• New and Revised WA Advance Health Directive – Aged Care

    WA, Australia

    WA’s revised Advance Health Directive and refreshed advance care planning resources are now available. The resources aim to empower people to make and document choices about their future health and personal care that reflect their values, beliefs and preferences. Overview The WA Department of Health’s End-of-Life Care Program (EOLCP) undertook broad sector consultation on the development of the new AHD and resources before they were launched by the Minister for Health, the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson, on 4 August 2022. PaSCE with the support of the WA Department of Health EOLCP are delivering 5 brief & accessible webinars. These sessions will...

  • Webinar: Expert Insights – Burnout Prevention and Interventions for Health Professionals

    WA, Australia

    Wednesday 23 November 2022, 6 - 7PM (AEDT) Ways to recognise, prevent, and manage burnout have been on the minds of many health professionals, particularly over the past few years. Black Dog Institute has developed a free, evidence-based resource called The Essential Network (TEN) in response to research on burnout in health care workers to address this issue. Our November Expert Insights session will explore the findings of Black Dog Institute's research on burnout and the TEN service, the potential benefits of TEN, and we will also hear first-hand perspectives on burnout from a supervisor of health professionals and from another health...

  • Webinar: Preventing RHD: the clinical, cultural, and lived experiences

    WA, Australia

    Rheumatic heart disease is preventable and manageable. RHDAustralia staff will discuss the critical elements for preventing acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, with a focus on care that is clinically sound and culturally safe. A young person living with rheumatic heart disease will share his experience.

  • Online Evening Mindfulness Workshop

    Online Evening Mindfulness Workshop
    Online Event WA, Australia

    If you are supporting someone close to you who lives with mental health challenges, it’s easy to forget about your own wellbeing. Take some time for yourself and join us online for our monthly evening mindfulness workshop and discover how practicing mindfulness can help to improve your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. When: Monthly on a Thursday | 4.30pm – 5.30pm, 22 September, 13 October, 24 November & 15 December Where: Online viaZoom/Teams - A link to join the session will be emailed after registration Who: Adults who are supporting a friend or family member experiencing mental health challenges Cost:...

  • PHPN Tom Price ‘social sundowner’ networking event

    Tom Price Hotel Motel 1 Central Road, Tom Price, WA, Australia

    We would like to invite our members and their families to our ‘social sundowner’ networking event at Tom Price Hotel Motel (Function room) 1 Central Road, Tom Price. The Pilbara Health Professionals Network provides rural health professionals a central hub that offers support and greater opportunities to network, upskill, share information and collaborate in a local supportive community environment. This event is FREE for members of the Pilbara Health Professionals Network – Visit phpn.com.au/network to join as a member (membership is free). For more information, please email PHPN Regional Program Officer Alisha Small at contact@phpn.com.au

  • Lions Outback Vision – Hedland November/December 2022 visit

    WA, Australia

    The Lions Outback Vision Van is a mobile eye health clinic that showcases how collaboration, innovation and technology can be harnessed to deliver services in regional and remote areas to close the eye health gap. The Outback Vision Van incorporates a unique service delivery model that: Genuinely integrates collaboration across the health, corporate and community sectors; Is the first mobile clinic in Western Australia to showcase the protocols and principals developed by the Aboriginal Health Council (WA) for outback service delivery in Indigenous communities; Performs integrative care, avoiding duplication by filling the gaps in existing hospital facilities and Aboriginal Medical...

  • Adjusting to Babyhood Group

    Adjusting to Babyhood Group
    Hedland Well Women's Centre 2b Leake Street, South Hedland, WA, Australia

    A group for peri and post natal mothers to meet and connect with others who are navigating the early days of babyhood. Suitable for women in the late stages of pregnancy and with babies between 0-6 months.  Come along and meet some new faces and make connections! When: Monday mornings from 9.00am-11.00am Where: Hedland Well Women's Centre, 2B Leake Street, South Hedland. Cost: Free More information HERE

  • Wanthiwa! Roebourne Men’s Group

    Wanthiwa! Roebourne Men’s Group
    North Regional TAFE - Minurmarghali Mia (Roebourne) campus 5 Fraser St, Roebourne, WA, Australia

    Now meeting at Roebourne TAFE every Monday at 10am Food, yarning, friendly faces and information. This is a chance for the men of Roebourne to stand up and support each other, to lean on each other and learn from each other.

  • Early Connections, under the Early Childhood Approach

    Early Connections, under the Early Childhood Approach
    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    The NDIA would like to invite parents and carers of children under 7 as well as health professionals and education professionals to attend a virtual information session about the NDIS Early Connections. Early Connections is part of our nationally consistent early childhood approach, to support children younger than 7, their families and carers. Early Connections is funded by the NDIS and available when a parent or carer has concerns about their child’s development, or if they believe their child has a disability. We know that providing quality supports early in a child’s life can improve their long term outcomes and...