These resources are useful for primary care professionals working in clinical or community settings.
Network News (18 July 2023)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
The aim of this training is to increase access to culturally, socially and clinically appropriate health services and support to women and girls from...
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
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)
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)
Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Alcohol and other drugs management
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 Melbourne case study - Palliative care
Ivy, a retired registered nurse, has been a patient of the practice for more than 20 years. Her current GP is new to the...
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Assistance with family violence in general practice settings
Carly, a new patient, came into her appointment and asked the GP, who was running late, for a repeat contraceptive pill prescription. She seemed...
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Assistance in assessment of a toddler whose feet turn in
Angelina, along with her 3 children, George (2 years, 4 months), Thomas (4 years, 6 months) and Peter (6 years, 3 months), go to...
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Managing common Orthopaedic presentations
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 Melbourne case study - Assistance with refugee health
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...
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Managing headaches in children
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...
HealthPathways Melbourne case study - Overdiagnosis of benign murmurs
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
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
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)
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)
An overview of 2 important and developing topics: new cancer therapies and voluntary assisted dying.
After-hours service directory
This directory comprises names, times and contact details for dozens of organisations that provide urgent health care outside standard operating hours. We encourage you...
