No 0807: March 13th, 2008
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter sent to all GP practices
(with email addresses) within the
Editorial Practice Health Atlas offer to practices
Aged Care Common eye conditions in the aged, Free Services for Carers
Chronic
Disease Management Neuropathy research
Professional Development CPD events
HMR Seeing is believing - common eye conditions in the
aged
Information
Management includes Medical Director tips and New on the
Web
Items of
interest National
Bowel Cancer Screening Project, Free Services for Carers, Ear wax removal, BECC
waiting times
Mental Health New
Suicide Helpline
NPS New
NPS Audit
Paediatrics Eczema up-skilling, Updated parent info factsheets
Women’s Health The Royal Women’s Hospital, Improving Early Pregnancy Care
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The PHA is an analytical tool that allows for informed decision making, both clinical and financial by providing disease profiles and matching your practice billing details with EPC items. Our aim is to produce 25 PHAs before the end of June, so get in early to take advantage of this free offer from the division.
The division, at no cost to the practice, creates a PHA for you, with a follow up executive summary of the results and aggregating the data from different practices (compare with other practices and national benchmarks).
For more information contact Graeme on Mondays or Thursdays.
The division has also purchased an annual licence of the PEN Clinical Audit tool which allows you to analyse your clinical data and help with the necessary data cleansing of your clinical records. We can provide a practical demonstration of both the PHA and/or PEN at your practice, if you so desire, at a time of your choosing. If you want to proceed, simply email Graeme or Noel with the name of the principal contact (the person who will oversee the use of this tool).
There will be a special information session at John Scott meeting House on the evening of Thursday April 24, GPs, PNs and PMs will be invited.
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See under HMR
See under Items of Interest
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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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28-30 March 2008 - Bellinzona Grange Country Retreat, Hepburn Springs,
We have been having an annual educational meeting called the Austin Meeting of Minds for some years. As a first this year we plan to have a session running on Saturday from 10-4 pm on “Update in Therapeutics - why, who, when, what drug, how long” tailored to the practical needs of the general practitioner. There are no registration costs but lunch for the day is $25. To make this run we need to have the support of at least 20 registrants. If you are interested in attending would you please contact Mrs. Barbara Richmond to register your intention to attend on 9435 9353 phone/fax or email barbararichmond@bigpond.com
Department of General Medicine (Med Unit 1) - “Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease”. Wednesday 19th March, 2008 12:10pm at John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building Opposite Medical Library - followed by lunch Zeltner Hall at 1pm.
An outline of training opportunities for practice staff and 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
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 18 - PEN Clinical Audit Tool - Mr
For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
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Wednesday 5 March at NDGP Training room. Light meal 6.30-7pm. 7.45pm main lecture
Dr Alice Rota- Bartelink, specialist in vision disorders . Flyer on the website or call 9416 7689 to RSVP.
All HMR enquiries contact Jenny Gowan 0417 506 944 or jenny.gowan@ndgp.org.au
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You are able to set the following defaults for when you create a LetterWriter template:
Clinical Details - Allergies – to include reactions or not
Clinical Details - History List – to set the activity (ignore activity, group inactive/active, active only, inactive only) and whether to include Comments
Clinical Details - Progress Notes – to display in ascending or descending order
The various Clinical Details - Measurements are also displayed but it appears you can’t set defaults for them.
There is also Miscellaneous - Counter and this is used to place consecutive numbers in SA and NSW Work Cover forms.
Question: I am using some of your templates but they don’t have the patient’s height, weight and BMI automatically added. How do I do this?
Answer: You can add height and weight fields to a template:
Modify template à Template Fields >Clinical details >Measurements >Height or Weight.
There is no field for BMI. The problem is that once you open the template it is populated with ALL the height and weight measurements ever taken. You may wish to delete the unwanted rows:
Highlight unwanted rows: Table menu >Delete >Rows.
A better way perhaps, is to create a Current Progress Note field in your template. When modifying a template type in the Current Progress Note heading and press Enter.
Under template Fields click on the + sign next to Summary and then double click on Progress Note (Current) to insert the filed into your template.
The trick now is to use the MD tools to record height and weight before you open the template. These measurements are added to you Progress Note (with BMI being added automatically). Then, when you open the template it is populated with all the details of your Progress Note.
1. PENPals Newsletter No. 2 - March 12, 2008 (Word) – Found under PEN Clinical Audit.
2. New resources for nurses
- Recruitment and Orientation Kit from the AGPN website
- New links – Australian nurses Federation, Royal College of Nursing, Nurses Board of Victoria
Found under Practice Nurses Network
3. Term 2 Calendar of events – see under Calendar of Events
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If you are referring patients to St Vincent’s under the National Bowel Cancer Screening Project it is ESSENTIAL that you attach the sticker from the Bowel Screening Kit, or notate on the referral that the patient is part of this project. We are concerned that patients are not necessarily benefiting from rapid triage because they are not being correctly identified on the referral. For more information on this project see: www.svhm.org.au/gp or contact: Juliet Gavens: 9288 4781
Carer’s
After 25 yrs at the
Waiting times for new referrals to Bundoora Extended Care Centre Inpatient Admissions are currently approximately GEM 0 days, Rehab 0-2 days. Any queries regarding our waiting times please contact Access BECC on 9495 3109
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A new Suicide Helpline Call-back Service (SHL CB)is available Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm on 1300 659 467. SHL CB offers up to 6 sessions of telephone counselling, of approx 50 minutes and for over a period of up to 6 months with each client. They offer support, info, referral to specialist services and counselling. Support is for people at risk of suicide, carers of people who are suicidal and people bereaved by suicide. The service caters for CALD clients and uses TIS interpreters.
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The 1st audit for the May 2008 - 30 April 2009 QPI PIP entitled Optimizing Management of Type 2 Diabetes is open for enrollment. Enrolment closes Friday 11th April 2008 & completed audits must be submitted to NPS by Friday May 9th 2008. Audit enrolment forms are available in PPR 40 (which is mailed to you) or online at www.nps.org.au/healthpro or download here.
Note: An electronic version of the audit, Clinical e-Audit: Optimizing management of type 2 diabetes will be available in July 2008. Enrolment will be available in PPR 42 or online.
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The RCH in partnership with Divisions of General Practice is offering you the opportunity to gain 40 Cat 1 points and help prevent poor self-esteem, low quality of life and an increase in suicide often associated with eczema. The education program includes a presentation and hands-on workshop suitable for GPs, practice nurses and MCHN’s. For more information: email emma.king@rch.org.au / Kids Connect online www.rch.org.au/kidsconnect > Professional education / also see > Pre-referral guidelines.
Bronchiolitis / Chicken pox / Breath holding / Pulled elbow / Nosebleeds / Penis & foreskin care / Hand hygiene… These and more great factsheets for parents have just been updated on Kids Health Info. Remember to bookmark this website: www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo
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RWH is moving to a brand new $250 million state-of-the-art facility on the
corner of
Improving Early Pregnancy Care
With Dr Bernadette White - Clinical Director Obstetric & Maternity
Services,
or click here
for the flier.
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Ivanhoe Medical Clinic – sessions available for PT or FT VR GP. Large supportive group (9 GPs), FT nurses, computerized, EPCs, no A/Hs, friendly, flexible, mixed billing. Contact:- Dr.Stephen Smith or Dr.David Doig on 9499 1245
See the website for all other positions vacant and wanted
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A married man was having an affair with his secretary.
One day they went to her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8pm.
The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and dirt.
He put on his shoes and drove home.
“Where have you been?” his wife demanded.
“I can't lie to you,” he replied, 'I'm having an affair with my secretary. I’ve been with her all afternoon.”
She looked down at his shoes and said:
“You lying bastard! You've been playing golf!”
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