The Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW, will be holding its Annual Forum on Friday 14th August 2015 from 9.00 am  to 1.30 pm, followed by lunch, in the Galleries of the John Niland  Scientia Building at the University of New South Wales.

It is free to attend the Annual Forum and registrations are now open at http://www.surveys.unsw.edu.au/f/161006/67ee/

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This year  Ms Leanne Wells, CEO of the Consumer Health Forum of Australia will present the Ian Webster “Health for All” Oration.

We will also have presentations on the Centre’s research collaborations focusing on Health literacy and community engagement which aim to improve Primary Health Care and Equity

The Plenary discussion will  continue the themes of Health Literacy and Community Engagement

The Annual Forum is a rare opportunity for friends and colleagues to catch up with CPHCE’s research, provide input into our future directions and network with primary health care professionals from all over Australia.

Kind regards,
Terry Findlay

Director
CPHCE

Dear ISPRN Members,

Please see announcement below from the Public Health Association of Australia regarding the call of abstracts for the National Primary Health Care Conference 2015:

As a member or PHAA or a stakeholder with an interest in primary health care, you are invited to submit an abstract for this exciting event.

Being held from 2-4 November 2015, the NPHCC will host leading international and national speakers and provide a platform for delegates to engage, challenge and exchange ideas.

Submitting an abstract is an excellent opportunity for you to share and discuss pivotal issues regarding the future of primary health care in Australia.

For further information about the event or on abstract requirements go to: www.phaa.net.au or contact me at the details below.

I look forward to working with you to make sure this event is one not to be missed!

Yours sincerely,

Danielle Dalla
Senior Policy & Projects Coordinator
Public Health Association of Australia
P: 02 6171 1305 E: ddalla@phaa.net.au
A: 20 Napier Close, Deakin ACT 2600

Managing your medicines when you’re living with a dementia

A group of multi-disciplinary researchers from the University of Wollongong have developed a website to help people living with a dementia, and their carers, manage their medications. Accurate medication management is important because mistakes can lead to health problems, hospitalisation and in extreme cases death.

This site is novel in that it presents the content in not only English, but also Italian and Macedonian – with plans to add other languages in the future.  We know that there is generally little support for informal caregivers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, so this site attempts to help bridge this gap.

The site is currently being evaluated online. To provide feedback or just take a look, please go to: http://dementiameds.com/ – the evaluation survey can be reached through a link on the left-hand side of the screen.

ISPRN co-ordinator
Alyssa Munkman

Dear ISPRN members,

ISPRN member Dr Hamish Meldrum from Ochre Health is looking for a PhD student to do research on quality improvement in General Practice (see advert below).

Ochre Health – PhD Scholarship Advert

If you are interested his contact details are listed below.

Dr Hamish Meldrum | Director Medical Services

hamish@ochrehealth.com.au | T 02 8356 3100 | F 02 8356 3199 | M 0438 543 104
Suite A, Ground Floor | 140 William St | Woolloomooloo | NSW 2011
www.ochrehealth.com.au