Events

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.