Events

Update from the WA Department of Health End of Life Care Program Voluntary Assisted Dying Date: Tuesday 20 July 2021 Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm Designed for Doctors, General Practitioners, Registered & enrolled nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Pastoral Care workers, Facility managers, Aboriginal Health workers, Counsellors working in specialist palliative care or with patients with a life limiting illness Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation has been passed in Western Australia, with implementation taking place on 1st July 2021. VAD is intended to provide people with another choice at end of life and after progressing through a detailed request and assessment process,...

One of the most difficult experiences of life occurs when we suffer the pain of loss – loss of a relationship, loss of health, loss of employment, loss of a significant other. Perhaps the most difficult loss of all is death. The sense of loss is a universal human experience. As the losses we experience vary in degree from insignificant to major, so do their effects on our wellbeing. For caregivers to provide effective and compassionate care to the bereaved, two conditions must be met: Caregivers must understand their own responses to loss, and they must have theoretical knowledge about...

This webinar provides Western Australian midwives with the information and tools required to improve syphilis screening and care for at-risk and key affected populations. The webinar also highlights the importance of contact tracing and partner notification. A combination of didactic and interactive quizzes will be used throughout the webinar This course is for: All midwives in WA ACM CPD Endorsement Activity 21 July 2021, 4:00pm – 5:30pm (AWST)  Funded by Government of Western Australia Department of Health For more information or to register please visit the website

Hope Community Services Presents 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. DATES Thursday 22 - Friday 23...

Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling This session will highlight some of the most popular apps commonly used by people with diabetes  

Delivered by Black Dog Institute  Program Outline 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. Accreditation • 40 Accredited Activity CPD points (RACGP) • 3 Performance review, 5...

Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling This session will look at the many contributing factors that influence our weight, in addition to how we can improve our language around weight to reduce weight stigma and shame. Strategies and approaches to weight management will be discussed in addition to action planning and goal setting  

Presented by Dionne Aitken & Danielle Cameron Workforce Development, Mental Health Commission Target audience for this event: Human service providers who work with people who experience mental health and/or alcohol and other drug issues. Details: This workshop aims to assist individual workers and agencies to begin to implement trauma informed care and practice. This workshop will: Provide an overview of different types of trauma Describe the links between AOD, mental health issues and trauma Describe the impacts of trauma Explain the principles of trauma informed practice and care Provide participants with an opportunity to consider how to implement trauma informed...

Valuable Conversations Applying trauma informed care and practice (TICP) and motivational interviewing (MI) to alcohol use during pregnancy Presented by Workforce Development, Mental Health Commission (MHC) The Valuable Conversations training covers the following: Reflective practice to identify areas of practice that require development for improved client engagement and outcomes. • TICP to consider the broader context in which alcohol use during pregnancy may occur. • MI to empathically explore client behaviour around alcohol use during pregnancy. • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention in the context of the National Strategic Action Plan and a holistic prevention framework. • Brief Intervention...

Across the world, Recovery Colleges have demonstrated that an educational approach can be successful in supporting people to overcome barriers, including challenges related to mental health, substance use and other life issues. See how you can be involved in our mission of creating safe spaces for recovery. We welcome your ideas and thoughts and are keen to work in partnership with you to bring the Recovery College to life! Refreshments will be provided. Register Here Wed., 11 August 2021 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm AWST Goldfields Arts Centre Kalgoorlie, WA 6430