Health

The Doctors' Health Advisory Service (DHAS) of Western Australia (WA) has great pleasure in inviting you to join us at the 2019 Australasian Doctors Health Conference (ADHC) in Perth on 22 and 23 November 2019. These conferences have been held biennially in Australia and New Zealand for nearly 20 years, with 2019 being the first time the event will take place in WA. The theme is the important topic of “Creating a Healthy Workplace”. This will be relevant to doctors at all stages of their career, from medical students, to doctors in training, to doctors established in their chosen career. A...

The Women and Newborn Health Service proudly presents this one day symposium on the importance of the antenatal sector in responding to Family and Domestic Violence (FDV). The day will explore the impacts of FDV on mother and baby, the complexities of FDV in the antenatal space, research and innovation and what’s happening in the regions.  This event aligns with the ‘16 Days in WA to Stop Violence Against Women’ campaign. Target audience: Health sector front line staff including nurses, midwives, doctors, social workers, psychologists, Aboriginal liaison officers, Aboriginal health workers and students. Workers from other government and non-government departments...

An Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) accredited course, this two day program aims to teach the theory and practical skills to effectively manage cardio/respiratory arrest, peri-arrest situations and special circumstances, and to prepare senior members of a multidisciplinary team to treat the patient until transfer to a critical care area if possible. The course focuses on achieving advanced resuscitation competencies and is also designed to develop leadership and team skills in managing such emergencies.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is hosting a free webinar to provide information about their new responsive design Environmental Health portal and climate change section. The webinar will provide a tour of the Environmental Health Portal, including information on: HealthInfoNet navigation the new search features the new filter features the new climate change section the key facts The webinar will be presented by research staff from the Environmental Health team. It will run for approximately 20 minutes, and is free to attend. There is no additional software required to join the webinar, other than a stable internet connection. We'd recommend that...

Primary Care Asthma Update - Esperance, WA Date Saturday November 30, 2019 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Contact Raelene Craft - Primary Health Liaison Phone: 0439 276 534, Email: raelene.craft@wapha.org.au Additional Information Please contact the Host Raelene directly to register or be placed onto the waiting list if the workshop is full

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.