Rural Health West

WA Rural Health Long Service Awards   Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function  Friday 23 February 2024  I  4.30pm - 7.30pm  I  Fraser's Kings Park Cost: $60 per person (complimentary for long-service recipients and one guest) Dress: Cocktail Long Service Awards are presented to general practitioners and medical specialists who have served rural and regional Western Australia for over 20 years.  These awards recognise the extensive commitment to providing health services, often to many generations of the same family and their continued involvement in the community. Nominations are not required for this category. The recipients of Long Service Awards are identified through the Rural Health West...

The Rural Health West CPD REACT+ workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment towards their emergency credentialing, as required by WA Country Health Service. Covering medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in adults and children, and associated lifesaving procedural skills training, REACT+ is a highly interactive workshop. Participants are provided with audio-visual pre-learning materials and the course consists almost entirely of small group practical skills stations and simulated scenarios. Eligibility: All medical practitioners are welcome to register, with priority given to currently practising rural and remote...

This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series. The one day Rural Paediatrics Forum 2024 will include lectures, interactive discussions and sessions delivered and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues. Event details Date: Friday 15 March 2024 Venue: Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA, 6000 Eligibility Emergency Doctors General Practitioners Paediatricians Click HERE for further information.

The theme for the WA Rural Health Conference 2024 is: Elevating Care in the Outback. It is an opportunity to connect with health professionals from a variety of disciplines who all play a part in delivering vital healthcare services across rural WA. By bringing together all rural health professionals under one roof we seek to promote connection between these different perspectives, sharing insights and innovations in order to strengthen and enhance healthcare in rural WA. The WA Rural Health Conference is open to: GPs, medical practitioners and medical officers Medical registrars Nurses and midwives Allied health workers Aboriginal Health Workers...

WA Rural Health Excellence Awards Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner The Excellence Awards are a rare chance to shine the spotlight on rural health professionals who have dedicated their time and talents to improving the health and wellbeing of others. The stories of previous winners and finalists are remarkable, heart-warming and inspiring. Previous recipients have achieved excellence in their profession and demonstrated above and beyond commitment, proving compassionate care and keeping rural communities healthy. Saturday 16 March 2024  I  6.30pm - midnight  I  Pan Pacific Perth Cost: $165 per person (complimentary for award finalists and a guest) Dress: Cocktail Book your ticket...

This event provides an opportunity for junior doctors and medical students to learn, experience and practice elements of emergency care in a stimulating wilderness environment around King’s Park in Western Australia. Your team will work together under Perth’s best emergency physicians to diagnose, stabilise and ‘save lives’. The teaching and learning priorities for each scenario are: Scene safety and management of the environment A structured approach to the assessment of the critically ill patient (DRSABCDE) Prioritised supportive and specific management of the clinical conditions Stabilisation and transport planning including basic necessities of the patient and group Leadership, teamwork and communication...

Join us in one of Australia’s greatest and most spectacular landscapes – the truly magnificent Karijini National Park. By day be spellbound by the contrasting Pilbara blue skies against the classic red rock formations, as you wind your way through gorges to undertake emergency medical scenarios.  At night, socialise under a canopy of stars with fellow participants and family members. This opportunity to experience the remote, beautiful, rugged, and incredibly fascinating Karijini National Park is one not to be missed. About the event The Rural and Remote Retrieval Weekend provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the management of...

This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series. The one and a half day Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2024, will include optional Friday workshops, small problem-based discussions, lectures, and simulation sessions delivered concurrently and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues. Click HERE for further information and to register.