Murray PHN

GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Albury
2025-02-20 18:15 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Mantra Hotel Albury, Southern Cross Room, 524 Smollett Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
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.
Click here to register.

Motivational Interviewing Training | Mildura
2025-02-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Quality Hotel Mildura Grand, Corner Seventh Street and Langtree Avenue, Mildura , Victoria, 3500, Australia
Aboriginal health practitioners, allied health professionals, nurses and other primary healthcare professionals working in the Murray PHN catchment, who would like to offer extended client support or brief interventions, and increase their skills, knowledge and confidence in their motivational interviewing approach can attend this training.
Learning outcomes:

Describe the key skills and principles of motivational interviewing and its benefits
Evaluate the client’s readiness, willingness and motivation to change
Use effective communication and practical strategies to encourage conversation with a client
Identify the client’s discrepancy between current and preferred behaviour through the decisional balance tool
Prepare a plan with realistic goals with clients to help facilitate and motivate them towards change.

Presenter:

Stavroula Zandes, Health & Wellbeing Training Consultants.

Stav has a background in psychology and counselling and worked with Quit Victoria and the Cancer Council Victoria for 20 years in a range of roles. From 2005 – 2012, she was responsible for Quit’s statewide smoking cessation intervention training programs for health, community, workplace and education professionals. Stav is currently lecturing and tutoring at Monash University in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. In 2013, she founded Health & Wellbeing Training Consultants – a training and education business focusing on health and wellbeing, and specialising in behaviour change and communication skills, such as motivational interviewing.
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Check in from 8.45am.
Enquiries to education@murrayphn.org.au

Clinical webinar series: Updates in management of non-melanoma skin cancer
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) for an educational webinar tailored for Skin Cancer Doctors, GPs, Nurses, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in skin cancer.
Hosted by A/Prof Paul Fishburn (Skin Cancer GP), this engaging webinar will feature multidisciplinary experts sharing the latest updates on managing non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) through interactive case study discussions.
Speakers:
• Dr Christoph Sinz (Dermatologist, MIA)
• A/Prof Sydney Ch’ng (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon and Head & Neck Surgeon, MIA)
• A/Prof Matteo Carlino (Medical Oncologist, MIA)
Accreditation: 1 CPD hour. A certificate of attendance will be provided. Accreditation details coming soon.
Audience: Skin Cancer Doctors, GPs, Nurses, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in skin cancer
Click here for more information and to register

GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Mildura
2025-02-26 18:15 - 21:00 | Botanica Restaurant, 413 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia

Spirometry Training Course | Shepparton (Fully booked, join waitlist)
2025-02-27 09:00 - 16:30 | Quality Hotel Parklake, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia
The Spirometry Training Course is brought to you by Murray PHN and the National Asthma Council Australia as part of the National Asthma Council Australia’s Asthma Education Program.
This six-hour interactive workshop is for local practice nurses, GPs and other primary healthcare professionals. It will provide comprehensive training in the application, measurement and interpretation of expiratory spirometry in general practice.
Click here to join the waitlist
Accreditation:

This activity has been approved by RACGP for 4.5 hours of Educational Activities and 1.5 hours of Reviewing Performance. RACGP Activity ID 409754.
This activity has been approved by ACRRM as an educational event for 6 hours. ACRRM Activity ID 35243.

Community of practice for health professionals working in residential aged care homes | Shepparton
2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:30 | Quality Hotel Parklake, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia
This forum is for GPs, clinical and care staff in residential aged care homes, health professionals working with residential aged care homes including pharmacists and allied health professionals, Residential in Reach, local geriatricians, CDAMS memory clinic and Dementia Australia specialists. It will focus on collaboration and dementia, with guest speakers and panellists including local dementia specialists.
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Chronic conditions of the foot | Albury
2025-03-05 08:45 - 16:30 | Mantra Hotel Albury, Southern Cross Room, 524 Smollett Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
This workshop is being delivered by Benchmarque Group, in collaboration with Murray PHN, and will help to build a practical skillset for foot assessment that enables a healthcare practitioner to be competent and confident in chronic conditions of the foot basic care.
This workshop is suitable for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners, allied health workers, enrolled and registered nurses, nurse practitioners, GPs and practice managers.
Learning outcomes:

Safely perform a basic foot care assessment
Determine foot care requirements
Prepare and use basic equipment and materials
Document foot, skin and nail care according to organisational requirements
Make appropriate referrals in a timely manner.

The course is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Chronic Disease Support Project.
Click here to apply and enrol at no cost.
Click here to download a flyer.
Enquiries: Benchmarque Group, e: courses@benchmarquegroup.com.au or t: 1300 855 568

Contemporary TGD Health for GPs and Prescribing Clinicians
2025-03-05 18:30 - 2025-03-19 20:30 | Online
Created specifically for the unique needs of General Practitioners, this CPD-accredited and free-of-charge course is designed to empower and equip Victorian GPs in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) primary care.
Co-designed and delivered by leading General Practitioners in the field and TGD health professionals, this initiative has been created to improve health outcomes and access for the trans and gender diverse population across the state.
The course combines interactive, didactic, and case-based learning covering topics such as:

Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
Affirmative Practice & clinical logistics
Surgical options and referral
Mental health referral and support
Medicare considerations
Finding a community of practice.

There are three sessions in this series, taking place on Wednesday 5, 12 and 19 March 2025.
Click here to learn more and register.

Mental Health Professionals Network - Hakomi Mindful Somatic Therapy | Castlemaine
2025-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Castlemaine Community House, 65 Templeton Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, 3450, Australia
The Mental Health Professionals Network are holding a free event for health professionals in the Castlemaine area.
Please join us for the first Castlemaine Mental Health Professionals’ Network meeting for 2025!
This event will include a demonstration of the Hakomi Method of Somatic Psychotherapy from Fran Woodruff.
Join us for an engaging and insightful gathering where Fran will introduce Hakomi Therapy, exploring its origins, principles, and practical applications. She will also conduct a live demonstration, with an opportunity for one volunteer to participate. As always, there will be time for networking and informal discussions, fostering the connections that make our community so strong.
We look forward to another insightful and engaging gathering.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Target audience: Mental Health professionals
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Managing wounds in primary health care | Albury (Fully booked - join waitlist)
2025-03-06 08:45 - 16:30 | Mantra Hotel Albury, Southern Cross Room, 524 Smollett Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
This workshop is being delivered by Benchmarque Group, in collaboration with Murray PHN, and will provide clinicians with an evidence-based framework to assess and manage a variety of wounds while understanding the importance of client-centered education and care.
Learning outcomes:

Assess, manage and apply various wound management techniques to a broad range of clients in the primary healthcare setting
Demonstrate knowledge of various wound management products and materials and the techniques to apply the appropriate product
Obtain a compliant wound swab culture using best practice methods
Apply a broad knowledge of management strategies, client-centred education and provision of basic care and advice about wound management
Assess the need for and perform wound management in various settings and educate and assist clients in managing their wounds.

Use code Murray-MWPH25 after logging in as a student to enrol at no cost.
Click here to join waitlist.
Download flyer here.
Enquiries: Benchmarque Group, e: courses@benchmarquegroup.com.au or t: 1300 855 568

Initial assessment and referral for mental healthcare training | Online
2025-03-06 10:00 - 12:30 | 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.
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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Community of practice for health professionals working in residential aged care homes | Mildura
2025-03-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Willow and Ivie, 256 Irymple Avenue, Nichols Point, Victoria, 3501, Australia

GP Education Evening: Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain | Bendigo
2025-03-06 18:00 - 21:00 | MacKenzie Quarters, 10 - 12 Mackenzie Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia
Local GPs are invited to join this education evening to learn about regional Victoria’s first endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic, understand referral pathways and discuss the holistic approach to care within Bendigo Community Health Services’ Sexual & Reproductive Health Hub.
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Aetiology, diagnosis and management of testicular cancer and other benign and malignant scrotal conditions | Online
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:00
Hosted by the Australian Prostate Centre
In this session, urological surgeon and uro-oncologist, Mr Pras Sivam will discuss the presentation and management of benign and malignant conditions of the testes and scrotum. The diagnosis and management of testicular cancer will be explained in this interactive session. Case studies will be used for context.
Learning outcomes
1. Better diagnose and manage patients presenting with scrotal problems.
2. Identify the red flags for testicular cancer in patients presenting with a pain or a mass.
RACGP accreditation
One CPD Educational Activity hour.
Target audience: GPs
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Palliative Approach to care for First Nations health professionals | Bendigo
2025-03-11 09:00 - 16:30 | Quest Bendigo Central, 228 McCrae Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
Hosted by Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Vic
IPEPA offers a dedicated workshop program for First Nations health workers and practitioners to support development of confidence in caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples affected by life-limiting illness. Suitable for health professionals (of all disciplines), Aboriginal Health Workers, Aboriginal Liaison Officers and Community Workers who support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. You may work in residential care, community health or a hospital setting anywhere in Victoria. Health professionals and community workers who care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Workshop content
Workshop sessions aim to develop knowing, being and doing outcomes across the following topics:

The palliative care journey
Yarning about palliative care, end-of-life care and people’s choices
Loss, grief and healing
Looking after yourself

Facilitator:
Nicole Cassar: Business and Cultural Consultant. Nicole is a Gunditjmara, Wotjobaluk and Maltese woman from Victoria
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The intersection of mental health and viral hepatitis | Online
2025-03-11 12:30 - 13:15 | Webinar
Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol service consumers are at higher risk of viral hepatitis. Dr Andrew Lam, Addiction Psychiatry Registrar in the Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, will walk us through their initiatives to reach these consumers for viral hepatitis testing and treatment.
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Last Days: Navigating death and dying community workshop | Wangaratta
2025-03-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre, 37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia
Dying is a normal part of life, but many of us are unprepared for what happens, and the practical steps to take after losing someone we care for.
The Last Days workshop is delivered by a palliative care specialist and helps you understand what’s ahead when someone is at the end of their life, creating space for conversations about their wishes and preferences, and giving you practical knowledge to help you plan and prepare.
In the free workshop, you will learn:

What to expect and the role of palliative care
What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have
How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead
Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order
Possible care choices and support available as we near death
How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available
Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Download the flyer here and click here to register by 7 March.

The MATOD Blueprint: Empowering Practitioners for Opioid Treatment Success | Online
2025-03-11 19:00 - 2025-03-25 21:00 | Webinar
Join Dr. Paul Grinzi at these immersive, online and RACGP-approved CPD activity workshops that have been specifically designed for Victorian practitioners who are passionate about addressing the challenges of opioid dependence.
To successfully complete the program, people must attend all three sessions:

Session 1: Tuesday 11 March, 7-9pm
Session 2: Tuesday 18 March, 7-8.30pm
Session 3: Tuesday 25 March, 7-8.30pm

Click here to learn more and register.

Last Days: Navigating death and dying community workshop | Shepparton
2025-03-12 13:00 - 16:00 | GV Hospice, 102 Balaclava Road, Shepparton, Victoria, 3630, Australia
Dying is a normal part of life, but many of us are unprepared for what happens, and the practical steps to take after losing someone we care for.
The Last Days workshop is delivered by a palliative care specialist and helps you understand what’s ahead when someone is at the end of their life, creating space for conversations about their wishes and preferences, and giving you practical knowledge to help you plan and prepare.
In the free workshop, you will learn:

What to expect and the role of palliative care
What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have
How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead
Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order
Possible care choices and support available as we near death
How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available
Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Download the flyer here and click here to register by 10 March.

Practice network meeting | Woodend
2025-03-12 17:45 - 20:00 | Brooke Street Medical Centre, 14 Brooke Street, Woodend, VIC, 3442, Australia
General practitioners, practice managers, practice nurses and other general practice staff are invited this practice network meeting that will include a presentation from Wendy O’Meara on:

Reception triage
Managing difficult and aggressive patients
Preparing for accreditation.

Dinner will be provided.
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GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Shepparton
2025-03-12 18:15 - 21:00 | Quality Hotel Parklake, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, Australia

Enhancing early detection: The Latest in Cancer Screening | Online
2025-03-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Webinar
The Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria and the Victoria and Tasmania PHN Alliance are hosting this RACGP and ACRRM accredited webinar for GPs and practice staff, to provide updates on the national cervical and bowel cancer screening programs.
Click here to learn more and register.

Palliative Approach to care | Bendigo
2025-03-13 09:00 - 16:30 | Quest Bendigo Central, 228 McCrae Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
Hosted by Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Vic
The aim of this workshop is to improve the understanding and practice of the healthcare workforce in the palliative approach to care through:

Understanding the important role that palliative care plays in the lives of people with life-limiting illness and their families / carers
Increasing confidence to provide holistic and person-centred care to those affected by life-limiting illness.

Workshop content

Principles of palliative care
Communication
Providing care
Advance care planning
End-of-life care
Ethical issues in palliative care
Caring for yourself

Target audience:
Health care professionals working in aged care with limited or no palliative care experience
Facilitator:
Kerrie Cunningham has been working in palliative care and providing education for over 15 years, across a variety of settings, including rural remote Australia and metropolitan Melbourne. Kerrie is dedicated to helping enhance and enrich health professionals understanding of palliative care, which in turn leads to improved patient and family outcomes.
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Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection | Online
2025-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Presented by SunSmart and Cancer Council Victoria, and hosted by Loddon Mallee Integrated Cancer Service, this webinar will cover: current epidemiology and risk factors for skin cancer, the UV index, sun protection times and recommendations and associated resources for health professionals and patients.
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Cancer Council Victoria's Nurse Ambassador Program | Online
2025-03-13 13:00 - 15:00
Cancer Council Victoria is pleased to announce that registrations for the next Nurse Ambassador Program are now open!
Nurses will be recognised as a ‘Nurse Cancer Screening Ambassador’ after completing a series of four online webinars and submitting a reflective practice activity.
This program is free and open to all Victorian practice nurses.
Program overview
The Nurse Ambassador Program provides practice nurses with the latest clinical knowledge about the three national cancer screening programs and viral hepatitis, so they can effectively discuss and endorse cancer screening participation and drive cancer screening uptake.
Each webinar runs from 1 – 3pm and will be delivered online via Zoom.
Topics
Webinar 1 – Thursday 13 March 2025
– An overview under-screened communities, barriers and enablers to cancer screening
– Plain language in cancer screening
Webinar 2 – Tuesday 18 March 2025
– Breast screening
– National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Webinar 3 – Thursday 27 March 2025
– Hepatitis prevention and immunisation
– Cancer Screening Resources Hub and case studies
Webinar 4 – Tuesday 01 April 2025
- Cervical screening, self-collection and HPV
– Reflective practice activity and the next steps after NAP
*Please note attendance at all webinars plus the completion of a reflective practice activity is required to become a Nurse Cancer Screening Ambassador.
Click here for more information and to register
Nurses only need to register once.

GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Bendigo
2025-03-13 18:15 - 21:00 | Quality Hotel Lakeside, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia

2025 Immunisation Professional Development Conference | Glen Waverley
2025-03-14 08:00 - 2025-03-15 16:00 | Novotel Glen Waverley, 285 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley, 3150, Australia
Hosted by Benchmarque Group
After a successful inaugural event in Sydney in 2024, we are proud to bring the 2025 Immunisation Professional Development Conference to Melbourne and Sydney in 2025!
During this two-day in-person event, you will have the opportunity to attend a range of interactive sessions, including catch-up vaccinations, vaccine hesitancy, travel vaccinations, priority populations and an update on winter respiratory conditions in advance of the 2025 season. With our new agenda, you can attend every session and accrue 18 hours of CPD.
Audience: Nurses
Click here to learn more and register.

Mentoring Workshop: Clinical Mentorship for a PEPA placement | Bendigo
2025-03-14 09:00 - 16:30 | Quest Bendigo Central, 228 McCrae Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
Hosted by Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Vic
Mentoring is defined as a relationship between an experienced and a less experienced person in which the mentor provides guidance, advice, support and feedback to the mentee to support their future experience and growth.
This workshop is designed for palliative care health professionals working in PEPA/IPEPA Host Sites who wish to become a PEPA/IPEPA mentor and share their palliative care knowledge with others and further develop their mentoring skills.
Following the workshop, participants should be able to identify principles for culturally safe, supportive mentoring in the context of palliative care.
For those who may have been PEPA/IPEPA Mentors in the past (Prior to 1 July 2022) this workshop will act as a refresher program to ensure your ongoing professional development as a PEPA/IPEPA Mentor.
All those wishing to act as a PEPA Host Site Mentor for their workplace in Victoria, need to complete the online Mentor module and attend one of the regularly scheduled PEPA Mentor training workshops in order to do so, unless they can provide evidence of completing a substantive training program in Mentoring or education that can be considered equivalent.
Topics

Culturally responsive mentoring practices
Communication skills
Feedback skills
Reflective skills

Target audience:
Palliative care professionals working in specialist palliative care services at a PEPA/IPEPA Host Site
Click here for more information and to register

Applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST) | Bendigo
2025-03-17 09:00 - 2025-03-18 17:00 | Central Deborah Motel, 177/183 High St, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. It teaches participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. ASIST is accredited by Suicide Prevention Australia and is widely used by healthcare providers. Suitable for all clinical and non-clinical staff.
Click here to register.

GP/GP registrar initial assessment and referral training | Online
2025-03-17 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.
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.
Click here to register
