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Activity 2: Enhanced understanding of specific drugs and comorbid conditions

We are offering Perth metropolitan general practices the opportunity to have a free education session in their own practice.  We will organise an addiction medicine specialist to visit your practice over your lunch hour to provide education on alcohol addiction, including information on the prevention of FASD and parent child attachment from an Aboriginal culturally appropriate framework.  We’ll also provide lunch and submit RACGP points for the GPs too.

Please email sirch@ecu.edu.au to register your interest.

Following the presentation participants can talk about the implications for their patients and local services that may assist with their management. See Small Group Alcohol flyer for more information.

Alternatively health providers can view the online alcohol and drug lectures in their own time.

Learning objectives

  • Increase knowledge about locally relevant alcohol and drug topics.
  • Improve understanding of management and treatment of alcohol and drug issues in primary care.
  • Enhance collaboration between primary health and local services.

The alcohol and drug topics

  • Novel psychoactive substances
  • Young people and concerned parents
  • AOD Presentations in ED
  • Methamphetamines
  • Alcohol and pharmacotherapies for treatment
  • Working with drug users
  • Benzodiazepines and sleep
  • Substance use among older adults
  • Hepatitis C
  • Stigma and Discrimination in relation to the use of illicit drugs
  • Managing aggressive behaviour in general practice
  • Alcohol use in pregnancy
  • Chronic pain management webinar
  • Prevention of FASD, including parent-child attachment from an Aboriginal culturally appropriate framework.

WA Primary Health AlliancePrimary Health Network: Perth North, Perth South, Country WA

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