22 December 2014 - Goulburn Valley Medicare Local

Monday Mail
Monday, 22 December 2014
[email protected] – www.gvml.com.au – (03) 5831 5399
ALERTS
GVML CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Medicare Card Expiry – Community Based
Asylum Seekers
Current Approaches to Prevention and Management of
Mastitis in Breastfeeding Women
All community based asylum seekers’ Medicare
cards will expire on 31 December, 2014 (there may
be a few exceptions however these would have been
an oversight).
Heather Harris, Midwife and Lactation Consultant, is
presenting a CPD event in Wallan titled Current Approaches to
Prevention and Management of Mastitis. This education
session will cover:
Under the Health Insurance Act, the Health Minister
needs to provide allowance for non-citizens to have
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access to Medicare by way of a limited “order”. The
current “order” for the asylum seeker cohort will
expire on 31 December 2014.
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This order has only just been signed by the Minister.
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What does this mean?
Causes and basic management
All community based asylum seekers who have valid
bridging visas and expired Medicare cards will need
to go to Medicare after 1 January 2015 to have their
cards reissued.
Date:
Please call 5823 3200 and ask Red Cross if you
require further information.
Medicine Recall – CARTIA (aspirin) 100mg
Tablets – Sample Pack of 7’s
Types of mastitis
When to use antibiotics and when to avoid
Role of probiotics
Outcomes of poorly managed mastitis and how to avoid /
manage
Saturday 14 February, 2015
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Venue: Wallan GP Super Clinic
7-11 High Street, Wallan
RSVP: [email protected]
This event is aimed at GPs and Practice Nurses.
A recent manufacturing issue with CARTIA 100mg
tablets (sample packs only) has resulted in the wrong
expiry date printed on the carton and blister foil of
CARTIA 100mg tablets (sample pack), batch BX134.
See the flyer for more information.
The incorrect date is February 2019. The current
expiry date should be February 2016.
Date:
Arrow Medical sales representatives will contact GP
surgeries to check if there is any stock left. Staff are
requested to put these aside and do not give them
out to patients. Sales representatives will visit each
surgery to collect the quarantined packs.
No other batches of CARTIA sample tablets have are
affected. This recall does not affect any commercial
batches sold in pharmacies.
It is important to note there is no safety issue
associated with this batch.
Aspen Pharmacare apologises for the inconvenience
this issue may have caused and would like to assure
the community that they are committed to providing
all their customers with safe, effective and quality
products.
If you have any questions please contact Mr Robert
Drew on (02) 8436 8321.
GVML Basic CPR Training
The next Basic CPR Training Session is:
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: Goulburn Valley Medicare Local
226 Wyndham Street, Shepparton
RSVP: [email protected]
The training session is open to all GPs and health service
professionals and is free of charge. Numbers are strictly
limited and you must have registered for this event in order to
attend.
This session is presented by Dr Carolyn Kamenjarin. This unit
of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to
perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in line with the
Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.
This activity has been approved by the RACGP QI & CPD
Program. Total 5 Category 2 points.
For more information, including information regarding other
basic CPR training providers, please contact Val Petrovski on
5831 5399.
REFERRALS AND SERVICES
GVML CELEBRATIONS
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria Helpline Open
Over Christmas
GVML Closed Over Christmas
For the first time, Helpline will be open over the
Christmas period which will enable them to continue
supporting individuals when they need it most. For
the cost of a local call, individuals can speak to a
Helpline volunteer who has had a lived experience
of mental illness.
How can Helpline help you & your workers?
Helpline is an available resource to use during the
Christmas period. Whether it’s providing emotional
support to individuals over the phone or providing
information on social engagement activities during
the festive season. Helpline have been working on
developing a list of social activities for individuals that
are free or low cost. Call Helpline on 8486 4222 to
find out what Christmas activities are on in your area
that you could tell your clients about.
What support does the Helpline provide?
Helpline now offers phone calls to both consumers
and carers on a weekly basis. Reasons for weekly
calls could be because of social isolation, program
engagement or transitional support. Helpline can
provide peer mutuality, intentional peer support,
follow up calls, appointment reminders, goal
alignment, reflection on engagement, support
between case workers and general check-in phone
calls. If this is something that you think your clients
would benefit from, please contact the Helpline and
ask for a Request for Appointment Calls form.
Christmas Operating Hours
Helpline will remain open during the Christmas
period, with modified hours from 24 of December to
31 of December 2014.
Goulburn Valley Medicare Local will be closed from Thursday
25 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January.
For further information visit the GVML website or contact
reception on 5831 5399 or via [email protected].
Due to the Christmas break, there will not be an issue of the
Monday Mail for Monday 29 December. The next issue will
be sent out on Monday 5 January.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Learning Module – Reporting Adverse Events with
Medicines and Vaccines
An online education module for health professionals, including
GPs, pharmacists, and nurses, on reporting adverse events
relating to medicines and vaccines has now been published
and is available on the TGA website.
The module is one of two modules developed by NPS
MedicineWise in partnership with the TGA.
On completion, health professionals are eligible for continuing
professional development points from the relevant accrediting
health professional bodies.
HbA1c or Blood Glucose for Diabetes Diagnosis – Free
GP Educational Video
Professor Jonathan Shaw, Baker IDI, presented HbA1c or
Blood Glucose for Diabetes Diagnosis in Melbourne in August
2014. This presentation is now available online at
www.armchairmedical.com.
Australia’s Healthy Weight Week
Run by the Dieticians Association of Australia, this important
week is all about getting the right advice and supporting those
looking to be a healthy weight
Date:
16 – 22 February, 2015
Australia’s Healthy Weight Week falls at an ideal time with
many Australians aspiring to eat better in the New Year. The
2015 campaign aims to get more people cooking at home and
eating the right foods in the right portions.
24
December
10am – 4pm
25
December
CLOSED
26
27
December
December
CLOSED
10am – 4pm
For more information visit www.healthyweightweek.com.au
28
December
10am – 4pm
29
December
10am – 4pm
30
December
10am – 4pm
31
December
10am – 4pm
Alcohol kills 15 Australians every day and 5,554 each year. It
hospitalises 430 Australians daily and 157,132 over the year.
This harm is entirely preventable. GPs are uniquely placed to
identify and intervene with patients whose alcohol use is
hazardous through screening and brief interventions.
1
January
CLOSED
2
January
9am – 5pm
Contact number – (03) 8486 4222
EXTERNAL NEWSLETTERS
Victorian Refugee Health Network
The latest network newsletter is now available online.
The newsletter provides valuable information for
general practices and other primary health care
providers about resources that can be accessed to
better support this group in our community as well as
information related to health and other issues.
Helping Your Patients Who are Drinking at Risky Levels
This webinar provides the opportunity for GPs to ask questions
on how to screen for and conduct brief interventions around
risky drinking.
Date:
Tuesday 17 February, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Presenters:
Dr Paul Grinzi & Dr Hester Wilson
For further information or to register for the webinar click here.
Integrated Care for Older People Seminar
The Respecting Our Loved One’s Wishes: Delivering
Integrated, Consumer Directed Where, When, and How It’s
Needed is on 26 and 27 February 2015 at Melbourne Olympic
Park.
Legal Issues in Infection Control
The November issue of the Marjen Education
Services newsletter focuses on legal issues in
infection control. The newsletter is available online
here.
OTHER INFORMATION
BreastScreen Victoria Stakeholder Update
The December 2014 – February 2015 update is now
available online.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Update
LAM Australia Research Alliance is a small not-forprofit organisation representing women living with
lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in Australia.
There are currently 98 women in Australia registered
with the organisation.
With an incidence of only five women in a million,
LAM is rare and therefore generally unknown. One
of the organisation’s key objectives is to raise
awareness of the disease so that GPs are more likely
to consider it when a patient presents with some of
the symptoms. At present, women who develop LAM
can be left in the dark for many years as to the cause
of their symptoms or how to deal with them.
An accurate diagnosis is a step on the way to dealing
appropriately with the challenges of living with LAM.
This practical seminar focuses on integration for older people
and respecting their wishes in terms of where, when, and how
their care is delivered.
Date:
26 – 27 February, 2015
Venue: Melbourne Olympic Park
Further information including registration information is
available at www.changechampions.com.au
Diabetes Study Day for Enrolled and Registered Nurses
This study day, with Kathy Mills, RN, Med, Dip Business,
Credentialled Diabetes Educator, is for enrolled and registered
nurses and covers contemproary and evidence based
research on dietary,
exercise,
psychological and
pharmacological management of diabetes mellitus.
Date:
Friday 6 March, 2015
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Inner East Melbourne Medicare Local
6 Lakeside Drive, Burwood East
Cost: $220.00 – early bird registration (before Friday 20
February, 2015)
$250.00 – full registration
RSVP: [email protected]
This study day is eligible for 6 hours professional eduation.
Morning tea, lunch, and notes are provided.
For more information please see the LAM Australia
Research Alliance website.
For further information download the flyer or contact Kathy via
email at [email protected]
GP Co-payment Information from AMA Victoria
B-Informed – Hepatits B Workshop
AMA Victoria has information and fact sheets on the
announced revamp of GP co-payment plan available
on their website and will be updating the information
as more is released.
In collaboration with St Vincent’s and Hepatis Victoria, the
Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health will be holding workshops
for the B-Informed – Addressing Hepatitis B Wihin a
Community Context.
Changes to the Certificate of Capacity of TAC and
WorkCover
Date:
To support general practices to implement the new
Certificate of Capacity requirements, NHV have
developed a range of resources which are available
on the GVML website. These resources include:

FAQs for Health Professionals
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General Practice Readiness Checklist: TAC/VWA
Certificate of Capacity
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The Health Benefits of Safe Work Program list of
resources
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Information for General Practitioners
Practices are reminded that the changeover to this
new system must be completed by 1 March, 2015.
Recent data indicates that there are many practices
across the GVML catchment yet to implement the
new system and forms.
Tuesday 24 March, 2015
Tuesday 26 May, 2015
Tuesday 25 August, 2015
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: Training Room – North Richmond Community Health
23 Lennox Street, Richmond, 3121
For futher information about the workshop or to book a place
in one of the sessions, visit the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity &
Health website.
RESOURCES
HIV and Mobility in Australia: A Road Map for Action
Migration Consultant Now Available at African
House
In the last five to ten years there has been an increase in HIV
diagnoses among people and their partners travelling to and
from regions of high HIV prevalence. Approaches used in
the past need to be adapted to respond to a context where
people are more mobile. Additionally, current investment in
health and support services for mobile and migrant
communities is often ad hoc and a ‘one size fits all’ approach.
Starting from Thursday, 18 December 2014, Lorna
Gillespie, Migration Consultant with Australian
Migration Options Pty Ltd, will be available at African
House every Thursday to provide ethical and
professional advice, training, advocacy, and
assistance in the role of migration and refugee law.
Designed to support the strategic direction of the Seventh
National HIV Strategy (2014-2017), the HIV and Mobility in
Australia: A Road Map for Action report shines a spotlight on
the context and types of mobility, differences in HIV
diagnoses across Australia relating to migrant and mobile
populations, and the need for more targeted responses.
Days:
The report can be downloaded from siren.org.au or from
latrobe.edu.au.
Every Thursday, expect for public
holidays
Time:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – last
appointment at 4:00 pm
Venue:
African House
Situated at the back of the Lutheran
Church
54 Poplar Avenue, Shepparton
Contact:
Lorna Gillespie
Migration Consultant
0428 661 975
Unconventional Volunteering – 2015
Scholarships Applications Now Open
Unconventional Volunteering is offering scholarships
for 2 general practitioners to spend 2 weeks in Sri
Lank in April 2015 on a volunteer program working
with the local doctors in city clinics and villages.
Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice
2014
Following the success of their first edition, Telethon Kids
Institute has developed a second edition of Working
Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health
and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014, edited by Pat
Dudgeon, Helen Milroy, and Roz Walker. This edition is now
available in both hard copy and online. The book was
developed as an information source for health professionals
working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in
social and emotional wellbeing and contains comprehensive
and culturally appropriate information to educate and assist
health professionals who work with Indigenous clients.
Visit the Working Together website for further information
and to order copies of the book.
For further information visit the Unconventional
Volunteering website.
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