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An invitation is extended to Latrobe and Baw Baw general practitioners to attend a dinner with guest speakers and a panel discussion on the topic of Deferred Care - What’s the cost?
Keynote speaker: Dr Anita Munoz, Chair Victoria Faculty, RACGP.
Other speakers to be confirmed.
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Gippsland PHN event
Face-to-face:
For Baw Baw and Latrobe general practitioners
Century Inn, Traralgon
Thursday 28 July
6pm start for dinner
More details to follow
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Improving efficiency with technology in your practice
This webinar will explore concepts to help improve general practices and will refer to learning modules available through TrainIT LMS (accessible freely through Gippsland PHN).
The session is suitable for all levels, whether you’re new to digital technology or looking to invigorate quality improvements in your practice.
You can view all free courses available through Train IT Medical LMS here. All general practice staff can gain access to the Train IT Medical LMS. You can request access to Train IT Medical LMS courses for free here.
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Gippsland PHN event
Online:
For practice managers
Tuesday
19 July 2022
12.30-1.30pm
Register Here
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Spirometry training course
The Spirometry Training Course provides comprehensive training for general practitioners and practice nurses in the application, measurement and interpretation of expiratory spirometry in general practice.
Limited registrations are available in the six-hour interactive workshop that includes a practical, hands-on component to allow participants to apply their new knowledge in a practical setting.
See learning outcomes om the registration link.
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Gippsland PHN event
Face to face
Century Inn
5 Airfield Road,
Traralgon
Saturday
23 July 2022
9am-4pm
Free
Register Here
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Case Conferencing in Primary Care and Residential Aged Care Facilities
Gippsland PHN is providing a learning opportunity for GPs and health professionals interested in Case Conferencing in Primary Care and Residential Aged Care Facilities.
The series of modules and resources have been developed by Riwka Hagen and Kim Poyner from Medical Business Services, providing a practical and an informed approach to case conferencing to improve the health outcomes of patients and residents.
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Gippsland PHN education resource
Details:
Please see this link to online modules and resources: https://gphn.org.au/training-and-events/case-conferencing-in-primary-care/
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Strategies for working with cognitively impaired AOD clients
Working with cognitively impaired clients can be a significant challenge, particularly when access to assessment services and resources are limited.
This workshop will provide practical and realistic strategies for working with clients who present with, or have complaints, of cognitive difficulties. It is only available for staff working for Victorian Department of Health funded organisations.
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Online:
For AOD clinicians, counsellors, support workers and allied health staff.
Thursday
28 July 2022,
Time:9.30am-3.30pm
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National HIV nursing webinar
This training from the Victorian HIV and Hepatitis Integrated Training And Learning (VHHITAL) is supported by an unconditional education grant from ViiV Healthcare.
Sponsorship is governed by the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine’s (ASHM) sponsorship policy and the sponsor has no input into the content, tone, emphasis, allocation of funds or selection of recipients. ASHM does not endorse or promote any sponsor’s product or service.
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Online:
For nurses with experience in HIV management and care.
Tuesday
23 August 2022,
Time:
7.30-8.30pm
Register Here
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Trauma Informed Practice
Latrobe Regional Hospital and the Victorian Government are presenting these workshops on Trauma Informed Practice Education Complex Childhood Trauma.
The training is free of charge as part of Bushfire Recovery.
DOWNLOAD FLYER
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Locations:
Bairnsdale Hub
Tuesday
19 July 2022,
9.30am-4.30pm
Port of Sale
Wednesday
20 July 2022,
9.30am-4.30pm
Yarram
Wednesday
27 July 2022,
9.30am-4.30pm
Orbost
Tuesday
23 August 2022,
9.30am-4.30pm
Mallacoota
Wednesday
24 August 2022,
9.30am-4.30pm
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Eating Disorder Core Skills
The Eating Disorder Core Skills training has been developed specifically for mental health professionals. It is evidence-based, nationally recognised and free to access here.
This training builds on National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) Core Skills series, the first of which was accredited Eating Disorder Core Skills: eLearning for GPs, developed for GPs and accessible here.
Search the interactive national database of credentialed mental health professionals and dietitians with expertise in treating eating disorders here.
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Online:
For general practitioners
DOWNLOAD FLYER
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Grief, Loss and Bereavement webinar
The Grief, Loss and Bereavement webinar education package comprises four pre-recorded education sessions, which will be released weekly on the Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortium website from August.
These sessions will be complemented by an experiential online workshop in September that will allow for the trialling of some practical strategies and the development of an individualised self-care plan, plus a Q&A session later in September. This workshop will also be available on the website.
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Details:
Tuesday
16 August 2022,
Grief and loss theories and framework
Tuesday
23 August 2022,
Effective grief and bereavement support
Tuesday
30 August 2022,
Grief and loss in a palliative care setting
Tuesday
30 August 2022,
Understanding and supporting perinatal infant loss
Tuesday
6 September 2022,
Identifying your own emotional and physical responses to loss and how to effectively engage in self- care strategies
Thursday
15 September 2022,
Live Q&A session
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Child safety and wellbeing training
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) is working with the Victorian Department of Education and Training - Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) to improve child safety and wellbeing and family violence outcomes.
This is being done by improving information sharing across sectors including primary health care. This 30-minute lunchtime information session is titled CISS Project Education Information Session #3 Child Information Sharing - How it works in Practice.
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Acute and Chronic Wound Management Study Day
This comprehensive program from Regional Wounds Victoria Gippsland is suitable for all nurses working in acute, community, general practice and aged care.
For the extensive program, download the flyer at right.
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Venue:
Latrobe Regional Hospital
Room - Auditorium
Cost: $50.00
Thursday 14 July 2022
9am-3.30pm
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Two-day Advanced Wound Management Course
This course from Regional Wounds Victoria Gippsland is aimed at experienced nurses who want to advance their skills in clinical assessment, compression therapy and wound debridement.
This is an interactive and hands-on event, covering wound assessment and the workshop.
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Venue:
Lecture Hall Community
Service Building CGH.
Palmerston St, Sale
Thursday and Friday
11 and 12 August 2022
9am-3.30pm
Cost: $150 (lunch provided)
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Medical practice viability workshop
This workshop from Community-owned Primary Health Enterprises (COPHE) is titled the 10 Commandments of Medical Practice Viability and focuses on how to operate or establish a viable medical practice in a public health or NGO setting.
COPHE has been engaged to review numerous medical practices in private and public settings in metro, rural and remote areas throughout Australia. The results of these reviews have many similar themes which will be examined in this online workshop.
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ONLINE
Tuesday 26 July 2022
10-11.30am
Cost: $45
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REGISTER HERE
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High Risk Opioid Management
Latrobe Community Health Services is facilitating this workshop on High Risk Opioid Management.
The topics include:
- Clinical Boundaries – presented by Dr Ferghal Armstrong
- High Risk GP Prescribing – presented by Dr Ann Saunders
- Transfers – presented by Thileepan Naren
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Butterfly Foundation professional development - term 2 virtual workshops
Register now for one of the Butterfly Foundation term 2 small group, interactive, professional development virtual workshops.
Sessions include: Let’s talk body confident children and teens, body Image and boys for educators, body esteem educator training and understanding eating disorders in young people.
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All scheduled sessions this term are virtual. If you would like a private, on-site workshop please contact the Butterfly Foundation to discuss by emailing education@butterfly.org.au
REGISTER HERE
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Murra Mullangari:
Introduction to Cultural Safety and Cultural Humility
This course is appropriate for practising nurses and midwives from all career stages, clinical and non-clinical roles and backgrounds who may or may not have built an understanding of Cultural Safety and/or Cultural Humility.
The cost of the program is $495 (inc GST) which allows access to approximately eight hours of self-paced online learning and reflection activities.
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For:
All nurses and midwives
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New free Microcredential training
Women’s Health Victoria and 1800 My Options have announced some training news.
A new free Microcredential is now available on their learning platform.
This free two-hour Microcredential is the perfect professional development opportunity for health professionals, support workers and interested students to build their knowledge around abortion, contraception and sexual health care access in Victoria.
To access WHV's existing suite of online training, including flexible online courses and a suite of Gender Equity and Workplace Equity Microcredentials, visit the website
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For:
Health professionals, support workers and interested students
ENROL HERE
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Primary health care and palliative care
Caresearch, a palliative care knowledge network, has developed a hub that provides evidence based guidance including triggers for consideration and recommendations for action, for health professionals working within primary care.
Visit Primary Health Care - Settings of Care - Health Professionals (caresearch.com.au) and learn about Pathways and Frameworks, roles in palliative care and multidisciplinary teams.
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For:
Primary care health professionals
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Pathways to Safety training program promotion in Gippsland
This domestic and family violence training is available for primary care providers in Gippsland.
The 'Pathways to Safety' training program strengthens the capacity of primary care providers to effectively recognise, respond and refer domestic and family violence.
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For:
Health professionals
Register your interest now
‘Pathways to Safety’ is part of The Readiness Program, Safer Families Centre.
Also available through The Readiness Program:
- Self-directed e-learning nodules
- Online workshops and virtual classrooms
- RACGP Webinar series
https://www.saferfamilies.org.au/practice-pathways
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Improving clinical psychology competencies in working with older adults in Rural Residential Aged Care Facilities
This series of workshops has been developed to upskill psychologists working in regional and rural Victoria to work therapeutically with aged care residents.
Each workshop will comprise a one-hour webinar followed by a one-hour peer supervision discussion.
The workshops aim to provide psychologists with opportunities to improve their competence and confidence in working with older adults, enhance peer networking opportunities, and provide aged care residents greater access to evidence based mental health interventions.
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For:
Health professionals
Dates and topics:
Applying cognitive behavioural therapy with aged care residents with Dr Deborah Koder.
Tuesday 26 July, 2022 10am-12pm
Working systematically-including staff and families in your work with Julie Kelly.
Tuesday 30 August 2022 10am-12pm
Using reminiscence therapy with aged care residents with Prof Sunil Bhar.
Tuesday 11 October, 2022 10am-12pm
For further information and registration detail see attached flyer:
DOWNLOAD FLYER
REGISTER HERE
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Digital Health training
New My Health Record eLearning Modules
The Digital Health Agency has launched two new eLearning modules for healthcare providers:
- Using My Health Record in Nursing (2021)
- Electronic Prescriptions in Community Pharmacy
These CPD accredited activities are practical, tailored and self-paced.
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For:
Healthcare providers
You can access online learning activities here
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Free mental health first aid training in East Gippsland
This 12-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to someone who is experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Conducted by Mental Health First Aid Training Australia, participants will learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
This Mental Health First Aid course is provided free of charge for East Gippsland and Wellington Shires to aid in Bushfire Recovery.
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Promoting participation in the National Immunisation Program
The Promoting Participation in the National Immunisation program, through the Benchmarque Group, aims to expand students' knowledge and skills required to support a change of practice within their health organisation.
The program is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of how to communicate with and support change of practice within their workplace, encouraging colleagues and peers to make immunisation activities more conducive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE
For:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health workers and practitioners, Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals
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Culturally Responsive Practice with Older People in Health and Aged Care Course
This online course with the Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership outlines appropriate clinical practice for working with aged care recipients from CALD backgrounds, targeting clinicians and health practitioners working in health and aged care settings.
Participation in this training may attract CPD for participants. Read details about the material in the flyer outline.
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A systemic approach to Investigating Symptoms of Lung Cancer
In collaboration with Cancer Australia and clinical experts in lung cancer, Lung Foundation Australia has developed a free, accredited eLearning course for primary care health professionals based on Investigating Symptoms of Lung Cancer: a guide for all health professionals
A systematic approach to investigating symptoms of lung cancer is accredited for 40 RACGP CPD points.
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Foundations of Chronic Disease program
The Benchmarque Group has recently launched its new free online-only Foundations of Chronic Disease program.
Delivered completely online, the program is aimed at a range of health professionals working within Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health or have Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients, and is estimated to take less than 10 hours to complete.
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ONLINE
For:
Health professionals working in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island health
Topics include Nutrition, Foot Health and Chronic Disease care planning.
Completing the Foundations of Chronic Disease Program will enable students to register directly into these programs once they are available.
READ MORE
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Rural Workforce Agency of Victoria Scholarship
Focussed psychological strategies skills training for general practitioners.
RACGP and the Rural Workforce Agency of Victoria (RWAV) are offering 100 scholarships to Victorian GPs in Modified Monash Model (MMM) 3-7 and GPs working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in (MMM) 1-2 + (MMM) 3-7 locations to complete Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST).
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ONLINE
For:
General practitioners working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health organisations
GPs can apply for this fully subsidised training by submitting an expression of interest on the RACGP website.
For further queries and information contact RACGP 1800 472 247
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Webinars, workshops and online training
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Please see the following webinars, workshops and online training that may be of interest.
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See Gippsland PHN Events calendar for further details and registration for all events
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Gippsland PHN
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