No 0813: May 1st, 2008
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Editorial It’s time to change!
Aged Care CPD on Gastroenteritis in Residential Care Facilities, BECC Geriatrics for GPs, Congress on Ageing
Chronic
Disease Management Life! Resources available for
general practice
Professional Development CPD events
Information
Management includes Medical Director tips
Items of interest Build-a-Book™, GP Research Review, GP Network news, 2nd annual Generic Medicines Australia conference
Mental Health Mental Health
Nurse Program, Clinical Research Study Mood Swings, Looking Out for U
News for
Practice Staff Practice Nurses working with Mental
Health Issues
NPS Osteoporosis
CPD, NPS Therapeutic Topic Selection Survey, Etonorgestrel implants and effects
on bone, NEW NPS Audit – Heart Failure
Women’s Health CANCELLED:
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Practices on Medical Director 2 should start to consider the move to Medical Director 3. Previously we have suggested that there was no pressing urgency to upgrade to MD3. This was because of difficulties in the migration process as well as shortcomings in MD3 (such as the recall system working quite differently).
Most of the issues involved with the migration have now been resolved and there are certain features in MD3 that are not available in MD2. Of particular importance is the ability to inactivate patients not seen in the practice for x number of years with a single button click, rather than the hours of work involved in inactivating patients one by one in MD2. In addition, MD3 also allows patient photos to be added to the record and not too far down the track, the ability to view streamed medical images such as x-rays.
It is obvious that HCN are concentrating on MD3 for new developments and enhancements in the software and that MD2 is falling behind. We suggest that you talk with your IT person about this change. The half dozen or so practices using MD3 in the division are generally satisfied with the changeover.
Practices that use Pracsoft at the front desk will also find that the SQL interface with MD3 as much faster and more efficient.
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Preventing/Identifying
& Managing Dehydration - Speaker: Associate Professor Michael Woodward,
Austin Health. Tuesday 27 May. 6.30 for light dinner. Presentation and
discussion 7-9pm. At North East Valley Division of General Practice Board Room,
Repatriation Hospital, Level 1, Pathology Building. RSVP by telephone 9496 4333. FAXBACK flier to be mailed shortly.
Thursday
8 May: Dr Mina Borromeo, Department of dentistry,
Thursday 15 May: Anne Marie Fabri & Dr Barbara Hayes-Respecting Patient choices, Northern Health
Time for both sessions is 7-9pm. Light meal from 6.30pm. Venue: Northern Division of General Practice. 4 Cat 2 points
RSVP phone 9416 7689 or Click here to access faxback flyer.
18
May at Grand Hyatt,
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Resources to support the ‘Life! Taking Action on Diabetes’ Program are now available. The six session lifestyle modification course has been shown to reduce the risk of diabetes by 58% in participants. To be eligible for the course, patients must: Be 50 or above; Score 15 or more on the diabetes risk test, and Have diabetes excluded. Promotional materials available include the diabetes risk test, brochures, posters, pens, magnets, post-it notes and note pads. All items are available free of charge. To order resources, please click here or call the Diabetes Helpline on 1300 136 588. For more information on the Life! Program, please contact Angie Deegan on 9341 5247 or ADeegan@diabetesvic.org.au.
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Thursday May 8, 6:30pm – 9pm (dinner provided) at John Scott Meeting
House,
Invitation to GPs, PMs, PNs and Reception Staff. Guest speaker – Dr John
Litt, is the Senior Lecturer in General Practice at
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
May 6 - Childhood Asthma Update - Dr Ian Rawlinson
For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
Wednesday
7th May, 2008 12:10pm at John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4,
Opposite Medical Library - followed by lunch in Zeltner Hall at 1:00pm
Saturday, July 26th, 8.30am – 4.30pm Only 12 places available, so first in, “best dressed”!
Contact: Juliet Gavens: 9288 4781 or Juliet.gavens@svhm.org.au See: www.svhm.org.au/gp for detailed flyer & RSVP
GP’s will need to complete two Category One activities to maintain vocational registration.
Continuing Medical Education Pty Ltd offers 2 Category One activities via self-directed learning.
1. Skin Cancer Recognition and Management - an interactive CD, Questions and Answers.
2.
More information is available at www.cme.au.com
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Click in the Obstetric tab (female patients only) and click once on the pregnancy. Click on the End pregnancy button and record the outcome from the drop down list.
Question: I correctly recorded a patient’s BP (using the Blood Pressure tool). I then saw my next patient and recorded his BP, but unfortunately I saved it in the previous patient’s record. It was only the following day that I realized my mistake. How do I fix this?
Answer: There are 3 things you need to do.
1. Delete the incorrect BP recording of Patient 1. Open Patient 1’s record and go into the BP tool. In MD2 click on View (no need for this step in MD3). You will see a chronological list of the BP measurements. Click once on the incorrect measurement and press the Delete key.
2. Fix up Patient 1’s Progress Note. Go into the Progress Notes. Click once on the date where the incorrect BP was recorded, then click on the Append button. Type in that the second recorded BP was incorrect and click on Save. (Remember you can’t change progress notes after midnight of the day they were recorded – you can only “Append”).
3. Re-record the correct BP in Patient 2’s record. Open Patient 2’s record and go into the BP tool. Type in the correct BP and also change the date and time of the recording.
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Here is a chance to improve your counseling skills, expand your knowledge, and further develop as a health care professional. Ausmed invites you to experience its revolutionary education solution: Build-a-Book™; a new and unique multidisciplinary platform for gaining and sharing information. The chapter entitled “The Helping Interview”, relating to counselling and communication in the workplace, will be available for download without charge until 10pm, Friday 2nd May. Log on to www.buildebook.com to obtain this chapter. If you have any queries regarding how the Build-a-Book™ website works, please contact Jack on (03) 9375 7311 or direct them to jack@ausmed.com.au
Issue 4 of GP Research Review provides insight into the following
studies: • BMI predicts cardiovascular events? • Decision aids for prostate
cancer screening. • Web-based alcohol screening and intervention. • Variability
of liver enzyme results. • Do SSRIs cause suicide in under 18s? • Enhancing
post-MI beta-blocker adherence. • Adherence to antihypertensives. • Patient recognition of risk factors
for CKD. • Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis? • Calculating lung age and
smoking quit rates. If you would like to receive the publication you can
subscribe free at www.researchreview.com.au Alternatively click mailto:admin@researchreview.com.au
& type "Yes GP" in the subject line, we will enter your details
for you.
This edition contains Education GP Super Clinics and National Registration & Accreditation. Full version.
This comes at a time when the innovative strategies and solutions provided by generic medicines stakeholders will dramatically impact the market's profitability. With investors looking to capitalise on industry expansion and legislation encouraging market growth, one thing is clear for the 21st century generic medicines industry - innovate or get left behind. Registration form
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On April 21st 2008 Janine Nedelkos, Mental Health Nurse, commenced full time work with the Division. Janine is a resource available to you, at no cost to you or your patients, in your mental health work. Janine can regularly review patients mental state, administer, monitor and ensure compliance with medication, liaise with families and carers, see the patient in an outreach capacity, and take responsibility for service coordination. Eligible patients for Janine’s services will be functionally disabled by their severe mental illness and will consent to the nurse’s involvement. Janine is able to spend focused time with those patients that require more support than you are able to provide. She is also able to link them into to the mental health service system and coordinate their care according to your mental health plan.
For more information please call Nicky Bisogni, Mental Health Program Officer, at the Division on 9496 4333.
Prof
Graham Burrows is conducting Clinical Research Study for adults (18 years+) who
may have bipolar disorder. For more information call Austin Health 9496 5404
Small
fun groups for young people with parents with mental health issues – for more
information call Jane on 0419 102 338 or jane@evolvingroles.com.au
or Jane.Maher@austin.org.au
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This session will provide an excellent opportunity to meet your local mental health service providers.
Small group learning: Three case studies will be discussed which will include examples of relevant pathways and appropriate referrals.
Tuesday May 13, 6:30pm – 9pm (dinner provided), John Scott Meeting House, La Trobe University, Bundoora (Entry via Car Park 7). Application Form
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The NPS & HMR groups are offering a Case Study CPD evening session on May 21st with Professor Peter Ebling looking at ‘Preventing osteoporosis and reducing fracture risk’. The session covers current topical issues including osteonecrosis of the jaw, how long to treat and the long term risks and benefits of bisphosphonate therapy.
Contact Dr Mary Levidiotis on 9496 4333 or mary@nevdgp.org.au for information. Download enrolment form.
The NPS is currently surveying member organisations, working group members
and other experts and stakeholders, including GPs, on topics of interested for
the 2009 divisional programs. If you are interested in contributing to
this important task we would welcome your opinion. The NPS Prescribing Intervention Working Group
(PIWG) will use your feedback in the topic selection process at their planning
meeting in early June 2008. Your input is an important part of NPS program
planning and on behalf of NPS the division thanks you for your valuable
feedback. The survey documentation can be found here.
Note this needs to be faxed back to the division by May 12th 2008.
If you took part in an NPS educational activity on osteoporosis recently you might be interested in a RGH Pharmacy E-Bulletin which provides a brief review of ‘Etonorgestrel implants and their effects on bone’. Click here for full article.
If you are NOT a regular participant in the NPS visiting programs and would like to receive an NPS educational visit on ‘Preventing osteoporosis & reducing fracture risk’ please email Dr Mary Levidiotis mary@nevdgp.org.au or Ms Melanie Hay (melanie.hay@ndgop.org.au) [program ends end June 2008].
Please find attached (add link to flyer attached) a Flyer for the NPS Clinical audit: Management of systolic chronic heart failure. Enrolment will also be available in PPR 41 or online at www.nps.org.au/healthpro This is the second audit available for the QPI year: 1 May 2008 - 30 April 2009. The enrolment deadline is Friday June 13th 2008. Audit submission deadline is Friday 11th July 2008. NOTE: Participation requires data for 10 patients only.
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CANCELLED:
The GP
Seminar 'Post Partum Perineal Trauma' scheduled for Tuesday 6th May at
GP & HP Videoconference presented by Professor Peter Ebeling and Dr
Robin Daly. Tuesday 20 May 6.15pm - 8.30pm at RACP, Level 2,
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approach? Do you have a sub specialisation? If so, Dianella Community Health is
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Applications to: joseph.mizzi@dianella.org.au
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Experienced Medical Receptionist needed for a temporary position during June,
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When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her out to some
place expensive.
So I took her to a petrol station!!!!!!!
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