31 October 2017 | Week 42 No Images? Click here Weekly UpdateSouth Eastern Sydney HealthPathways - Priority Pathways Survey We are eager to involve representatives from both the primary and secondary health sectors in the development of this platform which we expect to ‘go-live’ in March 2018. To this end, we are asking you to take a few moments to give us some feedback on what aspects of healthcare delivery you believe would make a difference to your practice. The information that you provide will allow us to develop a shared understanding of your needs and to decide on priority pathways for early release. Click here to open the survey. Get prepared for upcoming changes to the Practice Incentive Program (PIP) General practices eligible to participate in PIP can apply for the QI incentive and must commit to:
Click here for more information on the PIP changes CESPHN is running two CPD events in November on the importance of data quality in prevention and management of chronic conditions in general practice. The education events will focus on data extraction and analysis, identifying patients with a high risk of developing chronic conditions, and identifying areas within general practice to establish quality improvement indicatives. The education events are open to all practice staff and will benefit practices who wish to participate in the PIP from 2018. For further information on the education events, see the links below: Expressions of interest are being sought for membership to the Person Centred Medical Neighbourhood Advisory Committee GPs, practice nurses, practice managers, general practice principals and allied health professionals working in a general practice or an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service are invited to apply for membership of the Person Centred Medical Neighbourhood Advisory Committee. The Person Centred Medical Neighbourhood Readiness Program aims to encourage participating general practices to adopt a Person Centred Medical Home model of care. Advisory Committee members will be remunerated for their time. Expressions of interest for Person Centred Medical Neighbourhood Readiness Program The Program offers:
For more information contact CESPHN Patient Centred Medical Neighbourhood Program Lead, Catherine Scardilli on 8752 4937. More information is available on the Person Centred Medical Neighbourhood Readiness Program flyer. SLHD Domestic Violence and Family Violence Symposium
Find out more here. Lung Cancer Referral Pathway For information regarding your local Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, please refer to: www.canrefer.org.au. To expedite referral of your patient to a specialist attached to the St Vincent’s Hospital Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, please contact the Lung Cancer Rapid Access Clinic on 02 8382 3069 or at lungca@svha.org.au. The clinic will respond to your enquiry within 24 hours. Invitation: St George Hospital Geriatric Flying Squad Education Forum
Click here for more details and to view the forum program. Computerised practices beware! At the time of writing, the ransomware has hit countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Confirmed victims include the Odessa airport in Ukraine, the Kiev subway system in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure, and three Russian news agencies, including Interfax and Fontanka. Ukraine's CERT team has posted an alert and is warning Ukrainian businesses about this new outbreak. The speed with which Bad Rabbit spread is similar to the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks that have hit in May and June this year, respectively. WannaCry was the last big ransomware outbreak that caused considerable global impact and affected Australian businesses a few months ago. Bad Rabbit has improved on the tactics used by WannaCry and NotPetya to infect machines. We would like to remind everyone to be careful when clicking links in emails and visiting unfamiliar sites. Do not click on anything you’re unsure of. Did you know the only 100% safe attachment is a .txt? It is also vital that the latest system updates have been applied to your computer. The Australian Digital Health Agency has recently published a new Information and Security Guide for small healthcare businesses. Hot topics for Allied Health Professionals NDIS - The Allied Health Experience At: Ashfield Office, L1, 158 Liverpool Rd Central and Eastern Sydney PHN Upcoming Events Prince of Wales Private - Medical Updates At: Conference Room, L7 POWP, Barker St, Randwick Identifying and Responding to Domestic and Family Violence At: CESPHN Ashfield Office, L1, 158 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield CPR - $66 At: CESPHN Kogarah Office, L3, 15 Kensington St, Kogarah NDIS - The Allied Health Experience At: Ashfield Office, L1, 158 Liverpool Rd Data Quality and Chronic Disease Management For: GPs, practice nurses and practice managers At: Kogarah Office, L3 15 Kensington St At: Ashfield Office, L1 158 Liverpool Rd Chris O'Brien Lifehouse CPD Series - Treating Opioid Dependency in our Patients At: Education Centre, L5 Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 119-143 Missenden Rd, Camperdown RHW Obstetrics and Gynaecology Update At: Royal Hospital for Women, Lecture Theatre, Barker St, Randwick Workplace Issues in the Health Industry At: CESPHN Ashfield Office, L1, 158 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield Concord Hospital Medical Update At: Concord Repatriation Hospital, Education Centre, Building 26 (Gate 3), Hospital Rd GP Palliative Approach Workshop At: Torwood Lounge - 247 Rocky Point Rd, Sans Souci Nurses New to General Practice Workshop At: CESPHN Ashfield Office, L1, 158 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield Sydney Private Hospital Medical Updates At: Sydney Private hospital, 63 Victoria St, Ashfield The National Cervical Cancer Screening Program Renewal At: Torwood Lounge, 247 Rocky Point Rd, Sans Souci Infection Control At: CESPHN Kogarah Office, L3, 15 Kensington St, Kogarah Hazlehurst CPD Series - Women's Health Update At: Hazelhurst Gallery, 782 The Kingsway, Gymea CPR - $66 At: CESPHN Ashfield Office, L1, 158 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield The DO's and DO NOT's of Managing a Team - A Practice Managers Network Meeting At: CESPHN Kogarah Office, L3, 15 Kensington St, Kogarah For external event opportunities click here Kogarah Office 9330 9900 Ashfield Office 9799 0933 |