Northern Rivers Nurse Network Meeting
The February Nurse Network Meeting will address the much-requested topic of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Come along to learn about COPD prevention, physiology, diagnosis, treatment, local services and referral pathways. Cafe at Summerland House Farm Thursday, 28 February 2019 5:45pm – 8:30pm Click here to register online. Presenters: Anne Maree Cheffins (Nurse Practitioner for
Tweed Valley Nurse Network Meeting
The February Nurse Network Meeting will address the much-requested topic of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Come along to learn about COPD prevention, physiology, diagnosis, treatment, local services and referral pathways. Kingscliff Beach and Bowls Tuesday, 26 February 2019 5:45pm – 8:30pm Click here to register online. Presenters: Linda Whitehurst (Clinical Nurse Specialist 2, Respiratory
Online Training: Supporting Children’s Resilience in General Practice
Emerging Minds has developed an online learning course specifically for general practitioners: Supporting children’s resilience in general practice. The free course outlines a set of principles that will support GPs to conduct child-focused and parent-sensitive conversations in the form of a practical guide. Throughout the course GPs will explore how family and social circumstances impact
First Aid for Traumatic Dental Injuries
What do you do when a child comes in with an avulsed tooth? Would treatment differ if the patient was an adult? At times, doctors encounter patients who present with traumatic dental injuries, including broken teeth. Some may not be aware that trauma to primary and permanent teeth are treated differently, or that the transport
New Funding Announcement For General Practice
Renal Supportive Care HealthPathway
The new Renal Supportive Care HealthPathway was published in December 2018 and developed by the HealthPathways team in liaison with the Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Renal Managers. Patients referred and involved in the service remain under the care of their nephrologist and referring general practitioner. Renal supportive care is available to patients with
Local Practice Manager Wins Award
Picture courtesy of GP Synergy. L-R: Prof Lyn Fragar AO, Ms Tara Webster. Tara Webster of CHC Medical was named North Coast Practice Manager of the Year at GP Synergy’s Seasonal Celebration and Awards Night in Coffs Harbour during December 2018. Tara has ten year’s experience as a practice manager, including 18 months at CHC
HealthPathways Update December 2018
New HealthPathways have recently been published on Mid and North Coast HealthPathways. Return to Work Acute Child and Youth Mental Health Assessment Non-acute Asthma in Adults Non-acute Diabetes Assessment Reviewed and Updated HealthPathways Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Heart Failure Hypertension Cardiac Drugs and Monitoring Acute Asthma in Adults Hyperlipidaemia For a
Quality Improvement in General Practice
Tanya, the practice manager at Healthwise Medical Centre in Tweed Heads, is a keen user of the CAT4 data extraction tool. She uses it regularly to keep track of data quality and identify areas of improvement. At times this is an overwhelming task, and is much too big for one person – especially when a
Returning to Work After Injury HealthPathway
HealthPathways has recently published the Return to Work pathway. While there are times when returning to work following an injury is not the best course of action, time off work – particularly when the absence is long term – can have significant side effects, including increased rates of overall mortality, poorer physical health and poorer mental
Pen CS Webinars
Pen CS is now undertaking fortnightly themed webinars for all users. These sessions are a perfect opportunity to improve your CAT4 skills. Two themed webinars can already be viewed here: Recall CAT MBS Attendance Filter The next three upcoming webinars are as follows. Please note all attendees are required to register for the webinar. CAT
HealthPathways Update November 2018
New HealthPathways have recently been published on Mid and North Coast HealthPathways. Deliberate Self-harm Perinatal Mental Illness Medications for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Opioid Replacement Pharmacotherapy by Unaccredited Prescriber Speech and Language Difficulties in Pre School Children Diving Accidents and Decompression Illness Drug and Alcohol Residential Rehabilitation Painful or Swollen Joint in a Child Anxiety in
