• Webinar: The ORCHID Study (Optimisation of Rural Clinical and Haematological Indicators of Diabetes)

    The South West Health Research Collaborative (SWHRC) invites you to join us for a webinar on Thursday 3 September 2020 from 12pm – 1pm. Host: Dianne Ritson, CEO, Lishman Health Foundation Chair: Professor Gary Geelhold, Executive Director of the Western Australian Health Telehealth Translation Network (WAHTN) Presenters: Dr Andrew Kirke and Emma Jamieson - South West Gestational Diabetes Research Team Register here. Due to the potential to improve birth outcomes for mothers and babies, screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), defined as high blood sugar levels first detected in pregnancy, is recommended for pregnant women. The recommended oral glucose tolerance...

  • Webinar: A Global Response to COVID-19 and HIV: Lessons for Australasia

    3 September 2020 6:00pm-8:45pm (AEST) ASHM invites you to register for a webinar: A Global Response to COVID-19 and HIV: Lessons for Australasia, taking place from 6:00pm – 8:45pm (AEST) on Thursday 3 September 2020. This event will be live-streamed through our online platform. Featuring speakers Sharon Lewin (Doherty Institute) and Chris Beyrer (Johns Hopkins), this unmissable webinar will provide a global overview of the intersection between HIV and COVID-19; the impact, opportunities and lessons learnt from the HIV response. The program will include speakers from the UK, Australia, Africa and Asia and will be followed by a panel discussion facilitated by...

  • Aquarium by Night Dinners – Dolphin Discovery Centre

    Every Friday night from 6 pm. Dolphin Discovery Centre, Bunbury Dine among the fishes in the Dolphin Discovery Centre Aquarium room. Let the kids roam and play while you enjoy a beautiful evening with friends and family. Three Course menu is $60 for adults and $15 for children (click here for the menu). Bookings are essential to avoid disappointment. Book Online or phone 9791 3088 between 8:00am and 2:00pm.

  • Webinar: Sexual and Reproductive Health and COVID-19

    8 September 2020 7:00pm – 8:30pm AEST This workshop will update General Practitioners on changes in sexual and reproductive health provision and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expert speakers will raise awareness around STI testing and treatment, contraception and abortion in a COVID-19 context, and the vital ongoing role GPs play in delivering this care. This course is for: General practitioners This activity has been allocated 3 RACGP CPD points. Delivered in collaboration with Marie Stopes Australia REGISTER HERE.

  • Death of a Colleague – managing practice operations and supporting yourself and your team

    Wednesday 9 September 2020 | Online 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM AWST Rural Health West and MDA National invite you to participate in the Death of a colleague – managing practice operations and supporting yourself and your team webinar.  The webinar will include the following such as business processes and impact on business operations, HR processes, what to do if a colleague was suddenly incapacitated and personal impact on staff and patients. More information available here.

  • RACGP webinar: Understanding teenage boys

    Thursday 10 September 7.00–8.00 pm AWST This webinar explores strategies GPs can share with parents to support their teenage boys. It covers the developmental stages and associated behaviours, navigating the unexpected, and strategies for parents to help their boys grow into healthy and happy individuals. Register here.

  • Aquarium by Night Dinners – Dolphin Discovery Centre

    Aquarium by Night Dinners – Dolphin Discovery Centre

    Every Friday night from 6 pm. Dolphin Discovery Centre, Bunbury Dine among the fishes in the Dolphin Discovery Centre Aquarium room. Let the kids roam and play while you enjoy a beautiful evening with friends and family. Three Course menu is $60 for adults and $15 for children (click here for the menu). Bookings are essential to avoid disappointment. Book Online or phone 9791 3088 between 8:00am and 2:00pm.

  • Margaret River Region Open Studios

    101 artists open their studio doors to visitors as part of the annual Margaret River Region Open Studios. In September 2020, art lovers have the rare chance to visit private art studios and meet established and emerging artists for a unique behind-the-scenes creative experience. Organisers of Margaret River Region Open Studios are thrilled to announce its rescheduled 2020 dates, confirming 103 artists from around the region will be opening their studio doors to welcome in art lovers. Chairman Jim Davies confirmed the rescheduling for 12 to 27 September 2020. “We’re thrilled to be able to run the event in September...

  • Webinar: Hepatitis C in Primary Care

    17 September 2020 7:30pm – 9:00pm AEST These interactive webinars will provide participants an overview of the management of HCV in primary care settings, including case finding, testing, patient assessment and treatment. This course is for: General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, other Primary Care-based Practitioners. This activity has been approved by the RACGP. Allocated a total of 3 CPD program points.  REGISTER HERE.

  • Warren Blackwood launch of the SWHPN

    An invitation to medical, nursing and allied health professionals to join us at the WARREN BLACKWOOD launch of the SWHPN. Friday 18 September 2020 5.30pm for 6.00pm start Tall Timbers 88 Giblett Street, MANJIMUP Canapés and light refreshments provided. The South West Health Professionals Network will provide local health, nursing and medical practitioners with a central hub to access education events and resources, local news and an opportunity to network with other health professionals in the South West. Come and learn more about this new initiative - RSVP online at ruralhealthwest.eventsair.com/warren-blackwood-launch/warrenlaunch by 5.00pm on Thursday 10 September 2020. For more...