This webinar will provide a clinical update on diagnosing, treating and managing monkeypox (MPX), as well as current vaccine strategies and public health impacts. The webinar will feature a presentation by Dr Vincent Cornelisse and Q&A panel discussion with Dr Sam Elliott and Heath Paynter (AFAO Deputy CEO). Learning objectives: –   Assess clinical presentation of MPX and make a diagnosis –   Understand how to treat and manage MPX, including possible complications –   Identify the public health impacts of MPX –   Identify current vaccine strategies and effectiveness Date: Thursday 27th of October Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm AWST (WA) Available on demand: By registering, you will...

WA’s revised Advance Health Directive and refreshed advance care planning resources are now available, including guides, brochures, webpages, informational videos and five webinars which will include a case study and discussions with sector experts. Health Service Providers 27 October 2022 1.30pm-2.15pm REGISTER HERE. For enquiries contact the Palliative and Supportive Care Education team on 08 9382 9300 or pasce@cancerwa.asn.au.

3:00pm-3.30pm 25 October 2022 This webinar series aims to provide GPs and other health professionals with skills to ‘fill the gap’ in providing mental health care to their patients using a range of brief interventions. Each webinar will be a discussion about the specific intervention and tips on how to use it effectively with your patients. This webinar will focus on health professionals’ real experiences of promoting controlled breathing, its usefulness, and any barriers/solutions for patients. Register now >

9:30am-10:00am 25 October 2022 This webinar series aims to provide GPs and other health professionals with skills to ‘fill the gap’ in providing mental health care to their patients using a range of brief interventions. Each webinar will be a discussion about the specific intervention and tips on how to use it effectively with your patients. This webinar will focus on health professionals’ real experiences of promoting controlled breathing, its usefulness, and any barriers/solutions for patients. Register now >

18 October 2022 3:30pm-4:30pm This webinar series aims to provide GPs and other health professionals with skills to ‘fill the gap’ in providing mental health care to their patients using a range of brief interventions. Each webinar will be a discussion about the specific intervention and tips on how to use it effectively with your patients. This webinar will focus on health professionals’ real experiences of promoting the benefits of mindfulness, its usefulness, and any barriers/solutions for patients. Accredited for FPS CPD (GPs) Register now >

Date: 15 October 2022 Time: 12.30pm-5:00pm Location: Northam Country Club The Rural, Regional, Remote Women’s Network of WA, supported by CBH, are bringing their much-anticipated annual International Day of Rural Women event to the Wheatbelt region this year! To make the event even bigger they are combining this special celebration together with their AGM. It will be a Super Saturday afternoon with a panel event on Food Security facilitated by Elizabeth Brennan, with the Hon Sandra Carr MLC, Food Bank WA CEO Kate O’Hara and Pia Van Wyngaard from CBH. There will also be a special presentation from Dr Siddier Chambers PhD...

Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance in collaboration with TRACS WA. This interactive training session explores the role of self-care for health clinicians experiencing stressful situations and will equip you with the tools and strategies to manage your individual response to patients/colleagues who are experiencing stress/trauma (including COVID related) or who have been affected by past traumas. When: Thursday 13 October 2022 Where: Online Time: 5.00pm- 6.00pm Cost: FREE Presented by Jessica Sharp – Development Facilitator at TRACS WA Register Here

WA’s revised Advance Health Directive and refreshed advance care planning resources are now available, including guides, brochures, webpages, informational videos and five webinars which will include a case study and discussions with sector experts. Primary and Community Health 12 October 2022 5.30pm-6.15pm REGISTER HERE. For enquiries contact the Palliative and Supportive Care Education team on 08 9382 9300 or pasce@cancerwa.asn.au.

Amity Health and the WA Great Southern & Wheatbelt MHPN are pleased to invite you to a free combined online event: Cultural Awareness – Key considerations in engagement with Aboriginal clients Tuesday 4 October 2022 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm AWST About the Session: This session will cover the following: • How cultural difference translates with counselling & engagement of Aboriginal clients. • Understanding barriers to communication. • Recognising suicidality About the speaker: Dr Tracy Westerman AM is a proud Nyamal woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology, a Master’s Degree...

When & Where  29 September 2022, 8:00PM AEST Live and recorded, free Zoom webinar Speakers Prof. George Bakris (International speaker) Professor of Medicine @ University of Chicago Prof. Merlin Thomas Clinician Scientist & Program Leader @ Department of Diabetes at Monash University Prof. William Majoni Senior Staff Specialist in Nephrology & Internal Medicine & Director of Renal Services @ Top End Health Services Dr Alison Edwards General Practitioner @ Brighton Clinic Prof. Garry Jennings (Chair) Chief Medical Advisor of the Heart Foundation Topics to be discussed The role of early detection of renal risk factors for cardiovascular disease Optimal management of...