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WA Primary Health Alliance is pleased to host and present the fourth webinar in the immunisation series. Event topics: This webinar on cold chain management will give you up to date and practical information needed for vaccine storage and management. Gain knowledge and understanding of the strive for five guidelines. Better understanding of cold chain management processes and requirements. Correct procedures of vaccination storage Speakers: Adele Hyslop RN, Immunisation Primary Care Project Officer, WA Primary Health Alliance Jodie Robins RN, Program Coordinator Immunisation and Cancer Screening, WA Primary HealthAlliance To Register click here 

Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) Round 14 is Now OPEN... The round will be open for three weeks from Monday 19 February 2024 to 10 March 2024. All eligibility information including the guidelines is on the Rural Health West website https://ruralhealthwest.com.au/.../health-workforce.../

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: $50 The cost of this workshop is...

Long Service Awards are presented to general practitioners and medical specialists who have served rural and regional Western Australia for over 20 years.  These awards recognise the extensive commitment to providing health services, often to many generations of the same family and their continued involvement in the community. Nominations are not required for this category. The recipients of Long Service Awards are identified through the Rural Health West database and will be notified personally. Awards for 20, 30 and 40 years of service will be presented on Friday 23 February 2024 at a special Long Service Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function. For...

Great Southern Health Professional Network invites you to Join Dr  Jonathan Ramachenderan for an education evening on Case studies in Pain Management. Jonathan is a Pain Medicine Fellow completing his specialist training in pain medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Osborne Park Hospital. He was previously a GP anaesthetist and palliative care generalist in Albany, working with the Great Southern Palliative Care Service. Jonathan is keen to provide a specialist pain medicine service to the Great Southern and help establish a multidisciplinary pain education program for regional patients with chronic pain. Light refreshments will be provided. Places are limited....

The Remote Emer­gency Care (REC) course is designed by remote health clin­i­cians for remote health clin­i­cians. The course is con­tex­tu­alised to the remote and iso­lat­ed prac­tice, with cur­rent evi­dence-based con­tent with­in a cross-cul­tur­al frame­work aligned with Nation­al Stan­dards. By using a blend­ed learn­ing approach, clin­i­cians will devel­op the knowl­edge, skills and con­fi­dence to recog­nise an emer­gency, pro­vide ini­tial sta­bil­i­sa­tion and man­age a range of med­ical and trau­ma presentations. CRANAplus encour­ages clin­i­cians to apply the knowl­edge and skills acquired learnt with­in the con­text of the poli­cies of the employ­ing health ser­vice and with­in each indi­vid­u­al’s own scope of practice. To register click HERE.

The Rural Health West CPD REACT+ workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment towards their emergency credentialing, as required by WA Country Health Service. Covering medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in adults and children, and associated lifesaving procedural skills training, REACT+ is a highly interactive workshop. Participants are provided with audio-visual pre-learning materials and the course consists almost entirely of small group practical skills stations and simulated scenarios. Eligibility: All medical practitioners are welcome to register, with priority given to currently practising rural and remote...

This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series. The one day Rural Paediatrics Forum 2024, will include lectures, interactive discussions and sessions delivered and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues. To lodge EOI click HERE

The WA Rural Health Conference 2024 is an opportunity to connect with health professionals from a variety of disciplines who all play a part in delivering vital healthcare services across rural WA. By bringing together all rural health professionals under one roof we seek to promote connection between these different perspectives, sharing insights and innovations in order to strengthen and enhance healthcare in rural areas. To register click HERE.