No 0917: May 21, 2009
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter
sent to all GP practices (with email addresses) within the
Editorial Swine Flu Update
Professional Development CPD events
HMR Osteoporosis
- best management
Immunisation Immunisation Encounter Error
Information
Management Clinical
Audit Tool Documentation,
General Computer Tip, Medical Director Tips and New on the Web
Items of interest Austin
Health: Urgent Outpatient Appointment Pilot, Vitamin D needs rise as UV levels
drop in Victoria, Specialist Endocrinologist, Financial Information Seminars, Are
your details up-to-date on the Human Services Directory? GP Network News, BECC
waiting times
Mental Health New
Practitioner Guidelines for Acute Stress and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
News for Practice
Staff Treating Symptoms of
Dementia, Nurses and childhood immunisations frequently asked questions
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Your Practice will have received a fax on the 21st May 2009 concerning the latest update on Swine Flu. It is advised that you keep up to date by checking the DHS website daily.
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Dr Anton Kniererman, author of the Doctors Control Panel will be demonstrating and showcasing this wonderful add-on to Medical Director 3.
Thursday June 25 at John Scott Meeting House. More details and flyer next week.
Meetings are held each Tuesday starting at 12.30 in the
Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,
May 26 - Thyroid Disease
in Children – Role of Iodine - Dr Anton Harding
For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
McCarthy Psychology Services (MPS) are presenting this full day seminar on
June 3 in
2009 Dementia + Recreation National Conference
To be held on October 13 & 14 at the Sebel
Albert Park,
All enquiries re the D+R Conference to Wayne Woff on 03 9571 5606 / 0422 484 209 or office@totalagedservices.com.au
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Wednesday 3 June 6.30 pm for 7pm start at John Scott Meeting Room,
RSVP Cherry Braine 9416
7689. HMR or medication issues contact Dr
Jenny Gowan 0417 506
944. Click here for flyer.
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Practices are asked to check their childhood immunisation encounter data transmission to ACIR for the following error - Infantrix hexa at 2, 4 and 6 months is being mis-reported as infantrix IPV.
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We
have provided a link to the PEN CAT website where you can find the most
up-to-date documentation for the CAT.
- PEN
Clinical Audit Tool User Guide
- PEN
Clinical Audit Tool Quick Reference Guide
- PEN
Clinical Audit Tool APCC User Guide
Click here for a link to these most up-to-date guides for CAT users
Control + End - takes you to the end of a document
Control + Home - takes you to the beginning of a document
Last week you were given the long way for doing this – thanks to Dr Alan McCleary for pointing this out. I got confused with the foot exam when done by the GP – this can only be found by going through the Assessment of the Diabetes record. To record the HbA1c results from a paper copy you simply:
1. From the Clinical menu select Diabetes record… and then click on the Add Values button.
2. Add the measurement to the HbA1c field.
Question: I have inactivated patients that have not attended the clinic for 4 years. I now wish to print results from each doctor re “not notified”. Will it only look at the activate clients from the last 4 years?
Answer: My original assumption was that it would look for all patients, regardless of whether they were active or not. Testing it out proved that that was the case.
1. I gave a patient a test result for yesterday and marked it "No Action" but not marked as “Notified”.
2. I then inactivated the patient
3. I printed a list of the “No Action” patients and my inactivated patient was on the list
The patient was also in the Investigation results list where it was clearly “Not notified”.
1. Clinical Audit Tool documentation – a direct link to the PEN CAT website where you can find the most up-to-date documentation – Found under Clinical Audit Tool – other documents. Click here.
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Austin
Health is piloting the need for an out of hour's clinical support for URGENT
referral to our Outpatient Department.
From May 18th to July 11th 2009 our GP Liaison Nurse, Ann Steven, will
be available from Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. All other times an answering machine will
take messages.
Ann Steven
can be reached on 9496 2533 (direct line) or 9496 5000 (pager 1006), or ann.steven@austin.org.au.
If you have
any queries, please contact Melinda Cosgriff, Nurse
Unit/Business Manager Outpatient Department on 9496
5619 or email Melinda.cosgriff@austin.org.au.
As we head into winter in
Dr Elif Ekinci and Dr
Felicity Pyrlis will commence private practice in
Ivanhoe in July 2009 at the rooms of Endocrinologist Dr Mario DeLuise. As Dr DeLuise is
retiring at the end of 2009 they will provide ongoing specialist care to his
current patients and also accept new referrals for all endocrinological
problems including: Diabetes- Type I / Type II, Hypertension, Thyroid
Disorders, Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disorders, Lipid disorders,
Pituitary disorders, Adrenal disorders. For appointments or clinical advice
contact Ivanhoe Specialist Centre,
The Centrelink Financial Information Service is providing a series of free educational seminars in
May and June (at the
The
aim of these seminars is to:
For seminar locations, dates and bookings
telephone the national booking service on: 136357
or Email: fis.seminar.bookings@centrelink.gov.au.
Evening sessions start at 6.00 pm. Average seminar duration: 2 hours.
The RCH and most Victorian hospitals use the Human Services Directory (HSD) to find up-to-date GP contact details for communication and for families seeking a local GP. It is therefore essential that you and your practice are listed on this directory. To check whether you/your practice are listed, go to the HSD at www.humanservicesdirectory.vic.gov.au. If you are not listed or your details are out-of-date you can register or send changes directly via the website. For Helpful HSD Hints for GPs and Practice Managers click here.
This week’s edition includes: AMA: Rural health a bright spot in budget, AMA: Health budget fails those most in need, PGPPP wins budget support, Medicare electronic claiming public awareness campaign, Registrations open for Private Practice Conference 2009, 2010 Australian General Practice Training program intake.
Waiting times for new referrals to Bundoora Extended Care Centre Inpatient
Admissions are currently approximately Gem
0 days Rehab 0 days as of Thursday
21/05/2009. Any queries regarding our waiting times please contact
Access BECC on 9495 3109
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The Practitioner Guide developed by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic
Mental Health can be located at http://www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au/trauma/treatment.html
The guide includes recommendations on screening, assessment& diagnosis,
early interventions and treatment.
Additionally you can find a pdf version of the
patient information booklet “Information for people with ASD or PTSD”
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Wednesday
10th June 7 - 8.30pm (Registrations 6.30) at John Scott Meeting House.
Registration: see flyer.
This session provides a valuable opportunity to discuss up-to-date, independent, practical, evidence-based information on current therapeutic issues with a trained NPS facilitator.
Participation in this session will include: Discussing a selection of non-pharmacological interventions for patients with dementia, Discussing the limited benefits of treatment with dementia using cholinesterase inhibitors & memantine, exploring the recent controversy around the risks of using antipsychotics for the treatment of behavioural problems in patients with dementia and discussing a planned approach to identifying and avoiding the risk of cholinergic burden of commonly prescribed drugs in older people.
From the Nurses Board of
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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
Practice
Staff
Diamond Creek - Experienced medical receptionist wanted for a Part time position in a friendly and supportive working place. Please contact practice manager Lina on 9438 1911.
Northcote - Part time position 4 days per week is now available for a RN Div 2 for a busy general practice in a new purpose built facility with a fabulous work environment. Inquiries Diane Cronin 9481 1214 or visit our website www.doctorsofnorthcote.com
Eastern and north-eastern suburbs - Italian speaking nurse available to assist GPs requiring Health Assessments and Care Plans for their Italian patients. Call Monica on 0409 559 227.
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Is this a coincidence?
2007 - Chinese year of the Chicken - Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of
Asia
2008 - Chinese year of the Horse - Equine Influenza decimates Australian
racing
2009 - Chinese year of the Pig - Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of people
around the globe.
And next year?
2010 - Chinese year of the Cock - what could possibly go wrong?
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And remember…
… I intend to live forever, or die trying.