Topic/s:

• Advances in hip replacement surgery, can we make a good thing better?

• Optimising pain management and early rehabilitation in knee replacement surgery

Presenter/s:

• Dr Andrew Clout, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Audience: GPs/GP registrars

Date: Wednesday 10 July 2019
Time:   6.30pm registration and dinner for 7pm start
Location: ANU Rural Clinical School, 73 Lynch Street, Young
Cost: Free

Topics:

• A review of current management of COPD, including new options in past 2 years

Presenter: Associate Professor Tara Mackenzie MBBS (Hons) BSc(Med) FRACP FCCP MMedEd - Consultant Respiratory Physician

Audience: GPs and GP Registrars

Date: Thursday 27 June 2019

Time: 6pm registration and dinner for 6.30pm start

Location: ANU, Rural Clinical School, 73 Lynch Street, Young

Cost: Free

Topics:

• Case based discussion- management of difficult to treat asthma and severe asthma

• GPs are encouraged to bring their cases and/or questions for discussion

Presenter: Associate Professor Tara Mackenzie MBBS (Hons) BSc(Med) FRACP FCCP MMedEd - Consultant Respiratory Physician

Audience: GPs and GP registrars

Date: Tuesday 18 June 2019

Time: 6pm registration and dinner for 6.30pm start

Location: Mercure, 1- 15 Morgan Street Wagga Wagga

Cost: Free

Topics:

• Bowel Screening program 2019, what to know when referring – a guide to the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard

• Demonstrating “MPHN Health Pathways”- Suspected Colorectal Cancer Clinical Pathways

• Prostate Biopsy – an update of biopsy options in our region

Presenters:

• Dr Henry Hicks, General and Colorectal Surgeon

• Dr Jane Laloma, GP and Clinical Editor Health Pathways

• Dr Stephen Sowter, Urologist

Audience: GPs and GP Registrars

Date: Wednesday 12 June 2019

Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Riverina Day Surgery, 2-8 Meurant Ave, Wagga Wagga

Cost: Free

Light supper and drinks supplied

 Registration:

Please RSVP to Megan King on 02 69256256 by 11 June 2019

Dr Kym Collins, VMO in HIV and Sexual Health MLHD will be presenting to GPs and healthcare workers.

The session will cover following topics:

Prescribing HIV Pre-Exposure Propylaxis (PrEP), and

HIV treatment and testing updates

Cost: Free

Audience: General Practitioners, GP Registrars
Speaker: Dr Catherine Orr MB; BS (Hons), FRACGP, FARGP, MPH, Grad Dip Rural Health

Date: 26 March 2019
Time: 6pm -7pm

Topics:

• Incorporate MTOP into your practice by using models of care, including the training required and addressing the barriers, expectations and outcomes.

• Discuss the MTOP process including its pre-requisites, outcomes and support available.

Location: National Grape and Wine Conference Centre

To register your interest, please contact Caitlin Langley on 0401 406 399.

Topics:

• The role and risks of opioid prescribing in the presence of chronic non-cancer pain

• Mental health and chronic pain

• Physiotherapy in chronic pain management

• Bring your own chronic pain patients to the table – interactive case studies

• Developing a management plan and utilising resources

Audience: GPs/GP registrars
Presenters:

• Dr Suyin Tan– Director Anaesthetics and Pain Management Nepean Hospital

• Jane Bradshaw– Physiotherapist

• Richard Barclay– Clinical Psychologist

• Diana Taylor– Clinical Nurse Specialist

Date: Sunday 24 March 2019
Time: 8.30am arrival and registration, for 9am start - 4.00pm finish
Location: MPHN Conference Room, 1/185 Morgan Street (enter via the Murray Street carpark)

Topics:

• Overview of privacy laws and how they apply to your organisation

• The difference between personal, sensitive and health information

• The documents, systems and checks you should put in place today to protect personal information and comply with privacy laws

• How to legally collect, use, disclose, handle and store personal information

• Responding to requests for personal information from courts, police and others · Individuals’ rights to access their own files and have information corrected

• The new notifiable data breaches scheme and what to do if there is a privacy complaint or breach

• Top tips for complying with privacy law

Audience: Community Services Organisations, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, Health
Speaker: Mae Tanner – Lawyer and Trainer
Date: Thursday 21 March 2019
Time: 8.30am registration, 9.00am-12.00pm
Cost: $25
Location: Griffith Exies, Jondaryan Avenue Griffith

Topics:

• Updates in Breast Imaging (by clinicians for clinicians)

• “What is my risk of breast cancer?”

• Preventative strategy for breast cancer

Audience: GPs and GP registrars
Speaker: Dr Andrew Thompson, MBBS (Hons), B Sc, MS (Endocrine), FRACS
Date: Wednesday 20 March 2019
Time: 6.00pm registration and dinner for 6.30pm start – 8.00pm finish
Venue: Elevation Restaurant Hilltops Retreat, Wombat Road Young

Topics:

• Overview of privacy laws and how they apply to your organisation

• The difference between personal, sensitive and health information

• The documents, systems and checks you should put in place today to protect personal information and comply with privacy laws

• How to legally collect, use, disclose, handle and store personal information

• Responding to requests for personal information from courts, police and others · Individuals’ rights to access their own files and have information corrected

• The new notifiable data breaches scheme and what to do if there is a privacy complaint or breach

• Top tips for complying with privacy law

Audience: Community Services Organisations, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, Health
Speaker: Mae Tanner – Lawyer and Trainer
Date: Wednesday 20 March 2019
Time: 8.30am registration, 9.00am-12.00pm
Cost: $25
Location: Rules Club, Fernleigh Road Wagga

Topics:

• Overview of privacy laws and how they apply to your organisation

• The difference between personal, sensitive and health information

• The documents, systems and checks you should put in place today to protect personal information and comply with privacy laws

• How to legally collect, use, disclose, handle and store personal information

• Responding to requests for personal information from courts, police and others · Individuals’ rights to access their own files and have information corrected

• The new notifiable data breaches scheme and what to do if there is a privacy complaint or breach

• Top tips for complying with privacy law

Audience: Community Services Organisations, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, Health
Speaker: Mae Tanner – Lawyer and Trainer
Date: Tuesday 19 March 2019
Time: 8.30am registration, 9.00am-12.00pm
Cost: $25
Location: Young Golf Club, William Street Young

LifeSpan Murrumbidgee will be hosting Mindframe Plus training for GPs in Wagga on Thursday 14 March 2019. Please see attached invite for further details and to register.

The workshop will focus on the importance of exercise and referrals. It will give participants the confidence to engage their patients in a conversation about physical activity, and that they have the resources and referral pathways they need to support long term behaviour change in their patients.  

Dr Kym Collins, VMO Sexual Health MLHD and Teddy Cook, Manager Regional Outreach Development ACON will be presenting to GPs and health care workers.

The session will cover understanding trans and gender diverse people, an introduction to gender affirming healthcare, treatment options and referral pathways

The 2019 Antenatal Shared Care Orientation & Update workshop will be held in two sessions:

Session 1: Orientation to the Riverina Antenatal Shared Care program

Specifically for GPs who have patients that may deliver at Wagga Base Hospital and would like to participate in the shared care program. GPs who attended training in 2016/2017/2018 do not need to attend this session. Those who attended the workshops in 2013/2014/2015 will need to attend the whole day if they wish to remain listed on the Antenatal Shared Care Brochure. This session will be presented by local Obstetricians, GP Obstetricians and Midwives.

Session 1: Antenatal Orientation

8.30am – 1.05pm: (8 Category 2 CPD points) (if attending all day 40 Category 1 points)

• Orientation to the Antenatal Shared Care Program & agreed levels of risk in pregnancy

• Resources for Antenatal Shared Care Program - checklist and brochure

• The Antenatal Clinic “booking in” visit current approaches to birthing, skin to skin, pain relief

• 1st Trimester Antenatal Screening for foetal abnormalities,

• Dating of pregnancy & obstetric ultrasound, Non-invasive pre natal testing

• Obesity, diabetes & nutrition, hypertension, anti-depressants, vaccinations and thyroid

Session 2: Antenatal Update

FOR ALL GPs (including GPs who have previously attended orientation training and GPs attending Session 1).

1.45 pm – 4.00pm: 2 hours (4 Category 2 CPD points or combined with Session 1 is eligible for 40 Category 1 points).

• HealthPathways

• Advising patients on nutrition and vitamins in pregnancy

• Screening early for ferritin and iron, early diagnosis and treatment

• Mental health referrals

• Vaginal birth after caesarean
  

Please click here to see Registration Flyer

Register for Antenatal Orientation and Update (All Day Session)

Register for Antenatal Update (Afternoon Session Only)

Kim Poyner from Medicoach will be presenting to GPs and practice managers on the chronic disease items numbers and billing.

Kim Poyner from Medicoach will be presenting to GPs and practice managers on the chronic disease items numbers and billing.

Wednesday 27 February 2019 6.30pm-9.30pm

Kim Poyner from Medicoach will be presenting to GPs and practice managers on the chronic disease items numbers and billing.

Tuesday 26 February 2019

6.30pm - 9.30pm

Dominic Gallagher, director of the CBT Institute will be presenting to GPs and service providers on improving access to psychological therapies

Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Matthew Howard will be presenting Common shoulder problems in Young.

Register here