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12-13 September 2020 8:00am-5:00pm The Rural Health West CPD REACT workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment toward their emergency credentialing, as required by the WA Country Health Service. Eligibility: All medical practitioners are welcome to register with priority given to currently practising rural and remote medical practitioners. Click here for more information.

Join Wirraka Maya Health Service and Telethon Kids in raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Where: South Hedland Town Square When: Monday, September 14th 2020 Time: 3pm to 6pm Free BBQ - Kids Activities - Information Stalls - Giveaways For more information contact: Email: denisek@wmhsac.com or Phone: 08 9172 0435

WA Country Health Service and WA Primary Health Alliance have convened a Pilbara Healthy Weight Action Plan Workshop to commence the development of a Pilbara-focused action plan to improve system wide support for the early intervention and management of overweight and obesity. In 2018, 77.7% of Pilbara adults and 29.2% of children were living with overweight and obesity. The Pilbara Healthy Weight Action Workshop will provide an opportunity for local stakeholders to identify regional priorities, capacities and actions that will support the implementation of the WA Healthy Weight Action Plan 2019 – 2024 Time: 8:30am to 1:00pm, with lunch included....

Please register to attend the Hedland Health & Disability Services Morning Tea When: Tuesday 15th September, 9am-10:30am Where: 109 Athol Street, Port Hedland The purpose of this networking event is for health and disability services providers in the Port Hedland region to connect, share information on services, collaborate on service delivery and increase knowledge of the NDIS leading to better outcomes for Hedland participants. REGISTER HERE: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=57SW7Lp8OEaoXxg_IYo8wFScsmmghxFBvkFTacCYeWJUQ0dSNlM5UzQ4RzE3OVNEUzYzMDlOSk41Mi4u

Please join us for an informal catch up! FREE Event - Some food provided, drinks available for purchase When: Thursday, 17 September 2020,  5:30 pm onward Where: Karratha International Hotel - Poolside Dampier Highway, Karratha REGISTER HERE: https://www.mhpn.org.au/NetworkMeetingRSVP/2429    

17 September 2020 7:30pm – 9:00pm AEST These interactive webinars will provide participants an overview of the management of HCV in primary care settings, including case finding, testing, patient assessment and treatment. This course is for: General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, other Primary Care-based Practitioners. This activity has been approved by the RACGP. Allocated a total of 3 CPD program points.  REGISTER HERE.

24-25 September 2020 8:00am - 5:00pm This Rural Health West CPD workshop provides obstetric teams with the necessary skills to effectively manage problems which may occur during neonatal delivery and postnatal care. Covering neonatal resuscitation, ventilation, chest compression, endotracheal intubation and medications, the workshop also considers ethical questions and how lessons learned can be implemented to improve care in a local setting. Information and teaching is delivered via seminars, case studies, practical hands-on sessions and also mega code scenarios involving the entire resuscitation team. Eligibility: GP obstetricians, medical practitioners and midwives. Priority is given to those working in the local...

Thursday 24 September 2020 12:30PM–1:30pm VC attendance only Chair: Associate Professor Andrew Maiorana Speakers: Anna Scheer – The benefits of aquatic exercise for people with coronary heart disease Nacho Suarez – A comparison of different intensity exercise training in patients with left ventricular assist devices Tashi Dorje – Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in China using social media Registration: please click here to register for live VC. VC Dial in details will be sent to registrants prior to event. The VC recording will be available to view later on the TRACS WA website For further information or to receive...

This workshop combines an Introduction to FASD with a strong focus on practical strategies for supporting children in their homes and schools. The morning session provides an overview of FASD and its’ challenges including; a description of FASD, impacts on the individual, the diagnosis process, challenges for families living with FASD and strategies for support and learning. The afternoon session is a practical workshop that teaches skills for assisting children with FASD to use sensory strategies to self-regulate. This workshop focuses on improving a child’s executive functioning and ability to self-regulate. Suitable for parents, carers, educators and clinicians. Register at: http://www.wacoss.org.au/training-and-events

MyMarathon is a fitness and fundraising challenge that drives you to run, jog or walk 42.2 kilometres at your own pace during October, while helping to raise vital funds for lifesaving heart disease research. You can do it on your own, or as part of a team with friends or colleagues. Whether you run it in a day, pound it out in a week or walk it in a month-long commitment to better health, MyMarathon is the fundraising race where you set the pace. What’s more, you can do MyMarathon anywhere, from your backyard to the beach to running laps of a city block....