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This session, led by local GPs, will help practitioners understand and identify homelessness in primary care settings, and how to use a trauma-informed approach when working with people experiencing homelessness. The event will include a Q&A panel.

Presenters:

• Dr Lucy Cooper, GP, Matthew Talbot Primary Health Care Clinic
• Dr Amandeep Hansra, GP
• Ms Talie Star, Consultant / advocate specialising in trauma, DFV, homelessness and disability
• Mr Paul Clenaghan, Program Director, Homeless and Rough Sleepers, Sydney LHD
• Ms Amanda Webster, Manager Priority Populations, SESLHD

Learning outcomes:

• Identify homelessness in primary care settings 
• Apply knowledge and skills in trauma informed communication and engagement in a primary care setting with people experiencing homelessness  
• Use HealthPathways and other referral pathways relevant to people experiencing homelessness. 

Target audience: GPs, practice nurses, practice managers and allied health