No 1031: September 2, 2010
eNews is a weekly electronic newsletter
sent to all GP practices (with email addresses) within the
Editorial Division
Wins Diabetes Prevention Award
Chronic Disease Management Women’s diabetes health issues
Professional Development CPD
events
Immunisation HPV
Funded program reminder
Information Management Medical Director Tips
Items of interest Continuum of Care for
Ophthalmic Patients, New St Vincent’s GP website, GPs to drive Australian Lung
Census, Health Services: Patient Experiences in Australia, GP Network News
News for Practice Staff Practice Nurses Orientation, Practice nurses’
roles and responsibilities in the care of well and sick children, APNA National Conference 2011, Scholarships for Practice Nurses Available NOW, Special Promotion to join
APNA
Paediatrics Got
a kid with complex, moderate or severe eczema?
Women’s Health Women’s
Health ALM, Type 1 in the City: Women’s Business
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Diabetes
And as part of
our reward for recognising excellence the division is
awarding Doctors of Northcote the $100 meal voucher
to Paladarr Thai Restaurant in Alphington
for the most 40-49 Y.O. referrals in the July-August period. The use of this
prize is at the discretion of the Practice Manager.
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See under Women’s Health.
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Meetings are held each Tuesday starting at 12.30 in the
Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor,
Sept 7 - Ovarian Cancer - Assoc Prof Peter Grant
For full term Tuesday lecture program click here
Austin Health
- Division of Medicine Grand Round
“Cancer, Wellness & Evidence” The
Olivia Newton John Cancer & Wellness Centre. Speakers :
Jonathan Cebon, Chris Hamilton, Mathis Grossmann
& Joe Proietto.
Wednesday
8th September, 12:30pm at
John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4,
Hosted by
Tuesday
14th September 7pm – 9.30pm (Dinner provided) at Novotel
Glen
Contact: Anne Moutsos 0420 895 910 or email moutsosa@ramsayhealth.com.au. Application has been made for QA&CPD Category 2 (2pph) in the RACGP
2008-2010 triennium.
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Please remember that the ongoing HPV vaccine program is for Year 7 or age appropriate girls. If they choose not to participate in the school based program, they can still receive their Gardasil immunisation at General Practice using funded vaccine which is free.
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The current progress note has a number of buttons (bold, italic, font, text colour and a spell check). Also included is a “Jump to caret” button. This is used when the caret symbol (^) is used in a Comment or Management shortcut. For example, if a shortcut of MC is created for “Medical certificate for ^ days(s)” you can press the “Jump to carat” button and that will highlight the caret and you simply overtype with a number. This is particularly useful if you want to include multiple measurements because you can “jump” from caret to caret and overtype with the specific measurement. You can also use the <F5> key instead of clicking on the “Jump to carat” button.
Question: I have turned on e-prescribing and now want to
turn it off. How do I do this?
Answer: This also means you have MD Exchange enabled as
e-prescribing functionality requires this. You can always disable/re-enable ePrescribing functionality by editing your User settings,
as shown below.
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From the end of
August, The Royal Victorian Eye And Ear Hospital will be imbedding new pathways
for patient care that have been demonstrated in the Community Eye Care
Partnership project, to provide safe and convenient care for patients with
certain eye conditions. The patient’s GP will play a central role in
coordinating and continuing their patient’s eye care. Clinicians in our General
Eye Clinics will be assessing patients to determine their suitability for
discharge back to their GP and possibly ongoing eye care from an optometrist or
a practitioner that is already linked with the Eye and Ear’s Continuum of Care
Pathway.
Suitable
patients will be discharged from the Hospital with a copy of their eye
assessment record, a fact sheet and discharge plan. The GP will be sent a copy
of the above information as well as an explanatory letter and list of linked
practitioners (if applicable). Instructions will be included on the Assessment
Record so that GP’s will know if they need to refer their patient to a local
optometrist or to one of our linked practitioners. This new pathway will
improve on communication, patient care and convenience.
For more
information contact: Sandra Clews, Project Officer on 9929
8919, email Sandra.clews@eyeandear.org.au;
or Dr Lina Nido, GP Liaison
Officer, on 9929 8187 (Tuesday, Thursday) email Lina.nido@eyeandear.org.au. Or
visit: www.eyeandear.org.au/healthprofs/GPinfo.asp
Navigate your way around
· Direct-dial phone numbers for key departments like ED, Outpatients , Mental Health and Aged Care
· Outpatient referral guidelines and referral information about clinics
· Medical Director referral templates for Outpatient clinics and Rehab and Aged Care Services
· Phone/fax numbers and referral forms for Diagnostic services like pulmonary function testing, nerve conduction and non-invasive Cardiology (echo, stress ECG).
This stats pack from the Australian Bureau of Statistics may be of interest - it measures use of health services, barriers to health services, use of GP and other medical specialist services (broken down by age/sex/location/country of birth/index of disadvantage and by type of service, including urgent care and after hours) and also hospital services, communication with health providers, harm and harmful side effects and children's use of services. Click here.
This week’s edition
includes: Seasonal
influenza vaccines for children - withdrawal of Panvax
Junior; medical internship shortage at crisis point; AMA position statement on
primary health care; PIP Indigenous health incentive and PBS co-payment
measure; Support family doctors petition
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The Orientation Program is fully
booked! The online course for new practice nurses is available here.
A national study is being conducted to identify practice nurses’ changing role, specifically in the area of child health and wellbeing. Outcomes from the study will identify the 1) extent of practice nurses’ involvement in this area, 2) potential professional development opportunities to meet specific needs and interests and 3) ways to overcome barriers to professional development. All nurses employed in Australian general practice settings are invited to participate by going to https://survey.qut.edu.au/survey/169404/1913/ or emailing Anne at am.walsh@qut.edu.au. More detailed information is available on the survey welcome page.
After the outstanding success of its first two conferences
(The Right Stuff and Golden Opportunities), APNA will be holding a third, inspiring conference in 2011.
The conference, 'Roadmap for the Future - great expectations' will feature
renowned keynote speakers, interactive Masterclasses,
extensive opportunities to network with practice nurses from around Australia,
and much more. All topics and sessions have been designed to meet the needs of
nurses working in general practice and primary health care. Thursday
7th - Saturday 9th April 2011 at
Scholarships for Practice Nurses Available NOW
Applications for the NAHSSS (Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme) have now opened. Practice nurses are invited to apply for a NAHSSS CPD or Postgraduate scholarship. The CPD scholarship can be used toward funding conferences, courses or other educational activities and provide up to $1500 to cover the cost of registration and travel, plus up to $140 toward accommodation per night. The postgraduate scholarships provide up to $15,000 and APNA would encourage ALL nurses to consider applying. Applications close on 1st October 2010, so APPLY NOW! Click here for more information.
Special Promotion to join APNA
Keep your eyes out for our special promotion starting next month for nurses that have never been members of APNA to join at a great low rate and receive a free gift.
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Expert RCH Eczema nurses provide comprehensive assessment, education and care coordination (with other community supports as needed) through community centre eczema clinics. Community Health Service GPs and the RCH Dermatology Department provide medical support. A comprehensive management plan and referral back to the child's usual GP form the core activities of this clinic. The first consultation requires a full morning - the child and family have an individual assessment followed by group education. Clinics are held at North Yarra Community Health Service (Abbotsford) and Doutta Galla Community Health Service (Kensington).
· Referral forms & more information: www.rch.org.au/outpatient/directory/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.full&id=122
· RCH Primary Care Liaison www.rch.org.au/kidsconnect
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Diabetes
Wednesday
15 September - Registration opens at 7.00pm. At
Charles Latrobe Theatre,
Cost: $5 for DA–Vic members plus one guest, $15 for non-members. Bookings essential 1300 136 588
For GPs who need women’s health points the Jean Hailes
Foundation online professional development website provides free
access to a range of Active Learning Modules, webcasts and other educational
activities. Each activity has been approved by the RACGP
QA&CPD 2008-10 triennium program with Category 1 and 2 points available.
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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
Ivanhoe -
VR GP FT or PT required to work in this GP operated accredited medical centre.
A friendly and supportive team environment in this computerised medical centre with
Psychologists, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist, Dietician, Nursing staff and
Radiology on site, no After Hour’s, family friendly, flexible hours . Please
contact John or Ken on 03 9497 1188.
Northcote – F/t P/T VR GP or Subsequent Trainee GP position. Fully accredited, computerised, long established doctor owned practice in a new purpose built facility with a fabulous work environment. Ancillary Health, Pharmacy and Pathology services on site. Inquiries Diane Cronin (Practice Manager) 9481 1214. Visit our website www.doctorsofnorthcote.com
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A group of psychiatrists were attending a convention. Four of them decided to leave, and walked out together. One said to the other three, "People are always coming to us with their guilt and fears, but we have no one that we can go to when we have problems." The others agreed.
Then one said, "Since we are all professionals, why don't we take some time right now to hear each other out?" The other three agreed.
The first then confessed, "I have an uncontrollable desire to kill my patients."
The second psychiatrist said, "I love expensive things and so I find ways to cheat my patients out of their money whenever I can so I can buy the things I want."
The third followed with, "I'm involved with selling drugs and often get my patients to sell them for me."
The fourth psychiatrist then confessed, "I know I'm not supposed to, but no matter how hard I try, I can't keep a secret..."
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And remember…
… All generalisations are false.