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  • Building Trust and Engaging Multicultural Communities in Injury Prevention Programs and Services | Webinar

    Online Webinar

    Join Injury Matters on 18 June 2025 from 10:00am-11:00am (AWST), with guest speaker Henrietta Podgorska from Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services, for the “Building Trust and Engaging Multicultural Communities in Injury Prevention Programs and Services” webinar. Western Australia (WA) has a rapidly increasing multicultural population, made up of a variety of different communities, each with their own unique identity and experiences. WA has the largest proportion of residents born outside of Australia, where 38% of Western Australians were born overseas. Cultural, social and psychological impacts on health may increase the prevalence of injury among multicultural communities. That is why effective...

  • Preventing Falls and Building Communities: A Local Government Approach | Webinar

    Online Webinar

    Local governments play a significant role in developing, coordinating and delivering injury prevention, safety policies and programs in their local area. Local governments’ responsibility for health can include encouraging: health promotion behaviours, opportunities for social connection and recreational participation to increase and maintain physical and mental wellbeing. Falls are a significant public health issue in Western Australia. 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 fall each year. Falls can have a real impact on an individual’s life that can lead to a loss of independence and confidence, increased concerns of falling and difficulty doing daily tasks. Falls are...

  • YFD Workshop: Assessing and Supporting Youth Mental Health | Online

    Online Event

    Join the leading youth health workshop with Dr Yulia Furlong, Dr Pradeep Rao and Dr Raghu Dharmapuri for expert insights into the psychosocial wellbeing, and mental health diagnosis and assessment of young people. This CPD accredited workshop enhances your professional development and provides actionable strategies for harm reduction and health promotion in young patients. Attendees will receive pre-workshop readings on the psychosocial wellbeing and mental health diagnosis and assessment of young people, to prepare for engaging and informed discussions. Date and time: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 5:45 PM - 9:30 PM AWST SCHEDULE 5:45 pm: Registration 6:00 pm: Case Study Discussion...

  • WA Enhancing Syphilis Awareness: Engaging Communities and Healthcare Providers | Online via Teams

    Online via Teams

    This 60 min panel shares insights from recent campaigns on raising syphilis awareness among the public and healthcare providers. Target Audience GPs, Nurses, Midwives, Emergency Healthcare Workers, Homeless Healthcare workers, Community Based Practitioners, Primary Healthcare workers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare Workers, and those in the Sexual Health Workforce. Speakers Cherie Bennett, Nursing Policy & Advocacy Lead & Medical Educator (ASHM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (Sexual Health) Dr. Simon Slota-Kan, Public health physician and GP, WA Country Health Service Cameron Taylor, Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Derbarl Yerrigan Lorna Geraghty, Programs Manager, Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia Stephen Boccaletti, Senior Policy...

  • Syphilis in the NT | Online

    Online Event

    The Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program (SHBBVP) is coordinating a series of videoconferences designed to provide current information and updates related to the outbreaks of infectious syphilis in Western Australia. Date: Wednesday July 2nd 2025 Time: 12:00-1:00PM (may conclude earlier) Venue: This presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. Please see link below. Presenters: • Dr Kelly Hosking, Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses Policy and Strategy, Northern Territory Department of Health About this videoconference: In response to the ongoing and escalating syphilis outbreak in the Northern Territory (NT), the NT Chief Health Officer has activated a...

  • Health eMinds ECHO | Perinatal Infant Mental Health e-PIMH | Webinar

    Online Webinar

    Health eMinds provides mental health education, peer connections and support for healthcare workers across Northern Australia. Building a collaborative and interactive online network, sharing knowledge and empowering participating health professionals to manage and support the delivery of mental health services in their communities, increasing capacity in the local health workforce through the sharing of specialist knowledge and peer experience. Health eMinds curriculum Feb-August_25

  • Adolescent and maternal vaccinations, plus a mid-winter illness season report card | RACGP Webinar

    Online Webinar

    Infectious disease expert Professor Paul Effler will present WA data on coverage and safety for adolescent and maternal immunisations, including the newly registered Abrysvo RSV vaccine.  He will also provide a ‘mid-winter report card’ on how WA is tracking with respect to important respiratory pathogens including influenza, RSV and COVID-19. You'll have the opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A. If you have a question prior, you can submit it upon registration. Prof Paul Effler is the Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health, Western Australia. Hosted by GP Dr Ramya Raman. This webinar is delivered in...

  • TeleHealth Skills Echo | Reimagining services for telehealth – Clinical adaptations for virtual care delivery | Webinar

    Online Webinar

    What is Telehealth Skills ECHO? A virtual network to share telehealth knowledge and experiences – increasing knowledge, capacity and quality health care A series of free, interactive, case-based virtual mentoring sessions to support telehealth in a range of healthcare settings Sessions are open to anyone working in healthcare in Northern Australia who are using or considering using telehealth services A peer network that decreases professional isolation – improving health outcomes for patients and families Monthly development sessions include: 10 minute presentation by telehealth experts Case study tell us about your telehealth challenge Q+A of the presentation and case study –...

  • Project Echo – Palliative Care | First Nations Care | Webinar

    Online Webinar

    ECHO programs offer free interactive online training bringing health professionals and primary care together to share knowledge, ideas, and experiences, fostering a friendly supportive environment. These monthly sessions run for an hour from 11.00am to 12.00pm WA and are open to all health care staff including Nursing, Allied health, GP’s, Community health and Indigenous health workers. Palliative Care ECHO is a series of interactive virtual mentoring sessions that addresses a range of palliative care topics. It aims to increase palliative care knowledge, skills and confidence in health professionals. Each 1 hour session consists of: A 10-minute presentation from a multidisciplinary specialist palliative...

  • Teaching on the Run – University Department of Rural Health South West

    University Department of Rural Health South West, invite you to join the Teaching on the Run program - a program for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals who are keen to learn skills to support students for clinical placements or for junior colleagues in the workplace. 9.00am to 4.30pm - 2 full days at ECU Busselton Learning Hub