Surgery & Medication Not Always the Answer for Osteoarthritis
New guidelines released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) advise that surgery should be considered as the last resort for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and that exercise is the most effective treatment for this common condition. RACGP President-elect Dr Harry Nespolon noted the need for improved guidelines to cater for Australia’s
Free Courses on Opioid Treatment
The University of Sydney’s Discipline of Addiction Medicine has been funded to operate the Opioid Treatment Accreditation Course (OTAC) and Fundamentals Training course. These free courses aim to assist medical and nurse practitioners in developing knowledge, skills and practices to support the safe prescribing of opioid pharmacotherapies. All health professionals are welcome to register for
Want to Improve Information Sharing Across Health and Social Services?
The University of Melbourne’s Information Continuum Project is exploring how to improve information sharing across health and social services for people with multiple needs, including mental illness. The projects seeks to understand: What type of information is collected and shared. Who it is shared with. Tools used to facilitate information sharing. Enablers and barriers to information
Survey: National Cervical Screening Program Renewal
Family Planning NSW is conducting a survey to explore knowledge, attitudes and practices following the renewed National Cervical Screening Program in December 2017. If you are a clinician delivering cervical screening with a practice location in NSW, Family Planning NSW would appreciate your participation in the survey. Click here to access the survey. The survey
Survey: Availability, Quality and Reliability of Internet and Telehealth Services
The Broadband for the Bush Alliance (B4BA), with assistance from the Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University and support from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, is conducting a national survey to evaluate people’s access to internet, telecommunications services and understanding of new accredited health services available via the internet. A significant effort has been made
GP Feedback on Admission and Discharge Summaries Welcomed
As a result of improved integration between general practices and hospitals, the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) developed the Admission/Discharge Notification (ADN) service. Through this service, GPs can receive near-instant notification of admission to/discharge from a hospital ward for selected patients. This is the only service of its kind in NSW! The NNSWLHD would like
Opportunity: General Practitioner Clinical Advice Consultancy – Health Workforce Northern NSW
Are you a GP with an interest in health workforce development? North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from eligible general practitioners or organisations to provide clinical advice to NCPHN on Health Workforce (one of NCPHN’s priority areas) in Northern NSW. The contract term will be up until 30 June
Mid North Coast Sexual Health Services Supporting GPs and PrEP
General practitioners can now prescribe the HIV prevention drug PrEP (Tenofovir/Emtricitabine), which is available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme as a streamlined authority item. Before PrEP is prescribed, renal function, HIV and hepatitis B and C status need to be ascertained. STI testing is also recommended, which includes syphilis serology and chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing
Practical Support to Get You Through Tough Times
NewAccess is a free early intervention mental health program that provides support to help participants tackle day-to-day pressures. A NewAccess coach will assess and then work with participants to set practical, effective strategies to help get them back on track. The NewAccess program has proven to be very effective in helping people tackle day-to-day pressures that
RACGP Standards for General Practices Update
When the fifth edition of the RACGP Standards for general practices were launched in October 2017, many practices were surprised to see business planning was a new requirement. While it was a surprise for some, a general practice is a business like any other, and every business needs a plan. To support your practice team
Contacting the Port Macquarie Specialist Outreach Clinic
2025 UPDATE: The Port Macquarie Specialist Outreach Clinic has moved to Lighthouse Medical Centre. New details: 40 Watonga Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Phone: 02 6582 0104 Fax: 02 6582 0567 Email: contact@lhmc.com.au _________________________________________ North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) offers outreach specialist clinics in Port Macquarie for visiting medical specialists to provide much-needed services
HealthPathways Update September 2018
New HealthPathways have recently been published on the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website. New to HealthPathways My Health Record Endometriosis Paediatric Inpatient Palliative Care Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) Dysmenorrhoea Drug & Alcohol Counselling Reviewed and Updated HealthPathways Warfarin – Starting and Monitoring Cardiac Catheterisation Complications Cardiac Rehabilitation in General Practice Ingrown Toenail National Disability Insurance
