Congenital syphilis: responding to the Victorian Chief Health Officer Alert

Victoria continues to experience an upsurge in syphilis in 2022. Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so needs to be included in everyday primary health care practice. With a little training, GPs and nurses can manage it well.

Getting to know gonorrhoea in general practice

Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so needs to be included in everyday primary health care practice. With a little training, GPs and nurses can manage it well.

Getting to know chlamydia and Mycoplasma genitalium in general practice

Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so needs to be included in everyday primary health care practice. With a little training, GPs and nurses can manage it well.

COVID-19 and influenza vaccination: Q&A for aged care (9 March 2022)

Christine Ferlazzo (project manager of the vaccine preventable conditions unit at North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network) hosted this Q&A session with Dr Wendy Bamberg (an epidemiologist and public health doctor with the Western Public Health Unit).

Head to Health email signatures

Whether you’re trying to improve your own sense of wellbeing, looking for help with something that’s bothering you, or helping someone you care about, Head to Health is a good place to start. Visit headtohealth.gov.au for more information.

Perinatal depression and anxiety: what’s new in clinical practice? (webinar 24 November 2021)

This webinar was held in partnership with the Parent-Infant Research Institute. It aimed to increase participants understanding of specialised approaches to managing depression and anxiety in the perinatal period. The focus was on diagnosis, risk assessment and management, and psychological approaches to treatment, including evidence-based online cognitive-behavioural therapy (the MumMoodBooster program) and how this can … Continued

Supporting clients affected by female genital cutting/circumcision (webinar 17 November 2021)

This webinar, presented by Family Planning Victoria and The Royal Women’s Hospital, is for clinical health professionals to improve their knowledge and skills to support clients affected by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).

Managing COVID 19 in the community – hear from the experts in the NWMPHN region (webinar 23 November 2021)

Want to know more about how to manage COVID-19 patients in the community? Join this webinar, presented by two GPs in the NWMPHN region who will share their experiences and management of common presentations by COVID-19 positive patients.

Understanding cochlear implants and who can benefit (webinar 21 October 2021)

A webinar by specialist otolaryngologist Prof. Stephen O’Leary and audiologist Raoul Wills, from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, for GPs to improve their understanding of and referrals for cochlear implants. Learn about the patient’s journey from assessment to rehabilitation, and see the latest data for their likely benefits and outcomes from having a … Continued

Using PenCS in your practice: cancer screening (webinar 20 October 2021)

This session was designed to upskill practice staff on how to use clinical support tools to identify and recall eligible patients for cancer screening. Presented by Pen CS trainer Manfred Queteschiner and North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network quality improvement officer Juliet Fieldew.