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
Hot Tip for the RACGP Standards 5th Edition
With all practice teams now required to undertake their accreditation against the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition), trends around common areas of non-compliance are being discovered. Although Criterion C7.1 – Content of patient health records contains six mandatory Indicators and one aspirational Indicator, only one is currently being identified as a common area
New Health Literacy Resources on HealthPathways
The Northern NSW Health Literacy website is full of helpful resources. Learn how you can improve your organisational health literacy. Or, help your patients improve their own level of health literacy. You can find: Resources to help consumers be involved in their health care. Tips on creating consumer-friendly written information. Advice on communicating in a
Scholarships Available to Upskill Through Southern Cross University
Practice nurses are a valuable commodity in a busy general practice, but often they are not working to the full scope of their skills. With the permission and encouragement of GPs, the role of practice nurses can encompass: Patient carer Educator Quality Controller Organiser Problem Solver Mentor and relationship builder both within and outside the
Missed Transformers III? Resources Now Available
From 5-8 November, the Centre for Healthcare Knowledge & Innovation (the Centre) welcomed nine national and international experts to the North Coast to discuss the role of alliances in healthcare. 137 service providers, ranging from primary health, social and community services, allied health and employment came together with university lecturers, students, local government and consumers
Remote Vocational Training Scheme
The Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) is calling for applications from doctors wishing to undertake GP fellowship training, starting in 2019. RVTS is a training program for medical practitioners in remote and isolated communities throughout rural and remote Australia.The purpose of the program is to train doctors in remote communities for remote communities. The training
MBS Item Changes for GPs
MBS changes for GPs take effect from 1 November 2018. Spirometry Fees The existing MBS item no. 11506 for spirometry testing attracts an MBS fee of $20.55 for GPs and can be claimed as often as needed throughout the year. An additional item, no. 11505, is being introduced with a higher fee of $41.10. The
Are You a Nurse Working in Primary Health Care?
APNA Transition to Practice Program Trying to find your feet in primary health care or want to try your hand at mentoring nurses new to primary health care? The Transition to Practice Program will help you grow your skills, knowledge and confidence and set you up in your career. This 12-month program will support the
