Ausmed Conference – Pathological Behaviours in the work place conference for Nursing – Ausmed Conferences PTY LTD www.ausmed.com.au An Ausmed Conference designed for nurses. Find ways to deal with bullying, violence and discrimination in hospital and community settings. Manage professionally challenging behaviours. Learn to create harmonious nursing teams. Learn strategies to help people who have mental illnesses and / or personality disorders. Earn 10.5 CPD hours as part of your registration compliance by attending. This is an educational event to help the nurse cope with stress and aggression in the workplace. Reduce anxiety and depression. This seminar will teach how to assess and identify if a colleague has a substance abuse habit or a drinking problem. Drug and alcohol problems within the health care profession are high. Learn to care for the carers. Know how to access the Victorian Nurses Help Program and its role in assisting nurses who require treatment and rehabilitation for substance abuse. Learn how to identify and prevent burnout. Self knowledge is a great way for managing workplace situations and people. As a nurse we need to get job fulfillment and learn personal resilience and clever strategies for dealing with challenging careers. Ongoing professional development and training is a must for nurses to keep ahead of health trends. Psychological and emotional health is as important as physical. Holistic care within nursing is a must.

 

Scientists identify promising target for development of new alcohol abuse …

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The scientists identified the protein, known as H-Ras, as a promising target for development of new medications to treat alcohol abuse disorders in humans. The study, which was published on Nov. 7 in the Journal of Neuroscience, was recommended as …
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Smoking may make hangovers worse

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Smoking increases the risk for cancer, heart disease, and stroke, and binge drinking can lead to addiction, alcohol poisoning, car accidents, and unprotected sex. … Damaris J. Rohsenow, Ph.D, professor of behavioral and social sciences, Center for …
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Warren cop fired after incidents with alcohol abuse

Filed under: treating alcohol abuse

Miller, 48, a 17-year veteran of the department, has been arrested three times since Oct. 17, 2010, and has repeatedly missed work because of his problems with alcohol abuse, according to a memo from Warren Police Chief Tim Bowers dated Wednesday …
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