Events

Are you Anaphylaxis ready in your immunisation clinic? Come online with Margie and Steph, Gippsland nurses with over 35 years Emergency nursing experience between us. TOPIC: How to recognise, assess, manage, and treat Immunisation Emergencies. Our aim is to refresh your knowledge, refine your assessment skills and renew your confidence and competence in immunisation emergencies, […]

The 12-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to someone who is experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. Learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional […]

The Immunisation Practice workshop develops the skills and knowledges required to implement safe immunisation practices in Primary Care, including system and processes, administration of vaccines and development of catch-up schedules. The face-to-face workshop involves practical activities which includes: • Cold chain management • Administration of vaccines in a simulated environment • Practice and assessment (performed […]

You’re invited to the biggest ever nursing conference, the APNA Conference Roadshow! Join other nurses at one of the in-person events across the country.  An APNA Conference is coming to you, there’s events in every state or territory. Come and learn, connect and re-energise! At each event you’ll: Learn the latest clinical guidance, gain new […]

The 4-hour Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Gambling course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to identify, approach and support someone experiencing gambling harm. Learn about the risk factors, signs, symptoms and motivations which may underpin gambling harm, how to approach someone about their gambling harm, how relapse might affect someone experiencing […]

Program Outline: This workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. It also provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations including the acute suicidal crisis, care after […]

The 4-hour Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Non-suicidal Self-injury course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to identify, approach and support someone who is engaging in self-injury. Learn the skills and knowledge to help someone talk about their self-injury, how to keep them safe and connect them to appropriate professional help. Participants […]

Gippsland PHN is partnering with the Gippsland Pharmacotherapy Network to deliver this CPD approved face-2-face education. Targeted to General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners and Pharmacists the session aims to provide education to prescribers on long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB), a treatment option for opioid dependant patients. Topics include: • benefits of LAIB versus current treatment options, • […]

This program is presented by the Regional Wounds Victoria Wound Management Clinical Nurse Consultants. It is aimed at experienced nurses who want to advance their skills in clinical assessment, compression therapy and wound debridement. This is a very interactive and hands on workshop. Please wear loose clothing. This is a 2 Day event over Wednesday […]

Are you a Doctor in Victoria Australia ? You are invited to join us in an interactive session about palliative care in general practice. TOPICS Recognising patients who need palliative care Communicating about end of life issues Voluntary assisted dying in Victoria Assessing and managing common symptoms Advance care planning   Workshop Pre-requisite: To maximise […]

Gippsland PHN is partnering with the Gippsland Pharmacotherapy Network to deliver this CPD approved face-2-face education. Targeted to General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners and Pharmacists the session aims to provide education to prescribers on long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB), a treatment option for opioid dependant patients. Topics include: • benefits of LAIB versus current treatment options, • […]

This session will provide an introduction to health literacy and how we can improve it. It will provide an overview of how health literacy impacts our clients and the health system. The sessions will include education and activities to support health professionals to reduce jargon and acronyms, increase clear communication and learn how to develop […]

Are you a Doctor in Victoria Australia ? You are invited to join us in an interactive session about pain management in palliative care. Topics: Holistic pain assessment & management in palliative care Pharmacological & Non-Pharmacological Management of Pain Management of pain – routes of administration Principles of opioid use: titration, prescribing, breakthrough dosing and […]

The 14-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. Learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in young people, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, […]

Safety and Suicide Intervention Training (SSIT) is an education package designed to support clinicians who work with consumers experiencing acute suicidal crisis. It combines evidence-based approaches to screening and assessment, formulation, safety planning, lethal means restriction and consumer and carer education. This workshop is aimed at those who work alongside consumers and carers and whom […]

Safety and Suicide Intervention Training (SSIT) is an education package designed to support clinicians who work with consumers experiencing acute suicidal crisis. It combines evidence-based approaches to screening and assessment, formulation, safety planning, lethal means restriction and consumer and carer education. This workshop is aimed at those who work alongside consumers and carers and whom […]

Come join a group of colleagues for a dedicated day out of work to complete the mandatory voluntary assisted dying training. You will then be able to provide assessments for your patients seeking access voluntary assisted dying and participate in VAD to the level you feel personally comfortable. This event is being hosted in Traralgon. You’ll be […]

This workshop is for participants who have previously completed a Two Day or Tune-Up ASIST workshop in 2020 to keep their skills current. Mandatory Training for ALL Mental Health Staff that have completed the Two Day or Tune-Up ASIST in 2016 / Tune-Up to be completed every 2 years. Training materials & Morning Tea are […]

The 4-hour Mental Health First Aid Conversations about Suicide course teaches any adult (18 years and over) how to identify, approach and support someone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours. Learn how to identify the warning signs for suicide, how to safely have a conversation with someone experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours and confidently […]

The two day training workshop is an intensive participatory course designed to help participants as care givers recognise and assess people at risk of suicide and to implement an effective suicide intervention model. Mandatory Training for ALL New Mental Health Staff. All Existing Staff that have not attended the two day course since December 2014 […]