Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership with the WA Country Health Service, Diabetes Telehealth builds diabetes management capacity in country WA by providing regular updates for health professionals with patients living with diabetes. The upskilling is delivered via videoconferencing technology (telehealth). Every month different diabetes-related topics are comprehensively covered, sometimes by staff within Diabetes WA, and sometimes by guest experts. Join us for some free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home. Managing diabetes in schools update and new guidelines for managing type 2 diabetes in children: Presented by Rebecca Flavel, Diabetes WA.

Mon, 04 May 2020  02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Telehealth Health Professional Upskilling with Diabetes WA. Presented by Carly Luff, CDE, EP, Diabetes WA Looking for programs that people in regional areas can easily access to help them to manage their type 2 diabetes? MyDesmond is an online program that can be used complimentary to or instead of the Desmond program to provide ongoing support for people. Carly will summarise the program contents, talk about the results of the evaluations from the pilot programs and let you know how you can refer people. Delivered by Diabetes WA through a partnership...

Monday 4 May 7.30pm-8.30pm Join RACGP WA's fortnightly virtual peer group for WA GPs that work in residential aged care. Facilitated by Dr Derrick Kuan and Dr Craig Berg. Register here.  

Tue., 5 May 2020 9:00 am – 11:00 am AWST   More information to come.   Register here.

Tuesday 5 May 12:30pm-1:30pm This WA Primary Health Alliance and Brentnalls webinar will focus on the business realities of the financial challenges and opportunities in the COVID-19 context, and help practices to consider their approaches for managing their workforce. Register here.

5 May 2020 8:00pm (AEST) COVID-19 Rural & Remote Response webinar | COVID Workforce Planning Rural Generalists leading the COVID-19 response. Register here.

Tuesday 5 May 7.00pm-8.00pm This webinar covers pregnancy management in the context of COVID-19, including symptom onset, intrauterine vertical transmission potential, susceptibility of person-to-person spread post-delivery and recommendations on breastfeeding for COVID-19 positive mothers. Presented by Perth Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Kenneth Nathan. Register here.

Wednesday 6 May 2020 Registration 7am 7.15-8.15am Designed for General Practitioners and Practice Nurses in a primary health setting Overview Goals of Care (GoC) is now more relevant than ever before as we deal with the biggest health crisis in our lifetimes. Join Dr Jacquie Garton-Smith, alongside Ms Val Colgan, to discuss where GoC fits in care planning and end-of-life conversations, and its relevance for GPs in practice. This session will enable you to get a greater understanding of the use of GoC, the My Health Record, HealthPathways WA and other resources. There will be opportunity to ask questions about...

May 6, 2020 12:00 PM (AEST) Join host Scott McGill, Deputy CEO ASHM, and A/Prof. Edwina Wright, Prof. Greg Dore and Prof. Ben Cowie as they discuss the ASHM COVID-19 Taskforce Interim recommendations regarding COVID-19 and people living with HIV, HBV and/or HCV: what we know, evolving clinical issues and an update on possible future challenges. The webinar will include an update on the work of the Regional Advisory Group around viral hepatitis and HIV and sexual health. Register here.

Wednesday 6th May 2020 1:00-2:00pm AWST This webinar will help users to understand how a patient and a clinician hold a Video Call via Healthdirect and the features available within the call.  It will also cover the configuration and customisation options. This webinar will be hosted live on multiple dates and you can register here. If you cannot attend a live session, you can view a recorded session here.