Identifying hearing loss in children aged over 4
Most parents and carers won’t be aware of the need to check the hearing of their children after the newborn hearing screening test. With an estimated 1 in 10 children starting school with some form of hearing loss (including sensorineural and conductive loss and difficulty hearing in noise), a child’s hearing health needs to be considered
Performing spirometry safely: videos for health care professionals
Asthma Australia has developed a two-part video summarising the new guidelines on performing spirometry safely in primary care settings. It aims to support health professionals to perform spirometry confidently and safely in their practice in the current pandemic context. The short videos provide practical and guideline-based information presented by Dr Kerry Hancock GP and Richard
Facts, fever and endocarditis: Q fever update for primary care
Join Dr Penny Hutchinson and Dr Robert Horvath online as they explore the changing epidemiology of Q fever in Australia and review the diagnosis and management of chronic Q fever. This webinar will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 and will run for 90 minutes. The epidemiology of the zoonotic infection Coxiella
NADA offers practice resource for alcohol and other drugs treatment
The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) has just launched the NADA Practice Resource: Providing alcohol and other drug treatment in a residential setting. The resource contains research outlining the effectiveness of residential treatment for workers who provide alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment to people in residential settings. These workers need to
Broaden your horizons with Australian General Practice Training Program
Here’s your chance to start on a varied and rewarding career path as a GP. Applications for the 2023 Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program are open until 11:59‌pm AEST on Tuesday 30 August 2022. With GPs at the frontline of primary health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are more opportunities than ever for a rewarding
HealthPathways offers latest information on inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a new pathway recently added to the HealthPathways suite of localised information for clinicians and other health professionals. It includes up-to-date information on recent changes to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescribing for inflammatory bowel disease medications. ‘Some of the medications which are really effective for inflammatory bowel disease were not previously
AIHW data collection cycle now open
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS NMDS) 2021-22 collection cycle is now open. The AIHW is responsible for collecting and assisting drug and alcohol program-funded agencies with the validation of their agency data for inclusion in the report on AODTS NMDS. Submissions
Healthy North Coast invites you to participate in the upcoming reform project
We need your experience and expertise to help us improve the design and delivery of mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services in our region. Healthy North Coast is working with our local health partners, the North Coast community and health care providers on a new reform project for mental health, suicide prevention
‘The First 2000 Days’ webinar 6: nutrition and feeding
The First 2000 Days webinar series has been designed to build the capacity of health professionals and non-government organisation service providers who support families and young children in the first 2000 days of life. This session is scheduled for 17 August, 10:00am–11:30am. It will focus on child nutrition and the importance of forming short- and
A good death; Palliative Care Consultation
We all want a good death, now is the time to make that happen! Healthy North Coast is seeking expressions of interest from GPs, primary care practitioners, community providers and those with an interest in palliative and end of life care to participate in a facilitated consultation session to support the development and implementation of
Consider the ELDAC toolkit for palliative patients
There are many benefits to providing palliative care for your patients in primary care. These include better continuity of care, reduced need for travel, and an improved chance of patients being able to die at home. The End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) specialist palliative care and advance care planning advisory service has
Who are the people in your health neighbourhood?
The Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) is running a project for people living on the Mid North Coast, based around integrating care for infants, children and young people with complex health needs. The project, ‘Who are the people in your health neighbourhood?’, will involve the establishment of a ‘medical neighbourhood’. This will focus
