• POSTPONED – GOHPN Let’s Reconnect Networking Event

    The Palace Hotel 137 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia

    Event postponed - please check back for new date. The Goldfields Health Professionals Network would like to invite all our members and partners to reconnect with the Goldfields health community. Friday 22 July, 2022 Palace Hotel Balcony 6.00pm - 8:00 Food and drinks provided. This event is free for GOHPN members and their partners. Register here

  • Bronchiectasis: Diagnosis and Management

    Online, Via Teams WA, Australia

    This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management' presented by Clinical Nurse Educator, Kate Hipwell. This webinar will cover: Understand the process for diagnosing Bronchiectasis Review pathophysiology of Bronchiectasis Understand how to treat and encourage self management Importance of 'at home' exercises and maintaining treatments Date: Wednesday 27th July 2022 Time: 1pm Presenter: Kate Hipwell, Clinical Nurse Educator, Asthma WA. Click to register. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the dial-in details. For more information, contact Shelley Harwood: shelley.harwood@asthmawa.org.au

  • Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2022

    Aloft Hotel 27 Rowe Avenue, Rivervale, WA

    Rural Health West CPD: Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2022 This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist Procedural GP Education Series. The forum has limited places. Travel subsidies will apply for all eligible delegates living and working in rural and remote WA. The event will include a mix of lectures, problem based discussions, simulation and skills stations happening concurrently over the weekend. It will also be an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues. This forum is pending accreditation with RACGP and ACRRM. Optional Pre Forum Workshops Fetal Surveillance Education...

  • safeTALK half-day workshop – Leonora

    JP Epis Centre 60 Tower Street, Leonora, WA

    safeTALK is a half-day alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALKtrained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST. Dates: Tuesday 2nd August 2022 Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm Venue: JG Epis Centre, 60 Tower Street, Leonora WA 6438 Cost: FREE (includes...

  • Asist – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – 2 day Workshop

    JP Epis Centre 60 Tower Street, Leonora, WA

    ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid founded on the principle that everyone can make a difference in preventing suicide. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may be thinking about suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop -This workshop is for anyone aged 18 and older who wants to develop the skills to intervene and help save a life from suicide. While ASIST is designed for professionals and community members alike,...

  • Injury Matters online workshop – Supporting People after a Road Crash

    Online, Via Teams WA, Australia

    Each year in Western Australia, thousands of people are impacted by road trauma. Responding or being first on scene at a car crash, losing family and friends, dealing with injuries, caring for those injured, causing a crash or witnessing a serious crash can have a devastating and enduring impact. Road Trauma Support WA will be delivering an information session for professionals including emergency services personnel (paid and volunteer) who may be exposed to road trauma as part of their work, and who would like to know more about how the Road Trauma Support WA service can support those who have...

  • TRACSWA – How to Navigate Interactive Heart Maps & Guidelines and Resources for Management of Chronic Heart Failure

    Online, Via Teams WA, Australia

    VC attendance only Management of Cardiovascular Conditions Telehealth Professional Education Program For country WA Health Professionals: • Allied Health • Primary Practice Nursing • Inpatient Nursing Presenters from the Heart Foundation: Glen Wiesner, Health Data Insights Lead Helen McLean, Senior Healthcare Programs Officer, Equity (WA) For further information or to receive notice of upcoming sessions contact: E: tracswa@health.wa.gov.au P: 9431 2351

  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Online, Via Teams WA, Australia

    This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Pulmonary Rehabilitation' presented by Naomi Chapman, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Senior Physiotherapist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. This webinar will cover: • What are the causes of physical activity limitations in COPD? • What is PR and how does it benefit people with COPD? • What are the important components of a PR program? • Who should be referred to PR? • What are the options for PR in regional areas? • The use of telehealth and how it...

  • 2022 Adult Immunisation Forum – virtual conference

    Online, Via Teams WA, Australia

    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 Hours: 7.5 hours REGISTRATION GUIDELINES: Virtual Conference date: 22nd August 2022, Time: 08:00 am – 05:40 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) For More Information visit: Website – https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/2022-adult-immunisation-forum/ All registrations should be made on the prescribed form – one form per delegate Please inform us of any discrepancies in your registration details to allow streamlined, error free registration Auto generated emails may land in your spam folder, please...

  • Getting to the bottom of bowel screening – Webinar Series

    Online, Via Teams WA, Australia

    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...