Aim:
To introduce a brief CBT tool to counter stress for healthcare workers

Content:
This will be a 90-minute mini-workshop where enrolled participants will go through the following:
• Stress Scale – this will be shared with the participants to be filled before the workshop
• ABC Tool – (Adversity, Beliefs, Consequences) will be used in the workshop to help identify stress and its impact
• 4-Steps to Reframing – these steps will allow participants to go through cognitive reframing to manage their stress
• Reflection – the participants will spend the last 10 minutes sharing their reflection about the tool and the reframing exercise

Goals:
By the end of the workshop, the participants should be able to apply a brief practical intervention to recognize and manage their stress

Acknowledgement:
This resource is based on materials developed by the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress (CPTS), a treatment and services adaptation center in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

1. Healthcare workers should recognize & acknowledge the stress they experience
2. Simple tools can be utilized to manage stress
3. Applying stress management techniques can improve personal & professional wellbeing

Australians lose more to gambling than any other country on the planet; almost $1300 per person per year. Approximately 1% of people experience gambling use disorder, 7% experience gambling harms and for each person with gambling harms, 6 others are adversely affected by this issue. People impacted by severe harms from gambling are 8 times more likely to experience anxiety, depression and increased risk of suicide. Research tells us that in Victoria alone, gambling harm carries an estimated social cost of $7B. Since pokies were introduced in NSW, a combined $135B has been lost.
Gambling constitutes a significant public health issue that has widespread financial consequences, negative mental health implications and debilitating impact on individuals, families and communities. Most states and territories in Australia have dedicated gambling treatment services that offer free, ongoing therapeutic support for people over the age of 18.

Sadly, few people will ask for help or raise the issue with their GP or other primary health clinician, without prompting, and it can take years for people to access care.

So we ask, is it our role in primary care to screen, manage and refer people we see with gambling harms? And, if so, how do we do this and where do we refer?

This presentation will discuss the range of harms associated with gambling and what supports are available. With a series of case studies the presenters will provide a clinical update on how to screen, using a validated one-question screening tool and how to assess, manage and refer.

The presentation will be of particular interest to GPs, practice nurses and all other primary care clinicians. The aim of the presentation is to educate clinicians on gambling addiction, screening and referral.

1. describe gambling harm as a primary health issue
2. understand how patients present with gambling harm
3. screen and refer for gambling harm