No Images? Click here Central and Eastern Sydney PHN this FebruaryWelcome to your first AHP eNewsletter for 2017. We hope you had a restful festive period and look forward to working with you this year to improve health outcomes for our community. As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts. If you would like to submit an article, please email editor@cesphn.com.au Allied Health Practice Manager/Practice Principals Network Breakfast Meeting In collaboration with the Central and Eastern Sydney Allied Health Network, we have been working hard on furthering CPD opportunities for allied health members in 2017. On Friday 17 March, we will be hosting the first of our quarterly allied health practice manager/ principal network breakfast meetings. These meetings will address key practice and business management areas for AHPs. Keep an eye on the education page of our website for registration details or contact CESPHN Practice Support and Digital Health Program Officer Jan Sadler on 9330 9926. Please note these network meeting will alternate between locations across our region, more details to follow. Access to Interpreting Service for Allied Health Professionals Program How are you communicating with your non-English speaking consumers? Register now to access FREE interpreting services The Access to Interpreting Service for Allied Health Professionals Program provides private practising allied health professionals within the CESPHN catchment with FREE access to the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National until 31 May 2018. Benefits
Please note allied health professionals must be registered to access this service. How to register Please complete an Expression of Interest form, which can be found on the ‘Allied Health’ section of the CESPHN website under the Access to Interpreting Service Program and send it to Laura Vincent or fax to 9799 0944. For further information, or if you have any queries, please contact Laura Vincent on 8752 4966. 2017 Strategic Planning Workshop The 2017 Strategic Planning Workshop provided a unique opportunity for our key stakeholders to join together in one place and brainstorm as we continue to refine the strategic direction of our organisation. Click here to read more New Psychological Support Services announced Central and Eastern Sydney PHN is pleased to announce the successful applicants for our new Psychological Support Services (PSS). Click here to read more Expressions of interest open for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee will provide strategic advice to CESPHN on mental health and suicide prevention strategies and best practice, to improve the health and wellbeing of the diverse communities in the central and eastern Sydney region. Click to read more Diabetes: Changing health behaviours is hard, but we should all keep trying More than 100,000 Australians will develop diabetes this year. For type 2 diabetes, this is driven by rising obesity, unhealthy eating habits, and increasingly sedentary lifestyles – and these risk factors are difficult to change. Click here to read more |