Resources

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

Diabetic foot disease masterclass for the primary care physician (15 October 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

A case-based masterclass, facilitated by NWMPHN and Western Health, covering the latest updates in diabetic foot disease care for primary care physicians. Session resources...

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...

Shared Maternity Care Workshop 2: Improving outcomes in pregnancy - preterm birth, growth restriction and family violence (23 September 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

Join experts from leading hospitals for insights on foetal growth restriction management, and family violence responses. Topics include foetal growth restriction identification, surveillance, escalation...

Shared Maternity Care Workshop 1: Declining recommended maternity care and abnormal ultrasound findings (16 September 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

Over two evening webinars, the annual Shared Maternity Care Collaborative workshops cover important antenatal topics. Join leading obstetrician and gynaecology experts from Northern Hospital,...

Primary Care CVD Virtual Roadshow | Identify, assess and manage CVD risk in the NWMPHN region (9 September 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

Delivered in partnership with the Heart Foundation, this CVD prevention virtual roadshow is tailored for primary health care professionals in the NWMPHN region. In...

Breaking the silence: understanding and addressing suicidal ideation in the context of domestic and family violence (10 September 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This workshop aims to discuss the link between domestic and family violence (DFV) and suicide. Suicidal ideation is common in people experiencing or using...

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...

Unlock the power of Medication Advisory Committees (MACs) to drive safer, smarter aged care for GPs, pharmacists, aged care workers and other clinicians (25 August 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This webinar is for GPs, nurses, allied health, aged care workers and other clinicans working with residential aged care homes, especially those involved in...

Endometriosis: the hidden pain (26 August 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This session will enhance participant ability to recognise the symptoms of endometriosis, appreciate its broad impact on quality of life and understand the importance...

Updates in heart failure management for GPs (19 August 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Facilitated by NWMPHN and Western Health, this session includes the latest updates in heart failure management, including advancements in therapeutics and available support services...

POLAR learning sessions

| Webinar

From August to October 2025, NWMPHN's Primary Care Improvement Team held a series of lunchtime sessions to help general practices become more familiar with...

National Lung Cancer Screening Program: Additional findings detected during lung cancer screening (12 August 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

Australia launched a new National Lung Cancer Screening Program in July 2025. This is the third of a series of educational webinars planned in...

Beyond MDT team care arrangements: Delivering integrated multidisciplinary care that truly matters (6 August 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This session presented by the Victorian Tasmanian PHN Alliance and Prestantia Health explores how general practice and allied health can better work together to...

Accreditation - common non-conformances in RACGP accreditation and how to prepare for them (17 July 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Join NWMPHN and QIP consulting in a session that explores the most common areas of non-compliance identified during RACGP accreditation assessments and provides practical...

Primary Care Pathways to Safety: recognising, responding to family violence in LGBTIQA+ populations (12 June 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Join NWMPHN and the University of Melbourne in this session which will upskill primary care staff in recognising and responding to LGBTIQA+ people impacted...

COPD and asthma - an update for primary care providers (11 June 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Join NWMPHN and Western Health for an update on COPD and asthma management, aiming to unravel some of the confusion in current inhaled therapies....

Abortion care – an update for primary care providers (4 June 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Session resources Presentation slides RANZCOG ​Clinical Guideline for Abortion Care HealthPathways navigation video Early medical abortion - clinical pathway Counselling options 1800myoptions Centre of...

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...

Hepatitis B screening - clinical and practical strategies for the general practice team (15 May 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Watch this webinar to discover fresh strategies for improving Hepatitis B screening rates within your practice. Nearly 30 per cent of Australians living with...

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...

New gestational diabetes mellitus guidelines and management (28 April 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

This webinar discusses the 2025 guidelines changes in management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Session resources Presentation slides HealthPathways Melbourne Gestational Diabetes pathway demo...

National Lung Cancer Screening Program: Essentials in pulmonary nodule management and risk factors (6 May 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Australia is launching a new National Lung Cancer Screening Program in July 2025. This is the second of a series of educational webinars delivered...

POLAR Update - Session 2 (28 April 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

This is an information session on NWMPHN’s transition from Pen CS (CAT4) to Outcome Health (POLAR) as our clinical audit tool provider. This session...