Murray PHN eNews #30

Users of the Pen CS Clinical Audit Tool (Pen CAT or CAT4)

If you work in multiple locations and use only one generic login for Pen CAT/CAT4 across these locations contact Aida Escall, Manager Primary Health Outcomes on aescall@murrayphn.org.au, t: 03 4408 5671 or m: 0418 540 411  so arrangements can be made for your continued access to Pen CAT/CAT4.  Click here  for details on CAT plus.

Victorian Allied Health Workforce Research Program

This is a three-year research program that will generate qualitative and quantitative information on the allied health workforce. This will be achieved via participation in the following:

• Survey  for individual practitioners
• Focus groups  for individual practitioners
• Survey  for employers:  mapping tool
• Survey for employers:  human resources

Physiotherapists and sonographers, particularly younger professionals and those in the private sector in Victoria, are encouraged to complete the Allied Health workforce questionnaire.
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Kidney Health Australia Awards

Nominations are open until 1 May 2016 for a primary care individual, primary care clinic or group demonstrating excellence in early detection and management of kidney disease.
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Dementia-Friendly Home app

The Dementia-Friendly Home app was launched on 16 March by Alzheimer’s Australia Vic. It uses interactive 3D game technology to provides carers with ideas to make their home more accessible for people living with dementia.
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Social inclusion  workshop

Building Socially Inclusive Rural Communities workshop is on Tuesday 26 April.  This workshop aims to engage and empower participants to be leaders of rural social inclusion whether within an organisation, partnership, collaboration or the broader rural community.  A reminder that the workshop is in the education Room at Seymour Community Services, at the back of the Seymour Hospital, Callen St, Seymour and not Nexus Primary Health.
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Child health checks | Shepparton

Goulburn Valley service providers came together to support the Lulla’s Children and Family Centre’s Health day on Monday 4 April.

The day was focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children having hearing, speech, dental,  immunisation,  general health, wellbeing  and maternal child health nurse checks.

Murray PHN attended to focus on the importance of closing the health gap. Adults and children were encouraged to leave painted hand prints on canvas (Nicole Atkinson, Indigenous Health Project Officer pictured top right). This hand print is a visual reminder to the commitment to encourage children to have health checks and lead by example of living a healthy lifestyle.

Community aged care forum

Times are a changing - come along for the ride community aged care forum is on Wednesday 20 April in Yea.  The agenda has now been finalised and registration is due by Wednesday 13 April by clicking here. For further information contact  Sandra Saxton, Executive Officer t: 03 5793 6332 or  e: Sandra.Saxton@lhpcp.org.au
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