Mindframe safe communication workshop for suicide prevention stakeholders
This communication workshop for suicide prevention stakeholders is delivered by Mindframe and Gippsland PHN.
Communications and media staff, education leaders, health promotion and community development staff, law enforcement, emergency services and other interested health professionals are welcome to attend this education event Mindframe is the national peak body for safe communication about suicide, mental ill health and alcohol and drug use.
Go to www.mindframe.org.au to learn more.
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Gippsland PHN event
ONLINE
Monday
23 May 2022
10am-1pm
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Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine- the latest option in the treatment of opioid dependence
Gippsland PHN is partnering with the Gippsland Pharmacotherapy Network to deliver this CPD approved face-to-face education.
Targeted to general practitioners, nurse practitioners and pharmacists, the session aims to provide education to prescribers on long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB), a treatment option for opioid dependant patients.
Topics include:
• benefits of LAIB versus current treatment options,
• practical considerations/ requirements for handling and dispensing LAIB
• facilitated discussion regarding LAIB use for patients located in Gippsland
Presenters:
Dr David Jacka – Addiction Medicine Specialist (AMS) at Monash Health
Teresa Strike – Addiction and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Gippsland PHN event
FACE-TO-FACE
Location:
West Gippsland Arts Centre,
Corner of Smith & Albert St
Warragul
Tuesday 7 June 2022
6-8pm
Location:
The Criterion Hotel,
90 MacAlister St
Sale
Tuesday 2 August 2022
6-8pm
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AOD GP and service provider networking forums
General practitioners, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other health professionals are invited to attend a facilitated forum and share in a dinner that will provide an opportunity to meet with your local AOD service providers.
The networking forums will provide an opportunity for GPs, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, AOD service providers and other relevant stakeholders to meet, discuss and inform improved outcomes for people with alcohol and drug addiction through increased understanding and networking of services across Gippsland.
The forum will also assist to build the capacity of GPs and other health professionals in Gippsland and increase their knowledge and resources available to better treat patients with drug and alcohol addiction.
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Gippsland PHN event
FACE-TO-FACE
Location:
RACV Inverloch Resort
70 Cape Paterson- Inverloch Rd,
Inverloch
Wednesday
8 June 2022
6-8.30pm
Location:
Century Inn
5 Airfield Rd,
Traralgon
Thursday
16 June 2022
6-8.30pm
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Front Desk Challenges: Self-care and practical tips
The general practice front desk and administration teams have worked under pressure over the past two years, due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic. Some patients also continue to feel frustrated and feel the impacts of the pandemic with everyone dealing with general COVID fatigue.
Practice staff must also cope with their patients, their colleagues and their own personal well-being.
This presentation provides some tips on self-care to deal with your own well-being, while maintaining a professional response to those frustrated and difficult patients and situations in at the practice.
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Gippsland PHN event
ONLINE
Tuesday
21 June 2022
12.30-1.30pm
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Safety and Suicide Intervention Training ( SSIT ) for mental health clinicians
Safety and Suicide Intervention Training (SSIT) is an education package designed to support clinicians who work with consumers experiencing acute suicidal crisis.
It combines evidence-based approaches to screening and assessment, formulation, safety planning, lethal means restriction and consumer and carer education. Download the flyer for more information.
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Gippsland PHN event
FACE-TO-FACE
For:
Mental health professionals
Wednesday
21 June 2022
9.15am-3.30pm
Lakes Entrance
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Building Cultural Awareness and Safety
This training, ‘Cultural Journey Workshop and Aboriginal Cultural Safety’ is for general practitioners, practice staff and interested healthcare workers.
This training will be delivered in two parts – an Introduction to Aboriginal Society and Aboriginal Cultural Safety for GPs and their Practices.
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Gippsland PHN event
FACE-TO- FACE
For:
General practitioners, practice nurses and healthcare professionals
Inverloch: Part 1 Cultural Journey Workshop
Wednesday 15 June 2022
15 A'Beckett Street
9am-12pm
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Inverloch: Part 2 Aboriginal Cultural Safety for GPs and their Practices
Wednesday 15 June 2022
15 A'Beckett Street
1-4pm
REGISTER HERE
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Digital Health Literacy for general practice
Gippsland PHN together with Larter Consulting will be delivering a Digital Health Literacy training series for general practice.
The aim for Gippsland PHN is to improve health outcomes for people with chronic disease and those at risk of poor health outcomes.
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Gippsland PHN event
For:
General practice staff
Intermediate
Tuesday 24 May 2022 1-1.30pm
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Eating disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use brings together world-leading researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience and community to share skills, synergise data, harness new technologies and trial innovative programs to prevent and treat mental and substance use disorders.
By attending this webinar, attendees will learn:
- How to recognise the most common eating disorder symptoms
- Eating disorder interventions and how workers might deliver them
- How workers may interpret those interventions in instances of co-occurring eating disorders and AOD use
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Register through the link below:
REGISTER HERE
For more information, click here FOLLOW LINK
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Advancing Pharmacotherapy with practice nurses
This event, presented by Victorian Pharmacotherapy Area-Based Networks, aims to upskill general practice nurses, enabling them to take a more active role in the care of patients receiving opioid replacement therapy.
It will be facilitated by Dr Ferghal Armstrong.
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ONLINE
Session one Program
Wednesday 1 June 2022
6.30-8pm
Cost: Free
Session two Program
Wednesday 22 June 2022
6.30-8pm
Cost: Free
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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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Infection Prevention Control training
These informative and engaging Department of Health webinars provide practical Infection Prevention Control (IPC) knowledge that can be applied to a range of industries. Topics such as hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning and ventilation are covered.
Each webinar repeats the core topics weekly with new scenarios and questions raised. Participants are encouraged to reattend if they would like to refresh their knowledge or ask new questions.
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Webinars are being held each week until 30 June 2022.
Click on the webinar link to read further information and registration access: VICNISS - Department of Health IPC education
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Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Unlocked
Monash University and the World Endometriosis Society are running an Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Symposium on 27 and 28 May 2022 This clinical research symposium will be a hybrid event that is open to the general public and also of interest to general practitioners, registrars, nurses, gynaecologists and allied health professionals. Confirmed plenary speakers include:
- Assoc Prof Sawsan As-Sanie (USA) - How Does Assessing the Patient Burden of Endometriosis Help the Clinician?
- Prof Ben Mol (AUS) - Quality of Research in Endometriosis
- Prof Mario Malzoni (ITA) - Minimally-Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Management of Severe Endometriosis
- Prof Andrew Horne (GBR) - Engaging Patients in Endometriosis Research – A Personal Experience.
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You have the option to attend in-person at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, Victoria or join us virtually via Zoom.
Friday 27 May 2022 (full day)
Saturday 28 May 2022 (half day)
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RACGP - Family Violence GP Education Program - beginners course
This free Family Violence GP Education Program - beginners course focuses on developing your skills in identification of family violence. The training covers how and when to ask about this sensitive issue and what to do when a patient discloses to enable a best practice response and referral.
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ONLINE
Small group learning sessions
Saturday 28 May 2022
10-11am
Register HERE
Wednesday 1 June 2022
6-7pm
Facilitator Dr Neha Parvatreddy
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These free events attract 40 CPD points.
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Depression Dilemmas (Black Dog Institute)
Despite improved awareness and education, there are still some presentations of depression that are highly challenging for clinicians to manage in the primary care setting.
Depression Dilemmas is a new interactive workshop that tackles areas of treating mood disorders that clinicians can find particularly demanding.
Topic 1:
Depression & Alcohol
Topic 2:
Late Life Depression
Topic 3:
Difficult to Treat Depression
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Face-to-face
For:
GP registrars, GPs,
multidisciplinary,
psychologists, social workers
$75 subsidised by a grant
Saturday
21 May 2022
9am-5pm
Mantra Hotel
192 Franklin Street
Traralgon
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Facilitated by Latrobe Regional Hospital, LivingWays and Lifeline Gippsland, this course is mandatory training for ALL new mental health staff and all existing who have not attended the two-day course since December 2014 or not attended the tune-up consecutively every two years.
The two-day training workshop is an intensive participatory course designed to help participants as care givers recognise and assess people at risk of suicide and to implement an effective suicide intervention model.
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For:
All mental health staff
Monday 20 June and Tuesday 21 June 2022
Time: 8.30am-4.30pm
Conference Room-
Latrobe Valley CMHS
20 Washington Street
Traralgon
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Palliative Approach in Aged Care Workshop
Presented by the Palliative Care Education and Training collaborative, this online event will provide you with knowledge, skills and confidence in providing palliative care for people with a life- limiting illness, and their families.
Topics:
- Principles of palliative care
- Communication
- Advance care planning
- End-of-life care
- Ethical issues in palliative care
- Caring for yourself
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Online:
For:
Health care professionals working in aged care with limited or no palliative care experience.
Wednesday 25 May 2022
8.30am-4.30pm
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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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Manage Immunisation Emergencies – are you anaphylaxis ready in your clinic?
‘Travelling Annies’ Resuscitation consultants are providing online education to refresh your knowledge in this area.
The topic is how to recognise, assess, manage and treat immunisation emergencies.
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For:
Health professionals
MONDAY
5 June, 2022 5pm
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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 7 June, 2022 10am-12pm
Tuesday 11 October, 2022 10am-12pm
For further information and registration detail see attached flyer:
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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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Youth mental health first aid training
The 14-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Conducted by Latrobe Regional Hospital and Mental Health First Aid Training Australia, participants will learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in young people, 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.
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Mental health training - Latrobe Regional Hospital and Mental Health First Aid Training Australia
Topics:
June 2022 - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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FACE-TO-FACE
For:
General practitioners and practice nurses
Location:
Lakes Entrance
Date:
Tuesday 21 June 2022
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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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Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
This workshop with the Black Dog Institute has been designed with a focus on GPs to assist in diagnosing patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities.
Evidence-based guidelines will be used as the foundation to appropriately diagnose and identify treatment pathways including recommended referrals, trauma focused psychological therapy and psychological first aid to help support the management of emergency service workers. The training may also be relevant to other health professionals.
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WEBINAR
For:
General practitioners
Various dates and times available
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RACGP: 6 CPD Activity 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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Next Training and Events Newsletter 5 May, 2022
See Gippsland PHN Events calendar for further details and registration for all events
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