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. Generalist Session 29 September 2022 2.00pm-2.30pm REGISTER HERE. For enquiries contact the Palliative and Supportive Care Education team on 08 9382 9300 or pasce@cancerwa.asn.au.

Asthma WA invites you to our next health professional education webinar on ‘Interpreting Spirometry’. This webinar will include: review patient details and indication for spirometry assess quality of spirometry (acceptability and repeatability) assess bronchodilator responsiveness, Lower Limit of Normal (LLN), classify severity of obstruction, identify abnormal ventilatory patterns of FVLs - obstructive, restrictive, mixed obstructive and restrictive, upper and central airway obstruction, submaximal patient effort Date:                 Thursday 29 September 2022 Time:                 1pm – 2pm WST   Speakers: Charlene Butler, Senior Respiratory Scientist, Asthma WA Max Jenkins-Cooney, Respiratory Health Nurse, Asthma WA Click to register. Once you have registered, you will...

Online, 28 September 2022 6.00pm - 7.00pm AEST This Expert Insights panel session explores ongoing studies that explore the therapeutic effect of art on mental health. We’ll discuss the important elements that target mental health in art programs, and how we can use these findings and apply them in our practice across a range of age groups. Register now >

Join multi-award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Dr Norman Swan, and Hon. Mark Butler MP, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, for a one on one webinar, exclusively for GPs. This live discussion will provide insights into the challenges facing General Practice today, Medicare reform, and the strategic priorities facing one of Australia’s most influential ministers. It will also allow you to ask questions of the minister. https://www.wapha.org.au/event/mark-butler-the-future-of-general-practice/

Thursday 22 September 2022 12:30-1:30pm Management of Cardiovascular Conditions - Telehealth Professional Education Program For country WA Health Professionals: • Allied Health • Primary Practice Nursing • Inpatient Nursing Presenters: Cheryl Liddiard Clinical Nurse Specialist Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Program—Population Health REGISTER HERE. For further information or to receive notice of upcoming sessions contact: E: tracswa@health.wa.gov.au P: 9431 2351

Presented by TRACS WA in collaboration with WA Primary Health Alliance This interactive training session explores the principles and practices discussed in the previous training session, ‘An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Patients’ with an Aboriginal focus, utilising patient case studies and creating awareness and acknowledgement of an Aboriginal person-centred care approach. When: Tuesday 20 September 2022 Where: Online Time: 5.00pm- 6.00pm Cost: FREE Register Here Presented by Michelle Sultan – Development Facilitator at TRACS WA   Other events in the series: A Trauma-Informed Approach in Relation to Self-Care. 5:00pm-6:00pm Thursday 13 October 2022 Register Here For more information, or links to...

7:00pm 13 September 2022 Join Dr Norman Swan and a panel of experts for an in-depth discussion on the current clinical landscape of Long COVID, fact vs fiction, what evidence informed care looks like and what it all means for general practice. REGISTER HERE.

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...

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...

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...