Events

20 and 21 November 2021 - more information to come.

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 aound 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...

Date: Wednesday 8th December Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm Title: Let’s Look the Enemy in the Eye – What COVID looks like for WA GPs in 2022 – Lessons from the battlefield and expectations from behind the lines   With the release of the WA Government’s roadmap to reopen the State’s border, managing the transition with minimal impact to our health system will be key. Join the ABC’s Norman Swan to discuss the countdown to, and pathway out, of COVID-19 for WA. Victorian and NSW GPs will also discuss the impact of the Delta outbreak in their states, and what they...

Thursday 9 December 2021 10:00am – 11:30am REGISTER HERE. We know there are groups of people across the community with very  low vaccination rates where historical mistrust of, and trauma associated with, our medical system and government must be acknowledged. The community care services sector is right on the frontline with many of the groups that remain hesitant because we provide services to them every single day. Because of this, frontline community care services workers are well positioned to have conversations about the importance of getting vaccinated. The Department Health and WACOSS will be offering two webinars in early December to frontline workers in...

Monday 13 December 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm Presented by Marina Mickleson, KEMH This session will look at the different aspects of managing pregnancy for women with type 1 diabetes. Register for this session here.

Wednesday 15 December 2021 10:00am – 11:30am REGISTER HERE. We know there are groups of people across the community with very  low vaccination rates where historical mistrust of, and trauma associated with, our medical system and government must be acknowledged. The community care services sector is right on the frontline with many of the groups that remain hesitant because we provide services to them every single day. Because of this, frontline community care services workers are well positioned to have conversations about the importance of getting vaccinated. The Department Health and WACOSS will be offering two webinars in early December to frontline workers in...

The Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program (SHBBVP) is coordinating a series of videoconferences designed to provide current information and updates related to the outbreaks of infectious syphilis in Western Australia. Date: Monday 31 January 2022 Time: 12.00-12.30pm Venue: This presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. Please see link below.  Presenter: Matthew Bacon & Rudie Marshall-Lang, SHBBVP (WA Department of Health)  Video conference Information: The session will be provided via videoconference and recorded. The recording will be made available on the WA Syphilis Outbreak Response website after the event. Contact Person: Rudie Marshall-Lang, SHBBVP rudie.marshall-lang@health.wa.gov.au Microsoft Teams Link: Click...

Learn all about Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program aimed at children aged 5 to 11, set to start from 10 January 2022. This month, Australia will be launching the COVID-19 vaccination program for young children. Join Prof Chris Blyth for an update on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children. Using the latest evidence, this webinar covers: - an overview of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children - effectiveness of the vaccines for children (including different variants) - intervals and dosing - co-administration with influenza and other child vaccines - tips around managing needle phobia and parent hesitancy We'll conclude with a...