• Incontinence and falls in older adults

    WA, Australia

    Incontinence in older adults can be a significant risk factor to falls, as problems with bowel and bladder control can impact on an older person’s ability to stay active, healthy, and independent. Incontinence, urinary frequency, and assisted toileting have been identified as falls risk factors for residents in residential aged care facilities. Injury Matters are holding an educational webinar for health professionals as part of their Stay On Your Feet® program to explore the link between incontinence and falls with guest presenter Laura Snowball from Silverchain, looking at management strategies and screening tools for health professionals to use when working with...

  • Setting the record straight on evidence based exercises for fall prevention

    WA, Australia

    This free one hour webinar will explore evidence-based exercies that are proven to reduce falls in older adults, along with any tools or equipment that health professionals can use, as well as the screening methods for falls when working with older adult client. Click here to register

  • Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2022

    WA, Australia

    This one and a half day rural Anaesthetics Forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist Procedural GP Education Series. The event will include a mix of lectures, problem based discussions, simulation and skills stations happening concurrently over the weekend. It will also be an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues. The forum has limited places. Travel subsidies will apply for eligible delegates living and working in rural and remote WA. This forum is pending accreditation with RACGP, ACRRM and ANZCA and open to all currently practicing Anaesthetists and GP Anaesthetists....

  • RACGP Albany Member Meet Up

    WA, Australia

    RACGP Rural and RACGP WA are hosting a member meet up on Friday 12 August 2022 in Albany. Join WA Chair Dr Ramya Raman, WA Rural Council member Dr Lorri Hopkins and faculty staff for drinks and nibbles while catching up with your colleagues face to face. The RACGP is celebrating 30 years of the Rural Faculty in 2022. So we’re coming together in locations across Australia to share our highlights and mark this significant milestone. Both faculties will share a brief update. This event is open to RACGP members and rural health stakeholders and we’d love to see you...

  • RACGP Basic Life Support

    WA, Australia

    Have you completed your BLS requirements for the 2020 - 22 triennium? This course is presented in accordance with the current guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council and covers all aspects of resuscitation and basic life support. All attendees are invited to stay on for drinks, canapes and an update from the RACGP Click here to register

  • The Annual Women’s & Children’s Health Seminar – Sydney

    WA, Australia

    We’re thrilled to be returning to the International Convention Centre Sydney for the 2022 Annual Women’s & Children’s Health Update. We look forward to you joining us for a value-packed day of professional learning, where you’ll enjoy a high quality educational programme presented by leading experts focusing on practical clinical issues that we face every day in our practices. Click here to register

  • Suicide Prevention Online Workshop

    WA, Australia

    This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. This program combines online interactive sessions, case discussion and self-directed learning modules. Enrol here 

  • 16th National Rural Health Conference – Brisbane

    WA, Australia

    If you are interested in healthy, sustainable and resilient rural communities, this conference will be of interest to you.  Whether you are a consumer, a health professional, student, researcher, or manager you will be able to engage with people and topics of interest to you. It is a rural health conference, but one that recognises the critical role played by education, rural industries, communications, transport and a wide range of other sectors and professions. The conference will have plenty for rural delegates and those working in rural education, regional development, housing, local government, community services, transport and infrastructure – as...

  • Albany Wound Care Management Workshop – Albany

    WA, Australia

    This interactive 4-hour workshop has been designed to enhance your capacity to assess and treat complex wounds in the Primary Care setting. The workshop uses a sustainability framework devised to enhance clinical outcomes, whilst minimising the economic, social, and environmental impacts of care. As a participant, you will leave the workshop with an innovation strategy for your workplace designed to translate learning into sustainable evidence-based-wound care. This workshop is endorsed by the Australian College of Nursing and attracts 4-CPD points. To book click here 

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Education Session

    WA, Australia

    Join the WA Trauma Training and Education Unit and Lindsay Showers, Emergency Consultant SCGH, with an extensive background in trauma in the USA, for this 1 hour session on emergency management of traumatic brain injury. Review the pathophysiology, assessment, interventions and case application, with an opportunity for Q+A. Register you interest via Eventbrite - Managing Traumatic Brain Injury - with Dr Lindsay Showers Tickets, Fri 29/07/2022 at 10:30 am | Eventbrite A video of the live recording will be made available to all who registered, after the event.