Events

Are you ready for ANAPHYLAXIS in your clinic ? Come online with Margie and Steph, local Gippsland nurses with over 35 years Emergency nursing experience between them. Join the 1 hour zoom session from the comfort of your own home. TOPIC: How to recognize, assess, manage and treat Immunisation Emergencies. The aim is to refresh […]

As a part of the Latrobe Health Innovation Zone, Gippsland PHN are working towards increasing participation rates of cervical screening within Latrobe. Gippsland PHN have commissioned Family Planning Victoria to provide a locally delivered, tailored three- day training specific for nurses. At no cost to participants this unique opportunity will be available via a simple […]

As a part of the Latrobe Health Innovation Zone, Gippsland PHN are working towards increasing participation rates of cervical screening within Latrobe. Gippsland PHN have commissioned Family Planning Victoria to provide a locally delivered, tailored three- day training specific for nurses. At no cost to participants this unique opportunity will be available via a simple […]

As a part of the Latrobe Health Innovation Zone, Gippsland PHN are working towards increasing participation rates of cervical screening within Latrobe. Gippsland PHN have commissioned Family Planning Victoria to provide a locally delivered, tailored three- day training specific for nurses. At no cost to participants this unique opportunity will be available via a simple […]

This informative and interactive session will provide you with the understanding and tools required to confidently manage common STI screening and care, making sexual health a routine everyday part of your primary health care practice. Over the last 10 years syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea rates have all increased in Victoria, and primary health care practitioners […]

Please join the Infection Prevention Helpline Team along with our subject matter expert Cheryl Frank to look at the Principles of IPC in Wound care and how to apply it into practice. Cheryl joined the Gold Coast Health District in 1996 as a Clinical Nurse Consultant Wound Management​ and also holds a Cert IV in […]

Risk assessment in a pandemic: Assessing survivors of family violence in general practice Part of the  SaferFamilies Centre of Research Excellence and RACGP webinar series based on topics within RACGP’s Abuse and violence – Working with patients in general practice (White Book). Presenters: Jenny Neil, GP, Senior Lecturer at Monash University and GP Training Facilitator […]

The Australian Government Department of Health has introduced the Allied Health in Residential Aged Care Facilities – COVID Allied Health Package.  This program is a temporary measure aimed at improving physical functioning of RACF residents who are at risk of deconditioning due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.  Funding is available for therapy sessions, and […]

The Front Desk & Admin teams have been placed under immense pressure over the past 18 months; and it doesn’t look like getting any easier in the lead up to the end of the year. Patients are becoming increasingly frustrated as they cope with lock-downs, vaccination dilemmas and general Covid fatigue. Furthermore, practice staff must […]

The Victorian PHNs  are  pleased to invite healthcare professionals to attend the inaugural Statewide PHN Immunisation Forum. This two-part online Immunisation forum will provide updates on the National and Victorian Immunisation program, vaccine catch-up doses, and the COVID-19 vaccination program, including addressing vaccine hesitancy, needle distress and medicolegal considerations. There will be two sessions run over the following dates: (you […]

ACCEPTING PRE-REGISTRATIONS NOW!! The impacts of alcohol in the community and our health services will be presented during this online webinar. We have invited Emergency Department and Gastroenterology specialists to discuss the medical and social affects of alcohol and frustrations with community treatment uptake.  Addiction Medicine Specialist, Dr David Jacka will present on assessment and treatment […]

THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WAITLISTED FOR ATTENDANCE PLEASE EMAIL events@gphn.org.au 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 […]

This course builds on VHHITAL’s STI Essentials course and provides the skills and resources required for primary health care practitioners to confidently implement guideline-based management of patients diagnosed with syphilis and to improve patient outcomes. Victoria has seen a 476% increase in Syphilis cases since 2010, with a record 1671 cases reported in 2019. Of strong concern […]

The Victorian PHNs  are  pleased to invite healthcare professionals to attend the inaugural Statewide PHN Immunisation Forum. This two-part online Immunisation forum will provide updates on the National and Victorian Immunisation program, vaccine catch-up doses, and the COVID-19 vaccination program, including addressing vaccine hesitancy, needle distress and medicolegal considerations. There will be two sessions run over the following dates: (you […]

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 […]