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How many people have you diagnosed with chronic kidney disease this week? Join Kidney Health Australia with Prof David Johnson (Nephrologist) and Dr Caitlin Sum (General Practitioner) as they explore how to detect and diagnose chronic kidney disease in at risk populations. They will identify the three elements of the Kidney Health Check and why testing for albuminuria is critical. Tips for creating a simple plan to detect and diagnose chronic kidney disease in individuals without a coded diagnosis will be outlined. RACGP/ACRRM EA hours – 1 (pending approval). Register here Enquiries: primary.care@kidney.org.au
Join Fremantle Women’s Health Centre for this free event and education session in celebrating International Nurses Day for 2024. Details:
View the flyer here for more information and register here.
Immunisation remains one of the most successful and cost-effective advances in global public health, protecting against serious diseases. General practice plays an important role in encouraging patients to consider the benefits. Join the fifth webinar in the popular WA Primary Health Alliance Immunisation Series and hear from Professor Paul Effler, Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate at the WA Department of Health. This webinar will cover the following topics:
Find out more and register today.
Presented by Black Dog Institute Multiple Dates & Times
Please make your GPs and GP registrars aware that they can attend free online training sessions throughout the 2024 calendar year with a choice of target topics including:
CPD hours are available for the online training sessions. For more information, dates and registration links, visit WAPHA’s suicide prevention webpage.
General practice staff can attend free suicide prevention training workshops in Armadale, Bunbury, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Manjimup and Midland. The training workshops are delivered by Wesley LifeForce and supported by WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA). For further information or to register for an upcoming workshop, visit WAPHA’s suicide prevention webpage.
WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) is providing GPs in WA with paid online Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) training, designed to help practitioners and clinicians recommend the most appropriate level of care for a person seeking mental health support. GPs and GP registrars who attend the two workshops in the one online session will be remunerated $300 and CPD hours are available. May IAR-DST training dates:
To find out more, view the flyer here or the WAPHA IAR-DST webpage.
In 2024, the HealthPathways WA team will run three live demonstrations facilitated online by a GP Clinical Editor. These sessions will demonstrate how to integrate HealthPathways into your clinical practice and maximise user experience. Learn key functionalities of the portal and how to access condition specific tools and resources, Referral Access Criteria (RAC) (where available), GPbook Specialist Directory and specialist regional rosters. Sessions have been approved for 1 CPD Educational Hour with the RACGP and will be held online on the following dates:
Open to all health professionals registered to practice in WA as well as general practice staff. For more information or to register, please refer the event flyer.
For the second year, the one day Peel Health Forum provides an opportunity to update your skills and knowledge while networking with other Peel primary care health professionals. Delivered by experts in their fields, including local health professionals, interactive discussions and case studies will fill the program. Soon to be released, the program will include the following and more:
We welcome all primary care health professionals particularly those practicing in the Peel Region. Learn more here and register
BreastScreen WA visit to Bullsbrook Presented by BreastScreen WA 15 April to 29 April
Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV webinar series (Webinar 1) Presented by Immunisation Coalition 17 April
Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV webinar series - webinar 2 Presented by Immunisation Coalition 22 May
Digital Health Q&A Presented by RACGP 22 May Breast cancer update for general practice Presented by Cancer Council WA 22 May BreastScreen WA visit to Armadale Presented by BreastScreen WA 23 May to 23 August 2024 Suicide Prevention Summit Presented by Mental Health Academy 24 May to 26 May Viral Hepatitis and Preventing Liver Cancer (Bentley) Presented by ASHM 30 May SiREN Symposium 2024 Presented by WA Secual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network 30 May & 31 May
The third in a series of webinars developed and delivered by the RACGP in partnership with the NSW/ACT PHNs, this webinar will focus on the MyMedicare initiative from the important perspective of consumers, including consumer considerations for MyMedicare, consumer registration, how practices can support consumers, and feedback received to date.
Participants will have an understanding of the consumer registration process for MyMedicare, together with consumer considerations and perspectives.
Facilitator: Professor Charlotte Hespe - RACGP NSW/ACT Faculty Chair Register now
Dr Wally Jammal shared his insights into the Government's primary care reform agenda with topics including:
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Includes a broad overview of MyMedicare, goals of MyMedicare and Q&A.
The Immunisation team at WA Primary Health Alliance presented this webinar on Thursday 15 February 2024 on cold chain management, which gave an update on practical information needed for vaccine storage and management. The following topics were covered:
View the recording here
WA Primary Health Alliance hosted and present this third webinar in the series with Michele Cusack from Services Australia on Thursday 30 November 2023. Following on from the successful Back to Basics and Encounters and Reports webinars, this webinar is aimed at Nurses and Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and highlights the following:
On August 31, WA Primary Health Alliance hosted the second Immunisation webinar – AIR Encounters and Reporting.
Michele Cusack from Services Australia, returned to present real time simulations on recording encounters in AIR and then how to access, download and utilise the 10A (overdue vaccination) report, and the 42A (Overdue Covid Vaccination) report.
Access the recording for the second webinar in the series here.
Hosted by WA Primary Health Alliance with guest speaker Michele Cusack from Services Australia this webinar is aimed at Practice Nurses and Aboriginal Health Practitioners to help navigate the Australian Immunisation Register. In this webinar Michelle will discuss:
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Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance with WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program, Cancer Council WA & BreastScreen WA This presentation covered:
View the webinar recording here
The new antibody treatments for Alzheimer’s have been described as game changers, but are they really? Watch this exclusive webinar where Dr Norman Swan and panellists Prof Leon Flicker, Prof Amy Brodtmann and Dr Simon Torvaldsen discuss the latest advances in Alzheimer’s treatment. This session explores what else is on the horizon, what other interventions should still be used and how the focus on intervention has shifted to early dementia. View the recording here