Chronic Disease Self Management News
Moving Towards Wellness (MTW) Course
Moving Towards Wellness courses are designed to assist people to manage chronic health conditions and help them get the most out of life.
Arthritis South Australia note that as a result of chronic illnesses or conditions, people can "lose physical conditioning and suffer problems over many years. Some examples of chronic conditions are arthritis, diabetes, emphysema, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, lung disease, heart disease and stroke".
NEW MTW courses:
Moving Towards Wellness: Quorn
Venue : Quorn Health Services Meeting Room
Address: Quorn Health Services
Starting Tuesday 3/ 11/ 2009 Every Tuesday for six weeks
9.30am — 12.00 pm
Cost: $15.00 ($2.50/session)
Bookings are essential
Course Flyer: click here
More information: Jacingta Harrigan FORHSP on Ph 86 487 831
Moving Towards Wellness: Health in Our Hands
Where: Whyalla Hospital, 3rd floor room (next to yellow lifts)
When: Starts on 12th October 2009 Every Monday for six weeks 1.30pm — 4.00 pm (approx)
Cost: $2 Donation per week or $10 for all 6 weeks (Includes refreshments)
Bookings are essential
Download the MTW Flyer
For more information or to register, please call Health In Our Hands: Ph 86488463
Website: Health in Our Hands
Where: Adelaide Hills Community Health Service, Wellington Road, Mount Barker
When: Thurs 1st Oct – 15 Nov 10am – 12.30pm
Cost: $20
If you would like more information about the course, please contact the course convener Rosemary Badenoch, ph 8393 1833
Download the MTW Flyer
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program - Defective self-test bowel cancer kits
Members of the public tested with National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Kits between 1st December 2008 and May 2009 returning a negative result will need to be retested due to the impaired quality of a batch of test kits. People who have used the screening kit and have received a positive result do not need to retest but should still follow standard NBCSP procedure and see their doctor to arrange further investigation.
The Department of Health and Ageing will contact all people who received defective kits to advise of new test options.
For Department of Health and Ageing Media Statement and background information please click here
For Screening Retest Fact Sheet, including information about the problem, how and when it was detected, who the problem affects and what is being done to fix the problem, please click here
Stanford Model - Information, brochures and flyers:
The Stanford Model - A brief summary
The Stanford Model - Patient Education Centre CCSM Programme
Moving Towards Wellness - Brochure for Divisions
Moving Towards Wellness - Flyer for Divisions Developed for Mount Gambier and Port Augusta courses
Living Improvements for Everyone (LIFE) - Indigenous
For further information about CHSA CDSM courses, please contact:
Sue Dixon: Ph: 8535 6800 Fax: 8535 6808 Mob: 0423 823 493 Email: sue.dixon2@health.sa.gov.au
Flinders University - Flinders Human Behaviour Health Research Unit (FHBHRU) - Semester 2 Registrations
FHBHRU is now accepting applications for Semester 2 enrolments in two Chronic Condition Management Postgraduate Education courses:
- Graduate Certificate in Health (Self Managment)
- Graduate Diploma in Chronic Condition Management
For general information click here: /media/docs/cdsm/flinders_chronic_condition_management_postgraduate_education.pdf
For detailed information please visit the Flinders University FHBHRU websites: Graduate Certificate Graduate Diploma
Cancer Council & Australian Practice Nurse Association - Bowel cancer online learning module for Practice Nurses
Practice nurses looking for clarification about their role in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program can log onto a free onine learning module can provide you with the answers. Simply go to the Australian Practice Nurse Association website for online learning at http://www.learningseat.com/servlet/ShopFrontPage?companyId=APNA and click on the activity National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
The module provides information about:
- Bowel cancer symptoms and risk factors
- Features of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
- Role of Practice Nurses in the Program
- The duty of care linked to General Practice
- How to manage people eligible and ineligible for free screening
- How to complete the paperwork for the program and Medicare
- Implementation of the Program in general practice
For more information, please contact Jodie Bell, Bowel Cancer Screening Project Officer at Cancer Council SA on (08) 8291 4195 or jbell@cancersa.org.au
New Asthma Control Pack
The Asthma Foundation of SA will distribute NEW Asthma Control Packs to general practice over the next couple of weeks. The packs provide key information and resources for health professionals and parents & carers, including best practice guidelines and asthma care plan templates. For more information and details of contact person for the Asthma Foundation of SA, please follow the link: Asthma Control Packs or visit the Asthma Foundation of SA website.
Internet Chronic Disease Self Management Program (ICDSMP) SA Health Trial
Do you (or someone you know) have a chronic condition? (e.g. diabetes, arthritis, lung or heart disease?)
ICDSMP is an internet based self management program which runs for 6 weeks.
This FREE program can be done day or night when it suits you - all you need is basic computer skills and access to the internet.
Your time commitment is about two and a half hours per week.
People who commit to the program will receive a free copy of the book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, Third edition.
To access the Information Sheet for health professionals please follow the link: HP Information Sheet
For more information please contact: https://sahealth.stanford.edu/hl/hlMain OR email: Stanford on sahealth@med.stanford.edu
Chronic Disease Risk Factor & Self-Management Training Program 2009
Health providers can access up to date information about chronic disease risk factors and self-management through a series of workshops to be held over the coming months. Topics include: arthritis, schizophrenia & bipolar disorder, oral health and chronic conditions, diabetes, stress and stress management, obesity-fact and fiction, chronic heart failure and the list goes on. Preference will be given to health professionals from government, community and private practice in the Southern Adelaide Health Service region however; there is invariably enough room for everyone.
Training participants will receive practical tips for implementing evidence-based practice, clinical guidelines, case studies, links to useful websites and community resources and have the opportunity to network with others.
For the full 2009 training program please follow the link: 2009 Training Program
To view a summary of the 2007/08 Program Report please follow the link: TP Report 07/08
OR for more information visit the following website: Southern Health SA
Implementing lifestyle change: CPD Education at gplearning
A new Active Learning Module has been developed by the RACGP and Heart Foundation to help general practitioners and other primary health care professionals to tackle key behavioural/lifestyle risk factors that impact on the health of our patients: smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity.
For more information access the media release and/or and or enrol, visit the gplearning website: http://www.gplearning.com.au/
Links
Draw the line
The Draw the Line campaign aims to prevent unhealthy weight gain among Western Australian adults. Overweight or obese adults face an increased risk of heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes. Launched in February 2009 by the Heart Foundation WA, Cancer Council WA and Diabetes WA, the Draw the Line campaign highlights practical steps people can take to draw the line on further weight gain. For more information: http://www.drawthelinewa.com.au/Index.aspx