No 0805: February 28th, 2008
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter
sent to all GP practices (with email addresses) within the
Chronic
Disease Management Neuropathy research
Professional Development CPD events
HMR Rheumatoid arthritis
Immunisation Immunisation Encounter Form Post 1st March 2008, March schedule change
Information
Management includes Medical Director tips
and New on the Web
Items of
interest Men’s
health: GP Summary Guides available, GPV Every Child Every Chance Project,
NEMICS - Professional Development and Education grants, Labour Government Greater Focus on
Prevention, Ear wax removal, GP Network news. BECC waiting times
News for
Practice Staff Ear Irrigation Training, The Nurse Scholarship
Program: National Nurse Re-entry Scheme
Paediatrics The Royal Children’s Hospital
Women’s Health Clinical Guidelines to Support General Practice in the Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Cancer
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New research in a possible treatment for neuropathy associated with diabetes, using painless nerve stimulation. We are looking for patients to take part in a 12-week study. Inclusion criteria: • Between 55 – 75 years old • Have had diabetes for 10 years or less • Non-smokers • Peripheral neuropathy
The study takes place at the Endocrine Centre of Excellence,
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As a follow up presentation from the December Practice Managers end of year dinner, Vicki Bradford, Director Training & Professional Support, AMA Victoria and Sandra Mercer Moore, Training Consultant, Esset Australia will provide you with an outline of training opportunities for practice staff under their Health Training Solutions initiative and outline the various financial support programs available to assist with the cost of staff training. Information about the various training programs offered can be located at www.healthtraining.com.au Tuesday March 18, 6:30pm- 8pm, in the Board Room, North East Valley DGP (Map) Details and application form may be found on our website.
Spirometry Training:
An interactive 6 hour workshop with practical session which provides
training in the application, measurement and interpretation of expiratory spirometry. The modules include spirometry, medications, allergy, paediatric
asthma, other adult asthma, device technique and COPD. This comprehensive
workshop is designed for both GPs and practice nurses. This course is an ANZSRS
endorsed spirometry training course for GPs. Tentative
date yet to be confirmed: Saturday
10th May 08, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
A team workshop:
This 2 hour workshop focuses on the Asthma Cycle of Care (the former
Asthma 3+ Visit Plan) for GPs and PNs. This session
will also cover 2-3 asthma topics which will be a flow-on from the Spriometry session. The session has been schedules for
mid to late June. Date and time yet to be confirmed.
Meetings are held each Tuesday starting at 12.30 in the
Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Pathology Building, Repatriation Hospital,
Austin Health, West Heidelberg. Lunch is provided. Course Leader: Dr Vin Nursey Phone: 9457 1736
March 4 - Immunisation Update - Dr Peter Eizenberg (NB:
Venue for this week only –
For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
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Wednesday
5 March 7.45pm
(Light meal 6.30) at NDGP Training room with Dr Michelle Tellus, rheumatologist. See
flyer or call Cherry Braine to register 9416 7678 or Email cherry.braine@ndgp.org.au
All HMR enquiries contact Jenny Gowan 0417 506 944 or jenny.gowan@ndgp.org.au
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At the recent Immunisation Update session at Rydges a query about how to complete the IMMU 2 form for e.g. Infanrix-Hexa when earlier doses were given as Infanrix-IPV was tabled. For the correct answer see example here.
Have you placed your vaccine order for Infanrix hexa to start the new schedule form 1 March 2008?
Infanrix hexa is used for babies at 2, 4 and 6 months of age instead of Infanrix IPV and Comvax vaccines.
Comvax vaccine will be used at 12 months of age only while the stock lasts.
Infanrix IPV vaccine will still be used at 4 years of age.
The vaccine order form is faxed with this information or it can be downloaded at: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation
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You can add “user defined” items to the drop down list of tests to be ordered. From the Tools menu select Options and then Lists. Click on Pathology Requests. Type in the multiple request and/or specific request that exclude certain items and then click on the Add button. These items will be then included in the drop down list of pathology requests. You are restricted to 28 character (includes spaces) for the item name. If instead, you add the items to your top ten favourites, you seem to have unlimited number of characters, just remember to separate each test with a comma.
Question: The toolbar icons keep disappearing when in a patient’s record in MD. Short of closing and re-opening MD, is there a better solution?
Answer: This is a well-known problem in both MD2 and MD3. Here is the HCN answer: if the icons are disappearing from within MD when opening a patient’s record (which would seem to be what is occurring) then this issue is related to graphics handlers which Windows uses and may occur if:
· there are graphics intensive screen savers being used. Try disabling them if they are.
· some other graphics intensive applications are being used. Close these other programs
If disabling the screen saver does not fix the issue, the only workaround to help minimise this issue is to perform the following in MD2:
· open MD2 and from the Tools menu, select Options
· select the General tab
· ensure that the option “Show icons on patient screen tabs” is not ticked
· click Save.
The only other way around this issue is to close the patient’s record in MD and reopen, or you can click on Help, then About in the drop down menu and then OK and this should restore the icons.
1. Nurse Education – details and link to the Lung Health Promotion Centre. Found under Nurse Education
2. NEVDGP Welcome Kit – contains brochures, welcome letter and membership applications forms. Found under About Us.
3. New MD template - a GP referral to the “Life - Taking Action on Diabetes" Program. Found under IM Resources – MD templates.
4. Associate Membership Form – for PMs and PNs. Found in the Welcome Kit in About Us.
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Andrology
Approximately 2000 Victorian children and young people each year enter the care of the DHS through the intervention of child protection services. These children should have a health assessment soon after coming into care. DHS wishes to contract GPs to have a major role in the assessment of the health needs of these children and has agreed to pay a fee for service to undertake these assessments. I am keen to hear from GPs who would like to know more about this project and any who would consider being involved in these important child and adolescent health assessments. Contact Dr Clare Roczniok on 0439 449 993
Clinicians working in Primary Care can apply for PD grants to support activities related to improving services for people living with cancer. Grants of up to $6000 are available. Eligibility criteria apply. Applications close 28th March 2008. More info on www.nemics.org.au
The Rudd Government believes prevention should play a far greater role in the health system and has already taken steps in this direction. The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, was responding to the release on 13 February of an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report that showed there had been an 8 per cent decline in funding for public health in 2005-06, from $867 million the previous year to $797 million. To view the full media release click on here.
After 25 yrs at the
Dr Lina Nido is the recently appointed GPLO at the
Royal Victorian Eye and
This edition contains AMA Council Of General Practice, GP Super Clinics, Simplified Medicare, Aged Care, GP MRI Referral. Full version.
Waiting times for new referrals to Bundoora Extended Care Centre Inpatient Admissions are currently approximately Gem 3 - 7 days, Rehab 0 days. Any queries regarding our waiting times please contact Access BECC on 9495 3109
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Ear Irrigation Training
Saturday March 15 for Practice
Nurses at La Trobe uni. Details and
application forms can be found on the website.
NB: The hours advertised on
our website should read 9.00am - 3.00pm and not 8.45pm as previously mentioned.
This will be the final GPDV
sponsored Ear Irrigation Training offered for this year.
NB: See under CPD for further
training sessions
The Nurse Scholarship Program: National Nurse Re-entry Scheme
This is an
Australian Government initiative and is available for Registered/Division 1
Nurses and Midwives and Enrolled/Division 2 Nurses whose registration has
lapsed and have not practiced for five years or more. Applicants must have been
registered by a nurse registration body in an
This
scheme will open for applications on 1 March 2008
and close on 25 April 08. Applicants will be notified of the outcome
of their application by July 2008.
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Paediatric resources online: Guidelines (pre-referral and clinical practice), Clinical services information, Continuing education, Referral forms, Key contacts, Kids Health Info(parent factsheets) www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo, Kids Connect (Primary Care Liaison) www.rch.org.au/kidsconnect. Telephone (03) 9345 4645
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The National Breast Cancer Centre’s Ovarian Cancer Program has developed a resource to help GPs assess the vague early warning signs of ovarian cancer. The new guide ‘Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer’ provides GPs with a step-by-step process to follow in the investigation of symptoms. Visit www.ovariancancerprogram.org.au/info/forhealthprofessionals.html
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Ivanhoe Medical Clinic – sessions available for PT or FT VR GP. Large
group (9 doctors), supportive collegues and nurses,
computerized, mixed billing, CDMs, friendly, flexible,
no a/h, good remuneration. Contact Dr.Stephen
Smith or Dr.David Doig on 9499 1245
Watsonia - Part-time GP required. Sessions negotiable. No after hours or week-end work. Practice Nurse, Fully computerised. Contact Dr F O'Donnell 9435 1191
See the website for all other positions vacant and wanted
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Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in
In the last 7 days the famous Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up & the Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.
Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song,
Today, shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived & 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop.
Analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal...
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