Online Training: Supporting Children’s Resilience in General Practice
Emerging Minds has developed an online learning course specifically for general practitioners: Supporting children’s resilience in general practice. The free course outlines a set of principles that will support GPs to conduct child-focused and parent-sensitive conversations in the form of a practical guide. Throughout the course GPs will explore how family and social circumstances impact
Do You Know a Person with Motor Neurone Disease?
Gold Coast University Hospital is recruiting adults with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to participate in a research study investigating the effect of medicinal cannabis in the progression of MND. This study will include comprehensive neurological and diagnostic assessments at no-cost. Eligibility: Adults with MND diagnosis (probably or definite) Aged between 25 and 75 Symptom onset
Get Healthy in Pregnancy
Get Healthy in Pregnancy is a free confidential information and/or telephone coaching service for pregnant women in NSW aged 16 years and over. Get Healthy in Pregnancy will be visiting Northern NSW in February 2019. Come along to a presentation to learn more about the program, and participate in a workshop to help build a
First Aid for Traumatic Dental Injuries
What do you do when a child comes in with an avulsed tooth? Would treatment differ if the patient was an adult? At times, doctors encounter patients who present with traumatic dental injuries, including broken teeth. Some may not be aware that trauma to primary and permanent teeth are treated differently, or that the transport
Early Intervention for Child Anxiety Disorder
Of the estimated 1.3 million adult Australians who will suffer from an anxiety disorder this year, about half may have experienced their first symptoms by the age of 11. Untreated childhood anxiety disorder is a risk factor for the later development of clinical depression, with the symptoms of both disorders leading to a higher risk
Are You Interested in Suicide Prevention Training?
The Lismore Suicide Prevention project was established in late 2018 as part of the Australian Government Department of Health’s National Suicide Prevention Trial. The project is adopting the Black Dog Institute’s LifeSpan model. To incorporate the LifeSpan approach, a number of simultaneous prevention strategies are being introduced across the Lismore area. One particular LifeSpan strategy
New Funding Announcement For General Practice
Recording and Reviewing Immunisation Encounters in Medical Director
Medical Director has not yet released the next version of their Medical Practice Software. This is expected in January 2019. As such, the immunisation tab does not include changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule that occurred on 1 July 2018. It is important that all immunisation providers follow the NIP schedule and give
My Health Record Allied Health Registration Event
North Coast Primary Health Network is holding an event in Port Macquarie for Allied Health Professionals who wish to save time and successfully complete registration for My Health Record. We can assist you to register for My Health Record at this event. At this workshop you will: Receive up to date information on the latest
Exercise: A Vital Ingredient in Treating Cancer
Article supplied by Mid North Coast Physiotherapy While evidence supporting the role of exercise in treating cancer continues to build, the implementation of the research findings into regular practice has been noticeably slower. This is all about to change thanks to a new project in Coffs Harbour that supports patients with cancer to capitalise on
Winter Strategy is Running Again in 2019
North Coast Primary Health Network and the Northern NSW Local Health District are partnering with general practices to run the Winter Strategy for a third successful year. The Winter Strategy is aimed at supporting general practices to keep their most vulnerable patients well and reduce their likelihood of being hospitalised over winter. Talk with your
GPs Wanted for Coffs Refugee Clinic
Coffs Harbour is fortunate to have a specialist Refugee Clinic on its health campus to provide a comprehensive health service for new arrived humanitarian refugees. The clinic has seven GPs working in rotation, but it’s calling out for more local GPs to care for its patients. The clinic is particularly looking for GPs willing to
