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19 July 2023                                                                                     View this email in your browser

Communication changes
Please note from today, the fortnightly Primary Care Update is moving to an as-needed communication. If you would like to receive more regular updates from Murray PHN, please click here to subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter.

COVID-19 provider bulletin 17 July
For clinics providing COVID vaccinations, the Department of Health and Aged Care has updated resources. Click here to see a special edition of the Provider Bulletin and here to download a zip file containing fact sheets and resources.

Cold Chain Management training reminder
For continued access to government-funded vaccines, Victorian practices must ensure that their Vaccine Coordinator and a backup person complete the department’s Cold Chain Management eLearning modules before 1 August 2023. Staff who accept vaccine deliveries should also complete the training. Click here to learn more.

Providing COVID-19 in-reach 
Murray PHN is working with residential aged care homes and disability residences to enable access to the 2023 COVID-19 booster for residents and staff. If you can offer in-reach services, email us at covax@murrayphn.org.au

Aged care residents should be prioritised for COVID-19 booster doses. When administering vaccinations, please consider that COVID-19 and influenza vaccines can be administered on the same day. 

Primary care providers can access support and resources from disability liaison officers in:

Mask fit testing
If your practice is interested in fit testing of N95/P2 masks, please contact Eva and Associates by calling 03 9563 2234 or emailing: FitTest@evaandassociates.com.au and note that:

  • testers require a room with table and chairs to carry out the fit testing 
  • testing takes approximately 15-20 minutes per person for one mask type and 40-50 minutes per person for 2-3 mask types
  • practices can use masks from their own supplies or they can be supplied by the testers at a cost
  • men will need to be clean shaven (no beards). 

Supporting homebound patients
Murray PHN can help to engage a primary care vaccine provider for homebound patients. Click here for eligibility criteria and referral. For more: covax@murrayphn.org.au

Vaccination clinics
Local primary care vaccination providers are available here. 

MyMedicare registration

MyMedicare aims to strengthen the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner and primary care teams. Registration is voluntary for patients, practices and providers. General practices can register for MyMedicare now. Click here for more details, or email: mymedicare@murrayphn.org.au

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This update provides information to help primary care providers tackle current challenges, including COVID-19. If there is a topic that you would like to see featured in each fortnightly update, email covax@murrayphn.org.au 

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Copyright © 2023 Murray PHN, All rights reserved.

Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River).
We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.
We are grateful for the sharing of Country and the renewal that Country gives us. We acknowledge and express our sorrow that this sharing has come at a personal, spiritual and cultural cost to the wellbeing of First Nations peoples. We commit to addressing the injustices of colonisation across our catchment, and to listening to the wisdom of First Nations communities who hold the knowledge to enable healing.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Murray PHN (ABN 92 156 423 755) acknowledges the financial and other support from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
 






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