Substance-related psychosis: What to ask and what to do | Online
2025-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | VIC
Hosted by The University of Sydney – Matilda Centre
This webinar will give an overview of substance-related psychosis and is part of the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use Comorbidity Project webinar series, which is focused on applying evidence into practice.
Presented by Associate Professor Julia Lappin, Associate Professor at UNSW School of Psychiatry and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Learning outcomes

Understand the relationship between psychotic experiences and substance use, particularly cannabis and methamphetamine
Detail the evidence for what works in treating co-morbid psychosis and substance use
Know what to ask when assessing risk factors for the development of psychotic symptoms and enduring psychotic illness

Target audience: AOD practitioners
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Electronic National Residential Medication Charts and My Health Record for Residential Aged Care Homes | Online
2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Residential aged care home staff are invited to this webinar to learn about the upcoming changes for electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) from 1 October 2025, timeframes for the cessation of the eNRMC Transitional Arrangement, as well as information on My Health Record integration.
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Initial Assessment and Referral for Mental Healthcare Training | Online
2025-08-13 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-28 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-17 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-09-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Webinar
The Initial Assessment and Referral – Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) is an initiative of the Department of Health and Aged Care. It supports clinicians in matching a person’s treatment needs with the right intensity of mental health support, at the right time.
General practitioners, registrars, mental health clinicians and other health professionals within the Murray PHN catchment, are invited to attend this two-hour CPD-accredited group training workshop on how to use the IAR-DST.
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National Lung Cancer Screening Program: Information for GPs and GP Registrars | Online
2025-08-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Webinar
This webinar will discuss the new National Lung Cancer Screening Program, how to integrate the National Cancer Screening Register and Murray PHN’s localised HealthPathways into daily practice to streamline processes and optimise patient outcomes.
Presenters:

Dr Jayant Banerji, GP and Murray HealthPathways Clinical Advisor
Professor Dorota Gertig, Medical Director of the National Cancer Screening Register.

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Introduction to Aboriginal Cultural Safety | Online
2025-08-19 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
This training is suitable general practice and mental health services staff and other primary healthcare professionals working in the Murray PHN catchment.
Facilitated by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), the training will offer foundational knowledge and awareness on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, identities and cultures while exploring the basics of cultural safety and simple ways to put it into practice.
VACCHO’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander facilitators enhance participant experience and learning by sharing cultural knowledge and lived experience in a safe learning environment where questions are encouraged and welcome.
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Helping patients with opioid dependence thrive: a toolkit for GPs | Melbourne
2025-08-19 18:30 - 21:30 | Leonda by the Yarra, 2 Wallen Rd, Hawthorn, 3122
Hosted by N of One Solutions
Medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence has been found to improve retention in treatment and reduce illicit opioid use, but it is common for patients to relapse multiple times before achieving sustained recovery. Helping patients to thrive and achieve a better quality of life can help establish the recovery capital needed to prevent relapse and contribute to lower rates of overdose and improve overall health. This interactive program presents considerations and tools to help GPs support recovery at key stages of treatment.
Learning objectives

Implement a model of shared decision making for treatment initiation
Identify opportunities for addressing psychosocial factors to improve treatment engagement
Identify considerations for discharge planning

Presented by Dr Thileepan Naren, GP and Addiction Medicine Specialist with experience and interests in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, custodial health, blood borne virus screening and treatment, and drug and alcohol management.
Target audience: GPs
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Infection prevention and control: key points for accreditation | Online
2025-08-20 12:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Hosted by Northwest Melbourne PHN
This session is designed to support general practices in meeting the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition) by strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) systems ahead of accreditation.
Participants will learn to identify key infection prevention areas for all staff, with a focus on hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and planning for adequate ventilation. It will outline accreditation requirements and the specific protocols that need to be in place, including how to document and demonstrate compliance.
Attendees will explore practical strategies for assessing infection risks within their practice, supporting proactive planning and mitigation. The session will also describe the role and responsibilities of the infection control coordinator, highlighting how they support ongoing quality and safety processes.
Finally, the session will cover what to expect during the accreditation on-site visit, with an overview of the key IPC areas that assessors typically examine.
Target audience: All general practice staff
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General Practice Network Meeting | Echuca
2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Echuca Regional Health, 226 Service Street, Echuca, Victoria, 3564, Australia
General practice staff are invited to attend this dinner meeting, which will include a presentation from Wendy O’Meara on reception triage.
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Become a high performing Practice Manager: Human Resource Management | Online
2025-08-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Webinar
Join Tania Worroll, Practice Manager, AGPAL Surveyor and Trainer/Assessor – UNE Partnerships in Medical Reception and Practice Management courses, for valuable insights and practical guidance on how to take charge and lead a high-performing general practice.
This webinar series is designed to equip both emerging and experienced practice managers and practice owners with essential tools, insights and skills to support professional growth and enable success in today’s ever-changing primary care landscape.
This second webinar in the series will cover how to attract, develop and retain the right team to power success.
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CoP for Health Professionals working in Residential Aged Care | Bendigo
2025-08-27 18:00 - 20:30 | Quality Lakeside Hotel, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
Clinical and care staff who work in and provide services to residential aged care homes are invited to attend an evening focussed on collaboration and mental health. Keynote speaker Professor Sunil Bhar from Swinburne University of Technology, will be joined by a panel of multidisciplinary experts.
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Time management for busy health professionals | Online
2025-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | VIC
Hosted by Studer Group Australia
In this practical and interactive workshop, you’ll learn strategies to prioritise, plan, and delegate effectively. This workshop supports busy healthcare professionals boost productivity and focus on what matters most.
In this workshop, you’ll explore how to:
• Enhance your prioritisation skills and focus on high-impact activities that support organisational objectives
• Align your daily tasks with long-term goals to drive sustainable productivity
• Develop realistic schedules and strengthen your delegation capabilities
• Apply practical tools to support clear coordination, accountability, and progress toward shared outcomes
Target audience: Health professionals
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Multidisciplinary masterclass: Best practice in eating disorders | Online
2025-09-02 19:00 - 20:15 | VIC
Hosted by the Mental Health Professionals Network
Moderated by Dr Sarah Trobe, National Director of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC), the expert panel features a person with lived experience, a dietitian, GP and psychiatrist.
During the webinar, the panel will explore how collaborative care can support better outcomes for people experiencing eating disorders. The discussion will cover the complexity of presentations and the important role of multidisciplinary support across different types of diagnoses.
Target audience: Mental health practitioners
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CoP for Health Professionals working in Residential Aged Care | Albury
2025-09-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Atura Hotel, 648 Dean Street, Albury, NSW, 2640, Australia

Spirometry Training Course | Mildura
2025-09-04 09:00 - 16:30 | Quest Mildura Apartment Hotel, 119 Madden Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
Brought to you by Murray PHN and the National Asthma Council Australia as part of the National Asthma Council Australia’s Asthma Education Program.
The CPD-accredited Spirometry Training Course provides comprehensive and hands-on training in the application, measurement and interpretation of expiratory spirometry in general practice.
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A night with the blokes of the Men's Table | Online
2025-09-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
This event is being hosted by The Men’s Table in the Murray Region, run by Tomorrow Man and is funded by Murray PHN.
It aims to go beyond the banter and explore what it means to be a man today and what it would mean tomorrow.
Men are invited to share some laughs, engage in conversation about the state of masculinity and explore some tools that can be used to look after themselves, mates and families.
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Allied Health Community of Practice | Mildura
2025-09-10 07:00 - 08:30 | Mildura Sporting Precinct, Corner of Deakin Avenue and Sixteenth Street, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
This community of practice breakfast event for allied health professionals, aims to provide a welcoming space for connection, collaboration and practical learning.
Practitioners from Lime Therapy will also share a presentation on multidisciplinary therapies and engagement with local GPs and the wider community.
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A statement of attendance will be available to support CPD requirements.

Managing Wounds in Primary Healthcare Workshop | Shepparton (sold out)
2025-09-11 09:00 - 16:30 | Quality Hotel Parklake, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia
This workshop will enable healthcare professionals to develop foundational knowledge and skills to assess, manage and help prevent further deterioration of wounds in primary healthcare. It will provide clinicians with an evidence-based framework to assess and manage a variety of wounds while understanding the importance of client-centred education and care.
Open to: Aboriginal health practitioners, Aboriginal health workers, primary healthcare nurses, GPs, GP registrars, pharmacists and other primary healthcare professionals working in the Murray PHN region.
This workshop is sold out.

2025 Melbourne Immunisation Professional Development Seminar
2025-09-17 08:30 - 16:00 | Novotel Glen Waverley, 285 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley, 3150, Australia
Benchmarque Group are delighted to be supporting the 2025 Melbourne Immunisation Professional Development Seminar.
Benchmarque provide immunisation training and ongoing education to maintain currency for Nurses, Midwives and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners nationally. While immunisation client safety is critical, at Benchmarque Group, a core focus is practitioner safety. Ultimately, we know that immunisations have been, and remain, a simple, timely, effective, and affordable way to improve health and deliver positive outcomes for people of all ages.
This one-day event will contain sessions on cold chain management, vaccine screening and promotions, and immunisation catch-ups.
Target audience: Health professionals providing immunisation
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Accessing respiratory services for lung cancer screening | Mildura
2025-09-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Botanica Restaurant, 413 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia
GPs, GP registrars, practice nurses, nurse practitioners and health professionals within Aboriginal health services can attend this session to learn about lung cancer screening and respiratory services in Mildura and how to access them as part of the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP).
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IPC webinar series | Topic 1: Basic principles of infection, prevention and control | Online
2025-09-18 12:30 - 13:45 | Online
General practice, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and allied health clinical and management teams are invited to join us for an eight-part webinar series designed to update healthcare professionals with the latest knowledge and practical strategies in infection prevention and control (IPC).
The first webinar will focus on the basic principles of infection, prevention and control.
Learning outcomes:

Define the role of infection prevention and control
Identify risks of potential cross-infection/contamination and risk manage them appropriately
Provide an overview of the basic principles of infection prevention and control and their application to practice
Explain how aspects of IPC can be used in the workplace to prevent the risk of disease outbreak.

Presenter: Megan Reilly | Director Hands-On Infection Control
Megan has 34 years’ experience working in the area of infection prevention and control in the residential, community, office-based, acute, day surgery, early learning, justice and aviation settings. She completed her Master of Health Science (Infection Control) in 2002 and has been the Director of Hands-On Infection Control since 1998, providing infection prevention consultancy, education and immunisation services to health and human service organisations throughout Australia.
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Cold chain: principles and practice | Online
2025-09-18 18:30 - 20:00 | VIC
Hosted by Northwest Melbourne PHN
This education session supports general practices preparing for RACGP accreditation by providing a clear understanding of cold chain management for vaccines, aligned with national and state guidelines.
Participants will learn to describe the core principles of cold chain monitoring in line with the National Vaccine Storage Guidelines: Strive for 5 and the Australian Immunisation Handbook. The session will explain how to detect and manage breaches, including immediate actions, documentation, and communication protocols to ensure vaccine safety and compliance.
The session also outlines best practice guidelines for vaccine storage, continuous temperature monitoring, and reporting requirements.
Target audience: All general practice staff
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Using AI technology/AI Scribe in a general practice, RACGP and Medical Director | Online
2025-09-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
This Victorian Tasmanian PHN Alliance webinar will introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the general practice setting. Guest speakers from RACGP and Medical Director will discuss considerations a general practice should make before and after implementing AI and some of the options currently available. There will also be time for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.
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Understanding Bacterial Vaginosis | Online
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
This webinar is for those who work in primary care, sexual and women’s health. It will cover what Bacterial Vaginosis, discuss research, guidelines and evidence-based management strategies to improve patient outcomes.
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Become a high performing Practice Manager: Risk and Quality Improvement | Online
2025-09-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Webinar
Join Tania Worroll, Practice Manager, AGPAL Surveyor and Trainer/Assessor – UNE Partnerships in Medical Reception and Practice Management courses, for valuable insights and practical guidance on how to take charge and lead a high-performing general practice.
This webinar series is designed to equip both emerging and experienced practice managers and practice owners with essential tools, insights and skills to support professional growth and enable success in today’s ever-changing primary care landscape.
This third webinar in the series will cover creating a culture of safety and excellence with practical tools that improve everyday operations.
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Ageing with agency: Multidisciplinary support for older people living in community | Online
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:15 | VIC
Hosted by the Mental Health Professionals Network
Meet Hilda
She’s 79, staunchly independent, and determined to stay in her own home. But osteoporosis, bipolar disorder, and possible cognitive decline are making life more complex and more isolating.
At this webinar, a multidisciplinary panel including a general practitioner, psychiatrist, nurse and lived experience advocate will unpack Hilda’s hypothetical story and explore how collaborative care can support older people to live well in the community, even as needs change. Join us to meet Hilda and see multidisciplinary care in action.
Target audience: Mental health practitioners
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Ageing with agency: Multidisciplinary support for older people living in community | Online
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:15 | VIC
Hosted by the Mental Health Professionals Network
At this webinar, our panel will explore how multidisciplinary teams can play a key role in supporting older people to live independently in the community. The multidisciplinary panel will discuss the complexities that often come with ageing and explore how collaborative care can respond to a range of physical, mental, and social needs.
Target audience: Health practitioners
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