Events

The WA Centre for Rural Health invites you to attend the Stronger and Safer Communities and Families for the Pilbara project community engagement session. Have your say on the Pilbara prevention strategy to address family and domestic violence. Date: Thursday, 11th March 2021 Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm Venue: Onslow Beach Resort - The Sunrise Room You will hear about the SSCFP project and how the strategy plans to raise awareness and build community capacity to reduce family and domestic violence. The strategy is part of the Vital Change Programs, an outcome of the Pilbara Family and Domestic Violence Network, led...

ASIST is a FREE 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. Morning tea and Lunch Provided Registration is Essential – Limited Spaces Available RSVP: Kesi-Maree.Prior@health.wa.gov.au For more information or to request a registration form please call 08 9174 1240

Zoom Webinar  GP Cancer Education - Neck lumps: when to be suspicious Presenter: Dr Daren Gibson, Consultant Radiologist and Co-head Imaging Dept, Fiona Stanley Hospital. Lead Head & Neck, Tumour Collaborative WACPCN. Overview - Neck masses are a common cause of presentation to general practice for both adults and children. It is important primary care health professionals are confident in the diagnosis, management, and referral of neck lumps. Registrations are essential, a link to join the webinar will be sent to delegates prior to the session. For online registration CLICK HERE  For more information w: www.cancerwa.asn.au e: GP@cancerwa.asn.au p: (08)...

About the Forum: This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series. The one day Rural Paediatrics Forum 2021, will include lectures, interactive discussions and sessions delivered and facilitated by experienced specialists. The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues. Travel support is available for currently practising medical practitioners, emergency doctors and paediatricians who work and live in rural and remote WA. Please click here for details. Event details Date: Friday 26 March 2021 Venue: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Fee: $550 For more information or...

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,...

27 and 28 March 2021 Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre This Rural Health West conference will concentrate on learnings and effects from the recent disasters that have impacted both Australia and the world and how we can prepare for future adversities. Particular emphasis will be on dealing with the aftermath of natural disasters such as bushfires, floods and of course COVID-19. In 2021, Rural Health West are pleased to formally welcome rural and remote nurses and midwives to the conference and will include relevant sessions and travel support. For more information and to register:  visit the event website.

Plastering workshop with Dr Rohan Page MBBS FRACS (PLAST) Dr Rohan Page completed medical training at The University of Western Australia (UWA) in 1993, graduating with degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. After a further 10 years of postgraduate training (including five years of comprehensive specialist training in all aspects of Adult and Paediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery), he obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2003. Soon after, he worked as a Fellow in plastic surgery at the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, UK, and as...

Health professionals are invited to attend our upcoming Pilbara Respiratory Workshop; a collaborative project between Asthma WA, Cystic Fibrosis WA and Dr Pam Laird from Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children’s Hospital. This practical and interactive workshop is open to doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and allied health members and will provide an overview of asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis and chronic wet cough/bronchiectasis. Date: Wednesday 14 April 2021 Time: 1pm – 5pm Venue: Hedland Health Campus Register: CLICK HERE