Education
2012 Calendar
| BOOKINGS | Download the booking form or phone us 07 3630 7300 |
| NPS visit | Antibiotic resistance and respiratory tract infections |
| 19 May, 16 June or 23 June | Diabetes Connect: Connecting Professions @ North Lakes, Mt Coot-tha or Eatons Hill Note: 2 June workshop rescheduled to 23 June |
| 24 or 29 May | Making the most of MBS @ North Lakes or Lutwyche |
| 24 May or 9 June | Helping refugees to good health - evening session or day workshop |
| 31 May | Immunisation breakfast @ Eatons Hill |
| 5 June | Secure messaging – a better way to send @ North Lakes |
| 6 or 7 June | Apply First Aid @ North Lakes or Lutwyche |
Diabetes Connect: Connecting professions
Diabetes Connect provides a suite of online training modules as well as face-to-face workshops for health professionals involved in the treatment and management of people with type 2 diabetes. This Saturday workshop will bring together local health professionals to provide a networking opportunity in your local area, raise awareness of the roles to various local professionals and facilitate appropriate referral pathways. This workshop is for health professionals who have registered for the Diabetes Connect program and have completed their online training. Find out more about Diabetes Connect. More inter-professional workshops May and June.
Saturday, 19 May | North Lakes Golf Club, Bridgeport Drive, North Lakes; 8:30 am registration, 9 am start – 4 pm
Saturday 16, June | Summit Restaurant & Function Centre, Mt Coot-tha; 8:30 am registration, 9 am start – 4 pm
Saturday, 23 June | Eatons Hill Function Centre, Eatons Hill; 8:30 am registration, 9 am start – 4 pm (Note: this event rescheduled from 2 June)
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Making the most of MBS
This interactive workshop which will give you insight into the patient's journey between primary care providers. This workshop has been designed for primary care providers including allied health and general practice to learn from each other by discussing referral pathways, who does what and billing options to ensure the best possible care coordination for patients with chronic disease, kids with disability or autism, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people who need mental health support.
Thursday, 24 May | Medicare Local, Lutwyche office; 6:30 pm dinner; 7 pm start – 9 pm
Tuesday, 29 May | Medicare Local North Lakes office; 6:30 pm dinner; 7 pm start – 9 pm
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Helping refugees to good health
Over the past five years over 6,000 people granted humanitarian visas have settled across the Brisbane north and Moreton Bay area, particularly from Burma, Iraq and Sudan. Many come from long stays in refugee communities where they have had little or no access to mainstream medical care. Health professionals involved in the care of recently arrived refugees and those with in an interest in this diverse and interesting area are invited to attend a workshop that will explore health issues and local support services available to health care providers. Learn about the roles of key agencies including Refugee Health Queensland, the Transcultural Mental Health Centre and the Multicultural Development Association and, explore practical issues facing health care providers including accessing medical records, health assessments and immunisation catch ups. Hear first hand from a local person of refugee background and others who support refugees in the community. Two workshops to choose from to suit your schedule – an evening session or a Saturday workshop. At the Saturday workshop you will benefit from more time with our presenters to discuss these issues and gain tips and advice on working effectively with refugee clients and support services.
Thursday 24 May | Medicare Local North Lakes office; 5:30 pm registration, 6 pm start – 9:30 pm
Saturday 9 June | Medicare Local Lutwyche office; 8:30 am registration, 9 am start – 2 pm
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Immunisaton breakfasts
This year the Moreton Bay and Brisbane Northside Public Health Units are rolling out a series of breakfast updates to give vaccine service providers a heads up on topical immunisation issues. Topics covered will include schedule updates, cold chain, info on specific vaccines and campaigns, and more + your questions answered. Details for each will be updated as they come to hand. First breakfasts are in February; more to come April and May across the region.
Thursday, 31 May | Eatons Hill Function Centre, Eatons Hill; 6:30 for 7 am start - 8:30 am
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Secure messaging – a better way to send
Do you have Medical Objects secure messaging system and are not sure if you are using it fully? Still faxing? Then you should attend this session. Our free training will show you how the Medical Objects system works, how to create, save, send and retrieve correspondence and reports and, how to install and use referral templates.
Tuesday, 5 June | Medicare Local North Lakes office; 6:30 pm dinner; 7 pm start – 9 pm
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Apply First Aid
Gain your first aid qualification with our qualified trainer. Complete the online course content and attend our practical assessment evening to earn your Apply First Aid certification. For those that have a current Apply First Aid certificate, you can also attend this session to do your refresher! Quality, competitively priced first aid training.
Wednesday 6 June | Medicare Local, Lutwyche office; 6 pm dinner and registration, 6:30 pm start - 9:30 pm
Thursday 7 June | Medicare Local North Lakes office; 6 pm dinner and registration, 6:30 pm start - 9:30 pm
Cost: $75 pp, Payment via invoice or credit card to be paid prior to receiving course work and attendance. See 'Booking form' for details.
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'NO SHOWS' AND CANCELLATIONS
- The Medicare Local implements a ‘NO SHOW' policy for all events and training . Failure to notify the Medicare Local of your inability to attend may result in a $25 ‘no show’ fee being charged.
- Nominated events / training may be subject to a Cancellation Policy where a cancellation fee may be charged under certain conditions.
- Where fees are payable , a Cancellation Policy applies. Payment is required 5 working days prior to the event. Full refund will be available if notification of cancellation/s are received up to 48 hours prior to the date of the event, or for the period stated.
- The Medicare Local makes every effort to ensure information presented as part of Medicare Local-managed education programs is accurate. The Medicare Local, however, is not responsible for the accuracy of information or advice provided by or discussed by private individuals (participants) during the course of networking or breakout sessions at our events. We suggest participants make attempts to verify private advice/information given. The Medicare Local does not necessarily endorse and does not accept liability for information provided during education events.
- Contact us for a full copy of our policy.