In the first National Cabinet of our new government on June 17th, there was a strong commitment between the States, Territories and the Commonwealth to work together to identify practical improvements to the health system. Specifically, the connections between GPs and hospitals, and ‘practical ways to get aged care residents …
Nurse webinar “Spotlight on clinical trials: Understanding your patients’ needs”
With the number of clinical trials increasing, particularly in the oncology field, nurses are bound to encounter a patient involved in a trial. To help give you a broad knowledge of this area, Melanoma Institute Australia invites you to join their next free quarterly webinar for nurses, Spotlight on clinical …
Complexities in working with co-occurring mental health and alcohol and other drug presentations
Join our interdisciplinary panel to learn about harm reduction, abstinence, stigma and mental health challenges that people may face due to their current or past use of AOD. Panel Bill Buckley (VIC – AOD Mental Health Educator with a lived experience) Dr. Hester Wilson (NSW – General Practitioner) Dr. Mary …
What GPs need to know about payroll tax
This webinar will provide an update about the risks associate with payroll tax following recent decisions in News South Wales and Victoria. The session will provide advice on what practice owners can do to mitigate their risks, covering key issues in determining whether GPs are employees or contractors. The webinar …
Managing change within your practice
This webinar will provide advice on how to manage change within a practice and with patients. One example would be when a practice decides to increase fees in order to cover costs. Part of this change involves effectively communicating the reasons for out-of-pocket costs with patients. A key focus of …
Improving your understanding of the MBS
This webinar will provide an overview of how to improve your understanding of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). The MBS can be highly complex and questions about item interpretation are common. The session will cover: resources available to support MBS use and interpretation how to ensure your use of the …
Strategies to keep general practices sustainable and boost income
This webinar will cover strategies used by individual GPs to keep their business sustainable or to maintain their income and ensure they can continue practising as a GP or running a practice. Discussion topics will include: experiences of practice setup examples of changes made (eg billing) – what prompted the …
Managing Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Health professionals are invited to join Kidney Health Australia with nephrologist, Associate Professor Shilpa Jesudason as she discusses the importance of screening individuals living with diabetes for chronic kidney disease, how to correctly stage chronic kidney disease and the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in best practice management of chronic kidney …
HealthEd Webcast: COVID Update, Testosterone for Women, Radiotherapy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Topics and Presenters COVID Update – A/Prof Nigel Crawford Hear what’s new in the ever-changing COVID landscape from one of Australia’s leading experts. Make sure you are up-to-date on the latest information on the COVID pandemic. A/Prof Nigel Crawford will present the latest developments in terms of the illness and …
Growth and resilience through trauma
In this FREE community webinar, Professor Smart will be joined by our CEO Alex Gerrick to discuss growth and resilience through trauma.
Dementia management demystified – A stepwise approach to initiating the post-diagnostic care of dementia in general practice
This three-part webinar series, presented by RACGP Specific Interests and Dementia Training Australia will offer a practical and stepwise approach to improving your knowledge, skills, and confidence in diagnosing and managing dementia in general practice. Presented by three GP specialists in dementia, this third webinar discusses the dementia trajectory and …
Dementia diagnosis demystified – A stepwise approach to diagnosing dementia in general practice
This three-part webinar series, presented by RACGP Specific Interests and Dementia Training Australia will offer a practical and stepwise approach to improving your knowledge, skills, and confidence in diagnosing and managing dementia in general practice. Presented by three GP specialists in dementia, the second webinar in the series will present …
Reframing dementia – Applying GP-friendly frameworks to better understand dementia
This three-part webinar series, presented by RACGP Specific Interests and Dementia Training Australia will offer a practical and stepwise approach to improving your knowledge, skills, and confidence in diagnosing and managing dementia in general practice. Presented by three GP specialists in dementia, the first webinar in the series describes the …
The future of predicting mental illness: a new Australian discovery
Could brain scanning to predict problems become the future of mental healthcare? This online webinar explains how cutting-edge neuroscience can predict whether a young person will develop a mental illness. Using brain imaging, researchers can identify brain changes that occur before symptoms appear. Early identification opens the possibility of preventing …