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  • Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic – Karratha

    Ibis Styles Karratha 35/45 Searipple Rd, Karratha, WA, Australia

    The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone aged 12 years and over who want to roll up to protect their community. Monday 4th - Sunday 10th October at Gratwick Hall, Port Hedland Civic Centre. Walk-ins also welcome! Fill out your consent form ahead of time: bit.ly/2Wk7Ify

  • Karratha Community Stakeholder Meeting: NEARER SCAN Study for detecting Rheumatic Heart Disease

    Karratha Health Hub Karratha City Shopping Centre, Karratha, WA, Australia

    You are warmly invited to attend a Community Stakeholder Meeting on Thursday 27th July 2023, to yarn about a study being implemented in Karratha and Roebourne called NEARER SCAN - a project to improve how we detect Rheumatic Heart Disease in at-risk children and pregnant women, through non-expert heart ultrasound (‘echo’) screening. Please see attached poster and project overview for your reference. NEARER SCAN Rheumatic Heart Disease Project Background Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a common cause of heart disease (Burlada Yirriri) in children (Gubiyarri/Manggurla) and young adults (Yangubala) in remote communities in Western Australia (Ngurra Warndurala) People don’t always...

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST) | Onslow

    Onslow Health Campus Second Avenue, Onslow, WA, Australia

    Free 2 Day training in Onslow 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. Date: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd of August 2023 Time: 8:30am-4:30pm Location: Onslow Health Campus (Group Room) Second Avenue, Onslow Morning tea and Lunch Provided Registration is essential – limited Spaces Available For...

  • VAD Practitioner Workshop (VAD) | Perth (Fiona Stanley Hospital)

    Fiona Stanley Hospital - Education Building WA, Australia

    Introduction As you will be aware, Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is a legal end of life option for eligible patients since 1 July 2021. People in the advanced stages of a terminal illness now have a choice in the manner and timing of their death. As a clinician you may have experienced situations where your patients have sought information or access to VAD and perhaps have been unclear with how to address a First Request for VAD. Our legislation does enshrine the right to decline should you not wish to be involved in VAD, there is no need to continue...