Events

5 August 2022 7:00am-3:00pm This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations including the acute suicidal crisis, care after a suicide attempt and assisting families experiencing suicide bereavement. This program combines online interactive sessions, case discussion and self-directed learning modules. Accreditation: 6 hours CPD, 40 Accre.0dited CPD Activity Points (RACGP)* For more information and to register, please click here.

Registrations for the Rural Health West CPD: Rural Emergency Medicine Forum 2022 are now open! Date: Saturday 6 August to Sunday 7 August 2022 Venue: Aloft Hotel Perth This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist Procedural GP Education Series. The event will include a mix of lectures, problem based discussions, simulation and skills stations happening concurrently over the weekend. It will also be an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues. This forum is pending accreditation with RACGP and ACRRM.   Pre-Forum Workshop: Rural Emergency Advanced Clinical Training (REACT+) Thursday 4 and Friday...

Dying to Know Day is an annual campaign from 6 August - 8 August that brings to life conversations and community action around death, dying and bereavement. The campaign aims to support Australians to improve their death literacy and progress end-of-life planning through local and community events. Local events in Bunbury include: • Tours of Bunbury Crematorium, Memorial Gardens and William Barrett & Sons Care Centre • Death Cafe "Dying for a Cuppa" • Presentation by Professor Samar Aoun, Chairperson, South West Compassionate Communities Network on improving social connectedness in our community • Community discussion on compassion, and • Support...

11 August 2022 Margaret River 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...

Registrations for the Rural Health West CPD: Rural Anaesthetics Forum 2022, being held at DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Waterfront, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August 2022 are now OPEN! Forum Details This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist Procedural GP Education Series. The forum has limited places.  Travel subsidies will apply for eligible delegates living and working in rural and remote WA.  The event will include a mix of lectures, problem based discussions, simulation and skills stations happening concurrently over the weekend.  It will also be an opportunity to catch up...

Thursday 18 August 2022 12:30pm-1:30pm VC attendance only Management of Cardiovascular Conditions Telehealth Professional Education Program For country WA Health Professionals: • Allied Health • Primary Practice Nursing • Inpatient Nursing Presenters from the Heart Foundation: Glen Wiesner, Health Data Insights Lead Helen McLean, Senior Healthcare Programs Officer, Equity (WA) Register here.

22 August 2022 6:00 AM WST Educational forum for healthcare professionals. Topics include COVID-19, Influenza, and other communicable diseases. The Forum has been accredited by ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine) Activity ID : 26413 Hours: 7.5 hours  REGISTRATION GUIDELINES: Virtual Conference date: 22nd August 2022, Time: 08:00 am – 05:40 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) For More Information visit: Website - https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/2022-adult-immunisation-forum/ All registrations should be made on the prescribed form - one form per delegate Please inform us of any discrepancies in your registration details to allow streamlined, error free registration Auto generated emails may land...

26 AUGUST 2022 @ 9.00AM – 5.00PM ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST: $95.00 | $75.00 FOR STUDENTS INCLUDES: FULL PROGRAM, LUNCH, REFRESHMENT BREAKS AND COMPLIMENTARY NETWORKING SUNDOWNER A local approach of targeted health research, collaboration and action facilitates better health outcomes for regional communities. This forum is an opportunity for health professionals, community members, consumers, community organisations, local government, researchers and early investigators with an interest in research and quality improvement activities to learn about and contribute to research projects being undertaken across the southern regions of Western Australia and for clinical researchers to showcase and share their work. Call for Posters...