Free Eating Disorder Training for Health Professionals
The Australian Government has funded InsideOut to provide free online eating disorder training for health professionals across Australia. NSW Health clinicians are entitled complimentary access to the course, The Essentials: Training Clinicians in Eating Disorders. This intensive course involves five modules addressing the nature, identification, assessment and treatment of eating disorders. It provides approximately 17.5
Have Your Say on our New CPD Program
Healthy North Coast has commissioned not-for-profit organisation Social Ventures Australia* to undergo a review of current and past CPD efforts on the North Coast. Over the last two months, Social Ventures Australia has held a number of targeted discussions with a broad range of GP, allied health professionals and nurses across the North Coast. The objective
Latest News for Electronic Prescribing Rollout
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has been working with software vendors and recently established Communities of Interest (COIs) to test their electronic prescribing solution before a broader national rollout. COIs are locations involving at least one general practice and a community pharmacy in close proximity who MUST BOTH be ready to prescribe and dispense
Primary Care Impact: Final Instalment on Influenza Immunisations for 2020
The July count of recorded immunisations from data-sharing practices is now available in Primary Care Impact. It shows that data-sharing general practices across our region delivered 143,000 influenza immunisations during (despite!) COVID-19. While the data has not been adjusted for increases in the number of data-sharing practices year on year, it still looks to be
COPD HealthPathways Reviewed
The following COPD HealthPathways have been updated: COPD Diagnosis and Initial Management Medications in COPD Differentiating COPD from Asthma. Stable COPD Management and Review Acute Exacerbation of COPD End-stage/Palliative COPD Management The COPD HealthPathways provide best practice guidelines on how to identify COPD in your patients and offer guidance on assessment and management. The referral
Book Your Virtual Visit to a Primary Care Wound Clinic
A Healthy North Coast Workforce Event Healthy North Coast invites GPs and Registered Nurses to learn more about complex wound management at a free online Wound Busters webinar. The online clinic, run by Cheryl Frank and Dr Stephen Yelland, should be of great interest to those working in primary care, community and aged settings. The
Primary Care Impact: Tweed Health for Everyone PDSA on COVID-19 Patient and Staff Safety
With COVID-19 outbreaks in Victoria and Sydney, now is a very good time to review and refresh your in-practice COVID-19 strategies. Practice Manager Alana Flohr from the Tweed Health for Everyone Superclinic has shared their comprehensive and detailed PDSA and photo gallery on increasing patient and staff safety during COVID-19. The PDSA and gallery are
COVID-19 Assessment and Management in Residential Aged Care
The new COVID-19 Assessment and Management in Residential Aged Care HealthPathway is for general practitioners and specialists assessing and managing patients in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). There is a handy link at the beginning of this pathway to the COVID-19 Information and  COVID-19 Initial Assessment and Management HealthPathways. The ‘Background‘ section provides a brief
Primary Care Impact: New PDSA on Improving Data Quality
Practice Nurse Pilar Otero and the team at King Street Medical in Murwillumbah have shared their PDSA on improving coding and recording of key data sets. It took the whole team to succeed, including the principal, the practice manager and all of the GPs. Learn how they did it via the ‘Shared PDSA Example(s)’ section
New COVID-19 Updates on HealthPathways
The Health Alert located on the HealthPathways home page has recently been updated with the following NSW Health link for quick and easy access: We have recently added a new NSW Health link about COVID-19 Testing – Getting test results to local GPs from local health districts (LHDs). This can be accessed from the COVID-19
CPD Survey for Allied Health Professionals
Southern Cross University wants to hear from allied health professionals who have participated in recent continuing professional development (CPD). They are conducting research to learn whether the knowledge gained via CPD motivates allied health professionals to create change in their professional practice. There has been some research into how CPD is delivered, but not how
GP Peer Support and Case Discussion Group
The Black Dog Institute is hosting an online GP case discussion and peer support group. Participants will have the opportunity to explore challenges faced in practice and provide peer support to others who may be experiencing similar issues. The group will meet fortnightly for eight sessions starting Monday 27 July. Accredited with both RACGP (40
