Resource Type: Webinar

Child mental health community of practice – session 4: Eating disorders (3 October 2023)

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This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians, mental health clinicians, social workers and counsellors. Session resources Presentation slides HealthPathways Melbourne slides Referral, consultation services and further training

Improving Childhood Asthma Management (ICAM) community of practice – session 1: Implementing clinical practice guidelines (4 October 2023)

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This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on the implementation of updated paediatric asthma guidelines, and the challenges to this in the real world. Session resources:  presentation slides (.pdf) HealthPathways Melbourne presentation slides (.pdf)

Insights and strategies to manage difficult patient situations

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This session will provide an overview of current knowledge and best practice in managing difficult patient situations. Session resources Presentation slides (.pdf)

Understanding the role GPs play in community palliative care (27 September 2023)

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In this webinar you will learn the role GPs have in community palliative care, and how you can work with local providers to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Topics include common medications and prescribing doses, and navigating difficult conversations. Session resources Presentation slides (pdf) HealthPathways Melbourne slides (pdf) Visit NWMPHN’s palliative care webpage for … Continued

Managing asthma in Spring (21 September 2023)

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Springtime asthma is a phenomenon for which all health professionals in primary care need to be aware and prepared. This session will cover how to diagnose and manage springtime asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever), using the latest evidence-based guidelines. Session resources: National Asthma Council Australia presentation slides additional resources HealthPathways Melbourne presentation slides

MyMedicare: a deeper dive (including PRODA) (18 September 2023)

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This session follows on from the first webinar and will provide a ‘deeper dive’ into the benefits and impacts of MyMedicare on general practice and patients. It will include: a brief recap of MyMedicare how MyHealth Record will work with MyMedicare support for MyMedicare and PRODA PHN perspective of MyMedicare MyMedicare and PRODA from a … Continued

Child mental health community of practice – session 3: Depression, suicidality, and self-harm (5 September 2023)

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This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians, mental health clinicians, social workers and counsellors. Session resources Presentation slides Background reading and resources Additional resource list HealthPathways Melbourne presentation slides

MyMedicare: First steps: What is it, What do I need to know? (28 August 2023)

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This session will provide an opportunity to ask questions about the benefits and impacts of MyMedicare on general practice and patients. It will include: a broad overview of MyMedicare the role of primary health networks goals of MyMedicare question and answer. Facilitated by: the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in partnership with the NSW … Continued

Child mental health community of practice – session 2: Aggressive and challenging behaviours (29 August 2023) (Repeated session)

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This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians, mental health clinicians, social workers and counsellors. Please note this is a repeated session from 1 August 2023. Session resources Background reading (.pdf) Resource list (.pdf) Presentation slides (.pdf) HealthPathways Melbourne … Continued

Common eye presentations and acronyms for general practice (24 August 2023)

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This session, hosted by Dr Lukas Sahhar, specialist ophthalmologist from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, will help GPs improve assessment and management of common eye presentations, and better understand common ophthalmological acronyms. Session resources Presentation slides: part 1 and part 2