Course in Ear Wax Removal (Irrigation)

Event date and time: Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm

Event venue: Rydges Sydney Airport, 8 Arrival Ct, Mascot NSW 2020

Registration: Registrations via the Benchmarque website.

Building the skillset required to confidently support Irrigation (Ear Wax Removal) and improve Ear Health Assessment focusing on safe clinical practice. Be workplace ready to understand the changing treatment considerations and processes.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the basic anatomy and function of the ear including the basic landmarks of the tympanic membrane
• Assess the ear to define the appropriate wax management decision, identify the risks and risk management considerations
• Recognise complications of ear irrigation, and appropriate management, documentation, and follow up processes
• Understand the competencies required for successful ear irrigation.

Cost: $500

Contact Email: courses@benchmarquegroup.com.au

Let’s Talk About Sex: Sexuality and Sexual Difficulties

Event date and time: Friday, 17 March 2023 and Saturday, 25 March 2023, 8.30 am – 5.30 pm

Event venue: Online via Zoom

Event information: Please register through the Monash University page.

This 2-day online multidisciplinary course on Sexuality and Sexual Difficulties is relevant for all health practitioners, trainees and students. It will discuss the need to talk about sex, address the obstacles, and will empower the registrants to raise and discuss topics of sexuality and sexual difficulties with their patients. It will cover the assessment and management of common sexual difficulties, from a bio-psycho-socio-cultural perspective, provide educational resources and an overview of therapeutic options.

It will be held fully online enabling those who are not able to travel to Melbourne, to participate.
If you are unable to attend the course live, recordings of all the presentations will be available for 3 months following the course to all registrants. Registrants will also have access to PDFs of all the presentations and a raft of other resources.

Cost: Early Bird registration: $550; Normal rate registration: $660. Early bird registration will end on 19 February 2023 and registrations will close on 13 March 2023.

Contact Email: lisieux.jones@monash.edu

Clinical Applications in Lactation Care

Event date and time: Monday, 6 February 2023 and Tuesday 7 February 2023, 8.00 am – 4.45 pm

Event venue: Conference: Rydges Central Sydney: 28 Albion St Surry Hills NSW 2010

Registration: Registrations via the Breastfeeding Conferences website.

A Two-Day, Practice-Oriented, Intensive with Molly Pessl and Ginna Wall

Return to the classroom for a two-day, in-person course for sharpening assessment and patient care skills using complex case studies. Clinical Applications provides a summary of your didactic education and clinical experience, focusing on case studies and the critical thinking required for those who are working with infant and child feeding issues in maternal-child health. Clinical Applications can be your final step in preparation for the IBLCE exam, or it can be an opportunity for any professional experienced in lactation care to collaborate with other experienced clinicians and problem solve case studies.

In addition to continuing education hours, these two days will provide:

• Networking opportunities
• Opportunities to reflect on and grow from clinical practice experiences.
• Ideas for how to reduce conflicting advice.
• Roundtable dialogue on challenging lactation cases and evidence-based recommendations.
• IBLCE Code of Ethics discussions for consideration and implementation (plus 3 Ethics CERPs!)

Please note: Single day registrations are not available for this seminar.

Cost: $480

Contact email: barb.glare@gmail.com

Responding to Domestic Violence with a Trauma-Informed Lens for GP’s and Primary Care Providers

Event dates and time (multiple dates): Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 11.30 am – 1.30 pm; Monday, 3 April 2023, 8.30 am – 10.30 am; Thursday, 15 June 2023, 8.30 am – 10.30 am.

Event venue: Online

Registration: Registrations via the Blue Knot website.

The Safer Families Centre is leading The Readiness Program, a national domestic and family violence (DFV) training program for primary care.

As part of The Readiness Program series, Blue Knot Foundation is bringing you the latest in trauma-informed awareness and support for general practitioners and primary care providers to recognise complex trauma and its possible health presentations.

The Readiness Program provides a range of learning options to support for primary care providers to effectively recognise, respond and refer domestic and family violence using a trauma and violence informed approach. To find out more visit The Readiness Program

The virtual classrooms are free. However, access is only available to those who work in a General Practice, Community Health or Aboriginal Medical Service. You will need to provide details about your workplace when you enroll.

Cost: Free

Contact Email: training@blueknot.org.au

How to tackle weight management in 2023

Event date and time: Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm

Event venue: Doltone House, 223 Belgrave Esplanade, Sylvania Waters NSW 2224

Registration: Registrations via the event website and use event password: Obesity

An evening with new, practical information that you can easily integrate into everyday consultations. This meeting is designed to cover key concepts in the management of obesity & to better equip you to manage this chronic disease. The event is open to all health professionals including general practitioners, diabetes educators, nurses and pharmacists.

Cost: Free

Contact Email: NSEA@novonordisk.com