All health news and general alerts will be updated on this page as information is received by Melbourne General Practice Network.
We also have our regular newsletters including the weekly Dr Care faxout and the Bi-monthly Newsletter GP Voice.

News Items

• The Private Practice: Practice Development Course
• New Clinical Study in Overactive Bladder
• Research Project - ehealth
• Pigeon virus - 06 Sept 2011
• Inner North West Melbourne Medicare Local Draft Constitution
• Expression of interest sought - Breast and Ovarian cancer Workshop
• RCH: Immunisation - International Students
• Vitamin D Deficiency Tool
• Bushfire Recovery Wellness Voucher Program
• DoH: Immunisation - Stay Well Stay Immunised - August 2011
• Epilepsy in general practice - Survey
• MBS Useful Resources - August 2011
• RCH: Top Tips - August 2011
• Telehealth up-date - August 2011
• Healthy Start for School Initiative
• RCH: GP locum opportunity- July 2011
• National Diabetes Services Scheme - Recent changes to the Scheme - July 2011
• ANF EBA Claim
• DAV: Diabetes Fact Sheets - July2011
• RVEEH: New Clinical Trial - July2011

• Family Violence Peer Education
• RMH: Outpatient Fax disruption - July 2011
• Telehealth Up-date July 2011
• Epilepsy in general practice - Survey
• DoHA: Pneumococcal Guidelines July 2011
• DoH: Immunisation - Prevenar 13 Flyer - June2011
• MBS Update: New item numbers from July 1st 2011
• RCH: Community Centre Eczema Clinics - Jun 2011
• RCH: Flu Vaccinations - Top Tips
• DoH: Immunisation - Transition to Prevenar13 Vaccine
• DoH: Immunisation - Boostrix Program Extended
• MBS Recent Updates - June 2011
• Submissions date for PCEHR Draft Concept of Operations extended
• Events: Triage education - Jun 2011
• DoH: Call for Nomination - Clinical Incident Review Panel (CIRP)
• ST V's: New on St Vincent's Website - June 2011
• National Reconciliation Week 2011
  
• Doutta Galla Community Health: Time Together Cafe
• DoH - Immunation: Extension of Free Pertussis program to 30 June 2012
• DoH: Immunisation - Influenza Vaccine Safety Surveillance 2011
• Implanon NXT education
• Practice Location for Rent
• DoH: Immunisation - Prevenar Latest Update 11May2011
• DGCH: Making a Move Program
• Medicare Update: Compliance Audits Initiative - May 2011
• The Diabetes MILES Study
• Closing the Gap: Healthy Living for Koori Women - April 2011
• DoH: Immunisation - Translated Pre-immunisation fact sheet updated - April 2011
• DoH: Immunisation - Future National Immunisation Program schedule change - April 2011
• Expressions of Intrerest requested - Apr 2011
• DoH: Immunisation - Updated Pre-immunisation checklist
• YSAS is changing its name
• DoH: Vigilance for Murray Valley Encephalitis virus (MVEv) disease - April 2011
• Yarra Council: Health Plan Advisory group
• DAV: Getting Started - March 2011
• The Community Asthma Program (CAP) - update March 2011
• Immunology for Immunisers
• DoH: Immunisation - Pneumovax 23 - 28 March 2011
• DoH: Immunisation - New Influenza Resource - March 2011
• DoH: Immunisation - TGA Statement on Seasonal Influenza - 10 March 2011
• VACCHO: Maternity leave position - March 2011
• DAV: Latest news - March 2011
• Alfred: iSPOT-D Study
• GPV: HIV in primary care events - May 2011
• Expressions of Intrerest requested - Mar 2011
• DoH: Call for Nomination - Intensive Community Treatment (ICT) Program
• New Medicines Listed on the PBS and NIP - 25 Feb 2011
• Lifestyle Modifcation Program: What's New - March 2011
• Monash: ASPirin In Reducing Events in the Elderly
• RMH: Surgical endocrine unit
• ST V's: New on St Vincent's Website
• DoH: Boostrix vaccine for people who have a pregnant partner - 24Feb2011
• DoH: Victoria's Heatwave Framework
• Tinnitus Counselling and Management Seminars
• ADEA: Diabetes Referral Map in Primary Care and Between Primary and Tertiary Care
• Influenza Surveillance Program - GP Invitation
• NEW IMMUNISATION WEBSITE
• PRIMARY CARE SIDEBAR COMPLIMENTARY WEBINARS
• AAPM: Staff Professional Development Day - 26th March
• FOB Test Friday
• RCH: On the Move in 2011
• QUIT: Nicotine Replacement Therapy on PBS - Feb 2011
• YSAS desperately needs GPs
• Life!/LMP NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE
• Yarra Volunteer Event 2011
• GPV: Closing the Gap General Practice Reference Group

Alerts

• DoH: Alert - Lead poisoning from imported Ayurvedic medicine - 03August2011
• DoH: Alert - Listeriosis - 06 July 2011
• DoH: Alert to stop revaccination with Pneumovax23 vaccine
• CHANGES TO BETTER ACCESS: FEDERAL BUDGET 2011-12
• DoH: Alert - Measles - 21 April 2011
• DoH: Alert to stop revaccination with Pneumovax23 vaccine
• DoH: Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVE) - 22Feb2011
• DoH: Rotavirus and intussusception
• DH: Legionnaires disease cluster associated with travellers to Bali
• DH: Alert - Clostridium difficile
• H1N1 Influenza - Current information
• DH: Apo-Perindopril Recall
• CMO: Suspension of flu vaccine in children 5 yr and under - Updated 26 August 2010
• DoH: Measles Alert 18 Aug 10
• DoH: Alert - Legionaires' Disease
• DoH: Hepatitis C Alert - Updated 21 May 2010  
• DoH - GP Measles alert
• DoH Alert - Anthrax: injecting heroin users
• DoH - Heatwave Information brochure
• DHS Alert - Hepatitis A Outbreak - 06 November 2009

For more information

Please call:

Stacey Maher
Operations Manager
Phone: (03) 9347 1188
Email: stacey.maher@mgpn.com.au