Dying to Know Day is an annual campaign from 6 August - 8 August that brings to life conversations and community action around death, dying and bereavement. The campaign aims to support Australians to improve their death literacy and progress end-of-life planning through local and community events. Local events in Bunbury include: • Tours of Bunbury Crematorium, Memorial Gardens and William Barrett & Sons Care Centre • Death Cafe "Dying for a Cuppa" • Presentation by Professor Samar Aoun, Chairperson, South West Compassionate Communities Network on improving social connectedness in our community • Community discussion on compassion, and • Support…

22 August 2022 6:00 AM WST Educational forum for healthcare professionals. Topics include COVID-19, Influenza, and other communicable diseases. The Forum has been accredited by ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine) Activity ID : 26413 Hours: 7.5 hours  REGISTRATION GUIDELINES: Virtual Conference date: 22nd August 2022, Time: 08:00 am – 05:40 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) For More Information visit: Website - https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/events/2022-adult-immunisation-forum/ All registrations should be made on the prescribed form - one form per delegate Please inform us of any discrepancies in your registration details to allow streamlined, error free registration Auto generated emails may land…

29 July 2022 10:30am via MS Teams Join the WA Trauma Training and Education Unit and Lindsay Showers, Emergency Consultant SCGH, with an extensive background in trauma in the USA, for this 1 hour session on emergency management of traumatic brain injury. Review the pathophysiology, assessment, interventions and case application, with an opportunity for Q+A. Register you interest via Eventbrite - Managing Traumatic Brain Injury - with Dr Lindsay Showers Tickets, Fri 29/07/2022 at 10:30 am | Eventbrite A video of the live recording will be made available to all who registered, after the event.

Registrations for the Rural Health West CPD: Rural Anaesthetics Forum 2022, being held at DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Waterfront, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August 2022 are now OPEN! Forum Details This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist Procedural GP Education Series. The forum has limited places.  Travel subsidies will apply for eligible delegates living and working in rural and remote WA.  The event will include a mix of lectures, problem based discussions, simulation and skills stations happening concurrently over the weekend.  It will also be an opportunity to catch up…

Registration for Rural Health West CPD workshop: Rural Emergency Advanced Clinical Training (REACT+) being held in Bunbury on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August 2022 are now open! Workshop details The two day course will be facilitated by a team of experienced emergency physicians with extensive pre course materials including a USB of the course skills and drills being provided to each participant prior to attending. The REACT+ course includes medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in children and adults as well as associated lifesaving procedural skills training. It is highly interactive and participants are predominantly involved in emergency…

Monday 27 June 2022 12:30pm-1:15pm Focusing on services to Aboriginal people, virtual staff education & support, Goals of Patient Care, telehealth and rural nursing services. Speakers : Sue Boisen (CareLynx Co-Founder and Nurse Advisor), Jennifer McGlinn and Kym Heine (Neurological Nurses, NCWA). Click here to join the meeting.

Wednesday 22 June 2022 12:30pm-1:15pm Focusing on respiratory pulmonary rehabilitation. Speakers: Naomi Chapman (Senior Physiotherapist SCGH) and Jaimie Smith (Physiotherapist Respiratory and Pulmonary rehabilitation JHC). Click here to join the meeting.

Where: Online Date: Tuesday 26 July 2022 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm (ASWT) Cost: FREE The St John of God Social Outreach Suicide Prevention Coordinator program is pleased to bring the federally-funded Mindframe Plus program to the South West region. The focus of Mindframe Plus is to help individuals and organisations be better prepared for responding to suicide incidents or proactive suicide prevention communications. Please note: This training is NOT gatekeeper or crisis intervention training. Register here for the training via Eventbrite or for enquiries please email suicideprevention.southwest@sjog.org.au or call 9721 9256