Events

Monday 2 May, 2022 2:00pm – 3:00pm Presented by Dr Trent Barrett - Urologist This session will explore the link between diabetes and sexual health, with a focus on erectile dysfunction. Prevention strategies, signs and symptoms, treatments and management options will be discussed.   Register for this session here.

2 May 2022 4.30pm-6.30pm WST The Safer Families Centre is leading The Readiness Program, a national domestic and family violence (DFV) training program for primary care. As part of The Readiness Program series, Blue Knot Foundation is bringing you the latest in trauma-informed awareness and support for general practitioners and primary care providers to recognise complex trauma and its possible health presentations. The Readiness Program provides a range of learning options to support for primary care providers to effectively recognise, respond and refer domestic and family violence using a trauma and violence informed approach. To find out more visit The Readiness...

Date: Wednesday 4 May 2022 Time: 9:00am – 12:00noon AWST Location: Online via Zoom Cost: Free but registration is compulsory as spots are limited   Western Australia (WA) has a rapidly increasing multicultural population, with unique demographics of culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities in WA adding to the complexity of the contributing factors which can increase the risk of injury within multicultural communities. The three leading injury areas affecting people from CaLD communities in WA are drowning, intentional self-harm, and violence. With a number of health programs out there already tackling these prevalent issues, how do we better engage with multicultural...

4 May 2022 9:00 am - 12:00 pm This online workshop training aims to build the capacity of health and community professionals to increase understanding of the impact of key cultural aspects in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in WA to cater their programs and services which focus on injury prevention and safety promotion. This online workshop training aims to: Increase awareness of the leading causes of injury within the multicultural community in WA. Increase knowledge of the barriers multicultural communities face in accessing appropriate services. Increase knowledge of the underlying cultural, social and psychosocial factors that influence injury within...

5 May 2022 7:00am-3:00pm $75.00 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.

Thursday 5 May 2022 9:00am-10:00am AWST During May and June, the WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service, in conjunction with the Department of Health, will be hosting a series of online information sessions covering topics related to voluntary assisted dying in WA. The webinars will provide information for consumers, health professionals and service providers. This session will include: Who can access voluntary assisted dying? Making a First Request The Regional Access Support Scheme Click here to register

5 May 2022 10:00 am - 11:30 am An online workshop training that will explore motivational interviewing as a behaviour change strategy in falls prevention among older adults, aiming to increase participant skills in applying a motivational interviewing approach within their own role. This online workshop aims to: Increase awareness of motivational interviewing as a behaviour change strategy in falls prevention among older adults. Increase knowledge of the key processes in motivational interviewing with older adult clients. Increase skills in applying motivational interviewing techniques within a falls prevention context. Increase confidence in applying a motivational interviewing approach within own role....

Monday 9 May 2022 12:30pm-1:15pm Remote MOCA testing This session is part of a series on Delivering Clinical Care Remotely, where clinicians from a range of disciplines will be providing information on their experiences with delivering assessment and treatment remotely. This session on Remote MOCA testing will be presented by presented by Sarah Bennett (Snr OT, JHC) and Tallie Nish. Click here to join the meeting  

11 May 2022 9:00am-4:00pm (AEST) With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, the new program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. This online, blended program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for youth in distress. REGISTER HERE.

12 May 2022 Collie 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...