WONCA 2023 call for submissions
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioner (RACGP) is hosting global conference WONCA in Sydney from 26-29 October 2023. WONCA will bring together family doctors, GPs and primary healthcare specialists from around the world to share research and discuss best practice. You’re invited to make a submission to present at WONCA 2023 before submissions close on 9 February 2023.
Orthotics pilot project helping local children
The Northern Rivers Orthotic Project is funded by the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Fund. It provides localised orthotic care to children with disability who require orthoses in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. Northcott, Ability Made and Northcott Innovation are piloting the service for 12 months. The project brings together highly skilled orthotists and Northern Rivers allied health professionals.
Nurse-led wound clinic commences at Port Macquarie pharmacy
Plunketts TerryWhite Chemmart at Port Macquarie has a new nurse-led wound clinic available to community members. The wound clinic is run by experienced registered nurses two days a week – Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:30am to 5:00pm, commencing 17 January 2023. The service is offered as ‘walk-in’ and can also be booked by phoning (02)
COVID-19 antiviral treatments saving lives
Vaccination against COVID-19 and the use of antiviral medications has led to a decrease in the disease’s progression leading to hospitalisation and death. For vulnerable populations, commencing antivirals within five days of symptom onset or a positive COVID test, and ideally commenced within 24 hours, provides maximum protection against severe illness and death. The antiviral
Applications open for Active Ageing grants
People aged 60 and over in the Northern Rivers will soon have more options to help them stay fit, with applications now open for the ‘Active Ageing’ grants program. Active Ageing grants are now available to support exercise providers and fitness leaders to provide low-cost exercise programs for people over the age of 60 in
Diabetes mentoring program offers culturally safe professional development
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed as health workers and health practitioners are invited to apply for a diabetes mentoring program. The program, which is accepting applications for its March 2023 intake, is run under the Australian Diabetes Educators Association’s (ADEA) National Diabetes Service Scheme. The ADEA First Nations Mentoring Program aims to provide
Telehealth consultations: seeking your feedback
The Medical Board of Australia has reviewed its existing guidelines for technology-based patient consultations and is seeking your feedback on proposed updates to its telehealth guidelines. Health professionals are invited to provide feedback on the draft revised document: Guidelines: Telehealth consultations with patients by close of business Friday 17 February 2023. Respond via email marked
Testosterone deficiency in men – relatively common, occasionally serious
Testosterone deficiency in men is a common and often complex problem and is also a frequently searched topic on Mid and North Coast HealthPathways. HealthPathways Clinical Editor Dr Hilton Koppe said the HealthPathways team recently created the localised Testosterone Deficiency in Men page in response to the demand for information. ‘The thing about testosterone deficiency
New website helps you find the right language resources
Find a Translation is a free multilingual search engine website for translation resources. Its purpose is to make it easy to find free trusted content in many different languages. Find a Translation does not create the information you find on the website, but enables you to search for information in your preferred language and display
Have your say on mental health-related stigma and discrimination
As many people know through personal experience, stigma and discrimination can have significant negative impacts for people with personal lived experience of mental ill-health, trauma, suicidality and distress, as well as for carers, family, friends and others around them. As part of the national mental health reform agenda, the National Mental Health Commission has been
Expressions of interest to participate in online interviews with eHealth NSW
Expressions of interest to participate in online interviews with eHealth NSW for the new authority management system. Following the successful implementation of SafeScript NSW, NSW Health is continuing to improve the efficiency of regulation and monitoring of controlled medicines. NSW Health is developing an online system to manage authority applications which will be available in
Can artificial intelligence and teledermatology help GPs diagnose skin cancers?
The ‘One Million Skin Checks’ study is investigating how two technologies may help Australian GPs manage their one million skin cancer-related consultations every year. The technologies are teledermatology and artificial intelligence – using a smartphone and a dermatoscope. The study examines the feasibility of using these in a general practice setting. If you would like
