Events

Thursday 4 June 7.15pm-8.15pm A multidisciplinary panel of practice staff reflecting on a range of chronic disease strategies with a focus on challenges, innovations and the way forward. Register here

Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with the WA Country Health Service, Diabetes Telehealth builds diabetes management capacity in country WA by providing regular updates for health professionals with patients living with diabetes. The upskilling is delivered via videoconferencing technology (telehealth). Every month different diabetes-related topics are comprehensively covered, sometimes by staff within Diabetes WA, and sometimes by guest experts. Join us for some free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home. MyDESMOND and BabySteps: Presented by Sara Calginari, Senior Projects Manager, Diabetes WA.

Mon, 08 June 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Telehealth Health Professional Upskilling with Diabetes WA. Presented by Sara Calginari, Senior Manager -Projects and Carly Luff, CDE, EP, Diabetes WA Looking for programs that people in regional areas can easily access to help them to prevent type 2 diabetes? BabySteps is an online program aimed to help women after having Gestational Diabetes to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Sara and Carly will summarise the program contents, talk about the results of the evaluations from the pilot programs and let you know how you can refer people. Delivered...

Mon, 08 June 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Presented by Sara Calginari, Senior Manager -Projects and Carly Luff, CDE, EP, Diabetes WA Looking for programs that people in regional areas can easily access to help them to prevent type 2 diabetes? BabySteps is an online program aimed to help women after having Gestational Diabetes to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Sara and Carly will summarise the program contents, talk about the results of the evaluations from the pilot programs and let you know how you can refer people. Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with...

Tuesday 9th June 2020 7:00pm – 8:00pm (AEST) Professor David Barnes, Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Physician Learning Objectives: Unmet need in COPD and consequences of late diagnosis and treatment. Treating the predominant trait: ‘Breathlessness’ or ‘Exacerbations’. The role of Trelegy (Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol) (ICS/LAMA/LABA) for the treatment of moderate to severe COPD and its benefits vs Multiple Inhaler Triple Therapy. Find out more and register here.

Tues 9 June 7:00pm (AEST) James Cook University (JCU) is running a series of webinars for supervisors and registrars on Tuesday evenings in collaboration with General Practice Training Queensland (GPTQ). These webinars are designed to provide up-to-date information on relevant topics. Register for the next webinars in the series: 'Dentistry for GPs (Tues 9 June) and 'Sexual Health' (Tues 17 June).

10 June 2020 12:00 (AEST) Join Ms Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive and Director of Universities Australia, Professor Steve Wesselingh, Executive Director of South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Professor Carla Treloar, Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre and host Associate Professor Edwina Wright, Taskforce Chair as they discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon the research workforce, innovation and health outcomes in Australia. Register here.

Wednesday 10 June 2020 Time 4:00pm - 4:45pm (AEST) Hear from Michael Kidd AM Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Cathy Baynie, AAPM National President, as they discuss the requirements of physical distancing and explore the challenges in your day to day practice operation. Presenters  Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health Cathy Baynie, AAPM National President Guest Panellists Gary Smith FAAPM, Life Member, Practice Manager Tracey Johnson FAAPM, CEO Inala Primary Care Register here.

10 June 2020 7:00pm-8:00pm (AEST) This webinar will assist primary healthcare nurses and practice managers to undertake case finding for hepatitis C in their practice by; identifying target populations, conducting searches to identify those patients and implementing systems to recall those patients back for testing or care. This webinar will be presented by Chloe Layton, Nurse Coordinator, EC Partnership, Burnet Institute. Click here for more information or to register.

Thursday 11 June 7.00pm (WST) This webinar explores how GPs can incorporate care planning into your healthcare provision, the legal and ethical aspects of care planning, barriers to implementation and explores the useful resources available. Register here.