Events

Seminar: Assistive Technology for Community: Reviewing clinical advantages of equipment choice to achieve independent living, rehabilitation and reablement Unicare Health would like to invite all involved in the prescription of AT for community clients to join us for an interactive, hands on seminar aimed at reviewing the clinical advantages of equipment range and choice to achieve Independent Living, Rehabilitation and Reablement goals. This seminar will feature Mobility management with a focus on wheelchairs, powered mobility & seating options Appropriate bed and mattress selection to support positive aging Safe transfers and manual handling equipment Bathroom and toileting solutions Aids for daily...

Session One: Thursday 13 May, 6:00pm – 7:30pm (AWST) Location: Zoom (Online) For: General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other interested healthcare workers. Learning Objectives • Increase understanding of the challenges and barriers experienced by people from migrant and refugee backgrounds who are living with CHB. • Outline the importance of providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed health care, including working with interpreters. • Contrast the trajectories of Hepatitis B disease in people from CALD backgrounds compared to people born in Australia. • Describe the different biopsychosocial considerations faced by people from CALD communities living with CHB across their life span....

The Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Kalgoorlie hospital is commencing a series of breakfast meetings. These are primarily targeting GPs, but anyone interested can join, including midwives, nurses and allied health. Friday, 15th May, 2021 between 7am and 8am. Topic: Yellow and Pregnant: Live Dysfunction In Pregnancy Presenter: O&G Registrar, Dr Jim Fan The presentation can be attended either online, or in person on the Kalgoorlie maternity ward. For online access, attendees need to RSVP via email to arrange access. (joanna.keen@health.wa.gov.au) or Dr Ljiljana Ilic-Jeftic (ljiljana.ilic-jeftic@health.wa.gov.au)  

Session Two: Thursday 20 May, 6:00pm – 7:30pm (AWST) Location: Zoom (Online) For: General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other interested healthcare workers. Learning Objectives • Increase understanding of the challenges and barriers experienced by people from migrant and refugee backgrounds who are living with CHB. • Outline the importance of providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed health care, including working with interpreters. • Contrast the trajectories of Hepatitis B disease in people from CALD backgrounds compared to people born in Australia. • Describe the different biopsychosocial considerations faced by people from CALD communities living with CHB across their life span....

Looking after yourself: Self-care the key to reducing professional burnout workshop After a challenging and unpredictable year, it is more important than ever to practice self-care and look after our wellbeing.  Incorporating self-care strategies into your everyday life can benefit your health in both personal and professional settings.  Professionally, self-care can help you focus, increase productivity, and makes you more resilient to the stressors around you. Join Injury Matters for the ‘Looking after yourself: Self-care the key to reducing professional burnout workshop’.  The self-care workshop is for the health and community services workforce and provides a proactive approach to equip...