Healthy North Coast unveils education & events calendar for July-December 2024
Healthy North Coast is proud to unveil its July to December 2024 Education Calendar for health professionals. The calendar features a mix of face to face and online events. Online events will cover a range crucial topics such as Voluntary Assisted Dying, sexual health, and others. There are two rounds of upcoming Clinical Society events
Recent paediatric HealthPathways updates for children at risk of harm and rashes in children
The Mid and North Coast HealthPathways team has recently reviewed and updated two significant pathways aimed at improving clinical care for children. These updates are essential resources and ensure that clinicians have access to the most current and localised evidence-based guidance: 1. Child and young person at risk The Child or young person at risk
New ‘Orientation to End-of-Life Care’ education package
The End-of-Life Essentials project is housed in Flinders University and funded by the Australian Government to provide free educational resources to healthcare professionals. They’ve recognised that many staff want to gain an understanding on the key fundamentals of end-of-life care. Their new ‘Orientation to End-of-Life Care’  package includes four key modules to assist: Dying, a
IAR-DST gets an upgrade
Version 2 of the Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) is here! The IAR has been developed by the Department of Health and Aged Care for use by Australian health professionals in the primary mental health system. It supports nationally consistent evidence-informed initial assessment and referral processes and continues to be refined as
Avian influenza information for GPs
Following the recent detection of avian influenza (bird flu) in poultry in NSW, NSW Health has developed an information sheet on avian influenza for GPs. This information sheet also includes the link to a recent webinar recording on avian influenza and other travel risks for GPs. Key points The risk of avian influenza to human
Supporting LGBTQ+ people experiencing sexual violence
LGBTQ+ people can face unique stigmas, discrimination and barriers to disclosing sexual violence. ACON offers a free Sexual Violence Consult Service which provides consultation, training and guidance to services that provide support to LGBTQ+ people who have experienced sexual violence, with the goal of strengthening service provision. It’s open to any service providing support to
North Coast health professionals upskill in PRODA
At the Hub2 in Coffs Harbour, 20 health professionals were recently provided with training in Provider Digital Access (PRODA). PRODA is a secure digital identity verification system developed by the Australian Government. Its primary purpose is to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive information while enabling authorised individuals to access online government services conveniently.
Dying to Know Day on the North Coast
Dying to Know Day (8 August 2024) is an annual campaign that aims to empower all adult Australians to be strong self-advocates when it comes to planning for end-of-life. Join us for an insightful in-person event where NSW Trustee and Guardians and members of the Local Health District Palliative Care team will deliver an information
Supporting primary care in Domestic and Family Violence
Primary care is often the first point of contact for a victim survivor of domestic and family violence, and Healthy North Coast is excited to announce the launch of a new Primary Care Impact (PCI) page to support clinicians and practices in these challenging situations. This new resource aims to equip primary care practices with
National Lung Cancer Screening: call out for help in identifying information & education needs
A new project called ‘Design of information content for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program’ is seeking to help identify and clarify the education and information needs for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in Australia. This study is funded by Cancer Australia and is being conducted by a team of researchers at The Daffodil
Building up the health workforce on the North Coast
On Wednesday 3 July, the Northern NSW Regional Training Hub hosted a Medical Careers Expo, at the University Centre for Rural Health in Lismore. The ‘speed dating’ style event showcased a wide range of medical specialties with a fun and innovative approach. Attendees included medical students, Junior Medical Officers and international medical graduates currently in
New partnership to drive better health outcomes on the North Coast
On 3 July 2024 in Coffs Harbour, we were joined by Rose Jackson, Minister for Mental Health and North Coast, to launch our Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northern NSW Local Health District and Mid North Coast Local Health District. This is a commitment to drive a ‘one health system’ approach that will improve health outcomes across the North Coast
