Mon, 22 June 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Presented by Mandy Chan, APD, CDE, Diabetes WA Mandy will be providing an overview of the nutritional requirements for pregnant women. How do nutritional requirements change for women who are pregnant? What are the main messages that we can discuss with pregnant women, with or without diabetes? Are there specific nutritional considerations for pregnant women with diabetes? 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....

22 Jun 2020 04:00 PM (AEST) Join Professor Nguyen Toan Tran, Professor Alec Ekeroma, Dr Pulane Tlbere, Tim Sladden, along with chairs Professor Angela Dawson, Clinical A/Prof Deb Bateson as they present this webinar, exploring the challenges for the delivery of sexual and reproductive health care in Pacific Island countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The panellists will explore the responses that are occurring with a focus on contraception, the management of unintended pregnancies and gender-based violence. Register here.

Wednesday 24 June 2020 12:00 PM (AEST) Join Jules Kim, CEO of Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Worker Association, and other panellists as they discuss the challenges posed by COVID-19 for sex workers and the impact on their wellbeing, financial security and professional autonomy, but also their pragmatic and responsible approach to work health and safety with ongoing advocacy to be appropriately and equitably included in physical distancing measures and easing of lockdown restrictions across Australia. Register here.

Wednesday 24th June 2020 1.00pm- 2.00pm 24th June 'Severe Asthma Management' HCP Education Please complete the following form to register for your upcoming Healthcare Professional Education Session: Severe Asthma Management

Thursday 25th June 12.30pm–1.30pm Presenter: Katrina Brogden, CCU Pharmacist Fiona Stanley Hospital VC Dial in details will be sent to registrants within a week prior to event. The VC recording will be available to view later on the TRACS WA website. For further information or to receive notice of upcoming sessions contact: tracswa@health.wa.gov.au Register here.

Thursday 25 June 2020 7:00pm AEST ACRRM has been working closely with the Australian Digital Health Agency (Agency) and the Department of Health to support the implementation of electronic prescriptions. This webinar will help rural doctors to understand and plan for the new ePrescribing system. For more information and to register visit the website.

 Mon, 29 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 burning questions you may have. Register here.

Mon, 29 June 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM In this session Narelle, one of our credentialled diabetes educators, will help you learn how to support those with diabetes to utilise carbohydrate counting as a tool to help them manage their diabetes. This webinar will run for approximately 30 minutes and will have extra time to ask any burning questions you may have. Register here.

29 Jun 2020 7:00 PM (WST) The advent of telehealth has provided a mode of healthcare delivery that not only ensures patients can access primary medical care, but also removes the risk of viral COVID-19 infection for both patient and clinician. However, risks associated with telehealth have been identified for both the patient and clinician, and in an urgency/emergency situation, the ability of the GP to competently navigate the telehealth consultation is vital. An emergency primary care presentation is always challenging, this is amplified when managing an urgency/emergency consultation via telehealth. The ability of the GP to effectively carry out...

Tuesday 30 June 2020 7.00–8.30 pm (AWST) Cost: Free for members A collaboration between RACGP WA and The Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), this webinar explores the strategies available for the prevention of HIV transmission, focusing on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). A landmark in HIV prevention drugs, PrEP (tenofovir with emtricitabine) is approved for use on the Pharmaceutical Benefits. This webinar covers screening for PrEP eligibility, how to prescribe PrEP, and the best practice for monitoring patients on PrEP. This insightful webinar is presented by WA GP and HIV s100 prescriber, Dr Ric Chaney and...