Midwest-Gascoyne Health Professional Network

Talking About Suicide in General Practice | Webinar
2024-03-26 06:30 - 09:30 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Description
The Talking About Suicide in General Practice workshop aims to
increase GPs skill and confidence in:
• Recognising presentations where suicide risk is high;
• Undertaking a detailed risk assessment;
• Management planning using a collaborative, team based approach.
Learning Outcomes
By the completion of this program participants will be able to:
• Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively
• Develop a collaborative safety plan
• Provide effective management following a suicide attempt
Accreditation
• 3 CPD hours (RACGP & ACRRM)
• Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC)
Topic 1: The Suicidal Crisis
Topic 2: Acute Management
Topic 3: After the Attempt
Topic 4: Bereaved by Suicide
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
6:30AM – 9:30AM (AWST)
Online via zoom,
Western Australia
FREE – This event is supported by WA Primary
Health Alliance.
WAPHA – TASGP online – 26.03.24

WA Rural Health Excellence Awards | Perth
2024-03-16 18:30 - 23:30 (Australia/Perth) | Pan Pacific Perth, 207 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Australia
WA Rural Health Excellence Awards
Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner
The Excellence Awards are a rare chance to shine the spotlight on rural health professionals who have dedicated their time and talents to improving the health and wellbeing of others. The stories of previous winners and finalists are remarkable, heart-warming and inspiring. Previous recipients have achieved excellence in their profession and demonstrated above and beyond commitment, proving compassionate care and keeping rural communities healthy.
Saturday 16 March 2024 I 6.30pm – midnight I Pan Pacific Perth
Cost: $165 per person (complimentary for award finalists and a guest)
Dress: Cocktail
Book your ticket HERE

WA Rural Health Conference 2024 | Perth
2024-03-16 - 2024-03-17 | Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
The theme for the WA Rural Health Conference 2024 is: Elevating Care in the Outback. It is an opportunity to connect with health professionals from a variety of disciplines who all play a part in delivering vital healthcare services across rural WA. By bringing together all rural health professionals under one roof we seek to promote connection between these different perspectives, sharing insights and innovations in order to strengthen and enhance healthcare in rural WA.
The WA Rural Health Conference is open to:

GPs, medical practitioners and medical officers
Medical registrars
Nurses and midwives
Allied health workers
Aboriginal Health Workers
Aboriginal Health Practitioners
Health and medical students
Health organisations and stakeholders

Please visit the Conference Website here for more information, including details on the travel support available for delegates and to register.

Rural Paediatrics Forum 2024 I Perth
2024-03-15 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series.
The one day Rural Paediatrics Forum 2024 will include lectures, interactive discussions and sessions delivered and facilitated by experienced specialists. The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues.

Event details
Date: Friday 15 March 2024
Venue: Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA, 6000
Eligibility

Emergency Doctors
General Practitioners
Paediatricians

Click HERE for further information.

Understanding ADHD & Autism Workshop
2024-03-15 | NatureScape, 470 Chapman Road, Geraldton, WA, 6530, Australia
An informative workshop that offers practical strategies to support parents, carers & educators.
Understanding ADHD & ASD is a workshop for teachers, parents, mental health workers, allied health workers, occupational therapists, nurses, school staff, NDIS workers & anyone who has been touched by ADHD or ASD.

Rural Emergency Advanced Clinical Training (REACT+) | Perth
2024-03-14 08:00 - 2024-03-15 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia
The Rural Health West CPD REACT+ workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment towards their emergency credentialing, as required by WA Country Health Service. Covering medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in adults and children, and associated lifesaving procedural skills training, REACT+ is a highly interactive workshop. Participants are provided with audio-visual pre-learning materials and the course consists almost entirely of small group practical skills stations and simulated scenarios.
Eligibility: All medical practitioners are welcome to register, with priority given to currently practising rural and remote medical practitioners.
Length: Two days – 8.00am-5.00pm.
Cost: $2,500 (incl GST)
The cost of this workshop is subsidised by WA Country Health Service
Accreditation:
12.75 Educational Activity, 11.83 Performance Review, 1 Additional CPD Requirements hours. 6 Anaesthetics (Practice Evaluation) and 6 Emergency Medicine MOPS hours with Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine for continuing professional development hours.
16 Educational Activity and 9 Reviewing Performance hours with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners for the 2023-2025 triennium.
22.5 ACEM CPD hours
This workshop is eligible for the Rural Procedural Grants Program, Anaesthetics and Emergency Medicine components. Please contact your college for eligibility prior to attending the course.
This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service
Payment structure
You will receive an email link for payment in an event confirmation email. Payment is required within 10 days of receiving the email. If full payment is not received within 10 days, your place will be offered to another delegate.
Cancellation policy

Applicants who give notice of cancellation of four (4) weeks or more will receive a full refund of the workshop registration fee.
Applicants who withdraw from the workshop on or 14 days prior will receive a 50% refund of the workshop registration fee.
Applicants who fail to attend the workshop or who withdraw from the workshop less than 14 days of the workshop date are not eligible for a refund.

Vicarious Trauma: The cost of caring
2024-03-12 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Perth) | WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Australia
12 March, 2024
9:00 – 10.30am
WACRH, Geraldton
Register here Places limited. Book via admin-wacrh@uwa.edu.au or 9556 0200
https://www.wacrh.uwa.edu.au/uploads/images/Events/Vicarious%20Trauma%20FLYER%202024.pdf

Understanding Neuroception & the Human Response to Trauma: A workshop highlighting the importance a sense of safety is for our children & teens.
2024-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | Carnarvon TBC, TBC, Carnavron, Australia
Suitable for parents, carers, educators, school staff, counsellors, psychologists, allied health professionals, youth justice employees, community mental health workers, NDIS workers, child protection employees and anyone with young people in their life who have been impacted by trauma.
This workshop aims to support understanding of trauma as well as meeting the needs of children, young people & adults who have experienced complex trauma.
This workshop is based on years of research, clinical experience and professional learning in the areas of trauma, neurodevelopment & behaviour support.

Learning Outcomes
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Gain an understanding of the Neurobiology of Attachment, how trauma disrupts attachment (and attachment styles), and ways to support.

Understanding the different types of Trauma and its effects on the individual

How to look at behaviours through a ‘trauma lens’, to explore and understand the behaviour and ways to support.

Gain an understanding of trauma triggers, and how trauma continues to ‘live in the body’.

Understand how trauma impacts brain development & memory.

How trauma in early childhood affects behaviours, emotional responses & executive functioning.

The importance of safe environments & relationships.

Identify links between ADHD, Autism and Trauma

Understanding interoception, neuroception and how these can be impacted by trauma

Understand trauma based behaviours (including aggression) and how we can develop and apply positive behaviour support strategies

Understand a variety of ‘trauma-informed’ strategies built on the foundation of how trauma impacts brain development & the psychobiology of trauma.

This full day workshop is based on the work and research of Dr Bruce Perry, Dr Stephen W. Porges (founder of Polyvagal Theory), Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk (author – The Body Keeps Score, Mind, brain & body in the transformation of Trauma), Dr Dan Siegel, and Dr Dan Hughes (founder of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, and P.A.C.E), including others.
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Full Day Workshop – $350 per person.

Obstetric Emergencies | Geraldton
2024-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | Geraldton, Geraldton, WA, 6530, Australia
This workshop teaches participants how to effectively manage obstetric cases and emergencies and how to make appropriate decisions.
Eligibility: GP obstetricians, medical practitioners and midwives. Priority is given to those working in the local region.
Length: One day
Cost: $50.00
The cost of this workshop is subsidised by WA Country Health Service
Accreditation: This workshop has accreditation with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) for continuing professional development points/hours for the 2023-2025 triennium and RANZCOG for 2023-2024.
This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service
Payment Structure
You will receive an email link for payment in an event confirmation email. Payment is required within 10 days of receiving the email. If full payment is not received within 10 days, your place will be offered to another delegate.
Click HERE for further information.

Learning on the Run Workshops (Geraldton) February – March 2024 - Session 3
2024-03-07 08:45 - 10:15 (Australia/Perth) | WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Australia
Learning on the Run Workshops (Geraldton) February – March 2024
About Learning On the Run
The Learning on the Run (LOTR) program is designed for those about to enter their health profession or who are on an early career pathway. We are inviting recent health profession graduates and final year university health profession students to attend this series of workshops.
Workshop Delivery
Learning on the Run involves four 1.5-hour workshops that will be delivered face-to-face at the WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) in Geraldton, Western Australia. Each workshop will be delivered in a blended learning format, with around 30-45 minutes online preparation and a 1.5hour workshop face-to-face. Each topic can be offered as a standalone or component part of the entire package depending on your needs. Priority will be given to those able to attend all four.
Registration
To confirm which workshops you would like to attend send an email to kathryn.fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au. There is no cost to participate. Please be aware there is a limited numbers at each workshop. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be provided with a code for self-sign up to get access to the learning materials and complete the online module.
Facilitator
Kathryn Fitzgerald is an accredited LOTR facilitator and an experienced allied health professional and educator from the WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) in Geraldton.
Workshops
The workshops are held at WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street in Geraldton and will all be 8.45am-10.15am. It is expected that the online component is completed by participants prior to each workshop.
Session 3: Leading Self (7/3/24)
At the end of this session you will be able to:
•Identify the importance of self-leadership
•Action a coaching framework for yourself and others
•Discuss the key domains of Emotional Intelligence
•Build your self confidence
To register your interest or interest for a recent graduate about to join your practice/organisation please email kathryn.fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au and include:
Name / Email / Best contact / Profession / Workplace or student placement host/ Experience (e.g. new graduate, final year student) / Interest in all or some workshops.
Please email any questions to Kathryn or call WACRH on 9956 0200

Family and domestic violence (FDV) and trauma
2024-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Presented by: Joanne Kostopoulos, Women’s Health Strategy and Programs, North Metropolitan Health Service.
Target audience: Human service providers working with people experiencing alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health issues.
In order to work effectively and safely with those experiencing and perpetrating FDV, it is important we become FDV trauma-informed.
This training will cover the physical and mental health outcomes of exposure to FDV and the many ways these manifest and may present to varied services. This training will provide an overview of
the various types of trauma and how an understanding of biological responses assists in our meaningful engagement with people who have experienced FDV. Self-reflection, awareness of body signals and the intersection of trauma and AOD use will also be considered to assist us in becoming FDV trauma-informed.
Application deadline: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
To register for an event, go to: https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/training-and-events/training-for-professionals/aod-webinars/

Working with people who identify as LGBTIQA+SB in an AOD setting
2024-02-27 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Presented by: Workforce Development, Mental Health Commission and expert panel from AOD sector.
Target audience: Clinical and support workers in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) specialist sectors.
This webinar aims to support workers in the AOD sector to increase their knowledge and understanding to ensure inclusive practice when working with people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, queer, questioning, asexual, sistergirl and brotherboy (LGBTIQA+SB).
More specifically, this webinar aims to assist workers to:

Understand the underlying factors for AOD use amongst people who identify as LGBTIQA+SB
Increase understanding around the functionality of AOD use
Explore the prevalence of AOD use amongst people who identify as LGBTIQA+SB
Acquire practical skills to promote an inclusive and supportive

environment.
The webinar will have a panel of guest speakers from the AOD sector who will share their expertise and practical knowledge.
Application deadline: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
To register for an event, go to: https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/training-and-events/training-for-professionals/aod-webinars/

Supporting Families when Dementia Comes Knocking | Webinar
2024-02-27 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Description: Many people experience difficulties when a family member, friend or someone under their care is diagnosed with dementia. Health professionals are increasingly being asked what community members can do to assist a person maintain their dignity and a good quality of life after a diagnosis of dementia.
In this webinar, we will discuss these issues with Dr Hilton Koppe, GP Educator at Dementia Training Australia and facilitator of the award-winning Australian podcast “Dementia in Practice”.
By the end of the webinar, participants will:
· Explain to family, friends or carers a likely trajectory for a person who has been diagnosed with dementia
· Respond to the needs of people in whom a family member, friend or someone under their care has been diagnosed with dementia
· Offer appropriate resources to families, friends and carers impacted by dementia

Talking About Aging, Death and Dying | Online webinar
2024-02-26 13:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Available Dates:

Monday 26 February 2024 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Wednesday 22 May 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm

Cost: Free ticketed event | Venue: Your computer
Designed for: Administrative Staff, Non-Clinical Staff, Aboriginal Health Workers, Aboriginal Liaison officers, Patient Care Assistants and Paid Carers
Series: RACEPC Communicate | Facility Challenge Series
Title: Talking About Aging Death and Dying
Overview: Each team member working in a Residential Aged Care facility play an enormous part in a resident’s life and wellbeing. Compassionate staff contribute to and foster the environment this person now calls their home. The aging, dying and death concept can be a fearful experience for both the resident and their loved ones. This is also the case for the staff and other residents working and living in the facility.
Working in an environment with residents who are aging and dying can be demanding of you both professionally and personally. Each and every staff member are integral to creating a safe and compassionate experience for all.
This session aims to talk about aging, dying and death:

How do I know a resident is dying?
What do I or don’t I say!
Removing stigma and common misconceptions around death and dying!
How can I support (and be understanding of) residents, families, and colleagues.
When is it appropriate to inform clinical staff of conversations or observations with family members/ residents?
The concept of a ‘good death’ or ‘dying well’ is subjective, however there are many agreed contributing factors. We hope by joining us for this webinar, you gain confidence and enhance your knowledge in talking about aging, death, and dying.

Presented By:
Ed Gaudoin | Clinical Nurse & Nurse Educator and End of Life Coordinator, Brightwater.
Jo Whitley | End of Life Choices Coordinator (EoLCC) and Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), East Metropolitan Health Services.

MWGHPN Welcome to 2024 Networking Event | Geraldton
2024-02-23 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | Spalding Park Golf Club, Green Street, Spalding, WA, 6530, Australia
The Midwest-Gascoyne Health Professionals Network invites our health practitioners and their families to our welcome to 2024 networking event.
Come down and enjoy a relaxed evening with some light refreshments and catch up with colleagues and friends after the holiday season.
When: Friday 23 February 2023
Time: 5.30pm-7.30pm
Where: Spalding Park Golf Club Green Street, Spalding
Register HERE.
This event is FREE for members of the Midwest-Gascoyne Health Professionals Network – Visit mwhpn.com.au/network to become a member (membership is free).
For more information, please email MWGHPN Regional Program Officer Daria Budarina at contact@mwhpn.com.au

WA Rural Health Long Service Awards 2024 | Perth
2024-02-23 16:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | Fraser’s Restaurant King’s Park, 60 Fraser Avenue King's Park, Perth, Select a State or Province:, 6005, Australia
WA Rural Health Long Service Awards
Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function
Friday 23 February 2024 I 4.30pm – 7.30pm I Fraser’s Kings Park
Cost: $60 per person (complimentary for long-service recipients and one guest)
Dress: Cocktail
Long Service Awards are presented to general practitioners and medical specialists who have served rural and regional Western Australia for over 20 years. These awards recognise the extensive commitment to providing health services, often to many generations of the same family and their continued involvement in the community.
Nominations are not required for this category. The recipients of Long Service Awards are identified through the Rural Health West database and will be notified personally.
Awards for 20, 30 and 40 years of service will be presented on Friday 23 February 2024 at a special Long Service Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function.
Colleagues, family and friends are welcome to attend the Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Function.
Please note: Due to venue restrictions, children under 18 are not permitted to attend.
For any queries, please contact the Awards Coordinator awards@ruralhealthwest.com.au

Strategies to support work participation for clients/patients living with chronic pain
2024-02-22 19:15 - 20:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Online Webinar
Attend this webinar to enhance your ability to support people with chronic pain to participate in work that benefits their health and wellbeing.

The panel will discuss the case study of a person who is experiencing chronic pain navigating the workplace.
Meet the Panel

Dr Irina Hollington specialises in pain medicine with interests in chronic pelvic, abdominal and perianal pain conditions affecting women and men.
Catherine Ketsimur is an Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Pain Physiotherapist with extensive musculoskeletal physiotherapy experience.
Professor Michael Nicholas is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Pain Education and Pain Management Programs at the Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital.
Erin O’Donnell is a Rehabilitation Counsellor and has worked within the Injury Management industry for over 15 years.

Facilitator: Steve Trumble is a general practitioner and Head of Medical Education at Melbourne Medical School.

Learning Outcomes:
Through an interdisciplinary panel discussion of a case study, this webinar will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to:

Identify the challenges for clients/patients with chronic pain engaging with and participating in the workplace, including psychological, pain-related, and work environment obstacles.
Discuss practitioner challenges in helping clients/patients with chronic pain to constructively engage with the workplace.
Discuss the risks and opportunities for clients/patients with chronic pain participating in work.
Recommend ways to facilitate safe and sustainable work participation for clients/patients with chronic pain.

When :

Thursday 22 February 2024

Time :

7.15 PM – 8.30 PM ( AEDT)

Integrating Digital Resources into Mental Health Care
2024-02-21 18:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Duration
2 hours

Program Outline

Evidence based digital resources are an effective and efficient way to support the mental health treatment of patients when used well. Yet, few of us know how to introduce these tools to our patients nor how to use them as an ongoing method of treatment.
This interactive online workshop will discuss the benefits of using digital mental health tools with patients, how to use them effectively plus how to find tools and, recommend those that are proven to work.

Accreditation

Accredited for 2 hours CPD: Educational Activity

Suitable for

Allied Health;Counsellors;GP Registrars;GPs

Learning Objectives

• Identify reliable online resources available for integration into mental health care.
• Identify patients/clients in your practice who may benefit from using digital resources as part of their care.
• Identify 3 online treatment programs that may be useful in your practice immediately.
• Describe strategies you might use to enhance your patient/client’s acceptance of and engagement with digital resources

Mental Health Emergencies | Online
2024-02-21 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
About this course
Are you confident of your ability to manage mental health emergencies?
Would you like to develop your skills in responding to acute mental illness and severe distress?
Are you required to assist clients who have used substances or alcohol?
The Mental Health Emergencies Online (MHE Online) course is designed to enable remote health staff to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to respond with confidence when encountering clients presenting with acute mental health issues, substance use, suicidal behaviour or episodes of acute distress.
MHE online delivers the same content from our traditional face-to-face course but allows you to engage from the comfort of home or work, immerse yourself in the content, engage with other practitioners and ask questions over an 8 week period.
Who is this course for? The MHE course is designed to meet the learning needs of the remote and isolated health workforce (Nurses, Midwives, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/​Practitioners, Paramedics and Medical Officers) who assess and manage clients with mental health needs, substance use or episodes of acute distress.
If you have any queries about the course or its relevance to your practice, submit an enquiry here.
Course delivery
The MHE online course is delivered 100% online over a period of 8 weeks and requires approximately two hours of participation a week. It delivers the same content as our traditional courses but using a combination of:

Self-directed online learning and activities
Online discussion boards
3 live online tutorials

On successful completion of this course, clinicians will have covered:

Effective communication
Mental health assessment
Mental health emergencies – acute distress and acute mental illness
Managing acute mental disturbance – current best practice in the remote & isolated health context
Managing acute intoxication and withdrawal – current best practice in the remote & isolated health context
Self-harm and suicide

On successful completion participants will be awarded:

A CRANAplus Mental Health Emergencies course certificate

Additional FAQs View the answers to other frequently asked questions about CRANAplus courses.
Financial support to attend
CRANAplus Members receive a discount on face-to-face course registration and are eligible to apply for various CRANAplus professional development grants to meet the costs associated with course attendance. You can also find a list of grants and scholarships offered by external providers, such as the Health Workforce Scholarship Program, on our Pathway Incentives page.
Register HERE.

Valuable Conversations for reducing the impact of alcohol use during child-bearing years
2024-02-19 09:00 - 16:30 (Australia/Perth) | Main Roads Geraldton, Eastward Rd, Geraldton, Western Australia, 6532, Australia
The Mental Health Commission’s Valuable Conversation training is designed to increase confidence in delivering Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention. The training covers:
• Reflective Practice as a tool to improve the way we work with clients.
• Trauma Informed Care and Practice to help us recognise why alcohol use may happen in pregnancy.
• Motivational Interviewing to better understand and express empathy towards our clients.
• FASD prevention using the National Strategic Action Plan to guide us in providing holistic care.
• Brief Interventions to bring together new knowledge and skills practise with the AUDIT-C and ‘Five As’.
This event does not provide information on FASD diagnosis or treatment.
To register or for more information contact: FASDprevention@mhc.wa.gov.au

Webinar | Cold Chain Management
2024-02-15 17:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
WA Primary Health Alliance is pleased to host and present the fourth webinar in the immunisation series.
Event topics:
This webinar on cold chain management will give you up to date and practical information needed for vaccine storage and management.
Gain knowledge and understanding of the strive for five guidelines.
Better understanding of cold chain management processes and requirements.
Correct procedures of vaccination storage
Speakers:
Adele Hyslop RN, Immunisation Primary Care Project Officer, WA Primary Health Alliance
Jodie Robins RN, Program Coordinator Immunisation and Cancer Screening, WA Primary Health Alliance

Learning on the Run Workshops (Geraldton) February – March 2024 - Session 2
2024-02-15 08:45 - 10:15 (Australia/Perth) | WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Australia
Learning on the Run Workshops (Geraldton) February – March 2024
About Learning On the Run
The Learning on the Run (LOTR) program is designed for those about to enter their health profession or who are on an early career pathway. We are inviting recent health profession graduates and final year university health profession students to attend this series of workshops.
Workshop Delivery
Learning on the Run involves four 1.5-hour workshops that will be delivered face-to-face at the WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) in Geraldton, Western Australia. Each workshop will be delivered in a blended learning format, with around 30-45 minutes online preparation and a 1.5hour workshop face-to-face. Each topic can be offered as a standalone or component part of the entire package depending on your needs. Priority will be given to those able to attend all four.
Registration
To confirm which workshops you would like to attend send an email to kathryn.fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au. There is no cost to participate. Please be aware there is a limited numbers at each workshop. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be provided with a code for self-sign up to get access to the learning materials and complete the online module.
Facilitator
Kathryn Fitzgerald is an accredited LOTR facilitator and an experienced allied health professional and educator from the WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) in Geraldton.
Workshops
The workshops are held at WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street in Geraldton and will all be 8.45am-10.15am. It is expected that the online component is completed by participants prior to each workshop.
Session 2: Becoming Successful (15/2/24)
At the end of this session you will be able to:
•Discuss organisational culture
•Explore the art of feedback
•Discuss different learning strategies
•Identify credible sources of information
To register your interest or interest for a recent graduate about to join your practice/organisation please email kathryn.fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au and include:
Name / Email / Best contact / Profession / Workplace or student placement host/ Experience (e.g. new graduate, final year student) / Interest in all or some workshops.
Please email any questions to Kathryn or call WACRH on 9956 0200

Introduction to emotional regulation
2024-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Presented by:
Sarah Dansie, Workforce Development, Mental Health Commission.
Target audience:
Clinical and support workers in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health specialist sectors.
Please note: This webinar is a brief stand-alone version of the one-day workshop ST343 Emotion regulation conducted on the AODtraining@MHC Calendar.
Emotion regulation is the ability to manage and respond to emotional experiences in a socially tolerable way. AOD can be one of the strategies people adopt to regulate their emotions, which may not be effective in the longer-term.
This training aims to assist the worker to:

Develop an understanding of emotion and emotion regulation
Explore the skills needed to support people to better identify, uderstand and manage their strong emotions
Identify strategies that will help people respond to overwhelming motions in constructive ways.

Application deadline: Tuesday, 6 February 2024
To register for an event, go to: https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/training-and-events/training-for-professionals/aod-webinars/

Short Mental Health Interventions: Reflective Writing for Clinician Wellbeing | Webinar
2024-02-13 09:00 - 10:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Zoom Webinar, WA, Australia
Program Outline
Joining Dr Jan Orman for this session is an extremely well-known GP with a gift for writing and a passion for teaching. Dr Hilton Koppe has used reflective writing for decades as a personal wellbeing strategy and has become celebrated for the writing workshops he presents to health professionals both in Australia and abroad. Hilton will talk about how he has benefited from his writing practice and what we can do to help set up such a practice for ourselves.
Mental health is the number one reason people see their GPs*, yet GPs are time poor and wait times to see psychologists are long. The need for mental health care is growing faster than specialised support and services are, leaving a gap in patient care.
This webinar series aims to provide GPs and other health professionals with skills to ‘fill the gap’ in providing mental health care to their patients using a range of brief interventions. Each webinar will be a discussion about the specific intervention and tips on how to use it effectively with your patients.
*General Practice Health of the Nation report, RACGP, 2021
Facilitator:
Dr Jan Orman
Guest
Dr Hilton Koppe
Accreditation
Certificates provided on completion for professionals to claim CPD points
Suitable for
Allied Health, Counsellors, GP Registrars, GPs
Learning Objectives
By the end of the webinar participants will:
Understand the role reflective writing can play in supporting clinician wellbeing.
Be able to begin a reflective writing practice using some of the techniques discussed.

Triage Emergency Care Online (One Day Intensive) | Online
2024-02-13 07:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Designed for nurses and GPs, this course upskills the triage practitioner to confidently assess patients and apply the Australasian Triage Scale to allocate an appropriate triage category.

Tuesday 13 February, 7.00am-1:30pm WST – Register HERE.
Tuesday 16 April, 7.00am-1:30pm WST – Register HERE.
Tuesday 18 June, 7.00am-1:30pm WST – Register HERE.

Cost
Regular: $515.00
Member: $465

Making the most of mental health questionnaires | Webinar
2024-02-08 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Zoom Webinar, WA, Australia
Measurement-based care is gaining popularity, but which questionnaire should you use and what do the data really mean? Psychometric assessment encompasses everything from neuropsychological testing to self-report questionnaires like the K10. Clinical Psychologist Dr Peter Baldwin will take you through how self-report questionnaires work, how to choose a questionnaire, and how to quickly and effectively interpret the scores. He will also bust some common myths about mental health questionnaires and share insights from his research and clinical practice.
Peter will be joined by Dale Skinner, who lives with bipolar II. Dale is determined to provide a better understanding of mood disorders and in this webinar will share his own experience of navigating self-report questionnaires.
Dr Peter Baldwin is an academic clinical psychologist with a background in developing technology-led models of mental health care. He currently leads Black Dog Institute’s Policy Research Team, which aims to improve Australia’s mental health system by ensuring our state and federal policymakers have access to the best research.
Learning Outcomes:
· Describe the purpose of psychometric assessment in providing care of common mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression
· Contrast psychometric assessment with diagnostic assessment
· Identify appropriate questionnaires to measure common mental health symptoms
· Interpret questionnaire scores accurately and use questionnaire results collaboratively with patients
· Explore the potential benefits of using available digital self questionnaires and psychometric assessment tools
RACGP CPD Accredited Activity – 1 CPD hour (Educational Activities)

Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
2024-02-06 21:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Zoom Webinar, WA, Australia
NOTE: All times listed are AEDT/AEST
GPs often play a central role in the provision of healthcare to communities in the immediate, acute phase of emergency situations, and on an ongoing basis for the long-term recovery of individuals and their broader community.

Emergency Service Workers are one of the high-risk groups for trauma exposure and are more vulnerable to developing mental health problems. These mental health conditions have significant impact on their employment, family/relationships, and wellbeing.

This workshop has been designed with a focus on GPs, to diagnose patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities. Evidence based guidelines will be used as the foundation to appropriately diagnose and identify treatment pathways including recommended referrals, trauma focused psychological therapy and psychological first aid to help support their management of emergency service workers. The training may also be relevant to other health professionals.

This training aims to increase participants’ skills and confidence to:
1. Understand the relationship between traumatic events and the development of mental health conditions
2. Identify evidence-based treatment and referral pathways for a patient impacted by trauma
3. Recommend evidence-based resources, including e-Mental Health, for family/kinship groups impacted by trauma

Topics Covered

1. Understanding the context of Emergency Service Workers
2. Diagnosing PTSD
3. Your role
4. Self-care for practitioners

Learning Objectives

1. Recognise responses to trauma in emergency service workers, their families and kinship groups
2. Identify validated screening and assessment tools for common mental health conditions related to trauma
3. Apply evidence-based treatment/management plan for a patient impacted by trauma
4. Identify a range of appropriate referral pathways and collaborative care options
5. Identify and use self-care strategies and resources to manage their own mental health and wellbeing

Accreditation

• 3 CPD hours incl. 2.5 hrs Education Activity & .5 hrs Reviewing Performance (RACGP and ACRRM)
• Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC)

Suitable for

GP Registrars, GPs

Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
2024-02-06 18:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Duration
3 hrs

Program Outline

NOTE: All times listed are AEDT/AEST
GPs often play a central role in the provision of healthcare to communities in the immediate, acute phase of emergency situations, and on an ongoing basis for the long-term recovery of individuals and their broader community.

Emergency Service Workers are one of the high-risk groups for trauma exposure and are more vulnerable to developing mental health problems. These mental health conditions have significant impact on their employment, family/relationships, and wellbeing.

This workshop has been designed with a focus on GPs, to diagnose patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities. Evidence based guidelines will be used as the foundation to appropriately diagnose and identify treatment pathways including recommended referrals, trauma focused psychological therapy and psychological first aid to help support their management of emergency service workers. The training may also be relevant to other health professionals.

This training aims to increase participants’ skills and confidence to:
1. Understand the relationship between traumatic events and the development of mental health conditions
2. Identify evidence-based treatment and referral pathways for a patient impacted by trauma
3. Recommend evidence-based resources, including e-Mental Health, for family/kinship groups impacted by trauma

FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM
The Grant Program for Emergency Services Workers trauma Care, including PTSD support services, is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Health.

NOTE: All times listed are AEDT/AEST
GPs often play a central role in the provision of healthcare to communities in the immediate, acute phase of emergency situations, and on an ongoing basis for the long-term recovery of individuals and their broader community.

Emergency Service Workers are one of the high-risk groups for trauma exposure and are more vulnerable to developing mental health problems. These mental health conditions have significant impact on their employment, family/relationships, and wellbeing.

This workshop has been designed with a focus on GPs, to diagnose patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities. Evidence based guidelines will be used as the foundation to appropriately diagnose and identify treatment pathways including recommended referrals, trauma focused psychological therapy and psychological first aid to help support their management of emergency service workers. The training may also be relevant to other health professionals.

This training aims to increase participants’ skills and confidence to:
1. Understand the relationship between traumatic events and the development of mental health conditions
2. Identify evidence-based treatment and referral pathways for a patient impacted by trauma
3. Recommend evidence-based resources, including e-Mental Health, for family/kinship groups impacted by trauma
TESTIMONIALS

“The experience of trauma in our community has been very widespread and deeply felt over the past 12 or so months, with the 2019-2020 summer bushfires and then the COVID pandemic. This program is excellent for both reviewing skills and knowledge and also up-skilling the varied health professionals who are often the frontline contacts for support from emergency and other workers and their families experiencing symptoms of PTSD. It has been, for me, one of the most valuable 3 hours of clinical training I have participated in.” Participant 2nd March 2021
“This was great course, especially for a rural based GP. I would strongly recommend all my colleagues to enrol in it.” Participant 11th March 2021
“This was an excellent course, very well delivered and relevant to general practice. It is especially relevant in the present times of floods, fires and COVID!” Participant 25th March 2021

FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM
The Grant Program for Emergency Services Workers trauma Care, including PTSD support services, is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Health.
SELF-CARE NOTE
This workshop discusses PTSD and trauma. We understand this can be a difficult topic to discuss, especially for people who have lived experience of PTSD. We ask you to take care of your mental health and wellbeing when deciding to attend this workshop.

Accreditation

• 3 CPD hours incl. 2.5 hrs Education Activity & .5 hrs Reviewing Performance (RACGP and ACRRM)
• Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC)

Suitable for

GP Registrars;GPs

Topics Covered

1. Understanding the context of Emergency Service Workers
2. Diagnosing PTSD
3. Your role
4. Self-care for practitioners

Learning Objectives

1. Recognise responses to trauma in emergency service workers, their families and kinship groups
2. Identify validated screening and assessment tools for common mental health conditions related to trauma
3. Apply evidence-based treatment/management plan for a patient impacted by trauma
4. Identify a range of appropriate referral pathways and collaborative care options
5. Identify and use self-care strategies and resources to manage their own mental health and wellbeing

Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention - Blended Learning
2024-02-06 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Perth) | Webinar, WA, Australia
Duration
6.5 hours

Program Outline

This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide.
The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations including the acute suicidal crisis, care after a suicide attempt and assisting families experiencing suicide bereavement.
This program combines online interactive sessions, case discussion and self-directed learning modules.
Module 1: Self-directed learning
Duration: 1.5 hours
Modality: Online module
Module 2: Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention
Duration: 3 hours
Modality: Online interactive Zoom session

Module 3: Case Discussion Group
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Modality: Online interactive Zoom session

Accreditation

6.5 CPD hours incl. 5.5 hrs Education Activity & 1 hr Reviewing Performance (RACGP & ACRRM)
Mental Health CPD with GPMHSC (GPs)
6.5 hours CPD (psychologists)

*All modules must be completed to gain CPD hours

Suitable for

Allied Health, GPs, Multi-disciplinary, Mental Health Nurse, Psychologists, Social Workers, Youth Workers, Other mental health professionals

Topics Covered

Suicide prevalence, stigma and culture
Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively
Develop a collaborative safety plan
Implement a team approach to treatment planning
Provide effective management following a suicide attempt
Self-care and bereavement

Learning Objectives

Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively.
Develop a collaborative safety plan.
Implement a team approach to treatment planning.
Provide effective management following a suicide attempt.

Learning on the Run Workshops (Geraldton) February – March 2024 - Session 1
2024-02-01 08:45 - 10:15 (Australia/Perth) | WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Australia
Learning on the Run Workshops (Geraldton) February – March 2024
About Learning On the Run
The Learning on the Run (LOTR) program is designed for those about to enter their health profession or who are on an early career pathway. We are inviting recent health profession graduates and final year university health profession students to attend this series of workshops.
Workshop Delivery
Learning on the Run involves four 1.5-hour workshops that will be delivered face-to-face at the WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) in Geraldton, Western Australia. Each workshop will be delivered in a blended learning format, with around 30-45 minutes online preparation and a 1.5hour workshop face-to-face. Each topic can be offered as a standalone or component part of the entire package depending on your needs. Priority will be given to those able to attend all four.
Registration
To confirm which workshops you would like to attend send an email to kathryn.fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au. There is no cost to participate. Please be aware there is a limited numbers at each workshop. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be provided with a code for self-sign up to get access to the learning materials and complete the online module.
Facilitator
Kathryn Fitzgerald is an accredited LOTR facilitator and an experienced allied health professional and educator from the WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) in Geraldton.
Workshops
The workshops are held at WACRH, 167 Fitzgerald Street in Geraldton and will all be 8.45am-10.15am. It is expected that the online component is completed by participants prior to each workshop.
Session 1: Finding Your Feet (1/2/24)
At the end of this session you will be able to:
•Articulate your professional identity
•Identify how to optimise learning
•Establish some learning goals
•Identify tips for time management
To register your interest or interest for a recent graduate about to join your practice/organisation please email kathryn.fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au and include:
Name / Email / Best contact / Profession / Workplace or student placement host/ Experience (e.g. new graduate, final year student) / Interest in all or some workshops.
Please email any questions to Kathryn or call WACRH on 9956 0200
