Murray PHN

Breast Surgery Update | Bendigo
2026-05-21 18:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Bendigo Breast Clinic, 39 Drought Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
Hosted by Bendigo Breast Clinic
Topics:

Breast cancer genetics
Germline testing access
Breast density and risk
Practical application of evolving surgical approaches

Audience: GPs and GP registrars
RSVP by 18 May 2026 to: reception@bendigobreastclinic.com.au

ADHD in adults: Managing pharmacotherapy in general practice | Mildura
2026-05-21 18:30 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Botanica Restaurant, 413 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia
GPs, GP registrars are invited to attend this event to learn a practical framework for initiating and managing stimulants and non-stimulants.
Dr Emilie Staehr, GP, Program and Development Manager from May Medical will discuss reframing ADHD treatment, the treatment pillars and provide a pharmacotherapy overview including troubleshooting and optimisation.
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From skin cancer to aesthetics | Bendigo
2026-05-25 19:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | MacKenzie Quarters, 10 - 12 Mackenzie Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
Hosted by Bendigo Skin Doctors and Bendigo Medispa
This event will provide an overview of skin cancer and procedural services at Bendigo Skin Doctors, with an opportunity to meet the team and connect with local GPs.
Key discussion and insights:

Tips and tricks in skin cancer diagnosis and management.
Non-surgical management of sun damage and skin cancer.
Medical indications of Botox injections & laser.
Referral pathways and collaborative care.

Catering provided.
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Enquiries: hello@bendigomedispa.com

Essentials of Primary Health Care workshop | Mildura
2026-05-26 09:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Mildura Sporting Precinct, Corner of Deakin Avenue and Sixteenth Street, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
This workshop is for primary healthcare nurses at any career stage. Delivered by Nurse Educators from the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), it will provide people with skills and knowledge on chronic condition management, immunisation, clinical assessment and triage, wound management, infection prevention and control, professional practice and the Australian health care system.
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Voluntary assisted dying in general practice webinar: Legal and clinical insights
2026-05-26 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | Victoria
Join the End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) training program for a FREE case study webinar on voluntary assisted dying (VAD) with presenters Dr Penny Burns (GP) and Dr Eliana Close (PhD law).
Gain clinical and legal insights including:

legal requirements for having VAD conversation
GPs’ roles in relation to VAD
eligibility requirements for VAD
decision-making capacity in the context of VAD
law on VAD administration.

Audience: GPs, GP registrars and other primary healthcare professionals.
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Essentials of Primary Health Care workshop | Bendigo (fully booked - join waitlist)
2026-05-28 09:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Lakeside Hotel, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
This workshop is for primary healthcare nurses at any career stage. Delivered by Nurse Educators from the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), it will provide people with skills and knowledge on chronic condition management, immunisation, clinical assessment and triage, wound management, infection prevention and control, professional practice and the Australian health care system.
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This event is fully booked. Click here to join the waitlist.

Initial assessment and referral (IAR) for mental healthcare | Online
2026-05-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-11 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
The IAR Guidance (IAR) and Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) is designed to establish a national, standardised approach to conducting initial mental health assessments, and support general practitioners and other health professionals to recommend the most appropriate level of care for a person seeking mental health support. This session will teach participants how to use the IAR-DST.
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This is an RACGP and ACRRM approved event and a certificate of attendance will be issued to self-report CPD hours.

General Practice Network Meeting | Albury Wodonga
2026-05-28 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Cube Wodonga, 118 Hovell Street, Wodonga, Victoria, 3660, Australia
General practice staff are invited to attend this network meeting to hear from Murray PHN and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and receive an overview of RACGP’s Standards for general practice (6th edition).
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HealthPathways and dementia care for allied health | Mildura
2026-05-28 18:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Mildura Grand Hotel, Gallagher Lane, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
Allied health professionals can attend this session to build understanding of local dementia pathways, resources and referral options – while contributing insights to help shape future dementia care across the region.
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Post-Stroke Spasticity – the importance of early diagnosis and treatment | Shepparton
2026-05-28 18:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Carrington Hotel, 505 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, Victoria, 3630, Australia
Hosted by Family Medical Centre Shepparton
Dr. Devamullage Thushara, specialist in rehabilitation medicine, will present on:

Post-Stroke Spasticity (PSS) and what matters to patients
Predictors of severe PSS
What impact does PSS have on quality of life
Typical Ul and LL spastic patterns in PSS
PSS referral tools
Case studies to illustrate the main discussion points

Target audience: GPs and GP registrars
Register via email: Tracey.Morrow@familymedicalcentreshepparton.com.au or phone (03) 5821 2533

Haematuria in the general practice setting: assessment, investigation, management and referral | Online
2026-06-01 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Victoria
Hosted by the Australian Prostate Centre
In this session, urological surgeon Dr David Wetherell will go through a practical step-by-step investigation of microscopic and macroscopic haematuria, essential work-ups, and when to refer to a urologist. Case studies will be used for context.
Learning outcomes:
1. Distinguish between transient benign causes of haematuria and underlying malignant urological conditions.
2. Identify the red flags requiring urgent urological referral for patients.
RACGP: One CPD Education Activity hour.
Registration
Please provide the following information on registration:

First name and last name
Practice name, suburb and postcode
Email address (to which your individual registration confirmation and Zoom link will be sent)
RACGP number (if applicable)
Occupation.

You will receive an email confirmation and a link to join the Zoom meeting. Please check your junk and spam folders if you don’t receive it in your inbox.
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Women's health across the lifespan | Bendigo
2026-06-02 18:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Hotel Lakeside, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
Hosted by St John of God Bendigo Hospital
Nine of our obstetricians and gynaecologists will share practical strategies for managing common obstetric and gynaecological cases, helping you navigate day-to-day challenges with confidence and efficiency. You’ll gain insights that make patient care simpler, safer, and more effective across all stages of a woman’s life.
Discover how to optimise the private maternity services available at SJGBH, including the Joy Program – an affordable package providing shared care with St John of God obstetricians, midwives, and allied health professionals. Gain a clear understanding of referral pathways and the tools needed to effectively manage private maternity patients.
Target audience: General practitioners
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Cross-cultural workshop in sexual and reproductive health | Wangaratta
2026-06-03 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Gateway Health, 45-47 MacKay Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia
Join the Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health (CERSH) and Women’s Health Goulburn North East (WHGNE) for training on providing culturally safe and inclusive sexual and reproductive health support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
The session will cover:

Why it is important to talk about sexual health and how to approach a conversation
Overview of Clinic 35
Explore how culture, beliefs and experiences shape attitudes towards sexual health
Questions, reflections and survey

Target audience: Professionals who support people from CALD backgrounds
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HealthPathways and dementia care for allied health | Albury
2026-06-03 18:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Mantra Hotel Albury, Southern Cross Room, 524 Smollett Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia

HealthPathways and dementia care for allied health | Bendigo
2026-06-04 18:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Hotel Lakeside, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia

General Practice Network Meeting | Mildura
2026-06-10 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Monash University – Rural Health Mildura, 231 – 237 Thirteenth Street, Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia

HealthPathways and dementia care for allied health | Shepparton
2026-06-10 18:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Hotel Parklake, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia

Cross-cultural workshop in sexual and reproductive health | Mansfield
2026-06-11 11:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Mansfield Adult Community Education, 145-147 High Street, Mansfield, 3722, Australia
Join the Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health (CERSH) and Multicultural Health and Support Services (MHSS) to explore how to provide culturally safe and inclusive sexual and reproductive health support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
This interactive sexual and reproductive health workforce training is designed for professionals who support people from CALD backgrounds.
This session will cover:

Why it is important to talk about sexual health and how to approach a conversation
Overview of clinic
Explore how culture, beliefs and experiences shape attitudes towards sexual health
Interactive scenarios
Questions, reflections and survey

Target audience: Community workers
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Myhealth Academy Women's and Men's Health Essentials in Primary Care Conference
2026-06-13 | The Westin Hotel Melbourne, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000, Australia
Hosted by myhealth Academy
We are excited to announce the launch of the Myhealth Academy Women’s & Men’s Health Essentials Conference 2026 bringing these two critical domains together for the first time in a single, integrated, high-impact program.
This year’s program has been thoughtfully curated by GPs to address the evolving complexities of primary care, with a strong emphasis on practical skills training, multidisciplinary collaboration, and contemporary clinical challenges you can apply in advancing everyday practice.
Delegates will benefit from an expert faculty of speakers delivering focused sessions across key areas, including:
Fertility Assessment & IVF
Family Planning, Conception & Adolescent Health
Dense Breast Notification: Clinical Next Steps
Pathology in Primary Care
Endometriosis & Chronic Pelvic Pain
Navigating Menopause
Screening & Diagnostics in Men’s & Women’s Health
Men’s Health, including mental health & wellbeing panel discussion
Weight Management
Afternoon Skills Workshops on LARC and IUD Training
In addition to the core CPD accredited program, attendees will have access to LARC practical skills training and immersive LARC Experience Sessions, supporting the translation of knowledge into advancing procedural confidence in everyday clinical practice.
In recognition of Men’s Health Week, the program will also feature dedicated content addressing gaps in men’s health, ensuring a truly holistic and inclusive approach to patient care.
Target audience: GPs
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Infant and family mental health: Integrating lived experience expertise into your practice | Online
2026-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Victoria
Presented in partnership with Emerging Minds
Explore how lived experience workers are incorporated into infant mental health care, and how peer perspectives can be integrated into multidisciplinary practice when supporting infants, toddlers and their families. You’ll learn how lived experience approaches can strengthen engagement, build stronger relationships, and improve outcomes in infant and toddler mental health care.
Learning outcomes

Describe how peer workers support parental confidence, and promote caregiving that nurtures infants’ emerging autonomy, emotional security, and developmental wellbeing.
Outline how lived experience peer roles support parents in early parenting and the developmental changes experienced in first three years.
Identify organisational actions that support lived experience peer work roles, including role clarity, supervision structures, wellbeing supports, and co production practices.

Target audience: Mental health practitioners
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Applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST) | Mildura (CANCELLED)
2026-06-16 08:45 - 2026-06-17 16:30 UTC | La Trobe University Mildura, 471 Benetook Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, 3502, Australia
ASIST is founded on the principle that everyone can make a difference in preventing suicide. The more people who have suicide intervention training, the more likely it is they will be able to identify someone at risk and intervene to keep them safe. This training is for community members who are aged 16 years and older, and health professionals.
During the two-day workshop, ASIST participants will learn to:

Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions
Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs
Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it
Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community
Recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care.

Hope for the best, plan for the rest workshop | Albury
2026-06-16 09:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Albury Library Museum, Corner Kiewa and Swift Streets, Albury, NSW, 2640
This workshop is designed to empower individuals and their families who are facing a life-changing illness by helping them navigate care with confidence.
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Is your practice ready for pay increases from 1 July 2026? | Online
2026-06-16 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Victoria
Hosted by HR in Health
The 1 July changes bring critical updates to minimum wages and modern award rates, and it’s essential that practices understand what these mean in real terms for payroll, contracts and staff communication.
In this practical and easy-to-follow session, we will unpack the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review, and the flow-on effects for award-covered employees.
George Sotiris & Vanessa James-McPhee will guide you through how to determine whether your team needs a pay increase, how to manage above-award and annualised salary arrangements, and what compliance steps you should be taking now. We will also explore classification reviews, pay point progression, and Better Off Overall Test (BOOT) considerations.
You’ll walk away with clear, actionable steps, communication tips for your team, and the tools needed to ensure your practice is compliant, confident and prepared for the new financial year.
Target audience: Practice managers, Practice owners and payroll/HR staff
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CKD, diabetes and CVD – make the link | Bendigo
2026-06-16 18:30 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Lakeside Hotel, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
GPs and GP registrars are invited to join colleagues for an evening of education and networking.
Attend this event to hear from clinical nephrologist, Chris Holmes, and enhance your skills and knowledge in making the link between chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the impact of these conditions on an individual’s wellbeing.
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Accreditation:
This webinar is approved for 1.5 hours of educational activities.
RACGP Activity Id 1560751
ACRRM ID 41267

Inclusive and culturally responsive care for allied health professionals | Mildura
2026-06-17 18:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Mildura Grand Hotel, Gallagher Lane, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
Allied health professionals working in primary care and community settings are invited to attend this interactive session on multicultural health and diversity. Hear from keynote speaker Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Honorary Fellow, Deakin University to build understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse communities and people with low English proficiency to increase access to care and stronger therapeutic relationships.
Click here to learn more and register.

Major asthma management updates | Bendigo
2026-06-17 18:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | MacKenzie Quarters, 10 - 12 Mackenzie Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
This practical, case-based education evening is designed to help primary care professionals to confidently apply the latest Australian Asthma Handbook guidelines in clinical practice.
Learning outcomes:

Understand key updates to the Australian Asthma Guidelines
Explore the shift away from SABA-only therapy
Discuss and apply AIR/MART therapy in clinical practice
Identify strategies to reduce preventable exacerbations
Improve inhaler technique and patient adherence
Strengthen collaboration across primary care

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Integrating sexual health into AOD care: Practical strategies for nurses and midwives | Online
2026-06-18 19:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
People accessing alcohol and other drug (AOD) services often face higher risks of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and blood-borne viruses (BBVs). Nurses and midwives play a vital role in reducing these risks by integrating sexual health into everyday care.
The Australasia Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine and Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia are presenting this two-part webinar series to provide practical insights, real-world examples and peer perspectives to help enhance STI and BBV testing, treatment and engagement in AOD settings. Learn about emerging issues, explore case studies and innovative nursing models of care.
Dates (participants are welcome to attend either or both sessions):

Part 1: Thursday 14 May 2026
Part 2: Thursday 18 June 2026

Learning outcomes:
On completion of Part 1 and its components, participants will be able to:

describe the clinical presentation of common STIs and BBVs
identify the priority populations for STI and BBV screening
explain the importance of testing and screening for STIs and BBV
recall tools, resources and available clinical support.

On completion of Part 2 and its components, participants will be able to:

identify ways to improve STI and BBV awareness in your setting.
describe models of care that support STI and BBV testing and treatment in AOD settings.
identify practical strategies to engage clients and reduce barriers to care.

CPD endorsement is currently pending. This activity may be suitable for self-claiming CPD hours with your professional body. An estimated equivalent of 2 CPD hours applies. A statement of attendance will be provided for full attendees.

Urgent care identification workshop for frontline staff | Albury (fully booked - join waitlist)
2026-06-24 10:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Best Western Plus Hovell Tree Inn Albury, 614 Hovell Street, Albury, NSW, 2640, Australia
Urgent care identification training supports people to be able to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, severe allergic reactions, traumatic injuries and respiratory distress.
Medical administrators, receptionists, practice managers, Aboriginal health workers and other non-clinical and health administration staff working in local primary healthcare services can attend this workshop to develop knowledge and skills to recognise potentially unwell or deteriorating patients.
This event is fully booked. Click here to join the waitlist.

Dementia update | Bendigo
2026-06-24 18:30 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Lakeside Hotel, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
GPs, GP registrars, the residential aged care workforce and other health professionals supporting aged care are invited to attend this event.
Hear from Dr Hannah Brownstein, Geriatrician from Geriatric Care Australia and Bendigo Health and learn the latest skills and strategies to diagnose and manage treatment for people living with dementia.
Learning outcomes:

Describe the process for diagnosing dementia
Outline non-pharmacological and pharmacological management options of the patient with dementia
Explain the impact that dementia can have on a person’s driving ability.

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