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  • Injury Matters – free Wheatbelt Road Trauma Support webinar

    WA, Australia

    Road Trauma Support, a program delivered by Injury Matters, will be offering a webinar called “Supporting people after a road crash” for the Wheatbelt community.  Christine Smith, General Manager of the Recovery Support Team, with over 10 years of experience will be delivering this informative webinar to help you learn self-care strategies for yourself and supporting others in your community. The information session will help you get better informed on: • The impact of road trauma • Common reactions experienced after a crash • Understanding grief, loss, and trauma after a crash • Where and how to access support for...

  • Rural Anaesthetics Forum 2022

    WA, Australia

    This one and a half day rural Anaesthetics Forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist Procedural GP Education Series. 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 with friends and colleagues. The forum has limited places. Travel subsidies will apply for eligible delegates living and working in rural and remote WA. This forum is pending accreditation with RACGP, ACRRM and ANZCA and open to all currently practicing Anaesthetists and GP Anaesthetists....

  • Obstetric Emergencies (OBS) – Northam

    WA, Australia

    This full day workshop will be facilitated by a team of experienced obstetricians and midwives from King Edward Memorial Hospital and provide regional GP obstetricians and midwives the opportunity to gain confidence, practice techniques on obstetric models, and discuss cases and network. Accreditation: This workshop has accreditation with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) for continuing professional development points/hours and is approved for the Rural Procedural Grants Program, Obstetrics Grant component.  We do ask participants to contact their relevant college to ascertain your eligibility for the grant prior to attending....

  • Dowerin Field Day

    Dowerin Dowerin, WA, Australia

    Growing Industry, Seeding Connections, Cultivating Community The Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days attracts around 700 exhibitors annually showcasing agricultural-related and general interest products and services to more than 24,000 visitors. With a proud 58-year history the Field Days is a vital information highway and one stop shop that celebrates agricultural and community prosperity.

  • South Regional Health Research Forum

    Albany Entertainment Centre 2 Toll Pl, Albany, WA, Australia

    Albany Entertainment Centre Cost: $95.00 | $75.00 for students Includes: Full program, lunch, refreshment breaks and complimentary networking sundowner A local approach of targeted health research, collaboration and action facilitates better health outcomes for regional communities. This forum is an opportunity for health professionals, community members, consumers, community organisations, local government, researchers and early investigators with an interest in research and quality improvement activities to learn about and contribute to research projects being undertaken across the southern regions of Western Australia and for clinical researchers to showcase and share their work. View the program here. Call for Posters – Now...

  • FREE networking event for Wheatbelt health professionals! 

    WA, Australia

    Take this opportunity to meet the Rural Health West Board and executive team at this free health professionals networking event in Northam. Date: Monday 29 August 2022 Time: 5.00pm-7.00pm Venue: The Temperance Bar, Farmers’ Home Hotel, 112 Fitzgerald Street East, Northam Registrations are essential; please see the attached flyer or visit: www.ruralhealthwest.eventsair.com/wbhpn290822n/nor We look forward to seeing you there.

  • Injury Matters webinar: incontinence and falls in older adults

    WA, Australia

    6 September 2022 9:00 am - 10:00 am FREE Incontinence in older adults can be a significant risk factor to falls, as problems with bowel and bladder control can impact on an older person’s ability to stay active, healthy, and independent. Incontinence, urinary frequency, and assisted toileting have been identified as falls risk factors for residents in residential aged care facilities. Injury Matters are holding an educational webinar for health professionals as part of their Stay On Your Feet® program to explore the link between incontinence and falls with guest presenter Laura Snowball from Silverchain, looking at management strategies and screening...

  • Cancer Council webinar: ‘Getting to the bottom of colonoscopy use in bowel screening’

    WA, Australia

    Tuesday 6 September 2022 6:00pm – 7:00 PM (WST) Speaker: Dr Hooi Ee, Gastroenterologist & Head of Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth Host: Dr Eleanora Feletto Register here. Encouragement and support by GPs and practice nurses, can have significant impact on improving participation in bowel cancer screening; evidence shows that a recommendation by a trusted health professional is a key motivator to participate. General practice health professionals have several important roles in the NBCSP, including encouraging and supporting participation, managing participants who have a positive FOBT, providing information about referrals to the NBCSP, and managing individuals who, by way...

  • Free Monkeypox update for clinicians – RACGP and CDCD

    WA, Australia

    The Communicable Disease Control Directorate (CDCD) has partnered with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to bring you an update on Monkeypox. Date: Tuesday 6 September 2022 Time: 7pm to 8pm AWST Topic This webinar will focus on key updates relating to monkeypox infection in the primary healthcare setting, and will cover: • Epidemiology update, public health case and contact management, vaccine update Dr Jelena Maticevic, Senior Medical Advisor, WA Department of Health • Specimen collection, testing and infection prevention and control Dr David Speers, Clinical Microbiologist, PathWest Laboratory Medicine • Clinical presentations and case management Dr Belinda...

  • An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Patients

    WA, Australia

    Presented by TRACS WA in collaboration with WA Primary Health Alliance This training helps us understand why we need a trauma-informed approach for our patients to feel safe. From first contact, when they arrive at our doorstep, when they are in our rooms, how we can show them that we care and that we understand. This interactive session is based on research evidence and has been developed in consultation with Dr Ann O’Neill, founder of angelhands Inc. It will include strategies to support your daily interactions with clients who are affected by past/current emotional traumas.   When: Thursday 8 September 2022...