Events

What is Health eMinds ECHO? * a virtual network to share knowledge and experience related to mental health care and services * a series of free interactive, case-based education sessions delivered online, bringing together specialist and primary care services * a community of practice which helps decrease professional isolation and fosters a supportive network across northern Australia * free for any healthcare workers, including allied, community and mental health services (clinical and non-clinical). Benefits of Health eMinds ECHO * A virtual network to share mental health care knowledge & experiences * An opportunity to connect with mental health specialists *...

Rural Health West in conjunction with Heart Foundation, WA Rheumatic Heart Disease Register and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association invite you to this interactive webinar to assist health professionals working in rural areas. Hosted by: Helen McLean – Heart Support Australia, National Program Coordinator and ACRA Education & Training sub-committee Presented by: Dr Nikky Gordon – Researcher and Exercise Physiologist, UWA and WA Centre for Rural Health Geraldton Presenting the WA Data Capture Report: WA-specific results from a national survey on cardiac rehabilitation data collection and management. Results include a summary of service characteristics (and how these compare...

FREE Coercive Control in the Context of Family Violence Training  **Exclusive to participants in the Pilbara region only, made possible by BHP** Please do not register for this training if you are not based in the Pilbara. Monday 5 May 2025 | 8.30am-3.30pm | Mia Mia House in the Desert, 32 Kalgan Drive Newman REGISTER HERE One-day Masterclass delivered in-person This one-day masterclass aims to explore and develop our understanding of coercive control in the context of family violence through a social entrapment and resistive violence model. The course will explore how we can effectively work with victims/survivors, and users...

Children and young people can be both directly and indirectly affected by family violence. It’s important to recognise children and young people as victim-survivors in their own right, not extensions of their parents, or ‘secondary victims’ of family violence. Working with pre-teens to teenagers affected by trauma is a one-day interactive workshop. This workshop provides the knowledge and skills required to work with and engage with pre-teens to teenagers through the practical application of music and drama therapy. Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025 Time: 9:00am Location: Online Register now

When: Tuesday 6 May | 2.00pm - 3.30pm AWST Designed for: Clinical, medical, and executive staff in Residential Aged Care Homes. Overview: This session will provide an overview of the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) process, available support services, the individual’s VAD journey, and the mandatory responsibilities of health professionals. It will also explore lived experiences from the past three years since VAD became a legal end-of-life option in Western Australia, with a focus on its impact on aged care homes. Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the VAD process in WA. 2. Recognise mandatory roles and responsibilities. 3. Improve...

Presented by ACRRM & Self Help Addiction Resource Centre) 7 May 2025 (5.00pm to 6.30pm AWST) Join ACRRM for a powerful webinar exploring gambling harm and its intersection with trauma, mental health, alcohol and drug use, and family violence. This session features lived experience stories from the Three Sides of the Coin project, aiming to build empathy, reduce stigma, and promote practical screening and referral approaches in rural healthcare. Includes video screenings and live Q&A with storytellers. Gain tools to confidently address gambling-related harm with patients. For more information and registration here.

What is Telehealth Skills ECHO? A virtual network to share telehealth knowledge and experiences – increasing knowledge, capacity and quality health care A series of free, interactive, case-based virtual mentoring sessions to support telehealth in a range of healthcare settings Sessions are open to anyone working in healthcare in Northern Australia who are using or considering using telehealth services A peer network that decreases professional isolation – improving health outcomes for patients and families Monthly development sessions include: 10 minute presentation by telehealth experts Case study tell us about your telehealth challenge Q+A of the presentation and case study –...

Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance 8 May 2025 (6.30pm to 8.30pm AWST) Join us for a relaxed panel discussion and networking event focused on the use of telehealth in primary care from different perspectives. Using telehealth can significantly improve GP workload by streamlining workflows, improving efficiency and providing faster, more convenient patient care. Offering telehealth services at your practice, in conjunction with standard face-to-face consults, expands primary care opportunities for you and your patients. WA Primary Health Alliance is currently providing support to GPs who are interested in using telehealth within their practice or within a residential aged care home....

Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance 8 May 2025 (6.30pm to 8.30pm AWST) Join us for a relaxed panel discussion and networking event focused on the use of telehealth in primary care from different perspectives. Using telehealth can significantly improve GP workload by streamlining workflows, improving efficiency and providing faster, more convenient patient care. Offering telehealth services at your practice, in conjunction with standard face-to-face consults, expands primary care opportunities for you and your patients. WA Primary Health Alliance is currently providing support to GPs who are interested in using telehealth within their practice or within a residential aged care home....

This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service. This Rural Health West CPD workshop is designed to assist health professionals to develop and practise skills essential in unexpected crises, particularly with problem airways. Delivered in WA Country Health Service facilities, this workshop has a heavy emphasis on teamwork and the organisation of medical emergency teams incorporating presentations, skill stations and scenario-based crises with simulation manikins (SimMan and baby). Eligibility: GP anaesthetists and theatre staff. Priority is given to those working in the local region. Should places be available, emergency department doctors and...

This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service. Neonatal Stabilisation and Transport Readiness (NeoSTARs) is created and delivered by neonatologists and neonatal nurse educators and teaches current, up to date evidence-based approaches to neonatal stabilisation. Course attendance will help you and your team to understand and master the basic skills required in the care of any sick newborn. As well as technical skills, a high-performance team with strong supportive skills is necessary to deliver care in a safe and timely manner. This course will have a strong focus on advanced skills...