This webinar will help you identify individuals and population groups who participate in bowel cancer screening at lower rates. Learn about the barriers that hinder participation in screening and explore effective communication and outreach strategies to overcome screening hesitancy. The webinar will also examine practices that support engagement with specific patient groups, helping healthcare providers tailor their approach to increase screening rates. By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to address hesitancy and improve patient participation in bowel cancer screening programs. 

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this webinar, you will be able to:  

• Outcome 1: Identify people and population groups who screen in lower numbers  

• Outcome 2: Determine barriers to participation in screening  

• Outcome 3: Identify communication and outreach strategies and how to overcome barriers to participation in screening  

• Outcome 4: Examine practices that support engagement with own patient demographic   

Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney | October 21 2025
BROUGHT TO YOU BY AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL HEALTH
PROGRAM PARTNER - RACGP

Get ready for a transformative day at AIDH’s inaugural conference, bringing together Australia’s leading voices in healthcare policy, primary care, research, and innovation.

View program: https://digitalhealth.org.au/primary-care/program/

Primary care is the backbone of Australian healthcare. The 195 million + services it delivers to Australians every year need to be supported by a modern, connected and digitally capable ecosystem.

Join us at the inaugural Primary Care, Digitally Connected conference to explore the potential of digital health to uplift and transform primary care through a holistic lens.

The program will delve into the power of data-informed healthcare in securing better health outcomes, the role of policy and funding mechanisms in supporting a more connected, digitally-enabled sector, new models of care powered by digital health, and the emerging risk landscape.

This conference is not to be missed by professionals working in or with primary care in Australia, particularly in:
• Health policy
• Digital projects and programs in primary care
• Clinical practice with an interest in digital health
• Primary health service delivery
• Commissioning
• Technology and consulting

Register now: https://digitalhealth.org.au/primary-care/register/

The aim of this event is to enhance general practitioners knowledge and skills when identifying, managing and supporting patients with cardiac or orthopaedic presentations.

The first session will be an update on Stroke , valvular heart disease and women’s heart health.

The second session will concentrate on orthopaedic presentations of with hip knee or shoulder.

By the end of this event delegates will be better equipped to provide holistic, evidence based care and improve patient outcomes.

This session will improve the knowledge , clinical reasoning and ability to manage common cardiac and orthopaedic conditions.

RACGP activity 1346264 14 hours MO:5.0, EA:5.0, RP:4.0. 

URL: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/hearts-and-bones-gp-update-tickets-1690464126709?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join our next allergy assist® webinar: Food allergy prevention, including eczema management

allergy assist® is an education and support service available to GPs and rural generalists in Australia. Ongoing webinar sessions are offered to enhance confidence in managing common allergic presentations.  

The October webinar has a paediatric focus, and is being presented by Dr Paulina Alhucema, a dual trained paediatric allergist and immunologist and general paediatrician based in Melbourne.

What you'll learn:

• Understand the importance of good eczema control in allergy prevention

• Manage eczema in children, including young infants

• Know how to request appropriate allergy testing, and understand the harms of inappropriate allergy testing.

Webinar details:

Topic: Food allergy prevention, including eczema management

Time: 7pm AEST | 8pm AEDT

Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Cost: Free

Duration: 90 minutes and 1.5 CPD hours

Don’t miss out—register now!

The webinar is being hosted through ACCRM’s learning platform. To join the webinar, you will need to be registered with the allergy assist®

https://www.acrrm.org.au/resources/digital-health/allergy-assist

Visit the ACRRM website for more details and to secure your spot: https://mycollege.acrrm.org.au/search/find-college-event/details?ID=37326

About the presenter: Dr Paulina Alhucema is a dual trained Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist and General Paediatrician based in Melbourne. Paulina works for The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Epworth Healthcare, plus assists with the Victorian Virtual Specialists Clinics (VVSC) in the field of allergy. After completing her General Paediatrician training, Paulina worked in Melbourne and rural locations for 7 years. She then returned to RCH for more training and to pursue her passion to become an Allergist & Immunologist. Paulina has led the development of the RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines for IgE and Non-IgE food allergies, has supported the updates in the anaphylaxis guideline, plus many other protocols and guidelines.

The National Lung Cancer Screening Program is now live- a groundbreaking national initiative designed to detect lung cancer early and save lives. As the leading cause of cancer death in Australia, the Program aims to change that by taking a proactive approach to early detection of lung cancer.

This free CPD-accredited webinar provides primary care professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement the Program effectively in clinical settings. It will offer step-by-step guidance on integrating the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) into practice, using key program forms, to support eligible patients through the screening pathway.

Healthcare professionals will learn: 

1. How to access and use the NCSR, including eligibility and enrolment, participant management, referrals, and diagnosis forms

2. The role of general practitioners and nurse practitioners and how they appropriately use the low-dose CT scan request form

3. How to incorporate the NCSR into clinical workflows.

Australia’s first-ever National Lung Cancer Screening Program is now live - a major step forward in reducing lung cancer mortality through early detection. Join this CPD-accredited webinar, hosted by the Australian Government and Lung Foundation Australia, to learn how to effectively implement the program in your practice and effectively use the National Cancer Screening Register. 

URL: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5079763/A4530B877601A1E1E3CA7613C83DC804

This webinar will give an overview of compassion in healthcare and is part of the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use Comorbidity Project webinar series, which is focused on applying evidence into practice.

This webinar will be presented by Dr Erin Kelly Dr Erin Kelly is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice and a casual academic at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use. She has over 15 years’ clinical experience and 20 years in research, focusing on the treatment and prevention of co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.

Erin has worked in a range of settings, delivering both individual therapy and group programs using approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, schema therapy, and compassion-focused therapy. An experienced trainer and educator, she has trained hundreds of healthcare workers, teachers, researchers, and students, and has delivered wellbeing programs in areas such as stress management, self-care, and self-compassion. Erin especially enjoys working with healthcare workers and other professionals dedicated to helping others, supporting them to care for themselves with the same dedication they give to others.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Outline what compassion is and why it matters for both healthcare professionals and those in their care.

• Recognise common barriers to compassion and consider how these may show up in their own work.

• Reflect on ways they could strengthen compassionate practices in their work and life.

URL: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nGxQNtsdQ9yHywTBDPxiAw#/registration

This webinar explores how to issue National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kits to eligible patients in your practice. This ‘alternative access to kits model’ is in addition to the program’s mail-out model where kits are automatically mailed to eligible people. Learn about the benefits of engaging patients in population screening and discover effective methods for doing so. The webinar will cover how to use the National Cancer Screening Register to quickly bulk order kits and issue them to patients and the benefits of ongoing automatic screening reminders. This comprehensive session will equip healthcare providers with the tools and strategies to enhance patient care and increase bowel cancer screening in your community.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this webinar, you will be able to:  

• Outcome 1: Identify the rationale for, and the differences between, the program’s mail out model and the alternative access to kits model (healthcare provider issued kits)  

• Outcome 2: Identify the benefits of, and methods for engaging patients to participate in population screening via the alternative access to kits model  

• Outcome 3: Examine how to effectively use the NCSR to bulk order kits and issue them to patients  

• Outcome 4: Determine ways to change own practices to apply knowledge of the alternative access to kits model to help increase patient participation in population screening with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program  

 2025 Palliative Care online education sessions for staff at residential aged care facilities and home care providers.

MLHD invites all staff working in Residential Aged Care Facilities and Home Care to please join the 2025 Palliative Care Education virtual sessions, presented by members of the MLHD Specialist Palliative Care Team. 

Please note: these sessions will not be recorded. 

WHERE: Via Microsoft Teams 

My name is Emma and I am the CNE for Advance Care Planning,

I am excited to be running 6x virtual education sessions where each month I will be focusing on a different aspect of Advance Care Planning.

These sessions run from 2pm – 2.45pm and are targeted at all health professionals working in MLHD, regardless of your role or workplace, I invite you all to attend.  

The sessions are designed to be interactive, we encourage if able you have the ability to access the camera and a keyboard to participate in the discussion.

For further information or enquiries, please contact Emma Murphy

E: Emma.Murphy8@health.nsw.gov.au   |   Ph: 0439 987 925

What will the sessions cover?

Wednesday August 6th: Topic One: Facilitating Goals of Care, The Role of Advance Care Planning. 

• What is Advance Care Planning and why is it important?

• How does it benefit clinicians, patients, and organisations.

• Advance Care Planning in Australia.

• Advance Care Planning in NSW. 

• Components of Advance Care Planning.

• Advance Care Plans and Directives. 

• What makes an ACD valid, when does it not apply and when does it need to be followed. 

Wednesday September 3rd: Topic Two: Who Does What? Roles and Responsibilities in Advance Care Planning.

• Having the conversation, who does it, who needs to be involved, where does this happen?

• Capacity and Consent.

• When to utilise an ACD.

• Escalation of concerns and handing over to other clinicians/facilities.

Wednesday October 1st: Topic Three: Ethics and the Law in Advance Care Planning. 

What Clinicians Need to Know.

• Capacity, Consent and ACP in NSW.

• ACP in other states and territories.

• Common Law.

• ACP terminology: Enduring Guardian, Substitute Decision Maker.

• Signing, witnessing and validity.

• VAD, tissue and organ donation.

• Resources and support available.

Wednesday November 19th: Topic Four: When to Begin, What to Say and When to Say More:

A Guide to having Advance Care Planning Conversations.

• Who with? When? How to have the conversation.

• Preparing for ACP discussions.

• Responding to cues from patients and families.

• Communication. 

Wednesday February 4th: Topic Five: Understanding the Differences: Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Directives and NFR Orders.

• The purpose of each vs the differences.

• When would someone need one of these documents.

• When does it get completed and how long does it last.

• When should it be used?

• What happens if my patient does not have any of the above?

Wednesday March 4th: Topic Six: How to Complete and Access an Advance Care Directive: A Guide for Clinicians.

• A breakdown of each section of the ACD.

• ACD in NSW.

• How to find on EMR.

• Where to upload this.

• Information for patients and families (accessing, storage, copies).

• Changing/Revoking an ACD.

On 1 September 2025, changes to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for pneumococcal vaccination in infants, children and adolescents came into effect.

This webinar – designed for immunisation providers, public health professionals and clinical stakeholders – will explore the rationale behind the program review, provide a detailed clinical update on the changes and offer practical guidance for implementing the new recommendations.

This session will equip healthcare providers with the knowledge and tools to confidently navigate the transition to 20vPCV, support families and ensure high-quality immunisation delivery under the updated schedule.

The webinar will be recorded and available on the NCIRS website in the days following the session. Register to receive the link to the recording via email when it is available.

Meet Hilda
She’s 79, staunchly independent, and determined to stay in her own home. But osteoporosis, bipolar disorder, and possible cognitive decline are making life more complex and more isolating.

At this webinar, a multidisciplinary panel including a general practitioner, psychiatrist, nurse and lived experience advocate will unpack Hilda’s story and explore how collaborative care can support older people to live well in the community, even as needs change.

Register to meet Hilda and see multidisciplinary care in action.

Please join us for the next webinar in the SEARCH project series. 

Complications following medical abortion are rare and do not need to cause unnecessary stress to clinicians. 

This webinar will help participants gain confidence in managing issues, understanding how and when to investigate, refer and provide timely follow up. 

We will discuss topics such as:

• Bleeding

• Infection

• Retained products

• Wellbeing and contraception following abortion 

Participants are encouraged to email in their own scenarios or experiences for discussion to searchproject@fpnsw.org.au. There will time for a Q and A at the end as well.

About the presenter

Dr Lucy Cho is a Medical Officer at Family Planning Australia and the Medical Lead for the SEARCH Project. With over 10 years’ experience in reproductive and sexual health, she is passionate about breaking down barriers to health care and the autonomy of the individual.

Please join us for the next webinar in the SEARCH project series. 

Complications following medical abortion are rare and do not need to cause unnecessary stress to clinicians. 

This webinar will help participants gain confidence in managing issues, understanding how and when to investigate, refer and provide timely follow up. 

We will discuss topics such as:

• Bleeding

• Infection

• Retained products

• Wellbeing and contraception following abortion 

Participants are encouraged to email in their own scenarios or experiences for discussion to searchproject@fpnsw.org.au. There will time for a Q and A at the end as well.

About the presenter

Dr Lucy Cho is a Medical Officer at Family Planning Australia and the Medical Lead for the SEARCH Project. With over 10 years’ experience in reproductive and sexual health, she is passionate about breaking down barriers to health care and the autonomy of the individual.

This webinar explores how to issue National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kits to eligible patients in your practice. This ‘alternative access to kits model’ is in addition to the program’s mail-out model where kits are automatically mailed to eligible people. Learn about the benefits of engaging patients in population screening and discover effective methods for doing so. The webinar will cover how to use the National Cancer Screening Register to quickly bulk order kits and issue them to patients and the benefits of ongoing automatic screening reminders. This comprehensive session will equip healthcare providers with the tools and strategies to enhance patient care and increase bowel cancer screening in your community.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this webinar, you will be able to:  

• Outcome 1: Identify the rationale for, and the differences between, the program’s mail out model and the alternative access to kits model (healthcare provider issued kits)  

• Outcome 2: Identify the benefits of, and methods for engaging patients to participate in population screening via the alternative access to kits model  

• Outcome 3: Examine how to effectively use the NCSR to bulk order kits and issue them to patients  

• Outcome 4: Determine ways to change own practices to apply knowledge of the alternative access to kits model to help increase patient participation in population screening with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program  

This taster class will explore the clinical development that advanced practice nurses need to undertake before applying for endorsement as a nurse practitioner.

The academics will review the Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice and the clinical supervision arrangements within the workplace, as well as the teaching in assessment and diagnostic reasoning within the NP programme, to help students progress both clinically and academically.