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Events in Portland in October

Be Connected (Heywood) - Every Tuesday 11am - 12pm.

Every Brilliant Thing - 4th - 11th October

Portland District Health Gala Ball - 5th October

Kyeema Spring Sale - 12th October 10am - 2pm

Portland Dahlia Society General Meeting - 13th October

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Small Business Workshop - 16th October 10:30am - 1pm

Portland Primary School Twilight Market - 18th October 5pm -

8pm

Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference 2019 - 20th - 22nd

October 9am - 5pm

Rotary Club of Portland Bay Inc. Open Gardens - 26th October

For more information on any of these events go to the Glenelg Shire website.

Active Health Portland Newsletter

October 2019

Days to Celebrate in October 2019

Thursday 10th

World Mental Health Day

Sunday 13th -

Saturday 19th

National Carers Week

Thursday 24th

Pink Ribbon Day

Friday 25th

Day for Daniel

In this month’s newsletter —

Pink Ribbon Day

National Carers Week

Life! Program

Day for Daniel

World Mental Health Day

Every Brilliant Thing

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National Carers Week National carers week is about recognising and celebrating the outstanding contribution

Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid carers make to our nation.

Anyone at any time can become a carer and National Carers Week is an opportunity to raise

community awareness among all Australians about the diversity of carers and their caring roles.

Carers make an enormous contribution to our communities as well as our national economy.

Should all carers decide to stop performing their caring role, it would cost the country $60.3

billion per year to replace those supports – that’s over $1 billion per week.

National Carers Week provides you with a chance to show your appreciation and

learn about carers and caring in Australia.

National Carers Week 2019 will be celebrated throughout Australia from 13 – 19

October.

Pink Ribbon Day Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting Australian women. In 2019, it is estimated

that 19,371 women and 164 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

This means that approximately 19,535 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer in

2019, an average of 53 people every day.

It is important to remember that most people survive breast cancer. The latest statistics show

that the five-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011-2015

was 90.8 per cent. Of course, many people live long and healthy lives well beyond this period.

A snapshot of breast cancer in Australia:

The number of people being diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia is increasing;

however the number of deaths from breast cancer is decreasing.

The risk of developing breast cancer increases with age.

The risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer by age 85 is 1 in 7 for women and 1 in

675 for men.

The average age of first diagnosis of breast cancer for women is 61 years.

79% of new cases of breast cancer in women develop over the age of 50.

The chance of surviving at least five years (five year relative survival) has increased

from 74.0% in 1986-1990 to 90.8% in 2011-2015

Cancer Council's Pink Ribbon campaign aims to raise awareness about breast and

gynaecological cancers, as well as raise funds for prevention programs, support services and

vital cancer research. Pink Ribbon Day is held on the 24th of October each year but people

are encouraged to organise an event and fundraise any time during October.

Popular fundraising ideas include a pink morning tea, wear pink to work, pink luncheon or

barbeque, or a ball, but you can fundraise any way you like!

Information taken from https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/

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Do you need a script? It is the policy at Active Health Portland that you see a GP when

you require a script.

It is the duty of care of a GP to ensure their patients are keeping in good health.

When you come in to get a script the GP can ensure that you are having no

adverse side effects and that the medication is helping you in the way it should.

Please ensure you check on your medication and scripts regularly so that you can

make a time to organise a script well ahead of time. This will help to make sure

you can see your regular GP for the script that is required as another doctor may

not be able to write it for you.

Have any of your details changed? It is important we have your correct details so that we can confirm we are dealing

with the right person and are able to contact you in regards to your care.

If you have received a new Medicare, Health Care or Pension card or have

moved house or changed your phone number please let reception know

DON’T FORGET TO COME TO RECEPTION WHEN YOU

ARRIVE AND BEFORE YOU LEAVE

It is important that we know you have arrived so we can make the doctor or clinician you are visiting aware.

Please report to reception before taking a seat.

Did Not Attend and Late Cancellation Fees at Active Health

If you miss an appointment or cancel giving less than 24 hours notice you may be

charged a fee. The first fee is $20, however if you miss subsequent appointments

you may be charged the full fee of $50.

If there are extenuating circumstances out of your control the fee may be waived.

If you have received a fee and have any questions please contact reception.

Ritesh Kawade - Physiotherapist

Ritesh Kawade holds a Masters in Manual and Sports Physiotherapy from the

University of South Australia. He initially graduated from the University of Pune in

2002 and worked in a hospital in India for seven years before moving to Australia.

The chance to work in a rural community brought him to Portland and

Warrnambool. Ritesh works from his clinic ‘The Hands On Clinic’ in Warrnambool

3 days per week and is available at Active Health on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Nikki Edwards - Podiatrist

Nikki Edwards holds a Diploma of Applied Science (Podiatry) and has worked

in private and public practice in Port Lincoln, Gladstone, Rockhampton and

Portland. Nikki’s special medical interests are high risk foot care and wound

management with a focus on preventative care and education

Nikki provides podiatry to the frail, aged and disabled. The aim with this service

is to prevent long term complications associated with chronic health conditions

such as diabetes. This service can be accessed by contacting central intake at

Portland District Health on 5522 1410.

Allied Health Clinicians

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Rebecca Rundell - Podiatrist

Rebecca Rundell holds a Bachelor of Podiatry. She has also trained in Foot

Mobilisation Therapy and is a Qualified Footwear Fitting Technician. Her special

medical interests include Occupational Footwear, Biomechanics and Foot

Mobilisation Therapy. Rebecca currently has a private clinic at Active Health on

Monday’s and works from her other private clinic at Otway St during the week.

Rebecca offers general podiatry, nail care, biomechanics, footwear advice, gait

analysis and orthotics as well as care for sporting injuries, diabetes management

and paediatrics. No referral is required for private patients, however referrals ARE

required for DVA patients.

For any questions or assistance making an allied health appointment please contact reception.

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Day for Daniel Daniel Morcombe was a 13 year old boy, living with his parents and brothers in the town of Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

While on his way to buy Christmas presents for his family at a local shopping centre, he went missing.

He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt, waiting for a bus at 10 minutes past 2pm on Sunday 7th December 2003. He was abducted and murdered; after years of searching and an incredible undercover police investigation Daniel was finally found in 2011.

Daniel’s parents, Bruce and Denise, started the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to give back to the community who had supported them from the day that Daniel went missing.

Today, the Daniel Morcombe Foundation is one of the most well known not for profit child safety organisations in Australia. Daniel’s story changed child safety in Australia and the determination and dedication of his parents has inspired the entire nation.

The red t-shirt Daniel was wearing the day he went missing has

become a symbol of child safety awareness. Every year,

thousands of people dress up in red for an annual National Day

of Action for Child Safety, held on the last Friday in October:

Day for Daniel.

For more information or to donate go to danielmorcombefoundation.com.au/

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Life! Program The Life! Program is a free program run by health professionals that supports participants to live

a healthier and more active life. It is focused on the prevention of three conditions that all share

similar modifiable risk factors – diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Portland District Health has been involved with the Life! Program since it started and the first

Portland Life! group was run in early 2008.

Eligibility into the Life! Program is varied, but usually it’s based on an AUSDRISK score (12 or

more) or certain previous medical conditions (such as impaired glucose tolerance).

The program covers:

Diabetes, heart disease and stroke

Healthy eating, energy balance and weight control

Physical activity

Stress management and improving sleep patterns.

If you think you might be at risk or want to start taking steps towards a healthier lifestyle make

an appointment to talk to your GP.

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Every Brilliant Thing

World Mental Health Day – 10 October – is a day for global mental health education, awareness

and advocacy. It is an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health to raise public

awareness of mental health issues worldwide.

Mental Health Australia is leading the World Mental Health Day campaign in Australia. As the

peak not-for-profit organisation representing the mental health sector in Australia, Mental Health

Australia has a focus on ensuring the whole community recognises the part we all play in

creating a mentally healthy society.

Do You See What I See? challenges perceptions about mental illness in Australia and

encourages everyone to look at mental health in a more positive light in an effort to reduce

stigma and make way for more people to seek the help and support they deserve.

Stigma around mental illness due to misunderstanding or prejudice remains an issue in Australia,

delaying or preventing people from wanting or feeling able to seek help, and impacting adversely

on their lives.

Misconceptions and misrepresentations about those experiencing mental illness are damaging to

people’s lives. They may include references to people affected as being ‘scary’, ‘comical’,

‘incompetent’, ‘weak’ or ‘hopeless’ and can appear anywhere, from in the media and the arts to

conversations we have at work, school or home.

It’s time to look at mental illness in a different light – a positive

light.

For more information visit https://1010.org.au/about/.

For help and support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14

World Mental Health Day

Portland CEMA Theatre group presents the highly

acclaimed play "Every Brilliant Thing" by Duncan

Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe. The play is staged

in-the-round, with minimal props, and will be

performed by Karl Hatton.

Synopsis: You're seven years old. Mum's in the

hospital. Dad say's she's "done something stupid."

She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a

list of everything that's brilliant about the world... A

play about depression and the lengths we will go to

for those we love.

See the flyer (right) for more information on dates and

times of performances.

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Appointment Costs as of July 2019

Appointment less than 5 minutes - $37.45

Appointment less than 20 minutes - $58.20

Appointment less than 40 minutes - $93.95

Appointment more than 40 minutes - $128.85

GP Registrars

Dr Farideh Lashkary Dr Farideh was born in Iran and was awarded a scholarship to study Medicine in

India . While working as a volunteer doctor in an Indian village she met her

husband, John. She then moved to Australia and has lived in rural Victoria on a

farm for the last 30 years with her husband and daughter. Dr Farideh’s professional

interests include mental health and preventive medicine. She enjoys working in

country Victoria, having previously been based in Hamilton, Bendigo and

Camperdown.

Dr Ion Pop Dr Pop comes to Portland from a busy outer-metropolitan health service. Dr

Pop has a passion for primary and preventative medicine. Having grown up

in regional South-West Victoria he is committed to making a contribution to

our community. Dr Pop has a strong interest in chronic disease management

and skin cancer medicine.

Dr Thomas Majer

Dr Majer completed an undergraduate degree in biomedical science at Monash

before completing a post graduate degree at Deakin. He spent the last two

years of his medical training in Warrnambool where he decided to stay for his

internship and residency. Whilst at SWHC he worked as a paediatric GP

registrar for 3 months and has an interest in child health. He also enjoys

dermatology and is a keen surfer and spends a lot of his spare time in the water.

Dr Linda Anderson

Dr Anderson comes to medicine later in life – proud to be the 100th graduate from

the Warrnambool Clinical School at Deakin University (2016). Before entering

medicine, she worked as a secondary school science and mathematics teacher,

and then served over 25 years as an Australian Army officer in the Transport,

Education and Nursing corps. While keen to embrace all aspects of general

practice, Linda hopes to develop special interests in aged and palliative care,

farmer health and aviation medicine.

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Reception will process your Medicare rebate

when you pay your account and the rebate will

go back into your nominated bank account in

24-48 hours. The out of pocket expense for

appointments is $20.

General Practitioners

Dr Ann Dunbar Dr Dunbar holds a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edin), a Fellow

of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and a Bachelor of

Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery St Andrews. She has had extensive

experience working as a GP in both Scotland and Australia. Her special

medical interests include women’s health, cardiovascular medicine, travel

medicine and migraines.

Dr Daryl Pedler

Dr Pedler graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1972 and has extensive

experience in both General Practice and Emergency Medicine. His interest in

medical education also led to senior teaching roles within the Royal Australian

College of General Practitioners and both Monash and Deakin Universities.

Within clinical medicine his interests are in preventive care, health promotion

and patient communication.

Dr Deborah Carrington Dr Carrington holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Honours)

and a Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of Melbourne. She com-

pleted her internship and residency with Eastern Health in Melbourne and

joined the GP Training Program in 2011. Deborah has worked in hospitals,

aged care, rehabilitation and palliative care as well as medical clinics. Her spe-

cial medical interests include infant sleep and settling, breastfeeding support

and women’s health.

Doctors on Leave

Dr Ann Dunbar – 25/08/2019 - 05/10/2019

Dr Deborah Carrington — 20/09/2019 - 11/10/2019; 28/10/2019 ongoing

Dr Samsun Nahar

Dr Samsun comes to Portland after working as a General Practitioner in rural

North Queensland. Originally from Bangladesh, Dr Samsun migrated to Australia

with her family in 2009. Dr Samsun's special interests lie in Women's Health,

Children's Health and Chronic Disease Management.

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Changes to Dressing Prices. We have recently changed the costs of wound dressings at Active Health.

When you have a procedure done the first dressing is free of charge, however you

will have to pay for any dressing changes after that.

First dressing change NO Health Care/Pension Card - $10.00

First dressing change WITH Health Care/Pension Card - $8.00

Subsequent dressing change NO Health Care/Pension Card - $5.00

Subsequent dressing change WITH Health Care/Pension Card - $3.00

*If you have procedure done elsewhere you will be charged for an initial dressing*

Headspace Portland Change of Hours

Headspace Portland are no longer providing a walk-in service

and will be available by appointment only.

If you need urgent mental health support please contact:

-CAMHS (Warrnambool) on (03) 5561 9100 if person is under 18 years of age.

-Adult Mental Health Services (Portland) on (03) 5522 1000 if the person is over 18

years of age.

For after hours mental health support call 1800 808 284.

For non-urgent issues please contact reception and we will give you an enquiry form.

Price Change

As of the first of July you may have noticed the cost of appointments at

Active Health Portland increased. Medicare rebates have also

increased so the gap is still $20.

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1. What is the largest bone in the body?

2. What does AIDS stand for?

3. What is the oldest know infectious disease?

4. What insect is known to carry Lyme Disease?

5. If you suffer from cynanthropy what do you think you are?

Health Quiz

Ingredients 2 ripe bananas, peeled

1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour

1 tbs sugar

1 1/4 cups low-fat milk

1 tsp white vinegar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

Olive or canola oil spray

1 1/4 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen

1 1/2 cups low-fat berry or vanilla yoghurt, to serve

2 cups strawberries or other berries, quartered, to serve

1. Mash the bananas with a fork in a large bowl.

2. Sift flour over bananas, adding the remaining husk in the sieve to the bowl.

3. Add sugar and stir to combine.

4. Add milk, vinegar and eggs to the bowl. Mix until combined.

5. Spray a large non-stick frypan with oil and place over medium heat.

6. Place 2 tablespoons of batter evenly spaced around the pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until small bubbles appear on surface. Top each pikelet with 6 blueberries then carefully turn over. Brown on reverse side for 1 minute or until cooked through.

7. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.

8. Divide pikelets between 4 serving plates.

To serve, layer with spoonful's of yoghurt and

top with fresh fruit.

Method

Banana Berry Pikelets

1. Femur; 2. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; 3. Leprosy; 4. Ticks; 5. A dog

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PODIATRY FEES – REBECCA RUNDELL

FROM 1st JUNE 2019

Due to increasing costs the new podiatry fees are as follows:

Initial Private Consult* $75.00

Subsequent Private Consultation* $65.00

EPC Consultation ($53.80 rebated by Medicare) $63.80

Fee for Missed Appointment $20.00

Fee for 2nd Missed Appointment $50.00

EPC Consultation - Concession card holders NO out of pocket cost

*Private Health Insurance can be used and claimed on HICAPS when paying for appointment*

Walk-In Blood Tests Available

Between 8:30am and 12:30pm.

NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

All Pathology Slips welcome

Reminder

Please turn off your mobile phone or switch to silent during

consultations.