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NT Primary Health Weekly is a regular publication for primary health care professionals and service providers. It contains information about education opportunities, events, training and resources. If you would like to promote an event or resource in this publication click here >

What is New in Immunisation
Northern Territory PHN (NT PHN) and Centre for Disease Control (CDC) invite health professionals to attend What is New in Immunisation in the following locations:

Darwin: Wednesday, 9 November 2016 >

Katherine: Friday, 11 November 2016 >

Nhulunbuy: Saturday, 12 November 2016 >

Alice Springs: Monday, 21 November 2016 >

Tennant Creek: Wednesday, 23 November 2016 >

REGISTER NOW

Places are limited so early registration is essential.

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Call for Registrations to Assist in the Event of a Disaster
NT PHN, in partnership with the Regional Medical Groups, is calling for private general practices and individual general practitioners to assist in the event of a disaster, or in the post-disaster recovery period.

REGISTER HERE

Or contact Practice Support:

e practicesupport@ntphn.org.au

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Living with Cancer Forum: Darwin
Cancer Council Northern Territory (NT) invites health professionals and anyone affected by cancer to their bi-annual Living with Cancer Forum. The aim of the forum is to deliver cancer information, and provide an opportunity to network with other people in similar situations and learn about relevant services available in the NT.

Date: Thursday, 20 October 2016
Time: 5 – 7pm

For more information, click here >

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Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
NT PHN invites health professionals to attend the upcoming Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) courses. This unit of competency, presented by St John Ambulance, delivers the skills and knowledge required to provide CPR in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines.

Alice Springs: Monday, 28 November 2016 >

Darwin: Monday, 12 December 2016 >

REGISTER NOW

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Tuberculosis Testing and Awareness: Katherine
NT PHN, CDC and the NT Department of Health invite you to attend a Tuberculosis Testing and Awareness event with Dr Vicki Krause, Director of CDC.

Date: Thursday, 3 November 2016
Time: 6 – 8pm

For more information, click here >

REGISTER NOW
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Breath Easy, Walk Easy: Alice Springs
NT PHN, in collaboration with the Lung Foundation Australia and Central Australia Health Services, invites health professionals to attend the Breathe Easy, Walk Easy event in Alice Springs. 

Breathe Easy, Walk Easy provides participants with the skills and knowledge to set up and evaluate local pulmonary rehabilitation programs for their patients.

Date: Saturday, 5 – Sunday, 6 November 2016
Time: 8.30am – 4.30pm

For more information, click here >

REGISTER NOW

Registrations close on 28 October 2016. Places are limited so early registration is essential.

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Registrations are essential for all events.

New Nutrition Resource for Health Professionals
Dairy Australia has created the Foods That Do Good website for health professionals. It is a central source of accessible, holistic and evidence-based nutrition information. Using the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines as a foundation, the website equips health professionals with accurate and practical resources to inform patients about how to achieve a balanced diet and reduce their diet-related health risks.

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Alcohol Consumption: Monitoring, Regulation and Impact on Public Health
The latest issue of Public Health Research and Practice is out now, and focuses on new interventions for alcohol misuse, with a theme of ‘Alcohol consumption: monitoring, regulation and impact on public health’.

The guest editors for Issue 4 (2016) are Dr Jo Mitchell, Executive Director of the Centre for Population Health at NSW Health, and Associate Professor Adrian Dunlop, from the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle.

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