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Session Synopses
The Practice Nurse Clinical Education Program is made up of a number of keynote sessions, streams and breakout sessions, allowing you the freedom to put together the program you want.

2010 Conference Program available in early 2010.

To veiw the 2009 Synopses please see below:

KEYNOTE SESSIONS 2009
Keynote Session1: Communicating the Value of Practice Nurses
With the evolution of the practice nurse role, the importance of understanding and being able to communicate to others your contribution to your workplace has increased. Learn how to recognise your contribution and how to empower yourself, deal with cultural and organisational change and manage stress.

Keynote Session 2: 4-year-old Healthy Kids Check
What does the recently implemented Healthy Kids Check entail? This session will provide an essential review of what areas of assessment the Healthy Kids Check item number covers, how they are assessed and what further information you will need to know to take part in this important activity. A large question and answer component will be incorporated in this session.

Keynote Session 3: Partner Notification of Chlamydia
In response to increasing numbers of Chlamydia positive diagnoses in Western Australia, the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) and the WA Department of Health have created simple-to-use, time efficient resources to allow GPs and practice nurses to encourage partner notification at the point of diagnosis.

Keynote Session 4: Development of the Practice Nurse Role and Scope of Practice
The role of the practice nurse in Australia and overseas is evolving rapidly and in different directions. Hear about the development of the profession, and how the roles and responsibilities of the practice nurse might evolve in coming years. This session will also provide you with the opportunity to have your queries about your scope of practice answered.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - SATURDAY
Managing Asthma & the Cycle of Care
Maintain and update your knowledge on the importance and practice of asthma management. Additionally, learn about preventative measures, medication management and an overview of how to effectively utilise the Asthma Cycle of Care.

Practical: Setting up Chronic Disease Clinics
This interactive session will assist you with implementing and maintaining a clinic in your practice, including creating templates to utilise electronic systems effectively and monitoring recall and reminder systems. Learn how to overcome some of the common pitfalls associated with setting up a chronic disease clinic.

Ageing: Do you know what to expect?
This session will provide an overview of what happens throughout the ageing process and how you might apply this knowledge to patient care. What might you expect in terms of muscle wasting, injury or mental health? You will also hear about the over 75 health assessment including the mini mental and the depression scale.
Bridging the Gap Practice Nurse Initiative
The Bridging the Gap Initiative aims to address the gap between evidence for treatment and outcomes achieved in patients at risk of chronic diseases. The role of the practice nurses in patient screening, recall and education will be explored with a focus on cardiovascular disease. This 3-hour program is RCNA/APNA accredited. Pfizer
Practical: Respiratory
Being able to identify the difference between normal and abnormal chest sounds is vital. This interactive session will cover respiratory assessment and enable you to learn about the latest in techniques and equipment.
Care Planning and Health Assessments
Learn about the practice nurse role in GP Management Plans, Team Care Arrangements and relevant items according to MBS requirements, which provide a structured framework for GPs and PNs to undertake assessment and management of patients with chronic conditions. Also hear the latest information on the Health Assessment MBS items and how to implement them into your practice.
Practical: Compression Bandaging
Learn about the application of compression bandages, and the importance of ensuring this is done correctly. In what situation should you utilise compression bandaging, and when and why is it more effective than other methods of care? ConvaTec
Recognition of the Sick Child
Managing gastroenteritis and dehydration. Learn how to triage children, assess dehydration and manage oral rehydration. Hydralyte

BREAKOUT SESSIONS & STREAMS - SUNDAY
Chronic Kidney Disease & the Practice Nurse
Improve your knowledge of the population at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the importance of early detection. This session will discuss the role of the practice nurse in slowing the progression of CKD, including the impact of lifestyle modification and relevant item numbers. Kidney Health Australia
Practical: Pandemic Influenza - a hypothetical for the general practice setting
What would happen if an influenza pandemic hit Australia? Would you know what to do? This session will assist you in understanding what your most critical priorities would be in this situation and how you can ensure you and your practice will be prepared.
Diabetes Management
This session will enable you to learn how various risk factors such as lifestyle choices, diet and obesity can put your patients at risk of diabetes, and what you can do to prevent the onset of the condition. Also further your knowledge on how to effectively manage diabetes including medication, physical exercise and diet.
Triage
This session will asses principles of effective triage. Learn how to take a team approach to the identification and management of prioritising the medical needs of patients.
Practical: Continence Management - bladder & bowel problems, a hidden problem in general practice
Bladder and bowel problems are common yet many people are reluctant to talk about it, even with their doctor. Practice nurses have a key role in identifying clients with incontinence and promoting healthy bladder and bowel habits. This workshop will inform nurses of the assessment and management of bladder and bowel problems, and how to link patients to continence services and product subsidy schemes. Find out how continence management can be incorporated into GP Management Plans. Continence Management Advice Service (CMAS)
Chronic wounds – venous leg ulcers & the diabetic foot
Including trouble shooting the wound that won’t heal. Learn about the prevention and management of chronic wounds, venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. Coloplast
Complementary Therapies
Learn about alternative therapies such as Reiki and meditation and the role they may play in assisting your patients in achieving optimum health. Where can your patients access complementary therapies and what might the benefits be?
Practical: Woundcare - making the right assessment & choosing the right dressing
Each wound is unique and the main reason for applying a wound dressing is to create an environment that will aid healing. Learn about the importance of selecting the right dressing for the right wound. ConvaTec
Immunisation update - the New Innovation in Flu plus an update on Travel Health
Learn principles of pre-travel health care requirements. This session will provide an update on current immunisation issues, new vaccines and changes to the schedule or handbook relating to this important aspect of travel health. Additionally, the session will discuss the importance of immunisation for pertussis; with both natural and disease induced immunity to the disease waning over time, those who have close contact with newborns need a pertussis booster to reduce the risk of passing it on (as recommended by the NHMRC). Sanofi Pasteur

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