The Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone aged 12 and over who wants to roll up their sleeve to protect the Pilbara. Held at Newman Tafe from 11th - 17th October and 15th -21st November, 10am to 8pm daily. Walk-ins welcome. Book here

Join us virtually for the biennial Melanoma Update: A collaboration between Cancer Council WA and WA Kirkbride Melanoma Advisory Service. Topics include, who and how to examine a suspicious skin lesion, current and new treatment options, and melanoma biobanking.  For more information or to register please visit the website. About this event Virtual attendance is also available - please select the 'online' ticket option when registering. 6.00pm - Registrations and light meal 6.30pm - Welcome & introductions 6.35pm - Presentations WAKMAS, who are we? Why are we here? Introduction to the New clinic format | Dr Mark Hanikeri, Clinical Associate Professor and Specialist...

Presented by the Mental Health Commission and Workforce Development & Community Support and Development programs. 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 Practise to consider the broader context in which alcohol use (during pregnancy) may occur. • Motivational Interviewing to empathically explore client behaviour aound alcohol use (including during pregnancy). • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention in the context of the National Strategic Action Plan and a holistic prevention framework. • Brief Interventions to combine course content...

The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone aged 12 years and over who want to roll up to protect their community. Monday 4th - Sunday 10th October at Gratwick Hall, Port Hedland Civic Centre. Walk-ins also welcome! Fill out your consent form ahead of time: bit.ly/2Wk7Ify

Join Injury Matters this National Nutrition Week for the “An appetite for change: Preventing falls in older adults” lunch and learn seminar. Guest presenter Dr Marc Sim, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, will discuss recent evidence around nutrition and falls risk among older adults and will explore: • The relationship between dietary intake and falls risk. • Which nutrients should older adults be incorporating into their diet? • Dietary knowledge among the older adult population • Screening for nutritional deficiencies in older adults • Nutrition-based strategies following diagnosis of sarcopenia

As children grow up, their bodies can and do rapidly change. Could you identify the red flags of body image concerns in children, and if you could, how might you support a culture of positive body image amongst children and their families? Register now to join our upcoming webinar ‘Body image concerns in young children’ on Thursday 14 October 2021 at 7.15PM (AEDT) to gain practical tips and techniques to better support children who are experiencing body image concerns, and their families. This webinar will support practitioners to develop an understanding of red flags for body image issues amongst children;...

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN This workshop teaches participants how to effectively manage obstetric cases and emergencies and how to make appropriate decisions. Eligibility: GP obstetricians, medical practitioners and midwives. Priority is given to those working in the local region. Length: One day Cost: $40.00 The cost of this workshop is subsidised by WA Country Health Service through the Better Medical Care Initiative Accreditation: This workshop has accreditation with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) for continuing professional development points/hours and is approved for the Rural Procedural Grants Program, Obstetrics Grant component.  We do ask...