The Identifying and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect module teaches practical ways to strengthen your skills in identifying and responding to child abuse and neglect and outlines how to respond safely and appropriately to children and their families and determine when reporting is mandated. It illustrates key challenges in responding to child abuse and neglect within the practice environment and guides you on selecting methods and resources for seeking support for yourself.

This module is free for primary care staff and attracts RACGP/ACRRM CPD

To enrol or learn more visit: https://www.saferfamilies.org.au/child-abuse

The Six Steps to Support you to Assess and Respond to Elder Abuse module looks at the nature, severity, and impact of abuse of older people and explains how to recognise the risk factors, types and signs. It describes barriers and enablers for seeking help, and strategies to identify and safely respond to older patients experiencing abuse or violence.

This module is free for primary care staff and attracts RACGP/ACRRM CPD.

To enrol or learn more visit: www.saferfamilies.org.au/olderpersons

APNA at the request of and with funding from GSK has developed this comprehensive new module to support primary health care nurses with an understanding of meningococcal disease, the burden of disease and immunisation choices to assist in prevention.

Promoting Participation in the National Immunisation Program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge that can be applied to their day-to-day work and will help support a change of practice within their health organisation. By encouraging colleagues and peers to modify and change their current ways of practice they can make immunisation activities more conducive to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On completion of the program students will have the skills and knowledge to work directly with patients, clients, families and communities to provide advice and encouragement to ultimately improve immunisation rates for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Eating Disorder Core Skills: eLearning for GPs is comprehensive foundational eating disorder training developed specifically for GPs. The training provides GPs with the key information needed to provide best practice care for patients with eating disorders.

The training will equip GPs with the knowledge and skills needed to understand, identify and assess eating disorders, provide medical treatment, lead the multidisciplinary team, manage MBS items and provide ongoing recovery support.

Delivered 100% online and free to complete, the Foundations of Chronic Disease course is aimed at a range of health professionals working within Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health, or have Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients. The course aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to provide foundation chronic disease education, understand the burden of chronic disease and the impact on Australia, and identify chronic disease models and the tools and resources used in managing chronic conditions in the primary healthcare arena. It also allows the student to build and embed foundational knowledge to allow advancement to further learning workshops.

Upon successful completion of the program students should have the ability to:

1. Understand the definition and burden of chronic disease
2. Understand the influencing factors on health
3. Identify modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors
4. Understand the patient journey and link to coordinated care, cultural safety, health literacy, and communication styles
5. Identify the need for prevention and thee use of prevention tools
6. Understand the role of primary healthcare in care coordination and chronic disease management

For further information, please contact us on courses@benchmarquegroup.com.au or 1300 855 568.

This Community of Practice covers how to identify emotional dysregulation in infants and referral pathways for Gold Coast.

Presented by:

• Neil Alcorn (Team Leader – Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health)
• Stacey Horomia (Infant Mental Health Clinician – Gold Coast Health, – Lavender Unit and Evolve)

As part of the annual health assessment for children in care, mental health screening is critical. But how do you do this for young children and babies? Learn why this is so important yet often not part of a health check, how it can be easily done and what to do when issues are identified.

Recorded on 17 February 2021

“The Starter Pack” is a free educational package designed to assist general practice managers, practice nurses, Aboriginal Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing Workers and practice reception staff to build the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively respond to patients experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in Queensland.

This guideline was developed by the Australian Wound Management Association and the New Zealand Wound Care Society. The guideline presents a comprehensive review of the assessment, diagnosis, management and prevention of venous leg ulcers within the Australian and New Zealand health care context, based on the best evidence available up to January 2011.

These flow charts outline recommendations for management from current evidence-based guidelines for common wound types. Referring to these resources can help you consolidate your knowledge.