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  • Family & Friends ONLINE carer support group

    Family & Friends ONLINE carer support group

    Online Event WA, Australia

    Join our monthly online information session for the family and friends of young people who are experiencing a mental health challenge. This is an opportunity to e-meet others going through similar situations and speak about the challenges in supporting a young person with a mental illness. Discover effective ways to support your loved one on their recovery journey and also learn to take care of yourself. This online workshop is a collaboration between HelpingMinds, headspace and Palmerston. When: Wednesday evenings | 4.00pm-5:30pm, 13 July, 10 August, 14 September, 12 October, 9 November. Where: Online viaZoom/Teams - A link to join...

  • New and Revised WA Advance Health Directive – General Practice

    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    WA’s revised Advance Health Directive and refreshed advance care planning resources are now available. The resources aim to empower people to make and document choices about their future health and personal care that reflect their values, beliefs and preferences. Overview The WA Department of Health’s End-of-Life Care Program (EOLCP) undertook broad sector consultation on the development of the new AHD and resources before they were launched by the Minister for Health, the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson, on 4 August 2022. PaSCE with the support of the WA Department of Health EOLCP are delivering 5 brief & accessible webinars. These sessions will...

  • Hedland Wound Care Workshop

    North Regional TAFE - Pundulmurra South Hedland Campus 18 Parker St, South Hedland, Western Australia

    On Friday 11 November join us for a wound care workshop event presented by Beth Sperring (clinical nurse consultant) and Donna Larsen (nurse practitioner) from Royal Perth Bentley Group who will demonstrate how to assess and manage chronic and acute wounds. We will discuss dressing selection, compression therapy and bandaging. Case studies will be utilised for discussion and provide participants the opportunity to ‘touch, feel and apply’ many of the dressing products currently in use. Please bring some of the dressings you currently use. Interaction is encouraged so come prepared to discuss and further develop skills in the management of...

  • Lions Outback Vision – Onslow November 2022 visit

    WA, Australia

    The Lions Outback Vision Van is a mobile eye health clinic that showcases how collaboration, innovation and technology can be harnessed to deliver services in regional and remote areas to close the eye health gap. The Outback Vision Van incorporates a unique service delivery model that: Genuinely integrates collaboration across the health, corporate and community sectors; Is the first mobile clinic in Western Australia to showcase the protocols and principals developed by the Aboriginal Health Council (WA) for outback service delivery in Indigenous communities; Performs integrative care, avoiding duplication by filling the gaps in existing hospital facilities and Aboriginal Medical...

  • Early Connections, under the Early Childhood Approach

    Early Connections, under the Early Childhood Approach

    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    The NDIA would like to invite parents and carers of children under 7 as well as health professionals and education professionals to attend a virtual information session about the NDIS Early Connections. Early Connections is part of our nationally consistent early childhood approach, to support children younger than 7, their families and carers. Early Connections is funded by the NDIS and available when a parent or carer has concerns about their child’s development, or if they believe their child has a disability. We know that providing quality supports early in a child’s life can improve their long term outcomes and...

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST)

    South Hedland Lotteries House 4 Ranson Link, South Hedland, WA

    Free 2 Day training: South 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: Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th November 2022 Time: 8:30am-4:30pm Location: South Hedland Lotteries House Morning tea and Lunch Provided Registration is essential – limited Spaces Available For more information or to request...

  • Lions Outback Vision – Karratha November 2022 visit

    WA, Australia

    The Lions Outback Vision Van is a mobile eye health clinic that showcases how collaboration, innovation and technology can be harnessed to deliver services in regional and remote areas to close the eye health gap. The Outback Vision Van incorporates a unique service delivery model that: Genuinely integrates collaboration across the health, corporate and community sectors; Is the first mobile clinic in Western Australia to showcase the protocols and principals developed by the Aboriginal Health Council (WA) for outback service delivery in Indigenous communities; Performs integrative care, avoiding duplication by filling the gaps in existing hospital facilities and Aboriginal Medical...

  • Youth in Distress: Online Learning

    Youth in Distress: Online Learning

    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    Only suitable for mental health clinicians working with young people in a 1:1 setting. Duration: 7 hrs Cost: $75.00 Dates: 17 November 2022, 9.00am-4.oopm 2 December 2022, 9.00am-4.00pm Program Outline With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, this program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for youth in distress. Module 1 will need to be completed prior to the commencement of module 2. CPD certificates will...

  • Supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of children with higher weight

    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    When: Thursday 17 November 2022 What time: 7:15 PM-8:30 PM (AEDT) Where: Online – join via your computer Cost: Free Register HERE. Aim: This webinar will discuss practice approaches to support practitioners to explore children with higher weight’s perception of their weight and their hopes, preferences and choices for a healthy, balanced and happy life. Panellists will discuss strategies that will help practitioners to better understand the context of the child and their family’s life, rather than the category of their weight. Learning Outcomes: Discuss how children with higher weight are at greater risk of negative mental health outcomes. Outline strategies to address the effects...

  • Toxicological Emergencies (TOX)

    WA, Australia

    Workshop details This Rural Health West CPD workshop, presented by leading specialists in their field, has been designed to offer practising rural medical practitioners an update in toxicological emergencies. This one-day workshop stream covers general and specific topics related to poisoning and local toxicology, using an interactive tutorial format concentrating on small group discussions of case scenarios. The workshop content includes: Understand the pathophysiology and clinical effects of common envenomation (snake, spider and marine). Improve ability to decide on patient disposition and appropriately stabilise patients for transport. Improve understanding of the appropriate use of first aid and investigations, and identify...