Weekly Bulletin, Issue 6 - 2 September 2010
Thu, 22/07/2010 - 13:08 | 
PCP Updates
Victorian Service Coordination Practice Manual (VSCPM) and associated resources 2010-2011 Review
The statewide PCP is seeking nominations for the VSCPM Reference Group. We are seeking membership from:
· Community Health (1)
· Acute Health (1)
· Disability (1)
· General Practice (1)
· Mental health (1)
· Nursing (1)
· Housing (1)
· ATSI (1)
· Family & Youth (1)
· Local Government (1)
· Aged care (1)
· Department of Health (1)
· 1 rural and 1 metropolitan service coordination practitioner (from any sector)
· 1 rural and 1 metropolitan PCP service coordination staff member
It is anticipated the Reference group will meet bi-monthly commencing October 2010 for 12 months with final printing of reviewed documents to occur after that date. Training for the sector will occur in 2012.
Nominees can contribute to the final brief and provide input to the selection process for the project consultant if interested. Please provide some background information regarding the experience and expertise of the nominee with your expression of interest to clare.oreilly@vha.org.au by 5.00pm Monday 6 September.
Nominations for the Service Coordination Tool Templates 2012 Revision Project – due date extended
The Department of Health is seeking nominations from senior representatives from the Statewide PCP Executive to participate in the steering committee being established for the Service Coordination Tool Templates 2012 Revision Project. It is important that the PCP nominee is well across service coordination and ideally, electronic service coordination and e-referral.
Please send final nominations to Clare O’Reilly at clare.oreilly@vha.org.au by 5 pm Friday 3rd September.
For more information, please see the letter from the Department of Health on the PCP website under Service Coordination tab.
VHA Associate Membership
The Victorian Healthcare Association has expanded its membership categories to include Associate Members for the first time. For more information regarding the membership options, please follow the link below to the VHA website.
It is also worth mentioning that organisations or individuals who purchase Premium Associate Membership are eligible for 1 complimentary ticket to the Population Health Conference.
Events
Population Health Conference
The VHA will be holding its annual conference, Creating a Healthier Future: Population Health Approaches to Planning on 14 and 15 October 2010 at the Hilton on the Park Melbourne. For all the details, including pricing and registration please see the VHA website at: http://www.vha.org.au/event2/web/event/show/id/14
Health Literacy Short Course 2010
The Monash University three-day Health Literacy Short Course is now open for registration.
For more information about the Health Literacy Short Course to be conducted 15 - 17 September 2010 see the link below. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthsci/shortcrse/health-literacy/health-literacy-index.html
For more information about the Health Literacy Short Course to be conducted 15 - 17 September 2010 see the link below. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthsci/shortcrse/health-literacy/health-literacy-index.html
Primary Healthcare Reform Summit 2010
The primary Healthcare Reform Summit will be held on the 21st and 22nd of October at the Hilton on the Park. For full details on this event please see the flyer at www.vicpcp.org.au .
School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine Short Courses 2010
The Department of Health Social Science introduces four Short Courses to run in 2010.
For more information, visit the website at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthsci/shortcrse/schedule-2010.html
For more information, visit the website at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthsci/shortcrse/schedule-2010.html
Bulletin Information
If you have information relevant to the statewide PCPs that you would like included in the bulletin, please contact Erin Putt at erin.putt@vha.org.au or 9094 7717.
For all documents relating to articles in this bulletin, please see the PCP website: www.vicpcp.org.au . Each bulletin and its related documents will be located under publications, in the resources tab unless stated otherwise. You need to be logged in to see them. If you have forgotten your user name or password, request a new one, or create a new account (see LHS tab on home page).
All future changes to PCP staffing and contact details need to be sent to Lesley Busbridge at the Department of Health. Lesley’s contact details are Lesley.busbridge@health.vic.gov.au