Goldfields Health Professional Network

Boulder Market Day
2019-11-17 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-12-15 09:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Loopline Park, Boulder, 1 Burt Street, Boulder, WA, 6432, Australia
Held along historic Burt Street and in Loopline Park on the third Sunday of every month. Boulder Market Day offers a great day of family fun, loaded with local crafts, displays, food stalls and entertainment.

NDIS Simplified
2019-11-18 13:30 - 15:30 | Goldfield’s Women’s Health Care Centre, 15 Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA, 6430, Australia
Free informal info session for participants, carers and providers in Kalgoorlie.

About this Event

NDSP and 360 Health + Community will share knowledge around accessing NDIS, participants options and how to understand the 3 key buckets of funds in the NDIS plan.
TOPICS COVERED:

What is NDIS and how can I access?
What is support coordination?
Difference between support coordination and plan management
Fund management options
Understanding my NDIS plan

Due to limited capacity, please book your ticket via Eventbrite.
Please advise of any accessibility requirements by calling 0404624973
For more information about the event – email: tanya@ndsp.com.au or call 0404 624 973

Friends of full circle parents group Family session- Kalgoorlie.
2019-11-20 15:30 - 17:00 | Sandalwood Centre, Connolly Street, South Kalgoorlie, WA, 6430, Australia
Do you have a child with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety or other neurodiversity or physical disability? Maybe you have concerns about your child’s development and questions about these conditions?

Full Circle Therapies has recently established a couple of parent and carer groups with the aim to bring families together to support one another and building lasting friendships with others on a similar journey.
On Wednesday’s we are hosting an after school family group for parents, carers and children to meet, play, and chat. 3.30 – 5.00pm at the Sandalwood Centre. This will continue on a fortnightly basis.
We also have a session on Mondays (fortnightly) 12.30-2.30pm for parents, carers and littlies to come and chat while your other children are at school. The next one is next week.
If you would like further info please contact Karene on 0439816620 or 90229881

Obstetric Breakfast meeting
2019-11-22 07:00 - 08:00, 2019-12-27 07:00 - 08:00 | Kalgoorlie Hospital – Maternity Ward, 15 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie, WA, 6430, Australia
The Obstetric Breakfast meeting is a monthly meeting, held the 4th Friday of each month, on the maternity ward at Kalgoorlie hospital, and is open to any health professionals involved or interested in managing pregnant women in the Goldfields.
Light breakfast provided.

Australasian Doctors’ Health Conference 2019
2019-11-22 08:00 - 2019-11-23 17:00 | Esplanade Hotel, 46-54 Marine Terrace, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
The Doctors’ Health Advisory Service (DHAS) of Western Australia (WA) has great pleasure in inviting you to join us at the 2019 Australasian Doctors Health Conference (ADHC) in Perth on 22 and 23 November 2019.
These conferences have been held biennially in Australia and New Zealand for nearly 20 years, with 2019 being the first time the event will take place in WA.
The theme is the important topic of “Creating a Healthy Workplace”. This will be relevant to doctors at all stages of their career, from medical students, to doctors in training, to doctors established in their chosen career. A particular focus will be looking at the impact of the work environment on a doctor’s health, be they a solo private practitioner or working in a large tertiary hospital. Issues will include the effect of medical culture on work life balance, bullying and harassment, and physical and mental health problems. The conference will be relevant to all doctors and medical students, and anyone involved in the training or management of doctors.

Esperance Growers Market
2019-11-23 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-12-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-12-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Nulsen Primary School, Lot 665 Victoria Street, NULSEN, WA, 6450, Australia
The Esperance Growers Market is a community celebration of local Esperance growers. This is a family friendly event where you have the opportunity to chat to local gardeners, growers, artisans and cooks, all of whom are keen to share knowledge, swap stories and give hints and tips about our unique area, often stallholders will run little workshops to share their skills. The Esperance Growers Market has a strong tradition of supporting and promoting sustainability.
The Esperance Growers Market is set amongst the permaculture gardens in the Nulsen Primary School every second week on Saturday mornings between 11am – 1pm at Nulsen Primary School. You can follow the EGM @esperancegrowersmarket on Instagram or join this Facebook Group – Esperance Growers Market, to stay up to date with current dates and Growers events.

Esperance Community Market
2019-11-24 08:30 - 13:00, 2019-12-08 08:30 - 13:00, 2019-12-22 08:30 - 13:00, 2020-01-05 08:30 - 13:00, 2020-01-19 08:30 - 13:00 | Dempster St, Esperance WA 6450,, Dempster St, Esperance, WA, 6450, Australia
Held every second Sunday. Market stalls include Arts and Craft, Jams, Honeys, fresh fruit and veggies, ice-cream etc. Come down for lots of family fun!

Friends of full Circle Therapies
2019-11-25 12:30 - 14:30 | Sandalwood Centre, Connolly Street, South Kalgoorlie, WA, 6430, Australia
Do you have a child with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety or other neurodiversity or physical disability? Maybe you have concerns about your child’s development and questions about these conditions?
Full Circle Therapies has recently established a couple of parent and carer groups with the aim to bring families together to support one another and building lasting friendships with others on a similar journey.
Mondays (fortnightly) 12.30-2.30pm for parents, carers and littlies to come and chat while your other children are at school at the Sandalwood Centre.
If you would like further info please contact Karene on 0439816620 or 90229881

Family and Domestic Violence During Pregnancy - Why Antenatal Care Matters
2019-11-27 08:00 - 16:30 | WA, Australia
The Women and Newborn Health Service proudly presents this one day symposium on the importance of the antenatal sector in responding to Family and Domestic Violence (FDV).
The day will explore the impacts of FDV on mother and baby, the complexities of FDV in the antenatal space, research and innovation and what’s happening in the regions. This event aligns with the ‘16 Days in WA to Stop Violence Against Women’ campaign.

Target audience:

Health sector front line staff including nurses, midwives, doctors, social workers, psychologists, Aboriginal liaison officers, Aboriginal health workers and students.
Workers from other government and non-government departments who work in, or are interested in working in, the FDV sector or antenatal space.

Lunch included.
Register here or contact whcsp@health.wa.gov.au for more information
*Video conferencing will be available for regional participants, email for further details.

ARC Advanced Life Support 2 | WACHS Medical Education Unit
2019-11-28 08:00 - 2019-11-29 17:00 | Kalgoorlie
An Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) accredited course, this two day program aims to teach the theory and practical skills to effectively manage cardio/respiratory arrest, peri-arrest situations and special circumstances, and to prepare senior members of a multidisciplinary team to treat the patient until transfer to a critical care area if possible. The course focuses on achieving advanced resuscitation competencies and is also designed to develop leadership and team skills in managing such emergencies.

Environmental Health webinar
2019-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 | WA, Australia
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is hosting a free webinar to provide information about their new responsive design Environmental Health portal and climate change section.
The webinar will provide a tour of the Environmental Health Portal, including information on:

HealthInfoNet navigation
the new search features
the new filter features
the new climate change section
the key facts

The webinar will be presented by research staff from the Environmental Health team.
It will run for approximately 20 minutes, and is free to attend. There is no additional software required to join the webinar, other than a stable internet connection. We’d recommend that participants use a pair of headphones, and we’d also recommend that participants use Google Chrome to view the webinar.
The webinar will be held at 10:00 am (WA).
This is the link to log onto the webinar (you will be able to log on about ten minutes before it starts).
Participants are invited to register their interest prior to the event with the webinar organiser Vilma FitzGerald (contact details below).
Contact details
Webinar Organiser
Vilma FitzGerald
Senior Research Officer
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Ph: (08) 6304 6328
Email: v.fitzGerald@ecu.edu.au

Saint Barbara's Festival
2019-11-28 18:30 - 2019-12-01 17:00 | Kalgoorlie
The annual Saint Barbara’s Festival is an integral part of the annual Goldfields events calendar, solidifying the great partnership that exists between the mining industry and the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community.

This year marks the Festival’s 20th, and is sure to be a great way for locals to come together and celebrate living in Australia’s largest regional outback city!

Primary Care Asthma Update - Esperance
2019-11-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Esperance, Esperance, WA, Australia
Primary Care Asthma Update – Esperance, WA

Date
Saturday November 30, 2019 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Contact
Raelene Craft – Primary Health Liaison
Phone: 0439 276 534, Email: raelene.craft@wapha.org.au

Additional Information
Please contact the Host Raelene directly to register or be placed onto the waiting list if the workshop is full

STARS - Laverton
2019-12-03 - 2019-12-04 | Laverton Shire Hall, Laverton, WA, 6440, Australia
STARS is a new course to help build knowledge, skills and confidence to Start Talking About Relationships and Sexual Health
with young Aboriginal People.
• Do you think it’s important for young people to have good information around their relationships and sexual health?
• Does your role give you the chance to yarn with young people?
• Do you need more knowledge and confidence to have these conversations?
• Do you want some ideas to deal with some of the things that get in the way – like shame or worries about what other adults will say?
STARS might be the course for you!
STARS is a two day introductory course for Aboriginal community members and others working with young Aboriginal people. It is suitable a wide range of workers and volunteers, such as health / SEWB / education / youth / family support workers, liaison officers, night patrol staff, etc.
The course is fun, we learn though group activities, and do our best to make it culturally safe. Course leaders include Aboriginal Educators.
Topics include:
• Bodies and puberty
• Contraception, pregnancy and STIs
• LGBTI young people and diversity
• Consent, pleasure and effects of porn
• Starting the conversations
• Respectful relationships, sexting
Get in touch, Nerissa Battye, Syphilis Outbreak Response CNS, email: nerissa.lewin@health.wa.gov.au

Trauma Skills Refresher Course | WACHS Medical Education Unit
2019-12-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Kalgoorlie
The one- day Trauma Refresher Skills course is designed for rural and remote doctors, nurses and paramedics working in sites that have no dedicated trauma service and are required to provide care to the critically ill trauma patient. Facilitated by experienced interprofessional emergency medicine clinicians, participants will have to opportunity to refresh their skills in the management of the critically ill trauma patient. Consolidating the crucial principles of trauma management through skills interactive case discussions, participants will have the opportunity to practice and hone their skills in essential trauma procedures including vascular access, chest drain insertion skills stations, bringing it all together in immersive simulation scenarios.

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Webinar
2019-12-09 09:00 - 10:00 | WA, Australia
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar on Monday 9 December 2019 with Dr Sara Farnbach from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC).
There are a range of barriers to accessing mental health or substance use services including stigma, which can impact on service use by the people who need them. In addition, healthcare workers may be unsure of how to approach discussing these concerns with clients. In this webinar, Dr Sara Farnbach will present research findings conducted with Aboriginal men in residential treatment rehabilitation services and primary healthcare workers on speaking about substance use and depression in primary healthcare. The webinar aims to inform practice for healthcare workers who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in primary health care settings and provide information to researchers working around substance use and depression.
The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes, and is free to attend. There is no additional software required to join the webinar, other than a stable internet connection. We’d recommend that you use Google Chrome to view the webinar.

Lions Outback Vision Van | Kalgoorlie
2019-12-12 - 2019-12-17 | Kalgoorlie
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.

Norseman Community Markets
2019-12-21 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-01-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Market Corner, Corner Roberts St & Ramsay St, Norseman, WA, Australia
Community Markets are held on the third Saturday each month on Market Corner (Corner Roberts & Ramsay Sts) from 8am – 12pm

Goldfields Podiatry 4th Birthday
2020-01-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Goldfields Podiatry, 5/72 Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie, WA, 6430, Australia
Goldfields Podiatry are turning 4 years old and we would love to host you at our clinic to help make our day special. This is a wonderful opportunity to network across the Goldfields medical community and discuss what is important to us in 2020.
We have door prizes, raffles and online competitions from Archies Thongs, Frankie 4 Footwear, Global Footcare and much more!
