No 1013: April 29, 2010
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter
sent to all GP practices (with email addresses) within the
Chronic Disease Management Will You Recognise Your Heart
Attack?
Professional Development CPD
events
HMR Preventing
Cardiac and Renal Disease in People with Diabetes
Immunisation Whooping
Cough Vaccinations, Suspension of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Children under
5, Information on Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza
Information Management Medical Director Tips
Items of interest Community Eye Care Partnership
News, GP Network News
Mental Health A
Collaborative Mental Health Care Workshop, Eating Disorders Day Program,
News for Practice Staff Orientation Program for Nurses New to
General Practice (Online), National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
Update, New Nurses Award 2010 Frequently Asked Questions, Clinical Practice
Guidelines Portal and Register, National Practice Nurse Survey 2009
Women’s Health Intrapartum Management – A Review for the GP, Monitoring
Fertility: Assisting Conception
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Low awareness puts people with coronary
heart disease at heart attack risk. The Heart Foundation has developed a Will you recognise your heart attack? action plan and patient fact sheet. These resources are free
to patients and their carers when they contact us the Heart Foundation on 1300 36 27 87 or health@heartfoundation.org.au. Also available in six other languages. Visit the website.
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Meetings are held each Tuesday starting at 12.30 in the
Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,
May 4 - Low Back Pain - Mr Lu Tan. For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
Austin Health - Division
of Medicine Grand Round
“Emerging
Issues in Staphylococcal Infections” Speaker: Dr Ben Howden.
Wednesday 5th
May, 12:10pm
at John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4,
The hyperbarichealth wound centre will hold an education evening for GPs, Practice Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals discussing what Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is, the benefits and the conditions that can be treated.
Tuesday 18th May 7pm registration.
Dinner and drinks provided at Ink Bar & Restaurant,
A hands-on workshop for GPs and PNs on the management of straightforward fractures and the application of plaster and synthetic casts.
Thursday 20 May, 6:30 – 9:30pm (Registration & dinner from 6pm) at Fracture Clinic, St Vincent’s Clinics, Ground Floor, Daly Wing, 35 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy. Flyer
Tuesday,
25th May, 6pm for 6.30pm start at Staff Development Centre, Level 1,
Peter Howson Wing, Eye and
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Wednesday May 5, 7-9pm (Light meal & registration 6.30pm) Speaker: Dr Richard MacIssac, Endocrinologist, Austin Hospital at Northern Division Training Room 232 Plenty Rd. RSVP by Fax 9416 7749 or phone to Cherry Braine 9416 7689 by 30 April. For more information and registration see flyer.
For information about Medication Reviews contact Dr Jenny Gowan 0417 506 944 or jenny.gowan@ndgp.org,.au
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It is now possible to provide
Whooping cough vaccinations to children under 4 years
of age. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) now
recommends that the vaccine for Pertussis (in a
conjugated form) may be given to a child between 2 and 6 months, and between 3½
and 4 years. This is a change to the determination as previously the child
needed to be 4 years of age. The schedule now allows for opportunistic
vaccinations for these younger children as a legitimate immunisation which will
be accepted by the childhood register.
The seasonal influenza vaccine is
suspended nationally in children from 5 years of age and under. A
statement by CMO Jim Bishop is available on the Health Emergency Website.
The TGA has issued a website statement
on the Western
Australian reports of adverse reactions to 2010 seasonal flu vaccine in
children under 5.
The National Centre for Immunisation
Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) has created a new fact sheet entitled
Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine for Australians.
It is available on the Immunisation Resources page of their website.
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When enforcing “Reason for contact” a patient record cannot be closed until a reason is entered.
If you simply browse a patient’s record you are not prompted for a “Reason for contact”. However, if you make a minor change to a patient record, you are prompted to add a reason. A simple coded item for this is “Administrative procedure” and make sure it is not saved in the Past Medical History.
MD3 – no patient record open – Tools ->Options ->Clinical -> check the “Mandate entering a reason(s) for contact for each consultation” box.
(Thank you to Dr Jenny Bourke for this hint).
Question: I have a lot of recalls that have gone missing – they don’t appear on printed recall lists but when I check the patient record the recall is there, flashing phone and all.
Answer: My bet is you have recently deleted or inactivated a user (GP, nurse or anyone that adds a recall). The recalls associated with those users do not appear in the lists you generate. To rectify the situation you need to tick the box “Include active and deleted” under the Select Doctor panel (right side top).
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The Royal Victorian Eye And Ear Hospital partners with local optometrists and GPs to demonstrate successful outcomes for patients requiring screening/early monitoring for diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. For the latest newsletter on the Community Eye Care Partnership, please go to the eye and ear hospital GP resources webpage, or directly to the document. To have a hard copy mailed to you, please contact Dr Lina Nido, GP Liaison Officer, on 9929 8187.
This week’s edition includes: Suspension of seasonal flu vaccine to children five years and under, COAG health reform agreement: support for GPs needed, Productivity commission inquiry incomplete without examination of medical care for the elderly, HPV notification payments end in June, Centrelink Health Professional Advisory Unit, Medicare administrative position statements include.
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Wednesday 26th May - MHPN event for Practitioners with an Interest in Chronic Disease and Mental Health at Montsalvat in Eltham. See flyer for more information and registration.
The Melbourne Clinic in
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A new online orientation program has
been developed for nurses new to general practice. The program focuses on
nurses who are unable to attend face to face workshops, providing them with
knowledge and baseline skills required to deliver high quality and safe health
care services. Topics covered will include: Professional practice; Provision of
clinical care; Management of clinical systems; Collaborative practice. If you
would like more information about the online training program contact:
Connie Ryan on (02) 6228 0820 or visit here or contact
Wendy or Janina on 9496 4333.
The new National Registration and
Accreditation Scheme is due to commence on 1 July
2010. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is preparing for the
commencement of the scheme. Communiques from the
Board are available here.
Further information on the scheme is also available at the Australian Health
Practitioner Regulation Agency website.
A new national Clinical Practice
Guidelines Portal was recently launched that will provide links to current
Australian guidelines developed by governments, professional colleges,
specialty societies and non-government agencies. Clinical practice guidelines
are critical tools used by health professionals and researchers to improve the
health of Australians. Developed by the National Health and Medical Research
Council’s National Institute of Clinical Studies, the new national portal is a
‘one stop shop’ for clinicians, researchers, policy makers and consumers to
access guidelines developed during the preceding five years for use in the
Australian health care system. In addition to the Portal, the NHMRC has
developed a national clinical practice Guidelines in Development Register. This
Register contains information about clinical practice guidelines that are
planned or currently being developed in
Practice Nurse numbers up – barriers
to access remain The Australian
Practice Nurse workforce is increasing, but patients still face barriers to
accessing their care, according to a new
survey released today by the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN).
Practice Nurses – nurses who work in
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Tuesday
11th May, 7-9pm (Registration & Refreshments from
6.30pm) Dr Bernadette White, Clinical Director Obstetric and Maternity
Services,
Level 4
Allocated 4 (Category 2) points in the RACGP QA & CPD Program for the
2008-2010 triennium. *Pregnancy related for Shared
Maternity Care Reaccreditation.
Seminar on Thursday 13th May will be held at Billings LIFE - Leaders in
Fertility Education. 4B/303 Burwood Highway,
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Please note: only new ads or resubmitted ads will be posted here. All other
ads can be found on the website
Doctors
Hurstbridge - Seeking VR GP, Full time or Part time, to join our long established Family Medical Practice in semi-rural type setting. A friendly and professional work environment in this recently re-accredited, computerised medical centre with Allied Health and Nursing staff on site. Come and smell the fresh air! Call/email Heather Fisher, Practice Manager, (03) 9718 2611, 0407 355 035 or hfisher@hurstbridgemedical.net.au.
Practice
Staff
Eltham/Warrandyte area – Female GP looking for permanent locum work preferably in outer metro practice. Can start immediately. Call 0418 522 009
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There is an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year's term was: "Political Correctness."
The winner wrote:
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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