• Before You Go: Getting Your Affairs in Order

    Withers Community Library Hudson Road, Withers, WA, Australia

    Being prepared for life’s challenges can ease the burden for your loved ones and avoid legal disputes after you have gone. In this one hour information seminar, South West Community Legal Centre (SWCLC) will provide strategies to help with succession planning. SWCLC will discuss common legal issues relating to end of life decision making, protecting your interests, legal capacity and supporting loved ones. Specific topics will include: Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney & Guardianship, Advance Health Directives and State Administrative Tribunal Orders.

  • Diabetes Telehealth | What’s new in insulin webinar

    This session will discuss the profiles of the different insulins on the PBS. There have been a few new insulins introduced over the last year, so where do they fit in? How do you know which insulin to use and when

  • South-west Social Workers gathering

    Withers Community Library Hudson Road, Withers, WA, Australia

    We are hoping to get the South-west Practice Group up and going again. Please come and bring your lunch and have a chat to see how we can work together to get a group together in the South-west. Where: Community Meeting Room at Withers Community Library on Hudson Road When: Wednesday, 14th August 2019 from 12noon until 2.00pm for a lunchtime meeting. BYO lunch. Please RSVP to Laurie Sutherland sutla001@mymail.unisa.edu.au or 0488 966 400 so we can see if the meeting is viable Please invite your colleagues who may be interested to join us.

  • Pedal Prix WA

    Busselton Foreshore Circuit Queen St, Busselton, WA, Australia

    Busselton will host to a 6-hour race on the magnificent foreshore of Geographe Bay. The 850-metre circuit is technical, demanding and according to some of our most experienced riders, a lot of fun. With the fantastic support of the City of Busselton, we are continuing to build the profile of HPV racing in Western Australia.

  • Syphilis in the Regions – Orientation and Update

    The Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program (SHBBVP) will be coordinating a series of videoconferences designed to provide current information and updates related to the infectious syphilis outbreak in regions of Western Australia. Registration details here Videoconference Information: Videoconference will be available for regional participants. If you require videoconference please indicate this on your registration form so a bridge can be booked for your site. Dial in details will be sent to you closer to the date. Please note that the videoconference will be recorded and made available online after the event. Regions are encouraged to invite stakeholders to your...

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention | Bad Genes, Good Practice webinar

    The August Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention session is on Bad Genes, Good Practice: How identifying Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in your everyday practice can save lives now and for future generations. Please register here to attend this fascinating topic (learning material below), and to listen to an expert in the field. Detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care in Australia Check Genetics Case 2 Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care

  • Breaking the Silence – Talking to patients about weight loss | Webinar

    The aim of this webinar is to increase practitioner confidence and skills to raise the topic of weight with patients and follow Australian best practice guidelines to support patients in weight management. The workshop will detail evidence-based information on how to effectively engage in the weight loss conversation as part of routine care. A range of practical information, support and resources will be provided to aid the conversation with patients around achieving a healthy weight, including intervening early to reduce the risk of chronic disease. Free. Registrations are essential.

  • Balingup Medieval Carnivale

    Balingup Community Centre Balingup, WA, Australia

    The Balingup Medieval Carnivale is held in the magical town of Balingup over the 4th weekend of August. The carnivale has evolved from a half day event outside the town hall in 1996 to a weekend full of medieval colour and fun. The Balingup Medieval Carnivale is now the largest and oldest medieval carnivale in Western Australia.

  • Diabetes Telehealth | Back to basics

    Back to basics- a session on diabetes for novice health professionals Presented by Nyaree Lawler, CDE, RN, Diabetes WA This session is for novice health professionals, or health professionals who are less confident about their knowledge of diabetes. It will cover; what is diabetes, the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how do the different classes of diabetes medications work.