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.
KEYNOTE SESSIONS
Keynote Session 1: Role of the Practice Nurse
The role of the practice nurse in Australia ond overseas is evolving rapidly and in diverse directions. Hear where the role has come from, current innovative models and where the future may lie.
Keynote Session 2: Persistent cough - differential diagnosis. Is it pertussis?
The most common vaccine preventable disease is pertussis, with 90% of cases now in adults. The incidences are likely to be much higher than the 11,000 reported last year as 95% of cases go undiagnosed or are mistaken for persistent cough. Pertussis is highly infectious, with over half of the cases in infants (which account for 80% of hospitalisations) being transmitted from their parents. Both natural and disease induced immunity wane over time, so close contacts of newborns need a pertussis booster to reduce the risk of passing it on (as recommended by the NHMRC). Sanofi Pasteur
Keynote Session 3: Weight Management & Reduction
Learn strategies for assisting patients wishing to loose weight healthily.
Keynote Session 4: GP Management Plans
Learn about the practice nurse role in preparing GP Management Plans according to MBS requirements, models of assisting the GP in preparing and potential roles of practice nurses in managing chronic diseases between plans.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS & STREAMS - FRIDAY 25TH JULY
Stream A – Diabetes
Setting up a diabetes clinic
Learn practical tips on how to set up a diabetes clinic in your practice.
Diabetes management
Preventing pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Understand the role of lifestyle advice, diet, assessment and medication in diabetes management.
Stream B – Practical
Sports strapping
A hands on session covering approaches to strapping common sports injuries which present in the general practice setting.
Plaster workshop
A popular session on applying and removing plaster casts. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves!
Stream C – Mental Health
Mental health and the elderly
Explore the mental health issues surrounding this key demographic and what to look for in the over 70 health assessment.
Mental health first aid
Identification of acute mental health emergencies in general practice and how to assess and refer patients at risk.
Breakout 1: Sterilisation for accreditation in general practice
AGPAL will discuss sterilisation and what is required for accreditation against the RACGP Standards for GP 3rd edition. The session will explore what practices need to demonstrate for accreditation and how sterilisation is assessed. It will also highlight how you can easily access resources designed specifically to guide and support you through the accreditation process. Visiomed
Breakout 2: The importance of a hearing test for the over 50s
One in six Australians are affected by a hearing loss. A routine check-up should include a hearing screen to determine a hearing loss. Identifying the symptoms of age related hearing loss and interpretation of the audiogram results. Hearling Life
Breakout 3: ECG interpretation
Learn what a ECG tells you by interpreting the results. Do you need to be concerned?
Breakout 4: IT Management
It is one thing to know what Medical Director is, and another to know how to use it? This session will provide technical tips on understanding the software, how to access it, and how to gain the maximum benefits from it. Health Communication Network
BREAKOUT SESSIONS & STREAMS - SATURDAY 26TH JULY
Stream A – Wound Management
Acute wounds - tears, cuts, abrasions & minor burns
Learn about the management of the most common acute wounds presenting in general practice.
Chronic Wounds - venous leg ulcers and the diabetic foot...including trouble shooting the wound that won't
Learn about the management of chronic wounds and venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. convaTec
Stream B – Immunisation
Childhood immunisation update
Update on immunisation issues, new vaccines and changes to the schedule or handbook.
Management of anaphylaxis
Clinical management of anaphylaxis and assisting patients with injectable adrenaline.
Stream C – Preventing Chronic Disease
Healthy eating
An overview of the dietry considerations for the prevention of chronic disease and some practical tips for advising patients.
Getting Active
Increasing patient's physical activity is becoming essential in the prevention and manamgement of chronic diseases. Find out what the physical activity guidelines are and how to encourage patients to do appropriate physical activity.
Breakout 1: Medicare: Better Access to Mental Health programs
These MBS items provide a structured framework for GPs to undertake early intervention, assessment and management of patients with mental disorders, and provide new refferal pathways to clinical psychologists and other allied mental health service providers. Learn about these items and how to assist the practice in accessing mental health services.
Breakout 2: Recognition of the sick child
Managing gastroenteritis and dehydration. Learn how to triage children, assess dehydration and manage oral rehydration. Hydralyte
Breakout 3: Travel Advice
Learn principles of pre-travel health care requirements. This session includes common infectious diseases encountered when travelling, such as a mosquito and Bali Belly. Learn the appropriate nursing measures that can be taken to prevent such illnesses. Sanofi Pasteur
Breakout 4: Foot Check & Assessment
An important aspect of best practice care for diabetes and related to other conditions; checking feet and assessing abnormalities is a key role to practice nurses.
Breakout 5: Developing clinical policies & procedures
Practical workshop to provide skills in developing policies and procedures for clinical activities undertaken in the practice.
Breakout 6: Practice Nurse salary, conditions & negotiation skills
This session will not only provide an update on the APNA salary & conditions survey, including current salaries & trends occuring in practice nursing, but will also present practical tips on how to approach your employer and the techniques to use in order to obtain a successful negotiation outcome. APNA
