Events

About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community. - Recognise common mental health problems - Provide initial help using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan - Seek appropriate professional help, and - Respond in a crisis situation. * This is a 12-hour educational course, not a therapy or support group.

Lions Outback Vision aims to address the unique challenges of delivering quality specialist eye health care to regional, remote and Indigenous communities across our state with the development and implementation of innovative and sustainable models of service delivery. We currently provide specialist eye health care services throughout the Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields, Midwest and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. For information on schedules or bookings contact Lions Outback Vision or 08 9381 0802 or contact your regional health clinic.

The Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program (SHBBVP) will be coordinating a series of videoconferences designed to provide current information and updates related to the infectious syphilis outbreak in regions of Western Australia. Videoconference Information: Videoconference will be available for regional participants. If you require videoconference please indicate this on your registration form so a bridge can be booked for your site. Dial in details will be sent to you closer to the date. Please note that the videoconference will be recorded and made available online after the event. Regions are encouraged to invite stakeholders to your sites if they...

Bad Genes, Good Practice: How identifying Familial Hypercholesterolemia(FH) in your everyday practice can save lives now and for the future generations. VC Education session open to country WA Health Professionals, Allied Health, Primary Nursing and Inpatient Nursing. This session is the first in a series of presentations looking at FH- a dominant genetic condition which can be controlled with cholesterol reducing medications. Presentation by: Jackie Ryan, Nurse Practitioner. Specialist in – Cardiometabolic Disorders Assessment and Diagnosis.    VC only. Register here or for more details email; tracswa@health.wa.gov.au Detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care in Australia Check Genetics...

The aim of this webinar is to increase practitioner confidence and skills to raise the topic of weight with patients and follow Australian best practice guidelines to support patients in weight management. The workshop will detail evidence-based information on how to effectively engage in the weight loss conversation as part of routine care. A range of practical information, support and resources will be provided to aid the conversation with patients around achieving a healthy weight, including intervening early to reduce the risk of chronic disease. Learning outcomes: • Describe the 5As, an international evidence-based brief intervention framework, and confidently be...