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Primary Care: Auckland Skin Cancer Study Day for Nurses

11/2/2021

 
Kia ora koutou,
 
On Friday 7 May 2021, MelNet and Auckland Clinical Nurse Specialists are hosting a skin cancer study day for nurses in the Auckland region. This may be of interest to your PHO and general practice teams in the northern region.  The following information was supplied by Melnet.  Please contact them directly if you have any queries on admin@melnet.org.nz:
 
The event will be held at the Clinical Education Centre at Auckland City Hospital. Both primary and secondary care nurses and nursing students are encouraged to attend. The day will provide an overview of skin cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and care, increasing understanding of the journey of a skin cancer patient and the critical role of a nurse throughout this journey. It is also an opportunity for networking with colleagues across the region, fostering new connections, collaboration and sharing of resources. The cost of attending is $75.00 per person.
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We will promote the event to the DHBs and some GP practices we have on our database, among others. Are you able to distribute this information to Auckland Primary Health Service?
 
An event flyer is attached for you to share which includes a link to the registration page and the latest programme.  Also included is some brief text below which you could use to forward in an email:
 
2021 Auckland Skin Cancer Study Day for Nurses (7 May 2021)
 
9.00am – 4.30 pm
Friday 7 May 2021
Clinical Skills Centre Auditorium, Auckland City Hospital
 
Hosted by MelNet, Auckland DHB and Clinical Nurse Specialists, this one-day course will provide an overview of skin cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and care. It will increase participants’ understanding of the journey of a skin cancer patient and the critical role of a nurse throughout this journey. It is also an opportunity to network with colleagues across the region, helping to foster new connections, collaboration and sharing of resources. All primary and secondary care nurses are invited to attend.
 
Cost: $75.00
 
A flyer for the event is also attached for your information.
 
More information  
 
Register now
 
See the preliminary programme

Click here for the PDF Poster

Ministry of Health funded Addiction 101 workshop | Whitianga

9/2/2021

 
There is a scheduled Addiction 101 workshop in Whitianga on the 31st of March 2021 at the Oceans Resort. Addiction 101 is a fully funded one-day workshop from 9am to 4.30pm and is open to anyone who is interested to learn about addiction and recovery.
 
During the workshop, participants will:

  • use Te Whare Tapa Whā to understand addiction and recovery
  • recognise signs of addiction issues
  • relate brain and body responses to addiction
  • respond supportively to people experiencing addiction issues.
 
I hope you will be able to share this information with your colleagues and network who may be interested in attending this workshop. Participants are able to self-register using this link, and more information is also available on our website

Meeting invitation for GPs, Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Prescribers

5/2/2021

 
Heart Failure - what a General Practitioner needs to know and do in 2021

Speaker: Dr Mark Davis, Cardiologist

Click here for more details

Telehealth Webinar: Back to Basics

1/2/2021

 

Kia ora koutou

Moderated by Ruth Large, this is the first telehealth webinar of the year and aims to refresh your knowledge and reinforce the basics of telehealth.

The webinar will be an opportunity to hear about experiences from a line-up of panellists from different health sector backgrounds and support those who are new to telehealth or would like to revisit core information.

Build on and strengthen your knowledge and skills, so you will feel confident to successfully integrate telehealth practices now and into the future.

Date: Thursday 11 February 
Time: 7 - 8pm

PANELLISTS
 
  • Dr Yariv Doron - Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, CAMHS ICT Clinical Advisor, Taranaki DHB  
  • Dr Sam Murton - President, Royal NZ College of General Practitioners  
  • Faustin Roman - Chief Information Officer, PatientsFirst 
  • Andrew Panckhurst - Communications Manager, Mobile Health and NZ Telehealth Forum & Resource Centre 
  • Dr Curtis Walker - Chair of Medical Council New Zealand    
We hope you can join us, register now.

Ngā mihi
Andrew Panckhurst
NZ Telehealth Forum & Resource Centr

Child Protection Studies Programme - Thames May 2021

26/1/2021

 
Thames War Memorial Civic Centre, Thames
 
 
10 - 14 May 2021
 
 
The 5-day Child Protection Studies Programme is a Level 3 NZQA accredited course that provides students with a broad base of skills to act protectively when children have been abused, and to intervene early when a child is at risk.
 
The learning is supported by a number of guest speakers including MEDSAC, Lawyer for Child, Oranga Tamariki, NZ Police and a professional supervisor.
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The cost of the training for each student is subsidised by Child Matters and its partners in the philanthropic sector. This enables a greater number of organisations to access to the training services we deliver.
 
$650 plus GST (includes workbooks, assessments, resources and morning tea. Lunch is not provided).
 
5 Days | Monday-Friday 9am - 4pm | $650.00 plus GST per person
 
Enrol Now <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18262370&msgid=177780&act=BP4H&c=1492047&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tfaforms.com%2F401541%3Ftfa_7628%3Dtfa_7629&cf=12&v=d8fd2629062e6b77ec90dccdfb67119a1bfe8b17b61962bc8def34a6a2a90b33>              
      
The Child Matters 5 day programme will give you the knowledge and skills to ensure your work is in line with accepted best practice in child protection.
 
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
 
*             Understand the nature of child abuse and neglect
*             Understand the causes of child abuse and neglect
*             Understand the effects and symptoms of child abuse and neglect
*             Be able to recognise child abuse and neglect
*             Know what to do when child abuse or neglect is suspected
*             Know how to report child abuse and neglect
*             Know how to build networks for protecting children and young people
*             Understand the fundamentals of supervision and self-care

Child Matters
480 Anglesea St
Hamilton, Waikato 3204, New Zealand

New diabetes medications: guidelines and best practice webinar

21/1/2021

 
WEBINAR: Tuesday 16 February, 7.30 - 8.45 pm
The future is here! PHARMAC have made a decision to fully fund empaglifozin and dulaglutide (pending Medsafe approval) from February 2021 under special authority. What does this mean for type two diabetes management going forward?
Endocrinologist Dr Ryan Paul and RNZCGP Medical Director Dr Bryan Betty discuss the role of these medications in diabetic treatment, guidance on the updated special authority criteria and best practice prescribing.
This webinar will consider a pragmatic approach to use in primary care with a focus on how we can target our vulnerable community to improve health outcomes.
Questions are welcome and we will endeavour to get through as many as possible during the time available.
 
Click the link to register:  https://www.goodfellowunit.org/node/768108
 
Suzanne Moorhouse
Diabetes Nurse Hauraki PHO
 
Ph: 0276086978
 
Suzanne.moorhouse@haurakipho.org.nz
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Diabetes education day - register now.

13/1/2021

 
Collaborative Diabetes Education 2021 - Proficient Day 17th February

We are starting the year with a day aimed at those who are proficient in diabetes management. Stay updated and future focussed. 

Anyone leading a practice diabetes team - this is the day for you!

Click here for more information

Cornerstone Teaching module changes and Cornerstone extension

12/1/2021

 
Teaching module changes and Cornerstone extension
Hello everyone,
 
I trust you’ve had a safe, enjoyable, and refreshing break. We have two important announcements to help you make a positive start to the New Year:
  1. We’re making revisions to our Cornerstone teaching module
  2. We’re giving all practices an extension to their Cornerstone requirements.
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Cornerstone Teaching module revisions
 
Over the past two-three months we have received feedback that our Teaching module has unrealistic expectations that may jeopardise practices participating in our GP training programme. In refreshing our Quality programmes, it was never our intention to create more work or duplication for our teaching practices. In fact, quite the opposite, we want the programmes to be relevant, appropriate, and fit-for-purpose.
 
Therefore, in response to this feedback, we are revising the Teaching module to provide a more streamlined version that continues to provide an effective and safe training environment for College GP registrars.
 
The Teaching module, in its current form, has been put on ‘hold’ and will be relaunched on 1 March 2021 (an alert will be sent to you at that time).We are offering a three month extension until 1 June 2021 for all practices that require Teaching module accreditation for registrars starting in Attachment One this year.
 
If your expiry date for the Teaching module is 31 July 2021 it will stay the same.
 
Cornerstone extension
 
The other good news is that we are providing all practices with an extension until 31 July 2021 for completing the Cornerstone core modules (Equity and CQI). The additional time is to recognise the significant extra burden the primary health sector experienced in 2020, as well as feedback from numerous practices seeking more time.
 
To recap those dates:

 We trust this will alleviate some stress as you start the New Year. Our Quality team is here to help clarify any questions to assist your Cornerstone journey. Please email quality@rnzcgp.org.nz
 
Ngā mihi,
 
The Quality team
 
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Child Protection Studies Programme - Hamilton January 2021

11/1/2021

 
The 5-day Child Protection Studies Programme is a Level 3 NZQA accredited course that provides students with a broad base of skills to act protectively when children have been abused, and to intervene early when a child is at risk.
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The learning is supported by a number of guest speakers including MEDSAC, Lawyer for Child, Oranga Tamariki, NZ Police and a professional supervisor.

 Click here to for more information and enrolments

Pyschosocial First Aid Training

4/12/2020

 
An invitation to our Iwi whaanau to attend Psychosocial First Aid Training facilitated by The Red Cross.
 
The Psychosocial First Aid Group  have offered 29 placements in total to our Iwi for training to take place next week.  The Psychosocial first aid roopuu have met weekly since April and a key task has been to get this training up and running.
 
The training will take place:
 
When: Monday 7th (10 placements currently available) and Tuesday 8th  (19 placements currently available)
Where: Waiora CBD – 87 Alexandra Street, Hamilton
Time: 0830 – 4.30 (7 hour training course)
 
Lunch will be provided which has kindly been sponsored by Civil Defence. Please advise if anyone has special dietary requirements.
 
Given the limited numbers confirmation of attendees is important.  Please email Maneesh.Singh@waikatodhb.health.nz

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