Events

What is Red Dust Healing? Red Dust Healing is based on a cultural belief that we are one people, one mob who do not own but belong to this land. If we do not know who we are and where we come from, then how to we know where we are going? The Red Dust Healing programs and workshops are designed to address a wide range of issues including suicide safeguarding, stolen generations, incarceration, juvenile justice , grief and ,loss, family and domestic violence, anxiety and fear, depression, mental health and substance abuse. The programs and workshops target the heart...

Description Depression is a common condition frequently managed in primary care. Identifying and managing depression in a rural context presents a unique set of challenges for health professionals providing mental health care in their communities. Dealing with Depression in Rural Australia is a highly interactive, multidisciplinary program developed specifically to address the needs of clinicians delivering health care for people presenting with depression in a rural setting Using a case-based problem solving format, the program outlines a practical framework for assessment and management planning readily applicable to primary care Learning Outcomes • Differentiate between the differing sub-types of clinical depression...

Calling all doctors! Don't miss out on the Goldfields Medical Alliance, Patient Journey Educational Event at the Rural Clinical School in Kalgoorlie, where presenters will dive deep into two intriguing and challenging cases - Paediatric seizures and Palliative Care - dying with dignity. Presenters will explore the patient's journey from general practice to the hospital. Q & A session included. Light supper and refreshments provided. Presenters: Dr Alia Al-Beer Dr Swapna Bhaskar Dr John Prempeh Dr Emma Shaughnessy Dr Kylie Sterry Dr Jethro Symons  

This event provides an opportunity for junior doctors and medical students to learn, experience and practice elements of emergency care in a stimulating wilderness environment around King’s Park in Western Australia. Your team will work together under Perth’s best emergency physicians to diagnose, stabilise and ‘save lives’. The teaching and learning priorities for each scenario are: Scene safety and management of the environment A structured approach to the assessment of the critically ill patient (DRSABCDE) Prioritised supportive and specific management of the clinical conditions Stabilisation and transport planning including basic necessities of the patient and group Leadership, teamwork and communication...

Learning outcomes • Determine the level of asthma control • Conduct a comprehensive re-assessment of patients with asthma following an exacerbation • Explain the role of LAMAs in the management of asthma • Identify clinical circumstances where consideration of adding a LAMA is appropriate in patients with asthma • Explain how to introduce a LAMA to asthma management without compromising ICS use SPEAKERS: Dr John Blakey & Dr Olivia Walsh

Description Suicide has a devastating impact on families, friends and whole communities. Pharmacists, due to their role and their accessibility in the community, have the potential to play a key role in recognising the signs and symptoms of suicide, restricting means and keeping the person safe until support is available.This Suicide Prevention Training for Pharmacists is an interactive, cased based workshop enabling peer discussion alongside the development of practical skills to implement. This training aims to increase pharmacists’ skills and confidence in: • Recognising signs warranting further exploration for suicidality; • Talking with someone who may display suicidal signs and...

Join us in one of Australia’s greatest and most spectacular landscapes – the truly magnificent Karijini National Park. By day be spellbound by the contrasting Pilbara blue skies against the classic red rock formations, as you wind your way through gorges to undertake emergency medical scenarios.  At night, socialise under a canopy of stars with fellow participants and family members. This opportunity to experience the remote, beautiful, rugged, and incredibly fascinating Karijini National Park is one not to be missed. About the event The Rural and Remote Retrieval Weekend provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the management of...

Description Dealing with Depression is a highly interactive program that aims to provide general practitioners with a practical framework for diagnosing and managing depression. The program uses case based learning to explore key challenges GPs experience when caring for patients with depression. Cases will be examined and effective strategies will be devised to address these challenges. Learning Outcomes • Diagnose clinically significant depression. • Recognise the contribution of biological, social and psychological factors to the current depressive episode. • Assess and manage risk in the depressed patient. • Select pharmacological treatment best suited to the individual patient. • Develop a...