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• Personnel

  Meet the talented people that make West Vic tick.

• Awards

  West Vic Division's notable achievements.             

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• Contact Us

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• Compliments and Concerns

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• Practice Support

  Assistance for Practices

• Westvic After Hours Health Advice

  Integrated Rural After Hours Care

• Active Script Service

  Dedicated to promoting health

• Quality Use of Medicines

  Rural Pharmacies initiative

• Aged Care Access Initiative

  Establishing a shared vision

• Mental Health Script

  GPs and Health Professionals

• Clinical Risk Management

  Peer Review Program empowering GPs

• GP Resources

  GP Resources developed by West Vic Division.

• Division Resources

  Guides, manuals and kits for current and past programs.

• Practice Resources

  Resources for practice managers, nurses and reception staff.

• Links

  Resources developed by other organisations.

• Fact Sheets

  Current information on issues affecting your practice.

• Pharmacists

  Resources for pharmacists.

• cdmNet

  Information about the cdmNet service.

• FRACGP Support

  Support to non vocationally registered GPs.

• Working in Western Victoria

  What's it like to work in Western Victoria?

• Town Profiles

  Profiles on the towns in this region.

• General Practice Vacancies

  Information on Vacancies in local General Practices.

• International Medical Graduates

  Support for IMGs.

• Workforce Support

  Recruiting Assistance for Practices.

• Staff Employment Opportunities

  Division Staff Vacancies.

• Grampians Medicare Local

  Directors information.

Meet the Team

Practice Support Officer: Melanie Tippet is new to the practice support team, having commenced work at the Division in October 2008. She has been a Registered Division 1 Nurse since 2002 after completion of a Bachelor of Nursing at Australian Catholic University (Aquinas), and is also a Registered Midwife after completing a post graduate diploma in midwifery at the University of Ballarat. In addition, Melanie has studied at Family Planning Victoria to become a Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurse/Pap Smear provider in 2006, and also through La Trobe University to become a Nurse Immunisation Provider. Melanie has six years experience working as a Division 1 nurse/midwife in public and private hospitals in Horsham and Geelong, and also has two years experience working as a Practice Nurse in Horsham, specialising in women’s health, immunisation and chronic disease management.

If you have any questions or concerns relevant to general practice or your professional development needs, please do not hesitate to contact Melanie Tippet on p: 5381 1756.

Chronic Disease Project Officer: Breeanne Fratin joined the practice support team in February 2007 when she moved from Melbourne to her home town of Ararat. She completed her Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Ballarat and has over five years experience in a range of nursing specialties, including the Mercy Hospital for Women caring in gynecology, oncology and obstetric patients working in the high dependency unit, operating suite, day surgery, well women’s clinic, colposcopy clinic and chemotherapy unit. Bree has continued her study while working with the Division, completing the Nurse Immuniser Program, health promotion short course; certificate IV in workplace and business coaching, BLS and ALS Training and Assessment, high dependency nursing course and assessor in BLS and epidural care and maintenance to her list of many attributes.

If you have any questions or concerns relevant to chronic disease management in general practice, please do not hesitate to contact Breeanne Fratin p: 5352 4804.

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