NSW Health Pathology has updated advice to clinicians in Hunter New England Health and Mid North Coast Local Health District, as well as GPs, to ensure clinicians are aware of the correct ordering protocol for Faecal PCR test assays.
The NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Conference offers a valuable opportunity for NSW healthcare workers and community members interested to learn how voluntary assisted dying will be implemented in NSW. The conference will be held at the ICC Sydney on Friday 29 September 2023.
Attendees will hear from NSW Health’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Implementation Team and experts from other states across Australia who provide voluntary assisted dying services.
The conference will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
This workshop will offer a practical and stepwise approach to improving your knowledge, skills and confidence in recognising, diagnosing, and managing dementia in primary care. CPD education points are available for GPs attending.
Topics will include:
• stages and domains approach to recognising and diagnosing dementia
• inclusion and exclusion criteria
• the role of cognitive assessment tools
• brain health (via the 45 – 49 Health Assessment)
• a practical approach to support GPs in diagnosing dementia.
• the dementia trajectory and post diagnostic care
• resources to support your work with people living with dementia such as GP management plans and HealthPathways
This workshop will offer a practical and stepwise approach to improving your knowledge, skills and confidence in recognising, diagnosing, and managing dementia in primary care. CPD education points are available for GPs attending.
Topics will include:
• stages and domains approach to recognising and diagnosing dementia
• inclusion and exclusion criteria
• the role of cognitive assessment tools
• brain health (via the 45 – 49 Health Assessment)
• a practical approach to support GPs in diagnosing dementia.
• the dementia trajectory and post diagnostic care
• resources to support your work with people living with dementia such as GP management plans and HealthPathways
During World Breastfeeding Week, 1–7 August 2023, NACCHO will be sharing a range information about breastfeeding as it relates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families.
As the first update in over a decade, the guideline introduces a shift in the way Australian clinicians will assess and manage cardiovascular disease risk.
In the last few years, the Hunter New England and Central Coast regions have been affected by various disasters, including floods, bushfires, drought, the Covid-19 pandemic and a rodent plague. For providers, disaster preparedness is a vital step to reduce vulnerability, to minimize risk and to increase their business and workforce resilience.
This virtual winter trilogy event will be held over three education sessions. During each event we will present two example hazard desktop scenarios and the relevant business continuity measures for optimal preparedness. This session will be addressing Flood & Infectious Diseases.
2023 marks the eleventh year of the Dying to Know Day campaign, and is an initiative of The GroundSwell Project
Four research teams will share in over $5.5 million in targeted funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to investigate ways to identify and support people with chronic disease who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation.
This year's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day theme is 'Little Voices, Loud Futures. The theme is raising awareness of the bright futures of our children and the potential for their voices to pave a new path for our nation.