Children and families
Mercy Health's Dr Laura Watkins, Dr Raffaela Armiento and Dr Sophie Butcher.

Working together for kids: a place-based approach to paediatrics

3 September 2026
Andrew Masterson
Children and families
School students sit in a circle listening to a presenter.

Detecting eating disorders among students: lessons from a DiSS doctor

31 July 2026
Dr Rachel Melhem
Children and families

Building trust early: the many benefits of Year 7 health checks

12 May 2026
NWMPHN | Image: Dr Rosalind Norton (L) and Annie Reid (R)
Children and families
A graphic for the new statewide referral criteria for children's orthopaedics,

Statewide referral criteria: new suite of children’s orthopaedic conditions

7 April 2026
NWMPHN
Children and families
Female doctor examining teenage girl with appendicitis in clinic, closeup

Research paper confirms new model strengthens GP paediatric care

31 March 2026
NWMPHN
Children and families
Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence

Be part of a world-first trial to improve support for women facing family violence

4 February 2026
Safer Families Centre
Children and families
Soa Dang (left), Deer Park parent, with daughter Alyssa who has asthma

It takes a village to care for a child with asthma

2 February 2026
By Mary-Anne Toy
Children and families

The importance of sweating the small stuff: a DiSS nurse speaks

19 January 2026
NWMPHN
Children and families

Connecting general practices with specialist family violence services

5 December 2025
University of Melbourne
Children and families

Statewide referral criteria - new suite of children’s ophthalmology conditions

30 October 2025
NWMPHN
Children and families

Statewide referral criteria - new suite of children’s surgery conditions

30 October 2025
NWMPHN
Children and families
Dr Sam Zagarella, practice co-owner of Niddrie Medical, sits at a desk and looks at the computer alongside practice manager Megan Lay

Family violence: training general practice teams to respond

13 October 2025
Mary-Anne Toy

News from around our region

Parkville precinct eReferrals coming soon

10 September 2026  |  Royal Melbourne Hospital

Tell APNA what it's like to work as a nurse or midwife in primary health care - and win!

7 September 2026  |  The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

Referrals to the RMH: providing care closer to home

14 August 2026  |  The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Revised RMH CDAMS Referral Criteria Now Available

20 July 2026  |  Royal Melbourne Hospital

Endometriosis Symposium: harnessing opportunities for change

13 July 2026  |  Julia Argyrou Endometriosis Centre

Improving the design of consumer-focused pathology reports

8 July 2026  |  St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

New NLCSP Nurse Implementation Guide now available

30 June 2026  |  Cancer Council Victoria

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