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Pastoral Care workers, Facility managers, Aboriginal Health workers, Counsellors working in specialist palliative care or with patients with a life limiting illness Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation has been passed in Western Australia, with implementation taking place on 1st July 2021. VAD is intended to provide people with another choice at end of life and after progressing through a detailed request and assessment process,...

One of the most difficult experiences of life occurs when we suffer the pain of loss – loss of a relationship, loss of health, loss of employment, loss of a significant other. Perhaps the most difficult loss of all is death. The sense of loss is a universal human experience. As the losses we experience vary in degree from insignificant to major, so do their effects on our wellbeing. For caregivers to provide effective and compassionate care to the bereaved, two conditions must be met: Caregivers must understand their own responses to loss, and they must have theoretical knowledge about...

This webinar provides Western Australian midwives with the information and tools required to improve syphilis screening and care for at-risk and key affected populations. The webinar also highlights the importance of contact tracing and partner notification. A combination of didactic and interactive quizzes will be used throughout the webinar This course is for: All midwives in WA ACM CPD Endorsement Activity 21 July 2021, 4:00pm – 5:30pm (AWST)  Funded by Government of Western Australia Department of Health For more information or to register please visit the website

Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling This session will highlight some of the most popular apps commonly used by people with diabetes