Murray PHN Newsletter 24

25 February 2016

After Hours | Funding Grants

Murray PHN invites applications for After Hours Funding Grants from suitable applicants able to undertake After Hours Primary Health Care projects. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment and ability to work in collaboration with Murray PHN to seek improvements and/or innovation in quality, value, and outcomes in connection with After Hours services.
Applications close 4pm Monday 15 March, 2016.
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Situations vacant | Murray PHN

Manager After Hours
Play a key role in the development and implementation of an after hours strategy, across the Murray PHN catchment area. Applications close midnight this Sunday 28 February 2016.
Click here to apply online.
IT Officer
This position requires a basic level of technical support with a good working knowledge of computer hardware, monitors, keyboards, data projection and video-conferencing systems is a requirement. Applications close midnight Sunday 13 March, 2016.
Click here to apply online.

Preventative Health Matters

Preventive Health Matters, a web tool, was developed to improve the focus on population health and prevention in primary health care and connect staff across the PHNs and related organisations to information and resources that contribute towards achieving healthy communities. Preventive Health Matters membership is open to staff from organisations working with, or related to PHNs.
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Ovarian cancer awareness month

Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in Australia. Health professionals can access resources including a symptoms poster.
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Victorian WomenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Health Atlas

Minister for Health Jill Hennessy has launched the Victorian WomenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Health Atlas. The interactive online resource provides sex-disaggregated data across a range of priority health issues for women.
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Murray PHN CPD event | CPR

Murray PHN advises that the Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator use CPD event in Bendigo on Wednesday 2 March, 2016 is fully booked.

Allied Health/Nurse Manager vacancy | Echuca

Echuca Moama Family Medical Practice is seeking a Nursing or Allied Health Practitioner to take the role of Team Leader. Applications close Monday 7 March, 2016.
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Cohuna District Hospital

Cohuna District Hospital Chief Executive Officer, William Hall has resigned. The position will be temporarily filled until a replacement is found.
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RACGP | 5th edition standards

The first draft of the fifth edition of the RACGP Standards for general practices (the Standards) are now available for review, with the second consultation phase set to run from Monday 15 February to Friday 1 April, 2016.
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Dementia support

AlzheimerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Australia VicÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Online Dementia Support service enables access to counselling via email or video conference, an online peer support community and 16 videos with experts and carers sharing their experiences.
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AustraliaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s National Oral Health Plan 2015-2024

Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives has been prepared by the Oral Health Monitoring Group.
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CareSearch newsletter

CareSearch, a palliative care knowledge network funded by the Australian Government Department of Health has made their February 2016 newsletter available. It contains information about resources to assist healthcare professionals, patients and families with palliative care.
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Victorian immunisation rates

The National Health Performance Authority has released Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children in 2014Ã¢â‚¬"15. The report has highlighted that 90.9% of all children aged 1, 2 and 5 years were fully immunised and 9.1% (84,571) were not fully immunised. The promotion of the VaxOnTime app to parents can help support them to meet the legislative requirement under the 'No Jab, No Plays' laws.
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Kildonan UnitingCare Reconnect program

The Kildonan UnitingCare Reconnect program in Shepparton, will continue to receive funding from the Federal Government which will assist helping young people from culturally diverse backgrounds who are at risk of homelessness.
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Champions for Change

Champions for Change Conference, Thursday 3 to Friday 4 March, 2016, will show programs where elite sport has become a platform for delivering community health outcomes and tackling social issues that are faced by health, education and community services.
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) calendar > click here

Next five Murray PHN CPD events

External CPD events

Clinic 35 | Wangaratta

Gateway Health Wangaratta are offering a free sexual and reproductive health service.
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Aged Care Transition | ACAS Referral through My Aged Care

As of Monday 7 March, 2016 all referrals that were previously a direct referral to Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) VIC based are now being transitioned to the My Aged Care website.
Click here for a fact sheet. Click here for how to make a referral on My Aged Care.

NSW Immunisation information

Seasonal influenza vaccination information:

NSW immunisation ordering

To ensure timely delivery of vaccinations within the North East Region NSW, remember to place orders by 1pm and 2 days prior to delivery and note country areas don't receive deliveries on Mondays.

Murray PHN | Telehealth article

Murray PHN Health Systems Coordinators Jan Lang and Troy Bailey have written an article outlining Telehealth use within the North West Victoria Murray PHN region.
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Practice Manager Networking meeting

The Australian Association of Practice Managers is inviting all people involved in practice management, including specialist clinics to attend a breakfast networking meeting on Friday 26 February, 2016.
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MDAS antenatal program

Wondering from the womb: Antenatal yarning from bubÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s perspective is aimed at strengthening antenatal care for Indigenous families in the Mallee and is drawing international attention.
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Lower Murray Partners in Recovery (PIR)

PIR works with the individual, their carer and family to ensure a more collaborative and coordinated approach to their care.
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