It’s been a year of Zoom and gloom for many, but as 2021 comes to a close, we have some great news. Face-to-face education is making a comeback!
The Ballina & Byron Clinical Society is your chance to embed yourself in your local community of health practitioners. It’s an opportunity to make friends, network, get to know your referrals, learn new information and have fun in a collaborative, knowledge-sharing space.
On Tuesday 9 November, the Ballina & Byron Clinical Society will meet at Beef and Beach Lennox Head for an evening to reflect, come together and gain some education. We’ll be hearing from Dr Maxine Szramka, a consultant rheumatologist servicing the Northern Rivers, who will talk to us about vasculitis.
We’ll also talk to you about the Ballina and Byron CPD needs assessment and share with you Healthy North Coast’s draft 2022 CPD calendar. This will be a chance for you to let us know what’s missing and which CPD topics are important for your personal learning.
Ballina & Byron Clinical Society
Tuesday 9 November
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Beef and Beach Lennox Head
What’s included: canapes and a two-course dinner.
Speaker: Dr Maxine Szramka, Consultant Rheumatologist
About Dr Maxine Szramka
Dr Maxine Szramka brings an enormous depth of experience to rheumatology. She treats all rheumatological conditions, including autoimmune diseases, and has a special interest in the treatment of gout and arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
Dr Szramka has an exceptional ability to take things that seem complex and make them simple. Through her presentation, she will help you to give patients clear and solid foundations of understanding in their health care, with practical management plans and forward steps.
‘Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease not commonly talked about. It can, however, lead to serious organ damage, especially in the kidneys,’ said Dr Szramka.
‘Vasculitis in Australia has a similar incidence to MS and it’s most common in older persons. I’ll be talking to you about how to recognise vasculitis, how to diagnose it, and how to treat it.’
Who’s invited?
The Ballina and Byron Clinical Society is all about fostering integration.
With this in mind, all primary health care professionals working in the Ballina and Byron Shires (as well as the surrounds) are encouraged to come along. We’d love to see a good mix of GPs, GP registrars, practice managers, nurses and staff, allied health, Aboriginal health workers and service coordinators in attendance.
Numbers will be limited in line with COVID safety, so please register early to reserve your place.
In the event that we need to cancel the face-to-face session, we will instead join online for a shorter event and all those registered will receive a free gift.
Help us spread the word
We need your help to grow the Ballina & Byron Clinical Society.
Please download the flyer for this event and share it with your colleagues. Encourage them to come along and if they can’t make it, tell them to sign up for the clinical society so they can be notified of future events.
COVID safety
Healthy North Coast takes it obligations for your safety seriously. We advise that the venue where the event is to be held is COVID-safe and that a COVID safety plan has been developed and registered with the NSW Government.
Numbers will be restricted, so reserve your place early.
If you are sick or experiencing the mildest of symptoms, please do not attend.
All attendees must comply with the NSW Government order (effective 11 October 2021) stating that no unvaccinated person (over the age of 16) is allowed into hospitality premises.
