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Date: 01/09/2023 Location: Other
This education provides an overview of the clinical presentation of common skin rashes in neonates and aims to ensure that GPs can confidently manage common conditions and recognise when to refer patients.
0.5 Performance review hour
Professionalism
Ethical practice
0.5 Educational activity hour
Date: 31/08/2023 Location: Other
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are cared for by a range of health professionals during pregnancy, including GPs. Throughout this course practitioners will consider the cultural considerations that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families for the first 2000 days and look at what the research tells us in the context and knowledge from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of doing, being and knowing. This course facilitates critical reflection to improve practice in relation to: • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approaches to health • the continuing impact of colonisation, racism and bias on health outcomes on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples • rights-based approaches to improving health outcomes of and access to health services.
4.5 Educational activity hours
Culturally safe practice
Date: 01/09/2023 Location: Other
This interactive online short course on sport-related concussion was created by Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia, an Australia-wide, not-for-profit organisation working to educate and raise awareness about traumatic brain injury, including concussion.This short course comprises of three modules and features knowledge delivered by experts. It is designed to provide individuals with the information they need to take an evidence-based approach when responding to and managing concussion injuries in Older Adults.The course also provides guidance on return to activity, and has downloadable fact sheets covering concussion and persistent post-concussion symptoms in Older Adults.
0.5 Educational activity hour
Date: 01/09/2023 Location: Other
This learning module consists of approximately 90 minutes of online active learning and self-assessment focused on practical ways health practitioners such as GPs and other primary care providers can strengthen their skills in principles of trauma and violence informed care. We outline how these principles benefit facilitating disclosure, conducting safety assessments and providing early support. Incorporating examples of real case studies and reflective questions, we have aimed to make this course as interactive as possible.
1.5 Educational activity hours
Professionalism
Ethical practice
Date: 01/09/2023 Location: Other
In recent years, advances have been made in our understanding of the biology of obesity, which has led to the development of new treatment approaches. Management of Obesity is an online course developed by physicians specialising in obesity research and clinical practice. The course is designed to provide an evidence-based approach for managing patients who are seeking treatment for obesity. For more information, please visit the course page:https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/short-courses/management-of-obesity/ andlt;grammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root="true"andgt;andlt;/grammarly-desktop-integrationandgt;
Professionalism
Ethical practice
12 Educational activity hours
12 Performance review hours
Date: 05/09/2023 Location: Other
Hospital emergency departments in rural areas play an important role in treating mental illness. Therefore practitioners who work in these departments require considerable practical skills in urgent assessment, investigation and/or management of acute mental health problems.This course provides 3 comprehensive modules.Module 1: Risks Associated with Deliberate Self harmAssessing suicidal risk in the Emergency DepartmentStrangulation and HangingModule 2: Risks Associated with Drug UsePoppers and Whippets N2O Alkyl nitrates AbuseCannabis hyperemesis syndromeManagement of stimulantsAdolescent AddictionDealing with Drug SeekingModule 3: Risks Associated with Violent behaviourOccupational Violence Duty of CareManaging behaviours of concern in the Paediatric EDDealing with difficult peopleThe management of acute agitation in the emergency setting
4 Educational activity hours
Procedural Grants - Emergency Mental Health, Online
Date: 01/09/2023 Location: Other
Meningococcal is a rare but life-threatening condition that can leave survivors with long-term sequelae. Meningococcal prevention is complicated by different strains of meningococcal, their relative incidence, and the funding status of respective vaccines. Additionally, GPs are uniquely placed to form an early social relationship with children and their family and promote preventative medicine from a young age. In this eModule, gain insight into the burden of meningococcal strains and the efficacy of the vaccines designed to prevent them by delving into the latest surveillance data and hearing from expert presenters. This module also provides insights into patient communication techniques to promote the uptake of vaccines in those who need them.
2 Educational activity hours
0.5 Performance review hour
Date: 28/08/2023 Location: Other
The course consists of:A PowerPoint presentation with associated narration divided into 5 modulesA pdf of my Anaphylaxis Management Form that I use when managing a patient with anaphylaxisA pdf of an additional recording form that goes with my Anaphylaxis Management form This comprehensive 6.0 hour online course on anaphylaxis is designed for healthcare professionals who are responsible for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis with intravenous access for their patient. This course has 5 modules:Foundations: Introduction to the concepts in anaphylaxis.Pathophysiology: Discussion of the 4 pathological processes in anaphylaxis and how they in turn manifest as the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis.Diagnosis: How to diagnose anaphylaxis in line with peak body guidelines. Discussion also around how to differentiate anaphylaxis from simple allergy and other differential diagnoses.Management: Discussion of the step by step implementation of peak body guidelines for managing a patient with anaphylaxis including sections on paediatrics and pregnant patients.Case studies: In-depth review and discussion of 18 case studies mostly of anaphylaxis but also some are simple allergy and the relevant differential diagnoses. Here we apply and reinforce the knowledge of the first 4 modules and put it into clinical practiceAlso included is a 6 page Anaphylaxis Management Form (cheat sheet) to aid you in the clinical setting.Dr Sue Flanagan has over 40 years of experience in cardiac testing and 12 years of managing anaphylaxis in a radiology setting. She has taught basic CPR to doctors, both specialists and GPS and allied health professionals since 1984. She has been teaching anaphylaxis as a dedicated course since 2012.
1.5 Outcome measurement hours
3.5 Educational activity hours
Ethical practice
Professionalism
Addressing health inequities
Culturally safe practice
1 Performance review hour
HLR (Anaesthesia)
HLR (Pain medicine)
Procedural Grants - Emergency Medicine, Online
Date: 23/08/2023 Location: Other
A MIPS member webinar which wil be pre recorded and run as a livestream on 23 Aug 23 and then uploaded to MIPS website for ongoing use by members. This will not include the Reviewing Performance option. Regulation in the field of cosmetic surgery has undergone significant and recent reform, impacting everything from standards and advertising guidelines to registration requirements and amendments to the National Law. As a healthcare practitioner, it's important to be informed and prepared for these changes, even if you don’t perform cosmetic surgery yourself. This webinar will offer valuable information and practical strategies to enhanceyour understanding of the regulatory landscape and mitigate potential risks in your cosmetic practices.
1 Educational activity hour
1 Performance review hour
Date: 18/08/2023 Location: Other
This education examines ways in which one can diagnose CTE in living patients and potential ways in which to help them.
0.5 Educational activity hour
0.5 Outcome measurement hour
Addressing health inequities
Professionalism
Ethical practice