People living in Australia are fortunate to have access to effective vaccines protecting against influenza, COVID-19 and, more recently, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

As we approach the 2025 respiratory illness season, staying informed on the latest recommendations for vaccination is essential for immunisation providers.

We invite you to this upcoming NCIRS webinar, which will provide essential information that will support the delivery of Australian Government-funded vaccines protecting against influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, as well as privately funded RSV vaccines for older adults, in 2025.

The event, hosted by Professor Kristine Macartney (Director, NCIRS), will feature a panel of immunisation experts presenting on topics including:

·         recent global and Australian trends in influenza, COVID-19 and RSV epidemiology

·         the Australian influenza vaccination program in 2025

·         COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for 2025

·         RSV vaccines and recommendations for older adults

·         the impact, effectiveness and safety of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines for older adults

·         practical tips on delivery and maximising uptake for triple protection.

An interactive live Q&A session will follow the presentations.

Recordings of the webinar will be made available on the NCIRS website in the days following the event. Register now to receive a link to the recordings via email when they become available.

This one hour webinar provides foundational knowledge in the area of Complex Trauma. This webinar is aimed at a diverse range of roles and focused on understanding trauma.

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This Expert Insights session will explore the differences and similarities between therapeutic frameworks with a focus on CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy.

To celebrate World Heart Day, the Heart Foundation is partnering with the World Heart Federation to host a global clinical debate on the future of CVD risk assessment. A panel of international and local experts will debate - should population-based CVD risk assessment models make way for individualised risk prediction techniques?

Australia’s digital health is underpinned by all health organisations connecting to the Healthcare Identifiers service.

This webinar will provide managers of medical practices, community pharmacies and other healthcare organisations with knowledge of how to put in place the pre-requisites to connect to digital health services such as Electronic Prescriptions, My Health Record, Secure Messaging and future interoperability opportunities:

·         Getting started in PRODA and HPOS

·         Who should register an organisation – their roles and responsibilities.

·         Digital health identifiers - HPI-O, HPI-I, IHI

·         NASH Certificates and Medicare PKI Site Certificates

·         Questions will be answered.

Learn the available reports and filters in CAT4 as well as the relevant functionality in Topbar around mental health.

Dr Colin Chong, MSK Radiologist, will present on the broad and important role that ultrasound plays in clinical medicine including sports injuries, pain management and rheumatology.

This session will look at the considerations and challenges of providing Palliative care for our patients living with Parkinson’s.

This one hour webinar provides information on the importance of relationship and creating safety when working with people who have experienced Complex Trauma.

Learn how to use CAT4 to identify groups of patients at different risk levels for COVID-19 complications and create notifications for doctors.

Topics include:

• The New Asthma Management Guidelines – What Do I Do Differently?;

• Medicinal Cannabis - Navigating the Maze;

• Influenza-like Illness - A Systematic Approach to Assessment;

• Elective Egg Freezing - What GPs Need to Know;

• Nicotine Prescribing, Vaping & Quitting.

Join expert, Corina Vucic to learn the key steps in building your reputation and what to do should your reputation be damaged in any way.

These Masterclasses are facilitated by the Western Sydney Diabetes faculty for community healthcare providers. Runs every Monday until 9 November 2020.

This free interactive webinar will provide participants an overview of the management of HCV in primary care settings, including case finding, testing, patient assessment and treatment.

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Learn how to report on the new PIP QI Improvement Measures using CAT4 and how to take action using Topbar and CAT4 at your practice.

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Join us for this AAPM Education series focusing on ‘Digital Nightmares’. This session will be led by industry expert Miroslav Doncevic as he explains how to prevent, react and learn from potential digital nightmares. Register here

Join APNA for a free webinar and build your capacity to provide quality mental health care to your patients. Suitable for nurses working in primary health care to provide assessment and practical interventions in alignment with their individual scope of practice.

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Join the virtual HARTMANN Symposium at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies and hear about the updated perspectives on infected wounds, challenges of wounds with biofilm and appropriate therapeutic solutions to eliminate the risk of antimicrobial resistance in wounds.

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Interested in Quality Improvement? GPs, Practice Managers and Practice Nurses, are invited to find out how you and your practice can enrol in an exciting new project utilising PIP QI aimed at increasing testing and treatment for hepatitis C.

For more information and to register, click here