About this course Are you con­fi­dent of your abil­i­ty to man­age men­tal health emergencies? Would you like to devel­op your skills in respond­ing to acute men­tal ill­ness and severe distress? Are you required to assist clients who have used sub­stances or alcohol? The Men­tal Health Emer­gen­cies Online (MHE Online) course is designed to enable remote health staff to devel­op the knowl­edge and skills nec­es­sary to respond with con­fi­dence when encoun­ter­ing clients pre­sent­ing with acute men­tal health issues, sub­stance use, sui­ci­dal behav­iour or episodes of acute distress. MHE online deliv­ers the same con­tent from our tra­di­tion­al face-to-face course but allows you to engage from the com­fort of...

When: Thursday 22 February 2024  |  What time: 7:15 PM-8:30 PM (AEDT)  |  Where: Online – join via your computer  |  Cost: Free Attend this webinar to enhance your ability to support people with chronic pain to participate in work that benefits their health and wellbeing.  The panel will discuss the case study of a person who is experiencing chronic pain navigating the workplace. Meet the Panel Dr Irina Hollington specialises in pain medicine with interests in chronic pelvic, abdominal and perianal pain conditions affecting women and men. Catherine Ketsimur is an Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Pain Physiotherapist with extensive musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience. Professor Michael Nicholas is a...

WA Rural Health Long Service Awards   Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function  Friday 23 February 2024  I  4.30pm - 7.30pm  I  Fraser's Kings Park Cost: $60 per person (complimentary for long-service recipients and one guest) Dress: Cocktail Long Service Awards are presented to general practitioners and medical specialists who have served rural and regional Western Australia for over 20 years.  These awards recognise the extensive commitment to providing health services, often to many generations of the same family and their continued involvement in the community. Nominations are not required for this category. The recipients of Long Service Awards are identified through the Rural Health West...

A syphilis outbreak was identified in the Kimberley region in mid-2014 and is an ongoing concern across Western Australia, including metro Perth, today. Timely testing and treatment of sexual partners is critical to avoid complications and reduce the duration of infectiousness. Increasingly, digital technology is being utilised to facilitate syphilis contact tracing and partner notification; however, in Western Australia, there are several barriers to utilising digital technology for this purpose.   This session will provide a forum to discuss the complexities of the issue, including the considerations for antenatal care and vulnerable populations utilising these platforms. The panel will also discuss...