Dear ISPRN Members,

You are invited to attend a workshop on:

How to use and interpret your general practice data for practice improvement or research.

Date:     Saturday 5^th August 2017

When:   9:00am- 4:00pm

Where:  Coolangatta Estate, 1335 Bolong Road,
Shoalhaven Heads, NSW 2535

Who:     ISPRN members, School of Medicine Honorary Clinical Academics,
Graduate Medicine Clinical Preceptors.

Please note that any practice staff are welcome to attend.

Travel Subsidy: 3 x up to $500 travel subsidies are available for School of Medicine Honorary Clinical Academics who are from RA 2-5, who are travelling more than 250km to attend.

Please send an Expression of Interest to Alyssa Horgan, outlining how this workshop will support your research interests. Travel subsidy applications are due by 28 June 2017.

Please RSVP here by 28 July 2017:

Register Here

Spaces are limited

For any queries please contact Alyssa Horgan (02) 4221 5819 or amunkman@uow.edu.au

Dear ISPRN members,

We have just updated our resources.

Head to our blog to the resources section and enter password isprn007.

You’ll find plenty of information on:

Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Understanding Clinical Epidemiology
Systematic Literature Reviews
Critical Appraisal Skills
Writing a paper
Writing grant proposals.

I would love to hear your feedback on the resources and if there is anything more I can do to ensure you have a fulfilling research experience!

Kind Regards
Alyssa Horgan

Dear ISPRN Members,

NSW Health have created a simplified video to understanding the Patient Centred Medical Home.

https://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/nhn

Kind Regards
Alyssa Horgan

Team Education Day South Coast

With the big change of the Health Home on the horizon, find out how this affects you and your specialist, AHP, and/or general practice team.

Suitable for all members of the practice from receptionists and secretaries, to nurses, practitioners and anyone in practice management.

This is an opportunity not to be missed!

Friday, 2 June 2017

Registration: 9.00am

Sessions: 9.30am – 4.30pm

The Sebel Harbourside 31 Shoalhaven Street, Kiama

Program will include:

• Unpacking the Health Care Home – philosophy vs reality Presenters: Cathy Baynie, AAPM Director & Madeline Jammal, Hill’s Family General Practice

• 4 Hat Communication – matching style to situation Presenter: Fiona Kolokas AAPM NSW/ACT President

• Creating Harmony between Business & Quality Care – creating the right balance Presenter: Cathy Baynie, AAPM Director
• Risky Business at the Practice – a case study in recall & reminder breakdown Presenter: Tony MacDermott, Avant

• Looking for the Olive – engaging staff in positive change Presenter: Fiona Kolokas, AAPM NSW/ACT President

Who should attend?
Practice Managers & Administrators.
From GP, Specialist, Dental & Allied Health disciplines.

Registration Fees
Early Bird AAPM Members/Staff: $195
Early Bird Non Members: $295

Fees from 20 May:
AAPM Members/Staff: $255
Non Members: $355

(Registration fee includes lunch and refreshments)

**Registrations Essential**

Registrations Close: Tuesday, 30 May 2017

This event attracts 30 CPD points for AAPM members.

Register Here

Dear all

For those of you who were unable to attend the Patient Centred Medical Homes Symposium on 29 April, please see link below to the presentations that were given on the day.

The feedback we received from attendees, including in the formal evaluation, tells us the day was a great success: the presentations and subsequent discussion were energising, informative and thought provoking.

Our word cloud below highlights the key themes that emerged from the day.

Presentations

Kind Regards

Alyssa Horgan
ISPRN Program Assistant
amunkman@uow.edu.au

Dear ISPRN Members

Dr Dora von Conrady has had a paper published on her ISPRN research looking at patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use and health literacy in general practice patients in urban and regional Australia.

http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2017/may/patterns-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-use-and-health-literacy-in-general-practice-patients-in-urban-and-regional-australia/