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Monday 30
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In this edition
Please take 5 minutes to update your details
Complete this short form to update your organisation details read more
Dandenong Practice Networks
Get together with your peers at this new group read more
Integrated Team Care Program update
Referral pathways for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients will be available soon read more
ePIP deadline
The deadline for the last three quarters is tomorrow read more
Invitation to apply - elected Board Director positions
Eastern Victoria General Practice Training (EV) is looking for two new Board directors read more
SEMPHN appoints Cancer Council Victoria to improve cancer screening rates in South Eastern Melbourne
Bowel, cervical and breast cancer screening will be areas of focus read more
Childhood Immunisations - RFP closes today
A total funding pool of $240,000 (GST excl) is available read more
Webinar: Care planning for the patient with multimorbidities
Do you have many patients with multiple complex problems? read more
Professional development opportunities and events read more
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Please take 5 minutes to update your details
SEMPHN is doing a comprehensive after-hours needs assessment in the coming weeks.
With this in mind, we need accurate, up-to-date information from health care providers across our catchment.
This will help us continue to understand the nature and capacity of primary health services across the catchment, and plan and implement services accordingly.
To make sure your details are current, please complete this short online form by 13 February.
If you have any questions please contact Chris Wood, General Manager, System Outcomes at SEMPHN.
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Dandenong Practice Networks
When: 1 February, 7.00pm-8.30pm
Where: Greater Dandenong City Council Office, 225 Lonsdale St, Dandenong.
Practice Owners/Principals Register here
Practice Managers Register here
Practice Nurses Register here
For more information visit here.
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Integrated Team Care Program Update
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Dandenong and District Aborigines Cooperative Limited (DDACL) and Inner South Community Health Services are the successful applicants for the commissioning of the Integrated Team Care (ITC) program for the South Eastern Melbourne PHN catchment.
The ITC program is a combination of the Care Coordination and Supplementary Services (CCSS) and the Improving Indigenous Access to Mainstream Primary Care Services (IIAMPC) programs - both previously delivered by Medicare Locals.
Partners in the consortium include Peninsula Health, Ngwala, and Willum Warrain and Nairn Marr Djambana gathering places.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients will be supported across the full pathway of care, from encouragement and assistance, to accessing health care, to the provision of multidisciplinary care.
Referral pathways are being finalised and will be communicated in the coming weeks. Four family fun days will also launch the program to the community in February/March.
For enquiries, please contact Irene Fisher (03) 5911 7959.
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ePIP deadline
Tomorrow is the deadline for the last three quarters.
If you're not going to make your quota, you need to opt out of the quarter in HPOS. Note: you will automatically be opted in for the next quarter.
Here are the steps:
1. Go to My Programs > PIP
2. Against your clinic name click Update
3. Click Incentive Summary
4. Look for the 'eHealth Incentive' row, and in the Actions column click Update
5. Select the Opt-Out option. (You may need to agree to the terms and conditions and update the HPI-O first).
6. Click Submit.
If you have trouble with the above, call the PIP team on 1800 222 032 (choose option 1).
If you have questions about assisted registration or shared health summaries for the next ePIP quarter, contact the eHealth team on (03) 8514 4460 or email ehealth@semphn.org.au.
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Invitation to Apply – Elected Board Director Positions
Eastern Victoria General Practice Training (EV) is a regional training provider that is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health to deliver the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program.
The AGPT program is a world-class vocational training program for medical graduates wishing to pursue a career in general practice. EV delivers training throughout Eastern, South Eastern and North-Eastern metropolitan Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland.
The Board has the overall governing responsibility for EV.
Currently, two Elected Director Positions need to be filled, each for a three year tenure.
Following a review of the skill matrix, Board composition and diversity profile, applications from females who are not from the health field, but rather one with business and/or governance experience are encouraged to apply.
Applications close 17 February.
Documents:
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SEMPHN appoints Cancer Council Victoria to improve cancer screening rates in South Eastern Melbourne
SEMPHN has commissioned Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) to improve screening rates for bowel, cervical and breast cancer across South Eastern Melbourne.
CCV, a leader in cancer screening, will build on last year’s work in engaging General Practices and the local community to address barriers to cancer screening, and implement systems that build capacity and quality improvement.
Some cancer screening activities will be supported by a strong network of trained community leaders. For example, community leaders and guides in the City of Dandenong will be used to increase awareness and access to cancer screening in under-screened communities.
There will be a continued focus on engaging ‘hard to reach’ communities with low screening rates.
Outcomes from the 2016 work will be published on the SEMPHN website over the coming months.
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commissioning - tenders open
Childhood Immunisation - RFP closes today
The RFP to improve childhood immunisation rates within ‘hotspots’ across the SEMPHN catchment closes today.
A total funding pool of $240,000 (GST exclusive) is available to deliver services across one or more providers.
Submit your proposal via SEMPHN's Tenderlink page.
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Webinar: Care planning for the patient with multimorbidities
Do you have many patients with multiple complex problems?
In this practical webinar run by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), rural GPs and a practice nurse will discuss the systems that they have implemented in their practice to make it easier to provide best practice care and improve health outcomes.
How do you make best use of time? How do you build a team around your patient? What tools can you use? How do you make sure you claim the appropriate item numbers?
Limited places are available. Register for the webinar on 7 February here.
The webinar is part of an education series on eHealth enabled management of chronic conditions – the online module is available to all practice staff (membership of the College is not required).
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