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News in Brief - Issue # 20 (27/07/2002)
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Don't forget to complete your AICAFMHA membership. Print your application form or contact Sue at secretary@aicafmha.net.au for a copy to be mailed to you.
A quick reminder that hard copies of the Children of Parents Affected by a Mental Illness Scoping Project Report are now available. Send your mailing details to Sue at secretary@aicafmha.net.au or phone 08 8132 0786.
The latest COPMI National initiative project update is now online at the COPMI Project website. Click here to view. The update includes information about consultations happening in Sydney (August) and Adelaide (September), young people in Melbourne, updated resource listings, and a link to a pilot project report (Parent Assist) running in South Australia.
The C.O.M.I.C developed "Supporting Our Family Kit" has been launched and is now available to download from the COMIC ( http://www.angelfire.com/home/comic) or AICAFMHA websites.
Eating Disorders Association of South Australia (Inc) advises of an Eating Disorder Therapeutic Conference to be held in September. Marilyn Lawrence is a feminist practitioner who is coming out to Australia for this conference. View PDF of notice or contact mail@abnasa.asn.au.
It is now possible to register online for the Auseinet Forum - "Putting It All Together: A National Forum on Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health" to be held from 15 - 17 September in Adelaide. Go to: http://www.auseinet.com/forum/ .
The 7th National Rural Health Conference is to be held at the Grand Chancellor in Hobart Tasmania from 1 - 4 March 2003. Registration for the Conference will be available in September 2002. This will include online registration for the first time. The Conference website is at http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/seventhconf/seventhconf.htm
The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children - LSAC Discussion Paper no.1 is now available in print and from the LSAC Web site http://www.aifs.org.au/lsac/pubs.html
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National Rural Health Alliance E-forum - 19 July 2002
In this issue:
* Rural & Remote Allied Health Professional Conference in North Qld
* NHMRC To Collaborate on Indigenous Health Research
* Growing Demand for Podiatrists
* National Divisions of General Practice Network Forum 2002: Building Excellence in
Primary Health Care
* ACOSS research on social exclusion/inclusion
* AMA Conference on Indigenous Health
* Government Announces National Communications Fund Projects
* Access to International Research
* Safer Prescribing with IT
* 7th National Rural Health Conference
* Contribution and subscription information and disclaimer
View forum.
The Telstra Community Development Fund will accept applications for grants from
charitable organisations which support causes and initiatives that better the lives of
children and young people. Visit http://www.telstrafoundation.com for details.
Some issues that the Community Development Fund may address include:
- Youth homelessness
- Cultural diversity and tolerance
- Substance abuse
- Youth suicide and self-harming behaviour
- Personal safety
Kate Strohm, who manages the Sibling Project at the Women's and Children's Hospital, http://www.wch.sa.gov.au has just
launched her book Siblings: Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs. Besides
giving siblings a voice, Kate also provides strategies that siblings themselves, parents
and practitioners can use to support brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
It can be ordered through Wakefield Press at sales@wakefieldpress.com.au
or it will be available in bookstores from early August.
View the book flyer (PDF).
'HACjobs' is a free, weekly email which advertises opportunities in the health, social services and community field in Australia & NZ. To subscribe, send a blank email to: hacjobs-subscribe@emailmedia.com.au
Articles:
eMJA General practitioner attitudes to case conferences: how can we increase participation
and effectiveness? Geoffrey K Mitchell, Inge C de Jong, Christopher B Del Mar, Alexandra M
Clavarino and Rosemary Kennedy. Med J Aust 2002; 177 (2): 95-97.
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_02_150702/mit10267_fm.html
Case conferences in general practice: time for a rethink?. Mark F Harris. Med J Aust
2002; 177 (2): 93-94.
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_02_150702/har10324_fm.html
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