Murray PHN Newsletter 15

19 November 2015

Murray PHN was fortunate to have Alison Verhoeven, CEO, Australian Health Care and Hospital Association speak with staff about the national perspectives of primary health policy and future directions at the all staff day event last week.

Murray PHN | Medical advisor vacancies

Murray PHN is seeking to fill a Medical Advisor positions in the Goulburn Valley region and the North West region. Applications for each role close at midnight Sunday 29 November.
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Victorian PHN Alliance

The Victorian PHN Alliance brings together the six Victorian PHNs to create a responsive and targeted health care system driven by community needs and improving health outcomes. By working together we will create more value from scarce resources and improve structures, systems and pathways that support our shared health system.
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Health care quality review of Australia

Australia should improve the integration of care across the patient pathway to prepare for a rise in chronic disease and make the health system less complex for patients, according to a new OECD report.
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PTSD guidelines for emergency workers

A group of Australian clinicians and researchers have developed national guidelines for the treatment and diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder in frontline emergency workers.
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Victorian End of Life | Framework consultations

Consumers, community groups, health service providers, specialist groups, health organisations and consumer and carer peaks are invited to register to attend forums being held shortly in Bendigo, Mildura, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
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Ophthalmic products temporarily out of stock

- AciVisionÃ‚ ® (aciclovir 3%) eye Ointment 4.5g is now PBS listed
- Atropt^{Ã‚ ®} (atropine 1%) eye drops 15mL shortage
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Ebola screening downgraded

The Australian Government will begin downscaling domestic border screening measures for Ebola.
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PalliAGED app

This free app has been designed to assist GPs who are caring for older palliative patients living at home or in residential care.
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BDAC | World AIDS Day event

BDAC is hosting a free Getting to Zero (zero new infections, zero AIDS related deaths and zero stigma) event on World Aids Day, Tuesday 1 December at 11.30 am.
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Bendigo NDIS | Forum

Victorian Minister for Housing, Disabilities and Ageing Martin Foley, spoke at a NDIS forum in Bendigo on 4 November.
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Murray PHN | Clinical Council

Be part of our Interim Clinical Council and provide strategic leadership and clinical advice to the Murray PHN Board and Executive. Complete your Expression of Interest Form (EOI) and email to info@murrayphn.org.au by 5pm tomorrow Friday 20 November.
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Private health insurance | Review

In common with public health funding, private health insurance sustainability is being impacted by the: growth in chronic disease; increasing patient expectations about access to services; the number and range of health services provided; the increasing cost of those services; and an ageing population. The Australian Government is undertaking a number of reviews and a consumer survey aimed at ensuring that consumers can access affordable, quality and timely health services into the future.
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PIR stigma action grants

Stigma Action Funding Grants are being made available to deliver activities to reduce stigma of severe and persistent mental illness across the Loddon Mallee Murray (LMML) and Hume PIR regions.
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Free hepatits C online training

Hep C: Going Viral is a four week online group program based on theories of motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy designed to improve participantÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s education and assist them in setting and reaching health and well-being goals.
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Osteoporosis education

NPS Medicinewise has launched a new educational program for osteoporosis targeting health professionals, which includes: an educational visit, videos, patient information and an online case study attracting CPD points.
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RACGP talks with headspace

RACGP caught up with Dr Claudio Villella from headspace to discuss shared decision making in managing youth mental health, and the RACGP's new e-mental health guide.
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Don't tax rural health

The rural Doctors Association of Australia has told the Federal Government that applying the GST to healthcare would make it harder for rural patients, who already face 'significant financial pressure', to gain access to primary services.
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Youth self belief | Workshops

Shepparton headspace will be holding The Strong and Gorgeous: Inside and Out free workshops to empower young women, aged 18 to 25, and encourage them to believe in themselves.
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Supporting womens health

The Melbourne Period Project charity supplies period packs to 14 different agencies in Victoria and are now reaching out to Shepparton.
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) calendar > click here

Next Murray PHN CPD event

Imaging update | GVH Medical Imaging | Shepparton

External CPD events

Albury Wodonga Health | CEO leaves

Albury Wodonga Health Chief Executive Officer Sue O'Neill will soon leave to take up the same position at St Vincent's public hospital in Melbourne.
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headspace | High Tea

The Albury Club will host a high tea with a difference this Saturday when Albury Wodonga Sunrise Rotary Club hold a fundraising auction for headspace Albury Wodonga.
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New MDAS facility

Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) celebrated the $2.9 million redevelopment of its Mildura facilities at a community day held on 12 November.
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Identifying childhood obesity

A Mildura paediatrician says the onus is on primary health professionals to identify childhood obesity, as many parents fail to recognise their child is outside a healthy weight range.
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