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 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
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
Eating disorders on the menu at CPD Bites
Right now, more than a million Australians are experiencing an eating disorder and fewer than a quarter are receiving treatment or support. This alarming statistic and much more will be covered at the CPD Bites event in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 16 June. The evening is being hosted by the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Clinical
Visit the new cervical screening Primary Care Impact pages
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. In Australia, almost 80% of women diagnosed with cervical cancer have either never been screened or are not up to date with their cervical screening. Primary care providers are well positioned to engage and support women who may have complex reasons for resisting cervical screening and,
Two new resources on psychotic disorders now available
People with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders are more likely to experience additional health problems and are more likely to die at a younger age than people without mental health conditions. The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) at UNSW Sydney aimed to assess the health, health service use, and causes of death among people
Check out the latest localised pathways for our region
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Parkinson’s Disease Nursing Children’s Eye Problems Medical Practitioner Mental Health Just a reminder that our COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathways are regularly updated as new information becomes available. To view a full list of updates actioned please visit COVID-19 Recent Changes Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination COVID-19 Vaccination Information COVID-19
New HealthPathway for mild traumatic brain injury
Mild traumatic brain injury can have wide-ranging physical and psychological effects. Many people recover during the first few days after injury, but some people will experience significant symptoms beyond several months post-injury. HealthPathways Clinical Editor Dr Grace Leung said concussion was an important presentation in general practice. It can result from playing contact sports, falls,
New HealthPathway: medical practitioner mental wellbeing
The new Medical Practitioner Mental Health HealthPathways was localised for Mid and North Coast HealthPathways by Dr Hilton Koppe, HealthPathways Clinical Editor. Input into the development was received from multiple clinical subject matter experts, who recommended many of the resources that are included. This pathway has been designed for general practitioners providing mental health care
109 clinicians gather to connect and learn
Pictured L-R: Skye Swift, Pharmacist at Varela and Swift Pharmacy, Michelle Cameron, Audiologist at HAPEE, Lyn Pollock, Dietician and Nutritionist at Tweed Surgery Healthy North Coast is thrilled to have rolled out the first round of Northern NSW clinical society events for 2021. Events were held in Kingscliff, Lennox Head, Lismore and Grafton and covered
Learn from local clinicians and maximise your scope of practice
Nambucca and Macksville Clinical Society Wednesday 5 May | 6pm – 8pmNambucca Heads RSL Click here to register. Join your colleagues at the Nambucca and Macksville Clinical Society for dinner and a discussion on local access issues and how to best manage them. We’ll start the evening with some networking and getting to know one
Come together to improve interdisciplinary communication
Port Macquarie and Hastings Clinical Society Thursday 6 May | 6pm – 8pm Rydges Port Macquarie Click here to register. Join your colleagues at the Port Macquarie and Hastings Clinical Society for dinner and a discussion on effective communication. We’ll start the evening with some networking and getting to know one another before we unpack
