Diabetes eLearning for Nurses – 12 CPD hours
As a nurse, you play a pivotal role in supporting people living with diabetes. Diabetes in Practice for Nurses is a person-centred, evidence-based eLearning program that incorporates contemporary health literacy principles. The course enables you to better explain diabetes and how to manage it. It will help you to answer questions asked in a consultation and
Half of Australians Have a Chronic Disease, One Quarter Have Two or More
The two-yearly report card from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Australia’s Health 2018, shows a population that’s living longer but with more chronic disease. And this disease is often underpinned by lifestyle factors. Half of Australians have a chronic health condition such as diabetes, heart disease, a mental illness, or cancer. Importantly
Diabetes – It’s About Time
What are the 4 Ts? It’s about time your patients knew! Too many Australians are being diagnosed with diabetes too late. This is true for both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Over 600 people end up in hospital emergency rooms each year very sick, and then find out they have type 1 diabetes.
Cervical Screening – Important Update
Clarification of Cervical Cancer Symptoms Some health care providers are using low thresholds to determine whether a participant shows symptoms indicative of cervical cancer. Pathology laboratories are getting requests for co-tests for participants with symptoms that are usually not indicative of cervical cancer. This has led to the over-referral of participants for co-tests and unnecessary
Bowel Cancer Update
Your Clients May Not Raise the Subject of Bowel Screening – It Is Important That You Do Research has shown that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people would like their doctor, nurse or health worker to talk to them about bowel screening. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program offers many valuable patient-interaction resources supporting
Schedule 8 Medicine Application Forms Update
The Schedule 8 Medinces HealthPathway provides information about when and how to apply for authority to prescribe a drug of addiction – Pain Management. The HealthPathways team have updated the pathway to alert users that the Application for Authority to Prescribe a Drug of Addiction – Pain Management Form is now available for upload into
Women’s Cancer Screening Collaborative Update
Improved cancer screening rates is an Australian Government ‘Headline Performance Indicator’ and NCPHN is committed to improving screening rates in the region, in particular the rates of vulnerable populations. Through the Women’s Cancer Screening Collaborative (WCSC), NCPHN is working with 26 general practices and primary health care providers (such as BreastScreen NSW and Local Health
Update on BreastScreen Bus Locations
Did you know that the big pink BreastScreen bus offers free breast screening to women aged over 40? It’s a potentially life-saving service. In coming weeks the bus will be located at: Dorrigo: 24 May – 4 June 2018 (alongside the Dorrigo RSL) Yamba: 6 June – 4 July 2018 (River Street in front of
Order Your Winter 2018 Posters
North Coast Primary Health Network, Mid North Coast LHD and Northern NSW LHD have co-produced a range of new posters to help encourage flu shots and good respiratory hygiene this flu season. Posters can be ordered via the form below. Click on the poster thumbnails below to see bigger image. Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster
