New HealthPathway – Low Back Pain in Adults
The HealthPathways team has recently reviewed three pathways on low back pain, consolidating and updating the information available into one easily accessible resource, Low Back Pain in Adults. Non-specific back pain makes up about 95 per cent of presentations for back pain to primary care. HealthPathways Clinical Editor Dr Hilton Koppe said as part of
‘The First 2000 Days’ webinar 7: child and family health services
The First 2000 Days webinar series has been designed to build the capacity of health professionals and service providers who support families and young children in the first 2000 days of life. This session is scheduled for Wednesday 31 August, 10:00am – 11:30am. It aims to: increase your knowledge of early childhood growth and development
Clinical societies to discuss eating disorders in September
Attend one of six regional clinical society events during September to learn more about eating disorders and the interventions that can significantly contribute to better outcomes. Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a national week of significance that shines a light on eating disorders. Affecting approximately 1 in 20 Australians, eating disorders can be
Cultural safety training and on-Country cultural experience
To begin our annual Back to Health conference on 21-23 October, Healthy North Coast is offering a unique, immersive and in-depth cultural safety training experience. It combines 2 online modules and a face-to-face component that includes an on-Country visit to Niigi Niigi (Sealy Lookout). Needless to say, it’s not to be missed. Register early as
Consultation on Ngayubah Gadan closing soon
The second round of consultation for the Consensus Statement that came out of the June 2022 Ngayubah Gadan (Coming Together) Summit closes on 12 September. The purpose of the Summit was to articulate and define the value and importance of investing in rural and remote multidisciplinary health teams with rural generalist expertise to provide high quality
North Coast 24/7 nurse triage service — local design meeting local needs
Following last month’s contract announcements, Healthy North Coast’s Primary Care Access Project has been working closely with service delivery partner Amplar Health (recently rebranded from Medibank Health Solutions) to progress the design of a local 24/7 nurse triage service for our region. Co-design workshops were held earlier in the year, which included local stakeholders, consumers, national
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
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
‘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
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
