Education Events
Below is our list of CPD opportunities. If you would like to request further information or discuss education opportunities in your area please phone us on 1300 859 028 and ask to speak to one of our Education officers, or email education@thephn.com.au.
September 2021
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September 2021 Sep 2021
Meditations for Clinicians & Practice Staff who think they can’t meditate - Session 5 Today I've done my bit
The PHN (Hunter New England Central Coast PHN) and The Well Being Initiative are offering 12 meditative sessions designed to lift the load and re-group. Each session involves a bri …
Meditations for Clinicians & Practice Staff who think they can’t meditate - Session 5 Today I've done my bit
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
About the Event
The PHN (Hunter New England Central Coast PHN) and The Well Being Initiative are offering 12 meditative sessions designed to lift the load and re-group. Each session involves a brief introduction to the meditation style, brief evidence base, innovative breathwork and stress release. Various relaxing exercises, tools and guided visualisations are all suitable to those who have never meditated and those who have.
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September 2021 Sep 2021
Mundipharma Live Webinar - Cancer pain management in Primary Care
Cancer Pain Management in Primary Care, including Case Study: Prostate cancer and bone metastases Learning Outcomes: - Apply the new indications for opioid analgesics into clinic …
Mundipharma Live Webinar - Cancer pain management in Primary Care
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
About the Event
Cancer Pain Management in Primary Care, including Case Study: Prostate cancer and bone metastases
Learning Outcomes:
- Apply the new indications for opioid analgesics into clinical practice
- Implement a multimodal pain management plan to optimise patient quality of life
- Identify barriers to opioid use in cancer pain
- Address patient/carer barriers to opioid use in cancer pain
- Explain the different roles of immediate-release and modified-release opioids to manage severe cancer pain
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September 2021 Sep 2021
IBD GP Aware Project: Awareness Webinar 1
Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA) secured funding from the Department of Health and has partnered with the Australian General Practice Limited (AGPAL) and the Gastroenterologic …
IBD GP Aware Project: Awareness Webinar 1
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
About the Event
Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA) secured funding from the Department of Health and has partnered with the Australian General Practice Limited (AGPAL) and the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) to co-develop the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) ‘GP Aware’ Project: https://www.crohnsandcolitis.c...
Please join us in this 30-minute awareness webinar where we will provide details about the Project, give an update on results thus far, highlight some of the key IBD guidelines and speak to the training which is to be released in the coming months.
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September 2021 Sep 2021
Recruitment: attracting GPs to your Practice in the New England area
This session will discuss a range of issues to consider when working with a recruiter to attract GPs to join your practice. The issues discussed will include: • Building a relatio …
Recruitment: attracting GPs to your Practice in the New England area
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
About the Event
This session will discuss a range of issues to consider when working with a recruiter to attract GPs to join your practice.
The issues discussed will include:
• Building a relationship with a recruiter
• Identifying the Unique Selling Points of your practice and the position
• Area, location and lifestyle – what does your community offer doctors?
• Achieving results through your job advertising
• Identifying what employment experiences in your practice are valuable to candidates
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September 2021 Sep 2021
Detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care
Join Adjunct Professor Mark Wenitong and Adjunct Professor Edward Strivens as they discuss the clinical and cultural best practice principles of detection and diagnosis of cognitiv …
Detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
About the Event
Join Adjunct Professor Mark Wenitong and Adjunct Professor Edward Strivens as they discuss the clinical and cultural best practice principles of detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care. Follow the story of Aunty Molly and her son Frank as she presents with memory and thinking problems and learn about ways to support them.22
September 2021 Sep 2021
Detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care
Join Adjunct Professor Mark Wenitong and Adjunct Professor Edward Strivens as they discuss the clinical and cultural best practice principles of detection and diagnosis of cognitiv …
Detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
About the Event
Join Adjunct Professor Mark Wenitong and Adjunct Professor Edward Strivens as they discuss the clinical and cultural best practice principles of detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care. Follow the story of Aunty Molly and her son Frank as she presents with memory and thinking problems and learn about ways to support them.
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September 2021 Sep 2021
Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Join Kidney Health Australia for this one hour webinar with A/Prof Shilpa Jesudason, as she discusses the key elements of the Make the Link: CKD, Diabetes and CVD evidence report. …
Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
About the Event
Join Kidney Health Australia for this one hour webinar with A/Prof Shilpa Jesudason, as she discusses the key elements of the Make the Link: CKD, Diabetes and CVD evidence report.23
September 2021 Sep 2021
Meditations for Clinicians & Practice Staff who think they can’t meditate - Session 6 Over it Overwhelmed - Defrag your mind
The PHN (Hunter New England Central Coast PHN) and The Well Being Initiative are offering 12 meditative sessions designed to lift the load and re-group. Each session involves a bri …
Meditations for Clinicians & Practice Staff who think they can’t meditate - Session 6 Over it Overwhelmed - Defrag your mind
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
About the Event
The PHN (Hunter New England Central Coast PHN) and The Well Being Initiative are offering 12 meditative sessions designed to lift the load and re-group. Each session involves a brief introduction to the meditation style, brief evidence base, innovative breathwork and stress release. Various relaxing exercises, tools and guided visualisations are all suitable to those who have never meditated and those who have.
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September 2021 Sep 2021
What's New in Pathology - Cancer Education Session - RACP Pathology Education - Tamworth
Dr Peter Ferguson received his medical training at the University of Otago and trained as an Anatomical Pathologist at Wellington Hospital. After gaining his fellowship of the Roya …
What's New in Pathology - Cancer Education Session - RACP Pathology Education - Tamworth
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
About the Event
Dr Peter Ferguson received his medical training at the University of Otago and trained as an Anatomical Pathologist at Wellington Hospital. After gaining his fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, he was appointed the Deborah & John McMurtrie Melanoma Pathology Fellow at the Melanoma Institute of Australia in 2017.
He took up his current Staff Specialist appointment at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 2018 and was made a Faculty member of the Melanoma Institute of Australia in 2021. Peter has sub-specialty expertise in dermatopathology, with a particular interest in melanocytic lesions. He has over 50 publications in peer reviewed journals and is an editorial board member of the Pathology journal.
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September 2021 Sep 2021
Using an intergenerational lens when working with children and parents
This webinar will explore what an intergenerational lens is, and how practitioners can use it to better understand families and the interrelated nature of historical factors that i …
Using an intergenerational lens when working with children and parents
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
About the Event
This webinar will explore what an intergenerational lens is, and how practitioners can use it to better understand families and the interrelated nature of historical factors that inform a family’s current challenges or disadvantages including: mental health concerns, financial difficulties, family and domestic violence, homelessness, poverty, and child protection issues.