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Supporting Veterans’ compensation claims and GP billing
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Enhance your understanding of Veterans' health and compensation claims. Learn about accepted conditions, the claims process, and appropriate billing practices.

1 hour ENROL
Supporting a Veteran in crisis: Managing suicidal ideation in General Practice
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Learn strategies to support veterans with suicidal ideation. A case-based activity to assess risk, identify support, and promote recovery.

30 mins ENROL
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Essential guide to DVA billing
Navigating the world of Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) billing can seem daunting. This concise guide provides general pr...
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Supporting Veterans’ compensation claims: a guide for GPs
As a GP, you can play a crucial role in helping veterans navigate the complexities of compensation claims. This process can be...
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Health and Service Needs of Older Australian Veterans
Older veterans have unique health needs. They often experience musculoskeletal problems, cardiovascular disease, respiratory co...
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How can veterans access health care?
Defence is responsible for the health care of current serving ADF members up until the date of their separation. Upon leaving D...
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Wellbeing profile of Australia’s veterans
A person's health and wellbeing are influenced by socioeconomic characteristics – for veterans, these may be influenced by fact...
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What lifestyle factors influence the health of veterans?
Many risk factors are modifiable, and so they can be changed to improve a person's health. Understanding the choices veterans m...
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Practice Review: Annika's Veteran Health Check
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This eLearning will work through the Veteran Health Check and provide an opportunity to apply the VETERANS Lens.

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Veteran Health Resources: Navigating services for veterans and their families
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This webinar helps GPs optimise DVA referral pathways while reviewing the unique health needs of veterans and their families.

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Impact of veteran mental health on family members: Dave

Meet 'Dave,' a veteran facing mental health challenges. Learn to support veterans and families using the VETERANS lens: PTSD, well-being, and DVA services.

30 mins ENROL
Understanding our Veterans' healthcare
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This webinar will explore the impact of military service on health, transition challenges, and the VETERANS lens for effective care.

1 hour ENROL
Mental Health Care for Veterans
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Join us for this session designed to equip health professionals with critical knowledge for managing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders.

1 hour ENROL
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Tools for your practice: Enhancing Consultations with Veterans
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The VETERANS lens will guide you through the important, not-to-be-missed aspects of a medical history that are of particular relevance to a veteran’s health. 

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VETERANS Lens
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This tool can be used with veterans, and their family members to enable GPs to understand the social, environmental and employment context of the veteran.

Tools for your practice: VETERAN lens autofill template
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This useful tool shows the aspects of the Veteran Health Check to incorporate into all relevant consultations with Veterans at any time after transition.

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VETERANS Lens — Sample questions
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Sample questions to guide health professionals during consultations, helping to ensure effective communication and tailored care for veterans' specific needs.

Tools for your practice: Essential guide to DVA billing
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This guide helps GPs claim DVA services, incentive payments, and handle compensation paperwork, ensuring accurate, efficient processing of claims.

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More from VETs HeLP
DVA Quick Guides
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DVA offers printable guides and a Veterans' HealthPathways tool with basics on what DVA provides, referral procedures, services available, and how to get paid for them.

Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page is designed to answer commonly asked questions that our audience has raised throughout the VETs HeLP program.