Are you willing to help during a State Emergency?
SEMPHN is updating a list of health professionals to contact We're looking for people who are keen to share a story about their health
Share this opportunity with someone you know who could be interested! Webinar: Explore patient care coordination (18 May)
General practices are invited to learn more about a team approach to care coordination Join our masterclass for Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB)
Learn more about Long-acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) on 26 May Webinar: Long COVID symptoms (27 May)
Murray PHN presents this webinar with international key speakers Practice managers, want to learn more about Quality Improvement? (16 June)
Join us for Part 2 of our Quality Improvement webinars! Little Lungs: paediatric asthma update (17 June)
GPs and practice nurses are invited to to this webinar about the paediatric population A guide for GPs to manage work related injury
This guide will help GPs manage the recovery pathway for an injured worker Professional development and events
A list of upcoming education events
Are you willing to help during a
State Emergency?
During an emergency, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has a number of responsibilities as outlined by the State Health Emergency Response Plan. The Plan covers a wide range of events, including fire, flood, heatwaves, epidemic, wide-scale food poisoning, and train or plane accident. To support the Plan, Primary Health Networks will assist with preparedness, response, and recovery, so that local communities have the best primary health available following an emergency.
SEMPHN is updating its list of primary health professionals, general practices, and pharmacies willing to respond in an emergency. Examples of responding- Taking on additional patients for a short period of time
- Staffing a field clinic where local infrastructure is not available
- Caring for people affected by an emergency either locally or, if
required, further afield.
In the event of an emergency, SEMPHN may send out an initial SMS message asking for a response, so we know the potential capacity of the regional response. Depending on the context of the emergency, the SMS will be sent across the catchment or within a localised area. The work is most likely to be volunteer-based. Periodically, we will run a drill of the system. The SMS message will make it clear that it is a drill. Information gathered will be recorded in a secure, limited-access area of our database as well as being shared with the DHHS for the purposes of the
emergency response only. You can opt out at any time by contacting us. If you would like to participate, fill out this form to register.
We're looking for people who are keen to share a story about their health
Listening to real life experiences from people across South Eastern Melbourne can help us improve services for people in local communities. Know someone who'd like to be interviewed about their health?
We are looking for people with certain demographics and experiences, including: - Father, living or working in Bayside LGA. Keen to share stories about: their health and their experiences with how alcohol consumption affected their life.
View the flyer.
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, living or working in South Eastern Melbourne. Keen to share stories about their health.
View the flyer.
After completing the full-length interview, participants will receive a $200 Coles/Myer voucher. The interviews will be shown as a series of (de-identified) presentations or videos including audio interviews, quotes, and illustrations to portray stories. See Malcolm's story here. I’m a health professional – how can I share this opportunity with my clients?Share a link to this page, or the flyers above, with your clients. - To express their interest, they can get in touch with Jasmine directly by emailing jasmine.vandenhoek@semphn.org.au.
Webinar: Explore patient care coordination (18 May)
This care coordination webinar is offered to general practices in the SEMPHN catchment who want to explore more about patient care coordination. Care coordination refers to activities and interventions that ensure quality patient-centred interactions, appropriate referrals, timely care transitions and enhanced self-management capacity. This session will focus on effective care coordination which requires a strong team structure, with clearly defined roles. The model provides more flexibility for practices to use their staff more efficiently, taking the fullest advantage of their skillset and qualifications. This shared
learning event will help you: - Define the care coordinator's role and activities;
- Describe care coordination opportunities in primary care;
- Enhance your team communication; and
- Demonstrate effective team-based care utilising swim lane mapping.
When: Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 5.30 pm - 7 pm
Where: Online, Zoom
Cost: Free
Who: General practice staff
Register here. For further information please contact Greg Bishop on 8514 6629 or at greg.bishop@semphn.org.au or Angela Yerolemou on 8514 4402 or at angela.yerolemou@semphn.org.au.
Join our masterclass for Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB)
Long-acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) is a formulation of buprenorphine pharmacotherapy that has the promise to be a true game-changer in the area of Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence. The proven safety record of buprenorphine, combined with a weekly-to-monthly dosing schedule, provide very good reasons for both patients and prescribing clinicians to engage with this new treatment. Learning Outcomes - Compare and contrast the effectiveness of LAIB to sublingual buprenorphine and oral methadone in a
harm minimisation setting
- Outline the indications for treatment, as well as patient-centred factors that would make them less suited for treatment with LAIB
Describe the legal and logistic considerations for LAIB therapy including examples of how these are practically addressed Demonstrate best practice administration of both Buvidal and Sublocade formulations of LAIB.
When: Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 7 pm - 9 pm
Where: Ibis Hotel, 297 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley, Victoria
Accreditation: 4 RACGP points - Activity ID: 260731
Register here.
Webinar: Long COVID symptoms (27 May)
Murray PHN presents a webinar drawing on international presenters and the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce to provide an update on Long COVID Symptoms – what is known so far and guidance for the future. Learning outcomes: - Identify medical conditions associated with long COVID symptoms
- Define strategies to support patients with long COVID symptoms
International and national keynote speakers: - Dr Justine Karpusheff, Associate Director of the COVID-19 Guidance Team, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom
- Dr Gail Allsopp, Clinical Lead for Clinical Policy, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom
- Dr Samantha Chakraborty, Senior Evidence Officer, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, Australia
The evening will be facilitated by Dr Norman Swan with local experience shared by Dr Ewa Piejko, Medical Advisor, Murray PHN. When: Thursday, 27 May 2021, 7 pm - 8.30 pm
Where: Online
Register here.
Practice managers, want to learn more about Quality Improvement? (16 June)
Recently, we hosted a webinar covering the basics of Quality Improvement (QI) in general practice. Now, we are inviting practice managers to join us on Wednesday, 16 June at 12.30 for Part 2. Did you miss Part 1 of the Quality Improvement series? Don’t worry, we have a recording available! Contact your provider support officer (providersupport@semphn.org.au) for the link. In this second session, led by Dr Paresh Dawda and Angelene True, we will be looking at the next steps of QI, translating theory into practice. Learning outcomes for Part 2: - Outline the Model for Improvement
- Utilise data to both identify the need for improvement and measure change and improvement/success over time
- Develop an approach to effective change management and mitigate the risk of failure
When: Wednesday, 16 June, 12.30 pm
Where: Online, Zoom
Cost: free
Register here.
Little Lungs: paediatric asthma update (17 June)
This webinar is brought to you by SEMPHN and the National Asthma Council Australia. This 1-hour session focuses on managing asthma in the paediatric population. The Australian Asthma Handbook details the latest guidelines for paediatric asthma from 0-12 months, 1-5 years, 6-11 years old. Participants will learn how to: - Identify the steps involved in the diagnosis of paediatric asthma - referring to the Australian Asthma Handbook
- Describe the management of asthma across the different ages in children
- Summarise the important information to be included in a Written Asthma Action Plan
- Define the steps in managing acute asthma in primary care.
This webinar is for both practice nurses and general practitioners. When: 17 June, 7 pm - 8 pm
Where: Online, Zoom
Accreditation: RACGP & ACRRM points will be available.
Register here.
A guide for GPs to manage work related injury
As a GP you play a vital role in the rehabilitation and return to work (RTW) of people who have been injured at work. This guide will help you manage the recovery pathway for an injured worker and provide key timeframes to consider within the claims process. Understanding roles and timeframes in the return to work process can assist you to support and outline expectations for your patients.
To clarify the expectations for managing work related injury, Comcare has developed a new national one-page guide, that is relevant to injured workers in all Australian workers’ compensation schemes. The guide provides an overview of: - The workers’ compensation process and key timeframes
- Statutory function of medical practitioners
- Roles of case managers/RTW coordinators and employer obligations
- Critical elements to successfully
complete certificates of capacity.
Click here to access the guide
Professional development and events
18 May: Webinar: Care Coordination Learning Event
General practitioners, practice nurses, practice managers, reception staff, allied health 19 May: Webinar: Symptom Management at the End of Life for GPs
General practitioners 26 May: Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) Masterclass
General practitioners, practice nurses, pharmacists, AOD workers 26 May: Webinar: Talking About Suicide in General Practice (Frankston/Mornington)
General practitioners, practice nurses, psychologist 1 June: Webinar: Talking About Suicide in General Practice (Dandenong, Casey, Cardinia)
General practitioners, practice nurses, psychologist 10 June: Syphilis: Advanced Webinar for Primary Care - South-East Melbourne
General practitioner, practice nurse For an overview of all events, visit SEMPHN's event calendar.
For more information, contact events@semphn.org.au
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