Western Australia is working closely with the Commonwealth and state and territory jurisdictional governments to respond appropriately to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. This is a rapidly changing situation. This hub will be used to post alerts, webinars and information as it becomes available. Please click the links below for the relevant information:
- AHCWA coronavirus (COVID-19) response toolkit for member services
- Cancer care during COVID-19
- Commonwealth coronavirus news
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): National Health Plan resources
- Coronavirus commonwealth health alert
- Coronavirus information for the general public
- COVID-19 & CVD health professional hub
- COVID-19, Asthma and COPD
- COVID-19 Bulk Billed MBS Telehealth Services changes fact sheet
- COVID-19 cancer services response position paper
- COVID-19 clinical alerts
- COVID-19 GP Factsheet Aboriginal Population
- COVID-19 Infection Control Training Presented by Department of Health
- COVID-19 – Living with diabetes and other endocrine conditions
- COVID-19 Management Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
- COVID-19 National Health Plan – COVID-19 Remote Community Preparedness and Retrieval
- COVID-19 Travelling for medical treatment
- FairWork Ombudsman – Coronavirus and Australian workplace laws
- Goals of Care in the COVID-19 environment
- Guide for Funerals and Sorry Business during the coronavirus pandemic
- Identification and Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Clinical
Setting During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Policy - Information for workers from Australian Government Agencies, services and programs visiting remote communities
- National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
- Practice Assist
- Quick Guide: COVID-19 Bulk Billed MBS Telehealth Services Nursing & Allied Health
- Telehealth and consultations in GP respiratory clinics factsheet
- WA Department of Health daily snapshot
- WA Health COVID-19 statistics and heat map
- Western Australian Government Pandemic Plan
- Women’s health and COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Aboriginal community– these resources have been translated into 5 languages and modified to suit CaLD and all community groups.
- Information for Confirmed Case
- Information for Close Contact
- Information for Low Risk Contacts
- Information for Quarantine
- Self isolation after testing
Mental health and COVID-19
- Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
- Black Dog Institute
- Centre for Clinical Interventions
- CranaPLUS – to educate, support and represent all health professionals working in the remote sector
- Doctors Health Advisory Service WA (DHASWA) – for doctors in a crisis – Independent, confidential help for doctors by doctors
- Got COVID-19 cabin fever? Learn from astronauts
- Head to Health
- Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
- Maintaining your mental health during social isolation
- Mood Gym – Online cognitive behavioural program
- The Pandemic Kindness Movement
- PORTS: Supporting patient mental health during COVID-19
- Supporting mental health and wellbeing through COVID-19: A mental health first aid approach for the busy provider.
- Supporting mental health and wellbeing through COVID-19: Support for the health workforce
- This Way Up – Online cognitive behavioural program (free during the COVID-19 crisis)
- Think Mental Health WA
- Tips for coping with coronavirus anxiety
- UWA School of Psychological Sciences well-being series
Upcoming webinars:
- WA Health – Contact tracing for COVID-19 & other infections: principles and practice – Videoconference – 1st and 2nd September
- Webinar: A Global Response to COVID-19 and HIV: Lessons for Australasia – 3 September
- Webinar: Sexual and Reproductive Health and COVID-19 – 8 September
Education resources and webinar recordings
- COVID-19 information for pharmacists: How to support your immunocompromised patients and staff
- COVID-19 and digital technology: The roles, relevance and risks of using telehealth in a crisis
- COVID-19 Medicare Item Number and Telehealth Consults | Rural Health West, WAPHA and RACGP WA
- COVID-19 webinars for pharmacists – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
- Doctor support – the mental health impact of a global pandemic – 21 April
- Providing virtual care in allied health: the possibilities and potential of telehealth during the pandemic and beyond – 21 April
- Digital health tools for COVID-19 and beyond: improving care coordination – 21 April
- COVID-19 Rural and Remote Response – the importance of teams – 21 April
- COVID-19 and Advance Care Planning Webinar for aged care health professionals – 23 April
- Virtual Community of Practice: COVID-19: Staying Safe in General Practice – 23 April
- COVID-19, HIV, Sexual Health and Viral Hepatitis — What’s the new normal for Asia and the Pacific? – 27 April
- COVID-19 and Advance Care Planning Webinar for GPs – 28 April
- Mental Health First Aid during COVID-19 – 29 April
- Virtual Community of Practice: Infectious Diseases – A GP Perspective
- Sustaining business viability and keeping the doors open during the pandemic – 5 May
- COVID-19 impact on pregnancy and breast-feeding – 5 May
- Goals of Care (GoC) is now more relevant than ever before with COVID-19 – 6 May
- COVID-19 and people living with HIV, HBV or HCV – 6 May
- Sustaining business viability and keeping the doors open during the pandemic – 7 May
- Residential Aged Care COVID-19 – 8 May
- Webinar: COVID Update & Managing the COVID Positive Patient – 14 May
- Webinar: Staying SANE in the Pandem-onium – Diabetes WA – 18 May
- Webinar: Covid-19 Rural and Remote Response – 19 May
- Supporting your GP registrar during a pandemic – 19 May
- General practice: Diabetes doesn’t stop for COVID – 20 May
- Webinar: The Viral Hepatitis response in Asia and the Pacific in the time of COVID-19 – 25 May
- Webinar: Explore the link between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease – 26 May
- Webinar: RDAA and ACRRM COVID-19 Rural and Remote Response: Disaster Planning during the COVID-19 pandemic. – 26 May
- Webinar: Update on the basic science, treatment and clinical trials and lived experience of COVID-19 – 27 May
- The Indigenous Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – 3 June
- Meeting the requirements and managing the challenges of physical distancing during COVID-19 in your Practice – 10 June
- Care planning during a pandemic: Advance Care Directive, Advance Care Plan and Enduring Guardianship – 11 June
- Will the Road to Recovery Be Paved With Casualties? – 16 June
- ASID webinar: Controversies in COVID19 Management – 17 June
- ASHM Webinar: Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Pacific and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – 22 June
- ASHM Webinar: Business as usual: Sex Work in the COVID-19 Environment – 24 June
- RACGP Urgent Care Webinar Series – Telehealth Triage – 29 June
- Inclusive Recovery Post-COVID-19 – 1 July
- ASHM Webinar: BBVs and sexual health during COVID-19 in the Asia Pacific region – 6 July
- Dual pandemics – what will COVID-19 mean for hepatitis C elimination? – 28 July
- ACHSM webinar: Implementing the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, before, during and after COVID-19 – 12 August
Profession specific and other resources
- Aboriginal Health Council of WA
- AMSANT Aboriginal Corporation
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Australian Chiropractors Association
- Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
- Australian Dental Association WA
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
- Australian Physiotherapy Association
- Australian Practice Nurses Association
- CranaPlus
- Doctors’ Health Advisory Service WA (DHASWA)
- Diabetes WA
- Information for workers from Australian Government Agencies, services and programs visiting remote communities
- Leading Age Services Australia
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
- Occupational Therapy Australia
- Optometry Australia
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
- Safe Work Australia
- Speech Pathology Australia
