ONGOING: Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives & Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care (NSW)
This online learning module is designed to provide midwives and clinicians providing antenatal care in NSW, with the tools to identify priority populations for antenatal syphilis testing in their practice, and distinguish the stages of syphilis infection based on a patient’s history and clinical presentation. This one-hour learning module will outline treatment guidelines for these stages, including more complex clinical scenarios, as well as the process of contract tracing/partner notification after a syphilis diagnosis.
Course available online from: 19/12/2023 – 11/09/2025 (available on demand, no fixed date)
Cost: Free
Venue: Online
Persistent Pelvic Pain – Leadership in Care Course
This eLearning course for Primary Care practitioners by Vagenius Training, designs and delivers high quality training in Women’s Pelvic Health. By the end of this structured, comprehensive course you will be upskilled to a high level, so you feel confident and competent to manage patients with persistent pelvic pain.
Learn all you need to know from practicing and experienced clinicians who get results. Let’s take you from what can be chaos, to calm, and even to enjoy the challenge.
Our innovative and unique approach to the complex nature of persistent pelvic pain, plus application of clinical expertise and practical level of learning, has the capacity to make a significant positive impact in the treatment and management of persistent pelvic pain in primary care. Understanding and knowledge applied systematically will lead to earlier diagnosis of endometriosis. Dr Emily Ware takes GPs on ‘a journey with their patient’, with input from specialists in the multidisciplinary team, lived experience cases, sessions from, and interviews with, experts in pelvic pain treatment and management covering gynaecology, pelvic health physiotherapy, pain science, sonography, nutrition, psychology, and more.
The course includes the following elements:
• Online education and reviewing practice
• In practice audit using a ‘whole self-care plan’ with 5 patients (optional)
• 2 x 1hr virtual case study peer group learning sessions (optional).
Cost: $1,350
The content meets quality learning standards and has been approved by relevant GP specialist colleges for continuing professional development (CPD) hours.
New Black Dog Health Professionals Resource and Education Hub
We’re excited to announce that Black Dog Institute’s Health Professional Resource & Education Hub is now live on a new, improved platform. This update provides enhanced features and an improved user-experience – it can be accessed here Black Dog Institute. Once logged in, you’ll have access to a wide range of Black Dog Institute’s evidence-informed online resources, including:
- e-Mental Health in Practice content
- Training modules
- Webinars
- Podcasts
RSV Protection for Infants eLearning Modules
To support the RSV-MIPP, Benchmarque Group have designed a series of eLearning modules to meet the clinical needs of a range of key clinical groups including:
• General Practitioners
• Midwives
• Tertiary specialists including paediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists
• Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and other clinicians working as approved vaccine providers.
The RSV Protection for Infants modules developed by Benchmarque Group provide participants with the skills and knowledge to work directly with families, parents and patients to increase understanding of RSV and the national program. The modules are free to complete. These modules aim to give participants:
• A baseline understanding of RSV information
• An understanding of safe storage, preparation, and administration of Beyfortus® (nirsevimab), ensuring adherence to best practice
Using scenarios and communication frameworks, participants will learn how to engage with parents and caregivers, and use evidence-based insights to deliver proactive, informed care that minimises the impact of RSV and supports families in making informed immunisation decisions.
CLICK HERE to access QR codes for the various modules.
Updated National Cervical Screening Program eLearning Modules to support the update of the NCSP Clinical Guidelines
In partnership with the Department of Health and Aged Care, the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer has released the new, improved and updated National Cervical Screening Program eLearning modules. These five individually accredited eLearning modules have been updated in line with changes to the National Cervical Screening Program Guidelines which came into effect on 14 April 2025. The modules are now also presented in a more engaging and interactive style.
Each module contains educational content which will give you the tools to provide and support access to cervical screening. Hosted by GPEx, you can enrol in as few or as many of the following eLearning modules as you wish.
The Modules are:
- Cervical cancer causes, prevention and elimination (1.5hrs)
- The National Cervical Screening Program (1.5hrs)
- Communicating the importance of cervical screening (1.5hrs)
- Screening in practice (1.5hrs)
- Cervical screening follow-up (2.5hrs)
These eLearning modules are provided to you at no cost by the Department of Health and Aged Care and are CPD accredited with RACGP and ACRRM.
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO eLEARNING
Immunisation Coalition – all webinars and the NCIRS Upcoming & recorded webinars
List of all free Educational webinars for health care professionals who want to provide up to date information on immunisations for their patients
Upcoming and recorded webinars from NCIRS
NCIRS webinars are held approximately every six weeks and feature Australian and international expert speakers covering a range of topics relating to immunisation and vaccine-preventable diseases. These events are publicised via the NCIRS newsletter The Weekly Jab. Sign up for The Weekly Jab here.
CLICK HERE to view recordings
Sepsis in primary care
This interactive, case-based eLearning module is designed to equip GPs and other primary care clinicians with the latest evidence-based strategies to recognise, assess, and manage sepsis across diverse patient populations. Developed in collaboration with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and Sepsis Australia, this course ensures you have the skills and confidence to make life-saving decisions in real-world clinical settings.
What you will learn:
- the early signs of sepsis in adults, children, and maternal patients
- how to apply screening tools and clinical pathways for timely diagnosis
- the risk factors for sepsis
- the development and implementation of effective safety netting strategies to ensure timely re-presentation
- how to identify and manage post-sepsis syndrome, which affects up to 50% of survivors
- indications for escalation of care and effective interdisciplinary communication.
Duration: 1 hour
Back to Basics Wound Care Workshop
Focusing on the basics of wound care, Dr. Gibb will be discussing the principles of dressing selection, the challenges faced when treating wounds and reviewing case studies.
There will be several practical workshop activities and attendees will be able to use the time spent in the seminar towards their Continuing Professional Development.
Learning Outcomes
- Challenges in wound care
- Principles of dressing selection
Workshop activities
- Wound measurement and photography
- Barrier preparations and emollients
- Wound cleansing and biofilm
- Pressure injuries – staging
- Pressure off-loading & redistribution
Case study activity & discussion
Speaker: Dr Michelle Gibb, M Nsg Sci (NP) M Wound Care BN CF
Director and Founder of Wound Specialist Services
When: Friday 25 July 2025
Time: 8.30am to 2.30pm
Where: Norths Cammeray, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray 2062
Cost: $25 including Morning Tea, Lunch and afternoon tea, certificate of attendance and goodie bag
Please see the following video for more information https://youtu.be/aWs45RU3caY
REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/back-to-basics-wound-care-workshop-2025-north-sydney-tickets-1111547391169
ABC of CBT: Skills for GPs – Black Dog Subsidised Training
Psychological presentations are increasingly common in general practice. For many people, psychological care delivered by their regular general practitioner is both an acceptable and accessible starting point to seeking help for their emotional health.
Our ABC of CBT provides GPs with a broad range of psychological skills readily applied in a general practice setting. Successful completion of the program also fulfills the criteria for FPS Skills Training accreditation allowing GPs to access Medicare item numbers for the delivery of focused psychological strategies.
Program Outline
This program is delivered via the following modalities:
- 2 x 6 hour workshops (2 weeks apart)
- 8-hours of self directed learning between workshop days 1 and 2
- 1 x 2 hour coaching session (online) two weeks after day 2
Duration 21.5 hours
Accreditation
21.5 CPD hours incl. 12.5 hrs Education Activity & 9 hrs Reviewing Performance (RACGP & ACRRM)Focused Psychological Strategies Skills Training (GPMHSC)
Prerequisites
GPs need to have completed Mental Health Skills Training (MHST – formerly referred to as Level 1) prior to participating in this training.
Suitable for
GP Registrars, GPs
Topics Covered
- Introduction to CBT
- Challenging Unhelpful Thoughts
- Behavioural Strategies
- Psychological care in general practice
- Working with values
- Mindfulness
- Exposure Therapy
Learning Objectives
- Describe the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours
- Identify unhelpful thinking styles
- Apply cognitive and behavioural strategies to assist people with depression and anxiety
- Integrate the provision of psychological services within a general practice context
This course is for GPs only.
COST – $199 Normally $900, however this training has been generously subsidised by NSW Health
ONGOING: Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives and Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care (NSW)
This online learning module is designed to provide midwives and clinicians providing antenatal care in NSW, with the tools to identify priority populations for antenatal syphilis testing in their practice, and distinguish the stages of syphilis infection based on a patient’s history and clinical presentation. This one-hour learning module will outline treatment guidelines for these stages, including more complex clinical scenarios, as well as the process of contract tracing/partner notification after a syphilis diagnosis.
Course available online from: 19/12/2023 – 11/09/2025 (available on demand, no fixed date)
Cost: Free
Venue: Online
Norwest Private multifaceted GP education program
The program features several different formats of meeting including GP Masterclasses, Evening Education seminars, Online peer group learning webinars and podcasts.
They also have an online education portal with over 100 hours of education via the MEDD platform which can be access via this link: https://nwph-gp-education.medd.com.au/
Masterclasses x6
| Event | Date | Accredited Hours TBC | Format |
| Gastroenterology Masterclass | 3rd May 2025 | 5.5 | Face to face forum |
| Complex Conditions | 14th June 2025 | 5.5 | Face to face forum |
| Women’s Health | 30th August 2025 | 5.5 | Face to face forum |
| Men’s Health | 18th October 2025 | 5.5 | Face to Face forum |
| Managing an aging population | 19th Nov 2025 | 5.5 | Face to face forum |
The Health Insights Evening Seminars Program x 21 planned ( Held 6.30- 7.30pm First Tuesday & third Wednesday of every month)
| Date | Name | Specialty | Topic |
| Apr 1st | Dakshika Gunaratne | ENT | Snoring & Sleep Surgery |
| May 6th | Judy Chiou | Gastroenterology | Coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome |
| May 21st | Ruy da Assuncao | Orthopaedic Surgery | What’s New in Hip & Knee Replacement |
| Jun 3rd | Khalid Rasouli | Gastroenterology | Constipation & bowel cancer |
| Jun 18th | Liz Shaw | Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology Update |
| Jul 1st | Vahid Mohabbati | Pain Interventionist | New advanced therapies for Low back Pain |
| Jul 16th | Prasad Athreya | Orthopaedic | Common adults and children’s foot and ankle problems |
| Aug 5th | Diaa Samuel | ENT | Paediatric ENT |
| Aug 20th | Adam Mir | Pain Specialist | Opiates use in chronic pain |
| Sep 2nd | Haren nandapalan | Orthopaedic shoulder | Common shoulder presentations/treatment algorithms |
| Sept 17th | Ting Min Li | Gynaecology | Screening tests in the first trimester of Pregnancy |
| Oct 2nd | Brian Hsu | Orthopaedic Spine | Scoliosis |
| Oct 14th | Shanu Gambhir | Neurosurgery | endoscopic spine surgery |
| Nov 5th | Bhisham Singh | Orthopaedic Spine | Orthopaedic Spine Surgery |
| Nov 19th | Amy Cao | General Surgery Pelvic Floor Conditions | Pelvic floor Conditions |
| Dec 2nd | Santhosh George Thomas | Neurosurgery | Minimally invasive cranial neurosurgery |
| Dec | Dr Jothi Murugesan | Colorectal Surgeon | Faecal incontinence & obstruction, latest haemorrhoid treatments, hernia |
The Health Insights Peer Group Learning Webinars x 20 ( Held during the day at 12.30-1.30pm )
| Date | Name | Specialty | Topic | Mar 27th | Diaa Samuel | ENT | Dysphagia and globus symptoms |
| Apr 10th | TBC | ||
| May 8th | Khalid Rasouli | Gastroenterology | Constipation & bowel cancer |
| May 29th | Alister Ramachandran | Pain Specialist | PRP uses and treatment |
| Jun 12th | Sanjeev Golani | Colorectal Surgery | TBC |
| Jun 26th | Brian Hsu | Ortho Spine | Scoliosis |
| Jul 24th | Santhosh George Thomas | Neurosurgery | Approach to low back pain in general practice |
| Aug 14th | Praka Sundaralingam | Gastroenterology | Reflux and PPIs |
| Aug 28th | Ruy da Assuncao | Orthopaedic Surgery | Surgeon vs Implant vs Robot! |
| Sep 11th | TBC | ||
| Sept 25th | David Chandrakumar | Cardiology | POTS: when to suspect and how to treat |
| Oct 16th | Bhisham Singh | Ortho Spine | Orthopaedic Spine Surgery |
To register please visit: https://nwph-gp-education.medd.com.au/