Upcoming workshops and webinars

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Featured Upcoming Events & Training

3 December - Webinar - Navigating Mpox

Webinar - Navigating Mpox

Presented in partnership between RACGP WA and Communicable Disease Control Directorate
3 December (7.00pm AWST)

With the cases rising in WA, you’ve probably heard about mpox lately and you may find patients in your practice are starting to ask questions.

This webinar focuses on the current epidemiology of mpox and its transmission risks in WA. You’ll gain insights into managing clinical presentations, differential diagnoses and testing protocols for a suspected case of Mpox. We’ll also cover the latest vaccination recommendations, post-exposure preventive measures and public health management.
 
Presented by: 

  • Dr Jelena Maticevic, Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, WA Health
  • Dr David Speers, Clinical Microbiologist, PathWest Laboratory Medicine
  • Dr Fergus McCabe, General Practitioner, View St Medical and the M Clinic

This webinar is delivered as a partnership between the RACGP WA and WA Department of Health Communicable Disease Control Directorate.
 
Register now

4 December - Webinar - Let's get physical: the role of exercise in cardiovascular health

Webinar - Let's get physical: the role of exercise in cardiovascular health

Presented by the Heart Foundation
4 December (7.00pm to 8.30pm AEST) Online



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. 
 
Register now

9 December - Webinar - Join our WA Primary Health Alliance CEO for the CroakeyLIVE Health Equity Heroes webinar

Webinar - Join our WA Primary Health Alliance CEO for the CroakeyLIVE Health Equity Heroes webinar

Sponsored by WA Primary Health Alliance
9 December (1.00pm to 2.00pm AWST)



We are thrilled to be supporting the upcoming CroakeyLIVE Health Equity Heroes webinar, a must-attend event for anyone passionate about advancing health equity. Featuring our CEO Learne Durrington, and other passionate leaders, the panel of experts will reflect on their leadership journeys and share insights on advancing health equity, particularly in primary health care.
 
Register now

11 December - Webinar – Healthy Weight Masterclass: Bariatric weight management in a primary care setting

Webinar – Healthy Weight Masterclass: Bariatric weight management in a primary care setting

Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance
11 December 2024 (6pm to 7:30pm AWST)

Join us for the tenth webinar in the Healthy Weight Masterclass series. During this webinar, our guest speaker Dr Leigh Archer (upper GI, bariatric and general surgeon) will discuss bariatric weight management in a primary care setting.
 
Webinar topics:

  • Standard assessment for consideration of weight loss surgery.
  • Anaesthetic and medical concerns that may impact on risk for surgery.
  • Multidisciplinary approach to modern bariatric after-care programs in best practice.

This webinar is accredited for 1 RACGP EA CPD hour.

Find out more and register today.

22 & 23 March - WA Rural Health Conference 2025 - Save the date

WA Rural Health Conference 2025 - Save the date

Presented by Rural Health West
22 & 23 March 2025

With a theme of Strengthening rural WA: Once connection at a time Rural Health West looks forward to welcoming all rural health professionals to Perth on Saturday 22 + Sunday 23 March 2025.

Registrations open early November 2024. For further details please visit WA Rural Health Conference 2025 website.

Upcoming workshops & webinars

November 2024

Helping People Quit Vaping
Presented by Black Dog Institute
19 November
Youth in Distress
Presented by Black Dog Institute
19 November
Common Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease
Presented by Kidney Health Australia
21 November
National Mpox Webinar: Vaccination and Testing
Presented by ASHM
21 November
BreastScreen WA visit to Wongin Hills
Presented by BreastScreen WA
21 November to 29 November
Course in Ear Wax Removal (Irrigation)
Presented by Benchmarque Group Pty Limited
22 November
Mental Health First Aid training
Presented by Luma
26 November & 27 November
WA Mental Health Conference 2024
Presented by WA Association for Mental Health
26 November & 27 November
Three Ways to Streamline Chronic Disease Management in your Practice
Presented by AAPM
28 November
Helping Men Navigate New Fatherhood
Presented by Black Dog Institute
28 November

December 2024

BreastScreen WA visit to Koorda
Presented by BreastScreen WA
2 December to 5 December
Hepatitis C in Primary Care
Presented by ASHM
3 December
Navigating Redundancies and Restructuring
Presented by AAPM
5 December
BreastScreen WA visit to Mukinbudin
Presented by BreastScreen WA
5 December to 10 December
BreastScreen WA visit to Wyalkatchem
Presented by BreastScreen WA
11 December to 16 December
De-escalation Skills
Presented by WAAMH
16 December to 17 December
BreastScreen WA visit to Goomalling
Presented by BreastScreen WA
17 December to 6 January
BreastScreen WA visit to Wickepin
Presented by BreastScreen WA
18 December to 3 January

January 2025

BreastScreen WA visit to Mount Barker
Presented by BreastScreen WA
2 January to 31 January
BreastScreen WA visit to Kulin
Presented by BreastScreen WA
3 January to 8 January
BreastScreen WA visit to Toodyay
Presented by BreastScreen WA
7 January to 24 January
BreastScreen WA visit to Hyden
Presented by BreastScreen WA
9 January to 13 January

February 2025

March 2025

WA Rural Health Conference 2025 - Registrations now open!
Presented by Rural Health West
22 March to 23 March

MyMedicare webinars

RACGP MyMedicare webinar #3

RACGP - MyMedicare webinar #3

Presented by RACGP
Monday 9 October 2023 (7pm - 8.30pm AEDT)

The third in a series of webinars developed and delivered by the RACGP in partnership with the NSW/ACT PHNs, this webinar will focus on the MyMedicare initiative from the important perspective of consumers, including consumer considerations for MyMedicare, consumer registration, how practices can support consumers, and feedback received to date.

Learning outcomes:

Participants will have an understanding of the consumer registration process for MyMedicare, together with consumer considerations and perspectives.

Speakers will include:

  • Elizabeth Deveny, Consumer Health Forum
  • Gary Smith, PHN Representative
  • Kim Weeks, Practice Manager
  • Services Australia
  • DoHAC

Facilitator:  Professor Charlotte Hespe - RACGP NSW/ACT Faculty Chair

Register now

WAPHA - Primary Health Care Reform and MyMedicare

Primary Health Care Reform and MyMedicare

Watch the WA Primary Health Alliance webinar with Dr Wally Jammal on demand
34 minutes content and 11 minutes of Q&A
Recorded 11 August 2023

Dr Wally Jammal shared his insights into the Government's primary care reform agenda with topics including:

  • Primary care reform and what it means for you, your practice and your patients.
  • MyMedicare and voluntary patient registration with confidence.
  • Question and answer session.

WATCH RECORDING NOW

RACGP - MyMedicare First steps: What is it, What do I need to know?

RACGP - MyMedicare: First steps: What is it, What do I need to know? 

Includes a broad overview of MyMedicare, goals of MyMedicare and Q&A.

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care - MyMedicare

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care webinars for more policy context surrounding the MyMedicare program: Webinar provides information on the MyMedicare practice and patient registration processes in preparation for patient registration from 1 October 2023.

Past Webinar Recordings

WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) - Immunisation Webinars

WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) - Cancer Screening webinar

Cancer Screening webinar - WA Primary Health Alliance

Presented by WA Primary Health Alliance with WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program, Cancer Council WA & BreastScreen WA

This presentation covered:

  • WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Proram (WACCPP)
  • National Bowel Cancer Screening Program 
  • BreastScreen WA
  • National Cancer Screening Registry

View the webinar recording here

Webinar recording - New treatments for Alzheimer's disease are almost upon us - how do they change general practice?

Webinar recording - New treatments for Alzheimer's disease are almost upon us - how do they change general practice?

The new antibody treatments for Alzheimer’s have been described as game changers, but are they really?
 
Watch this exclusive webinar where Dr Norman Swan and panellists Prof Leon Flicker, Prof Amy Brodtmann
and Dr Simon Torvaldsen discuss the latest advances in Alzheimer’s treatment. This session explores what
else is on the horizon, what other interventions should still be used and how the focus on intervention has shifted to early dementia.
 
View the recording here

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