| Issue 18, 11 February 2010 |  |
Alerts
Save the Date: AGPN – Indigenous Health Project Officer Orientation Workshop, 14-15 April 2010, Melbourne. For Divisions involved in Closing the Gap Improving Indigenous Access to Mainstream Primary Care Program. Further details to follow shortly. Contact Kelly Quinlan at GPSA on 08 8179 1709.
South Australian Self Management Alliance Launch – If you are involved in the delivery of self management programs and would like to know more about SASMA and the organisations involved, SASMA is launching strategic directions on 19 February 2010. For more information and/or RSVP click here
National Immunisation Program – 2010 Vaccine Schedules and Ordering. For latest information, refer to SA 2010 Immunisation Schedule, SA 2010 Seasonal Influenza program and SA 2010 vaccine distribution and order form.
CDSM Moving Towards Wellness and Life Courses for 2010 – Country Health SA Stanford Model Community Courses will be held throughout rural South Australian in 2010. The courses are suitable for people living with a long term health condition. For course dates, locations and contact personnel, click here. For course flyer template to tailor for your location please contact Donna Mackereth.
Upcoming GPSA Supported Events
Clinical Supervision Training – 18 February 2010. For details, click here
SA Network: Division Chairs meeting (teleconference) – 18 February 2010
Quarterly meetings: GPSA and SA Health and Country Health SA – 19 February 2010
Nursing in General Practice Recruitment and Orientation Workshop – 18-19 March 2010. For details, click here.
GP Forum – 19 March 2010
General Practice Network Leadership Group Meeting, 2-3 February 2010, Melbourne, click here
Items of Interest
Tour Down Under Community Challenge – General Practice getting fit and having fun. A team of riders from the SA General Practice Network successfully completed the Tour Down Under Community Challenge cycle from Norwood to Goolwa. For details, click here
Pap Smear Awareness Week, Sunday 2 May to Saturday 8 May 2010. The Pap Smear Awareness Week campaign promotes the importance of screening for the prevention of cervical cancer. Organisations can apply for a Community Small Grant to assist with promotional activities. Applications close 22 March 2010. For further information, go to the SA Cervix Screening website, click here
WorkCover SA – accredited permanent impairment assessors. For details click here. Applications close 19 March 2010.
Community Events
An Introduction to Primary Care Research – Two-day short course, 25-26 February 2010, University of Melbourne, click here
Sharing and collaborating on Indigenous Health – Building the Future of Rural Health, 4th Rural Health Conference, 5-8 May 2010, Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome, Western Australia, click here
Primary health care research and health reform: Improving care – 2010 Primary Health Care (PHC) Research Conference (formerly GP & PHC Research Conference), 30 June to 2 July 2010, Darwin. For information click here
The Health Informatics Society of Australia is delivering two significant conferences in 2010:
HIC 2010 Informing the Business of Healthcare, 24-26 August 2010, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, click here
ITAC 2010 Smart Aged Care – The E-Health Revolution, 26-27 July 2010, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, click here
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) Conference, 14-17 September 2010, Adelaide, click here
