Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/pain-directory)

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/find-support/care-in-community-1/painaustralia-support-groups-help-lines)

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect (https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/opioids)

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise (https://www.nps.org.au/about-us/services/knowledge-transfer/medicines-line-1300-medicine)

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (https://www.tga.gov.au/hubs/prescription-opioids)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/alcohol-and-drug-services)

- ACT Mental Health Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/mental-health)

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (https://www.cahma.org.au/about.html)

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)(https://www.chnact.org.au/for-health-professionals/healthpathways/)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/pain-directory)

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/find-support/care-in-community-1/painaustralia-support-groups-help-lines)

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect (https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/opioids)

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise (https://www.nps.org.au/about-us/services/knowledge-transfer/medicines-line-1300-medicine)

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (https://www.tga.gov.au/hubs/prescription-opioids)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/alcohol-and-drug-services)

- ACT Mental Health Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/mental-health)

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (https://www.cahma.org.au/about.html)

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)(https://www.chnact.org.au/for-health-professionals/healthpathways/)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/pain-directory)

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/find-support/care-in-community-1/painaustralia-support-groups-help-lines)

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect (https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/opioids)

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise (https://www.nps.org.au/about-us/services/knowledge-transfer/medicines-line-1300-medicine)

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (https://www.tga.gov.au/hubs/prescription-opioids)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/alcohol-and-drug-services)

- ACT Mental Health Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/mental-health)

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (https://www.cahma.org.au/about.html)

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)(https://www.chnact.org.au/for-health-professionals/healthpathways/)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/pain-directory)

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/find-support/care-in-community-1/painaustralia-support-groups-help-lines)

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect (https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/opioids)

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise (https://www.nps.org.au/about-us/services/knowledge-transfer/medicines-line-1300-medicine)

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (https://www.tga.gov.au/hubs/prescription-opioids)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/alcohol-and-drug-services)

- ACT Mental Health Services (https://www.health.act.gov.au/services/mental-health)

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (https://www.cahma.org.au/about.html)

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)(https://www.chnact.org.au/for-health-professionals/healthpathways/)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

Footnotes:

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services

- ACT Mental Health Services

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

Footnotes:

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services

- ACT Mental Health Services

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

Footnotes:

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services

- ACT Mental Health Services

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)

Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes.

Footnotes:

www.canberrascript.act.gov.au

Technical IT support: [email protected] or 1800 776 633

General support: [email protected] or 02 5124 9208

Support Services

- Painaustralia Pain Services Directory

- Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines

- Opioid medicines and pain | healthdirect

- Medicines Line (1300 MEDICINE) - NPS MedicineWise

- Prescription opioids | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

- ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Services

- ACT Mental Health Services

- Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy

- Capital Health Network | For Health Professionals - HealthPathways (chnact.org.au)

Domestic and family violence is a serious and widespread issue that significantly impacts the health and wellbeing of Australians, particularly women and children. This podcast will delve into the role of GPs and Primary Health in intervening and minimizing the health and wellbeing risks and impacts for their children, young people and families, what a ‘good experience’ may look like for patients and the referral and support pathways.

Additional resources:

Daisy Daisy app - https://www.1800respect.org.au/daisy

Empower you (Police) Empower You App - https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/safety_and_prevention/policing_in_the_community/empower_you_app

Tech control/E safety - https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/domestic-family-violence

Domestic Violence Safety Assessment Tool - https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=592948

Child MRG and Wellbeing Unit - https://reporter.childstory.nsw.gov.au/s/mrg

Child Wellbeing Unit and Child Wellbeing Coordinators - https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/parvan/childprotect/Pages/cwu.aspx

Further advice can be sought from calling the NSW Health Child Wellbeing Unit at 1300 480 420 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm). You can also leave a voicemail message or email after hours. Further information is available at https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/parvan/childprotect/Pages/cwu.aspx

SCAN Protocol - https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/GL2014_012.pdf

Australian Child Maltreatment Study - https://www.acms.au/

Legislation

Information sharing 16a (Child Safety)

The purpose of Chapter 16a in the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 is to prioritise the safety, welfare and wellbeing of a child or young person over an individual’s right to privacy.

Chapter 16a allows prescribed bodies (government and non-government) the authority to share relevant information about children and young people to collaboratively promote their safety, welfare and wellbeing. This information sharing does not require consent from the related person(s).

Information sharing 13a (DFV) - Part 13A of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) – Referenced in podcast at 26 minutes

This supports an information sharing framework intended to improve safety outcomes for victim-survivors of domestic violence. It creates certain exceptions to NSW privacy laws that allow NSW agencies and organisations to exchange information to respond appropriately to the needs of victim-survivors, and encourages inter-agency collaboration.

There are two key aspects to Part 13A: (1) Sharing information to facilitate victims' access to domestic violence support services and (2) Sharing information to prevent or lessen a threat to the life, health or safety of a person eg if a victim-survivor or person who is potentially at risk has refused to give consent or it is unreasonable or impractical to obtain the person's consent.

What’s the latest on Syphilis, Doxy-PEP, M Gen and PID?

In this episode, we dive into the current syphilis outbreak in NSW and discuss why it’s crucial to increase the frequency of sexual health checks in general practice. We’ll also cover new guidance from the Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) on prescribing Doxy-PEP, including when it’s appropriate to use it.

You’ll hear firsthand from a patient about their experiences with sexual health care and using Doxy-PEP.

In the second part, we’ll walk you through a detailed case study on Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), providing a clear, step-by-step approach for assessment and management in general practice. Plus, get the latest updates on mycoplasma genitalium (M Gen) – including testing and treatment recommendations.

Discover why it’s vital to offer comprehensive sexual health testing to all sexually active patients and get tips on how to discuss this important topic with different patient groups.

Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/nswact-racgp/syphilis-pid-and-m-gen-oh-my-two-parts?si=d5372553ed644a8ea1a7bed4012df2b5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Resources Referenced in Podcast:

1. Australian STI Management Guidelines (sti.guidelines.org.au/)

2. NSW Sexually Transmissible Infections Data Report: January to December 2022 (www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/Rep…sti-report.pdf)

3. ASHM: Decision Making In Syphilis clinical decision-making tool (ashm.org.au/resources/syphilis-…cision-making-tool/)

4. NSW Sexual Health Clinics contact list (www.health.nsw.gov.au/sexualhealth/P…h-clinics.aspx)

5. ASHM Training: NSW Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives and Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care (ashm.org.au/training/nsw-introd…ing-antenatal-care/)

6. ASHM: 2023 Consensus Statement on doxycycline prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) (ashm.org.au/about/news/doxy-pep-statement/)

7. Play Safe Pro: Resource Order Page (pro.playsafe.health.nsw.gov.au/promotion…s-2/order)

8. Contact tracing notification tools:

a. Let Them Know (letthemknow.org.au/)

b. The Drama Down Under (www.thedramadownunder.info/)

c. Better to Know (www.bettertoknow.org.au/)