Allied Health – funding opportunities and upcoming CPD webinars

This opportunity is provided by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, administered in New South Wales by NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN). The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice. The HWSP offers two types of funding:

Scholarships: A payment up to $10,000 per year, for up to two years, toward the cost of completing a postgraduate course leading to a postgraduate qualification.

Bursaries: A payment up to $10,000 (maximum of $10,000 in total in one year) for professional development and upskilling course fees and associated accommodation and travel-related expenses. For more information go to the NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) website.

Upcoming CPD webinars on various topics relevant to AHPs include:

Chronic Pain Management Strategies (11 Oct)
MSK and Sports Medicine in Primary Care (12 Oct)
Environmental Sustainability in Primary Care (24 Oct)
Stepped Care and eMental Health in Primary Care (25 Oct)
Cultural Awareness Training in Primary Care (26 Oct)

Full list of Upcoming CPD Webinars can be found here

Recordings of past webinars can be found here

These events are no cost for CESAHN members. If you are not a member and would like to be join here. (Membership is only $110/ year)

Upcoming AGM

A reminder that the CES Allied Health Network AGM is being held on Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 7.00 pm. All CESAHN members are invited to attend the meeting which will be held online via Microsoft Teams – Please email Sue Moxon for further details s.moxon@cesphn.com.au .