Primary Care Impact: Influenza Immunisation During COVID-19 to End of June
The Influenza immunisation during COVID-19 QI page has been updated with data shared with us to 30 June 2020. The hard work through April and May is clearly evident, with the July figures yet to come. We will provide a final analysis in the July update, but we can say now that this was a
New Chronic Fatigue Syndrome HealthPathway
The new Chronic Fatigue Syndrome HealthPathway has undergone an intensive amount of work by one of our HealthPathways Clinical Editors, Dr Sarah Mollard. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID), remains a complicated and poorly understood disease. CFS can be diagnosed with a careful history, a
Primary Care Impact Update
Nurse Led Cervical Cancer Screening Service Danielle Midgley, Practice Nurse at Tweed Coast Medical, has successfully implemented a nurse-led cervical cancer screening service. She has kindly shared her PDSA with you. We have added a new QI topic to the list in Primary Care Impact: Increase cervical cancer screening through a nurse-led screening service This
Aged Care Education Packages
The Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care offers educational packages for health professionals who work with older people. Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person A three day workshop for nurses with interactive, hands-on skills development aided by simulation mannequins. Update your clinical assessment skills while add to your hours of continuing professional education.
HETI Offers Psychiatric Medicine Scholarships to GPs
The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) is offering GPs scholarships in its postgraduate Psychiatric Medicine program. Successful applicants will be offered scholarships for one to two units (up to 20 credit points) for semester two (3 August to 18 December 2020). The scholarship covers tuition fees for approved units. Full details are available here.
Domestic & Family Violence HealthPathways
According to the Safer Pathway program, the number of domestic violence victims seeking help has increased by 10 per cent since the COVID-19 lockdown commenced. Mid and North Coast Localised Pathways has recently updated the domestic and family violence suite of pathways. Each pathway provides best practice guidance on how to assess, manage and refer
Introducing Primary Care Impact
A new space for QI, sharing ideas and successes We want to introduce a new section of our website: Primary Care Impact Primary Care Impact is a central point of resources and information for quality improvement and primary care projects. It is designed to make planning and delivering quality improvement more efficient for busy primary care providers and
Primary Care Impact: New Video From Durri ACMS
As part of the region-wide influenza immunisation during COVID-19 quality improvement activities, Durri ACMS in Kempsey has shared how they are working through the challenges to provide immunisations to their patients. A short video on how the Durri team went about it is available on the following pages: Local success stories Get in touch if
HealthPathways Update – May 2020
The COVID-19 suite of HealthPathways undergo frequent review. They are updated with new information and service updates as they are advised to the team. Here are the COVID-19 pathways currently available on HealthPathways: COVID-19 Practice Management COVID-19 Initial Assessment and Management COVID-19 Ongoing Assessment and Management (new) COVID-19 Referrals (respiratory clinics added) COVID-19 Information COVID-19 Impact
Apply Now for APNA’s Transition to Practice Program
APNA’s Transition to Practice Program is a 12-month education, support and mentoring program for nurses new to primary health care. Who can apply? Transitioning nurses: Both registered and enrolled nurses can apply for a role as a transitioning nurse. If a nurse has recently transitioned to primary health care or feels they would benefit from additional
COVID-19 Referrals HealthPathway
The COVID-19 Referrals HealthPathway is frequently reviewed and updated with new services as they become available. A recent addition to this page is the Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) In-Reach Service commenced by the Northern NSW Local Health District. The new service provides advice and clinical support with COVID-19 testing, symptom management and end of
Online Course: Communicating COVID-19
The University of Melbourne’s Mobile Learning Unit has launched a free ‘Communicating COVID-19’ online course. The course aims to: Provide expert-informed answers to questions Australian clinicians face surrounding COVID-19. Deliver digestible, focused knowledge on COVID-19 drawing on epidemiology, clinical science, ethics and legal expertise. The learning outcomes are: Appreciate the multifaceted nature of the COVID-19
