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
Update Your Details in the National Health Services Directory
The National Health Services Directory makes it easier for everyone in our community to find the health services they need. All primary health care services, organisations and individuals are encouraged to update their entry at least annually. This will benefit your current and prospective patients and will also ensure that referrers can direct people to
My Health Record Expansion: Are YOU Ready?
By the end of 2018, every Australian will have a My Health Record unless they choose not to have one. My Health Record is a secure online summary of your health information. Healthcare providers can access timely information about patients such as shared health summaries, discharge summaries, prescription and dispense records, pathology reports and diagnostic
Women’s Cancer Screening Collaborative Update
Improved cancer screening rates is an Australian Government ‘Headline Performance Indicator’ and NCPHN is committed to improving screening rates in the region, in particular the rates of vulnerable populations. Through the Women’s Cancer Screening Collaborative (WCSC), NCPHN is working with 26 general practices and primary health care providers (such as BreastScreen NSW and Local Health
Empowering Patients to Stay Well and Safely at Home This Winter
The Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) and NCPHN are collaborating on a joint project to support general practice in responding to the surge in healthcare demand over winter. The Seasonal Demand Coordinated High Intensity Patient Care Initiative aims to empower patients with chronic and/or complex conditions to stay well and safely at home during winter.
HealthPathways Update – May 2018
New HealthPathways have recently been published on the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website. Medicinal Cannabis Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids Cervical Cancer Colposcopy Diabetes Goals for Management Depression in Child, Adolescent and Youth E-Mental Health Comprehensive Medical Assessment (CMA) for RACFs Before Entering a Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) Sleep Study Contraception Options Acne For
The Lock and Key to My Health Records Privacy Features
Privacy Awareness Week took place from 13-19 May 2018. With the Australian Government’s recent announcements on secondary use of data and the My Health Record (MyHR) opt out period, MyHR privacy and security is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. The MyHR opt-out period will be for three months commencing 16 July 2018. This will
Rachel De Sain Headed Our Way to Talk Artificial Intelligence
Rachel De Sain has 20 years of global experience, helping Fortune 500 companies, governments and academic institutions adjust to a digital world. She’s coming to talk with us at the Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Symposium on Saturday 16 June. Here’s an introduction from Rachel: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an enormous opportunity to improve workflow and
Update on BreastScreen Bus Locations
Did you know that the big pink BreastScreen bus offers free breast screening to women aged over 40? It’s a potentially life-saving service. In coming weeks the bus will be located at: Dorrigo: 24 May – 4 June 2018 (alongside the Dorrigo RSL) Yamba: 6 June – 4 July 2018 (River Street in front of
New Eating Disorders Institute Offers Excellent Resources
The Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders was recently re-launched as the InsideOut Institute. The launch in late April at the University of Sydney was attended by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and NSW Minister for Mental Health Tanya Davies. Olympic athlete Jana Pittman, an InsideOut Ambassador, also shared her lived experience with an eating
