Empowering end-of-life care: Tools and resources for healthcare professionals
There are some fantastic clinical tools, training and education opportunities, helpful resources and apps for healthcare professionals supporting patients nearing end-of-life, to live well until they die. Care Search updated Primary Health Care resources for palliative care Enhance your practice with CareSearch’s recently updated Primary Health Care packs. Offering communication tips to initiate difficult conversations,
Standard to help clinicians better manage knee osteoarthritis
Updated guidance on diagnosing and treating knee osteoarthritis aims to reduce pain and disability for people with this chronic condition, which affects many Australians. Each year more than 53,000 knee replacements are performed to treat knee osteoarthritis in Australia – yet many people can manage their condition successfully without surgery. The Australian Commission on Safety
Have you completed the APNA Workforce Survey?
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association wants to hear from as many nurses as possible who work outside a hospital and in the community for their Annual Workforce Survey. It’s the best way to make sure politicians and policymakers hear about the unique challenges you face in primary health care and your aspirations for
Supporting survivors of sexual violence in CALD+ communities
Health professionals play a key role in supporting people who disclose experiences of sexual violence. For those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), refugee, asylum-seeking, or temporary visa-holding backgrounds, disclosure can be especially challenging due to factors like cultural stigma, language barriers, or fears about immigration status. To help health professionals provide sensitive and effective
Conquering Skin Cancer film set for release
Immerse yourself in a story that explores our complex relationship with the sun – the good, the bad and the ugly. Conquering Skin Cancer follows the remarkable stories of famous Aussies and change-makers as they seek to conquer skin cancer – a preventable disease that impacts two in every three of us. Featuring Hugh Jackman,
Mental health support for anyone impacted by perinatal loss
There is bulk billed telehealth mental health support for anyone impacted by perinatal loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy termination and loss of a newborn baby. Rural Health Connect has a range of experienced psychologists with a special interest in perinatal loss who can offer culturally sensitive care for parents and family members, including children. Free
Free telehealth support for people with rare and complex cancers
Rare Cancers Australia’s (RCA) mission is to improve the lives and health outcomes of people affected by rare, less common, and complex cancers. Individuals are supported to tackle their individual challenges through free comprehensive patient support via telehealth. Refer a patient The Rare Cancers Australia Knowledgebase is an evidence based resource containing over 250+
High pertussis numbers on the North Coast
Pertussis numbers remain high across the North Coast region, particularly in Northern NSW. Practitioners on the North Coast are being advised to suspect pertussis when a patient of any age presents with a coughing illness with the following characteristics, regardless of age or immunisation status, especially when there is an increase in local pertussis activity:
No pain no gain: Opportunity for Port Macquarie clinicians to participate in chronic pain research
In Australia 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain represents a significant burden on individuals, healthcare systems, and our society. While chronic pain affects populations across all ages and demographic categories, there is a disproportionate amount of people impacted in rural and regional areas. Healthy North Coast
Stay up to date with Gold Coast Health digital correspondence
To ensure you receive Gold Coast Health discharge summaries, outpatient letters, Emergency Department letters and patient admission notifications via secure electronic transmission, please update GP details by adding new doctors (including GP Registrars) and removing GPs who have left your practice via the STS Address Book Update Form and submitting to GCGPLU@health.qld.gov.au. Up to date
Supporting those escaping family violence in Byron Bay
Last night, we presented 20 Healthy North Coast iPhones to the Rotary Club of Byron Bay for their DV Safephone program. These phones will be repurposed and distributed to people escaping family violence so that they can be free of contact from those threatening to harm them. Locally, these phones are distributed via Fletcher Street
Join a local Community Conversation led by Palliative Care NSW
Are you keen to learn more about the services and community supports available in relation to ageing, loss, dying and grief? Join us at a Community Conversation where palliative care experts will provide information and resources to help you consider what’s important to live a full and comfortable life, right to the very end. These
