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Registrations Now Open for Pop-Up PHN in Darwin
Northern Territory PHN (NT PHN), in collaboration with the Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE) Mobile Offices, is hosting Pop-Up PHN in Darwin.

Pop-Up PHNs target general practitioners (GPs), nurses and allied health professionals, and include a networking dinner on Friday, 16 June and a Continuing Professional Development event on Saturday, 17 June.

View event flyer

For more information regarding Pop-Up PHN, contact the Education Team:
t 08 8982 1009                            
e education@ntphn.org.au

For more information regarding NTGPE Mobile Offices, contact Sinead Commins:
t 08 8946 7015
e sinead.commins@ntgpe.org

For more information relating to Allied Health professionals, contact Cilla Thomas:
e healthmatters@hpant.org.au

Register now

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NT PH Weekly Health Check
The NT PH Weekly is undergoing an annual health check and we need your assistance to ensure we are fulfilling your needs.

NT PHN would like your opinion about the NT PH Weekly. Your feedback is very important to assist us to improve this resource to help all health professionals get the information they need.

This short survey will take approximately five minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and the results will be aggregated and shared in an upcoming NT PH Weekly.

Complete survey

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HealthPathways NT Update
NT PHN has recently launched the NT HealthPathways initiative in Darwin and Alice Springs through a series of workshops for local clinicians. The draft website was unveiled to participants, followed by facilitated sessions for health practitioners to discuss localisation of the pathways.

What is HealthPathways?
HealthPathways is a web-based portal with information on referral and management pathways to help clinicians to navigate patients through the complex primary, community and acute health care system in Northern Territory (NT).

HealthPathways is designed to be used at the point of care by GPs and is a free resource for all users.

It is aimed at general practitioners, but can also be used by hospital specialists, practice nurses or managers, community health providers, and allied health professionals.

Any questions queries or feedback, contact Trudy Allpike, HealthPathways Coordinator:

e healthpathways@ntphn.org.au

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Respiratory Workshop
Nurse, Aboriginal Health Practitioners and all other NT health professionals are invited to the Top End Health Service Respiratory Workshop. Participants will develop their knowledge and skills around prevention, early detection and management of respiratory conditions in acute and community settings.

Find out more about the workshop in Darwin, 28 and 29 August and register now.

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Save The Date: National Mental Health Commission Community Forum
Consumers, carers and family members with a lived experience of mental health challenges are invited to a Community Forum. The Forum will support better mental health and social and emotional wellbeing in Australia. 

Date: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Time: 12 – 1.30pm
Location: Ramada Suites, 6 Carey Street, Zen Quarter, Darwin

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Call For Participants: beyondblue Seek Gay Men's Stories
beyondblue are developing a website to help gay men support the mental health of their gay friends and partners. They are seeking de-identified personal stories from gay men about the times they reached out to gay mates and/or partners to check in on their mental health.

Find out more and participate.

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palliAGED Resource For Palliative Care In Aged Care
Although people are living longer than ever before, living longer does not mean living forever. With an ageing population, we need to consider how we support older Australians as they approach death.

A new resource is being developed to ensure palliative care guidance is current, readily available and accessible. The resource will be called palliAGED.

Register now for a palliAGED launch pack being released 25 May.

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Gout Patients Needed For Research Project
Researchers at the University of New South Wales are seeking gout patients to learn about the cost of gout to Australian households. Participants will complete a survey on their out-of-pocket expenses that gout places on their household. Participants will not be paid but will enter a lottery to win a $200 gift card.

Cost of Gout Letter of Invitation

Take the Fear Out of Finance – Darwin
Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) in partnership with NT PHN invites practice managers, administrators and receptionists from GP, specialists, dental and allied health disciplines to Take the Fear Out of Finance workshop in Darwin.

This full day seminar, presented by Cutcher & Neale, will upskill you as a practice manager on preparing, reading and reporting relevant and accurate data.

Date: Friday, 19 May 2017
Time: 1 – 4pm

Register now
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Team Education Day – Darwin
AAPM in partnership with NT PHN invites practice managers, administrators and receptionists from GP, specialists, dental and allied health disciplines to a Team Education Day in Darwin.

Date: Saturday, 20 May 2017
Time: 9am – 4pm

Register now

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Practice Fraud: eSeminar – Alice Springs
AAPM in partnership with NT PHN invites practice managers to a Practice Fraud eSeminar in Alice Springs.

Date: Thursday 20, July 2017
Time: 12.30 – 1.30pm

Register now

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Study Public Health with Menzies School of Health Research
Menzies’ Education and Training team coordinates and delivers Charles Darwin University’s postgraduate public health and health research courses and administratively supports higher degree research students.
With Menzies, you can undertake the Graduate Diploma in Health Research, the Graduate Diploma in Public Health, the Master of Public Health, Master by Research and Doctor of Philosophy.