Gippsland PHN is offering free, CPD-accredited training designed to help GPs, primary care nurses and pharmacists better engage and connect with male patients through Movember’s Men in Mind for Primary Care program.
The evidence-informed online training provides practical tools to help health care professionals build trust, improve communication and support men to stay connected to care.
More than 37,000 Australian men die prematurely each year, many from avoidable causes. Primary care has a critical role to play in prevention, early intervention and continuity of care, but access alone is not enough.
Movember research shows 67 per cent of Australian men have wanted to leave a health care practitioner because they did not feel a connection, 43 per cent have actually left one, and one in seven stopped going to that kind of care altogether, rather than finding someone else.
The Movember Institute’s training program provides practical, profession-specific tools to help practitioners strengthen everyday interactions with men, build trust, support follow-through and help men stay connected to care.
The training is designed to build on the skills practitioners already use every day, while covering practical approaches to engaging men that are not always taught in formal training. Each course is self-paced, tailored to the relevant profession, accounts for 2.5 CPD hours and is accredited or endorsed by relevant professional peak bodies.
Getting men through the door is only the first step. Enrol for free and expand your toolkit to keep men connected to care.
