• SWHPN Welcome to 2024 | Busselton

    Geographe Bay Yacht Club 1 King Street,, Busselton, Australia

    The South West Health Professionals Network invites our Busselton and surrounding area health professionals and their families to our networking sundowner event. Come down and enjoy a relaxed evening with some light refreshments and catch up with colleagues and friends after the holiday season. This is a free event. Light refreshments provided. Places are limited. When: Sunday 18 February 2024 Time: 3.00pm-6.00pm Where: Geographe Bay Yacht Club, 1 King Street, Busselton Register HERE. To become a member of the South West Health Professionals Network – visit swhpn.com.au/network (membership is free). For more information, please contact SWHPN Program Officer June Foulds...

  • Toxicology/Toxinology Emergencies Education Event

    Collie Hospital

    Upskilling event to be held  on Thursday 22nd February 2024 between 6 pm and 8.30 pm at the Collie Hospital. Register by contacting Sharyn Brown on 97351333 or Sharyn.brown@health.wa.gov.au

  • Emergency Airway Skills Management | Bunbury

    This Rural Health West CPD workshop is designed to assist health professionals to develop and practise skills essential in unexpected crises, particularly with problem airways. Delivered in WA Country Health Service facilities, this workshop has a heavy emphasis on teamwork and the organisation of medical emergency teams incorporating presentations, skill stations and scenario-based crises with simulation manikins (SimMan and baby). Eligibility: GP anaesthetists and theatre staff. Priority is given to those working in the local region. Should places be available, emergency department doctors and nurses are invited to register. Length: One day – 8.00am-4.30pm Cost: $50 The cost of this workshop is...

  • WA Rural Health Long Service Awards 2024 | Perth

    Fraser's Restaurant King's Park 60 Fraser Avenue King's Park, Perth, WA, Australia

    WA Rural Health Long Service Awards   Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function  Friday 23 February 2024  I  4.30pm - 7.30pm  I  Fraser's Kings Park Cost: $60 per person (complimentary for long-service recipients and one guest) Dress: Cocktail Long Service Awards are presented to general practitioners and medical specialists who have served rural and regional Western Australia for over 20 years.  These awards recognise the extensive commitment to providing health services, often to many generations of the same family and their continued involvement in the community. Nominations are not required for this category. The recipients of Long Service Awards are identified through the Rural Health West...

  • Mental Health GP-Led Case Study with Assoc. Professor Mat Coleman

    Bridgetown Pottery Restaurant. 81 Hampton Street, Bridgetown

    Associate  Professor Mat Coleman will be joined by local mental health professionals in Bridgetown. To register -  https://www.wapha.org.au/event/gp-led-case-study-discussion/

  • EarTrain program | Bunbury

    About the EarTrain program EarTrain is a fully funded online training program for primary health care professionals to identify and manage otitis media and other hearing conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The program is delivered across Australia by TAFE NSW and is funded by the Australian Government. EarTrain is a Closing the Gap initiative available until 30 June 2024. Practical Skills Workshop EarTrain and the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) are running a series of 1-day workshops to provide practical skills in: Tympanometry (under 6 months of age) Screening Otoacoustic Emissions Referral Pathways You will...

  • GP Education Series – Cancer, Bunbury

    Dolphin Discovery Centre Anchorage Cove, Koombana Drive, WA

    Join a panel of local specialists for an interactive discussion. Register here - https://ruralhealthwest.eventsair.com/swhpn-120324e-bun/reg/Site/Register

  • Rural Emergency Advanced Clinical Training (REACT+) | Perth

    Perth Western Australia, Australia

    The Rural Health West CPD REACT+ workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment towards their emergency credentialing, as required by WA Country Health Service. Covering medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in adults and children, and associated lifesaving procedural skills training, REACT+ is a highly interactive workshop. Participants are provided with audio-visual pre-learning materials and the course consists almost entirely of small group practical skills stations and simulated scenarios. Eligibility: All medical practitioners are welcome to register, with priority given to currently practising rural and remote...

  • Rural Paediatrics Forum 2024 I Perth

    Hyatt Regency Perth 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series. The one day Rural Paediatrics Forum 2024 will include lectures, interactive discussions and sessions delivered and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues. Event details Date: Friday 15 March 2024 Venue: Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA, 6000 Eligibility Emergency Doctors General Practitioners Paediatricians Click HERE for further information.