| Issue 25, 10 June 2010 |  |
IN THIS ISSUE: Alerts | Program Updates | Activities and Forums | Communiques | Items of Interest | Community Events
Alerts
Keynote Speaker for GPSA Forum – We are pleased to announce that Professor Philip Davies will be keynote speaker at the South Australian Divisions' Forum, ‘Forward Thinking For The Primary Care Space’, 24-25 June 2010. Philip Davies is Professor of Health Systems and Policy, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, and a Director of GPpartners in Brisbane. Between 2002 and 2009 he was Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing (with responsibility for the Divisions' program). Professor Davies will be providing his view on our current health environment and hosting a panel on change (see Program Updates below for agenda).
Calls for Nominations – GP Representatives:
SA Health, Implementation Advisory Group – Enterprise Patient Administration System (EPAS) click here
SA Health, South Australian Medicines Advisory Committee click here
‘Forward Thinking For The Primary Care Space’, South Australian Divisions' Forum at the National Wine Centre, 24-25 June 2010, with a special Closing the Gap Workshop on 23 June. See agenda and registration form or contact Donna Mackereth for details.
Quick reference guide to MBS item number changes click here
Collaborative Mental Health Care Workshops, 21 June 2010, Adelaide – presented by the Mental Health Professional Network and The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: Chronic Pain Management click here and Domestic Violence click here
Chronic Care Self Management Programs for Country Health 2010 – for the list of Stanford and LIFE chronic condition self management programs planned for 2010 click here. Details also available on the SA Self Management Alliance (SASMA) website
Project Summation: GP Maze Task Trial – Overview and results click here; Letter of thanks from SAH to particating GPs click here
Upcoming GPSA Supported Meetings and Events
General Practice Alliance (Adelaide) – 25 June 2010
GPSA Board Meeting – 1 July 2010
Rural Primary Health SA – 25 June and 29 July 2010
Divisions Executive Network SA (DENSA) – 30 July 2010
Mental Health Shared Care Steering Committee – 5 August 2010
Quarterly Meetings GPSA and SA Health, Country Health SA and Dept Health and Ageing – 19 August 2010
Communiqués
Country Health SA Patient Journey Comminique: the Country Practice Nurse Initiative has strengthened links with CHSA click here
SA Health Smoke-free Policy introduced – for information contact the Tobacco Control Unit, Drug and Alcohol Services SA via email or telephone (08) 8274 3451.
Have Your Say on the Asthma Management Handbook. The National Asthma Council Australia is preparing the 7th edition of the Asthma Management Handbook and seeking input from GPs, pharmacists, practice nurses and asthma educators click here
'Diabetes, Medicines and Me’, A Guide for people living with Type 2 Diabetes – refer National Prescribing Service website click here
National Perinatal Depression Initiative Newsletter, April 2010 click here.
The Gene Pool, The Cancer Genetics Newsletter for GPs, May 2010 click here
Community Events
Go Red for Women Day, Friday, 11 June 2010. Join the Heart Foundation’s campaign to raise awareness of heart disease as a women’s health issue click here
Men’s Health Week, 14-20 June 2010 click here
NEW: Certificate in Primary Care Dermatology designed to provide GPs with the latest training to diagnose and treat skin cancers and other common skin conditions. For information and registration form click here or contact ACRRM on 1800 223 226.
Cross-cultural Mental Health Care in General Practice distance education unit for GPs, commencing 26 July 2010 click here. Scholarship applications close on 18 June 2010. For details contact Jennifer Herron on (02) 9840 3800 or visit the website click here
PHCRED Tri-State Program Conference, “Research to Practice – how to make it happen”, 16-17 September 2010, Lady Bay Resort, Warrnambool, Victoria. Refer to Call for Abstracts or go to the conference website click here
Annual Dr Brian Pridmore Perinatal Forum: "Whose body is it anyway? Ethical and medico-legal dilemmas in contemporary obstetric and neonatal practice", 21 September 2010 click here
