Health professionals have faced enormous stress over the past two years, with little time to look after themselves. Many health professionals are told to manage their wellbeing by getting more sleep, taking holidays or doing other activities that, while tempting, simply are not possible in the current health system. This …
Webinar 55 | More than just self-care: health practitioner wellbeing
Health professionals have faced enormous stress over the past two years, with little time to look after themselves. Many health professionals are told to manage their wellbeing by getting more sleep, taking holidays or doing other activities that, while tempting, simply are not possible in the current health system. This …
Short Mental Health Interventions: Explaining and teaching controlled breathing
Mental health is the number one reason people see their GPs*, yet GPs are time poor and wait times to see psychologists are long. The need for mental health care is growing faster than specialised support and services are, leaving a gap in patient care. This webinar series aims to …
Short Mental Health Interventions: Explaining and teaching controlled breathing
Mental health is the number one reason people see their GPs*, yet GPs are time poor and wait times to see psychologists are long. The need for mental health care is growing faster than specialised support and services are, leaving a gap in patient care. This webinar series aims to …
Youth in Distress: Blended Learning
With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, this program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for …
Youth in Distress: Blended Learning
With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, this program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for …
Youth in Distress: Blended Learning
With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, this program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for …
Youth in Distress: Blended Learning
With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, this program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality. The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for …
Talking About Suicide in General Practice – Webinar
The Talking About Suicide in General Practice workshop aims to increase GPs skill and confidence in: recognising presentations where suicide risk is high undertaking a detailed risk assessment management planning using a collaborative, team based approach Topic 1 The Suicidal Crisis Topic 2 Acute Management Topic 3 After the Attempt Topic 4 Bereaved by …
Expert Insights – Health and Happiness: The impact of exercise on mental health
Exercise is a neglected area for intervention in mood and anxiety disorders, yet the evidence is unequivocal in terms of benefit to mental health. This Expert Insights panel session examines some of the predictors of poor implementation in the clinical space, and what practitioners can do to overcome these barriers …
Community Wound Issues in General Practice
Join us for our upcoming webinar: Community Wound Issues in General Practice on Wednesday 31st August at 12:30pm AEST (Melbourne Time) with Jan Rice, Wound Care Consultant. This session will cover: • Wound assessment • Selecting products to manage the wound • Wound infection prevention and treatment • Compression therapy …
Voluntary assisted dying implementation in Queensland information session
Queensland Health’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Unit invites healthcare workers from across the public, private and community sector to join the next information session on the implementation of voluntary assisted dying in Queensland. Our expert panel will answer your questions and discuss: Healthcare worker roles, responsibilities and obligations Healthcare worker participation …
Chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Join Kidney Health Australia with nephrologist Dr Richard Phoon for a case study that highlights the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. The case study discusses the assessment criteria and diagnosis pathways followed by the appropriate management and referral recommendations …
Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention – Blended Learning
Program Outline This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations …
Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention – Blended Learning
Program Outline This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations …
Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention – Blended Learning
Program Outline This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations …
Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention – Blended Learning
Program Outline This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations …
Polypharmacy, adjusting doses, drug burden index
For the last of the Multimorbidity Webinar series, Dr Justin Coleman (General Practitioner, Inala Indigenous Health Service) will talk about “Polypharmacy, adjusting doses, drug burden index” in the context of multimorbidity with Emeritus Professor Mieke van Driel (General Practice Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland) to chair the discussions. According to a survey conducted …
Management of stage 3 chronic kidney disease
Join Kidney Health Australia for an interactive case study for health professionals presented by nephrologist Dr Shaundeep Sen. The importance of the early detection of stage 3 CKD will be discussed along with best practice management to slow progression. Common issues begin to develop in stage 3 and how to …