Kimberley Health Professionals Network | Syphilis Training for Clinicians | Kununurra

This session will be an opportunity for clinicians to deepen their understanding of syphilis in the Kimberley, including an overview of the outbreak, clinical practice points, and resources available to clinicians. This session is applicable to all health professionals in the region, with skills and knowledge that will be relevant to practice elsewhere as syphilis resurges globally. Other emerging STI issues will also be covered.

The Rural Health West CPD REACT+ workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment towards their emergency credentialing, as required by WA Country Health Service. Covering medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in adults and children, and associated lifesaving procedural skills training, REACT+ is a highly interactive workshop. Participants are provided with audio-visual pre-learning materials and the course consists almost entirely of small group practical skills stations and simulated scenarios.

The Goldfields Health Professionals Network and Cystic Fibrosis Western Australia are proud to deliver this education event. This session will also include a Cystic Fibrosis update - The Changing Landscape. The focus of Chronic Wet Cough (CWC) education is to reduce the prevalence of respiratory illness and bronchiectasis in Aboriginal children living in regional WA. Following the session you will be able to join our growing network of CWC community champions in WA, collaborate and share resources and information, and receive updates and support.