jsanders@qdgp.org.auThe Immunisation Workshop will begin on Wednesday evening 29th August with an informal networking dinner and presentations from divisions. The main meeting will start on Thursday 30th August at 7.30 am with a breakfast session and continue until 2.30 pm. The early start and early finish is designed to allow delegates to catch flights out of Coffs Harbour to make other connections in Sydney.
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www.qdgp.org.auOur breakfast speaker will be Dr Raymond Seidler who runs a busy general practice in Kings Cross in Sydney. He will be speaking about the importance of immunisation and General Practice for maintaining and improving public health.
Jennifer Doggett
Other items on the program following the breakfast session include;National Communications Manager
South Australia Divisions of General Practice Inc. (SADI)
Australian Divisions of General Practice
Phone: 02 6288 0822 Fax: 02 6288 0899Positions Vacant
Which were the vaccines of the year?
Ms Theresa Scanlon - Immunisation Coordinator This is a review of HPV, Rotavirus and the new publications (Myths and Realities and the 9th edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook).
Website: This is the final report of the joint venture between QDGP and Queensland Health. This report covers all aspects of vaccine management and the development of an effective process to ensure that every vaccine is a good vaccine.
Flu Season for 2008 – let’s get organised!Dr Rob Walters, Chair of the Australian Divisions of General Practice, today called for a more comprehensive approach to increasing community access to GP services.
The Western Australian Department of Health has developed a training package in conjunction with the universities with the aim of standardising and streamlining immunisation training for nurses.
Ms Tessa Saunders - Policy and Divisional SupportVaccines – this is no time for complacency!
NCIRS will look at some vaccine history, the current trials of vaccines in Australia and what has been achieved over the past 10 years.
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GPs respond to junk food advertising concernsConsumers & Divisions dgardiner@gptasmania.com.auRegister now
28/2/03
Website: ! - DGeneral Practitioners are promoting health eating guidelines for local children in response to alarming results from a national audit of junk food advertising showing high exposure to junk food advertising by children.
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Ms Michelle Wills - Immunisation Program OfficerNDIW 2007 Accommodation Booking form
What are we feeding our children?Training and Education Program
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26/2/03
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The average Australian child would have sat through a total of 3 hours and 22 minutes of junk food advertising on television during the Summer holidays, according to an audit of junk food advertising to children, released today by Dr Rob Walters, Chair of the Australian Divisions of General Practice.
m.wills@gpdv.com.au (Accommodation forms to be returned by fax to Conference Solutions on 02 6285 3001)
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Dr Rob Walters, Chair of the Australian Divisions of General Practice, today welcomed the release by the Federal Government of a consultation paper on developing a National Agenda for Early Childhood.
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ADGP releases Federal Budget Submission 2003-04
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13/2/03
A strengthened general practice sector, an increase in GP numbers and a re-orientation of Australia's health system towards primary health care are the key features of the Federal Budget Submission 2003-04 from the Australian Divisions of General Practice, released today by ADGP Chair, Dr Rob Walters.
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General Practice and Primary Health Care NT (GPPHCNT)download this document
laurie.barrand@gpphcnt.org.auDuring National Ovarian Cancer Week 2003 ADGP Chair, Dr Rob Walters, is urging all Australian women to see their GP if they experience any of the possible symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Dr Rob Walters, Chair of the Australian Divisions of General Practice, today said the decline in bulkbilling highlights the need for a comprehensive approach to increasing access and affordability of GP services to the community.
GPs are urging parents to give their children and teenagers a healthy start to the school year said
Dr Rob Trigger, Member of the National Divisions Youth Alliance (NDYA), a national youth health program program auspiced by the Australian Divisions of General Practice.
