Grampians and Loddon Mallee
ORTicare
Information and resources
- Orticare Overview of information, resources, OMC referral forms and support
- Register for the Orticare e-news
- Westvic HealthPathways and Murray PHN HealthPathways
Clinical support and advice
Contact the Manager, Orticare for advice and access to:
- Opioid Management Clinic provides primary and secondary consultations for GPs and NPs. For referral forms, please visit the Orticare website via the link above.
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager Orticare | Pauline Molloy | 5338 9142 or 0429 363 404 | paulinemo@bchc.org.au |
| Orticare RAMPS Clinician | Carlotta Standen | 5406 1200 | carlottastanden@bchs.com.au |
| Addiction Medicine Physician | Dr. Adam Straub | ||
| Opioid Managment Clinic Coordinator | Leigh Thornton | 5338 9143 | amsclinic@bchc.org.au |
