Events

Amity Health and the WA Great Southern & Wheatbelt MHPN are pleased to invite you to a free combined online event: Cultural Awareness – Key considerations in engagement with Aboriginal clients Tuesday 4 October 2022 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm AWST About the Session: This session will cover the following: • How cultural difference translates with counselling & engagement of Aboriginal clients. • Understanding barriers to communication. • Recognising suicidality About the speaker: Dr Tracy Westerman AM is a proud Nyamal woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology, a Master’s Degree...

WA Primary Health Alliance is partnering with Pathways South West and the Bunbury Mental Health Week Consortium to launch Bunbury Mental Health Week activities at a free community event Monday 10 October, 4-6 pm at the Geographe Room, Quality Lighthouse Hotel, Bunbury. Join local MP, the Hon Don Punch MLA, for some live music and light refreshments and find out about the Bunbury Mental Health Week activities. It will also be an opportunity to find out more about a new directory of local mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) that will soon be available for people living in...

safeTALK 3.5 hours Thursday October 13th from 10am – 1.30pm Shire of Augusta Margaret River, open to anyone 15+ Light lunch provided, RSVP necessary Register here: https://safetalk_tickets.eventbrite.com.au/

Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance in collaboration with TRACS WA. This interactive training session explores the role of self-care for health clinicians experiencing stressful situations and will equip you with the tools and strategies to manage your individual response to patients/colleagues who are experiencing stress/trauma (including COVID related) or who have been affected by past traumas. When: Thursday 13 October 2022 Where: Online Time: 5.00pm- 6.00pm Cost: FREE Presented by Jessica Sharp – Development Facilitator at TRACS WA Register Here

ARMED 2022 Annual Review of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Presented by South Metro Health Service, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Diabetes WA in partnership with WA Primary Health Alliance Saturday, 15 October 2022 8:30am to 2:30pm Free online event Topics • An empathetic approach to clinical assessment of a patient with obesity • Assessing the foot in patients with diabetes, knowledge of neuropathy, vascular disease, and assessing foot ulceration • Requesting pathology tests to investigate thyroid, calcium and other endocrine/hormonal conditions • Common endocrine tests and imaging for endocrine diseases • Practical use and interpretation of continuous and flash glucose monitoring...

Registrations for the annual South West Health Professionals Network Health Forum are now open!   The South West Health Professionals Network together with St John of God Bunbury Hospital is pleased to host a unique, one-day health forum for health professionals in the South West. Featuring professional development workshops and networking drinks, this event will provide health professionals in the South West with a locally-delivered education and social opportunity. Sunday 16 October 2022 | 8:30am-5:00pm Forum 8:30am-3:30pm Registrations open from 8:00am Networking drinks 3:30pm-5:00pm Pullman Bunker Bay Resort, 42 Bunker Bay Road, Naturaliste Registrations are essential, visit: ruralhealthwest.eventsair.com/swhpn161022e to register and...

19 October 2022 12:00pm to 1:00pm Free virtual event Open to all Health Professionals. Held during EMHS Virtual Care Awareness Month, this forum will explore the importance of creating a safe virtual space to facilitate outpatient video appointments with Aboriginal patients. Key themes include: The integral role of cultural security on the wellbeing of an Aboriginal person and community The benefits of tertiary care coordination with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) Clinical yarning and its application in a virtual space Perspectives and practical insights on virtual car More information can be found by clicking on the event link: Improving...

20 October 2022 7:00am-10:00am WST $40.00 This online interactive workshop aims to increase GPs' skills and confidence in; recognising presentations where suicide risk is high, undertaking a detailed risk assessment and management planning using a collaborative, team-based approach. Register for the webinar here.

20 October 2022 Bunbury PROMPT is an evidence-based, multi-professional obstetric training package for all clinicians required to respond to obstetric emergencies in maternity hospitals. The program aims to reduce preventable harm for mothers and their babies which is best achieved by training staff in their local, real-time working clinical environment. The PROMPT training package improves teamwork and consists of interactive lectures, drills and workshops, providing hands-on experience of practical skills in simulated obstetric emergency situations. The key components of PROMPT training are that it is multi-professional and locally situated using the whole team in their usual response roles. Internationally, the introduction...