Health

STARS is a new course to help build knowledge, skills and confidence to Start Talking About Relationships and Sexual Health with young Aboriginal People. • Do you think it’s important for young people to have good information around their relationships and sexual health? • Does your role give you the chance to yarn with young people? • Do you need more knowledge and confidence to have these conversations? • Do you want some ideas to deal with some of the things that get in the way – like shame or worries about what other adults will say? STARS might be...

The one- day Trauma Refresher Skills course is designed for rural and remote doctors, nurses and paramedics working in sites that have no dedicated trauma service and are required to provide care to the critically ill trauma patient. Facilitated by experienced interprofessional emergency medicine clinicians, participants will have to opportunity to refresh their skills in the management of the critically ill trauma patient. Consolidating the crucial principles of trauma management through skills interactive case discussions, participants will have the opportunity to practice and hone their skills in essential trauma procedures including vascular access, chest drain insertion skills stations, bringing it...

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar on Monday 9 December 2019 with Dr Sara Farnbach from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC). There are a range of barriers to accessing mental health or substance use services including stigma, which can impact on service use by the people who need them. In addition, healthcare workers may be unsure of how to approach discussing these concerns with clients. In this webinar, Dr Sara Farnbach will present research findings conducted with Aboriginal men in residential treatment rehabilitation services and primary healthcare workers on speaking about substance use and depression in primary...

Lions Outback Vision aims to address the unique challenges of delivering quality specialist eye health care to regional, remote and Indigenous communities across our state with the development and implementation of innovative and sustainable models of service delivery. We currently provide specialist eye health care services throughout the Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields, Midwest and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. For information on schedules or bookings contact Lions Outback Vision or 08 9381 0802 or contact your regional health clinic.

Goldfields Podiatry are turning 4 years old and we would love to host you at our clinic to help make our day special. This is a wonderful opportunity to network across the Goldfields medical community and discuss what is important to us in 2020. We have door prizes, raffles and online competitions from Archies Thongs, Frankie 4 Footwear, Global Footcare and much more!

Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with the WA Country Health Service, Diabetes Telehealth builds diabetes management capacity in country WA by providing regular updates for health professionals with patients living with diabetes. The upskilling is delivered via videoconferencing technology (telehealth). Every month different diabetes-related topics are comprehensively covered, sometimes by staff within Diabetes WA, and sometimes by guest experts. Join us for some free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home. Diabetes and travel: Presented by Christine Carne, RN, CDE, Diabetes WA

The February session is on ‘Pathway to Cardiac Rehabilitation’. Register online here.

The two day Rural GP Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2020 will include lectures, small problem based discussions, Sim and skills stations delivered concurrently over the weekend and facilitated by experienced specialists. The forum will also provide an opportunity to network with fellow specialists, GP Obstetricians and colleagues. There is a pre-forum workshop on Friday 14 February 2020. Attendance at this workshop is mandatory if participants wish to meet WACHS credentialing guidelines. The Pre-Forum Workshop will incur an additional cost of $280 or $350 if you require one night's accommodation. This Forum is part of the WA Country Health service and...