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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  

13 May 2020 9:30am - 10:30am ACST Presented by Kylie Fischer - CRANAplus Clinical Educator, this webinar is designed for clinicians working in remote and isolated contexts. It facilitates the importance of understanding the mechanism of injury and how to recognise and respond to a trauma presentation through a case study discussion. Register here.

13 May 2020 10:00am-11:00am Come join us to hear about what Emergency Relief (ER) services are available to the community. You will hear from organisations such as The Salvation Army and St Vinnies who have been doing an astonishing amount of work in the ER space. There will also be an opportunity for you to share and learn from others in the sector and identify areas for collaboration. 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 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

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 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...

The May session is on ‘Caring for Aboriginal People with Heart Disease’. Register online here.

CPD Activity - 2 points Delivering the latest statistics and developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this webinar will also provide guidance to clinicians on managing patients with a positive result. For practitioners facing an inevitable increase in the number of patients testing COVID-19 positive, this workshop will provide the latest management recommendations. We will discuss how to determine illness severity and clinical progression, identifying the patient at risk of complications, current advice on radiological testing and medications, and ascertaining the patient who requires hospitalisation. Date: Thursday 14 May 2020 Time: 7.00-8.00 pm AWST (Perth) Cost: Free Register here.

Tune in with Training Centre in Subacute Care (TRACS) WA every Friday this May. Your clinical world may have changed, but you can still listen and learn from TRACS WA’s experienced development facilitators. During the month of May, TRACS WA will be providing a series of 30 minute online learning sessions supporting you to deliver high quality subacute care. There will be two session times each Friday: 12:30pm - 1:00pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm The topics are: Week 1: 1st May Self Care in Health Care - looking after yourself Week 2: 8th May Developing a resilient mindset and thriving in...