New Occupational Cancer eLearning Module

In some Australian workplaces, employees are exposed to a diverse range of possible carcinogens at higher concentrations and for longer periods of time than the general public. It has been estimated that 3.6 million Australians are exposed to at least one carcinogen at work and approximately 5,000 cancers each year are caused by workplace exposures.

Cancer Information You Can Trust

Over 138,000 people in Australia are expected to get a cancer diagnosis in 2018. Being diagnosed with cancer can be stressful and confusing. Having the right information can help patients to be more involved in their care. The Cancer Institute NSW has developed a new patient information website. The plain English website is for people

Billing Attendance Items for Immunisations

You can usually bill an MBS attendance item when you administer an immunisation to your patient. You can do this if the administration is not funded under a mass immunisation. If you address an unrelated medical issue on the same occasion as administering a funded immunisation, you can bill an MBS attendance item for the

New Guideline for Assessment & Diagnosis of Autism

The long-awaited Diagnostic Guideline for Autism is now available. It was developed and published by Autism CRC with the support of the National Disability insurance Agency. The health community has been requesting a national, consistent guideline for autism assessment and diagnosis for many years and this Guideline comes in response to that need. The Guideline

New Formulation of Phenytoin Capsules

The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) would like to notify GPs and pharmacies that NNSWLHD facilities are only supplying the new formulation of phenytoin capsules. In August 2018, NNSWLHD received communications from Pfizer and NSW Health about new formulations of phenytoin capsules. Patients were coming into NNSWLHD facilities with the new formulation, so NNSWLHD decided

EOI Extended – Practice Leadership Advantage Program

Are there things you want to do differently in your practice? Are you wanting to drive clinical change and quality improvement? Do you want to better understand how to motivate your teams and colleagues? If yes, this may be of interest to you! NCPHN is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from general practices to participate

Port Macquarie Smoking Cessation Clinic

Cartoon by Sophia B (10 years) – with thanks. Dr Karen Counter MBBS is pleased to announce that she will be opening a smoking cessation clinic in Port Macquarie on Thursday 1 November 2018. The clinic will be held at Suite 1, The Highfields Centre, 2 Wrights Road, Port Macquarie 2444. The phone number is

Do You Have an Interest in Aboriginal Cancer Screening?

Expressions of Interest are being sought from General Practitioners interested in filling the role of GP Stakeholder on the Aboriginal Cancer Prevention project. This project will support the achievement of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Framework as well as the Cancer Institute NSW Cancer Plan. NCPHN will bring together local Aboriginal Medical

Opportunities Available for Primary Care Clinicians

Several opportunities are available for primary care clinicians to help design programs that will help the whole health system work better. A number of clinicians are needed to provide input into the following: Primary Care Advisory Group – High Risk Foot Services One General Practitioner and three Allied Health Clinicians with an interest in the

Private Midwifery Services for Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Care

Private midwives are available in Northern NSW for pregnancy, birth and postnatal clinical care that offers a safe, professional and respectful care relationship. Byron Bay Midwife Services provide ‘on call’ follow up for postnatal clients in their home for 4-6 weeks. Generally, they visit daily for the first 3-7 days postpartum and weekly thereafter to ensure

After Hours Service Seeking Doctors for Hasting-Malceay

Call My Doctor conducts after-hours doctor-in-home services in a number of locations around Australia. They would like to establish a bulk billed doctor-to-the-home service in the Taree/Port Macquarie/Kempsey area. Calls would go through a triage centre and consultations will be forwarded to the local doctor on shift. Consultation notes are forwarded to the patient’s usual

Minimal Trauma Fracture in Patients Over 50

By 2022 there will be one fracture every 2.9 minutes. That is 501 fractures per day and 3,521 fracture per week. (This compares to a fracture every 8.1 minutes in 2001 and a fracture every 5-6 minutes in 2007.) Of these fractures, up to 46% will have another minimal trauma fracture (MTF) in the following two