Grampians and Loddon Mallee
ORTicare
Information and resources
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Clinical support and advice
Contact the Manager, Orticare for advice and access to:
- Rural Addiction Medicine Pharmacotherapy Specialist (RAMPS) consultation, advice and continuing education
- Mentoring opportunities and secondary consultations with experienced professional peers in general practice, community pharmacy and nursing
- Nurse Practitioner-led clinics and consultations
- Best practice guidelines, clinical information, business resources and supports
- Clinical networks for health professionals with an interest in addiction treatment and harm reduction.
Education and training
Access to opioid pharmacotherapy training including:
- MATOD – run by the RACGP for GPs, Nurse Practitioners and eligible medical and health practitioners.
- Victorian Opioid Pharmacotherapy Program – run by PSA. Parts 1 and 2 conducted online or face-to-face.
- For other training and education opportunities that are regionally-based and accessible and that address demonstrated local needs including pharmacotherapy, harm reduction, chronic pain, psycho-social treatment approaches, comorbidities, contact the Manager, Orticare.
Contacts
Role | Name | Phone | |
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Manager Orticare | Pauline Molloy | 5338 9142 or 0429 363 404 | paulinemo@bchc.org.au |
Orticare Liaison Officer (North West) | Katherine Hancy | 0419 512 854 | katherineh@bchc.org.au |
Orticare Liaison Officer (Central) | Deb Harris | 0497 587 308 | debrah@bchc.org.au |
Orticare Liaison Officer (Central) | Henryka Benson | 0490 040 923 | henryakb@bchc.org.au |