Adelaide PHN provides sponsorships and grants to support capacity building, skills building and the empowerment of primary health care professionals and community members. It's one way we work towards ensuring that the people of Adelaide receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
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I loved meeting other practice nurses from around the country. It boosted my confidence and made me feel more connected with my peers
Adelaide nurse, sponsored to attend APNA’s 2018 chronic disease management workshop
I was reminded that it takes time to engage with some clients in relation to the management of chronic diseases, especially if they have had negative experiences with health care professionals previously
Adelaide nurse, sponsored to attend APNA’s 2018 chronic disease management workshop
It was a great opportunity to update knowledge and revise skills that help us provide appropriate care to our communities
Adelaide nurse, sponsored to attend APNA’s 2017 chronic disease management workshop
I learnt so much new information [and] ways in which I can maximise client outcomes using motivational interviewing techniques and health coaching
Adelaide nurse, sponsored to attend APNA’s 2018 chronic disease management workshop
It is so valuable to a practice nurse like myself to keep updated with professional developments, there were lots of useful and very practical take home messages
Adelaide nurse, sponsored to attend APNA’s 2017 chronic disease management workshop
Many of the techniques from the presentation will be useful for clients of [our] service and I look forward to putting them into practice
Mental Health Worker, sponsored to attend 5th Aust. Postvention Conference
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These grants aimed to support participating practices to consider ways in which they could deliver care that was more readily available to their patients (e.g. open scheduling, expanded hours, or alternative approaches to communication between patients and practice staff).
These grants offer the chance for individuals and organisations working in primary health care to receive funding to support the running of their local peer network. The funding aims to support network coordination and other nominal costs such as catering.
Adelaide PHN provided 30 fully subsidised places for local nurses to attend this professional development workshop focussing on issues relating to Chronic Disease Management. The two day conference covered topics including care coordination, assessing and changing health behaviours, wound care on a primary care budget, asthma, COPD, respiratory conditions and asthma.
Early March 2017, Adelaide PHN sponsored 1 project worker from Anglicare SA’s Living Beyond Suicide program to attend the 5th Australian Postvention Conference in Sydney.
Adelaide PHN sponsored 1 GP and 3 practice nurses to attend SHine SA’s Cervial Screening Credentialling program in August and November 2018.
In August 2018, Adelaide PHN sponsored 40 local practice managers to attend the AAPM (Australian Association of Practice Managers) Education Day.
In September 2017, Adelaide PHN sponsored 8 Adelaide practice managers to attend the AAPM (Australian Association of Practice Managers) Education Day.
In partnership with APNA (Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association), Adelaide PHN provided 3 local nurses fully sponsored registerations to the May 2018 APNA National Conference. held in Brisbane the conference is a opportunity to gain valuable professionals development, update knowledge, access new resources and network with peers from across the Australia.
