WAPHA

WAPHA are currently seeking recruitment of new participants upon the Alcohol and Other Drug Network- A Project ECHO Initiative.   The project is a monthly drop in series, which has been led by leading addiction medicine specialists and general practitioners with an interest in AOD. The Network is run via Zoom, on the fourth Thursday of every month.   The next session upcoming is the last session of the series for 2022, on: Session 9  Thursday 27 October, 6 – 7:30pm. Opioids and Chronic Pain Management – Interview with Dr Simon Slota-Kan and Dr Rupert Backhouse.  Currently, we are seeking...

Ever wondered what My Health Record is? Is it useful for radiology practices? Does it cost to participate? Who ticks the ‘Do not send to My Health Record’ box on request forms and what does it mean? This webinar will explore these and other common questions about My Health Record and will use a case study to highlight specific examples of when My Health Record may enhance workflow for radiology staff and improve the quality of care for your patients. The session will include an opportunity for questions and answers. Register HERE

In this session, you will learn how to implement and maintain a My Health Record Security and Access policy in your organisation. Understand the importance of the Responsible Officer (RO) and Organisational Maintenance Officer (OMO) roles in completing and maintaining the policy. The instructor will demonstrate the required information to complete a policy using a sample template. Upon completion participants will be able to: Understand the legislative framework for accessing My Health Record Understand the roles and responsibilities of Responsible Officer (RO) and Organisational Maintenance Officer (OMO) Create and maintain security and access policy for My Health Record Manage My...

This session will help you understand the importance of high-quality patient clinical records and provide practical examples of how to improve your practice’s data quality through a Quality Improvement activity. This session will help guide practice managers and clinical staff in understanding Clinical risks of poor data; - The importance of coding clinical information to ensure quality diagnosis and medical history data; - Importance of quality prescription and medicines data; - The benefits of up-to-date and accurate data Register HERE

Have you been contacted about your use of the Emergency Access (EA) function? This webinar will go through your obligations, discuss when you can use emergency access, what a locked record looks like and the records you need to keep. Session outline: - Emergency access function - When emergency access can be used - What you see when an individual has a locked record - Entering a locked record Register HERE

This 30-minute session will provide an overview of the importance of high-quality patient clinical records and practical examples of how to improve your Practice’s data quality. We will focus on quality improvement activities for the correctly recording HbA1c, blood pressure & immunisations data. This session will aim to guide General Practice administrative and clinical staff in gaining a foundational understanding of: The clinical risks of poor data; - The importance of coding clinical information to ensure quality diagnosis and medical history/observations data; - Importance of medical terminology; and - The benefits of up-to-date and accurate data within clinical software and...

My Health Record can provide access to accurate and relevant clinical information uploaded by a range of healthcare providers (GPs, hospitals, pharmacists), that may assist in improving quality of life, and care coordination and reduce potential medication misadventures. This webinar will explore the benefits of using My Health Record to assist attendees’ understanding of how to use the clinical information in My Health Record to support everyday workflow/practice in the aged care setting. Register HERE

This half-hour session is for hospital clinicians interested in learning more about My Health Record and how to easily access the system and find clinical documents. This session will demonstrate how you can: Access a patient’s My Health Record View documents, immunisation history, Medicines and Medicare information Learn how to enter an access code in a locked or restricted record; and Appropriate use of the emergency access function. Access to health information contained in the My Health Record can help reduce the instance of adverse medication events (including hospital re-admissions), decrease duplicate diagnostic testing and improve continuity of care for...

My Health Record can provide access to accurate and relevant clinical information uploaded by a range of healthcare providers (GPs, hospitals, pharmacists), that may assist in improving quality of life, care coordination and reduce potential medication misadventures. This webinar will explore the benefits of using My Health Record through a case study to assist attendees’ understanding of how to use the clinical information in My Health Record and apply it to everyday workflow/practice or care Register HERE