SCU offers free visits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Exercise Physiology Clinic
Southern Cross University (SCU) is offering Aboriginal people with a chronic health condition or disease 10 free visits to its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Exercise Physiology Clinic. The 10 free visits, for people with a referral from either their GP or a specialist, consist of a health assessment and exercise. Each subsequent visit costs
Free NDIS resources to support people with psychosocial disability
reimagine.today is a resource designed to support people living with mental health conditions to access the NDIS. Health professionals and other support workers can use reimagine.today as a step-by-step guide to support someone through accessing the NDIS, using the videos, workbook and tips along the way. Or, focus in on resources made especially to support
Heart health: driving best practice CVD prevention
A recording of the Heart Foundation’s Heart Week 2021 webinar is now available. In this one-hour webinar, an expert panel chaired by Prof Garry Jennings, Chief Medical Advisor of the Heart Foundation of Australia, explores the latest evidence to support cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management in primary care, including an update on coronary
Local medical centre celebrates 2,000 COVID-19 vaccines
Family Medical Centre in Ballina this week celebrated a significant milestone – delivering their 2,000th COVID-19 vaccination. The medical centre team commenced COVID-19 vaccinations in the first week of the vaccine rollout and have been going strong ever since. The centrepiece of their morning tea marking 2,000 jabs was a syringe-shaped cake baked by the
New vaccination clinical guidance
Seasonal influenza vaccines ATAGI has issued updated advice on the relative timing of administering influenza vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. The preferred minimum interval between a dose of influenza vaccine and a dose of either Pfizer vaccine or AstraZeneca vaccine is now 7 days (previously 14 days). In some situations, a shorter interval (including
TGA lifts restrictions on COVID-19 vaccine promotions
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has lifted restrictions on the communication of approved COVID-19 vaccines. Health professionals, businesses and media outlets are now able to develop their own communications campaigns and offer a range of rewards to people who have been fully vaccinated under the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Some restrictions on how the information
NNSWLHD RACF In Reach Service no longer operational
From the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD): NNSWLHD is committed to ensuring the staff and residents of the Far North Coast have timely and ready access to vaccinations. This commitment requires that we prioritise the allocation of resources, including workforce, to our vaccination clinics to meet the demands for vaccination. To ensure NNSWLHD meet
New HealthPathway covers drug allergies and adverse patient reactions
People’s reactions to different medications are the subject of a new Mid and North Coast HealthPathway. The Drug Allergy and Adverse Reaction HealthPathway provides background information about drug allergies, which are common and occur in up to 15% of patients. The pathway looks at assessing a patient’s reaction, determining what caused it, managing the reaction
New resource for GPs supporting women with postnatal depression
Leading perinatal depression experts have developed a new resource to support GPs in the assessment and treatment of women with postnatal depression. The Perinatal Depression e-Consortium (PDeC)* is offering the evidence-based MumMoodBooster online treatment program free to the Australian public. The program now features a customised clinician portal to help GPs better care for patients
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Held by Bowel Cancer Australia, this annual initiative aims to raise awareness of Australia’s second deadliest cancer, which claims more than 100 Australian lives every week. If found early, bowel cancer is one of the most treatable types of cancer. While the risk increases significantly with age, the disease
Guide for GPs to manage work-related injury
GPs play a vital role in the rehabilitation and return to work of people who have been injured at work, including promoting the health benefits of good work and advising on work capacity. Comcare has recently published a guide to help GPs manage the recovery pathway for an injured worker and provide key timeframes to
Resilience in the workplace – help yourself
Clinicians are good at giving health advice to their patients but are they good at taking their own advice? Apparently not always. It’s important that you feel mentally healthy, safe and valued at work, so you can perform at your best and flourish in life. When you put all your effort into looking after others
