Session Synopses

S6D Mental Health First Aid 
Identification of acute mental health emergencies in general practice and how to assess and refer patients at risk.            

N6A 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.
Lilly Diabetes         

N6B Sterilisation for accreditation in general practice
Learn or be updated on procedures for all aspects of the sterilisation process if instruments are sterilised on-site or for those instruments sterilised off-site, covering both their sterilisation and transport, and for validating or obtaining evidence of validation for all on and off-site aspects of sterilisation.
Visiomed

N6C Respiratory 
Interactive session involving auscultation and respiratory assessment. This is a practical session on identifying normal and abnormal chest sounds. Includes the latest in techniques and equipment.        

S7D Chronic Wounds - venous leg ulcers and the diabetic foot 
Management of chronic wounds including venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. 
ConvaTec

N7A Travel Health
Learn principles of pre-travel health care requirements. This session includes common infectious diseases encountered when travelling, such as mosquito and 'Bali Belly'. Learn the appropriate nursing measures that can be taken to prevent such illnesses.

N7B Alliance of NSW - Nursing in General Practice Program 
New and innovative Nursing In General Practice Programs initiatives by NSW Divisions of General Practice.

N7C Respiratory 
Interactive session involving auscultation and respiratory assessment. This is a practical session on identifying normal and abnormal chest sounds. Includes the latest in techniques and equipment.        

S8D Acute Wounds - tears, cuts, abrasions and minor burns 
The management of the most common acute wounds presenting in General Practice
ConvaTec 

N8A Undertaking an effective Mini-Mental
Understanding the Mini-Mental as a diagnostic tool.

N8B Developing clinical policies and procedures
Practical workshop to provide skills in developing policies and procedures for clinical activities undertaken in the practice.

N8C ECG
Interactive session recognising critical rhythms involving a rhythm simulator.

S9D Managing the patient with Hepatitis C 
Hepatitis C testing, management and referral options will be discussed in this session using the DHS Hepatitis C quick reference chart.

N9A Setting up a diabetes clinic
Learn practical tips on how to set up a diabetes clinic in your practice.
Lilly Diabetes

N9B Streamlining accreditation - a demonstration of AccreditationPro 
AGPAL's accreditation process is now completely electronic from the practice self assessment to the survey visit. AccreditationPro has streamlined accreditation by reducing the turnaround time on reports, assisting users understand and interpret the relevant standards and has improved the consistency of assessment and data collection by surveyors. Come and see how AccreditationPro can enable practices to easily prepare for accreditation and streamline the quality improvement process.

N9C ECG
Interactive session recognising critical rhythms involving a rhythm simulator.

S10D Childhood immunisation update 
Update on immunisation issues, new vaccines and changes to the schedule or handbook.

N10A Suspecting child abuse and mandatory child protection reporting 
Are you, as a practice nurse, aware of your mandatory reporting requirements? What should happen when you suspect child abuse? Do you know how to assess risk? This is a 'must attend' workshop for practice nurses!

N10B Sexual Health - contraceptive update 
Learn about the latest in contraception.

N10C Suturing
Introduction into suturing and removal of sutures outlining and demonstrating the current trends in wound closure. This is a practical session in setting up, assisting and performing suturing.
Dynek

S11D Legal issues and professional indemnity
Professional indemnity and legal issues are an area of uncertainty for practice nurses. Nurses face a range of legal issues in general practice such as documentation, duty of care, consent and accepting medical orders. Understand the issues and plan your professional protection.     

N11A Triage
The principles of effective triage. A team approach to the identification and management of prioritising the medical needs of patients.

N11B Chronic Kidney Disease - what the practice nurse needs to know
Improve your knowledge of the population at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the importance of early detection. The role of the practice nurse in slowing the progression of CKD, including the impact of lifestyle modification and relevant item numbers.

N11C Suturing
Introduction into suturing and removal of sutures outlining and demonstrating the current trends in wound closure. This is a practical session in setting up, assisting and performing suturing.
Dynek

S12D Understanding your scope of practice
Do you understand you scope of practice? Understanding your scope of practice is critical in the current environment of the rapidly expanding role of the practice nurse. Learn about simple tools for determining your scope of practice.

N12A GARDASIL and the National HPV Vaccination Program: Update, Uptake and Compliance Understanding Cervical Screening.
Who do you need to screen, how often and overcoming the barriers. What is HPV and the implications of vaccination.
CSL Biotherapies

N12B Men's reproductive health
Overview of the basic knowledge and core skills in the detection and management of a range of common disorders in the area of male reproductive health.

N12C Strapping
A hands on session and introduction into general strapping for managing a range of pre-existing and new injuries.

S13D Wound exudate and the role of dressings
A summary of research evidence on the best way to manage wound exudate. 
ConvaTec

N13A IT Management - Medical Director, a how to for PN's
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, its uses, how to access it, and how to gain the maximum benefits from it. At last, an opportunity exists for nurses not only to know what “Medical Director” stands for but also to know how to use it. 
Health Communication Network

N13B Continence management
Identification and management of continence issues presenting in general practice, including a case study on products and how to choose what is best for your patient.
The Continence Foundation

N13C Strapping
A hands on session and introduction into general strapping for managing a range of pre-existing and new injuries.

S14D Effective communication skills for practice nurses 
Including effective communication skills for PNs, effective negotiation skills, effective presentation skills, and working as part of a team in general practice.

N14A Foot check and assessment
A key aspect of best practice care for diabetes and related to other conditions. Checking feet and assessing for abnormalities is a key role for practice nurses.

N14B The importance of a hearing test for the over 50s
One in six Australians is 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.
Hearing Life

N14C Casting
A hands on session and introduction to application of casting and types of material used.

S15D Understanding your role in managing disease outbreaks 
Focusing on pandemic influenza, this session will explore the role of general practice and practice nurses in pandemic preparedness.

N15A Managing Vomiting and Diarrhoea in Children
Assessing and preventing dehydration in children.
Hydralyte

N15B APNA Salary and conditions
The APNA conducts a national practice nurse salary and conditions survey each year. The session is an opportunity to learn about the current salaries and trends occurring in practice nursing.
APNA

N15C Casting
A hands on session and introduction to application of casting and types of material used.

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