Resources

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

Ovarian cancer screening and updates on colposcopy referral criteria (webinar 10 August 2021)

| Webinar

This webinar presented by Associate Professor Orla McNally and Dr David Wrede provides information on recent changes in acceptance criteria for colposcopy and the...

Diabetes (types 1 and 2) Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

| Toolkit

General practices play a pivotal role to diagnose, treat and educate people with diabetes to manage their conditions and avoid complications. General practices can...

NWMPHN Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2021–23: poster

| Poster

Our Reconciliation Action Plan is about turning good intentions into real actions and rising to the challenge of reconciling Australia. Artwork by Dixon Patten,...

NWMPHN Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2021–23: full document

| Guidelines

Our Reconciliation Action Plan is about turning good intentions into real actions and rising to the challenge of reconciling Australia. Artwork by Dixon Patten,...

My Health My Voice – August 2021

| Newsletter

Our community newsletter, My Health My Voice, will keep you updated about the work of North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), local services available...

How to run a scalable, profitable and sustainable mass vaccination clinic (4 August 2021 webinar)

| Webinar

This webinar is for all practice staff to discover what you need to know to enhance your vaccination clinic. Facilitated by NWMPHN and presented...

Sleep and settling – from newborns to tweens (webinar 28 July 2021)

| Webinar

Seminar by Werribee Mercy Hospital paediatricians: unsettled babies, how to help, and when to be worried.

It’s my sinus, doc! (webinar 27 July 2021)

| Webinar

An interactive webinar by a specialist otolaryngologist from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, for GPs to improve their knowledge and skills in the assessment of patients presenting with nasal congestion and/or symptoms and...

Using Pen CAT Plus in your practice: immunisation and vaccination (20 July 2021 webinar)

| Webinar

This webinar was designed to improve the skills of general practice staff in how to use clinical support tools to identify and recall eligible...

What to do if a club member dies by suspected suicide (NWMPHN region)

| Toolkit

When a suicide occurs within the local sporting community, the effects can be far reaching. Questions come up about what to say, when and...

What to do if a club member dies by suspected suicide (Macedon Ranges)

| Toolkit

When a suicide occurs within the local sporting community, the effects can be far reaching. Questions come up about what to say, when and...

Introduction to Pen CS: CAT4 (13 July 2021 webinar)

| Webinar

This 45-minute interactive webinar is designed to train practice staff in the basic key functions and use of the clinical support tool, CAT4, for...

Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (30 June 2021 webinar for GPs)

| Webinar

This webinar was hosted on 30 June 2021 by HealthPathways Melbourne, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network. It...

COVID-19 White Paper: Response to recovery

| Report

This COVID-19 White Paper details the detailing the challenges faced and lessons learned through the second wave of COVID-19 in Melbourne’s north, west and...

Eye health in general practice (22 June 2021 webinar)

| Webinar

This eye health education session, delivered by North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and Ophthalmologist Dr Lance Liu, provides guidance on the assessment and...

Pen CS CAT Plus Health Informatics Software Booklet for General Practices and Aboriginal Medical Services

| Brochure

The Pen CS ecosystem facilitates secure healthcare data sharing of more than 22 million patient records per month from over 14,000 doctors and 6,000...

Network News

| Collection

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

NWMPHN QI Record for general practice

| Template

By documenting Quality Improvement activities, your practices can build on improvements every year. Keeping a record of each QI also helps to keep your...

NWMPHN Practice Partnership Plan for general practice

| Template

By completing this Practice Partnership Plan with us, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), you can identify what your practice would like to...

Making time to talk about bowel cancer screening: community event invite template

| Toolkit

Making Time to Talk About Bowel Cancer Screening has been created to help community groups to talk about the importance of bowel cancer screening, and...

Common causes of visual loss in Australia throughout the lifespan (19 May 2021 webinar)

| Webinar

This webinar with a specialist ophthalmologist from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital was for GPs to improve their knowledge and skills in...

My Health My Voice - May 2022

| Newsletter

Our community newsletter, My Health My Voice, will keep you updated about the work of North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), local services available...

Using digital health technology in the COVID environment (webinar 11 May 2021)

| Webinar

Webinar session presented by Katrina Otto focuses on optimising use of data and technology in relation to the COVID-19 environment.

Primary Pulse Autumn 2021

| Magazine

Magazine focusing on the key issues and partnerships shaping health in the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network region.