Pro Patria Centre + Charles Sturt University: “12 Months On” – A Landmark Conference on Veteran Health and Innovation
One year after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, Charles Sturt University and the Pro Patria Centre are uniting for a first-of-its-kind conference: “12 Months On”, held Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at Joyes Hall, CSU Wagga Campus.
This event brings together leading voices in medicine, psychology, research, and lived experience to ask one critical question: What has been working for veterans, and how do we build on it?

Miga: Join us for a complimentary breakfast and a session on 'Social Media Pitfalls'.
Join us for a complimentary breakfast and a session on 'Social Media Pitfalls'.
Date: Thursday October 9, 2025 (day before Paediatric Care in Regional Australia Conference commences)
Time: 8:00am – 10:00am
Location: Carlo's Wagga Wagga
Address: 1/195 Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Topic: Social Media Pitfalls
NBCSP: Webinar 2: Kits at consults: how healthcare providers can issue National Bowel Cancer Screening kits
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

Comorbidity Guidelines Webinar - Compassion in healthcare: barriers and misconceptions
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

Wagga: Specialist Series: Lung Cancer with A/Prof Adriaan Venter and A/Prof David Palmeiri
Join us for an engaging evening of learning and collaboration at our upcoming dinner event. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and build relationships with local specialists.
Recommended For
GPs, registrars, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals.
Event topics
A/Prof Adriaan Venter
Respiratory and Sleep Physician
Screening for Pulmonary Nodules: An overview of the new lung cancer screening program launched on 1 July, with a focus on the detection and management of suspicious pulmonary nodules. Learn how the program works and the role GPs will play in its implementation.
Lung Function Testing: Understanding the performance and interpretation of lung function tests, including key indicators, reporting, and clinical applications.
A/Professor David Palmieri
Consultant Medical Oncologist and Physician
Overview and treatment: Non-small cell lung cancer, Immunotherapy toxicities and new targeted therapies
This is a self-reporting CPD event for all health professionals.
RSVP by 8 October 2025.
allergy assist® webinar: Food allergy prevention, including eczema management
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.
Heat and Bones : GP Update
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
Primary Care, Digitally Connected Conference
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/
NBCSP: Webinar 3: Overcoming barriers: engaging people hesitant to screen for bowel cancer
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
Endometriosis Masterclass
This 1-day live online course brings together a panel of experts and endometriosis specialists to discuss the latest evidence-based approaches and review real-world cases.
Participants will uncover key insights into diagnostic challenges, minimally invasive techniques, pain management approaches and fertility preservation strategies, equipping them to improve patient outcomes throughout every stage of endometriosis care.
Learning outcomes:
Identify key considerations for managing complications of endometriosis across the reproductive lifespan.
Discuss the latest evidence-based clinical practices for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis.
Recognise the role of interdisciplinary assessments and approaches in optimising care for individuals with endometriosis.
Formulate management and referral plans for endometriosis and its associated conditions.

Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Wagga)
Delivered by Blue Knot Foundation. Funded by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.
One day only
9.30am to 4.30pm
Free
This training provides the foundations for understanding complex trauma and its impacts. You’ll gain a trauma-informed lens to help you see challenging behaviours not as problems, but as adaptive responses to trauma.
Trauma Informed Practice is not about treatment — it’s about recognising that trauma is a possibility for anyone.
Understand the types, prevalence, and impacts of trauma
Explore the neurobiology of trauma and its effects on life and coping
Reframe challenging behaviours through a trauma-informed lens
Apply practical strategies to enhance safety, minimise re-traumatisation, and support recovery
Use real-world case studies to practice trauma-informed responses
Wagga Wagga – Tuesday 28 October 2025 – Register here
Young – Tuesday 18 November 2025 – Register here
Griffith – Tuesday 17 February 2026 – Register here
Deniliquin – Tuesday 24 March 2026 – Register here
Blue Knot Foundation is Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. Their programs are evidence based, practical, and designed to support safer, more compassionate workplaces and communities.

Wagga: GP/MO Safe Prescribing of Opioids
Don’t miss an evening with Dr Hester Wilson
Chair of the RACGP Addiction Specific Interest Group
Chief Addiction Specialist for NSW
Clinical Director, Murrumbidgee Drug and Alcohol Service
Guest Speaker:
Majella Parr
Transitional Nurse Practitioner – Pain Management, MLHD
Join us for an important educational session on safe opioid prescribing and management of dependence. This event will provide practical knowledge, clinical insights, and referral pathways to support best practice care.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the referral pathway for MLHD Chronic Pain Service
Improve diagnosis and management of opioid dependence
Gain practical tools to support safe prescribing practices
Target Audience:
General Practitioners, Medical Officers, Pharmacists
Accreditation:
This is a self-reporting CPD event.
Register by 21 October 2025 at www.stickytickets.com.au/TOOHC
Rural Mental Health Conference 2025
Date: 5 - 7th November 2025
Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Central Theme:
Rural Mental Health for the Future: Innovations, Collaboration, and Inclusive Approaches
Use code: RMHC25PRESENTER to save 10% off your registration
MLHD: Grief and Bereavement Support in Palliative Care: Compassionate Approaches for Families and Caregivers
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
NBCSP: Webinar 3: Overcoming barriers: engaging people hesitant to screen for bowel cancer
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
Smoking & Vaping Cessation Educator Course
A 2 day evidence based course empowers professionals to treat and manage nicotine dependency. Taking an holistic approach using proven evidence based techniques, the course is presented by active experts and helps skill participants to be able to work confidently and effectively one on one with clients for effective nicotine management and health outcomes.

International World Neurology Conference 2025
The International World Neurology Conference 2025 is a hybrid event held November 15–16 in Orlando (with virtual access) that brings together neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroscientists, allied health professionals, and industry innovators under the theme “Bridging Neural Pathways & Mental Wellness.” Attendees will engage in keynote lectures, hands‑on VR/neurofeedback workshops, AI‑driven diagnostic demos, and poster sessions, earn CPD credits (1 per presentation minute), and network with global peers. Key deadlines include abstract submissions by September 15 and registrations by June 30, 2025.

Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Young)
Delivered by Blue Knot Foundation. Funded by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.
One day only
9.30am to 4.30pm
Free
This training provides the foundations for understanding complex trauma and its impacts. You’ll gain a trauma-informed lens to help you see challenging behaviours not as problems, but as adaptive responses to trauma.
Trauma Informed Practice is not about treatment — it’s about recognising that trauma is a possibility for anyone.
Understand the types, prevalence, and impacts of trauma
Explore the neurobiology of trauma and its effects on life and coping
Reframe challenging behaviours through a trauma-informed lens
Apply practical strategies to enhance safety, minimise re-traumatisation, and support recovery
Use real-world case studies to practice trauma-informed responses
Wagga Wagga – Tuesday 28 October 2025 – Register here
Young – Tuesday 18 November 2025 – Register here
Griffith – Tuesday 17 February 2026 – Register here
Deniliquin – Tuesday 24 March 2026 – Register here
Blue Knot Foundation is Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. Their programs are evidence based, practical, and designed to support safer, more compassionate workplaces and communities.
NBCSP: Webinar 4: Lead the change: driving bowel cancer screening uptake within your practice
This webinar will help you identify goals for enhancing patient engagement with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Learn how to determine the training needs of healthcare professionals within your practice and system improvements that can be implemented to boost patient participation in bowel cancer screening. You will also explore training tools and resources to help you create tailored education sessions for your practice colleagues. At the end of this webinar, you will be equipped with the strategies and knowledge to lead the change and to help increase bowel cancer screening in your community.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
Outcome 1: Identify organisational goals for improving engagement with the NBSCP
Outcome 2: Determine the training needs of healthcare professionals within the practice to improve patient engagement with population bowel screening
Outcome 3: Determine system improvements for the practice to improve patient engagement with population bowel screening
Outcome 4: Select training tools and resources to provide a tailored education session for your practice colleagues
MLHD: Advance Care Planning: When to Begin, What to Say and When to Say More: A Guide to having Advance Care Planning Conversations
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.
Asthma Educators Course
A 2 day interactive course (attendees may attend onsite) covering the latest advances in asthma management and care for Health Professionals. Taking an holistic approach, the course is presented by active experts and helps skill participants to be able to work effectively one on one with clients for effective management and health outcomes.

Supporting Seniors: Free Suicide Prevention Training (Wagga)
Would you know what to do if an older person was having thoughts of suicide?
Join Anglicare’s Suicide Prevention for Seniors Program for a free training session that equips you with the skills to:
Have empathetic conversations
Identify suicide risk in older adults
Support them with a safety plan and referral
This QIP-accredited training meets Suicide Prevention Australia standards and offers self-directed CPD points. A certificate is available upon request.
Be the person who makes a difference. Register now:
NBCSP: Webinar 4: Lead the change: driving bowel cancer screening uptake within your practice
This webinar will help you identify goals for enhancing patient engagement with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Learn how to determine the training needs of healthcare professionals within your practice and system improvements that can be implemented to boost patient participation in bowel cancer screening. You will also explore training tools and resources to help you create tailored education sessions for your practice colleagues. At the end of this webinar, you will be equipped with the strategies and knowledge to lead the change and to help increase bowel cancer screening in your community.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
Outcome 1: Identify organisational goals for improving engagement with the NBSCP
Outcome 2: Determine the training needs of healthcare professionals within the practice to improve patient engagement with population bowel screening
Outcome 3: Determine system improvements for the practice to improve patient engagement with population bowel screening
Outcome 4: Select training tools and resources to provide a tailored education session for your practice colleagues

MLHD: Advance Care Planning: Understanding the Differences: Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Directives and NFR Orders
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.

Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Griffith)
Delivered by Blue Knot Foundation. Funded by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.
One day only
9.30am to 4.30pm
Free
This training provides the foundations for understanding complex trauma and its impacts. You’ll gain a trauma-informed lens to help you see challenging behaviours not as problems, but as adaptive responses to trauma.
Trauma Informed Practice is not about treatment — it’s about recognising that trauma is a possibility for anyone.
Understand the types, prevalence, and impacts of trauma
Explore the neurobiology of trauma and its effects on life and coping
Reframe challenging behaviours through a trauma-informed lens
Apply practical strategies to enhance safety, minimise re-traumatisation, and support recovery
Use real-world case studies to practice trauma-informed responses
Wagga Wagga – Tuesday 28 October 2025 – Register here
Young – Tuesday 18 November 2025 – Register here
Griffith – Tuesday 17 February 2026 – Register here
Deniliquin – Tuesday 24 March 2026 – Register here
Blue Knot Foundation is Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. Their programs are evidence based, practical, and designed to support safer, more compassionate workplaces and communities.
MLHD: Advance Care Planning: How to Complete and Access an Advance Care Directive: A Guide for Clinicians
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.

Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Deniliquin)
Delivered by Blue Knot Foundation. Funded by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.
One day only
9.30am to 4.30pm
Free
This training provides the foundations for understanding complex trauma and its impacts. You’ll gain a trauma-informed lens to help you see challenging behaviours not as problems, but as adaptive responses to trauma.
Trauma Informed Practice is not about treatment — it’s about recognising that trauma is a possibility for anyone.
Understand the types, prevalence, and impacts of trauma
Explore the neurobiology of trauma and its effects on life and coping
Reframe challenging behaviours through a trauma-informed lens
Apply practical strategies to enhance safety, minimise re-traumatisation, and support recovery
Use real-world case studies to practice trauma-informed responses
Wagga Wagga – Tuesday 28 October 2025 – Register here
Young – Tuesday 18 November 2025 – Register here
Griffith – Tuesday 17 February 2026 – Register here
Deniliquin – Tuesday 24 March 2026 – Register here
Blue Knot Foundation is Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. Their programs are evidence based, practical, and designed to support safer, more compassionate workplaces and communities.
MLHD: Managing Agitation, Restlessness, and Confusion in End-of-Life Care: Approaches for Comfort, Dignity, and Family Support
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
MLHD: Advance Care Planning: Ethics and the Law in Advance Care Planning
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.
NCIRS: What’s new in pneumococcal vaccination for infants, children and adolescents
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.
MHPN: Ageing with Agency: Multidisciplinary Support for Older People Living in Community
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.


Wagga: Perinatal Interprofessional Psychosocial Education – Maternity Clinicians
Are you a general practitioner, maternity care or community health clinician caring for women and families in the perinatal period (from birth to one year after birth)?
PIPE-MC is a simulation based, interprofessional education program co-designed to strengthen the capacity of health professionals to care for women and their families with perinatal mental health concerns.
22nd September 2025
8.30am to 4pm
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network 1/185 Morgan Street Wagga Wagga
To express your interest in a workshop email: PIPE-MC@westernsydney.edu.au with your
Name
Discipline / professional background
Email address
Workshop date preference
Find out more about PIPE-MC www.pipemc.teeach.org.au
SEARCH Project: Medical abortion: Case studies in managing complications
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.
SEARCH Project: Medical abortion: Case studies in managing complications
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.
NBCSP: Webinar 2: Kits at consults: how healthcare providers can issue National Bowel Cancer Screening kits
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
Pelvic Pain seminar
The Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia, a provider of RACGP accredited health professional education in pelvic pain, is holding their annual Health Practitioner Seminar in September 2025. This seminar is designed for general practitioners, pelvic physios, gynaecologists, and healthcare professionals with an interest in pelvic pain management.
URL: https://www.pelvicpain.org.au/get-involved/ppfa-annual-seminar/
Southern Cross Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference
Take advantage to register before EOFY for the Southern Cross Tropical and Travel Medicine Conference to be held 12-14th September 2025 at the Melbourne Sofitel on Collins.
There is an amazing line up of international and local speakers and it is a great way to network with local travel doctors/nurses or even upskill to become one yourself (trying to bring in pharmacist colleagues also)! After all most of the travel advice to patients is provided by GPs.
There are many workshops suggested by our members: yellow fever vaccination workshop, getting started in travel medicine, workshops focusing on travel medicine advice for destination specifics itineraries esp South-Asia and South America, to updated guidelines in rabies pre exposure vaccination and many more. If you don’t see any topics that are of interest to you, feel free to message me and we’ll look at putting it into the conference program for 2026!
Hope to see you in Melbourne. ACTM members get 10% discount of registration. Annual membership fee depends on your work background. Mention this message and your membership application fee will be waived.
SCTM8 conference registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/8th-southern-cross-australasian-travel-and-tropical-medicine-conference-tickets-1018510009857 SCTM8 program link: https://sctravelmedconference.com/2025-program/

Clozapine in general practice
General Practitioners across the Murrumbidgee region play a vital role in the care and monitoring of consumers prescribed clozapine. This session will explore the benefits of clozapine, management of adverse effects, TGA protocols, and how GPs and the Community Mental Health Team can work collaboratively to improve patient outcomes.
Learning outcomes:
After attending this event, participants will be able to:
Explain the role of clozapine in managing treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Identify common and significant side effects of clozapine
Understand the monitoring requirements for safe clozapine use
Recognise the risks of treatment interruption and the protocol for safe recommencement
RACGP and ACRRM accreditation pending
RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/M8pEDhcHT76HSgd2GKkYOQ
Limited places available. Book early.
The University of Sydney: Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) Taster Class
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.
Oceanic Palliative Care Conference
Primary Care is at the heart of supporting palliative care patients and families.
Primary care plays a critical role in helping people live as well as possible, for as long as possible, especially in their final days, months and years of life. As the RACGP Silver Book highlights, palliative care is a fundamental component of general practice.
Across Australia, GPs and primary care teams are shifting the focus from life-prolonging treatments to symptom management and quality of remaining life.
Join your colleagues at the 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC) to learn how you can support patients through their end of life with compassion, clarity, and confidence. Hear real-world examples, explore practical strategies, and connect with others leading this important work.
25OPCC will be held from 10-12 September 2025 in Brisbane.
Register now to be part of the conversation: 25OPCC

Wagga: Specialist Series: Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure in 2025 with Prof Gerard Carroll
Join us for an evening of learning and networking with other health professionals.
Recommended For
GPs, registrars, nurses, and allied health professionals.
Presenter
Prof Gerard E Carroll AM
MBBS, FRACP, FCSANZ
Consultant Physician and Interventional Cardiologist
Event topic
Gain valuable insights into the latest approaches for diagnosing and managing heart failure.
Learning Outcomes
Understand the different classifications of heart failure
Identify key diagnostic tools and their clinical applications
Explore evidence-based pharmacological treatments for heart failure
RSVP by 2 September 2025.
Sponsored by Novartis

MLHD: Optimising function in palliative care and managing fatigue
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
Immunisation Seminar Series
The 2025 Immunisation Seminars aims to equip healthcare professionals with updated strategies and best practices in immunisation. Throughout this one-day Seminar, you will upskill in various areas of Immunisation, providing you with 6 CPD hours.
Through focused sessions on Cold Chain Management, Vaccine Screening and Promotion, Adult and Older person vaccines and Immunisation Catchups, this one-day event seeks to enhance participant knowledge, skills, and confidence in delivering effective immunisation services, ultimately improving public health outcomes across Australia.
Register now for just $95.00 per delegate for the complete 1 Day seminar.
Moama: Asthma and Hayfever Seminar
Join us for a night of information provided by Healthcare Professionals on effective management of Asthma and Hayfever!
When: Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Where: "The Venue' Moama Bowling Club
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Cost: FREE
GUEST SPEAKERS
Sherri Barden –Community Pharmacist & Asthma Educator
Sam Kennedy – General Practitioner & Zoe Kennedy Foundation Board Member
Kaliste Fordham – Local Community member & Asthma and Hayfever Sufferer
MASTER OF CEREMONIES:
Clint Flanigan
Brought to you by Zoe Kennedy Foundation, Moama Bowling Club and Chemsave.
Register here: https://www.trybooking.com/DDMVT
MLHD: Advance Care Planning: Who Does What? Roles and Responsibilities in Advance Care Planning
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.
Migraine Masterclass for GPs – Part 2: Barriers to Care in Practice
A Free CPD-Accredited Webinar Series for GPs
Whether you’re seeing patients with complex headache presentations or just want to sharpen your diagnostic and management skills, this two-part Masterclass is designed for busy GPs who want clinical clarity and confidence.
Part 1: Diagnosis & Management– 19 August, 7:30–9:00pm AEST
Confidently diagnose migraine, manage it with effective medications, address lifestyle factors, and get your questions answered by expert clinicians.
Part 2: Barriers to Care in Practice – 2 September, 7:30–9:00pm AEST
Gain practical clinical insights, navigate prescribing and access challenges, know when to refer to a neurologist, and engage in a live expert Q&A.
RACGP CPD Accredited | Free to Attend | Live Online | Expert Panel Q&A
Register now to secure your place.
For Masterclass enquiries contact
Migraine and Headache Australia
Phone: 1300 886 660 or +61 2 9437 5967
Email: info@brainfoundation.org.au
MHPN: Multidisciplinary Masterclass: Best Practice in Eating Disorders
Moderated by Dr Sarah Trobe, National Director of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC), the expert panel features a person with lived experience, a dietitian, GP and psychiatrist.
During the webinar, the panel will explore how collaborative care can support better outcomes for people experiencing eating disorders. The discussion will cover the complexity of presentations and the important role of multidisciplinary support across different types of diagnoses.
Learn more about the session’s panel and learning outcomes here.
ASHM: PrEP Reality Check: Busting Myths & Addressing GP Concerns
RACGP and ASHM presents this interactive webinar featuring a panel of experienced General Practitioners (GPs) who will examine the ongoing potential of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in HIV prevention in Australia. Learn about the role of primary care in the latest epidemiological trends in HIV, current patient demographics and effectiveness of PrEP in reducing HIV transmission.
Sydney: Australian Vaccinology Course – boost your impact in immunisation
The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) has launched the inaugural Australian Vaccinology Course – a new in-person program designed for professionals seeking a deep, evidence-based understanding of vaccines, immunology and vaccination programs.
Informed and delivered by Australian and international experts, the immersive program will equip you with the critical knowledge and skills required to:
confidently navigate the complex landscape of vaccine science and policymaking
address immunisation program-related questions from diverse stakeholders
play a pivotal role in improving vaccine uptake.
Whether you're involved in policymaking, clinical practice, public health or research, this course will empower you to contribute meaningfully to local and national immunisation strategies; enhance vaccine decision-making processes; and become a trusted advocate for immunisation in your community and country. The event will be held at the Q Station in Manly, Sydney from 28-30 August 2025, with a one-day option available to attend the Essential immunisation provider update on Saturday 30 August 2025.