5-Minute Catchup

The Check-Up | 29 September 2022

Episode Summary

The Check-Up is a weekly news segment of the 5-Minute Catchup, bringing notable news in a convenient medium. In this week’s podcast we’ll talk about the PROPHECY research project, ATAGI vaccination recommendations, Monkeypox resources, obesity research, CHN education events and more.

Episode Notes

Department of Health and Aged Care - The PROPHECY Project

ATAGI - Recommendations on the use of a 3rd primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine in individuals who are severely immunocompromised

Taylor and Francis - Monkeypox resources

APNA - TPP Mentor sign up

Capital Health Network – PPE request form

The Lancet Regional Health - An ecological study of obesity-related cancer incidence trends in Australia from 1983 to 2017 - ScienceDirect

Department of Health and Aged Care - National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032

Department of Health and Aged Care - National Preventive Health Strategy 2021–2030

Palliative Care Australia - National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services

ACT and SNSW HealthPathways - Anaphylaxis Username: together, Password: forhealth

Capital Health Network - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Training

Capital Health Network - Events

Questions? Contact our Primary Care Team via email and we'll be in touch.
primarycare@chnact.org.au

Episode Transcription

Welcome to the five-minute catch up my name is Kate Aigner from the Quality Improvement Team, and this is your weekly Check-up.

In this week’s podcast we’ll talk about the PROPHECY research project, ATAGI vaccination recommendations, Monkeypox resources, obesity research, CHN education events and more.

To start things off, in COVID news, the Department of Health and Aged Care has announced investment in the PROPHECY research project, led by researchers at Monash University, to evaluate the immune response to COVID-19 vaccination and infection in children and high-risk populations, including adults with chronic conditions. The research will receive $6.3 million in funding towards COVID-19 treatment access and public health activity research.

ATAGI has published its updated recommendations on the use of a third primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine in individuals who are severely immunocompromised. The update includes recommendations for children aged 6 months and older, as well as recommendations on the use of the Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine. See the link below for details.

Now a monkeypox update, there are now 134 cases (confirmed and probable) of monkeypox in Australia. A collection of key research on monkeypox and other types of orthopoxvirus such as smallpox, as well as resources examining the stigma of disease and the role of media and communication during health crises is now available and can be found in the link below.

Onto practice nursing and APNA is seeking experienced practice nurses interested in becoming mentors for the October intake of their Transition to Practice Program. Nurses who are keen to become clinical and professional nurse mentors are provided with resources and templates to work with individuals and small groups across the 12-month program. To be eligible, nurses must work in the ACT and have been in primary health care for more than four years. The link to apply is available below.

Now it’s time for the titbits…

A reminder that Living with COVID PPE Bundles are still available until the end of this year, there is a link below to our website where you can find the order forms.
New research by the Daffodil Centre shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australia almost quadrupled between 1983 and 2017 contrasting with those cancers without a clear association to overweight and obesity. This highlights the growing need for the 2030 targets of both the National Preventive Health Strategy and the National Obesity Strategy. The report and strategy documents can be accessed in the links below.
Palliative Care Australia has released the National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services which is intended to guide health providers to deliver high-quality palliative care in a wide range of settings outside of specialist palliative care services. The new standards compliment the 2018 national standards and both of these are linked below.
ACT HealthPathways have made updates to the anaphylaxis pathway.

Finally, upcoming CHN events include the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Training event for primary care professionals and their staff. This free, face-to- face event will be held on 25 October at The Glasshouse, Pialligo Estate. Also look out for our Electronic Referral Webinar on 26th October and Chronic Headache and Neuropathic pain face to face event on 8th November. Links to register for these events can be found below.

And that wraps up your weekly check-up. Did you know that Capital Health Network is always available to answer your queries? If you have any questions about any of the information in this podcast, get in contact with us via email at primarycare@chnact.org.au

Our Quality Improvement Team here at Capital Health Network can assist you and your practice in developing QuIK Cycle Activities – a Plan-Do-Study-Act Quality Improvement Activity which could award participating General Practitioners with RACGP CPD Points by undertaking Self-Directed Quality Improvement. Get in contact with our team to discuss your opportunities for Continuous Quality Improvement.

On behalf of everyone here at Capital Health Network through the ACT’s PHN Program we thank you for tuning in and we’ll see you next Thursday for your next Check-up.

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