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July 2019

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Worker Webinar EventsLearningNews

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Worker Webinar

Wellbeing Resources and Strategies for Responding to Methamphetamine The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 30 July with Mr Allan Trifonoff from the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). In this webinar, Mr Trifonoff will focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander worker wellbeing and resources and strategies for dealing with stressful work-related issues e.g. responding to people using methamphetamine. The first part of the webinar will showcase NCETA’s extremely popular Feeling deadly, working deadly: Indigenous AOD Worker wellbeing resource kit which provides workers, supervisors and managers with strategies to…
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July 29, 2019
Identifying and Treating Depression in Primary Care LearningNews

Identifying and Treating Depression in Primary Care

Dr Daniel Rock and Dr Geoff Riley - Identifying and Treating Depression in Primary Care - The essential role of GPs in the Alliance Against Depression Identifying and Treating Depression in Primary Care is a new training resource for GPs in Western Australia. This 45-minute video lecture is a collaboration between WA Primary Health Alliance and Dr Geoff Riley, Professor of Rural and Remote Medicine and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UWA Medical School. This video qualifies as self-directed learning in a GP's professional development plan. Presenters Dr Daniel Rock and Dr Geoff Riley draw…
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July 27, 2019
Diabetes and Endocrine Health Network NetworkNews

Diabetes and Endocrine Health Network

Call for expressions of interest - Diabetes and Endocrine Health Network Executive Advisory Group The Diabetes and Endocrine Health Network (DEHN) is looking for people who are passionate about improving the health system to provide sustainable and effective diabetes and endocrine care to join our Executive Advisory Group (EAG). The role of the EAG is to: Provide leadership and strategic advice Champion change Share knowledge and perspectives Support the Networks co-leads Work collaboratively to improve access, quality, and integration of Diabetes and Endocrine care across WA. We are seeking representation from the following areas: Aboriginal community Academia and research Clinicians…
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July 10, 2019
New podcast added NewsPodcasts

New podcast added

Introducing Distance is No Obstacle – Rural Health West's very own medical education podcast series. The first batch of podcasts feature: Anaesthetists Dr Paul Sadleir, Dr Peter Platt and Dr Russell Clarke from the WA Anaesthetic Drug Reaction Clinic at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital discussing the cause, prevention and management of reactions to anaesthesia drugs. Senior Clinical Psychologist with Child and Adolescent Health Service, Ivan Salmin discussing self-harm and suicide among adolescents. Dr Alison White, Palliative Care Consultant at Royal Perth Hospital and visiting palliative care physician for the Kimberley region, and Grace Buchanan from Cancer Council WA talk about…
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July 9, 2019
The Good GP | Syphilis – Episode 60 NewsPodcasts

The Good GP | Syphilis – Episode 60

In this episode, The Good GP interviews Dr Donna Mak on Syphilis, including the three current outbreaks in Australia and in particular WA. Dr Donna Mak is a sessional GP at the M Clinic, Associate Professor and Domain Chair, Population and Preventive Health, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, and Public Health Physician, Communicable Disease Control, Department of Health, Western Australia. Hear the episode here.
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July 9, 2019