10 June 2020 12:00 (AEST) Join Ms Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive and Director of Universities Australia, Professor Steve Wesselingh, Executive Director of South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Professor Carla Treloar, Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre and host Associate Professor Edwina Wright, Taskforce Chair as they discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon the research workforce, innovation and health outcomes in Australia. Register here.

Wednesday 10 June 2020 Time 4:00pm - 4:45pm (AEST) Hear from Michael Kidd AM Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Cathy Baynie, AAPM National President, as they discuss the requirements of physical distancing and explore the challenges in your day to day practice operation. Presenters  Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health Cathy Baynie, AAPM National President Guest Panellists Gary Smith FAAPM, Life Member, Practice Manager Tracey Johnson FAAPM, CEO Inala Primary Care Register here.

10 June 2020 7:00pm-8:00pm (AEST) This webinar will assist primary healthcare nurses and practice managers to undertake case finding for hepatitis C in their practice by; identifying target populations, conducting searches to identify those patients and implementing systems to recall those patients back for testing or care. This webinar will be presented by Chloe Layton, Nurse Coordinator, EC Partnership, Burnet Institute. Click here for more information or to register.

Thursday 11 June 7.00pm (WST) This webinar explores how GPs can incorporate care planning into your healthcare provision, the legal and ethical aspects of care planning, barriers to implementation and explores the useful resources available. Register here.

Mon, 15 June 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling with Diabetes WA. This webinar will run for approximately 30 minutes and will have extra time to ask any questions you may have. Register here.

Mon, 15 June 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Hear Alison Menzies, Diabetes WA Credentialled Diabetes Educator, discuss Insulin therapy.  She will touch on new insulin therapies, where insulin can fit in therapy and provide a case study or two to get the brain thinking and see how knowledge can be utilised in practice. Sign up now and let us help you support your patients’ diabetes self-management, health and wellbeing during this challenging time.  This webinar will run for approximately 30 minutes and will have extra time to ask any questions you may have. Register here.

15 June 2020 7:30pm (AEST) Men’s Health Week is an annual international event to raise awareness of the key issues in men’s health and provide men with important health information. Men, family and friends, community groups and workplaces are encouraged to get involved by taking part in our daily activities, sharing our health information and encouraging men to look after their health. Register and learn about other Men's Health Week events here.

Tuesday 16 June 2020 11:00am to 12:30 pm (AEST) A Forum for the whole community to discuss the implications of the government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. Can we kickstart the economy without increasing infection risk? Will those at heightened risk need to double down on isolation? Is it time to roll out personal protection equipment? Now that the government is banking on a strategy of trace, track and treat to control community cluster outbreaks, it is more critical than ever that it engages with those leaders who listen to and are heard by their communities. Tell us what governments need to...

Jun 16, 2020 11:00 AM (WST) From 1 July 2020 some important changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and recommendations for pneumococcal, meningococcal and hepatitis A vaccination will take effect. The pneumococcal vaccination recommendations and schedule will change to reflect the current best clinical evidence in preventing pneumococcal disease in adults and in people with conditions that increase their risk of disease. The changes seek to simplify vaccination advice by making it easier to understand who should get vaccinated, and when and which vaccine they should get. The meningococcal vaccinations funded through the NIP will change to better protect...