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Central and Eastern Sydney PHN this July
Update on mental health and drug and alcohol services
From 1 July 2016, PHNs will play a key role in the mental health, and drug and alcohol system architecture, as the Australian Government re-orients service provision towards locally responsive and integrated care. Click here to read more
Improving mental health services for young people
From 1 July 2016 headspace centres are funded through primary health networks to ensure that headspace services are delivered with a regional focus, based on the needs of young people and their families within local communities. Click here to read more
GPERS keepers and expansion
The General Practitioner Exercise Referral Scheme (GPERS) provides professional exercise programs prescribed by an exercise physiologist following an initial assessment and a referral from a GP. The program is in its twelfth year and is still achieving great results in the Sutherland Shire and St George region, with expansion on the horizon following investigation into lifestyle modification programs in the central and eastern Sydney region. Click here to read more
Pregnancy and the pelvic floor
Pregnancy and childbirth are known to increase the risk of incontinence. One third of women experience urinary incontinence and approximately a tenth experience faecal incontinence after childbirth. Women who engage in pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy report fewer symptoms of urinary incontinence after giving birth. Pelvic floor exercises both during pregnancy and after delivery can prevent and treat urinary incontinence. Click here to read more
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New nutrition resources for health professionals Health professionals are working in a challenging environment where they are inundated with nutrition information and often don’t have time to keep abreast of all the latest nutrition research relating to different food groups, age groups and genders. Dairy Australia has developed a new communication program to provide health professionals with a central source of accessible, holistic and evidence-based nutrition information. Click here to read more |
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Could your patients benefit from being referred to an accredited exercise physiologist? Exercise physiologists specialise in lifestyle modifications and help people make long-term behavioural change towards restoring optimal function, health or wellness. However, According to a report by Deloitte Access Economics, exercise physiologist interventions are greatly underutilised in the Australian health setting, despite being efficacious and cost-effective. Click here to read more |
June Sydney Health Issue now available
Sydney Health Issue is the quarterly hardcopy newsletter of Central and Eastern Sydney PHN. This publication is issued to more than 6,000 general practitioners, practice nurses, practice managers, allied health professionals, community organisations and stakeholders across the Central and Eastern Sydney region.
Click the cover to read about sexual health updates, changes in the mental health sector, diabetes and what you can do as an allied health professional, and much, much more.
CPD events for Central and Eastern Sydney
Click the calendar to read about CPD opportunities in your area.
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