Events

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.

The Talking About Suicide in General Practice workshop aims to increase GPs skill and confidence in Recognising presentations where suicide risk is high; Undertaking a detailed risk assessment; Management planning using a collaborative, team based approach. To register click HERE.

This webinar will explore what we can expect for the 2024 flu season and a brief update on the latest in COVID. We’ll cover what to expect this flu season, including timings and eligibility. We will also look at the up-to-date health department data, the flu vaccine program and provide an update on COVID boosters and antivirals. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A. If you have a question prior, you can submit it upon registration. Prof Paul Effler is the Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health, Western Australia. Hosted by RACGP WA...