| Issue 27, 22 July 2010 |  |
IN THIS ISSUE: Alerts | Program Updates | Activities and Forums | Communiques | Items of Interest | Community Events
Alerts
Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery Workshop, 23 August 2010, 15 Cross Rd, Glen Osmond click here. SA Mental Health Unit, Rehabilitation and Recovery Services, has invited two Division mental health clinicians to attend this full-day workshop. GPSA is seeking to fill the two places on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please send expressions of interest to Jenny Sadler at GPSA.
Preliminary notice: GPSA Annual General Meeting, Thursday, 14 October 2010, 5.30-6.30 pm, followed by drinks at 6.30 pm. The AGM will be held in conjunction with the GPSA Forum, 14-15 October 2010. Details and confirmation of venue to follow.
Health Provider Registry: 2009-2010 Annual Validation Results. The HPRy team has completed the annual validation of all GP, Specialist and Allied Health details. For an interesting comparison between 2008 and 2010, including the movement of GPs, click here
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program – The Therapeutic Drugs Administration has released a Status Report on its investigation into febrile reactions in young children following 2010 seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination click here
Lifestyle Modification Program – Reset Your Life. The Life Modification (LMP) ‘Get a New Lease of Life’ program has been rolled out across the State. For information and resource material click here
Shared Care in Chronic Disease Management – This CDM project aims to improve outcomes for people with chronic and complex conditions. For further information please visit the Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) website click here
Presentation by Dr Mike Beckoff: Clinical Senate, Communication and Integration with Primary Care, 25 June 2010 click here
Upcoming GPSA Supported Meetings and Events
Rural Primary Health SA – 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
GPSA Board Meeting – 2 September 2010
Communiqués
Country Health SA Communiqué – The Country Practice Nurse Initiative has strengthened relations with CHSA click here
Items of Interest
More GPs to benefit from Medical Assistants – Joint press release issued by GPpartners (Brisbane) and Healthfirst Training Australia (HFTA), 20 July 2010, click here
Men’s Health Toolbox Meeting, Friday 23 July 2010, 1.00-1.30 pm in the Robson Theatre, Royal Adelaide Hospital click here
Tobacco use and people with mental illness – Resources available from the Tobacco and Mental Illness Project, Quit SA and Be Smoke Free! Groups on 08 8200 2009. For training courses click here. For more details contact Maxi Ashton or phone 08 8200 2006.
Home Medicines Review – For Guild Media Release, 3 July 2010 re. HMR and MMR click here. The Guild HMR/MMR Facilitator website is being updated and is a good HMR stakeholder information reference point, click here and here
Diploma in Child Health – The University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital, Westmead, offer a postgraduate course in Paediatrics for doctors, which is now in its 19th year. For course ouline and application information click here
Community Events
6th Annual National Disease Management Conference 2010, 'Chronic Disease Management and the Future of the Australian Health System', Melbourne, Australia 19-20 August 2010 click here
Procedural skills workshop, Saturday 28 August 2010. RACGP SA&NT Faculty, in conjunction with the National Rural Faculty, presents a workshop providing up-to-date information on diagnosis and management of a diverse range of clinical procedures click here
Australian Rural Leadership Program, Course 18. Applications close 31 July 2010 – for brochure click here and website click here
