The Valuable Conversations training covers the following: • Reflective practice to identify areas of practice that require development for improved client engagement and outcomes. • Trauma Informed Care and Practice (TICP) to consider the broader context in which alcohol use may be occuring. • Motivational Interviewing (MI) to develop compassion, acceptance, partnership and evocation (Spirit of MI). • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention in the context of the National Strategic Action Plan and a holistic prevention framework. • Brief Intervention (BI) to combine course content with skills practice using the AUDIT-C and ‘Five As’. This is not an introductory...

Working together to explore ways to work together to explore the role of telehealth along the ear health pathway. Health professionals and providers are invited to join us on Friday 11 June 2021 for this one-day event to: Explore the role of telehealth across the patient’s ear health journey and lifespan. Identify statewide telehealth capabilities, where telehealth systems are working well and where improvements can be adopted. Share knowledge and skills to improve health care delivery in Aboriginal communities through innovative telehealth solutions. Participate in hands-on interactive upskilling and education. Learn practical applications including use of technology and culturally inclusive...

Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 2021 Karijini National Park Registrations for the 2021 Rural and Remote Retrieval Weekend are open and are limited to 30 participants only. Register now to ensure you don’t miss out on this unique opportunity. By day, be spellbound by the Pilbara blue skies contrasting against the classic red rock formations, as you wind your way through gorges to undertake emergency medical scenarios.  At night, socialise under a canopy of stars with fellow participants and family members. This opportunity to experience the remote, beautiful, rugged, and incredibly fascinating Karijini National Park is one not to...

Session One: Thursday 13 May, 6:00pm – 7:30pm (AWST) Location: Zoom (Online) For: General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other interested healthcare workers. Learning Objectives • Increase understanding of the challenges and barriers experienced by people from migrant and refugee backgrounds who are living with CHB. • Outline the importance of providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed health care, including working with interpreters. • Contrast the trajectories of Hepatitis B disease in people from CALD backgrounds compared to people born in Australia. • Describe the different biopsychosocial considerations faced by people from CALD communities living with CHB across their life span....