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This year’s Symposium – an annual event brought together by GCPHN – was one to remember. Speakers from organisations such as Gold Coast Health, ChemoPro Aged Care, Queensland Ambulance Service, the Residential Aged Care Facility Support Service, Australian Frailty Network and Australian Digita...
OPTMED-D project The University of Queensland wants to improve medication safety at discharge and has a clinical trial underway to test a multifaceted intervention designed to improve communication between health professionals during a patient’s transition from hospital to community care. They are...
We commission a range of services co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, providers and community members across the Gold Coast. Our work includes conducting health promotion and quality improvement activities to boost immunisation, cancer screening, chronic disease manageme...
“In launching a regional Disaster Preparedness initiative, we are showing our commitment to delivering a person-centred approach to emergency preparedness across key parts of South-East Queensland,” said Kellie Trigger, Director, Health Intelligence Planning and Engagement at GCPHN. Disasters do...
Earlier this year I met a woman in her fifties facing depression, fleeting suicidal thoughts, and a storm of social pressures. She had unstable housing, a painful separation, long term unemployment, and a return to heavy drinking as she tried to cope. She wanted help, had hope for recovery, and was ...
“A document that speaks in the silence” Paul has always been a morning person. At 71, the retired engineer enjoys jazz music, family life, and looking after his grandchildren. Married to Heather for nearly 50 years, he never imagined that an ordinary event would change everything. On 24 ...
Gold Coast-based Indigenous Health Project Officer Paul Roberts, a Widjabul Wia-bal man from Bundjalung Country, tells us about the groundbreaking Kalwun Integrated Team Care (ITC) program that provides better access to coordinated, multidisciplinary care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pe...
Loneliness and social isolation affect one in three Australian adults and two in five young people, with evidence showing the health impact is worse than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. You may already be doing a lot to connect your patients to relevant support they need – but are you considering how...
Dear colleagues, I am writing to acknowledge the current period of global economic uncertainty and the emerging impacts this is having locally, including rising fuel costs and broader cost of living pressures. We are aware that global events are contributing to volatility in fuel prices and supply, ...
Did you know you and your family may be eligible for free essential vaccines that can offer protection across a range of diseases throughout your life? Checking that immunisations are up to date can help prevent serious illness and protect family members and the wider community. Whooping cough The h...
The Gold Coast is showing what’s possible when a community comes together. Social connection is widely recognised as a strong protective factor against suicide. On the Gold Coast, this understanding is shaping a broader approach to prevention that looks beyond clinical care and focuses on creatin...
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