GPs are warmly invited to attend
Monash Health Grand Rounds
Would you like to:
- attend our virtual Grand Round?
- update your medical knowledge from the comfort of your consult room?
- choose when to attend?
- pose a question to the expert presenters?
If you are interested in attending please email Monash GP Liaison Unit indicating your interest. We will send you a weekly email detailing the Grand Round topic and an invitation to attend the session.
Recent Medical Grand Round topics have included;
• COVID19 update
• “Home Sweet Home” - The GEM@Home program at Monash Health
• New options in the management of osteoporosis
• Palliative Care is Everyone's Business
There is no charge for Grand Round sessions.
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New Eligibility Criteria for Chronic Pain Management Clinic Services
DHHS State-wide eligibility criteria for chronic pain management services changed on 1 May 2021. Health services are now required to assess all new referrals for this specialty against the new referral criteria which can be found at https://src.health.vic.gov.au
From 1 September, 2021, the new criteria will be implemented at Monash Health and there will be a significant shift in eligibility criteria for entry to the Pain Management Clinic. To ensure your patients are not adversely impacted, please take some time to understand the changes and ensure your referrals meet the new criteria. See Monash Health Referral Guideline here -
https://monashhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pain-Management-Clinic-Referral-Guidelines_Aug-2021.pdf
What does it mean for my patients?
The most significant criteria change is that patients must be at a point of being:
• willing to explore living well with pain and
• willing to learn how to self-manage ongoing pain.
Patients accepted into the Pain Management Clinic will be supported under a bio-psychosocial model, including an education program, rehabilitation, psychological and physical strategies for managing pain.
What does this mean for me as a referrer?
This focus on self-management means that referrers:
• need to be convinced that patients are ready and willing to take on a self-management rather than a medical model to chronic pain management,
• must now provide evidence that management strategies are in place. For this we recommend the use of the:
- Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) or the
- Pain Readiness for Change questionnaire
Alternative options for your patients could include:
• investigations and specialist opinions regarding potential pathology and management
• Allied Health options
• Private Pain Specialists
• Work Safe and TAC eligible patients can use Network Pain Management Services (https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/pain-management-and-network-pain-management-policy)
If you have any queries about Monash Health’s Pain Clinic, please contact
T: 9265 1401
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GP eReferrals – efficient, cost saving and secure
Specialist Consulting Services
Monash Health and Monash Children’s Hospital invite you to use our completely free eReferrals system via HealthLink! More than 470 GP practices are using eReferrals with overwhelmingly positive feedback from 10,000 successful referrals received in the past 6 months.
Our first specialised Maternity eReferral form was successfully launched in mid-January and we have developed and deployed a number of other Specialty forms. To guide you through the information required for a successful referral, state-wide referral criteria and Monash Health guidelines have been included in our new service-specific eReferral forms.
To enhance your referral experience, we are continuing to refine and improve the system. We value your involvement and expertise, and your feedback would be very helpful in the ongoing development of eReferrals.
Please contact the GP Liaisons Unit via email to tell us about your experience here.
How do I make a referral?
Refer to the GP eReferral website here
E: helpdesk@healthlink.net
P: 1800 125 036
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