• Anti-Poverty Week

    WA, Australia

    Anti-Poverty Week supports the Australian community to have an increased understanding of poverty and to take action collectively to end it. The Anti-Poverty Week website has news, opinion pieces and media, briefings and publications, as well as language guides and information on activities happening throughout the week.

  • 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.

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

    WA, Australia

    Free 2 Day training – Roebourne 18th-19th October and Karratha 20th-21st October ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop—ASIST can be learned and used by anyone. Morning tea and lunch are provided. Roebourne Date: Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October 2022 Time: 8:30am-4:30pm Location: Ngurin Centre Roebourne Karratha Date: Thursday 20th and Friday...

  • Improving Aboriginal Cultural Security during virtual appointments

    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    Held during EMHS Virtual Care Awareness Month, this forum will explore the importance of creating a safe virtual space to facilitate outpatient video appointments with Aboriginal patients. Key themes include: The integral role of cultural security on the wellbeing of an Aboriginal person and community The benefits of tertiary care coordination with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) Clinical yarning and its application in a virtual space Perspectives and practical insights on virtual care Come listen to healthcare leaders and academics in WA in a panel discussion of Aboriginal Virtual Care case studies. Register here.

  • Hedland Orthopaedic Q&A with Dr Nicholas Frost

    Provedore Cafe 43 Counihan Crescent, Port Hedland, WA, Australia

    The Pilbara Health Professionals Network would like to invite you to our exclusive members-only Hedland Orthopaedic Q&A event where a light meal will be served followed by networking drinks. The Q&A will be presented by Dr Nicholas Frost from Hollywood Orthopaedic Group. Dr Nicholas Frost MBBS FRACS (Ortho) FAOrthA (Hollywood Orthopaedic Group). Nicholas is a specialist hip and knee surgeon with a special interest in complex hip problems, hip preservation surgery and lower limb joint replacement. He offers comprehensive outcome-based care to patients of all ages. This event is FREE for members of the Pilbara Health Professionals Network – visit...

  • 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.

  • Short Mental Health Interventions: Explaining and teaching controlled breathing

    Online Event WA, Australia

    Duration: 30 minutes  FREE online via Zoom 25 October 2022, 12:30pm-1.00pm 25 October 2022, 6.00pm-6.30pm Program Outline Mental health is the number one reason people see their GPs*, yet GPs are time poor and wait times to see psychologists are long. The need for mental health care is growing faster than specialised support and services are, leaving a gap in patient care. This webinar series aims to provide GPs and other health professionals with skills to ‘fill the gap’ in providing mental health care to their patients using a range of brief interventions. Each webinar will be a discussion about...