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  • Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers

    Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    Duration 3 hrs  Program Outline NOTE: All times listed are AEDT/AEST GPs often play a central role in the provision of healthcare to communities in the immediate, acute phase of emergency situations, and on an ongoing basis for the long-term recovery of individuals and their broader community.   Emergency Service Workers are one of the high-risk groups for trauma exposure and are more vulnerable to developing mental health problems. These mental health conditions have significant impact on their employment, family/relationships, and wellbeing.   This workshop has been designed with a focus on GPs, to diagnose patients with acute stress disorder,...

  • Youth in Distress: Blended Learning

    Youth in Distress: Blended Learning
    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    Duration 7 hrs  Program Outline With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, this program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for youth in distress. Module 1 will need to be completed prior to the commencement of module 2. CPD certificates will be given after completion of all 4 modules in their entirety. Times: Modules 2, 3 & 4 run between 9am-4pm, including breaks. Accreditation 7 hours...

  • TMS Masterclass | Online

    Online Course

    Duration 8 hours Program Outline This course is suitable for Psychiatrists, Mental Health Clinicians and Researchers who have previous experience with TMS and are interested in further training on TMS and emerging treatments. Accreditation ‘Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Masterclass’. This course has been endorsed by the RANZCP as CPD activity code: ED000059, and each hour of participation can be claimed under Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 4.1). Suitable for Mental Health Nurse, Psychologists, Nurse, Psychiatrists, Academic Researchers Topics Covered This Masterclass will cover: Updates on the evidence base for the use of rTMS in mood disorders Updates on the evidence base for...

  • Using Social and Emotional Wellbeing Tools with First Nations Peoples | Webinar

    Using Social and Emotional Wellbeing Tools with First Nations Peoples | Webinar
    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    The WellMob website is digital library with links to over 350 online resources to support the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Using the example of an Indigenous client presenting with depression, the webinar will explain how the SEWB framework is relevant to clinical and community practice and show how to find and effectively use WellMob resources. 23 November, 1,00pm  <Register here> 23 November, 8.00pm <Register here>

  • Using Social and Emotional Wellbeing Tools with First Nations Peoples | Webinar

    Using Social and Emotional Wellbeing Tools with First Nations Peoples | Webinar
    Online Webinar WA, Australia

    The WellMob website is digital library with links to over 350 online resources to support the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Using the example of an Indigenous client presenting with depression, the webinar will explain how the SEWB framework is relevant to clinical and community practice and show how to find and effectively use WellMob resources. 23 November, 1,00pm  <Register here> 23 November, 8.00pm <Register here>

  • Short Mental Health Interventions: Recognising PTSD in Practice | Online

    Short Mental Health Interventions: Recognising PTSD in Practice | Online

    Duration 30 minutes Program Outline PTSD has many faces send many comorbidities. Sometimes, in primary care it can be very difficult to see that PTSD is part of the picture. In this session, Dr Kathy O’Grady will talk to Dr Jan Orman about the many ways PTSD can slip under the radar and some ways in which we can ensure that it doesn’t for patients. 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...

  • Short Mental Health Interventions: Recognising PTSD in Practice | Online

    Short Mental Health Interventions: Recognising PTSD in Practice | Online

    Duration 30 minutes Program Outline PTSD has many faces send many comorbidities. Sometimes, in primary care it can be very difficult to see that PTSD is part of the picture. In this session, Dr Kathy O’Grady will talk to Dr Jan Orman about the many ways PTSD can slip under the radar and some ways in which we can ensure that it doesn’t for patients. 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...

  • Talking About Suicide in General Practice | Webinar

    Webinar Event WA, Australia

    Description The Talking About Suicide in General Practice workshop aims to increase GPs skill and confidence in: • Recognising presentations where suicide risk is high; • Undertaking a detailed risk assessment; • Management planning using a collaborative, team based approach. Learning Outcomes By the completion of this program participants will be able to: • Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively • Develop a collaborative safety plan • Provide effective management following a suicide attempt Accreditation • 3 CPD hours (RACGP & ACRRM) • Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC) Topic 1: The Suicidal Crisis Topic 2: Acute Management Topic 3: After the...

  • Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention | Webinar

    Webinar Event WA, Australia

    Description This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations including the acute suicidal crisis, care after a suicide attempt and assisting families experiencing suicide bereavement. This program combines online interactive sessions, case discussion and self-directed learning modules Learning Outcomes • Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively; • Develop a collaborative safety plan; • Implement a team approach to treatment planning;...

  • Dealing with Depression in Rural Australia Blended | Webinar

    Webinar Event WA, Australia

    Description Depression is a common condition frequently managed in primary care. Identifying and managing depression in a rural context presents a unique set of challenges for health professionals providing mental health care in their communities. Dealing with Depression in Rural Australia is a highly interactive, multidisciplinary program developed specifically to address the needs of clinicians delivering health care for people presenting with depression in a rural setting Using a case-based problem solving format, the program outlines a practical framework for assessment and management planning readily applicable to primary care Learning Outcomes • Differentiate between the differing sub-types of clinical depression...