• SWHPN End-of-Year Social Sundowner event | Bunbury

    Waters Edge Cafe & Restaurant 42 Cobblestone Drive, Bunbury, WA, Australia

    The South West Health Professionals Network would like to invite you to our end-of-year social sundowner event to celebrate the year that was 2023. When: Sunday 3 December 2023 Time: 3.00pm-5.00pm Where: Waters Edge Cafe & Restaurant - 42 Cobblestone Drive, Bunbury. Light refreshments provided. Places are limited. Registrations are essential, click HERE to register!  This event is FREE for members of the South West Health Professionals Network – Click HERE to join as a member (membership is free). For more information, please email SWHPN Program Officer June Foulds at contact@swhpn.com.au.

  • Managing COPD – Essential information for healthcare professionals | Online webinar

    Online Webinar

    You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on Managing COPD presented by our very own Kate Hipwell - Clinical Nurse Specialist at Asthma WA. Date: Thursday 7 December 2023 Time: 1.00pm-2.00pm WST Presenter: Kate Hipwell - Clinical Nurse Specialist at Asthma WA. Session topics: Latest updates for managing COPD from the Australian COPDx and European GOLD guidelines; Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for patients with COPD; and Steps towards managing breathlessness. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in details.  Register HERE. For more information, contact Asthma WA via education@asthmawa.org.au

  • Primary health strategies for working with children who present with ADHD concerns | Webinar

    Online Webinar

    When: Monday 11 December 2023 What time: 4:15 PM-5:30 PM (WST) Where: Online – join via your computer Cost: Free Aim: This webinar aims to support participants to develop a holistic understanding of ADHD and highlight primary health strategies that support effectively working with children who exhibit ADHD behaviours. Learning Outcomes: Apply a whole child framework to understand a child's presentation of ADHD symptoms. Discuss how to best collaborate with schools and other services to assist children with ADHD behaviours. Outline primary health strategies that can support families with their child's behaviour, attention and relational needs. Our interdisciplinary panel of experts includes: Amanda Peters...

  • Workshop: Capacity Building for Child Safe Organisations | Northcliffe

    Northcliffe Family and Community Centre 58 Zamia St, Northcliffe, WA, Australia

    Workshop: Capacity Building for Child-Safe Organisations Please Note that the content in the workshop discusses child sexual abuse, which may be distressing for some participants. This full-day training provides a holistic approach to creating and developing child-safe organisations. The training covers the National principles and delves deeper into what it truly means to be a child-safe organisation. Participants will gain valuable insights and knowledge to create a safe and protective environment for children under their care. The training addresses the importance of adopting a ‘child safe culture’. Furthermore, the training is designed to equip attendees with a thorough understanding of the...

  • SWHPN Welcome to 2024 | Busselton

    Geographe Bay Yacht Club 1 King Street,, Busselton, Australia

    The South West Health Professionals Network invites our Busselton and surrounding area health professionals and their families to our networking sundowner event. Come down and enjoy a relaxed evening with some light refreshments and catch up with colleagues and friends after the holiday season. This is a free event. Light refreshments provided. Places are limited. When: Sunday 18 February 2024 Time: 3.00pm-6.00pm Where: Geographe Bay Yacht Club, 1 King Street, Busselton Register HERE. To become a member of the South West Health Professionals Network – visit swhpn.com.au/network (membership is free). For more information, please contact SWHPN Program Officer June Foulds...

  • Toxicology/Toxinology Emergencies Education Event

    Collie Hospital

    Upskilling event to be held  on Thursday 22nd February 2024 between 6 pm and 8.30 pm at the Collie Hospital. Register by contacting Sharyn Brown on 97351333 or Sharyn.brown@health.wa.gov.au

  • Emergency Airway Skills Management | Bunbury

    This Rural Health West CPD workshop is designed to assist health professionals to develop and practise skills essential in unexpected crises, particularly with problem airways. Delivered in WA Country Health Service facilities, this workshop has a heavy emphasis on teamwork and the organisation of medical emergency teams incorporating presentations, skill stations and scenario-based crises with simulation manikins (SimMan and baby). Eligibility: GP anaesthetists and theatre staff. Priority is given to those working in the local region. Should places be available, emergency department doctors and nurses are invited to register. Length: One day – 8.00am-4.30pm Cost: $50 The cost of this workshop is...

  • WA Rural Health Long Service Awards 2024 | Perth

    Fraser's Restaurant King's Park 60 Fraser Avenue King's Park, Perth, WA, Australia

    WA Rural Health Long Service Awards   Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function  Friday 23 February 2024  I  4.30pm - 7.30pm  I  Fraser's Kings Park Cost: $60 per person (complimentary for long-service recipients and one guest) Dress: Cocktail Long Service Awards are presented to general practitioners and medical specialists who have served rural and regional Western Australia for over 20 years.  These awards recognise the extensive commitment to providing health services, often to many generations of the same family and their continued involvement in the community. Nominations are not required for this category. The recipients of Long Service Awards are identified through the Rural Health West...