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Women's Health Update - Continence and Prolapse

GP & HP Videoconference Tuesday 19 August 2008 6.15pm - 8.30pm (EST)

Live national videoconference - Access Australia-wide - Easy registration
6.15pm for 6.30pm start.

Points Allocation

RACGP: Allocated 4 points (Category 2) in the RACGP QA&CPD Program for the 2008-2010 triennium

ACRRM: Accredited with the ACRRM PDP program for 2 points core
 

How to attend

Attend via videoconference or attend in person in Melbourne!

RACP
Level 2, 417 St Kilda Road
Melbourne

Refreshments served from 6.00pm
 

Easy registration

Call 03 9927 7777 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or online at www.telehealth.com.au.
Register at a site of your choice. Individual site registrations essential.
 

The first 25 sites added will be funded by The Foundation (excluding call costs)

NB: No site is eligible for Foundation funding if they do not have registered attendees.

More details

www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/506/569/

Download brochure: Women's Health Update - Continence and Prolapse (PDF) 

For further information on content Call Kellie Armstrong at the Foundation on 1800 151 441 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   

Prescribing Hormone Therapy: Weighing up the evidence

Updated Active Learning Module - free access, online now

Hormone Therapy (HT) has been used to effectively relieve symptoms in women for whom quality of life is affected by moderate to severe symptoms. However, in the wake of the results of the Women's Health Initiative Study looking at the long term use of oral HT in older women for disease prevention, there are concerns which need to be evaluated and understood.

More details

http://education.jeanhailes.org.au/

Points Allocation

RACGP QA&CPD: Allocated 40 points (Category 1) in the RACGP QA&CPD Program for the 2008-2010 triennium

ACRRM PDP: Accredited with 5 points core, 4 ext skill

Osteoporosis Women's Health Update: Webcast online now

Presenters

Professor Peter Ebeling
Professor of Medicine, Head of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, (RMH/WH) / Western Hospital, University of Melbourne

Dr Robin Daly, PhD
Associate Professor / Principal Scientist, Department of Medicine, Western Hospital, University of Melbourne

Topics include

- Why osteoporosis is an under-diagnosed and under-treated public health problem and how health
  practitioners can change this.

- Learn about the latest in management options- current and potential therapies

- The relationship between osteonecrosis of the jaw and bisphosphonates

- Learn about the latest evidence-based information regarding prevention of osteoporotic fractures

More details

http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/576/613/

Points Allocation

RACGP QA&CPD Program: Allocated 3 points (Category 2) in the RACGP QA&CPD Program for the 2008-2010 triennium

ACRRM CPD Program: PDP points are being applied for

Forthcoming events

If not dieting® Health Professional 2-day Training Program: 4,5 September 2008

The Person Centred Approach to Healthy Weight Management: helping people achieve and maintain a healthy weight

Presented by Dr Rick Kausman and Co-Facilitated by Janet Lowndes (Psychologist)
Accreditations and Endorsements

This 2-day training program is accredited by: The Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP): Active Learning Module, 40 Category 1 points.

A certificate of attendance will be provided so practitioners can apply for CPE points from other relevant professional bodies.

For more details see http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/502/569/

Successfully working with Women and their Health

Saturday, 25 October 2008 - Melbourne

A program for IMGs and rural GPs (in association with RWAV and PapSreen Victoria)

Specialist GPs and health professionals deliver the most current evidence based information about prominent women's health issues with a particular emphasis on women at midlife.

This Active Learning Module has been approved by the
RACGP: QA&CPD Program. Total Points: 40 (Category 1- Women's Health).
ACRRM: 6.5 points core.

For more details see www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/283/569/