Area: Sunshine Coast

The Joint Conference 2022 committee is pleased to announce that this year’s conference will be held as a face-to-face event at the Sunshine Coast Convention Centre, QLD

HIV&AIDS Conference: Monday 29 August to Wednesday 31 August

Sexual Health Conference: Tuesday 30 August to Thursday 1 September

For 30 years the Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference, the leading HIV conference in Australasia, has brought together delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Pacific.

Importantly, the conference reaches beyond Australasia, with keynotes and invited speakers from around the world. This makes for an event with global and local relevance, giving delegates a global platform with access to state-of-the-art research and evidence. ASHM coordinates the conference to disseminate new and innovative research findings among delegates from a range of backgrounds. The Australasian Sexual Health Conference, which runs in conjunction with the HIV&AIDS Conference, is delivered in collaboration with The Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASRHA). Through the conference, ASHM and ASRHA seek to bring together a wealth of knowledge and diverse local and global perspectives — from science, clinical medicine and allied health to community-led programs, indigenous health, policy, and social research.

This year’s conference is returning to a face-to-face format, and we are looking forward to the sector coming together in late August.

Early Bird Registration Deadline

The early bird registration deadline is coming up on Thursday 30 June, so make sure you register now to save. More information can be found on the conference website.

The Joint Conference 2022 committee is pleased to announce that this year’s conference will be held as a face-to-face event at the Sunshine Coast Convention Centre, QLD

HIV&AIDS Conference: Monday 29 August to Wednesday 31 August

Sexual Health Conference: Tuesday 30 August to Thursday 1 September

For 30 years the Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference, the leading HIV conference in Australasia, has brought together delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Pacific.

Importantly, the conference reaches beyond Australasia, with keynotes and invited speakers from around the world. This makes for an event with global and local relevance, giving delegates a global platform with access to state-of-the-art research and evidence. ASHM coordinates the conference to disseminate new and innovative research findings among delegates from a range of backgrounds. The Australasian Sexual Health Conference, which runs in conjunction with the HIV&AIDS Conference, is delivered in collaboration with The Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASRHA). Through the conference, ASHM and ASRHA seek to bring together a wealth of knowledge and diverse local and global perspectives — from science, clinical medicine and allied health to community-led programs, indigenous health, policy, and social research.

This year’s conference is returning to a face-to-face format, and we are looking forward to the sector coming together in late August.

Early Bird Registration Deadline

The early bird registration deadline is coming up on Thursday 30 June, so make sure you register now to save. More information can be found on the conference website.

This is an information workshop for parents and carers who have children with toileting troubles with poos and wees.

The workshops will help parents understand what is normal, when they should worry, how they can help their child and where to go for more advice and support.

9.30am – 11.00am: Part 1 Poos
Especially useful for parents with children aged two years and over with chronic constipation, soiling, poo withholding, toilet refusal.

Also useful for parents with bedwetting and daytime bladder issues such as wetting and urgency.

11.00am – 11.30am tea break

11.30am – 1.00pm: Part 2 Wees
Useful for parents with children aged seven years and over who bed wet and children five years and over who wet during the day or who have urgency, frequency or withholding.

To book or find out more contact Child Health Access on telephone 5319 4824.

Workshop dates:

• Friday 2nd September
• Friday 11th November

Hosted by Diabetes Queensland, Living Well with Diabetes is for people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This FREE event will showcase the latest information on diabetes with a focus on living well with diabetes, delivered to you by experts in the field.

We are excited to present five sessions on the day, providing you with the flexibility to choose the topics that best suit your needs. Each presentation will also include a short Q&A session. You are welcome to join us for the full day program, or pick the topics that are most relevant to you – the choice is yours!

Advanced Life Support (ALS) with Early Management of Trauma

• Advanced Life Support biannual certification to ANZCOR / ILCOR / ARC guidelines
• This activity is accredited by the RACGP for 40 CPD Accredited Activity Points (ALSO and BLS)
• RACGP Grants – JCCA ER CPD, Rural and Procedural Training Grants in Emergency, Anaesthetic, Obstetric and Surgery

This course is designed for Doctors, Registered Nurses, Registered Paramedics. Specifically: General Practitioners, Training Registrars, Rural and Remote Health Practitioners, Hospital and Pre-Hospital based Nursing and Medical staff, Private Paramedics, Defence Force Medical, Nursing and Advanced Medics.

A predominantly small group scenario-based program designed to allow trainees to master the clinical interventions required to deliver adult ALS as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)

Topics covered:

• Adult and Paediatric Life Support
• Advanced airway management
• Early trauma management of the c-spine
• Manual and automatic deibrillation
• Cardioversion and External cardiac pacing
• Intraosseous insertion
• ANZCOR cardiac arrest algorithms and drug therapy
• Recognition and Management of the Deteriorating Patient
• Rhythm Interpretation
• Reversable Causes
• Scenario based assessment
• Crisis Resource Management
• Pregnancy considerations
• Team leading and communication
• Debriefing discussions
• Post resuscitation care
• Arrest leadership and communication skills

Enquiries to:

• Barry McCarthy
  Director Bledisloe Medical
  0429 700 626
  barry@bledisloemedical.com.au

Delivered by experienced and qualified senior Critical Care and Emergency Medicine professionals, currently working in the industry to an advanced level.

A free parent information workshop.

Pondering Poos is a community-based information workshop for groups of parents and carers who have children aged two years and over with bowel difficulties including:

• chronic constipation
• withholding/refusal
• soiling.

The workshop provides information about:

• normal bowel habits
• causes of difficulties
• medication
• behavioural advice
• dietary/fluid intake.

All sessions to be held at:

Nambour Child and Family Health Centre
5 Waterfall Road, Nambour

To book contact Child Health Access on telephone 5319 5824.

NB – There is no child care available.

CONFERENCE SYNOPSIS

This conference explores the complex area of lower leg ulceration. You will learn about best practice wound management including wound aetiology, factors affecting wound healing and dressing selection.

Take part in 3 separate workshops on conducting a doppler, compression bandaging, and ongoing oedema management.

CONFERENCE LEARNING OUTCOMES

In this seminar you will:

• Gain an understanding of the aetiology of lower leg ulcers
• Investigate factors affecting wound healing outcomes for lower leg ulceration
• Explore and participate in assessment & management of lower leg ulceration
• Discuss Best Practice & Principles for lower leg ulcers

YOU WILL LEARN:

• About lower leg ulceration
• How to assess, dress, and compress
• The difference between venous and arterial leg ulcers
• Best practice management strategies
• What doppler assessment is and why it is so important
• The correct way to use a doppler
• About toe pressures
• How to manage oedema
• The different products that can be used for oedema management
• The long-term management strategies for oedema
• About oedema garments, measuring and fitting
• How intermittent pneumatic compression works
• About compression wraps
• Heaps! – come and join us

A free parent information workshop.

Wondering about Wees is a community-based information workshop for groups of parents and carers who have children aged five to fifteen years with bladder difficulties including:

• frequency
• urgency
• withholding
• day wetting
• night wetting.

The workshop provides information about:

• normal bladder habits
• diaries
• scheduling/routines
• bedwetting alarms
• dietary/fluid intake
• medication advice
• behavioural advice.

To be held at:

Nambour Child and Family Health Centre
5 Waterfall Road, Nambour

To book contact Child Health Access on telephone 07 5319 4824.

NB: There is no child care available.

This is an information workshop for parents and carers who have children with toileting troubles with poos and wees.

The workshops will help parents understand what is normal, when they should worry, how they can help their child and where to go for more advice and support.

9.30am – 11.00am: Part 1 Poos
Especially useful for parents with children aged two years and over with chronic constipation, soiling, poo withholding, toilet refusal.

Also useful for parents with bedwetting and daytime bladder issues such as wetting and urgency.

11.00am – 11.30am tea break

11.30am – 1.00pm: Part 2 Wees
Useful for parents with children aged seven years and over who bed wet and children five years and over who wet during the day or who have urgency, frequency or withholding.

To book or find out more contact Child Health Access on telephone 5319 4824.

In this retreat we are going to explore how to develop characteristics or traits of effective leadership. We will build on these qualities, exploring how to develop sound leadership characteristics. As well as lectures there will be opportunity to develop communication skills in the form of small group workshops.

Assistance and guidelines will be delivered on how to give negative feedback and manage difficult situations in the role of a nurse leader (manager).  We will examine how to develop healthy boundaries which is linked to psychological wellbeing.

The issue of burnout will be examined and how it applies to the specific challenges of a nurse leader.

The retreats content is considered vital knowledge as managers and leaders face the unique challenges around them currently in the workplace. The exploration of key concepts will enhance  self-development which is linked to growth of knowledge and skills. This growth will enable the leader to provide support to colleagues and others in their workplace.

Often nurses are promoted to positions of leadership with little support on how to manage difficult situations. This can create feelings of inadequacy and increase in anxiety and stress. This unique retreat offers not just education but includes a supportive environment with caring and experienced facilitators to assist you explore these difficult topics.

The group will join together to learn practical strategies on how to work with very difficult people in their personal and professional life.

In addition to the conference program attendees will have the opportunity to explore a number of activities to assist them manage stress and prevent burnout. Each day attendees can join the facilitators on optional walks and activities in this beautiful seaside environment. We will explore different forms of stress management activities and topics that can only be unpacked in a supported learning environment.

This Nursing Retreat has been developed by two experienced facilitators who look forward to working with you in the natural environment of the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Other health care professionals (paramedics and others) are also very welcome to attend.

WHO IS THIS CONFERENCE FOR?

It also relates to the experienced leader who is interested in increasing their skills. The issue of workplace violence is real within our professional culture as evidenced by increasing levels of burnout and distress. The skills you will learn at the conference will be valuable to you whether you have experienced bullying or not.

If you are a clinical facilitator, educator, nurse leader, or aspiring nurse leader, this conference provides you with essential knowledge for your role. It assists you to develop your emotional intelligence and assertion skills to recognise and manage these difficult concepts. You will learn the strategies of how to support your team.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

In this conference you will:

• Explore the difference between an average manager and an effective leader

·         Learn the characteristics or traits of leadership and how to develop them

·         Learn to recognise micromanagement and characteristics of ineffective or poor management

·         Discuss the effect of poor management on the morale and mental health of the team

The 14-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid Course is for adults who work, live or care for adolescents, such as school staff, parents, sports coaches, community group leaders and youth workers. The course is not appropriate for adolescents to attend.

You will learn how to assist an adolescent who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan.

This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Gain an understanding of youth mental health in Australia
• Investigate the common mental health conditions experienced by young people
• Explore the crisis situations that can stem from common mental health conditions
• Learn how to identify and assist a young person who is experiencing a deterioration in their mental health

Advanced Life Support (ALS) with Early Management of Trauma

• Advanced Life Support biannual certification to ANZCOR / ILCOR / ARC guidelines
• This activity is accredited by the RACGP for 40 CPD Accredited Activity Points (ALSO and BLS)
• RACGP Grants – JCCA ER CPD, Rural and Procedural Training Grants in Emergency, Anaesthetic, Obstetric and Surgery

This course is designed for Doctors, Registered Nurses, Registered Paramedics. Specifically: General Practitioners, Training Registrars, Rural and Remote Health Practitioners, Hospital and Pre-Hospital based Nursing and Medical staff, Private Paramedics, Defence Force Medical, Nursing and Advanced Medics.

A predominantly small group scenario-based program designed to allow trainees to master the clinical interventions required to deliver adult ALS as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)

Topics covered:

• Adult and Paediatric Life Support
• Advanced airway management
• Early trauma management of the c-spine
• Manual and automatic deibrillation
• Cardioversion and External cardiac pacing
• Intraosseous insertion
• ANZCOR cardiac arrest algorithms and drug therapy
• Recognition and Management of the Deteriorating Patient
• Rhythm Interpretation
• Reversable Causes
• Scenario based assessment
• Crisis Resource Management
• Pregnancy considerations
• Team leading and communication
• Debriefing discussions
• Post resuscitation care
• Arrest leadership and communication skills

Enquiries to:

• Barry McCarthy
  Director Bledisloe Medical
  0429 700 626
  barry@bledisloemedical.com.au

Delivered by experienced and qualified senior Critical Care and Emergency Medicine professionals, currently working in the industry to an advanced level.