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This session will cover insulin types and administration regimes and current practice and recommended guidelines for insulin administration https://members.diabeteswa.com.au/event/sessions?id=Online_Health_Professional_Diabetes_Upskilling2947773140 Diabetes WA helps build diabetes management capacity in WA by providing regular updates for health professionals through the channel of telehealth. Join us for free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home*. These sessions will be recorded. Please register for the event/s you are interested in - this is how you will receive the link to join the upskilling event and the link to watch the recorded session. Please note that this quarter all sessions will be...

Death is an important part of life. So like any other significant life event, it’s well worth your consideration and a little forward planning. This process is called advance care planning. Advance care planning is the process of discussing and documenting your future health care wishes, values and priorities. It enables your family, friends, carers and health professionals to understand what you want, should you become so unwell that you are unable to speak for yourself. More than 80% of Australians think it’s important to put our end-of-life care preferences into writing, but less than 5% of us have completed...

We all want to have a say in what happens in the last part of our lives. By making plans that cover our care, lifestyle, health and finances, we work out what we want, as well as making things easier on those around us. This process is called Advance Care Planning. This free online workshop will cover information on what is involved in Advance Care Planning, how to get started, and how to talk with your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes. It is a practical and interactive workshop where you will have the chance to get your questions answered....

https://members.diabeteswa.com.au/event/sessions?id=Online_Health_Professional_Diabetes_Upskilling2490971628 Diabetes WA helps build diabetes management capacity in WA by providing regular updates for health professionals through the channel of telehealth. Join us for free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home*. These sessions will be recorded. Please register for the event/s you are interested in - this is how you will receive the link to join the upskilling event and the link to watch the recorded session. Please note that this quarter all sessions will be via Zoom while the Scopia platform is being updated.

About the Session: This online session will cover the following: COVID-19 vaccine overview. Strategies for empowering vaccine champions, support for decision making and building trust. Discussing COVID-19 vaccines with people who have questions or who may have concerns. About the speaker: Dr Jessica Kaufman Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne Jessica is research fellow working with Associate Professor Margie Danchin in the Vaccine Uptake Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Her current research focuses on interventions and policies to increase acceptance of COVID-19...

We all want to have a say in what happens in the last part of our lives. By making plans that cover our care, lifestyle, health and finances, we work out what we want, as well as making things easier on those around us. This process is called Advance Care Planning. This free online workshop will cover information on what is involved in Advance Care Planning, how to get started, and how to talk with your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes. It is a practical and interactive workshop where you will have the chance to get your questions answered....

We urge local GP’s, Practice Nurses and Pharmacists to join us for an update on managing malnutrition and how we can all address this risk in the community to improve outcomes for our patients. Presented by Albany Health Campus Dietitian.  Presentation to include update on AHC community acquired malnutrition project, how to use screening tools and useful resources for malnutrition management. Wednesday June 23, 2021 6.30pm-8pm Albany Public Library Finger food provided Limited places available, RSVP to jessica.ausma@health.wa.gov.au by COB 17/6/21 to reserve your place. For further details contact Jessica Ausma, 98928206 This event is kindly sponsored by the Great...

Fires, floods, cyclones.... natural disasters and weather patterns can disrupt anyones usual routine and impact on diabetes management. People with diabetes may have a fire plan but do they have a diabetes emergency plan? https://members.diabeteswa.com.au/event/sessions?id=Online_Health_Professional_Diabetes_Upskilling1857286695 Diabetes WA helps build diabetes management capacity in WA by providing regular updates for health professionals through the channel of telehealth. Join us for free professional development, in the comfort of your own workplace or home*. These sessions will be recorded. Please register for the event/s you are interested in - this is how you will receive the link to join the upskilling event and...

We all want to have a say in what happens in the last part of our lives. By making plans that cover our care, lifestyle, health and finances, we work out what we want, as well as making things easier on those around us. This process is called Advance Care Planning. This free online workshop will cover information on what is involved in Advance Care Planning, how to get started, and how to talk with your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes. It is a practical and interactive workshop where you will have the chance to get your questions answered....

This Rural Health West CPD workshop is designed to assist health professionals to develop and practise skills essential in unexpected crises, particularly with problem airways. Delivered in WA Country Health Service facilities, this workshop has a heavy emphasis on teamwork and the organisation of medical emergency teams incorporating presentations, skill stations and scenario-based crises with simulation manikins (SimMan and baby). Eligibility: GP anaesthetists and theatre staff. Priority is given to those working in the local region. Should places be available, emergency department doctors and nurses are invited to register. Length: One day. 8.00am-4.30pm Cost: $40 The cost of this workshop is subsidised...