General Practice Education eNewsletter
June 2020

Upcoming GP Education  

COVID-19 update: Immunocompromised patients 

Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2020
Time: 6.00pm til 7.30pm
Cost: Free
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants

Presented by:
• Dr Daniel Yeoh - Infectious Disease Physician
• Professor Michael Millward - Cancer Council Professor of Clinical Cancer Research; School of Medicine, University of Western Australia; Consultant Medical Oncologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & Linear Clinical Research

This education is pending  CPD Activity approval under the RACGP CPD Program

WACOG & Psycho-Oncology Collaborative: Impact of COVID-19 on grief and loss

Date: Thursday, 23 July 2020
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Cost: Free
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants

This free webinar will explore grief and loss during COVID-19 from a young adult's perspective, and examine the impact on health professionals and how to incorporate new learnings into practice.

Presented by:
• Ashleigh Pantaleo, Curtin University
• Karen Anderson, Edith Cowan University

This education is pending  CPD Activity approval under the RACGP CPD Program

Women's Health Day 2020 webinar

Our Women's Health Day (developed and delivered in collaboration with Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ), BreastScreen WA, and King Edward Memorial Hospital)  is the most popular event on the Cancer Council WA GP Education calendar. This year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be presented as a series of online seminars. This year topics include: Ovarian cysts, skin cancer, atrophic vaginitis and dying well.

Part 1 - Skin cancer and palliative care
Date: Saturday, 5 September 2020
Time: 9 - 11am

Presented by:
• Dr Gary Moloney - Dermatologist
• Sally Blane -  SunSmart Coordinator, Cancer Council WA
• Dr Derek Eng - Palliative Medicine Physician

This education is pending  CPD Activity approval under the RACGP CPD Program

Part 2 - Atrophic vaginitis and ovarian cysts
Date: Tuesday, 8 September
Time: 6.30 - 8.30pm

Presented by:
• Dr Cathy Brooker - General Practitioner
• Dr Matt Epee - Obstetrician-Gynecologist

This education is pending  CPD Activity approval under the RACGP CPD Program

News and Information

Nominations for the General Practice Advisory Committee

Cancer Council WA’s General Practice Education project provides cancer education tailored to health professionals working in general practice.  To continue our commitment to providing relevant and topical education through a variety of platforms, we are currently seeking general practice representation. We invite General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, and other health professionals working in the general practice setting to consider nominating for the GP Advisory Committee.

The committee meets four times per year (either in person at CCWA’s Subiaco office or via teleconference for your convenience). Correspondence between meetings is via email.  If you have a special interest in cancer, and would like to be involved in providing input into future general practice cancer education in WA, we welcome your nomination.

To obtain a copy of the Terms of Reference or to register your interest, please email gp@cancerwa.asn.au

GP and COVID-19 impact survey results

In response to anecdotal evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic was greatly affecting General Practice both in terms of attendance and activity. The CCWA General Practice Education team undertook a survey of our membership to determine the impact (if any) of COVID-19 on General Practice. Thank you to all of you who participated in the survey. The summary of results is as follows.

Support patients to quit for COVID-19

Growing evidence shows that people who smoke may be at higher risk of severe complications from COVID-19. Cancer Council WA joins the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee in encouraging West Australians to quit smoking to reduce their risk of COVID-19 complications. 

Shared follow-up care for women with low-risk endometrial cancer: A guide for General Practitioners

This guide was developed to assist General Practitioners in managing aspects of follow-up care and support for women following completion of active treatment for low-risk endometrial cancer. 

Investigating symptoms of lung cancer: A guide for all health professionals

This guide has been developed to assist all health professionals to investigate symptomatic people with suspected lung cancer and support their early and rapid referral into the diagnostic pathway. This is a general guide to appropriate practice to be followed subject to the clinician’s judgement in each individual case.

Life Now online courses starting in July

The Cancer Council WA Life Now Program offers free evidence-based exercise and meditative courses to support cancer patients and their carers.  Life Now is offering three online Meditation courses and two online Yoga courses in July/August 2020.