Shared Maternity Care Collaborative Workshop I: COVID-19/Infections in Pregnancy & Problems in the Third Trimester

This session will cover the latest clinical advice on the effects and management of COVID-19 in pregnancy, and how to identify and manage a range of common concerns in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Little Lungs – Paediatric Asthma Update (15 September 2022)

Presented by the National Asthma Council, this session focuses on managing asthma in the paediatric population. Incorporating the latest guidelines from the Australian Asthma Handbook, it provides up to date, evidence-based asthma management information for treating 0–12 months, 1–5-year-old, and 6–11-year-old age groups in primary care.

Bleeding in Pregnancy (14 September 2022)

About one in four women have bleeding sometime during their pregnancy. This session will discuss the causes, concerns and management.

Head and Neck Lumps and Lesions (1 September 2022)

This webinar with a specialist otolaryngologist from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is for GPs to improve their knowledge and skills in the assessment of neck lumps, oral lesions and throat discomfort. It will include an anatomy refresher to assist with your approach to assessment, tips for investigating and biopsy, and when to … Continued

Monkeypox update for primary care (31 August 2022)

This session was presented by a multidisciplinary panel of health professionals from Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Western Public Health Unit and North Eastern Public Health Unit.

Asthma in Spring – Allergies and Thunderstorms (30 August 2022)

Presented by the National Asthma Council, this session focuses on springtime asthma and allergic rhinitis and how to manage both conditions, using the latest evidence-based guidelines. Thunderstorm asthma is a springtime phenomenon that all health professionals in primary care need to be prepared for.

Needs rounds in residential aged care facilities

Explainer video produced by the North and West Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium. Monthly palliative care reviews rounds of deteriorating residents are conducted by palliative care specialists with residential aged care facility (RACF) staff. This supports palliative care planning and provides RACFs with resident triage and case based education.

Handover to residential aged care facilities – explainer video

A guide to supporting effective communication for residents with complex, chronic health care needs between the acute setting and residential aged care.

Getting to know congenital syphilis 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.

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.