Help Boost Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
The closing date for applications for the National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot has been extended to 27 July 2018 following an enthusiastic response from primary health care services. The pilot aims to increase the participation of Indigenous Australians in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP). Indigenous participation in the NBCSP is estimated at less
Take One Small Step to Make One Big Difference
North Coast Primary Health Network is excited to be partnering with the Cancer Institute NSW as part of their One Small Step – One Big Difference project, aiming to support the North Coast community by providing further help to patients who smoke through referral to the NSW Quitline. Despite the significant reduction in smoking rates
Contribute to the NSW Pain Plan
The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation is developing a NSW Pain Plan. They are seeking input from GPs, nurses and allied health professionals. The purpose of the plan is to enable clinicians to access best practice knowledge and skills in the management of chronic, non-cancer pain. Chronic pain is pain that has been present for
Opioid Treatment Accreditation Course and Fundamentals Training
The University of Sydney’s Discipline of Addiction Medicine operates the Opioid Treatment Accreditation Course (OTAC) and Fundamentals Training course. These courses aim to assist medical and nurse practitioners in developing knowledge, skills and practices to support the safe prescribing of opioid pharmacotherapies. Completing the OTAC and Fundamentals Training courses is the first part of the
Preventing Dementia: Call for GPs and Practice Nurses to Share Their Views
Would you like to share your views about health promotion and preventing dementia in general practice? The University of Melbourne would like to hear about your current approach, and your thoughts on the barriers and enablers to dementia prevention in your practice. You do not need to have any special interest in dementia or preventing
Diabetes eLearning for Nurses – 12 CPD hours
As a nurse, you play a pivotal role in supporting people living with diabetes. Diabetes in Practice for Nurses is a person-centred, evidence-based eLearning program that incorporates contemporary health literacy principles. The course enables you to better explain diabetes and how to manage it. It will help you to answer questions asked in a consultation and
Half of Australians Have a Chronic Disease, One Quarter Have Two or More
The two-yearly report card from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Australia’s Health 2018, shows a population that’s living longer but with more chronic disease. And this disease is often underpinned by lifestyle factors. Half of Australians have a chronic health condition such as diabetes, heart disease, a mental illness, or cancer. Importantly
Diabetes – It’s About Time
What are the 4 Ts? It’s about time your patients knew! Too many Australians are being diagnosed with diabetes too late. This is true for both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Over 600 people end up in hospital emergency rooms each year very sick, and then find out they have type 1 diabetes.
Cervical Screening – Important Update
Clarification of Cervical Cancer Symptoms Some health care providers are using low thresholds to determine whether a participant shows symptoms indicative of cervical cancer. Pathology laboratories are getting requests for co-tests for participants with symptoms that are usually not indicative of cervical cancer. This has led to the over-referral of participants for co-tests and unnecessary
Bowel Cancer Update
Your Clients May Not Raise the Subject of Bowel Screening – It Is Important That You Do Research has shown that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people would like their doctor, nurse or health worker to talk to them about bowel screening. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program offers many valuable patient-interaction resources supporting
Schedule 8 Medicine Application Forms Update
The Schedule 8 Medinces HealthPathway provides information about when and how to apply for authority to prescribe a drug of addiction – Pain Management. The HealthPathways team have updated the pathway to alert users that the Application for Authority to Prescribe a Drug of Addiction – Pain Management Form is now available for upload into
