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Central
Australian Rural Practitioners Association
(CARPA) 40th Bi-Annual Conference Quality Use of Medicines Conference Room Centre for Remote Health cnr Skinner & Simpson St. Alice Springs |
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(for
printable word version click
here)
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| Friday 19th March 2004 | |
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10.30
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Pre Conference Workshop. Burns Assessment and management of burns. CRH & Anna Vnuk & Val Flinders Medical Centre. |
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12:30
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Conference registration |
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Opening
session Chair: Sabina Knight |
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1:00
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Key Note Speaker: The National Medicines Policy & QUM: Dr Richard Abbott, GP & member of NPS Board of Directors. |
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1:40
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QUM and the implications for remote practice: Dr Alex Hope, remote GP |
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2:15
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Diabetes management update: Pioglitazone, Dr Di Howard by video conference |
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3:00
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Afternoon Tea |
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Clinical Update |
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3:20
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High Risk Foot Care, Dr David Gawler & Marie Ball |
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"That's what you get for not taking your tablets" Chair: Bhavini Patel |
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4:05
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Practitioner
Panel: Compliance/Websters & Dosettes/hand held records or "prescriptions" (Dr Christine Connors, Margaret Craig, AHW, Vicki Gordon) |
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4:45
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Monitoring serious medication incidents. Andrew Bell & Jill McDonald |
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Close |
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Saturday
20th March 2004
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CARPA
Snippets |
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8:30
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Burns Assessment education programs. Anna Vnuk, FMC |
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8:45
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AHW drug reference project, CARHDS |
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9:00
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Pharmacology training for remote area nurses, Sabina Knight; |
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9:15
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NPS messages to remote staff , Dr Richard Abbott, NPS |
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9:30
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Immunisation update, Ms Jackie Richardson, CADPHC |
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9:45
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Discussion |
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10:00
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Morning tea |
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Home Medicines Review in the Remote Setting |
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10:30
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What is HMR? Group discussion of case studies. Ms Bhavini Patel, pharmacist, RDH, Ms Fran Vaughan, pharmacist, Central Australia; |
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12:00
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Lunch (lunch is included in registration) |
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QUM: Can we achieve it? Chair: Dr Jo Wright |
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1:00
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APAC Indigenous Medicines Issues Working Party. Dr John Aloizos, APAC chair. |
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1:15
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Discussion |
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1:30
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The Tiwi experience: Dr Peter Chilcott, Penny Roberts-Thompson, Peter Clark, Linda Pupangmirri. |
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2:00
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Discussion Let's forget budgets: Forum on models that might improve QUM in remote Aboriginal Health Services: standards of practice for pharmacists & health centres, dispensing vs bulk supply, role of the pharmacist as a member of the primary health care team. |
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3:00
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Afternoon Tea |
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3:30
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CARPA business session |
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4.30
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CLOSE |
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7:00
pm
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CARPA
BBQ Date Farm, includes beer, wine & soft drink. Cost is included in the registration fee. Cost for partners is $25 per head. |
| Registration Conference and BBQ $120 Session (half day) $50. Payable on the day. |
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| Further
information Sabina Knight Convener. Email sabina.knight@cdu.edu.au Phone 8951 4709 Fran Vaughan Email fran.Vaughan@cdu.edu.au Phone 8951 4700 |
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| CARPA aims to be a focus for multidisciplinary activity in support of Primary Health Care in Central Australia by being involved in the education, training and support of health practitioners at all levels | |
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