Thursday 21st May 2020 1.00pm - 2.00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) In conversation Collaboration for Impact is beginning a series of reflections and conversations about adaptation in these times and what it means for all changemakers working in place, at scale and those taking up and enabling leadership. This is the second webinar in the series. We will be exploring and listening in to how community leaders, practitioners and collaborations are emerging or planning to emerge from a post COVID19 world.  What does it mean to do differently when others might want to go back to "business as usual" ? Collaboration…

HELD ON Tuesday, May 26, 2020 07:00 PM AEST - 08:00 PM AEST The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented global impact on public health and health care delivery. Outside of direct health consequences, social distancing restrictions have also disrupted the delivery of routine health care across the country. The changes have fast-tracked digital and health policy innovations unlike any the primary care sector has seen over a short period of time. Social distancing and strict hygiene measures are particularly important for people living with cardiovascular disease (CVD) given their increased vulnerability to the most severe complications of COVID-19. However,…

Thursday 21 May 12:30-1:30 PM Cardiac Rehabilitation Secondary Prevention (CRSP) Session – Heart Health for Aboriginal People  Ted Dowling who is a Cardiac Nurse at Royal Perth Hospital and Coordinator of the very successful Derbarl Yerrigan Heart Health Program. Ted brings a refreshing perspective to cardiac patient education for Aboriginal People through his down to earth approach, using yarning, visual tools and everyday stories to help people understand their heart disease. Dial in via Scopia ID 6544 Register here.

Thursday 21 May 10:00am (WST) The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a webinar on Thursday 21 May 2020 with guest presenter Dr. Julia Butt from the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University, Western Australia (WA). The webinar will be followed by an open Q & A session. The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes and is free to attend. This webinar will discuss what is known about the prevalence of recreational cannabis use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It will also examine the cannabis related harms including health and social concerns, and poly drug use. Health Workers and community perceptions of…

Thursday 14 May 11.00-11.30am (AEST) This webinar is part of a series of webinars to update practitioners from Primary Care and Allied Health on the COVID-19 response. A panel of experts will provide an update as well as answer as many of the participants’ questions as possible in the time. Presented by Prof Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer & Principal Medical Advisor, Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and Catherine Turnbull, Chief Allied and Scientific Officer – SA Health. Join webinar

Thursday 14 May 9.30am-10.00am (AEST) This webinar is part of a series to update general practitioners on the COVID-19 response. A panel of experts will provide an update and answer participants’ questions. Presented by Prof Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer & Principal Medical Advisor and Dr Jenny Firman, Deputy Medical Officer and Chief Health Officer for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Join webinar

Wednesday 13 May, 9.00-9.30am (AEST) This webinar is part of a series to update mental health practitioners on the COVID-19 response. A panel of experts will provide an update and answer participants’ questions. Presented by Prof Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer & Principal Medical Advisor, Christine Morgan, CEO of the National Mental Health Commission and Mark Roddam, Mental Health Division - Department of Health. Join webinar  

Saturday 16 May 10:00am-12:00pm In partnership with Asthma WA, this RACGP workshop provides GPs with an update on the practicalities relating to the care of people with respiratory diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Register here

May 13 2020 12:00 PM AEST Join Ruth Hennessy, Dr David Baker, as they discuss Mental Health and Wellbeing through COVID-19: Support for the health workforce. Register here.

Thursday 14 May 10:00am-11:00am The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Knowledge Centre is hosting a webinar on Thursday 14 May 2020 with guest presenter Dr. Jane Fischer from the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), located at Flinders University in South Australia (SA). The webinar will be followed by an open Q & A session. The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes and is free to attend. Even though Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are more likely to abstain from alcohol and less likely to consume alcohol at risky levels than non-Indigenous people, why is alcohol associated with a disproportionate amount of harm? Drawing on…