Latest General Practice Matters available
Posted on April 4, 2019
The latest issue of General Practice Matters is available here.
In this issue:
- Immunisation: Getting ready for influenza season with local and national resources
- Immunisation: Sending encounters to AIR for DVA patients, patients with no Medicare card
- Practice Incentives Program update
- First step taken towards statewide eReferral system for Tasmania
- Review of after hours primary healthcare services in Tasmania
- Barmah Forest virus update
- Alert about lead content in phenytoin (Dilantin) paediatric suspension
- Scholarships available for GPs to attend treating Hepatitis C forum
- Infection prevention and control survey
- Kidney Health Week coming up 8 to 14 April
- Men’s Resources Tasmania shares ideas for Men’s Health Week 2019
- Trauma Tasmania Symposium: Early bird registrations ending 15 April
- Do you want to improve dietetic services for older people with type 2 diabetes?
- Reminder: GP Antenatal Shared Care Pregnancy Record survey
- The Check Up with Dr Juliet Tait
In the north
- Revised Launceston General Hospital EEG referral form
In the south
- Dr Saheb Al-Daher now providing bulk-billed cardiology consultation
In the north west
- Dr Glenn Bilsborrow commences private practice in Shearwater
- Central Coast Community Health Centre fax change
Resources
- Residential aged care facility influenza outbreak guidelines
Education
- Health Workforce Scholarship program: Applications open
- Project ECHO online courses: Supporting refugee children and ADHD
Events
- Change of date: Deprescribing event in Hobart
- Regional GP meeting with Health Minister Michael Ferguson: Ulverstone