This event provides an opportunity for junior doctors and medical students to learn, experience and practice elements of emergency care in a stimulating wilderness environment around King’s Park in Western Australia. Your team will work together under Perth’s best emergency physicians to diagnose, stabilise and ‘save lives’. The teaching and learning priorities for each scenario are: Scene safety and management of the environment A structured approach to the assessment of the critically ill patient (DRSABCDE) Prioritised supportive and specific management of the clinical conditions Stabilisation and transport planning including basic necessities of the patient and group Leadership, teamwork and communication...

Aimed at counsellors, psychologists, doctors, nurses, chaplains, social workers, and others with qualifications and/or experience in counselling, this two-day course provides participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide supportive non-directive unintended pregnancy counselling. Date: Tuesday 11 - Wednesday 12 June 2024 Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $125 Location: Online Register now

Description Suicide has a devastating impact on families, friends and whole communities. Pharmacists, due to their role and their accessibility in the community, have the potential to play a key role in recognising the signs and symptoms of suicide, restricting means and keeping the person safe until support is available. This Suicide Prevention Training for Pharmacists is an interactive, cased based workshop enabling peer discussion alongside the development of practical skills to implement. This training aims to increase pharmacists’ skills and confidence in: • Recognising signs warranting further exploration for suicidality; • Talking with someone who may display suicidal signs...

Join us in one of Australia’s greatest and most spectacular landscapes – the truly magnificent Karijini National Park. By day be spellbound by the contrasting Pilbara blue skies against the classic red rock formations, as you wind your way through gorges to undertake emergency medical scenarios.  At night, socialise under a canopy of stars with fellow participants and family members. This opportunity to experience the remote, beautiful, rugged, and incredibly fascinating Karijini National Park is one not to be missed. About the event The Rural and Remote Retrieval Weekend provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the management of...

Description Dealing with Depression is a highly interactive program that aims to provide general practitioners with a practical framework for diagnosing and managing depression. The program uses case based learning to explore key challenges GPs experience when caring for patients with depression. Cases will be examined and effective strategies will be devised to address these challenges. Learning Outcomes • Diagnose clinically significant depression. • Recognise the contribution of biological, social and psychological factors to the current depressive episode. • Assess and manage risk in the depressed patient. • Select pharmacological treatment best suited to the individual patient. • Develop a...