When working with survivors (adult and child) or users of violence, it is essential to use language that reflects a survivor, strength-based approach, a perpetrator-facing, and a perpetrator-driven risk approach. This ensures behaviour patterns are prominent and visible, survivor resistance and strengths are at the forefront of responses and, service responses are better able to assess risk and imminency to risk. Accordingly, in domestic and family violence work, our language should focus on perpetrator accountability and a behaviour pattern-based approach. This workshop has been developed to align with the internally accredited Safe and Together model. This one-day workshop will provide...

Department of Health End of Life Care Program and Older Persons Health Network invite you to attend a webinar on models of palliative care for people living with and dying from dementia presented by Dr Elissa Campbell, geriatrician, and palliative care physician. Dementia is the leading cause of death in older Australians, and people with dementia often experience distressing symptoms and burdensome interventions at the end of life. Despite this, people living with and dying from dementia are less likely to access palliative care. WA Department of Health Churchill Fellow Dr Campbell visited multiple clinical, research and community organisations in...

Attend this free webinar to hear our skilled, multidisciplinary panel discuss how health professionals can identify, assess, diagnose, and evaluate treatment therapies for people experiencing panic disorder. Panel Katie Dobinson (she/her), Clinical Psychologist, NSW Dr. Catherine Eltringham, GP, Vic Dr. John Lam-Po-Tang, Psychiatrist, NSW Facilitator: Stephen Trumble, General Practitioner Learning outcomes •    Identify comorbidities and the biological and environmental factors that increase the risk of developing panic disorder. •    Discuss how to identify, assess and diagnose panic disorder. •    Evaluate therapeutic approaches suitable for treatment of panic disorder. •    Discuss the importance of collaboration and appropriate referrals when providing care to people...