Seeking Consultation With Banyule, Nillumbik And Bundoora GPs
Banyule Community Health Service is working with Austin Health, Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN), the Department of Health and Human Services and Ambulance Victoria to improve patient health services in the community and reduce waiting times at hospital emergency departments (EDs).
A new “step-down” health service is being considered for Greensborough that can treat people with non-urgent and semi-urgent health conditions quickly.
The proposed new health service aims to reduce unnecessary Category 4 (semi-urgent) and 5 (non-urgent) presentations to the Austin ED. It is a service that intends to complement, not replace, ED and general practice services.
EMPHN is seeking consultation with general practitioners in the region to provide valuable information and insight to assist with the planning of this proposed service.
EMPHN is contacting practices in the area to seek a consultation time or alternatively to request a time please email narellequinn@emphn.org.au.
Consultation time will be reimbursed.
Curing Hepatitis C - Live Webinar Series
In February, Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) in partnership with North West Melbourne PHN ran a series of live webinars for practice nurses called Curing hepatitis C: your role as a primary health care nurse.
This two-part webinar series was advertised across all six PHNs in Victoria.
Participants were given the opportunity to view the speaker via webcam, interact via polls and ask questions. The experienced guest speaker, Dr Jacqui Richmond (PhD), is currently the Education and Training Program Manager for the Eliminate C Partnership and acts as an advisor and chair on multiple working and advisory groups.
Jacqui is also a part time Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, where she is working on a range of projects exploring cure in the context of hepatitis C infection.
GPs can now access over 400 localised treatment and referral support thanks to the launch of the new Palliative Care pages on HealthPathways Melbourne.
The Palliative Care pathways aim to help GPs navigate challenges around access, complexity and diversity of services, management of pain and suffering, symptom management and medications. Visit the website to access these pathways and more - including the new Immunisation pages.
What is HealthPathways Melbourne?
HealthPathways Melbourne is an online portal, designed to be used by general practice at the point of care. The site provides best practice information on a wide range of common conditions in areas including gastroenterology, cardiology, women’s health and much more.
Industry News
Practice Nurse Survey
Link Health and Community and Monash Health are working together to provide professional development and networking opportunities for practice nurses.
A survey has been developed to better understand what kinds of events would most interest practice nurses. The survey asks questions about topics, days and times, locations, and for your suggestions.
This consensus statement was prepared by an expert panel representing the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (Australian Liver Association), the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitits and Sexual Health Medicine, the Australasian Hepatology Association, Hepatitis Australia and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Fitness Bands Put To The Test
Researchers at Cancer Council Victoria are planning to find out how useful fitness bands are in making people more physically active.
Funded by the World Cancer Research Fund, the ACTIVATE Trial aims to investigate whether fitness bands are a useful method for increasing activity among breast cancer survivors.
Despite physical activity helping improve the health of cancer patients after treatment, new Australian research shows only 16 percent of breast cancer survivors meet physical activity guidelines.
The data also suggest that breast cancer survivors sit for over eight hours a day, which may contribute to additional health problems.
As part of the trial, participants will receive a FREE Garmin Vivofit2®, which they will be asked to wear for 12 weeks.
People can take part if they:
have been diagnosed with breast cancer
have completed your treatment
are post-menopausal
lead an inactive or sedentary lifestyle
If your patients are interested in taking part in this study, please contact Brigid Lynch at Cancer Council Victoria on (03) 9514 6209 or email brigid.lynch@cancervic.org.au
Deadline Extended: Collaborative GP And Pharmacist Chronic Disease Program
Due to requests received, the deadline for submission has been extended to 10 March 2017.
GPs and pharmacists are urged to work closely to manage chronic disease with new grant applications available for Whittlesea, Murrindindi and Mitchell shires.
Victorian Acting Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos, has published the below media release today about the Pharmacist Chronic Disease Program.
The Andrews Labor Government is calling for expressions of interest from pharmacists and GPs to participate in the new Pharmacist Chronic Disease Management pilot program.
The pilot program will see pharmacists and GPs work closely together to help patients manage their chronic illnesses and medication.
Expression of Interest: Management of Treatment of Opioid Dependence More information
Haematology Benign and Cancer Update Information Dinner
Date: Tues 14 March
Location: Kew
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm More information
Challenges and Opportunities: Implementation of Real-Time Prescription Monitoring
Date: Tues 21 March
Location: Parkville
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm More information
Joint GP, Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry Dinner
Date: Wed 29 March
Location: Glen Waverley
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm More information
Travel and Immunisation Update - Heidelberg
Date: Wed 30 March
Location: Heidelberg
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm More information
Travel and Immunisation Update - Nunawading
Date: Wed 20 April
Location: Nunawading
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm More information
Save the Date: GP Refresher Course - Care of the Elderly Patient
Date: Sat 20 May
Location: Wantirna
Time: 12:00pm - 5:30pm More information
