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Issue 15, 17 November 2009 |
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IN THIS ISSUE: Alerts | Program Updates | Activities and Forums | Items of Interest | Community Events
Alerts
Divisions' Integrated Primary Care Forum, 'Shaping the Space' – 7 and 8 December 2009, Rydges South Park, Adelaide. The Divisions' Integrated Primary Care Forum is the first time GPSA is bringing together Division teams in a multi-program format to provide information and opportunities for discussions. For program and registration click here
Update – 'Mind the Gap' physical and mental health comorbidity education and training package for primary health care. Funding opportunities are still available for Network members implementing 'Mind the Gap' – for guidelines click here. For assistance contact Cathy Zesers at GPSA, ph 08 8179 1733, or contact Julia Chandra at AGPN, ph 02 6228 0834.
Reminder: Call for Expressions of Interest – GPs for ongoing short-term work in rural and remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in South Australia. For EOI click here, for program overview click here
News Flash – eReferrals. Medicare have changed the rules on eReferrals and no longer require provider-to-provider electronic referrals to be digitally signed with an individual PKI key. To read more, click here
Primary Mental Health Care – GP Mental Health Treatment Plans/New Medicare Benefits Schedule Items. DoHA has clarified GP training requirements for preparation of Mental Health Treatment Plans. For an overview of the issues and accrediting of GPs, click here. For a detailed explanation of requirements for GP Mental Health Treatment Plan (Medicare Benefits Schedule) click here
Upcoming GPSA Supported Events
Quarterly meetings – GPSA and Country Health SA, SA Health, Department of Health and Ageing, 19 November 2009
GP Forum – 20 November 2009 at GPSA
Adelaide North East Division Inaugural Conference and AGM – 21 November 2009. For details click here or go to Division website
General Practice Network Leadership Group – 26-27 November 2009, Canberra
GP Week 2009, QEH, 27-28 November 2009. For details click here
Divisions Executive Network SA (DENSA) – 10 December 2009 at GPSA
Tour Down Under Challenge Tour – 22 January 2010. To join the General Practice SA Team please contact Dr Alison Edwards. Registrations close 30 November 2009. For details click here
Mental Health Act 2009 Implementation Project – The Mental Health Act 2009 will be proclaimed on 1 July 2010. For latest Information Bulletin click here
Congratulations – Yorke Peninsula Division of General Practice has won the Indigenous Health category in the 2009 GSK Adult Immunisation Grants for their proposal to identify the barriers limiting the uptake of adult pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations in Indigenous communities. For details click here
Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service – Blue Book. Babies born from September 2009 onwards will receive a revamped Child Health Record, commonly known as the 'Blue Book'. The 2009 edition has been redesigned following feedback from both consumers and health professionals. For information click here
Better Outcomes by using HMR and EPC together (effective 1 November 2009) – Medicare Item increase (HMR) with relevance to GPMP, TCA 45-49 year-old Health Check and MHCP. For details click here
General Practice Nursing: A New Dimension in Primary Health Care – 24 November 2009 (7.30 pm in SA). Live simultaneous Satellite Television Broadcast and Webcast. Rural Health Education Foundation click here
Mental Health Professionals Network: A Collaborative Mental Health Care Workshop – 24 November 2009. For multidisciplinary groups of mental health practitioners working in the same local area or practice speciality. This workshop targets the Golden Grove and Elizabeth catchment areas. For details click here or register via the MHPN website
The Adelaide Lakeside Symposium – 2 December 2009. The Adelaide Lakeside Symposium will offer participants presentations from experts in their field on current research findings and responses to client groups. For information click here
