Decision-making and symptom control in kidney failure | Online

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There has been growing recognition that comprehensive conservative care may be a more suitable treatment option for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with advanced age, significant comorbidities and poor functional status may not gain a survival benefit with dialysis when compared with being managed conservatively. Salient aspects throughout the trajectory of kidney failure will be discussed in this case-study based Continue Reading

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Loddon Mallee Nurse Practitioner Network | Online

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The Loddon Mallee Nurse Practitioner Network connects current and future nurse practitioners for professional development and support to contribute towards high quality, accessible and sustainable health care for rural and regional communities. Nurse practitioners, nurse practitioner candidates, RIPRN and other advanced scope registered nurses who might be interested in obtaining nurse practitioner qualification and endorsement, who are working in the Continue Reading

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Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) for mental healthcare training | Online

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The Initial Assessment and Referral – Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) is an initiative of the Department of Health and Aged Care. It supports clinicians in matching a person's treatment needs with the right intensity of mental health support, at the right time. General practitioners, registrars, mental health clinicians and other health professionals within the Murry PHN catchment, are invited to Continue Reading

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Practice network meeting | Shepparton

Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne 49 Graham Street, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

General practice staff are invited to attend a meeting to learn about quality improvement, data cleansing and CAT4, as well as network with peers. Car parking is available at the venue and a light lunch will be provided. Click here to register.

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Applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST) | Mildura (Fully booked)

MASP 118 Pine Avenue, Mildura, Australia

Please note that this event is now fully booked. ASIST is founded on the principle that everyone can make a difference in preventing suicide. The more people who have suicide intervention training, the more likely it is they will be able to identify someone at risk and intervene to keep them safe. This training is for community members who are Continue Reading