Dr Kerrie Noonan is a clinical psychologist and social researcher who has spent the past 25 years working to create a more death-literate Australian society. On 3 August, she spoke at a free online event organised by Tasmanian community members participating in the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care initiative in the lead up…
Blurry scans, time-draining phone calls, and valuable patient information lost to ‘fax heaven’ – they’re just some of the pitfalls being avoided thanks to a new electronic referral trial project that’s gaining traction in Tasmania. Primary Health Tasmania – Tasmania’s PHN – is leading the collaboration with the Tasmanian Department of Health and Tasmanian Health Service, which aims to build an eReferral system for…
Primary Health Tasmania is currently looking for a new digital health coordinator to join our team on a full-time basis. We’re looking for an experienced professional who can use their experience and expertise to coordinate implementation, support and monitoring of digital health initiatives in Tasmania. Find out more about the role here. Applications close 5:00pm…
Around 100 pharmacists from the approximately 160 community pharmacies registered within Tasmania will be offered the chance to strengthen their suicide prevention skills as part of a new partnership between Primary Health Tasmania and the Black Dog Institute. The training project is supported by The Pharmaceutical Society Australia, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Curtin…
Primary Health Tasmania is advertising to fill three roles within our organisation: safety and quality manager (lead – safety and quality) – an experienced professional who can lead the implementation of quality standards to achieve effective delivery of Primary Health Tasmania’s health system improvement and health services commissioning outcomes integrated health care manager (lead –…
Teach-back is a simple conversational tool used to check client understanding. Using teach-back can help your clients self-manage their health and make informed decisions about their health care. Teach-back is not a test of the clients’ knowledge; it’s a test of how well you have communicated. Primary Health Tasmania commissioned TasCOSS to develop two educational…