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Practice Nurse Update

Danni Steele, Practice Development August 08

This is my first article for all you Practice Nurses out there! I've got an important update on the HPV Register, and how to access Practice Nurse training.

HPV Register - Is your Practice Ready?

The Victorian Cytology Service (VCS), who are developing and implementing the HPV register, are at the stage of collecting and loading HPV data and registering GPs to receive their payments. VCS have been working closely with AGPN to ensure that it is easy for GPs to use the register whilst still collecting all required data.

VCS will be contacting all GPs by letter to inform them of the process of submitting data to the register, and how payments for the lodgement of this data will be made.

In the meantime it is important to continue to collect the data using the templates or software options found on the AGPN website.

Most important is the provider number and patient details including her Medicare number.

The Statewide Nursing in General Practice Training Calendar is back!

  1. View the training calendar on the GPV website
  2. Follow the link to the months and events of information you are interested in
  3. Download the course registration form from the training calendar
  4. Contact Danni Steele and request to have subsidy application e-mailed to you. Please note this training subsidy is for General Practice Nurses employed in General Practice
  5. Complete the course registration and subsidy application forms attach a payment of 50% of the course fee and mail to:

    Nicole Toon, GPV
    1st Floor, 458 Swanston Street
    Carlton VIC 3053
    Phone: (03) 9341 5243
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  6. GPV will forward your course application and full payment on to the course provider
  7. The course provider will contact you prior to the course commencing to confirm your enrolment and provide any relevant pre training reading material

Practice Nurses and Aboriginal Health workers living in rural areas may be able to access an additional $100 financial assistance for travel and accommodation expenses when undertaking courses in the metropolitan region. Please contact Nicole Toon at GPV for more information.

This article is available online at http://bddgp.org.au/article/2008/08/pn-update

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