No 0821: June 26, 2008
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter
sent to all GP practices (with email addresses) within the
Chronic
Disease Management Life! referral
forms available online, National Diabetes Week 2008 Campaign Resources
Professional Development CPD events
HMR Skin
conditions in older persons, Generic
Medicines
Immunisation SMS Reminders for Gardasil, Are you using an electronic method of data transfer to ACIR?
Information
Management includes Medical Director tips
and New on the Web
Items of
interest The ABC Australian Story, July 2008 Medicare Benefits Schedule
Update, Annual Health Review for People with an Intellectual Disability, GP
Network News
News for
Practice Staff Spirometry
Training Course, National Clinical Skill Program for Nurses, Practice Nurse Leadership and Development
Program
Women’s Health The Women’s has moved
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Life! Taking Action on Diabetes is a six session diabetes prevention program for people aged 50 and over, at high risk of type 2 diabetes. Referral forms are available for the Life! program here. The form is available for Medical Director, Best Practice, Zed Med, GP Complete as well as Microsoft Word. Directions for upload into the medical software are listed on the website.
For further information on Life! visit the website www.diabeteslife.org.au or contact Angie Deegan on 9341 5247 or a.deegan@gpv.org.au.
Diabetes
The kit includes: Information sheets, poster, Diabetes data information, tape measures. To download your order form visit www.diabetesvic.org.au (under Latest News & Research) or call 1300 136 588.
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Saturday August 16, 9am – 4.30pm (Refreshments and meals will be provided) at
John Scott Meeting House,
The first lecture for Term 3 will be on Tuesday 15th July.
Speaker: A/Prof Serge Ferrari, Assoc Prof of Osteoporosis Genetics, Division of Bone Diseases, Dept. of Rehab and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine & WHO Collaborating Centre for Osteoporosis Prevention, Geneva, Switzerland
Wednesday
2 July, 2008 12:10pm at John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4,
Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre is providing free training to GPs
wanting to prescribe methadone or buprenorphine. The course involves completion
of 2 online units (category 2 QA&COD points) on gplearning and attending a
1 day workshop. The next workshop will be held July 26 in Fitz
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Dermatitis, skin growths,
BCC, SCC, and older people.
Speaker: Dr Boon Tan,
For medical practitioners, practice
nurses and pharmacists. 4 category 2 CPD points, 2 CPE points
(pharmacists).
Wednesday 2 July: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Light meal & registration from 6.30pm at
NDGP Training Room
Further information about Medication
Reviews contact Dr Jenny Gowan on 9426 7689 or
Mob 0417 506 944
On 1 August, community pharmacy in
The Pharmacy Guild will utilise radio, television and print mechanisms to support this objective, as well as assist in the production of a generics-focused Community Service Announcement for television. As a result of these promotions, the Guild expects that GPs, pharmacists and pharmacy staff will receive an increased number of enquiries from consumers who want to know more abut generic medicines. In the interest of reducing confusion, maintaining adherence and preserving the excellent reputation of community pharmacy, it is crucial for GPs and pharmacists to maintain a patient-centred approach during the implementation of the PBS Reforms.
Adapted from Pharmacy Daily 24 June 2008
Jenny Gowan HMR facilitator N & NEVDGP 9426 7689 or Mob 0417 506 944
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The cervical cancer website at: http://www.cervicalcancer.com.au/ provides a free SMS service to remind patients for their second and third Gardasil injections. Once on the site, click on the middle box on the left hand side that says “Free SMS/email reminders”. From there, patients (or clinic staff) can enter their details to receive reminders. An ideal time to register patients is post-vaccination before patients leave the clinic. It is a free service for the clinic and the patient and will be very helpful for those clinics that do not have the facility with their software to send SMS reminders. Further information c/- CSL Biotherapies: Nicci Green, Vaccine Account Representative (Part time – Tues. & Wed.) Mobile: 0447 533 790 Email: nicci.green@csl.com.au or Nadine Francis, Vaccine Account Representative (Part time – Wed, Thur, Fri) Mobile: 0422 000 308 Email: nadine.francis@csl.com.au
To assist practices who are yet to embrace either online or website data transfer, the Division is offering an on-site training program by mutual agreement.
Contact
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Sometimes the information doesn’t always fit correctly onto the printed scripts (alignment problems). Or a GP’s qualifications are so many that they don’t fit and get cut off the printed page. The Script setup tab can fix these issues.
From the Tools menu select Print Options and then the Script setup tab.
It’s a bit fiddly and involves trial and error to change the + or - numbers to get the correct alignment.
You can also decrease the font size from point size 10 to a lower number so the information such as GP qualifications fit.
Question: Is there any way Medical Director can be modified to import a larger file such as 3.2 mb into the patient’s documents?
Answer: No and it is strongly advised you never import a file of that size? What is it? A picture of an elephant? You should always scan in low resolution black and white.
1. National Clinical Skill Program for Nurse – by the Benchmarque Group. For program and newsletter see under Practice Nurses Network – Nurse Education
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On
Monday 30th June at 8pm on ABCTV Australian Story will relate the
aftermath of the killing of Dr. Khulod Maarouf Hassan in her surgery. The RACGP recommends GPs to
view this program.
The latest Medicare Benefits Schedule information is available from MBS
Online at: http://www.health.gov.au/mbsonline
Main changes for practices:
· Healthy Kids Check - Items 709 and 711 have been introduced to support general practitioners, practice nurses and registered Aboriginal Health Workers to undertake a health check for a patient who is receiving or has received their four year old immunisation. A Medicare rebate of $45 is payable for these item numbers and is available only once for any eligible patient. The item number 10990 of $5.40 can be claimed at the same time.
·
Type 2
Diabetes Risk Evaluation - Item 713 forms part of the 'COAG - reducing the
risk of type 2 diabetes' initiative to address the significant growth in type 2
diabetes in
Use of MBS
items 718 & 719 - Annual Health Review for people with an
intellectual disability – Victorian GPs are now leading the way. The number of
Medicare rebates for these health assessments has more than doubled in Victoria
over the past six months. Statistics from the Medicare website show that in
April 2008:
· Victoria had the highest per capita rebates for these items in Australia.
· 43% of all rebates for these items in Australia were from Victoria.
Disability Services would like to acknowledge the important role of GPs and practice nurses in the health care of people with an intellectual disability, and encourage the continued increase in structured annual health assessments for people with an intellectual disability.
Research based tools to assist with the annual health assessment
·
GPs in
· Disability support workers complete the first part of CHAP to provide the GP with relevant background information.
· The second part of CHAP provides GPs or practice nurses with research based prompts for specific areas to concentrate on in health assessments for people with an Intellectual Disability.
· The use of CHAP has been shown to significantly improve the health outcomes for people with an intellectual disability.
Further resources: Professional development and other resources to assist
GPs are available from: Centre for Developmental Disability Health
This edition includes GPNN general practice week edition, cutting red tape so GPs can spend more time with patients, reform MBS for patient benefits, improving the use of general practice nurses, managing the risk of violence in medical practice…and much more. Full version.
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National Clinical Skill Program for Nurses
The Benchmarque Group is celebrating the launch of their 2008 National Clinical
Skills Program, this program is a unique opportunity
for nurse clinicians and non nursing staff to participate in a range of nationally
recognised qualification courses. Places are strictly limited and are already
starting to fill. To find out more simply log onto www.ncsp.com.au To
view their new newsletter. Click here
to view the Newsletter.
If you would like to find more about The Benchmarque Group - log onto www.benchmarquegroup.com.au
Applications are open for the 2008 Practice Nurse Leadership Program. The
Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) in conjunction with the University of New England Partnerships (UNEP) has established a
Practice Nurse Leadership and Development Program. The program was first
delivered in 2007. The Practice Nurse Leadership
and Development Program will assist in raising the professional profile of
practice nursing as an important area of nursing practice. It will also provide
a career pathway for those practice nurses interested in venturing into
leadership and management roles. The Program is open to both Practice Nurses and
nurses employed by Divisions of General Practice. The Practice Nurse Leadership and Development
Program runs over a 12 month period. The program is delivered by two three day
workshops and distance learning. The first workshop is scheduled for 15-17
September 2008 in
For more information on the
Practice Nurse Leadership Program please go to the following website http://www.unepartnerships.edu.au/agpnNurseLead/
or contact Toni Rice on trice@agpn.com.au
or Beta Chakraverty on bchakraverty@agpn.com.au To download
an enrolment form click here
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The first baby has now been born, the first woman seen in outpatients and
the emergency department and the first operation undertaken at the new Royal
Women's Hospital in
Phone Numbers: The Women’s in
Parkville will have new phone numbers, however all Carlton location phone
numbers will be diverted for a set period. New phone numbers are:
· The Women’s Switchboard: 8345 2000
· Outpatient Appointments: 8345 3032 or ext 3033
· Outpatient Fast Fax (for GP referrals): 8345 3036
· Patient Enquiries: 8345 3030
· Women’s Emergency Care: 8345 3636
· Pregnancy Day Care: 8345 2170
· Pauline Gandel Women’s Imaging Centre: 8345 2250
· Genetic Services: 8345 2180
New referral forms and templates for Medical Director and Genie are available on the Women’s website: www.rwh.thewomens.org.au under Health Professionals site and then under shared maternity care site and also on NEVDGP website.
For general queries feel free to contact me on ines.rio@thewomens.org.au
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note: only new ads, paid ads or resubmitted ads will be posted here. All other
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Medical Clinic - sessions for female VR GP. Modern, large group
with supportive colleagues and full time nurses, computerised, CDMs, mixed billing, flexible, friendly, no A/H, good
remuneration. Contact Dr.Stephen
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Practice
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Ivanhoe - Part
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have the ability to do Care Plans & assist with Health Assessments for over
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Post resume: Attention: Meri,
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The husband had just finished reading the book, 'MAN OF THE HOUSE'.
He stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to his wife.
Pointing a finger in her face, he said, "From now on, I want you to know
that I am the man of this house, and my word is law! I want you to
prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, I
expect a sumptuous dessert afterward. Then, after dinner, you are going to run
my bath so I can relax. And when I'm finished with my bath, guess who's going
to dress me and comb my hair?
His wife calmly replied, "The funeral director would be my guess."
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