Resources

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

Demystifying Dementia – session 1: Recognising dementia in general practice (19 July 2023)

| Webinar

This session will describe the stages and domains approach recognising dementia in general practice. This event is a collaboration with Eastern Melbourne Primary Health...

Network News (18 July 2023)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

When someone dies in residential aged care: Grief and loss for families

| Brochure, Information sheet

For families, the move into residential aged care can cause sadness and worry. Most residents will continue to live in the facility until their...

Core triage training for non-clinical staff (5 July 2023)

| Webinar

This session will summarise critical steps to ensure safe and effective management of patient prioritisation. Session resources: Please see the attached presentation slides and helpful...

Child mental health community of practice - session 1: Anxiety (4 July 2023)

| Webinar

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

General Practice Update (30 June 2023)

| Newsletter

Latest news, CPD training, policy updates and more for general practice teams in the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network region.

Network News (4 July 2023)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

Quality improvement record - a template for practices

| Template

This simple and intuitive document makes it easy for you to record and review your quality improvement (QI) activities. It is also very useful...

Social, cultural and clinical aspects of female genital cutting (27 June 2023)

| Webinar

The aim of this training is to increase access to culturally, socially and clinically appropriate health services and support to women and girls from...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health - case study

| Publications

Roberta (she/her) is a 68-year-old Yorta Yorta/Gunditjamara retired council worker, who presents to her local clinic for the first time. She moved to Melbourne/Naarm...

An increased role for GPs in the bowel cancer screening model (20 June 2023)

| Video, Webinar

Changes to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program mean that health care providers can hand out bowel screening kits to patients directly. The session...

Network News (20 June 2023)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

Alcohol and other drugs management - case study

| Publications

The GP first meets Tony, a 53-year-old man, when he presents at the clinic witback pain. The GP is concerned that he may in...

HealthPathways and palliative care - case study

| Publications

Ivy, a retired registered nurse, has been a patient of the practice for more than 20 years. Her current GP is new to the...

Assistance with family violence in general practice settings - case study

| Publications

Carly, a new patient, came into her appointment and asked the GP, who was running late, for a repeat contraceptive pill prescription. She seemed...

Assistance in assessment of a toddler whose feet turn in - case study

| Publications

Angelina, along with her 3 children, George (2 years, 4 months), Thomas (4 years, 6 months) and Peter (6 years, 3 months), go to...

Managing common Orthopaedic presentations - case study

| Publications

An 11-year-old male presents to his GP with ongoing pain and deformity over L) clavicular region from a fall sustained 2 weeks ago.

HealthPathways assistance with refugee health - case study

| Publications

Sahra and her husband Assad bring their 3 primary-school-age kids to see their GP. The GP finds out that they hold refugee visas and...

Managing headaches in children - case study

| Publications

Harry is a 12-year-old boy who has been cared for by his GP since birth. The same GP provided prenatal and antenatal care to...

Overdiagnosis of benign murmurs - case study

| Publications

John Zaccardo, a very active 63-year-old retired accountant, is a new patient to the practice. He visits a new GP for a “good check-up”,...

HealthPathways Melbourne case studies

| Publications

A list of case studies from our clinical editors about various pathways and referral information. Do you have a case study? If you would...

Prioritisation of patients – urgency and triage guide for non-clinical staff

| Information sheet

A guide to urgency for non-clinical staff in general practice for telephone or patient presentations.

Improving Childhood Asthma Management Community of Practice - Session 8 (7 June 2023)

| Webinar

This community of practice aims to improve clinician confidence in managing childhood asthma, and foster collaboration between asthma care services in the inner west...

New cancer therapies and voluntary assisted dying (7 June 2023)

| Webinar

An overview of 2 important and developing topics: new cancer therapies and voluntary assisted dying.