Practice nurses are invited to an education workshop focused on immunisations. Barbara Wilson from the Public Health Unit will be facilitating the workshop covering important updates to the NSW immunisation schedule and cold chain management guidelines for your practice.
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
This full day workshop will cover a wide range of topical orthopaedic issues that General Practitioners will often encounter in their daily practice. Combining traditional lecture type presentations with interactive discussions of case studies, the guest speakers- highly dedicated and locally practising orthopaedic surgeons and radiologists, will share their wealth of knowledge and experience throughout the program. Particular emphasis will be on discussing the complex fields of orthopaedics and radiology, topics include:
Why x-rays are still important
Ultrasound guided musculoskeletal (MSK) injections
Common shoulder problems
Update on back pain and spinal surgery
Direct anterior approach to hip replacement & meniscal root repair
New concepts and thinking in knee replacement surgery
Arthroplasty outcomes
Optimising pain management and accelerated early recovery in hip and knee replacement
Audience: GPs and GP registrars
Date: Sunday 16 June 2019
Time: 8.30am registration for 9.00am start- 4.30pm finish
Location: Notre Dame Rural Clinical School; 40 Hardy Avenue Wagga Wagga
Cost: Free
Practice nurses are invited to an education workshop focused on immunisations. Barbara Wilson from the Public Health Unit will be facilitating the workshop covering important updates to the NSW immunisation schedule and cold chain management guidelines for your practice.
Practice nurses are invited to an education workshop focused on immunisations. Barbara Wilson from the Public Health Unit will be facilitating the workshop covering important updates to the NSW immunisation schedule and cold chain management guidelines for your practice.
Practice nurses are invited to an education workshop focused on immunisations. Barbara Wilson from the Public Health Unit will be facilitating the workshop covering important updates to the NSW immunisation schedule and cold chain management guidelines for your practice.
Practice nurses are invited to an education workshop focused on immunisations. Barbara Wilson from the Public Health Unit will be facilitating the workshop covering important updates to the NSW immunisation schedule and cold chain management guidelines for your practice.
Practice nurses are invited to an education workshop focused on immunisations. Barbara Wilson from the Public Health Unit will be facilitating the workshop covering important updates to the NSW immunisation schedule and cold chain management guidelines for your practice.
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
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.
Two Day Event: MPHN, MLHD, UNSW together will be hosting a one day workshop on Substance use in pregnancy and parenting on the 26th October.
Dr Jane Goddard will be conducting a 3 hour implanon training session in Wagga.
Overview of the ferric carboxymaltose molecule & pharmacokinetic properties
Focus on indication, safety & administration
How to optimise efficiency and tolerance
The Blackdog Institute is presenting advanced training in suicide prevention in Griffith. The workshop is available to GPs and all other health professionals.
Consult Physician and endocrinologist, Dr Kiernan Hughes will be presenting a diabetes management update in Griffith.
Geriatrician, Dr Paul Finucane and clinical nurse consultant for dementia, Linda Hathaway will be presenting Delirium & Dementia.
