Sydney Health Weekly 30 October 2019

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.

Strengthening Teamwork networking event

Join us for a networking event to link primary healthcare professionals with chronic care teams working within Sydney Local Health District. Learn about the referral pathways to support your patient management and understand how we can work together to optimise outcomes for your patients. Have your questions answered with dinner and networking.
Click here to register.

Prepare your practice for power outages over summer

As we approach summer and temperatures rise, power outages become more common due to significant strain on the electricity system. Areas surrounded by bushland are at risk of bushfires and are more susceptible to power supply issues. It is important that all staff in your practice are aware of your cold chain management back up plan for power outages.
Click here for more information.

Changes to RPA Sexual Health referrals

From 1 January 2020, RPA Sexual Health Centre requests written referrals for patients attending the service. They are available on (02) 9515 1200 to provide support to general practitioners.
Click here to view the referral template.

ACI Webinar on the Health / NDIS interface

The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation’s Intellectual Disability and Rehabilitation Networks are hosting a webinar in November focused on health supports and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We will be joined by Steven Davison, Director, Social Policy Implementation at the NSW Ministry of Health. The webinar will be held Wednesday 6 November from 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm. Join in for a presentation followed by a facilitated discussion with Steven.
Click here for more information.

QI&CPD triennium ends 31 December 2019

As we are coming to the end of the triennium, now is a great time to review your progress and complete any outstanding requirements.

As a reminder, the 2017–19 triennium requires a minimum of 130 points comprising:

two Category 1 activities, one of which must be a quality improvement activity
one CPR activity.

For more information on the QI&CPD 2017–19 triennium visit the RACGP website.

CPR Courses:

Our courses are designed to provide GPs with the necessary CPR knowledge and skills as per the requirement in the 2017–19 Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) triennium. Our last session for 2019 will be held on Monday 2 December at CESPHN Office Mascot.
Click here for more information and to register.

My Health Record for nurses webpage

The new nursing webpage on the My Health Record website went live on 11 October 2019. Nurses play a key role in providing vital health services every day and represent 57 per cent of the total Australian healthcare workforce (AHPRA). Making sure nursing staff can quickly gain an understanding of a patient’s health history can assist in the treatment of chronic and complex medical conditions. CPD-accredited eLearning My Health Record in Nursing modules are also available on the webpage.

New holistic care plan for eating disorders treatment

Mental health practitioners will receive support to offer clients living with eating disorder/s more sessions from 1 November, 2019. To find out more about our eating disorder/s networks and to learn about the Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) changes read this article from Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) or head to the Medicare Benefits Schedule Online here.

Help practices get ready for pathology report uploads to My Health Record

Australian Clinical Labs, Capital Pathology, Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Hobart Pathology, Launceston Pathology and North West Pathology are able to send pathology reports to the My Health Record when they receive an eOrder from practice software.
Click here for more information.

GLAD (GP Liaison in Alcohol and other Drug Project)

GLAD is a multidisciplinary team, made up of doctors and nurses providing specialist advice to GPs for chronic and complex AOD issues. For referrals:

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (Sydney Hospital, Prince of Wales, St George & Sutherland Hospitals) - referral hotline: 1300 980 422
Sydney Local Health District (RPAH, Concord, Canterbury Hospital) - Phone: 02 9378 130 or: GP Liaison Nurse 0436 691 533
St Vincent’s Hospital (Darlinghurst) - Phone: 02 9361 8080 or GP Liaison Nurse: 0436 607 480

My Health Record Webinar - Providing care in the community

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) in collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) are hosting this introductory CPD accredited My Health Record webinar to support the critical role nurses play in delivering coordinated health care to patients. The webinar will address what My Health Record is, why we need it and when and how to use it.
This webinar will be on Wednesday 30 October 2019 from 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm.
Click here for more information and click here to register.

RACGP hosted webinars - Secondary use of general practice data

In health care, the primary source of data is through clinical care delivery to patients. When this data is used outside of the general practice setting, for purposes other than which it was originally collected, it is referred to as 'secondary use of data'. Secondary use of data includes activities such as research, quality and safety measurement, provider certification or accreditation and marketing. This webinar is designed to provide decision-making support to assist GPs and practice teams in deciding whether it is appropriate to release de-identified healthcare data at the request of an external organisation.
This webinar will be on Thursday 31 October 2019 from 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm (AEDT).
Click here for more information.

Childhood Overweight and Obesity ECHO Network

The Childhood Overweight and Obesity ECHO Network will restart on 5-25 November.

Childhood overweight and obesity is increasingly prevalent and associated with poor long-term health outcomes.
GPs are best able to deliver holistic care.
Treatment can be delivered in primary care with specialist support.

To find out more about Project ECHO watch the video or check out our website.
Click here for more information. Click here to view the flyer.

GPs needed for a single focus group or phone interview - asthma management research

You are invited to take part in a research study which aims to develop and pilot resources to improve adherence to asthma medicines. Previous research shows that cost is an important factor in people’s decisions about asthma medicines but both GPs and pharmacists may be unaware that cost is an issue for their patients. As community pharmacists are present when cost-related decisions are being made at the point of purchase, they are well placed to identify guideline-based treatment strategies to reduce asthma medicine costs for patients that could be communicated to the patient’s doctor. GP input into the feasibility and acceptability of this approach is key. The study involves a single focus group of around one hour’s duration or a telephone interview of around 30 minutes and light refreshments for any focus group will be provided. You are invited to take part in this study if you are a GP registered to practice in NSW.
If interested, please contact Dr Sharon Davis on s.davis@sydney.edu.au or 9114 0371.

Join a project to improve child health to identify developmental problems

GPs and practice nurses are invited to join a child health project study to help you identify developmental concerns such as speech delay or autism in your practice for children aged between 18-24 months. The benefits are:

Children identified will receive a gold-standard developmental assessment at 24 months
$500 for practice staff time
Free online module for RACGP 40 Category 1 QI&CPD points
Free workshop for PNs eligible for 4 CPD hours subject to approval from APNA
Parents get access to child development health information

To express your interest or for more information , please contact Jenny on 02 9304 8613 or email j.denford@cesphn.com.au or Dr Aline Smith on 0414 956 080.

Building your allied health business - marketing

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN and Realise Business have teamed up to create a series of workshops to help you build your business. This workshop is the second in our series and will give you the knowledge and tools to design and effective marketing plan for your business. Learn the importance of knowing your dream client, how to access your marketing efforts, develop a marketing plan, and position your offer to stand out from your competitors. Feedback from previous workshops in the series has been extremely positive:

Extremely pleased with the content of the course. This has provided a great starting point to begin tracking the business. Highly recommend course and organisation to other colleagues.
A very informative evening. Increased my knowledge of business finance.
Thank you for tonight. Excellent program initiative by the PHN.

There are three sessions across the region for this workshop so register now:

ACI Webinar on the Health / NDIS interface

The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation’s Intellectual Disability and Rehabilitation Networks are hosting a webinar in November focused on health supports and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We will be joined by Steven Davison, Director, Social Policy Implementation at the NSW Ministry of Health. The webinar will be held Wednesday 6 November from 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm. Join in for a presentation followed by a facilitated discussion with Steven.
Click here for more information.

New holistic care plan for eating disorders treatment

Mental health practitioners will receive support to offer clients living with eating disorder/s more sessions from 1 November, 2019. To find out more about our eating disorder/s networks and to learn about the Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) changes read this article from Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) or head to the Medicare Benefits Schedule Online here.

Patient activation in Australians with chronic illness

Consumers Health Forum of Australia study finds Australians with chronic conditions and complex needs are less activated than their healthier counterparts which may be a contributing factor to their generally worse health outcomes.
Click here for more information.

Department of Social Services - NDIS Participant Experience Survey

The Australian Government is working to improve the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) experience for people with disability, their families and carers. To do this, the Department of Social Services are reviewing the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (the NDIS Act). The review will help DSS to develop a new set of standards known as the NDIS Participant Service Guarantee (the Guarantee), to be introduced by mid-2020. Once the Guarantee is implemented, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will need to make decisions about people’s plans within the timeframe set by the Guarantee. This means people will know how long the NDIA will take to make a decision about their supports. The survey is designed for NDIS participants or people who provide care and support for NDIS participants.
Click here for more information.

Sutherland Shire celebrates ability

Sutherland Shire Mayor, Councillor Carmelo Pesce was joined by the Prime Minister of Australia and Member for Cook, The Honourable Scott Morrison in officially launching the inaugural SHIREABILITY Film Festival. The competition, an initiative of Sutherland Shire Council, is in recognition and celebration of International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD), taking place on Tuesday 3 December, 2019.
Click here for more information.

International Day of People with Disability

Are you a local child, youth or family service? Would you like to be a part of engaging children, families and young adults in a fun-filled day of activities? Join this family fun day to celebrate and support the International Day of People with Disability.
International Day of People with Disability is Sunday 8 December 2019 and will be celebrated at Sutherland Shire Centenary park from 10.00 am - 1.00 pm.
Click here for more information.

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St Vincent’s Private and St Vincent’s Clinic CPD Series – Hernias and GORD

At: St Vincent’s Private Hospital
On: Wednesday 30 October 6.30 pm dinner, 7.00 pm presentations
For: GPs