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Compliments and Concerns
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Practice Support
Assistance for Practices
Westvic After Hours Health Advice
Integrated Rural After Hours Care
Active Script Service
Dedicated to promoting health
Quality Use of Medicines
Rural Pharmacies initiative
Aged Care Access Initiative
Establishing a shared vision
Mental Health Script
GPs and Health Professionals
Clinical Risk Management
Peer Review Program empowering GPs

GP Resources
GP Resources developed by West Vic Division.
Division Resources
Guides, manuals and kits for current and past programs.
Practice Resources
Resources for practice managers, nurses and reception staff.
Links
Resources developed by other organisations.
Fact Sheets
Current information on issues affecting your practice.
Pharmacists
Resources for pharmacists.
cdmNet
Information about the cdmNet service.

FRACGP Support
Support to non vocationally registered GPs.
Working in Western Victoria
What's it like to work in Western Victoria?
Town Profiles
Profiles on the towns in this region.
General Practice Vacancies
Information on Vacancies in local General Practices.
International Medical Graduates
Support for IMGs.
Workforce Support
Recruiting Assistance for Practices.
Staff Employment Opportunities
Division Staff Vacancies.
Grampians Medicare Local
Directors information.

Practice Nurses

West Vic Division of General Practice would like to invite all general practice nurses to attend the network meetings to be held quarterly (February, May, August, November), predominantly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. These meetings provide a strong education component, but also provide opportunity for professional networking and support. Enquiries or suggestions for topics please contact Melanie Wade Practice Support Officer at the Horsham office p: 5381 1756 e: m.wade@westvicdiv.asn.au

Check the West Vic Division events calendar for dates.

This page contains resources for general practice nurses.

Continuing Professional Development

The Nurses Board of Victoria provides guidelines for recording CPD, and a sample CPD Plan.

Free Online Learning

APNA ONLINE LEARNING

APNA Online learning provides a flexible online training, enabling you to develop new skills when and where required, at a pace appropriate to your own style. Online training is a great option for those that do not have time or money to attend events or allows you to undertake training in a flexible, self-paced and cost-effective manner.

APNA Online learning provides you with a range of flexible training options which allow you to:

Meet regulatory training requirements

Meet CPD requirements

Undertake nationally recognised formal qualifications

Develop and enhance your skills in a range of critical industry and general business areas

Access via APNA website: www.apna.asn.au

ONLINE IMMUNISATION COURSE

These free learning activities can be accessed online and used by practice nurses to update their immunisation knowledge. This is an interactive and enjoyable way to learn, and provides useful links to other sources of information – great for nurses in rural or remote areas where access can be an issue.

To access this free course simple click on the link below and fill out the registration form. You will be contacted with your free user account details and a link to the online course.

It is NOT a requirement that you are an APNA member to register for this course.

This course does NOT enable a practice nurse to become an accredited immuniser.

This course includes six activities, each activity takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Access via APNA website: www.apna.asn.au

CLEARING THE SMOKE: ONLINE LEARNING

Is an online learning module which will assist healthcare professionals to enhance their knowledge of smoking cessation.

Is interactive, with opportunities for reflection, quizzes and case studies.

Is suitable for completion by any healthcare professional interested in smoking cessation.

The Clearing the Smoke program includes seven modules with two core compulsory modules and five elective modules.

In order to earn CPD points, you will need to have completed at least 6 out of 7 modules.

IMPORTANT: Please enter 0000 when asked for Professional Development details when you register for the online learning.

RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: Basic Critical Thinking Skills

This course of 12 topics, each of approximately 1 hour duration is hosted by Medeserv and is available free of charge to all health professionals within Australia.

The course aims to introduce clinicians to some of the basic skills required to inform daily clinical decision-making with the latest research-based knowledge.

Access via: www.gp.med.usyd.edu.au/education/phcred-bcts.html

gplearning FREE ACTIVITIES

Access the gplearning website free of charge today. gplearning has provided the following activities to enable to you to view and try out typical gplearning activities:

Putting Prevention into Practice

Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial Support Module (PSM)

Managing complex health problems in people with intellectual disability

Module 5: The causes of intellectual disability and associated developmental disabilities, and specific aetiologies

Communicating with people with intellectual disability

Challenging/problem behaviours in people with intellectual disability

Module 4: Care plans and working with services for people with intellectual disability

Developing a practice-based approach – getting the most out of the Health Assessment MBS Items 718 and 719

Access via www.gplearning.com.au/free_activities/