VARIOUS DATES: General Practitioners invited to attend Grand Rounds at Royal North Shore Hospital – Every Tuesday
As part of their commitment to working collaboratively with local GPs, Royal North Shore Hospital clinicians and executive are inviting local GPs to attend the weekly Grand Rounds sessions. Attendance can be face-to-face or virtually, with details listed below.
Time: Every Tuesday from 1-2pm
- Face to Face Attendance: Level 5, Kolling Building, Royal North Shore Hospital, Westbourne Street, St Leonards (registration is not required)
- OR
- Virtual attendance (MS Teams): Click here to join the meeting
Where: The Auditorium, Level 5, Kolling Institute Building, Cnr Westbourne & Reserve Roads, St Leonards
GPs and other primary health care professionals requiring more information should contact NSLHD-GPLO@health.nsw.gov.au. (This is for GPs and Health Professionals only – this email address is NOT the general point of contact for Grand Rounds).
ONGOING: Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives & Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care (NSW)
This online learning module is designed to provide midwives and clinicians providing antenatal care in NSW, with the tools to identify priority populations for antenatal syphilis testing in their practice, and distinguish the stages of syphilis infection based on a patient’s history and clinical presentation. This one-hour learning module will outline treatment guidelines for these stages, including more complex clinical scenarios, as well as the process of contract tracing/partner notification after a syphilis diagnosis.
Course available online from: 19/12/2023 – 11/09/2025 (available on demand, no fixed date)
Cost: Free
Venue: Online
Menopause: Empowering women to thrive through transition
Are you a health professional working with women during peri menopause/menopause and beyond?
Canopy Health Education is pleased to offer this comprehensive webinar program for health professionals working with perimenopause/menopause and beyond.
Join our eight expert speakers as they explore the dynamics of menopause. Enhance your clinical skills and knowledge to further support and empower women.
Who should attend this conference?
This conference is for health professionals working with perimenopause/menopause and beyond – nurses, gynaecologists, GPs, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians, nutritionists, mental health professionals, physical therapists and in fact, anyone working with women in this phase of life.
Dates:
- August 31st – Earlybird Registrations Close
- September 20th – Webinar Commences
- Webinar Closes: December 31st 2024
More information and to register: CLICK HERE
Psychedelics & MDMA – Evolution met: Treatment for PTSD utilising MDMA
Free Professional Education Seminar – Join us to learn about current clinical trial research& treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment-resistant depression. Leading psychiatrist and researcher, A/Prof Ranil Gunewardene will present an overview of research currently being conducted into this ground-breaking area of mental health and how to access these treatments for the first time.
Topics:
- PTSD and Treatment Resistant Depression
- Current treatments, effects and limitations
- Overview of Australia’s first clinical trial into psilocybin-micro dosing
- Early research outcomes
- Consumer experience of psychedelic-assisted therapy
Date: Monday 2 December 2024
Time: 5.45 – 8.30pm
Venue: Northern Beaches Hospital Education Centre, Level 4, 105 Frenchs Forest Road West, Frenchs Forest
Let’s get physical: the role of exercise in cardiovascular health
This event will be chaired by Prof. Garry Jennings, Chief Medical Advisor of the Heart Foundation, joined by a stellar panel featuring international expert Prof. Martin Halle (Germany), along with Australian experts. Watch live as they uncover the latest benefits of exercise in enhancing cardiovascular health, offer practical insights and explore strategies to enhance CVD risk factor management in primary healthcare settings.
This webinar has been accredited with the RACGP for 1.5 hours (Activity number: 1037982)
Date & time: Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 7.00 – 8:30pm AEDT
Sleep Medicine Update
- Tour of our new, state-of-the-art sleep laboratory on Macquarie University’s North Ryde campus
- Learn about sleep studies and polysomnography
- Update on OSA for GPs including:-
– When to refer for in-lab versus portable sleep study
– Things to look out for when interpreting a sleep study
– When to refer a sleep specialist
– The range of OSA therapies - Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in OSA including:
– Areas of current research and new directions
– Benefits to patients enrolled in clinical trials
– Promising early findings - Update on Insomnia Update on Insomnia
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Case Studies and Q&A
Date: Wednesday 4 December 2024
Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm
Venue: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, 2 Innovation Road, Macquarie Park
2 hours RACGP Educational Activities
Working with children who are experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour
WHEN: Wednesday 11 December, 2024
TIME: 1.00pm – 2.00pm
This webinar, produced in collaboration with Emerging Minds, is a re-run of one of our most popular webinars over the past few years.
Despite national campaigns and awareness weeks, bullying remains a common childhood experience. Bullying is a complex social issue, and our understanding of its dynamics has changed over time. Childhood bullying has a significant psychological, physical and socio-economic impact on the child, and these effects can be observed well into adulthood if there is little or no intervention.
Childhood bullying has long been considered an issue for the education system. However, more recently it has become a public health concern requiring the attention of multiple systems, including primary health care and social services. It is important that practitioners in these sectors understand children’s knowledge and perspectives on childhood bullying to better support them.
This webinar will help you:
- understand how childhood bullying affects child mental health
- understand the importance of prevention and early intervention in limiting the effects of childhood bullying in adulthood
- be curious about children’s understanding and perspectives on bullying and why this is important
- explore strategies to work with children experiencing bullying or engaging in bullying behaviour.
This webinar will be of interest to practitioners who work with children and families in a broad range of settings including child and adolescent mental health services, non-government organisations, primary health and school settings. It will be of particular interest to those working with children aged 4–12 years.
This webinar is co-produced by CFCA and Emerging Minds in a series focusing on children’s mental health. They are working together as part of the Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health, which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program.
TO REGISTER OR FIND OUT MORE, PLEASE VISIT: https://aifs.gov.au/webinars/working-children-who-are-experiencing-or-engaging-bullying-behaviour
From Burnout to Balance: Essential Self-Care for Mental Health Professionals
Epping Mental Health Professionals’ Network is hosting a FREE ONLINE CPD EVENT.
Our meetings are a great way to network with nearby practitioners, enhance referral pathways and undertake professional development in a shared learning environment.
Date & Time: Wednesday, 18 December 2024 at 6:00 – 7.00pm
RSVPs are essential to reserve your spot.
New to MHPN?
To register for future meetings and access your certificates of attendance, you’ll need to create a free account on the MHPN website.
To create an account, please click here
ONGOING: GP Education by Northshore Private Hospital
Ramsay Health offers education to general practitioners and the wider medical community across a variety of medical and surgical specialties. These activities are delivered in partnership with their specialists and other health care professionals as interactive, practical sessions with a focus on innovation, hands-on involvement, and practical tips.
CLICK HERE to see what is available to suit your education needs.
26th Annual Scientific Meeting
The Immunisation Coalition is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting (26th ASM) in Melbourne, on 9-10 February 2025.
This hybrid event holds significant importance for the scientific and medical community, government health officials, academics, and various health related non-government organisations.
This is a CPD accredited free event.
Register here and for more information
ABC of CBT: Skills for GPs – Black Dog training
WHEN: Saturday 1st and 15th March 2025
- TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- VENUE: TBC, Chatswood area
Psychological presentations are increasingly common in general practice. For many people, psychological care delivered by their regular general practitioner is both an acceptable and accessible starting point to seeking help for their emotional health.
Our ABC of CBT provides GPs with a broad range of psychological skills readily applied in a general practice setting. Successful completion of the program also fulfills the criteria for FPS Skills Training accreditation allowing GPs to access Medicare item numbers for the delivery of focused psychological strategies.
Program Delivery
- 2 x 6 hour face to face workshops at Chatswood (2 weeks apart)
- 8-hours of self directed learning between workshop days 1 and 2
- 1 x 2 hour coaching session (online) two weeks after day 2
Topics Covered
- Introduction to CBT
- Challenging Unhelpful Thoughts
- Behavioural Strategies
- Psychological care in general practice
- Working with values
- Mindfulness
- Exposure Therapy
NOTE: This course us is usually $900, but the course is currently co-subsidised by NSW Health and a further completion subsity from GPMHSC. Please email education@blackdog.org.au for further information.
COST: $199, wih full reimbursement as GPs completing this course for the first time after 1 August 2021 are eligible to apply for a GPMHSC subsidy. Please email education@blackdog.org.au for further information.
RACGP CPD POINTS: 21.5 CPD hours incl. 12.5 hrs Education Activity & 9 hrs Reviewing Performance (RACGP & ACRRM) Focused Psychological Strategies Skills Training (GPMHSC) Prerequisites GPs need to have completed Mental Health Skills Training (MHST – formerly referred to as Level 1) prior to participating in this training.
TARGET AUDIENCE: GP Registrars, GPs
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Describe the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours
- Identify unhelpful thinking styles
- Apply cognitive and behavioural strategies to assist people with depression and anxiety
- Integrate the provision of psychological services within a general practice context
TO REGISTER of find out more, please CLICK HERE
2025 Immunisation Professional Development Conference
Date: Wednesday 30 April 2025 (8:30am – 7:00pm) – Thursday 1 May 2025 (8:30am – 4:00pm)
Venue: Novotel Sydney Airport, 22 Levey St, Wolli Creek
After a successful inaugural event in Sydney in 2024, we are proud to bring the 2025 Immunisation Professional Development Conference to Melbourne and Sydney in 2025. During this two-day in-person event, you will have the opportunity to attend a range of interactive sessions, including catch-up vaccinations, vaccine hesitancy, travel vaccinations, priority populations and an update on winter respiratory conditions in advance of the 2025 season. With our new agenda, you can attend every session and accrue 18 hours of CPD.
REGISTER HERE plus more information and pricing
ONGOING: Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives and Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care (NSW)
This online learning module is designed to provide midwives and clinicians providing antenatal care in NSW, with the tools to identify priority populations for antenatal syphilis testing in their practice, and distinguish the stages of syphilis infection based on a patient’s history and clinical presentation. This one-hour learning module will outline treatment guidelines for these stages, including more complex clinical scenarios, as well as the process of contract tracing/partner notification after a syphilis diagnosis.
Course available online from: 19/12/2023 – 11/09/2025 (available on demand, no fixed date)
Cost: Free
Venue: Online