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Last Days: Navigating Death and Dying
Mar
4

Last Days: Navigating Death and Dying

Free workshop for student doctors, JMOs and Aboriginal Health Workers

Caring for someone at the end of life can feel overwhelming, especially if it’s your first experience or you’re supporting families in clinical or community settings.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network is proud to bring HammondCare’s Last Days community workshops to the region. These sessions are designed to help you understand what to expect, challenge common myths, and build confidence through practical, compassionate guidance.

Delivered by experienced palliative care and dementia care specialists, the workshop supports you to feel more prepared and supported when caring for someone in their final days.

What you’ll learn

  • What to expect as someone approaches the end of life, and the role of palliative care

  • What a “good death” can look like, and the choices people have

  • How to have meaningful conversations about dying and planning ahead

  • Practical steps for getting affairs in order

  • Care options and supports available in the final stages of life

  • Understanding grief and loss, and where to find support

  • Common rituals, rules and regulations around death

Cost: Free
RSVP by: 2 March 2026

👉 Register via Sticky Tickets:
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/ESI24J

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Learn how to communicate safely about suicide (Mindframe Plus)
Mar
5

Learn how to communicate safely about suicide (Mindframe Plus)

Mindframe Plus: Safe Communication About Suicide and Mental Health

Free online workshop | Presented by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)

Learn how to communicate safely and compassionately about suicide, mental health, and alcohol or other drugs (AOD) in this evidence-based Mindframe Plus workshop.

This free, practical session will help individuals and organisations strengthen their confidence when responding to suicide incidents and develop communication that minimises harm and promotes hope.

What you’ll gain

  • Practical skills to communicate safely and reduce stigma around suicide and mental health

  • Tools to respond confidently and compassionately after a suicide incident

  • Guidance on working effectively with media and community partners

  • Strategies to create clear, safe messaging that supports wellbeing

Workshop details

Thursday 20 November 2025 | 9.00am–12.00pm
Register here

Thursday 5 March 2026 | 9.00am–12.00pm
Register here

This is a free workshop, made possible through funding from the Federal Government.

Content warning: Suicide will be discussed during the workshop. Support will be available during and after the session.

Find out more at mindframe.org.au or contact emma.bromham@mphn.org.au for further information.

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Sustaining Fulfilment in General Practice - Choices, Change and Contentment
Mar
5

Sustaining Fulfilment in General Practice - Choices, Change and Contentment

General Practice offers a uniquely varied and rewarding career, but career satisfaction does not often happen by accident. Instead it evolves over time and requires active involvement, reflection, choice and flexibility.

This session will explore how GPs and GP registrars can sustain fulfilment and contentment throughout their careers. We will look at the common factors that influence career satisfaction, the wide range of career options available within and alongside General Practice, and how careers can be shaped to reflect individual values, strengths and preferences.

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognise common drivers of career dissatisfaction in General Practice

  2. Understand the breadth of career options within and alongside General Practice

  3. Reflect on their own values, strengths and interests

  4. Identify early signs of career dissatisfaction and burnout

  5. Apply a simple framework for career decision-making

  6. Develop confidence that career change or adaptation is normal and acceptable

  7. Identify practical next steps and resources

Additional Information

A small number of follow up one-on-one planning sessions will be available to attendees if requested.

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Connecting physical and mental health (Deniliquin)
Mar
6

Connecting physical and mental health (Deniliquin)

Free training for community and mental health workers

We’ve partnered with Mental Health Coordinating Council to deliver four free training sessions focused on the critical connection between physical and mental health.

Connecting Physical and Mental Health equips mental health and community service workers with practical strategies to support the physical wellbeing of the people they work alongside.

This one-day course explores key physical health risks experienced by people living with persistent mental health conditions and provides realistic, respectful ways to talk about health without judgement, shame or assumptions.

Delivered by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
Funded by: Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)
Cost: Free
When: March 2026
Format: One-day training sessions

What you will learn

This training will support community service workers to:

  • recognise common physical health issues faced by people they support

  • understand the systemic and personal barriers experienced by people with persistent mental health conditions

  • reflect on personal assumptions and biases that may impact care

  • build awareness of general healthy behaviours without oversimplifying complex realities

  • create relationships and environments that enable respectful, practical conversations about physical and mental health.

Who should enrol

This training is suitable for:

  • Mental health workers

  • Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workers

  • Employment sector workers

  • Community services workers

Deniliquin

Friday 6 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/I1EH6O

Tumut

Tuesday 10 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/M5AYCB

Wagga Wagga

Wednesday 11 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TN09A7

Griffith

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TM0717

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Connecting physical and mental health (Tumut)
Mar
10

Connecting physical and mental health (Tumut)

Free training for community and mental health workers

We’ve partnered with Mental Health Coordinating Council to deliver four free training sessions focused on the critical connection between physical and mental health.

Connecting Physical and Mental Health equips mental health and community service workers with practical strategies to support the physical wellbeing of the people they work alongside.

This one-day course explores key physical health risks experienced by people living with persistent mental health conditions and provides realistic, respectful ways to talk about health without judgement, shame or assumptions.

Delivered by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
Funded by: Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)
Cost: Free
When: March 2026
Format: One-day training sessions

What you will learn

This training will support community service workers to:

  • recognise common physical health issues faced by people they support

  • understand the systemic and personal barriers experienced by people with persistent mental health conditions

  • reflect on personal assumptions and biases that may impact care

  • build awareness of general healthy behaviours without oversimplifying complex realities

  • create relationships and environments that enable respectful, practical conversations about physical and mental health.

Who should enrol

This training is suitable for:

  • Mental health workers

  • Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workers

  • Employment sector workers

  • Community services workers

Deniliquin

Friday 6 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/I1EH6O

Tumut

Tuesday 10 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/M5AYCB

Wagga Wagga

Wednesday 11 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TN09A7

Griffith

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TM0717

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Mar
10

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Connecting physical and mental health (Wagga Wagga)
Mar
11

Connecting physical and mental health (Wagga Wagga)

Free training for community and mental health workers

We’ve partnered with Mental Health Coordinating Council to deliver four free training sessions focused on the critical connection between physical and mental health.

Connecting Physical and Mental Health equips mental health and community service workers with practical strategies to support the physical wellbeing of the people they work alongside.

This one-day course explores key physical health risks experienced by people living with persistent mental health conditions and provides realistic, respectful ways to talk about health without judgement, shame or assumptions.

Delivered by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
Funded by: Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)
Cost: Free
When: March 2026
Format: One-day training sessions

What you will learn

This training will support community service workers to:

  • recognise common physical health issues faced by people they support

  • understand the systemic and personal barriers experienced by people with persistent mental health conditions

  • reflect on personal assumptions and biases that may impact care

  • build awareness of general healthy behaviours without oversimplifying complex realities

  • create relationships and environments that enable respectful, practical conversations about physical and mental health.

Who should enrol

This training is suitable for:

  • Mental health workers

  • Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workers

  • Employment sector workers

  • Community services workers

Deniliquin

Friday 6 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/I1EH6O

Tumut

Tuesday 10 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/M5AYCB

Wagga Wagga

Wednesday 11 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TN09A7

Griffith

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TM0717

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Murrumbidgee HealthPathways presents: Rattling the cage of Motor Neurone Disease (Wagga)
Mar
17

Murrumbidgee HealthPathways presents: Rattling the cage of Motor Neurone Disease (Wagga)

GPs and registrars, specialists including neurologists and respiratory physicians, and allied health professionals with a special interest in MND are invited to join Murrumbidgee HealthPathways for an evening of networking and valuable education.

Guest Speakers

  • Prof Dominic Rowe AM, PHD FRACP, Neurologist, Professor Neurology, Macquarie Medical School, Motor Neurone Disease Research Centre

  • Dr Marietjie Van Der Merwe, MBChB, MFamMed, FRACGP, GP clinical editor

  • Dr Carol Lee, BSc (Honours) Pharm, PhD Immunology, Project Lead, Macquarie Medical School, Motor Neurone Disease Research Centre

MC

  • Professor Martin Jude OAM, FRACP, Neurologist, UNSW

Topics

  • MND Assessment and management

  • Referral process and multidisciplinary support and services

  • Practical use of HealthPathways as a resource tool including clinical and referral pathways

Event includes dinner and networking.

ACRRM accreditation pending.

Don’t miss out, book early.
Register by 3 March 2026 here: www.stickytickets.com.au/7FKIX3

 
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2026 Nurse Immunisation Education Day and Update (Wagga) – SOLD OUT
Mar
18

2026 Nurse Immunisation Education Day and Update (Wagga) – SOLD OUT

Sharpen your skills. Refresh your knowledge.
Stay ahead for the 2026 season.

MPHN invites nurse immunisers across general practice and aged care to join us for our annual Nurse Immunisation Education Day and Update – a highly anticipated event designed to keep you informed, confident and prepared.

This event features a full program of practical, relevant and evidence-based updates, including:

  • Cold Chain Management – best practice essentials

  • Catch-up Vaccinations – supporting complex schedules

  • 2026 Winter Respiratory Illness Season – what to expect

  • Immunisation Update – latest advice and changes

  • Sexual Health Update – key considerations for primary care

Guest speakers:

  • Barb Wilson, NSW Public Health Unit

  • Additional speakers to be confirmed

Whether you’re refreshing your skills or gearing up for the winter season, this education day will support you to deliver safe, high-quality immunisation care to your patients.

Morning tea on arrival, light lunch provided.

Event is SOLD OUT.

Sponsored by

 
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Supporting Seniors: Free Suicide Prevention Training (Wagga)
Mar
19

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: 

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/WCKU4U

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Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Deniliquin)
Mar
24

Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Deniliquin)

Delivered by Blue Knot Foundation. Funded by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.

  • One day only

  • 8.30am 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.

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Connecting physical and mental health (Griffith)
Mar
25

Connecting physical and mental health (Griffith)

Free training for community and mental health workers

We’ve partnered with Mental Health Coordinating Council to deliver four free training sessions focused on the critical connection between physical and mental health.

Connecting Physical and Mental Health equips mental health and community service workers with practical strategies to support the physical wellbeing of the people they work alongside.

This one-day course explores key physical health risks experienced by people living with persistent mental health conditions and provides realistic, respectful ways to talk about health without judgement, shame or assumptions.

Delivered by: Mental Health Coordinating Council
Funded by: Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)
Cost: Free
When: March 2026
Format: One-day training sessions

What you will learn

This training will support community service workers to:

  • recognise common physical health issues faced by people they support

  • understand the systemic and personal barriers experienced by people with persistent mental health conditions

  • reflect on personal assumptions and biases that may impact care

  • build awareness of general healthy behaviours without oversimplifying complex realities

  • create relationships and environments that enable respectful, practical conversations about physical and mental health.

Who should enrol

This training is suitable for:

  • Mental health workers

  • Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workers

  • Employment sector workers

  • Community services workers

Deniliquin

Friday 6 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/I1EH6O

Tumut

Tuesday 10 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/M5AYCB

Wagga Wagga

Wednesday 11 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TN09A7

Griffith

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 9am to 5pm
Register: www.stickytickets.com.au/TM0717

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Apr
14

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Ear Train: Empowering Health Professionals in Indigenous Communities (Wagga)
Apr
20

Ear Train: Empowering Health Professionals in Indigenous Communities (Wagga)

Non-Accredited Practical Skills Workshop

Wagga Wagga: Monday 20th – Tuesday 21st April 2026

Griffith: Thursday 23rd – Friday 24th April 2026

You only need to attend one of these sessions

About the EarTrain program:

EarTrain is a fully funded, online training program for primary healthcare professionals, to identify and manage otitis media and other hearing conditions, in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The program is delivered nationally by TAFE NSW and is funded by the Australian Government. EarTrain is a Closing the Gap initiative available until 30 June 2026.

What you will learn:

You have ongoing access to online topics that cover skills including Otoscopy, Tympanometry, Audiometry, Screening Otoacoustic Emissions, Infection Control, Culturally Safe Practice.

Please note: you are not required to complete topics prior to attending a practical skills workshop.

Register to access the online learning

Practical Skills Workshop:

In collaboration with Murrumbidgee PHN, we are delivering 2-day practical skills workshops in Wagga Wagga and Griffith

In these workshops, we will provide practical skills in:

  • Otoscopy

  • Tympanometry

  • Introduction to Hearing Screening

  • Screening otoacoustic emissions

  • Referral Pathways

This workshop is free to attend.

To Register: Register here

Funded by: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

RTO 90003 | CRICOS 00591E | HEP PRV12049. 131 601 © Amy Allerton, contemporary Aboriginal Artist of the Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Gamilaroi nations tafensw.edu.au/eartrain

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Ear Train: Empowering Health Professionals in Indigenous Communities (Griffith)
Apr
23
to 24 Apr

Ear Train: Empowering Health Professionals in Indigenous Communities (Griffith)

Non-Accredited Practical Skills Workshop

Wagga Wagga: Monday 20th – Tuesday 21st April 2026

Griffith: Thursday 23rd – Friday 24th April 2026

You only need to attend one of these sessions

About the EarTrain program:

EarTrain is a fully funded, online training program for primary healthcare professionals, to identify and manage otitis media and other hearing conditions, in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The program is delivered nationally by TAFE NSW and is funded by the Australian Government. EarTrain is a Closing the Gap initiative available until 30 June 2026.

What you will learn:

You have ongoing access to online topics that cover skills including Otoscopy, Tympanometry, Audiometry, Screening Otoacoustic Emissions, Infection Control, Culturally Safe Practice.

Please note: you are not required to complete topics prior to attending a practical skills workshop.

Register to access the online learning

Practical Skills Workshop:

In collaboration with Murrumbidgee PHN, we are delivering 2-day practical skills workshops in Wagga Wagga and Griffith

In these workshops, we will provide practical skills in:

  • Otoscopy

  • Tympanometry

  • Introduction to Hearing Screening

  • Screening otoacoustic emissions

  • Referral Pathways

This workshop is free to attend.

To Register: Register here

Funded by: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

RTO 90003 | CRICOS 00591E | HEP PRV12049. 131 601 © Amy Allerton, contemporary Aboriginal Artist of the Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Gamilaroi nations tafensw.edu.au/eartrain

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2026 Wise + Well Senior's Expo
Apr
28

2026 Wise + Well Senior's Expo

A free community event for older people, families and carers

What is it?

A friendly, informative expo connecting older people with local health, wellbeing and aged care services in the Wagga Wagga region.

What you’ll find on the day

  • Local services and supports for older people

  • Health, wellbeing and ageing-well information

  • Guest speakers and short presentations

  • A chance to ask questions and meet providers face to face

  • A welcoming space to connect with others in the community

Who should attend

  • Older people living in Wagga Wagga and surrounds

  • Family members, carers and friends

  • Anyone supporting an older person to navigate services

Services you’ll meet include

  • Residential aged care homes

  • Home care providers

  • CHSP service providers

  • Retirement living providers

  • Equipment providers

  • Allied health professionals

  • Care groups

  • Medical services

  • Support groups

  • Community groups

Event details

  • Date: Tuesday 28 April 2026

  • Time: 9am to 1pm

  • Location: Wagga RSL Club, corner of Kincaid & Dobbs Street, Wagga Wagga

  • Cost: Free

Come along, ask questions, and learn what support is available for you or someone you care about.

Part of NSW Seniors Festival.


Stall holder expression of interest

Do you support older people in Wagga Wagga? We invite eligible services to apply to hold a stall at the Wise + Well Seniors Expo 2026.

Why take part

  • Promote your service directly to older people, families and carers

  • Build awareness of how your service can be accessed

  • Strengthen local referral pathways

  • Connect with other providers across the aged care and health sector

Who can apply

Organisations delivering services or support to older people living in the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, including:

  • Residential aged care homes

  • Home care providers

  • CHSP service providers

  • Retirement living providers

  • Equipment providers

  • Allied health professionals

  • Medical services

  • Care groups

  • Support groups

  • Community organisations

What to know

  • Stall numbers are limited

  • EOIs are competitive

  • Priority may be given to free or low-cost services

  • Optional opportunity to express interest in presenting on the day

Key dates

  • EOIs open: February 2026

  • EOIs close: 5pm, Monday 3 March 2026

  • Outcomes advised: From 10 March 2026

  • Expo date: Tuesday 28 April 2026, 9am to 1pm

Submit your Expression of Interest via the online form before the closing date.

Enquiries
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network
Lynda Rhodes, Healthy Ageing Project Officer
lynda.rhodes@mphn.org.au

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
May
12

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
June
9

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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BidgeeCon: Primary Care in Practice Conference
June
19
to 20 June

BidgeeCon: Primary Care in Practice Conference

BidgeeCon is a 1.5 day conference designed for regional and rural general practice teams, bringing together GPs, registrars, practice nurses and allied health practitioners working in general practice for practical learning, collaboration and future-focused discussion.

BidgeeCon will deliver hands-on clinical workshops, practical skills sessions and expert-led presentations focused on strengthening and future-proofing general practice. Topics will span emergency care, chronic condition management, aged care and dementia, CPR training, workforce and recruitment, healthcare reform, medico-legal issues, AI and more.

Program:

The program has been built to support sustainable practice, build workforce capability and help general practice teams adapt to a rapidly changing health system, while creating valuable opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the region.

Friday 12.00pm-4.30pm 

  • 11.30am-12.30pm – Registration and light lunch

  • 12:30pm-12.40pm – Welcome and introduction

  • 12.40pm-1.40pm

    • Stream 1 – Wound care

    • Stream 2 – CPR

    • Stream 3 – Emergency simulation

  • 1.40pm-2.40pm

    • Stream 1 – ECG interpretation

    • Stream 2 – CPR continued

    • Stream 3 – Emergency dental

  • 2.40pm-3.00pm – Afternoon tea

  • 3.00pm-4.10pm

    • Stream 1 – Emergency simulation

    • Stream 2 – CPR

    • Stream 3 – Wound care

  • 4.10pm-4.30pm – Closing address

Saturday 8.30am-4.30pm

  • 8.00am-8.30am – Introduction, housekeeping and Welcome to Country

  • 8.30am-9.00am – Keynote speaker

  • 9.00am-10.00am – Keynote speaker – Shared medical appointments (Associate Professor John Stevens)

  • 10.00am-10.30am – TBC

  • 10.30am-10.50am – Morning tea, expo stalls

  • 10.50am-11.50am

    • Stream 1 – Eating disorders (Angela Farrell)

    • Stream 2 – Aged care (Jane Gerhard, MPHN)

    • Stream 3 – ADHD

  • 11.55am-12.55pm

    • Stream 1 – DREAM / Endocrinology

    • Stream 2 – Chronic Condition Management / Nurse led clinics (Rebecca Manski)

    • Stream 3 – Endo pain clinic

  • 12.55-1.30pm – Lunch, expo stalls

  • 1.30pm-2.30pm – Panel discussion: ANU Health Workforce Data

  • 2.30pm-3.15pm

    • Stream 1 – Recruiting in a candidate driven market (Kaity Fuller, Huntsman Recruiting + Cristy Houghton, MPHN)

    • Stream 2 – AI and Medico-Legal

    • Stream 3 – MLHD Community Care Intake Service (CCIS)

  • 3.15pm-3.30pm – Afternoon tea

  • 3.30pm-4.20pm – Maximising MBS in MDT

  • 4.20pm-4.30pm – Final address (Associate Professor Alam Yoosuff)


Meet your keynote speakers

A/Professor John Stevens RN PhD FACN FASLM

Discipline Lead Lifestyle Medicine
National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Co-founder and Director Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Ltd

A/Professor John Stevens is a co-founder of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and remains a member of the Board of Directors. He also engaged in developing the World Lifestyle Medicine Organisation (WLMO). With 40 years of experience in health practice, teaching, and research, he has developed a strong translational research focus aimed at improving ageing well and chronic disease management through the application of Lifestyle Medicine. Prof. Stevens and colleagues are pioneering the use of Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) in Australia and Internationally with a special interest in empowering First Nations communities with SMAs. He has trained over 2000 people in SMA facilitation. Currently, John is an Associate Professor and Discipline Lead for the Master of Lifestyle Medicine program at Southern Cross University in Australia.


BidgeeCon Cocktail Evening

Friday 19 June 2026 | 6.00–8.30pm
The Gardens Function Centre,
Botanic Gardens, 43 Tom Wood Drive, Wagga Wagga

Unwind after the day’s sessions and join us for a relaxed cocktail evening designed for connection, conversation and a bit of surprise.

Enjoy great company, drinks and light catering while being entertained by Jay Cristo, magician and mentalist. Expect moments of astonishment, genuine laughs and those “how did that just happen?” experiences that will have you talking well after the night ends.

Due to catering requirements, tickets are limited. Partners are very welcome. Just remember to purchase a ticket for them as well.

Don’t miss out on one of the most enjoyable social events of BidgeeCon.

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Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care (EPiPC) Education Day (Wagga)
Aug
8

Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care (EPiPC) Education Day (Wagga)

We are excited to invite GPs, GP registrars, nurses, general practice staff, primary health care providers and allied health providers to the 2026 Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care (EPiPC) Program Education Day.

This free, full-day education event will have an ADHD focus, in response to recent changes to prescribing arrangements and the growing need for confident, collaborative ADHD assessment and management in primary care.

Designed primarily for primary care clinicians working with children and families, the day will provide practical, evidence-informed insights to support early identification, shared care and multidisciplinary management of ADHD and related presentations.

Topics will be announced soon.

In person attendance is encouraged. For those unable to make the event in person, please contact MPHN’s CPD coordinator at events@mphn.org.au for a videoconference link.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

We’ve had a fantastic response to early ticket sales! Tickets for non-GP and GP Practice staff are now closed . We currently only have GP, GP registrar and GP practice staff tickets remaining.

Register now at https://www.stickytickets.com.au/89ETPH

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Aug
11

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Murrumbidgee GP Antenatal Shared Care Education Day Orientation & Update (Wagga)
Aug
29

Murrumbidgee GP Antenatal Shared Care Education Day Orientation & Update (Wagga)

This annual full-day workshop focused on pregnancy care, is for GPs who are interested in providing shared care in pregnancy, and GPs who want an update on first trimester care. General practice based midwives are welcome to apply to attend

Session 1: Morning Program, 8.30am – 1.30pm
Local GP obstetricians and midwives will present the morning session, focusing on recommended Ultrasound, Blood Testing, risks in pregnancy, and referral for booking in

Session 2: Afternoon Update Program, 2.00 pm – 4.30pm
The update session will feature presentations on What’s New and other presentation to be advised

Early registrations are open now so don’t miss out!

Register here: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/BY2F4I

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Sept
9

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Oct
13

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Nov
11

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Dec
8

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Black Dog Institute: Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention
Feb
24

Black Dog Institute: Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention

This multidisciplinary program provides advanced, evidence-based training for health professionals working with people at risk of suicide. Grounded in science, compassion and action, the program is designed to strengthen skills and confidence in suicide risk assessment, collaborative safety planning and ongoing management across the full spectrum of suicide risk.

The training combines self-directed online learning with interactive Zoom workshops and facilitated case discussion. Participants are supported with practical tools to respond to acute suicidal crises, provide care following a suicide attempt, and support individuals, families and carers impacted by suicide and suicide bereavement.

Who should attend
This program is suitable for a multidisciplinary audience including GPs and GP registrars, allied health professionals, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals.

What you’ll learn
Participants will be supported to:

  • Undertake suicide risk assessments effectively

  • Develop collaborative safety plans

  • Implement a team-based approach to treatment planning

  • Provide effective management following a suicide attempt

Format and duration

  • 6.5 hours CPD delivered online

  • Module 1: self-directed online learning (1.5 hours)

  • Module 2: live interactive Zoom workshop (3 hours)

  • Module 3: facilitated case discussion group via Zoom (1 hour 45 minutes)

Accreditation

  • 6.5 CPD hours including 5.5 hours Educational Activity and 1 hour Reviewing Performance (RACGP and ACRRM)

  • Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC)

  • 6.5 CPD hours for psychologists

  • Optional Measuring Outcomes CPD activity available for GPs, with details provided in the training handbook

Date and time
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
9am–3pm AEDT

Location
Online via Zoom

This event is supported by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.

For more information, email education@blackdog.org.au.

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Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Griffith)
Feb
17

Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Griffith)

Delivered by Blue Knot Foundation. Funded by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.

  • One day only

  • 8.30am 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.

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MBS Billing & Quality Clinical Record Keeping
Feb
11

MBS Billing & Quality Clinical Record Keeping

MPHN is delighted to bring you this practical, one-hour session designed to strengthen your confidence in Medicare billing and clinical documentation. Delivered by Train IT Medical, this webinar will step through the purpose of the MBS, what compliance really looks like in day-to-day practice, and how to ensure your clinical notes protect both you and your patients.

The session will cover common billing risks, rules around co-billing, and practical tips to improve record keeping. It will also unpack complex item numbers and patient eligibility, helping you apply MBS requirements accurately and consistently.

Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Provider: Train IT Medical

  1. Discuss the purpose of the MBS

  2. Understand the importance of compliance and MBS requirements when billing item numbers

  3. Learn tips to ensure your clinical notes protect you and your patients

  4. Define rules related to co-billing

  5. Improve knowledge of complex item numbers and relevant patient eligibility

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Online: Practice Network Meeting
Feb
10

Online: Practice Network Meeting

MPHN’s Practice Network Meeting is a monthly, one‑hour lunchtime catch‑up — your knowledge break. Open to everyone working in general practice, these sessions welcome GPs, practice managers, nurses, administrative staff, GP registrars, and medical students.

The meetings provide a relaxed, collaborative space to share updates, learn together, and stay connected. Each session covers a mix of administrative, operational, and clinical topics, with plenty of time for discussion, questions, and sharing ideas from across the Murrumbidgee network.

It’s a great opportunity to stay up to date with primary health care news, explore current hot topics, and connect with colleagues and peers throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

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Black Dog Institute: Youth in Distress
Feb
10

Black Dog Institute: Youth in Distress

This multidisciplinary, evidence-based program focuses on supporting adolescents experiencing distress, self-harm and suicidality. Designed for clinicians working with young people, it builds on existing skills and confidence in suicide risk assessment, safety planning and post-attempt care.

The program is delivered through a blended learning format combining self-paced eLearning with interactive online workshops. Participants complete four modules covering the suicidal crisis, assessing and managing risk, self-harm, after a suicide attempt, and clinician self-care. A strong emphasis is placed on collaborative, team-based approaches to care.

Who should attend
Psychologists, social workers and guidance officers working with young people.

What you’ll learn
Participants will be supported to:

  • Manage youth in distress and self-harm

  • Undertake effective suicide risk assessments

  • Develop collaborative safety plans

  • Implement a team approach to treatment planning

  • Provide appropriate care following a suicide attempt

  • Identify practical self-care strategies

Format and duration

  • 6.5 hours CPD

  • Module 1: eLearning, to be completed prior to the live training

  • Modules 2 and 4: live online workshops (9am–4pm AEDT)

  • Module 3: eLearning

  • Online delivery via Zoom

CPD certificates are provided upon completion of all four modules.

Date and time
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
9am–4pm AEDT

Location
Online via Zoom

This event is supported by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.

For more information, email education@blackdog.org.au.

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PACOP Fundamentals Workshop (Wagga Wagga)
Dec
16

PACOP Fundamentals Workshop (Wagga Wagga)

PACOP invites you to join them for this FREE PACOP Fundamentals Workshop.

OPEN TO: Palliative care leads, CNMs, CNs, RNs, AN-ACC /Funding Managers & Facility Managers

PACOP has developed a national model of care that supports early identification of palliative and end of life care needs through routine standardised assessment.

This workshop provides the foundational knowledge needed to implement the PACOP Profile & Outcomes Collection in your aged care home.

Using PACOP will support you to:

  • Use standardised tools for assessing palliative and end of life care needs

  • Identify and respond to escalating care needs

  • Communicate palliative and end of life care needs with residents, families and staff

For more information visit the PACOP website.

PACOP is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability & Ageing.

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PACOP MPHN Stakeholder Strategy Meeting
Dec
15

PACOP MPHN Stakeholder Strategy Meeting

PACOP & MPHN invite you to join us for the MPHN Stakeholder Strategy Meeting. Please join with key stakeholders to participate in discussions and provide your insights into the current context of palliative care in aged care within the Murrumbidgee region.

Welcoming of attendees opens from 11.30am with a light lunch, concluding the day at 3.30pm.

Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) supports aged care homes (ACHs) and community aged care providers in delivering optimal palliative and end-of-life care through routine assessments and evidence-based care planning.

This forum aims to explore opportunities to expand PACOP implementation within the Murrumbidgee PHN region, aligning with current and future palliative care initiatives. The goal is to strengthen networks and build capacity in aged care homes and community aged care providers.

For more information visit the PACOP website.

PACOP is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability & Ageing.

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Common issues in spinal cord injury care (Young)
Dec
10

Common issues in spinal cord injury care (Young)

Join us for an informative dinner event in Young, where rehabilitation medicine staff specialists from Wagga Wagga will share their expertise in spinal cord injury care. The session will focus on common issues GPs may encounter in acute emergency and primary care settings, offering valuable insights and practical knowledge to support quality patient care.

Presented by 

  • Dr Jenna Mewburn: Rehabilitation medicine staff specialist,
    Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.

  • Dr Rachael McQueen: Rehabilitation medicine staff specialist,
    Wagga Wagga Base Hospital 

What’s on the Agenda?

  • Acute management of autonomic dysreflexia

  • Common issues arising in caring for patients with spinal cord injury: e.g. spasticity, bowel and bladder management, pressure injuries, ageing with a spinal cord injury, and sexuality 

  • Specialist referral pathways for people living with a spinal cord injury.

Bring your case studies and questions for a dynamic and interactive discussion.

Register by 1 December 2025 at www.stickytickets.com.au/T4D9Z

 
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Supporting Seniors: Free Suicide Prevention Training (Online)
Nov
27

Supporting Seniors: Free Suicide Prevention Training (Online)

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: 

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/Z336A

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Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Hay)
Nov
26

Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Hay)

HammondCare has developed the Last Days and Last Days Dementia community programs to help carers understand what to expect, bust myths and provide practical resources when caring for a person who is facing the end of their life.

Delivered by a palliative or dementia care specialist, either face-to-face or online, the workshop equips participants with knowledge and tools to navigate the last days, including links to local palliative care support services and a comprehensive resource to refer to throughout this journey.

Included in the workshop:

  • What to expect and the role of palliative care.

  • What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have.

  • How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead.

  • Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order. 

  • Possible care choices and support available as we near death. 

  • How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available.

  • Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Go to hammond.com.au/lastdays to find out more.

If you’re caring for some at end-of-life, you probably have questions. A Last Days workshop will have the answers. MPHN is offering Last Days workshops to equip you to navigate the precious last days of someone you care for.

Berrigan: 10 November 2025 – 2pm-5pm
Berrigan Library, 52-54 Chanter St, Berrigan
Register here

Corowa: 11 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Corowa Golf Club, 1 Hume St, Corowa
Register here

Young: 24 November 2025 – 1pm-4pm
Young Services Club, 42 Cloete St, Young
Register here

Griffith: 25 November 2025 – 12.30pm-3.30pm
Griffith City Library, 229 Banna Ave, Griffith
Register here

Hay: 26 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Hay Services Club, 371 Murray St, Hay
Register here

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Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Griffith)
Nov
25

Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Griffith)

HammondCare has developed the Last Days and Last Days Dementia community programs to help carers understand what to expect, bust myths and provide practical resources when caring for a person who is facing the end of their life.

Delivered by a palliative or dementia care specialist, either face-to-face or online, the workshop equips participants with knowledge and tools to navigate the last days, including links to local palliative care support services and a comprehensive resource to refer to throughout this journey.

Included in the workshop:

  • What to expect and the role of palliative care.

  • What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have.

  • How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead.

  • Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order. 

  • Possible care choices and support available as we near death. 

  • How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available.

  • Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Go to hammond.com.au/lastdays to find out more.

If you’re caring for some at end-of-life, you probably have questions. A Last Days workshop will have the answers. MPHN is offering Last Days workshops to equip you to navigate the precious last days of someone you care for.

Berrigan: 10 November 2025 – 2pm-5pm
Berrigan Library, 52-54 Chanter St, Berrigan
Register here

Corowa: 11 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Corowa Golf Club, 1 Hume St, Corowa
Register here

Young: 24 November 2025 – 1pm-4pm
Young Services Club, 42 Cloete St, Young
Register here

Griffith: 25 November 2025 – 12.30pm-3.30pm
Griffith City Library, 229 Banna Ave, Griffith
Register here

Hay: 26 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Hay Services Club, 371 Murray St, Hay
Register here

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Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Young)
Nov
24

Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Young)

HammondCare has developed the Last Days and Last Days Dementia community programs to help carers understand what to expect, bust myths and provide practical resources when caring for a person who is facing the end of their life.

Delivered by a palliative or dementia care specialist, either face-to-face or online, the workshop equips participants with knowledge and tools to navigate the last days, including links to local palliative care support services and a comprehensive resource to refer to throughout this journey.

Included in the workshop:

  • What to expect and the role of palliative care.

  • What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have.

  • How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead.

  • Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order. 

  • Possible care choices and support available as we near death. 

  • How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available.

  • Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Go to hammond.com.au/lastdays to find out more.

If you’re caring for some at end-of-life, you probably have questions. A Last Days workshop will have the answers. MPHN is offering Last Days workshops to equip you to navigate the precious last days of someone you care for.

Berrigan: 10 November 2025 – 2pm-5pm
Berrigan Library, 52-54 Chanter St, Berrigan
Register here

Corowa: 11 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Corowa Golf Club, 1 Hume St, Corowa
Register here

Young: 24 November 2025 – 1pm-4pm
Young Services Club, 42 Cloete St, Young
Register here

Griffith: 25 November 2025 – 12.30pm-3.30pm
Griffith City Library, 229 Banna Ave, Griffith
Register here

Hay: 26 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Hay Services Club, 371 Murray St, Hay
Register here

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Learn how to communicate safely about suicide (Mindframe Plus)
Nov
20

Learn how to communicate safely about suicide (Mindframe Plus)

Mindframe Plus: Safe Communication About Suicide and Mental Health

Free online workshop | Presented by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN)

Learn how to communicate safely and compassionately about suicide, mental health, and alcohol or other drugs (AOD) in this evidence-based Mindframe Plus workshop.

This free, practical session will help individuals and organisations strengthen their confidence when responding to suicide incidents and develop communication that minimises harm and promotes hope.

What you’ll gain

  • Practical skills to communicate safely and reduce stigma around suicide and mental health

  • Tools to respond confidently and compassionately after a suicide incident

  • Guidance on working effectively with media and community partners

  • Strategies to create clear, safe messaging that supports wellbeing

Workshop details

Thursday 20 November 2025 | 9.00am–12.00pm
Register here

Thursday 5 March 2026 | 9.00am–12.00pm
Register here

This is a free workshop, made possible through funding from the Federal Government.

Content warning: Suicide will be discussed during the workshop. Support will be available during and after the session.

Find out more at mindframe.org.au or contact emma.bromham@mphn.org.au for further information.

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Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Young)
Nov
18

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.

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Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Corowa)
Nov
11

Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Corowa)

HammondCare has developed the Last Days and Last Days Dementia community programs to help carers understand what to expect, bust myths and provide practical resources when caring for a person who is facing the end of their life.

Delivered by a palliative or dementia care specialist, either face-to-face or online, the workshop equips participants with knowledge and tools to navigate the last days, including links to local palliative care support services and a comprehensive resource to refer to throughout this journey.

Included in the workshop:

  • What to expect and the role of palliative care.

  • What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have.

  • How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead.

  • Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order. 

  • Possible care choices and support available as we near death. 

  • How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available.

  • Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Go to hammond.com.au/lastdays to find out more.

If you’re caring for some at end-of-life, you probably have questions. A Last Days workshop will have the answers. MPHN is offering Last Days workshops to equip you to navigate the precious last days of someone you care for.

Berrigan: 10 November 2025 – 2pm-5pm
Berrigan Library, 52-54 Chanter St, Berrigan
Register here

Corowa: 11 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Corowa Golf Club, 1 Hume St, Corowa
Register here

Young: 24 November 2025 – 1pm-4pm
Young Services Club, 42 Cloete St, Young
Register here

Griffith: 25 November 2025 – 12.30pm-3.30pm
Griffith City Library, 229 Banna Ave, Griffith
Register here

Hay: 26 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Hay Services Club, 371 Murray St, Hay
Register here

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Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Berrigan)
Nov
10

Last Days: Navigating death and dying (Berrigan)

HammondCare has developed the Last Days and Last Days Dementia community programs to help carers understand what to expect, bust myths and provide practical resources when caring for a person who is facing the end of their life.

Delivered by a palliative or dementia care specialist, either face-to-face or online, the workshop equips participants with knowledge and tools to navigate the last days, including links to local palliative care support services and a comprehensive resource to refer to throughout this journey.

Included in the workshop:

  • What to expect and the role of palliative care.

  • What a “good death” might look like, and the choices we have.

  • How to have conversations about dying and plan for what’s ahead.

  • Practical information to assist with getting affairs in order. 

  • Possible care choices and support available as we near death. 

  • How grief and loss can impact individuals and support available.

  • Common rituals, rules and regulations around death.

Go to hammond.com.au/lastdays to find out more.

If you’re caring for some at end-of-life, you probably have questions. A Last Days workshop will have the answers. MPHN is offering Last Days workshops to equip you to navigate the precious last days of someone you care for.

Berrigan: 10 November 2025 – 2pm-5pm
Berrigan Library, 52-54 Chanter St, Berrigan
Register here

Corowa: 11 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Corowa Golf Club, 1 Hume St, Corowa
Register here

Young: 24 November 2025 – 1pm-4pm
Young Services Club, 42 Cloete St, Young
Register here

Griffith: 25 November 2025 – 12.30pm-3.30pm
Griffith City Library, 229 Banna Ave, Griffith
Register here

Hay: 26 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Hay Services Club, 371 Murray St, Hay
Register here

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Wagga: GP/MO Safe Prescribing of Opioids
Oct
29

Wagga: GP/MO Safe Prescribing of Opioids

  • Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (Conference Room) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness (Wagga)
Oct
28

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.

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Wagga: Specialist Series: Lung Cancer with A/Prof Adriaan Venter and A/Prof David Palmeiri
Oct
15

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.

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Wagga: Perinatal Interprofessional Psychosocial Education – Maternity Clinicians
Sept
22

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 

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Clozapine in general practice
Sept
11

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.

 
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Wagga: Specialist Series: Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure in 2025 with Prof Gerard Carroll
Sept
9

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

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Leeton: Specialist Series: Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives with A/Prof Adriaan Venter
Aug
27

Leeton: Specialist Series: Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives with A/Prof Adriaan Venter

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, and nurses.

PRESENTER

A/Prof Adriaan Venter – Respiratory and Sleep Physician

EVENT TOPICS

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.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Keely Buckingham – Transition of Care Pharmacist, MLHD
Interactions between natural, alternative and conventional medicines used in the treatment of lung cancer

Thomas Podbury – Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Tailored programs for pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation

This is a self-reporting CPD event. Dinner provided.

RSVP by 20 August 2025.

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Wagga: Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care Education Day
Aug
24

Wagga: Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care Education Day

We are excited to invite GPs, GP registrars, nurses and allied health professionals for an enriching day at the 2025 Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care Program (EPiPC) Education Day. 

This year’s free, full-day education will centre on preschool aged child behaviour/development and is an invaluable opportunity to deepen your skills, expand your knowledge and connect with fellow practitioners and experts in the paediatric field.

Topics will include:

• Developmental delay
• Allied health tips for the preschool age group
• Transition to school and educator perspectives
• Child and Family Health Nurse programs
• Hearing and vision screening
• Sleep
• and more!

RSVP by 13 August.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

This event is accredited for 4hrs Educational Activity (EA) and 3.5hrs Reviewing Performance (RP).
This will be a self-reporting CPD for all other health professional attending.

In person attendance is encouraged. For those unable to make the event in person, please contact MPHN CPD coordinator at events@mphn.org.au for a videoconference link.

 

Additional dinner event

For those attending the ANSC or EPiPIC workshops we would like to invite you to join us in the evening for light refreshments and canapes and connect with your peers, with a special guest. Saturday 23 August from 5pm-7.30pm. Numbers are limited for this evening catch up.

Register here for the dinner: www.stickytickets.com.au/N88L0

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Wagga: Murrumbidgee GP Antenatal Shared Care Program Update
Aug
23

Wagga: Murrumbidgee GP Antenatal Shared Care Program Update

This annual full-day workshop focused on pregnancy care is for GPs who are interested in providing shared care in pregnancy, and GPs who want an update on first trimester care. General Practice Based Midwives are welcome to apply.

Session 1: Morning Program, 8.30am – 1.30pm

Local GP obstetricians and midwives will present the morning session, focusing on recommended Ultrasound, Blood Testing, risks in pregnancy, and referral for booking in 

RACGP/ACRRM: Educational Activities: 2hrs I Reviewing Performance: 3.5hr I Measuring Outcomes: 1.5hrs

Session 2: Afternoon Update Program, 2.00 pm – 4.30pm

The update session will feature presentations on Infections during Pregnancy, Sexual function and wellbeing, and Whats New 

RACGP/ACRRM: Educational Activities: 2hrs I Reviewing Performance: 1.5hr I Measuring Outcomes: 1.5hrs

Register by 13 August 2025 at www.stickytickets.com.au/QN48A

We are currently updating the structure of the Murrumbidgee GP Antenatal Shared Care Program

We will be asking about your interest in providing shared care through 2nd and 3rd trimesters. Interested GPs will be contacted later with further information.

Additional dinner event

For those attending the ANSC or EPiPC workshops we would like to invite you to join us in the evening for light refreshments and canapes and connect with your peers, with a special guest. Saturday 23 August from 5pm-7.30pm. Numbers are limited for this evening catch up.

Register here for the dinner: www.stickytickets.com.au/N88L0

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