Sydney North Primary Health Network (SNPHN) invites local GPs, Primary Care Nurses, Practice Managers and Practice staff to a workshop to develop and apply understanding of Aboriginal cultures to improve service and program outcomes. This workshop also includes pre-course work including completion of two online assessments.
All practices registered for the Indigenous Health Incentive (IHI) PIP are required to participate in cultural awareness training within one year of registering.

In Australia, dementia is the second leading cause of death, in the absence of a cure there is increasing focus on risk reduction, timely diagnosis and early intervention.
This session focuses on the physical co-morbidities of dementia, including fall related injuries, delirium, frailty, epilepsy, malnutrition and other health conditions associated with dementia.
Recommendations will be discussed for the assessment and management of these co-morbidities and suggestions developed for the implementation of these recommendations.

This workshop aims to improve physician competence, performance in practice and patient outcomes in the immediate management of emergencies that present themselves to primary care and office-based practices. In specific, this course will improve practical knowledge in the recognition and management of high-risk emergency conditions: seizure, chest pain, syncope, asthma, and anaphylaxis.

This workshop will explore the My Health Record system and help prepare GPs & AHPs for the opt-out period. It will delve into the systems’ features, functionalities, benefits and uses, as they relate to medical practice, clinical workflow and consumers.

You are invited to attend an evening with Dr Chris Moy who will be presenting on 'The Future is Here – My Health Record for GPs' on behalf of the Australian Digital Health Agency. This tailored GP interactive presentation about the My Health Record will outline its benefits, features and functionalities. An outline of the types of information that can be found in a My Health Record will also be provided.

Falls are preventable – join other GPs to identify and better manage falls in older people 65 years and over in your practice, and help your older patients stay independent at home.

Sydney North Health Network (SNHN) invites GPs, Primary Care Nurses, Pharmacists and Allied Health professional to participate in this update for primary care practitioners. Brought to you by the National Asthma Council Australia as part of the Asthma Best Practice for Professionals Program, the Primary Care Asthma Update covers the essentials of best-practice asthma and respiratory management for primary care health professionals.

This workshop will discuss the benefits, uses and functionalities of the My Health Record system for health care providers.

Sydney North Primary Health Network (SNPHN) invites local GPs, Primary Care Nurses, Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals to a workshop to provide Health Professionals with information on Diagnosis of Delirium including Geriatric care services options for these patients in the community. This workshop will also provide GPs with advice on Recovery and Rehabilitation management of presenting foot and ankle injuries.

Sydney North Primary Health Network (SNPHN) invites local GPs to a workshop on genetic tests available in pregnancy planning and antenatal care, their limitations, pitfalls and how to obtain the appropriate services in Sydney North Primary Health Network's region and the GP Shared Antenatal Care protocol.

The My Health Record Opt-out period has been announced and will be for three (3) months commencing 16 July 2018. Every Australian will then get a My Health Record, unless they choose not to. This workshop will explore the My Health Record system and help GPs navigate the Opt-out period and engagement with clients. It will delve into the systems’ features, functionalities, benefits and uses, as they relate to medical practice, clinical workflow and consumers. The workshop includes a small group learning component for hands-on training.

Researchers led by Professor Sarah Hilmer, at Royal North Shore Hospital’s Kolling Institute, are designing a computerised tool that supports deprescribing to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy in older inpatients. The aim of this project is to test design ideas generated by previous focus groups regarding language used in discharge summaries to communicate benzodiazepine deprescribing with GPs. Researchers are seeking general practitioners to participate in approximately 30-minute interviews and/or 1 hour focus groups, participants will be asked to provide their opinions about proposed wording to communicate benzodiazepine deprescribing in hospital discharge summaries. Participants will be reimbursed for their time.

The My Health Record opt-out period has been announced and will be for three (3) months commencing 16 July 2018. Every Australian will then get a My Health Record, unless they choose not to.

This workshop will explore the My Health Record system and help GPs & AHPs navigate the Opt-out period and engagement with clients. It will delve into the systems’ features, functionalities, benefits and uses, as they relate to medical practice, clinical workflow and consumers.

Sydney North Primary Health Network (SNPHN) invites local GPs, Primary Care Nurses, General Practice Staff and Allied Health Professionals to attend this Basic CPR Training for General Practice. This CPR course complies with the guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council and the guidelines of the RACGP.

Sydney North Primary Health Network (SNPHN) invites local GPs, Primary Care Nurses and Nurse Immunisers to an update on the latest changes to the National Immunisation Program, Public Health Unit (PHU) engagement with general practice and an overview of AusVax Safety system. This workshop will count towards Authorised Nurse Immuniser (ANI) annual education requirements.

This workshop will discuss the benefits, uses and functionalities of the My Health Record system for health care providers. It includes a presentation on the medico-legal aspects of digital health and how this relates to clinical workflow. The My Health Record opt-out period commenced on 16 July 2018 this is a timely opportunity to update your knowledge.

The Foot Health Assessment Program is a nationally accredited program and is fully funded by the federal Department of Health under the Chronic Disease Project.

Sydney North Primary Health Network (SNPHN) invites local GPs, Primary Care Nurses and allied health professionals to explore “low intensity” mental health, gaining a better understanding of various evidence-based alternatives to traditional face-to-face psychological services. The development of the stepped care model will be discussed as well as advantages of the approach for the patient and mental health system generally.