Kim Toole would like to invite interested GPs, practice nurses and practice managers to join the Aboriginal Health Advisory Group. The group will inform and support the work of CSGPN project officers to ensure quality in all our activities concerned with Aboriginal health.
The Advisory Group will provide perspectives from a broad range of local GPs, practice nurses, practice managers, Aboriginal health service representatives and Aboriginal community members to assist us in setting priorities and developing, implementing and evaluating our Aboriginal health activities.
If you have enthusiasm for, or experience in Aboriginal health, we would love to hear from you. You would be very welcome to attend an initial meeting with no obligation to be committed to the group. Meetings present a great opportunity for good networking, fruitful discussion and great food!
The inaugural meeting is planned for Tuesday 21 September at 6.30pm. If you would like further information or are interested in attending the meeting, please phone Kim Toole on 8752 4924.
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EOI_Submission_Guidelines__Forms.pdf
The closing date for submission is 5pm Friday 24 September 2010.
]]>She said many treatments had emerged over the years, from different models of counselling and therapy along with acute hospital care, though there was little evidence to show which approach was best.
“Currently, there are a whole range of treatments and we don’t have any evidence that one is any better than the other,” Dr Byrne said on Friday.
“... We’re really trying to gather some evidence so we can say to people, with confidence, that we have evidence that this or that treatment is helpful.”
Dr Byrne is seeking around 200 adult volunteers who have an eating disorder and who are based in Sydney, Adelaide or Perth.
Participants will receive ten months of free treatment - in one of three different front-line therapies developed independently and used by some to tackle anorexia in different parts of the world.
The research will compare Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, developed at Oxford University; Maudsley Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA), developed at London’s Maudsley Hospital; and New Zealand’s Specialist Support Clinical Management for Anorexia Nervosa.
Dr Byrne said each treatment focused on restoring a normal eating pattern and healthy weight “so that the person with anorexia nervosa can become physically and mentally well again”.
Fifteen per cent of Australian women will suffer from an eating disorder during their lifetime, with around four per cent of these cases classed as anorexia.
The cause remains unknown though anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder, with 15 to 20 per cent of sufferers dying after 15 years.
“It’s not really are rare as people tend to think,” Dr Byrne said.
Those seeking to join the research can call the UWA’s School of Psychology on 08 6488 7428 or email: treatmenttrial@psy.uwa.edu.au
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If you are unable to attend the workshop, comments on the website regarding the newer proposals put forward are very welcome. A document outlining these proposals should be available after the workshop next Wednesday.
]]>Recently we relocated our webhosting to a new site in Ultimo to provide a faster loading time to members. If you find any issues that need attention on the website, please contact on 8752 4927.
]]>For further information, or to refer a young person, contact Dr Delwyn Bartlett 9114 0460 or go to http://www.woolcock.org.au (click on adolescent sleep).
]]>If you have any question about the form and support with data cleaning please call Marlen 8752 4918.
Reference: www.medicareaustralia.com.au
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