The following resources are for health care workers providing palliative and end-of-life care for patients. Visit North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network’s palliative care webpage for more. NWMPHN education and resources Webinars: Practical palliative care for general practices: working together for better outcomes (19 November 2024) Understanding the role GPs play in community palliative care … Continued
Welcome to our face to face Practice Manager Peer Connect meetings – a new opportunity for practice managers to connect, share, and grow together. Whether you’re new to the role or a seasoned leader, work in general practice or at an allied health practice, these sessions are designed to support and inspire. Session resources Presentation … Continued
This face to face Nurse Skill Share session is a space for nurses to learn, share, and grow together. For providers delivering immunisations in the primary care setting, this interactive session covered best practice for conducting comprehensive immunisation appointments and introduces essential tools and resources to support your practice. See resources below. Presentation slides Austin … Continued
A girl, four, is brought in to see her GP by her worried parents. She has not been herself for the past three days. The parents report lower than usual energy levels, and a fever that improves with paracetamol. The GP starts observing the child, who is sitting on her mother’s lap, while taking a … Continued
This session, hosted by NWMPHN and Mercy Health, aims to increase GP confidence in recognising and managing a range of vulval dermatoses, including lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, eczema, psoriasis, and contact dermatitis. We will also cover when to suspect malignancy, how to conduct a sensitive and effective examination, and when to refer. Session resources Presentation … Continued
George, 66, is a retired bank clerk who rarely attends his regular GP. He is doing so today for a review of his blood pressure, which was checked for the first time in this practice a month ago when he saw a nurse to have a vaccination. He is otherwise well but the blood pressure … Continued
James, 55, is a retired accountant who has booked a short appointment at his regular general practice for a review of his type 2 diabetes. His GP had organised for the routine blood tests required to be performed a week before the appointment. By inadvertently ticking E/LFT on the request form instead of U and … Continued
This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on asthma action plans (AAPs), communicating with schools and managing asthma in children and adolescents in a school based setting. Case studies also included in this session. This series is part of the Victorian Department of Health’s Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) project in the inner west of Melbourne, … Continued
Facilitated by Western Victoria Primary Health Network, the session covers the new GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP) framework, updates to referral processes, what GPs are doing differently and how this impacts allied health practice, as well as transition arrangements and billing implications.
The Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) Practice Management Webinar Series is now available for on-demand viewing. Presented by Practice Management Consultant, Tania Worroll, the series was developed to empower both emerging and experienced practice managers and practice owners with the tools, insights and confidence needed to lead high-performing general practices. Click the links below … Continued
NWMPHN's delivery of the Australian Government's Medicare Mental Health phone service has been successfully verified under the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards.
