This hub will be used to post alerts, webinars and information on Western Australia’s shift to living with COVID-19 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
- Caring for COVID-19 Positive People in your region
- 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
- Donning and doffing personal protective equipment in primary care
- FairWork Ombudsman – Coronavirus and Australian workplace laws
- Find a Fit Tester – RESP-FIT respirator fit testing training and accreditation
- 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
Education resources and webinar recordings
- COVID-19 Management and PLHIV (ASHM) – March 2022
- 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
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
