Project ECHO
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) offers interactive online learning sessions for healthcare providers. Project ECHO sessions allow healthcare workers from diverse settings to have direct contact with subject matter experts, empowering them to provide best practice care for their local communities. If you are new to Project ECHO and the ECHO model, these
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Gonorrhoea Are you practicing safe sex? An increase in cases of gonorrhoea has been found in our region. The PHU is advising locals in our region to practice safe sex in a bid to protect their sexual health. Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection and largely occurs without symptoms. It can lead to infertility
International
Current Vacancies Welcome to GV Health, where your career and lifestyle come together. Our talented team consists of more than 3,000 people from all walks of life. We work with purpose and pride and are committed to respecting and embracing diversity, inclusion and accessibility of our people and our community. Greater Shepparton offers the charm
Requesting Patient Information
For health professionals wanting information for ongoing care purposes, please email hisreception@gvhealth.org.au or phone (03) 4804 4352. Your request must be in writing, on your organisation’s letterhead, or from your business email address. Please provide consent from the patient if you are not the patient’s nominated GP. For all other requests for information, please contact
Tenders
Information for suppliers GV Health complies with HealthShare Victoria’s (HSV) Health Purchasing Policy. More information on procurement including a link to the HSV Policies can be found on the HSV website. Supplier Code of Conduct The Victorian State Government has introduced a Supplier Code of Conduct to support its commitment to ethical, sustainable and socially
Quality Assurance Activities
Quality assurance (QA) activities are those in which the primary purpose is to monitor, evaluate or improve the quality of health care delivered by a health care provider (an individual, a service or an organisation). Terms such as ‘QA’, ‘clinical audit’, ‘quality improvement (QI)’, ‘quality activities’, ‘audit’ and ‘quality studies’ are often used interchangeably to
Research Ethics and Governance Applications
Research projects require two types of approval prior to their commencement: ethics and governance. A Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) provides ethics approval: permission to conduct the research on human participants, whilst an institution provides governance approval for a study to be conducted at a particular site i.e., GV Health. Ethics approval must be gained
Human Research Ethics Committee
The GV Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) acts as a committee of ethical review for research conducted at GV Health. The Committee’s primary role is to protect the welfare and rights of participants in research. As part of this, it is the responsibility of the HREC to review new research proposals, monitor existing research
Clinical Placements
At Goulburn Valley Health we are a Teaching Hospital hosting undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, interns and work experience students each year. Contact Information Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine: Student@gvhealth.org.au Allied health: HealthStudents@gvhealth.org.au Medicine: Students@gvhealth.org.au Work Experience: Experience@gvhealth.org.au Alternatively, please phone (03) 5823 8600. Supporting our Future Workforce Our health care teams are committed to the education of
Dr Julia Cornwell McKean
Dr Julia Cornwell McKean Julia joined the board of GV Health in October 2022. Julia currently works as a consultant providing professional advisory services to the public, tertiary and not for profit sectors. She also holds a number of board and committee roles including as a Commissioner to the Board of the Victorian Building Authority