These resources are useful for primary care professionals working in clinical or community settings.
MyMedicare: First steps: What is it, What do I need to know? (28 August 2023)
This session will provide an opportunity to ask questions about the benefits and impacts of MyMedicare on general practice and patients. It will include:...
Child mental health community of practice - session 2: Aggressive and challenging behaviours (29 August 2023) (Repeated session)
This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...
Common eye presentations and acronyms for general practice (24 August 2023)
This session, hosted by Dr Lukas Sahhar, specialist ophthalmologist from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, will help GPs improve assessment and management...
How can we benefit patients by integrating oral health into our daily practice? (9 August 2023)
This session will show how advice to patients and referral to a dentist can improve health outcomes for GPs' patients. It will also provide...
Demystifying Dementia – session 2: Post-diagnostic care of dementia in general practice (2 August 2023)
This webinar is designed to improve confidence in clinical ability and attitudes to dementia care. This event is a collaboration with Eastern Melbourne Primary...
Child mental health community of practice - Session 2: Aggressive and challenging behaviours (1 August 2023)
This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Strategies for paediatricians and GPs (25 July 2023)
This session will provide an overview of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and focus on how the disorder presents in children and young people...
Caring for patients who use alcohol and other drugs (20 July 2023)
This session covers how general practices can support patients with alcohol and substance abuse issues to improve their overall health and wellbeing. Session resources...
Demystifying Dementia – session 1: Recognising dementia in general practice (19 July 2023)
This session will describe the stages and domains approach recognising dementia in general practice. This event is a collaboration with Eastern Melbourne Primary Health...
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,...
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...
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...
Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities 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.
General practice: evaluation and management of unilateral pleural effusion (23 May 2023)
A pleural effusion is an abnormal build-up of fluid around the lungs and can be a sign of serious illness. This webinar offers an...
New Brimbank mental health hub: Interactive forum for clinicians (24 May 2023)
This session will introduce the Brimbank Local including the services offered, information on referral and eligibility and current wait times. The session will also...
Contraception Overview for GPs (11 May 2023)
An overview of contraceptive options with an emphasis on new methods available and complex situations.
Early Medical Abortion of Pregnancy: Case Studies and Complexities – An information evening for GPs, nurses and pharmacists (18 April 2023)
This session will build on information provided in the June session, and will include: • an overview of training requirements for providing early medical...
Paediatric Developmental Hip Dysplasia – A GP update (20 April 2023)
The aim of this session will be to provide education on developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) clinics at Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Western...
Digital communication: Introducing video telehealth visits and My Health Record with your patients (4 April 2023)
This webinar focuses on the benefits, barriers and considerations of telehealth consultations in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) and how My Health Record can...
Common and challenging conditions in the care of older patients in general practice: chronic wounds and delirium
The Western Health Geriatrics team will provide an update of two common and challenging conditions in the care of older patients. We will outline...
Navigating the National Screening Program: How to optimise the use of self-collection and manage your patients' follow-up (29 March 2023)
This session will look at optimising the use of the self-collection option for cervical screening in primary care and the advantages and disadvantages of...
Heart Failure Management – Education evening for GPs (16 February 2023)
This session aims to improve GPs’ understanding of heart failure management, focusing on patient management in the early stages following discharge from hospital. This...
