Resources

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

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) community of practice - Back to school (28 January 2026)

| 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...

Understanding the New GP Chronic Condition Management Plan Framework for Allied Health Providers webinar

| Webinar

Facilitated by Western Victoria Primary Health Network, the session covers the new GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP) framework, updates to referral processes, what...

EMPHN Practice Management Webinar Series

| Digital resources, Webinar

The Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) Practice Management Webinar Series is now available for on-demand viewing. Presented by Practice Management Consultant, Tania Worroll,...

The nurse’s contribution to GPCCMP development and patient engagement (November 2025)

| Webinar

Facilitated by Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), this informative and interactive session focuses on the nurse’s contribution to the preparation and review of...

Primary care and family violence services: Working together to improve patient outcomes (3 December 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

The aim of this session is to enhance your skills and confidence in how to strengthen referral pathways and information sharing with the service...

Social, cultural and clinical aspects of female genital cutting (27 November 2025)

| Digital resources, Webinar

Facilitated by NWMPHN and Women's Health in the North, this professional development training session is designed to increase access to culturally, socially, and clinically...

Diabetes update – Same diagnosis, different decisions: personalised diabetes care across age, ethnicity and risk (20 November 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This practical education session led by experienced Western Health endocrinologists is designed to support GPs in making confident, evidence-based decisions in diabetes care. Session...

Simplifying GPACI requirement tracking with the POLAR Puffin tool (18 November 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

Introducing Puffin: the latest report that has been added to the POLAR data extraction and analysis platform specifically to support general practices successfully manage...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) community of practice - When spring sprikes (12 November 2025)

| Digital resources, Video, Webinar

This community of practice (CoP) session will explore asthma during springtime including allergies and thunderstorm asthma. The session will also feature the latest updates...

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...