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Member Update
August 2023
Hi SWHPN members,
Welcome to our August Member Update.
In this edition you will find details of upcoming events in your area, latest health news in the region, our visit to the picturesque town of Harvey and meet SWHPN member Dr Jessica Moncrieff-Boyd.
Happy reading.
Kind regards,
Jolijn
MEMBER PROFILE
Meet Dr Jessica Moncrieff-Boyd
SWHPN member Dr Jessica Moncrieff-Boyd is the Principal Clinical Psychologist at the Busselton-based Swan Centre South West, which provides support to individuals with eating disorders.
Jessica completed her clinical Masters and PhD at the University of WA (UWA). Her PhD focused on the experience of disgust in anorexia nervosa. Following this she relocated to London and spent several years working on an adolescent eating disorder inpatient unit. Her area of interest is the intersection with physical illness, as well as the challenge of working with ambivalence around recovery.
When Jessica was fifteen she found the psychology section in a bookshop and from then on she was hooked! "I think I’ve always been interested in understanding the ‘why’ behind people’s actions and thinking".
Jessica found returning to Australia a relief after her frenetic and intense London life! She says that she "always loved the idea of living rurally and was lucky enough for this desire to correspond with the Swan Centre in Perth opening a regional branch in Busselton". Jessica now lives on a 5- acre bush block and her physiology is much happier for it.
Jessica enjoys the strong sense of community in the South West, the shift in pace, and everything about the natural world, in particular the fairy wrens. When she's not busy working you'll find Jessica out walking her dog Albus or somewhere in the garden.
EVENT WRAP UP
Collie Networking Sundowner Event
In July, the SWHPN delivered a networking sundowner event for health professionals at the Collie Ridge Motel. The intimate event provided a great opportunity for local health professionals to meet, discuss local health issues and learn about the newly built theatre at the Collie Health Service, including its surgical services all whilst enjoying some light beverages and canapes. Thank you to those health professionals that attended our event, we look forward to coming back in the future to deliver more events.
Harvey Meet and Greet Road Trip
The SWHPN Regional Program Officer was out and about in Harvey in August on a stunning sunny day meeting with local health professionals. The road trip was a fantastic opportunity to visit the town to introduce the South West Health Professionals Network, promote upcoming events and discuss local issues with health practitioners - and sample the delicious mandarins!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Health Forum
SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER 2023, BUSSELTON
Registrations are now open!
The South West Health Professionals Network is pleased to host a unique, one-day health forum for health professionals in the South West. Featuring professional development workshops and networking drinks, this event will provide health professionals in the South West with a locally-delivered education and social opportunity.
To become a member of the South West Health Professionals Network – Visit swhpn.com.au/network (membership is free). For more information, please email SWHPN Program Officer Jolijn Thompson at contact@swhpn.com.au
To view the preliminary program and to register for this event visit the website below.
LATEST HEALTH NEWS
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care | Webinar
12 August 2023, 9.30am to 12.30pm (AWST)
19 August 2023, 9.30am to 12.30pm (AWST)
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Rural Health Excellence Awards | Nominations Now Open!
Nominations close Monday, 4 September 2023
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SCARP South West Series Mentoring Myths & Magic
14 September 2023, Rural Clinical School Busselton
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Aboriginal Health Conference
18 and 19 November 2023, Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
South West Japan Festival
14 August to 17 September 2023, Bunbury
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Nannup Flower and Garden Festival
12 August to 27 August 2023, Nannup
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Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope
16 August 2023, Margaret River HEART
Moving to a new region in WA?
Join your local Health Professionals Network!
Did you know that the South West Health Professionals Network is one of seven networks operating across regional Western Australia? If you're relocating to another region in WA, reach out to your new region's network to build local connections and learn of upcoming education and networking opportunities.
For more information and for links to each region's Health Professionals Network website, visit the Rural Health West website.
PRACTICE SUPPORT SERVICES
Practice Assist is a free service that coordinates and delivers end-to-end practice support services for not only general practice teams, but all health professionals across Western Australia.
The Practice Assist team can help enhance the efficiency, capacity and sustainability of your practice with a comprehensive suite of practice management resources and support services:
- A toll-free help desk between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
- Email the helpful team for advice regarding practice management queries.
- Assistance with Quality Improvement in your practice from Quality Improvement Coaches.
- Visit the dedicated wesbite for the latest news, information, resources, COVID-19 information and more.
- Receive support and information about digital health technologies.
- Educational webinars, networking events and regional workshops.
- Stay up to date by subscribing to Practice Connect, our fortnightly newsletter.
- Contact the Practice Assist team to connect with Primary Care Navigators and Quality Improvement Coaches.
The South West Health Professionals Network is brought to you in partnership with the following stakeholder organisations.
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