No 0837: October 23, 2008
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter
sent to all GP practices (with email addresses) within the
Editorial No eNews next week
Professional Development CPD events
Immunisation HPV
program to finish June 2009
Information
Management includes General Computer Tip, Medical
Director Tips and New on the Web
Items of
interest GP looking to
purchase a practice, Professional Development and Education Grants, GP Network
News, BECC waiting times
Mental Health Cancelled event
News for
Practice Staff NPS Case Study Evening
for Practice Nurses, Final end of year session for Practice Nurses, Practice
Managers final meeting for 2008
Paediatrics Scrotal Disorders in Children
Women’s Health
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There will be no eNews next week – I’m off to
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“Hands-on” training for GPs facilitated by Dr Ralph Audehm and Noel Stewart
Thursday
20th November, 6:30pm
– 9.00pm (Dinner Provided) at
Meetings are held each Tuesday starting at 12.30 in the
Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,
October 28 - Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders in Children
- Dr Roger Allen
For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
NB: There will be no lecture on cup day - November 4th
A free forum for GPs and pharmacists on Tuesday 11th
November 6.30-9.00pm. At Metropole Conference Centre, Duncan Reilly Room,
RSVP: Mal Doreian on 03 8413 8721 or email mald@turningpoint.org.au
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Encourage young woman to start their course of 3 vaccinations NOW to fit in with the free program.
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Sometimes the spacebar is pressed several times to line up text. Also there are still some of you out there who press the spacebar twice after a fullstop.
You should use the ruler settings to avoid pressing the spacebar more than once.
There is no need to press the spacebar more than once after punctuation because today you are using proportional spacing (the letter M takes up more space than the letter I). Electronic typewriters had monospacing (all characters took up the same amount of space – like Courier font today) so you did the double space to separate sentences more clearly.
The golden rule is: If you press the Spacebar more than once you are doing something wrong!!
Portable Document Files (pdf) cannot be imported into the Letters section of Medical Director but they can be imported into Documents. Generally speaking Letters (where you use LetterWriter) are for outgoing documents (what you create) and Documents are for incoming correspondence. Sometimes you are forced to fill in a pdf form (outside of Medical Director), for example a CHAP assessment. When this happens you can only import it later into Documents, which is far from ideal, but unavoidable.
Question: Help! The save function to save recall lists is no longer available?
Answer: You are right and I have mentioned this several times in the last 2 years and nothing has happened. For a full list of differences between MD2 and MD3 recall see the cheatsheet on the NEVDGP website: MD2 and MD3 Recall Systems Compared
1. DCAS Referral Form – a new version of the Diabetes Complications and Assessment Service (DCAS) referral form. Page 1 includes an information sheet for GPs. Found under IM Resources – MD templates - Other
2. Better Practice Management Workbook – a series of Case Studies using PEN CLINICAL Audit Tool and analysing MBS item number use. Found under PEN Clinical Audit Tool – other documents
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A GP is looking to purchase an existing small (solo) practice in the North East Valley Division area. Please contact David on 0408 347 228 for further details or if you can be of any assistance.
As part of NEMICS (North Eastern Metropolitan Integrated Cancer Service) commitment to the continuing development of the cancer workforce, and to cancer service improvement, we are offering grants to clinicians & consumers in two categories:
• Leadership development - up to $4 000
• Workforce development - up to $1 500
Round 1 –October 2008. Applications close 12 November 2008. Download guidelines and an application form or visit www.nemics.org.au
The latast edition can be found here.
Waiting times for new referrals to Bundoora Extended Care Centre Inpatient Admissions are currently Gem 1 day and Rehab 0 days. Any queries regarding our waiting times please contact Access BECC on 9495 3109
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NB: This event has been cancelled - “Two Year Follow Up of Women Admitted to a Mother and Baby Unit with Depression or Psychosis” Tuesday 28th October at Va Tutto Restaurant,
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Early Use of Insulin & Oral Antidiabetic Drugs - Presenters: Dr Mary Levidiotis- NPS Facilitator, NEVDG & NDGP, Ms Kay Milne – GP Liaison, Banyule Community Health and Ms Janina De Silva – Practice Nurse Program Officer
Thursday October 30th, 7.30 - 8.30pm (Light refreshments provided) at John Scott House, La Trobe University. Contact Janina on 9496 4333. Application
Tuesday
November 18, 6.30 – 9pm (dinner
provided) - Work/Life Balance – Looking after yourself. This workshop will
include ideas on how to rejuvenate and help you to consider the importance of
your own health and well-being. Guest speaker: Del Lovett, RN, Practice Nurse
Leader. At
Put in your diary now - the final meeting for this year will be on Thursday
27 November. More details in the next eNews.
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Wednesday
October 29 - Speaker: Dr Alex Auldist At The Manhattan Room, Rydges on
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GP Liaison supporting GPs
care for their patients. Ph 8458 4831/4833 mmclean@mercy.com.au
Thursday
October 30 & Thursday November 13, 7- 9.00 pm (Dinner and
Registration from 6pm) Lecture Theatre, Education Centre at The
Northern Hospital,
Enquiries: Dr Leonie Griffiths or Sue Vallance on 8405 8705 or Email: Sue.Vallance@nh.org.au
October 30 - Common Paediatric Problems in the Postnatal Period - Dr Wei Qi Fan (Neonatologist) and Tricky Third Trimester Encounters - Dr Sarwat Shenouda (Obstetrician/Gynaecologist)
November 13 - Challenges in Shared Maternity Care - Dr Max Haverfield (Clinical Services Director, Women’s & Children’s Health, Northern Health) and Life After Birth – Recovery in the Postnatal Period - Dr Alison De Souza (Obstetrician/Gynaecologist). RSVP by October 16.
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Please
note: only new ads, paid ads or resubmitted ads will be posted here. All other
ads can be found on the website
Doctors
Ivanhoe Medical Clinic - sessions for PT or FT 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 Smith or Dr.David Doig on 03 9499 1245.
Practice
Staff
Northcote area – Part time Div 1 Practice Nurse required to assist our medical staff in a busy general practice. Duties include wound care, travel health, immunisatons, health assessments, patient triage and all other duties required in a general practice. Visit our website www.doctorsofnorthcote.com for more information. To apply forward your resume to manger@doctorsofnorthcote.com.
Thornbury - Medical Receptionist wanted to start ASAP!! Hours 8am-3pm. No weekend work! Award rate!
Knowledge of Practise 2000 and Medical Director preferred. (Training will be
provided) Please call Mourad on 0413 323 753 for further enquires or email resume to mouradgeorgy@hotmail.com or
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There were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black:
1. He called everyone brother.
2. He liked Gospel.
3. He didn't get a fair trial.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish:
1. He went into His Father's business.
2. He lived at home until he was 33.
3 He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his Mother was sure He was God.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Italian:
1. He talked with His hands.
2. He had wine with His meals.
3. He used olive oil.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was a Californian:
1. He never cut His hair.
2. He walked around barefoot all the time.
3. He started a new religion.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was an American
Indian:
1. He was at peace with nature.
2. He ate a lot of fish.
3. He talked about the Great Spirit.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Irish:
1. He never got married.
2. He was always telling stories.
3. He loved green pastures.
But the most compelling evidence of all - 3 proofs that Jesus was a Woman:
1. She fed a crowd at a moment's notice when there was virtually no food.
2. She kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just didn't
get it.
3. And even when She was dead, She had to get up because there was still work to do.
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…and remember….a clear conscience is a sign of a bad memory.