Dear subscriber,

Welcome to this week's edition of Sydney Health Weekly! Central and Eastern Sydney PHN aims to make this newsletter your efficient one-stop-shop for primary health news and events within the central and eastern Sydney region. We are constantly working on making your news as targeted and relevant as possible and welcome your feedback to editor@cesphn.com.au.

If you are passionate and care about improving mental health and well-being, we invite you to submit an abstract. This is our final week calling for abstracts so please submit before COB 19 July 2019

Click here for forum information and guidelines.
Click here to submit your abstract.

SHLD July Public Health Unit Newsletter

The July Public Health Unit Newsletter is out now! Find out about cold chain for vaccinations, MMR for travel, shigella, and an influenza snapshot.
Click here for more information.

All Things Aged Care 3.0 - register now!

Join us in discussing some of the key issues in aged care on Saturday 21 September 2019.
Confirmed topics include:

• Frailty: Associate Professor Peter Gonski
• Dementia: Dr Allan Shell
• Advance Care Planning and Capacity: Associate Professor Joel Rhee

Click here for more information.

Membership renewal reminder

A reminder to GPs and allied health practitioners that your membership is now due for renewal. Note this is only for those members of the 5 companies listed below who were financial at 30 June 2019. 

• General Practice Eastern Sydney
• GP Crew
• Central Sydney GP Network
• Sutherland Division of GP
• Central & Eastern Sydney Allied Health Network

To renew, you will need to open the membership renewal email dated 1 July from Sue Moxon - from 'CESPHN Info' address. The email will contain a link to renew via our secure payments portal by Visa or Mastercard.
Click here for more information.

FluCARE – improving reporting and management of influenza outbreaks in RACFs

The Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit (PHU) is currently piloting an application that allows RACFs to improve their identification, reporting and management of influenza outbreaks. If you have patients in RACFs participating in the pilot, you can register to receive notifications alerting you of influenza outbreaks as they are identified.
Click here for more information.

Lunch Box webinar: Black Dog Institute StepCare e-Mental Health Screening Tool

Be part of the national roll out and one of the first GPs in the central and eastern Sydney region to implement the Black Dog Institute StepCare e-Mental Health Screening tool as an ongoing presence in your waiting room. This evidence-based e-mental health tool allows your patients to self-screen in your waiting room using an iPad.
Click here for more information.

Visit our external events page

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN hold a variety of CPD events throughout the year. In addition to this, we also promote external events that may be of interest and relevance to health practitioners working in the primary health field.
Click here to view these events.

Black Dog Institute expression of interest to join the GP Advisory Group 

The Black Dog Institute is seeking expressions of interest from GPs to join their GP Advisory Group. The purpose of the GP Advisory Group is to provide insights and advice to inform the design, development and implementation of Black Dog Institute’s current and emerging services for GPs.
Click here for more information.

Alcohol use in pregnancy: new resource 'GPaskthequestion'

GPs are usually the first health professional to see a woman who thinks or knows she is pregnant. The 'GPaskthequestion' project aims to highlight the importance of asking all pregnant women irrespective of age, socio-economic status or ethnicity about their alcohol use.
Click here for more information.

Butterfly call out for practitioners and community services with an understanding of eating disorders 

With additional Medicare support for eating disorders coming into effect on 1 November this year, Butterfly Foundation is calling for services, practitioners and community service providers with an understanding of eating disorders to apply for inclusion on their referral database. The Butterfly National Helpline provides information, brief counselling, and referrals for anyone experiencing an eating disorder or body image issue and for people who care about them. 
Click here to apply.

CPD event: Understanding the drivers of complex trauma to deliver effective primary care

The repeated experience of trauma can result in a broad range of complex and life-long adverse health outcomes, and people who experience complex trauma have greater and interrelated support needs. Central and Eastern Sydney PHN is running a CPD event to explore some strategies to better support this vulnerable population.
Click here for more information and to register.

CPD event: Treatment approaches for benzodiazepines and insomnia

Join us for an informative discussion on the latest medical updates on benzodiazepines - prescribing and conversations with patients. Dr Sonia Kumar (Woolcock Centre) is also presenting on insomnia and treatment approaches.
Click here for more information and to register.

CPD event: Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence

This session covers the medications used to manage alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention for alcohol dependent patients. This session is for GPs, practice nurses and other allied health clinicians working in primary care. It will assist them to understand the principles of detoxification, relapse prevention and aftercare for patients with alcohol dependence and will help equip them with the skills to identify, treat and/or refer for detoxification, manage relapse prevention and aftercare with their patients in the course of usual consultations.
Click here for more information and to register.

MetroRehab Hospital - PD Warrior program

PD Warrior is an exercise therapy program specifically designed for people in the early stages of Parkinson’s Disease to enhance movement in order to make everyday activities easier. The program is delivered by certified PD Warrior clinicians and includes physical and cognitive activities to potentially help slow the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Patients have the option of participating in PD Warrior in a stand-alone exercise session, or as part of the day rehabilitation program that also focuses on improving the individual’s cognition and speech in addition to physical functioning. The therapy team comprises of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, exercise physiologists, a speech pathologist and a music therapist who all play a role in delivering the program.
Visit the MetroRehab website for more information.

Understanding the drivers of complex trauma to deliver effective primary care

The repeated experience of trauma can result in a broad range of complex and life-long adverse health outcomes, and people who experience complex trauma have greater and interrelated support needs. Central and Eastern Sydney PHN is running a CPD event to explore some strategies to better support this vulnerable population.
Click here for more information.

Membership renewal reminder

A reminder to GPs and allied health practitioners that your membership is now due for renewal. Note this is only for those members of the 5 companies listed below who were financial at 30 June 2019. 

• General Practice Eastern Sydney
• GP Crew
• Central Sydney GP Network
• Sutherland Division of GP
• Central & Eastern Sydney Allied Health Network

To renew, you will need to open the membership renewal email dated 1July from Sue Moxon - from 'CESPHN Info' address. The email will contain a link to renew via our secure payments portal by Visa or Mastercard.
Click here for more information.

All Things Aged Care 3.0 - Register now!

Join us in discussing some of the key issues in aged care on Saturday 21 September 2019.
Confirmed topics include:

• Frailty: Associate Professor Peter Gonski
• Dementia: Dr Allan Shell
• Advance Care Planning and Capacity: Associate Professor Joel Rhee

Click here for more information.

Visit our external events page

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN holds a variety of CPD events throughout the year. In addition to this, we also promote external events that may be of interest and relevance to health practitioners working in the primary health field.
Click here to view these events.

Butterfly call out for practitioners and community services with an understanding of eating disorders 

With additional Medicare support for eating disorders coming into effect on 1 November this year, Butterfly Foundation is calling for services, practitioners and community service providers with an understanding of eating disorders to apply for inclusion on their referral database. The Butterfly National Helpline provides information, brief counselling, and referrals to for anyone experiencing an eating disorder or body image issue and for people who care about them. 
Click here to apply.

Funding opportunity - Supporting Arabic Health in Canterbury project

Can Get Health in Canterbury project is making funding available to enable delivery of a joint project with the Arabic speaking community in Canterbury.
Click here for more information.

Understanding the drivers of complex trauma to deliver effective primary care

The repeated experience of trauma can result in a broad range of complex and life-long adverse health outcomes, and people who experience complex trauma have greater and interrelated support needs. Central and Eastern Sydney PHN is running a CPD event to explore some strategies to better support this vulnerable population.
Click here for more information.

Event: Cultural diversity in opioid use - enhancing responses

Led by Jenny Brockie from SBS, join a panel of experts from drug and alcohol services, multicultural health and consumer representatives for an informative and thought provoking discussion about ways to enhance support for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Click here to view the flyer and click here to register.

Butterfly call out for practitioners and community services with an understanding of eating disorders 

With additional Medicare support for eating disorders coming into effect on 1 November this year, Butterfly Foundation is calling for services, practitioners and community service providers with an understanding of eating disorders to apply for inclusion on their referral database. The Butterfly National Helpline provides information, brief counselling, and referrals to for anyone experiencing an eating disorder or body image issue and for people who care about them. 
Click here to apply.

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts. If you would like to submit an article or have suggestions on content you would be interested in reading, please email editor@cesphn.com.au.

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Sovereign People of the Aboriginal land. CESPHN recognise their continuing connection to land, water, community and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.