It’s Worth the Shot – brief intervention training
A new training package is available to help support vaccination providers with shared decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination. The ‘Its Worth the Shot’ package provides new resources to guide meaningful conversations and improve confidence with patients who need more information about vaccination. The package was developed by the Consumers Health Forum of Australia in collaboration with
Keep your asthma patients on track between visits
Health professionals can refer asthma patients over three years old to Asthma Australia to keep them on track between appointments. Referrals can be made online or directly within Best Practice, Medical Director or ZedMed. Asthma Australia can help asthma patients by providing tailored, evidence-based asthma education to suit their needs. What happens when you refer?
General practices invited to register EOI in heart health program
The Heart Foundation is inviting general practices to register their interest in participating in the 2022 National Heart Health Check Recall Program. The program builds on the national pilot implemented in 2021, which supported general practices to send out an SMS recall message to patients for a heart health check. The pilot reached more than
Influenza vaccination 2022
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has released clinical advice on season influenza vaccines for 2022. Key points Vaccination is recommended each season for everyone aged 6 months and older. Influenza vaccine and a dose of COVID-19 vaccine can be administered on the same day. As international borders open, seasonal influenza virus may
Neurology update at MNCSOC
Dr Andre Loiselle, Consultant Neurologist has regretfully made the decision to cease visiting the Mid North Coast Specialist Outreach Clinic after 14 years of service, however, will continue to report EEGs which are performed at the clinic Monday and Tuesday weekly. Dr Balaji Kalband, Consultant Neurologist will be replacing Dr Loiselle’s clinics and kindly offered
Important information for immunisation providers in flood affected areas
Delays to vaccine deliveries Due to severe weather and floods, several road closures have been in place across NSW since 28 February 2022. As a result, some areas in our region have experienced delays in vaccine deliveries. It is expected deliveries will resume from 14 March 2022. If your practice has been impacted by severe
Dr Austin May to talk hypertension
Join Dr Austin May as he facilitates a conversation on hypertension management in the primary care setting. With Dr Stephen Moore, Neil Chapman and Carolyn Davis. Hypertension is a significant threat to population health. Globally, high blood pressure is directly linked to more than 8.5 million deaths every year.* Hypertension is consistently one of the
Asthma risk for returning school students
Asthma Australia is warning about the risk of complacency as students begin the 2022 school year focusing on Omicron and the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children. Every year there is a well-documented spike in asthma flare-ups when children return to school after the summer break. This results in an increased reliance on health care resources –
Telehealth for cancer patients and carers fact sheet
COVID-19 presents particular challenges for people affected by cancer. Cancer treatment teams may be offering cancer patients and carers appointments by phone or video instead of face to face. But not everybody understands what telehealth is, its benefits, or the sort of appointments it is most suited for. To help people understand how telehealth works,
Questions after a cancer diagnosis
After a cancer diagnosis, people usually have lots of questions, such as: What sort of cancer is it? What is the best treatment? What are the side effects of treatment? Although some questions spring to mind easily, sometimes people don’t know what to ask. Cancer Council’s new downloadable guide provides a handy checklist of common questions
Readiness Program addresses domestic and family violence
A training program that addresses domestic and family violence is being offered to GPs and other primary carers. Developed and delivered by the Safer Families Consortium, ‘The Readiness Program’ is a national training program for primary care providers to effectively recognise, respond to, refer and record domestic and family violence. It aims to engage GPs,
Mid North Coast mobile healthcare service
Mid North Coast Physio is launching a Community Care program, which will deliver a physiotherapist directly to your home, office, workplace or school to provide the care you need.  We caught up with Aaron Hardaker, director of Mid North Coast Physio, to find out more. What is Community Care? ‘The MNC Community Care program
