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Educational forum for healthcare professionals. Topics include COVID-19, Influenza, and other communicable diseases. The Forum has been accredited by ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine) Activity ID : 26413 Improving NBCSP participation – understanding our audience Tuesday 23 August, 8 – 9 PM (AEST) Speakers: Associate Professor Sarah Durkin, Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria and lead researcher on the 2022 National Bowel Cancer Screening campaign; Dr Belinda Goodwin, Adjunct Research Fellow & Senior Manager, Health Systems and Behavioural Research, Cancer Council Queensland Host: Dr Eleanora Feletto, Gastrointestinal Cancers Policy and Evaluation...

COVID-19 has had an impact on the mental health and well-being of older adults in Western Australia. Social isolation is a continuing problem for older adults and may lead to loneliness. Social isolation is the absence of relationships with family and friends on an individual level and with society on a broader level. Good mental health contributes greatly to an overall feeling of well-being. Untreated mental health disorders in older adults can lead to diminished functioning, substance abuse, poor quality of life, and increased mortality. Join Injury Matters with guest speaker Deb Reveley from Brain Ambulance as we chat through...

Encouragement and support by GPs and practice nurses, can have significant impact on improving participation in bowel cancer screening; evidence shows that a recommendation by a trusted health professional is a key motivator to participate. General practice health professionals have several important roles in the NBCSP, including encouraging and supporting participation, managing participants who have a positive FOBT, providing information about referrals to the NBCSP, and managing individuals who, by way of symptom(s) or significant family history, require diagnostic investigations or targeted surveillance rather than screening. In this three-part webinar series, an array of experts from across Australia will present...

The Goldfields Health Professionals Network would like to invite you to attend an evening with the Kalgoorlie Hospital Obstetrics and Gynaecology team. Topics covered include early pregnancy risk assessment, NIPT and Carrier screening, and early pregnancy bleeding. Presenters: Dr Tilo Asmussen (Head of Department of O&G) Dr Nilo Vaitkeine (O&G Consultant) Dr Kylie Sterry (GPO) There will be opportunity to ask questions of our specialists, and to meet the friendly team. Wednesday, 31 August, 2022 6.00pm - 9:00pm Railway Motel Forrest Street, Kalgoorlie. Dinner provided Please register your attendance, including dietary requirements to hayley.selleck@gohpn.com.au by 26 August, 2022.

Encouragement and support by GPs and practice nurses, can have significant impact on improving participation in bowel cancer screening; evidence shows that a recommendation by a trusted health professional is a key motivator to participate. General practice health professionals have several important roles in the NBCSP, including encouraging and supporting participation, managing participants who have a positive FOBT, providing information about referrals to the NBCSP, and managing individuals who, by way of symptom(s) or significant family history, require diagnostic investigations or targeted surveillance rather than screening. In this three-part webinar series, an array of experts from across Australia will present...

The Goldfields Health Professionals Network would like to invite you to our exclusive members only paediatric eczema virtual webinar event, presented by the following staff, from the Perth Children’s Hospital. Associate Professor Richard Loh, Clinical Immunologist Perth Children’s Hospital Dr Roland Brand, Consultant Dermatologist Perth Children’s Hospital Jemma Weidinger Eczema Nurse Practitioner Perth Children’s Hospital The event will discuss optimising eczema in children and new treatment options   GOHPN Paediatric eczema webinar Sept 7_program_bios_. This event is FREE for members of the Goldfields Health Professionals Network –Visit Here to join as a member (membership is free). Know someone that isn’t a member...