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Darling Downs and West Moreton GP Symposia
Over two consecutive weekends, the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN, in collaboration with Darling Downs Health and West Moreton Health respectively, hosted two highly successful GP Symposiums aimed at empowering local general practitioners with up-to-date clinical knowledge and practical insights to enhance patient care in their communities. The presentations and GP pack contents are available for download below.
Darling Downs GP Symposium Presentations
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- Chest pain, Palpitations and Heart Failure Cardiology - Dr Robert Gluer
- Acute respiratory infections in residential aged care facilities - Dr Luke Wallington
- Chronic Kidney Disease in General Practice Renal - Dr Sridevi Govindarajulu
Please email communications@ddwmphn.com.au for a copy of this topic's slides. - Melanoma Update - Dr Damien Fry
- Interpretation of investigations and when to refer to Gastroenterology - Dr Andrew St John
- Osteoarthritis and Optimisation of Management Orthopaedics - Dr John Scott Ridler and Craig Smith
- Management of Eating Disorders Psychiatry - Dr Adam Milad
- Voluntary Assisted Dying - Karen McKellar
- Palliative Care in General Practice and When to Refer Palliative Care - Dr John Pietsch and Sarah Northfield
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Darling Downs GP Pack (digital downloads)
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West Moreton GP Symposium Presentations
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- GP Shared Care and Models of Care Mater Mothers Springfield - Julie Eaton and Dr Maggie Robin
- Updates in Pre-Conception and Antenatal Care - Dr Ivanna Rizzuto
- Prenatal Genetic Screening, Rhesus D NIPT and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Guideline Update - Dr Anusha Sudhahar
Please email communications@ddwmphn.com.au for a copy of this topic's slides. - Medical Obstetric Update and Infections in Pregnancy Update - Dr Vishwas Raghunath and Dr Jill Parkes Smith
- Post Partum CMO - Dr Arup Ghoshal
- Paediatric and ADHD Update - Dr Lauren Rolley
- Cardiology Update - Dr Johanne Neill
- Endocrinology Update - Dr Laura Careless
- Older Persons Update - Dr Champa Ranasinghe and Dr Myitzu Khaing
- New Service Update and ED Alternatives/VECS - Dr Tanusha Ramaloo and Dr Mei Ching Freeman
West Moreton GP Pack (digital downloads)
Click below to download digital resources from the GP Pack:
- GP Important Numbers West Moreton Health
- GP Liaison PowerPoint
- Grand Rounds Poster 2025
- Managing Acute Asthma in Adults
- The Viewer Non-Queensland Health
- West Moreton Request For Advice
- ED Alternative Referral Pathways
- Directors at West Moreton Health
- Cervical Screening Management Guidelines
- Antibiotic Summary Table 2025
- Antenatal Physio Clinic
- ADHD Guideline Factsheet Factsheet for GPs
- ACT Referral Information for GPs
- GPs in a Pod
- Child Development GP Checklist (Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN)
Annual West Moreton Maternity Symposium and First 2000 Days
The Annual West Moreton Maternity Symposium was hosted by the PHN on 27 July 2024, bringing together health professionals from across West Moreton with a shared interest in improving care for local families. The presentations and GP pack contents are available for download below.
Presentations
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- The importance of continuity of care within a shared care model with Dr Tanusha Ramaloo and Midwife Julie Eaton
- Pre-natal and antenatal screening, and MTOP pathways with Dr Sarika Bhadange
- Overview of high-risk pregnancies - what we need to know with Dr Vishwas Raghunath
- Update in obstetrics: focus on GDM, syphilis and preterm alliance and cervical length management with Dr Lilantha Wedisinghe
- Update in obstetrics: focus on thyroid disease, safer baby bundle and postnatal check with Dr Ivana Rizzuto
- The neonatal check - conditions in the neonatal period we should not miss with Dr John Waugh
- Sorting the trees from the woods: Neurological assessment with focus on red flag identification with Dr Bernadette Panlaque
- What GPs can do for early intervention with Leila Elliot
- Paediatric emergency medicine simulation: interactive learning session for GPs with Dr Benjamin Powell
GP Pack (digital downloads)
Click below the download digital resources from the GP Pack:
- Important numbers for GPs in the West Moreton region
- Minor Injury and Illness Clinic Ripley Satellite Hospital
- West Moreton Health Mental Health Acute Care Team (ACT) referral details
- Child Development GP Checklist (Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN)
- ED Alternative Referral Pathways
- Grand Rounds Poster 2024
- MRAC Referral Information for GPs
- Pregnancy Health Record (specifically pages 2-3 and 9-10)
- Preventative Integrated Care Service (PICS) - Information for GPs
- Paediatric Matters: Recognising Deterioration: Children’s Early Warning Tool (CEWT)
- Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline: Syphilis in pregnancy
Australian Digital Health Agency webinars
Health care providers can register for on-demand webinars to learn more about digital health tools and how to use them in practice. There is also free CPD accredited elearning modules on Using My Health Record in General Practice.
Implementing Digital Health in your organisation
- Implementing a My Health Record policy in your organisation
- Digital Health Foundations Series 1 - Healthcare Identifiers and the HI service
- Digital Health Foundations Series 2 - Accessing PRODA & HPOS
- Digital Health Foundations Series 3 - Registering a Seed Organisation with the HI service
- Digital Health Foundations Series 4 - Setting up access to My Health Record and electronic prescriptions
Using My Health Record
Using electronic prescriptions
- Electronic Prescriptions for pharmacy - Tokens
- Electronic Prescriptions for pharmacy - Active Script List
- Electronic Prescriptions made easy for prescribers
Sessions by specialty or area of practice
- My Health Record for hospital clinicians
- My Health Record supporting safety, quality and better care in Residential Aged Care Homes
Digital Health series for Aboriginal Medical Service staff
Other external webinars
Social determinants of health
Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN works across the health system to better understand and help address the social determinants of health.
The NSW Government Agency for Clinical Innovation created this short animation which breaks down the key social determinants of health and explains how consideration of these factors can improve patient outcomes.
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