Events

Thursday 14 May 9.30am-10.00am (AEST) This webinar is part of a series to update general practitioners on the COVID-19 response. A panel of experts will provide an update and answer participants’ questions. Presented by Prof Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer & Principal Medical Advisor and Dr Jenny Firman, Deputy Medical Officer and Chief Health Officer for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Join webinar

Thursday 14 May 11.00-11.30am (AEST) This webinar is part of a series of webinars to update practitioners from Primary Care and Allied Health on the COVID-19 response. A panel of experts will provide an update as well as answer as many of the participants’ questions as possible in the time. Presented by Prof Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer & Principal Medical Advisor, Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and Catherine Turnbull, Chief Allied and Scientific Officer – SA Health. Join webinar

Thursday 14 May 10:00am-11:00am The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Knowledge Centre is hosting a webinar on Thursday 14 May 2020 with guest presenter Dr. Jane Fischer from the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), located at Flinders University in South Australia (SA). The webinar will be followed by an open Q & A session. The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes and is free to attend. Even though Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are more likely to abstain from alcohol and less likely to consume alcohol at risky levels than non-Indigenous people, why is alcohol associated with a disproportionate amount of harm? Drawing on...

The May session is on ‘Caring for Aboriginal People with Heart Disease’. Register online here.

CPD Activity - 2 points Delivering the latest statistics and developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this webinar will also provide guidance to clinicians on managing patients with a positive result. For practitioners facing an inevitable increase in the number of patients testing COVID-19 positive, this workshop will provide the latest management recommendations. We will discuss how to determine illness severity and clinical progression, identifying the patient at risk of complications, current advice on radiological testing and medications, and ascertaining the patient who requires hospitalisation. Date: Thursday 14 May 2020 Time: 7.00-8.00 pm AWST (Perth) Cost: Free Register here.

Tune in with Training Centre in Subacute Care (TRACS) WA every Friday this May. Your clinical world may have changed, but you can still listen and learn from TRACS WA’s experienced development facilitators. During the month of May, TRACS WA will be providing a series of 30 minute online learning sessions supporting you to deliver high quality subacute care. There will be two session times each Friday: 12:30pm - 1:00pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm The topics are: Week 1: 1st May Self Care in Health Care - looking after yourself Week 2: 8th May Developing a resilient mindset and thriving in...

Saturday 16 May 10:00am-12:00pm In partnership with Asthma WA, this RACGP workshop provides GPs with an update on the practicalities relating to the care of people with respiratory diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Register here

18 May 2020 9:30am - 10:30am ACST Presented by Leonie McLaughlin - CRANAplus Clinical Educator, this webinar is designed to support the remote and isolated health workforce in responding to and assisting with an unplanned birth, and immediate post birth care of the mother and baby in the remote setting, where no midwife or doctor is available. Register here.

Mon, 18 May 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM In this webinar, Jennifer will talk about the impact of stress on your mental health, diabetes management, and blood glucose levels. Strategies for coping and 'staying sane' will also be shared and discussed. Come along and share your experiences! Register here.

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 distress and what health practitioners can do to support people living with diabetes: Presented by Rebecca Flavel, Diabetes WA.