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...

Tuesday 16th June 2020 7:00pm – 8:00 pm (AEST) Professor Paul Van Buynder, Public Health Physician and Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist In this presentation we look at the burden of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Australia, discuss the rationale and importance of vaccination & vaccine options to prevent Invasive Meningococcal Disease and look at the evidence available currently from use in a real world setting. Learning Objectives: Describe the burden and impact of invasive meningococcal disease Discuss recommendations for meningococcal vaccines Discuss meningococcal B vaccines Understand real world evidence for meningococcal B vaccines Find out more and register here.

Tuesday 17 June 7:00pm (AEST) James Cook University (JCU) is running a series of webinars for supervisors and registrars on Tuesday evenings in collaboration with General Practice Training Queensland (GPTQ). These webinars are designed to provide up-to-date information on relevant topics. Register for the next webinars in the series: 'Dentistry for GPs (Tues 9 June) and 'Sexual Health' (Tues 17 June).

17 June 2020 7:30pm (AEST) Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) is offering a free webinar on Wednesday 17 June at 7.30pm. Moderated by Dr Joseph Doyle and Dr Jane Davies, Dr Samar Ojaimi (immunologist at Monash Medical Centre), Dr Julian Elliott (infectious diseases physician and leader of the COVID Clinical Evidence Taskforce), Dr Dani Goh (intensivist at Westmead) will discuss Controversies in COVID-19 Management. Register here.

Join RACGP Rural's online meet-up to connect with your rural and remote colleagues and share your experiences in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with the RACGP WA faculty, this one hour meeting will highlight a Western Australian GP story, with Dr Mandy Villis from Mount Barker sharing how they are tackling the current pandemic. This meet-up encourages discussions and conversations; connecting you with your rural and remote colleagues. Date:     Wednesday 17 June 2020 Time:     7.00–8.00 pm AWST Venue: Online   Register now