Events

CPD Activity - 2 points General Practitioners stand on the front line in the fight against the COVID-19 global health emergency. Soon GPs will face the additional challenge of the Influenza season. This workshop delivers the latest evidence on both the COVID-19 and the influenza viruses. RACGP WA together with WA Health present this informative workshop, designed to help GPs manage these two viruses. Presented by Professor Paul Effler, Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health Western Australia, this workshop will discuss the current status of COVID-19 in Australia, as well as what has changed in the...

The March session is on ‘Chronic Heart Failure’. Register online here.

Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with the WA Country Health Service, Diabetes Telehealth builds diabetes management capacity in country WA by providing regular updates for health professionals with patients living with diabetes. The upskilling is delivered via videoconferencing technology (telehealth). Every month different diabetes-related topics are comprehensively covered, sometimes by staff within Diabetes WA, and sometimes by guest experts. Join us for some free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home. Managing diabetes with insulin: Presented by Alison Menzies, CDE, Accredited Pharmacist, Diabetes WA.  

Tomorrow Tuesday 24 March | 6-7.30pm AEDT (3-4:30pm Perth time) COVID-19 and digital technology: The roles, relevance and risks of using telehealth in a crisis Register here Panel chair: Dr Norman Swan (physician and journalist) Panellists: – Professor Trish Greenhalgh (Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK) – Dr Amandeep Hansra (GP, Bondi Doctors, NSW, Australia) – Dr Neale Fong (WA Country Health Service Board Chair, WA, Australia, and medical practitioner) – Karrie Long (School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University and Director, Nursing Research Hub, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia) – Dr Daniel Stefanski (Staff Specialist...

Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with the WA Country Health Service, Diabetes Telehealth builds diabetes management capacity in country WA by providing regular updates for health professionals with patients living with diabetes. The upskilling is delivered via videoconferencing technology (telehealth). Every month different diabetes-related topics are comprehensively covered, sometimes by staff within Diabetes WA, and sometimes by guest experts. Join us for some free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home. Diabetes medications: Presented by Nyaree Lawler, RN, CDE, Diabetes WA.  

All podiatrists would be aware of their requirement to maintain adequate clinical records and undergo informed consent processes. However Guild insurance see too many cases where the standards of these two vitally important processes is below the standard expected from the Podiatry Board of Australia; sometimes well below. This session, hosted by Podiatry Western Australia and Guild Insurance, will highlight the common mistakes made by practitioners and the implications of these errors while also providing clarity on the requirements and why these are in place. If you are unable to attend this webinar, and you would like the recorded version,...

Rural Doctors Association of Australian (RDAA) and Australian College of Remote and Rural Medicine (ACRRM) are pleased to kick off their first webinar in their COVID-19 Rural and Response series at 8pm AEST, Tuesday 7 April 2020. Join panel members, ABC’s Dr Norman Swan, ACRRM President Dr Ewen McPhee and RDAA President Dr John Hall to discuss all things COVID-19 from a rural and remote perspective. This will include presentations and time for Q&A with the audience. Register here Note: This webinar is free for anyone to attend, but you will need to create an ACRRM account to access registration on...