Friday 23rd August 2024 10.30am-11.50am - Stakeholders 30pm-3.30pm - Community members Light snacks will be provided. For more information please contact Jessica Miles or call 0497 398 977.
Free 2 Day training: Hedland ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop—ASIST can be learned and used by anyone. Date: Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 August 2024 Time: 8.30am-4.30pm Location: South Hedland Lotteries House (Conference Room) - 2 Leake Street, South Hedland. Morning tea and Lunch Provided Registration is essential – limited Spaces...
Presented by: Joanne Kostopoulos, North Metropolitan Health Service. Date: Tuesday, 27 August 2024 | 10.00am – 12.00pm Target audience: Human service providers working with people experiencing alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health issues. This webinar will place Youth FDV within the broader context and highlight the complexity and duality of young people as both victim/ survivors and perpetrators. We will discuss language and definitions around the topic of youth FDV and consider current statistics around victimisation and those who use abusive and violent behaviour. Adolescent violence in the home (AVITH), dating violence, harmful sexual behaviour and the role...
Free 2 Day training: Hedland ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop—ASIST can be learned and used by anyone. Date: Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 August 2024 Time: 8.30am-4.30pm Location: South Hedland Lotteries House (Conference Room) - 2 Leake Street, South Hedland. Morning tea and Lunch Provided Registration is essential – limited Spaces...
HealthPathways WA Live Demonstration - Register NOW for this FREE training! These sessions facilitated online by a GP Clinical Editor, will demonstrate how to integrate HealthPathways into your clinical practice and maximise user experience. Learn key functionalities of the portal and how to access condition specific tools and resources, Referral Access Criteria (RAC) (where available), GPbook Specialist Directory and specialist regional rosters. Sessions have been approved for 1 CPD Educational Hour with the RACGP and will be held online on the following dates: 📆Tuesday 28 May 2024 – 8.00am to 8.45am 📆Wednesday 28 August 2024 – 12.30pm to...
Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance 29 August 2024 (5.00pm to 6.00pm AWST) Vaccination during pregnancy does not only protect the mother but also generates antibodies that can cross the placenta, providing protection to the unborn baby. Immunisations are even more important as we age. Our immune system begins to decline in its ability to fight off infections, which makes people ages over 65 (Aboriginal people over 55) and older more vulnerable to diseases like influenza, COVID-19, pneumonia, and shingles. Topics included in this webinar: Understanding the immunisation schedule for pregnant people and adults Gain an understanding of immunisation before...
The National Diabetes Services Scheme has finalised their health professional webinar schedule, providing two educational webinars each month. The webinars will take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm. Register here
Our guest presenter is Prof Juli Coffin, Yawardani Jan-ga, Broome W.A. speaking about Yawardani Jan-ga - equine assisted learning for Aboriginal young people. Followed by a patient case for discussion by the group. Presenter profile: Professor Coffin is a proud Aboriginal woman, with traditional ties to her grandparents Nyangumarta country in the Pilbara region. A mother of three and multiple Australian representative at water polo, with a passion for advocacy and the betterment of outcomes for Aboriginal young people and communities. She is recognised as a prominent Aboriginal researcher, with expertise in cultural security, education and research across a diverse range of settings...
Description Suicide has a devastating impact on families, friends and whole communities. Pharmacists, due to their role and their accessibility in the community, have the potential to play a key role in recognising the signs and symptoms of suicide, restricting means and keeping the person safe until support is available. This Suicide Prevention Training for Pharmacists is an interactive, cased based workshop enabling peer discussion alongside the development of practical skills to implement. This training aims to increase pharmacists’ skills and confidence in: • Recognising signs warranting further exploration for suicidality; • Talking with someone who may display suicidal signs...
Presented by: Dionne Aitken, Community Services and Development Programs, MHC. Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2024 | 10.00am – 12.00pm Target audience: Human service providers with clients of childbearing age, their families, and communities. This webinar has been planned to coincide with International FASD Awareness Day. We will review foundational concepts for the development and delivery of best-practice FASD prevention, such as: Contextualising alcohol use in Australia, Complexities associated with alcohol use during pregnancy, Defining FASD, and Considering prevention strategies that respond to community strengths and needs. We will also briefly touch on the Mental Health Commission’s FASD prevention funding program....
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