Resources

These resources are useful for primary care professionals working in clinical or community settings.

Cold chain: principles and practice for accreditation (18 September 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

In this session, you'll learn the principles of cold chain monitoring ("Strive for 5"), how to detect and manage breaches, best practice guidelines, and...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - Vaping essentials (17 September 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This community of practice (CoP) session explores the intersection between vaping and respiratory health in adolescents, with a focus on asthma management. This session...

Supporting adolescents in general practice: engaging adolescents in sexual health consultations, STI screening and mandatory reporting requirements (28 August 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

There is increased public awareness of the importance of discussions about consent and help-seeking for adolescents. This webinar offers practical guidance to ensure GPs...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - Case Studies Deep Dive (28 May 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on a deep dive into case studies surrounding childhood asthma. Session resources Presentation slides cohealth Community...

Paediatric ADHD – an update for GPs (8 May 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Session resources Presentation slides HealthPathways Melbourne demo South Australian Government- ADHD Shared Care Webinar ​ Australian ADHD Professionals Association. (2022). The Australian Evidence-Based ClinicalPractice Guideline for...

Health Needs Assessment 2025-2028

| Report

Health Needs Assessments (HNAs) are a key deliverable for all PHNs to the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. NWMPHN’s HNA is...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - Back to School (12 Feb 2025)

| Video, Webinar

This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on asthma action plans (AAPs), communicating with schools and managing asthma in children and adolescents in...

Practical palliative care for general practices: working together for better outcomes (19 November 2024)

| Video, Webinar

This webinar will help build palliative care capability in general practice, enabling participants to better support and manage palliative care patients in the community....

Child mental health community of practice session 6: Gender diversity (17 September 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is part of the Victorian Public Healthcare Award-winning 'Connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community services...

ICAM Symposium (7 September 2024)

| Digital resources

Here you can find resources from the ICAM Symposium (7 September 2024): Presentation slides Water Well Project: https://www.thewaterwellproject.org/ Asthma Australia resources: https://asthma.org.au/resources/ Asthma Australia...

Child mental health community of practice session 5: Assessment and management of mental health disorders in neurodiverse children and young people (27 August 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is part of the Victorian Public Healthcare Award-winning ‘connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community services...

Child mental health community of practice session 4: Eating disorders (6 August 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is part of the Victorian Public Healthcare Award-winning 'Connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community services...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice

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North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) has been working with Safer Care Victoria (SCV) to establish and manage a community of practice that...

Child mental health community of practice session 3: Depression, suicidality, self-harm (25 June 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is part of the Victorian Public Healthcare Award-winning ‘Connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community services...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health toolkit

| Collection

  North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network commissions several programs to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to better manage complex and chronic...

Mental Health - Health Needs Assessment collection

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The Mental Health - Health Needs Assessment provides an in-depth review of the mental health needs of people within the NWMPHN region. It is...

Mental Health – Health Needs Assessment

| Report

The Mental Health - Health Needs Assessment provides an in-depth review of the mental health needs of people within the NWMPHN region. It is...

Child mental health community of practice session 2: Aggressive and challenging behaviours (28 May 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is part of the Victorian Public Healthcare Award-winning ‘connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community services...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) community of practice - session 5 (22 May 2024)

| Video, Webinar

Community of practice (CoP) sessions aim to improve clinician confidence in managing childhood asthma, and foster collaboration between asthma care services in the inner...

Child mental health community of practice - session 1: Anxiety (30 April 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is part of the Victorian Public Healthcare Award winning ‘Connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community...

Improving childhood asthma (ICAM) community of practice - session 4 (27 March 2024)

| Video, Webinar

The CoP provides an opportunity for all asthma care providers managing children to come together to improve their clinical knowledge and confidence. The sessions...

Understanding the role GPs play in community palliative care (14 March 2024)

| Video, Webinar

In this webinar you will learn the role GPs have in community palliative care, and how you can work with local providers to achieve...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - session 3: Back to school (31 January 2024)

| Video, Webinar

This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on Asthma Action Plans (AAPs), including how and when to do them, and barriers health professionals...

Child mental health community of practice – session 6: Gender diversity (5 December 2023)

| Video, Webinar

This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...