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THURSDAY 23 MAY 2024 | 4.30pm–6.30pm MARY ISLAND FISHING CLUB, ELDER STREET, DERBY Light refreshments and drinks provided. PLACES ARE LIMITED. RSVP is required. Registrations are essential, visit: ruralhealthwest.eventsair.com/khpn230524n-der/registration or scan the QR code with your mobile phone. It’s been a while between events for the KHPN in Derby so please join us to re-connect and enjoy a social evening while the sun goes down. This event is FREE for members of the Kimberley Health Professionals Network – visit khpn.com.au/network to join as a member (membership is free). For more information, please email KHPN Regional Program Officer Sara Hennessy at...

This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series. The one and a half day Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2024, will include optional Friday workshops, small problem-based discussions, lectures, and simulation sessions delivered concurrently and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues.

FRIDAY 24 MAY 2024 | 7.45am-3.00pm Derby Hospital – 67-71 Clarendon Street, Derby DERBY WORKSHOP Wound care STATEWIDE STAKEHOLDERS LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE This event is open to members of the Kimberley Health Professionals Network – Visit khpn.com.au/network to join as a member (membership is free). For more information, please email KHPN Regional Program Officer Sara Hennessy at contact@khpn.com.au. Presenters Donna Larsen, Wound Management Nurse Practitioner and Beth Sperring, Clinical Nurse Consultant Plastic Surgery Telehealth, both from Royal Perth Hospital. Topics for the study day will include wound healing and assessment, identification of acute and chronic wound infection and treatment, biofilm...

WA Aboriginal Eye Health Forum - Save the date! Rural Health West is delighted to be hosting the inaugural WA Aboriginal Eye Health Forum on 18 June 2024. This one-day, pilot education and upskilling event will provide health professionals working in WA Aboriginal eye health and associated fields, with the opportunity to connect with peers and learn about current initiatives and service delivery models working to improve Aboriginal eye health outcomes across the nation and state. Who should attend:  Aboriginal health workers and practitioners Nurses Optometrists Medical specialists Administrators and coordinators Researchers This Forum has been developed in partnership with the WA...

Join us for a unique bush medicine and cultural immersion experience – Neem campground in the Dampier Peninsula. The days will be a mix of educational components and relaxation. Enjoy stolen walk on country tours, fishing, crabbing, swimming, yarning circles and weaving classes. Develop your practical skills and professional abilities during the bush medicine workshops. At night, socialise with dinner under the stars with fellow participants. This is an opportunity to have an off the beaten track experience that is not to be missed. About the event The weekend provides participants with the opportunity to learn about bush medicine and...

We are pleased to invite you to our Coloplast Professional educational webinar Date: Wednesday 17th July 2024 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm AEDT Click HERE to Register With an aging population and rising incidence of diabetes, the huge burden of lower limb wounds on patient quality of life and health-care systems continues to grow.1,2 What can clinicians do to help reduce the burden of common lower leg wounds, such as venous leg ulcers, arterial ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers? How can you gain confidence in the identification and treatment of the common causes of lower leg wounds? You are invited to...