Murray PHN

Enabling EDIE (Educational Dementia Immersive Experience) | Shepparton
2024-06-26 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quest Shepparton, 177-183 Welsford St, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia
Staff in various care settings providing support to people living with dementia, including GPs, practice nurses, Aboriginal health practitioners, allied and other health professionals are invited to this workshop presented by Dementia Australia and funded by Murray PHN.
Enabling EDIE (Educational Dementia Immersive Experience) is an immersive workshop that enables participants to see the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia. Using virtual reality technology, this workshop enhances your knowledge of dementia while exploring strategies to support a person with dementia to live more confidently.
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Loddon Mallee Nurse Practitioner Network | Online
2024-06-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Wednesday 26 June, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
The Loddon Mallee Nurse Practitioner Network connects current and future nurse practitioners for professional development and support to contribute towards high quality, accessible and sustainable health care for rural and regional communities.
Nurse practitioners, nurse practitioner candidates, RIPRN and other advanced scope registered nurses who might be interested in obtaining nurse practitioner qualification and endorsement, who are working in the Loddon Mallee region and/or neighbouring or border towns are welcome to attend.
Click here to join the Network and receive a calendar invite and meeting link.

North West General Practice Network Meeting | Mildura
2024-06-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Botanica Restaurant, 413 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia
General practice staff can attend this event to network with peers, receive industry updates and discuss quality improvement learnings with our general practice support team. Wendy O’Meara from Larter Consulting will also be speaking about all things general practice.
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When community palliative care meets general practice | Shepparton
2024-06-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Quality Hotel Parklake, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia
General practitioners and GP registrars can attend this event to hear from Dr Siva Subramaniam, Specialist Physician in palliative care, from the Hume Region Palliative Care Consortium and Goulburn Valley Health, about the range of services that are available.
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Working with families with AOD issues | Online SOLD OUT
2024-06-27 09:30 - 16:30 | Webinar
Learn effective, evidence-based strategies and framework to help you engage better with families.
This workshop is for Murray PHN funded alcohol and other drug providers only.
Participants will:

understand how to engage families using a range of effective response options
learn how to support families to using a comprehensive model that can apply to any family dynamic
apply new strategies to help improve family cohesiveness and cooperation
learn ways to respond to complexities in working with families, such as confidentiality and consent

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Infertility: Supporting patients in primary care and the new Public Fertility Care Service | Online
2024-06-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Webinar
GPs, fertility specialists, gynaecologists, practice nurses and Aboriginal health practitioners, can attend this webinar to learn about the causes of infertility, how to investigate subfertility, the latest range of treatments and how to support patients to access treatment through Victoria’s Public Fertility Care Service.
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Accreditation:
This webinar is approved for 1.0 hour of educational activities.
RACGP Activity Id 896106
ACRRM ID 33750

Navigating Monkeypox and winter illnesses | Online
2024-07-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar
With increasing local transmission of mpox in Victoria, the following webinar, facilitated by the Department of Health and RACGP, is taking place.
It is for RACGP members only to gain essential updates on current epidemiology, testing, and management strategies for Monkeypox, as well as the latest trends and treatments for influenza, pneumonia, RSV, and COVID-19.
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General Practice in Aged Care incentive Introduction Session | Online
2024-07-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
The Department of Health and Aged Care, in collaboration with the Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) and the PHN Cooperative, invite general practices to an introduction session on the General Practice in Aged Care incentive.
What participants can expect:

Introduction to the General Practice in Aged Care incentive
Background of the intent of the incentive and the consultation undertaken
A high-level overview of the program guidelines to guide PHN staff and Practice Managers for incentive take-up
Role of Practices and PHNs in the registration process
Upcoming resources and support
Questions and answers

Presenters:

Jo Da Rocha, Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Delivery, Department of Health and Aged Care
Clare Sullivan, Director, Incentive Design, Primary Care Delivery, Department of Health and Aged Care

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Initial assessment and referral for mental healthcare training | Online
2024-07-11 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-07-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-25 12:00 - 14:00 | 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 Murry 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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GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Online
2024-07-15 18:30 - 20:30 | 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.
This workshop is for GP/GP registrars to learn how to use the IAR decision support tool to help people seeking mental health support.
A $300 payment is available for eligible GPs who complete the two-hour training. This training is an approved CPD activity for RACGP/ ACRRM members.
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General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) | Information session for general practices
2024-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
This webinar will provide general practices with an overview of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) guidelines, ahead of its launch on 1 August 2024
As part of the GPACI program, PHNs are required to develop a process to connect aged care residents with a practice and a GP in MyMedicare where this is required. This webinar will also provide an opportunity for practices to input into the development of a system to enable this connection.
Presenters:

Maryanne Stivactas, Project Lead – Primary Care | Murray PHN
Liz Welch, Project Coordinator – Primary Care | Murray PHN
Belinda Carra, Manager Goldfields Medical Group | Lyttleton St Medical Clinic, Castlemaine.

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General Practice Aged Care Incentive | Information session for ACCHOs
2024-07-17 12:00 - 12:45 | Webinar
This webinar will provide medical services in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) with an overview of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) guidelines, ahead of its launch on 1 August 2024
As part of the GPACI program, PHNs are required to develop a process to connect aged care residents with a practice and a GP in MyMedicare where this is required. This webinar will also provide an opportunity for services to input into the development of a system to enable this connection.
Presenters:

Maryanne Stivactas, Project Lead – Primary Care | Murray PHN
Liz Welch, Project Coordinator – Primary Care | Murray PHN

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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in females: management in the general practice setting | Online
2024-07-17 19:00 - 20:00
Urogynaecologist Dr J. Oliver Daly will outline the initial assessment of females who present with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), contributory causes, treatment options and management in the general practice setting. Red flags that require referral to a specialist will be highlighted. Case studies will be used for context.
By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Perform initial assessment and investigations for recurrent UTIs.
2. Identify the red flags for referral to a specialist.
RACGP
One CPD Educational Activity hour.
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Introduction to Aboriginal Cultural Safety | Online FULLY BOOKED
2024-07-18 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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Young people and sexual and reproductive health | Webinar
2024-07-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Webinar
The Australian Association for Adolescent Health is running a free educational webinar on young people and sexual and reproductive health.
GPs, including those working in the Doctors in Secondary Schools Program, may find this webinar particularly beneficial.
The presenters are Dr Vanessa Siu (FRACGP and medical educator) and Simone Jones (sexuality and relationships educator in schools and community).
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Deep Dive into Dyspareunia: a multidisciplinary workshop on sexual pain
2024-07-20 08:30 - 17:15 | Online
Sexual pain is one of the most commonly experienced sexual difficulties. This interactive 1-day online workshop will gather a multidisciplinary team of experts to discuss, in detail, the assessment and management of dyspareunia. It will include presentations as well as interactive case-based discussions inclusive of diversity of gender, sexual orientation, culture and clinical features. Our multidisciplinary faculty of speakers will discuss cases across the lifespan, inclusive of diversity of clinical features, gender, sexual orientation, relationship status & structure, and culture. We will take a biopsychosociocultural approach to each case.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate respectful, inclusive communication with, and trauma informed care, of patients presenting with sexual difficulties including sexual pain.
2. Implement assessment of a patient presenting with sexual pain using a biopsychosocial framework.
3. Determine the aetiological factors causing and contributing to a patient’s dyspareunia.
4. Create a management plan for helping patients presenting with sexual pain.
5. Recommend appropriate referral for multidisciplinary and medical specialist care for patients with dyspareunia.
Audience: General practitioners, obstetricians and gynaecologists, sexual health and sexual medicine practitioners, pain specialists, physiotherapists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, psychotherapists, sexologists, sex or relationship therapists and any interested health practitioners, trainees or students.
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Hepatitis C in Primary Care (VIC) | Online
2024-07-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Webinar
Hosted by the Victorian HIV and Hepatitis Integrated Training and Learning program, this Hepatitis C in Primary Care course aims to provide general practitioners, nurse practitioners and other prescribing practitioners with the skills and confidence to diagnose, assess, manage and treat hepatitis C in primary care.
Course component:
A 1-hour online module (OLM) prior to attending the live webinar.
A 1.5-hour interactive webinar consisting of presentations, Zoom quiz polling, and group discussions.
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Blood Essentials: All About Bruising, Bleeding, and Iron Management
2024-07-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
Are you a GP regularly encountering patients with bruising, bleeding, or iron-related symptoms? Icon Cancer Centre’s free CPD webinar on ‘Blood Essentials’ might be for you!
Bruising, bleeding and iron-related symptoms, while common, can indicate a range of conditions – including non-malignant disorders ranging from iron deficiency to haemophilia, or even blood cancers such as Leukaemia.
In this webinar, leading Clinical Haematologists A/Prof James Morton AM and Dr Melissa Hancock, will guide you through best practice pathways to ensure optimal patient care when these symptoms present in general practice.
Case-study based and GP led, you’ll learn how to identify initial investigations, recognise red flags, and understand treatment options and critical junctures for haematological referral.
Blood Essentials is part of Icon Cancer Centre’s Haematology & Oncology for General Practice CPD series developed in partnership with Praxhub. This webinar is accredited for 1.5 Educational Activity hours in the 2023-2025 RACGP CPD program.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your expertise! Register now.

Introduction to Aboriginal Cultural Safety | Online
2024-07-30 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.
Click here to register.

Asthma and COPD - they do overlap | Online
2024-08-01 19:00 - 20:00
This one-hour session provides an overview of asthma and COPD, identifying overlap between them. It covers current evidence-based management using the Australian Asthma Handbook and COPD-X Guidelines. It also looks at diagnosis, management, medications and the importance of action plans for self-management.
Presenter: Narelle Williamson, Senior Clinical Consultant – National Asthma Council
By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

Describe how to access the COPD-X and asthma management guidelines
Identify the differential clinical features between asthma and COPD
Summarise the current guidelines for medication management

Target audience: Aboriginal health practitioners, practice nurses, allied health providers, general practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and other health professionals.
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Hepatitis B s100 Prescriber Course | Online
2024-08-06 18:30 - 2024-08-20 20:00 | Webinar
This advanced level training will enable Victorian GPs and nurse practitioners to effectively diagnose, manage and treat chronic hepatitis B in the primary care setting. Successful completion of the training and assessment will accredit community-based medical practitioners to prescribe s100 highly specialised drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.
Webinars will be held weekly on Tuesday 6, 13 and 20 August 2024.
There are also pre, during and post course requirements.
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Suturing course | Albury
2024-08-07 08:45 - 17:00 | Commercial Club, 618 Dean Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
This course provides the theoretical and practical essentials to close and management noncomplex traumatic lacerations, biopsies and surgical incisions.
The course is ideally suited to nurses, medical students and doctors that have little or no suturing experience or wish to enhance their current practice of only using single interrupted suturing technique.
Course structure: Comprehensive online learning package including video demonstrations of each technique and a one-day practical skills training workshop.
Skills workshop techniques include single interrupted, horizontal and verticle mattress, subcuticular closure, deep sutures, skin flap closure and staples & tissue adhesives.
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Dementia Training - Medications | Online
2024-08-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
In this webinar, general practitioners will learn how to recognise the pharmaceutical tools that could aid with dementia management.
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Course in Ear Wax Removal (Microsuction) 11031NAT
2024-08-08 09:00 - 16:30 | Mecure Bendigo Schaller, 60 Lucan Street, BENDIGO, 3550, Australia
Value for organisations: Microsuction is a strategic treatment option for ear health, whether it is a foreign body or wax removal that is required. This course requires a strong understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the ear. Build the knowledge of when to use microsuction, as a technique, with practice and assessments using mannequins to enhance capability, and strengthen patient care.
Learning Outcomes:
• Assess and determine factors that affect ear and hearing health in relation to microsuction
• Assess the client’s physical and pathophysiological auditory status and seek advice where appropriate
• Perform ear canal microsuctioning procedures when deemed appropriate and safe.
As an RACGP accredited provider, our Course in Ear Wax Removal (Microsuction) is the first of our courses to be RACGP accredited activity. We are accredited in:
• Reviewing Performance – 2 Hours
• Educational Activities – 2.5 Hours

Skin Cancer Community of Practice | Bendigo and online
2024-08-08 18:15 - 20:00 | Bendigo Health West Wing – Learning Space 2, Hope Street, Bendigo, Australia
GPs, surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, nursing staff and allied health professionals in the Loddon Mallee region can attend this online or in-person event.
The presenters and topics for the August event and include:

Dr Ian Murphy, Rural Generalist and GP, Kerang: Skin Cancer Case Studies
Dr Maie Walsh, Geneticist, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Mr Morgan Murphy, Genetics Nurse, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Bendigo: Clinical Genetics in Skin Cancer.

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Course in Ear Wax Removal (Irrigation) 11030NAT
2024-08-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Mecure Bendigo Schaller, 60 Lucan Street, BENDIGO, 3550, Australia
Value for organisations: Building the skillset required to confidently support Ear Wax Removal (Irrigation) and improve Ear Health Assessment focusing on safe clinical practice. Be workplace ready to understand the changing treatment considerations and processes.
Learning outcomes:
• Understand the basic anatomy and function of the ear including the basic landmarks of the
tympanic membrane
• Assess the ear to define the appropriate wax management decision, identify the risks and risk
management considerations.
• Recognise complications of ear irrigation, and appropriate management, documentation,
and follow up processes.
• Understand the competencies required for successful ear irrigation.
For further information, please visit the website or contact us on 1300 855 568 or courses@benchmarquegroup.com.au

Hepatitis B for Nurses and Midwives | Online
2024-08-14 16:00 - 2024-08-15 20:00 | Webinar
Nursing and midwifery professionals can gain advanced practical skills and knowledge in hepatitis B nursing. The course includes presentations and case discussions, that introduce the epidemiology and natural history of hepatitis B; vaccination; testing; fibrosis assessment; advanced liver disease; stigma and discrimination and the cultural context of hepatitis B nursing and midwifery.
Course components:

Online Learning Modules
Video Modules
Two 4-hour interactive webinars: 14 and 15 August 2024, from 4-8pm.

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GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Online FULLY BOOKED
2024-08-14 18:30 - 20:30 | 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.
This workshop is for GP/GP registrars to learn how to use the IAR decision support tool to help people seeking mental health support.
A $300 payment is available for eligible GPs who complete the two-hour training. This training is an approved CPD activity for RACGP/ ACRRM members.
This event is fully booked. Click here to join the waitlist
