Online course UPDATED

National cervical screening program

This series of 6 modules provides training for healthcare providers who conduct Cervical Screening Tests and follow-up management for women aged 25-74. The modules have been updated to reflect changes to the National Cervical Screening Program that expands access of self-collection as a choice of screening option to all people eligible for screening. You can take the full course or choose any of the individual modules. Details on self-collection as a screening option can be found throughout all modules, but of particular interest may be Module 3 Screening in Practice which describes the steps involved in supporting a patient to self-collect a vaginal Cervical Screening Test sample.

Online course

Anticholinergic Burden – Pharmacist CPD Bundle

Obtain additional CPD points by completing one of the three CPD bundle activities for pharmacists.

Online course

Antimicrobial modules

Developed in collaboration with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) and funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, these courses deal with antimicrobial prescribing in a hospital setting.

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Asthma, immunisation and smoking cessation – Benji and Bridgit

Benji is a 3-year-old boy presenting in the Emergency Department of the local hospital with shortness of breath. He is brought in by his mother Bridgit.

Journal reading

Australian Prescriber - CPD for pharmacists

Australian Prescriber provides self-directed Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities for pharmacists based on reading an article from an issue of the journal and completing a quiz.

Clinical case study

Case studies

Our interactive case studies present clinical scenarios with questions to help you reflect on your medical decision-making skills and improve patient care.

Online course

Chronic abdominal pain in adults – when is imaging indicated?

This interactive online learning module has been developed to support GPs, GP registrars and medical students to make the best use of diagnostic imaging in the investigation of chronic abdominal pain.

Audit and feedback activities

Chronic kidney disease: early detection and management

A series of quality improvement clinical audits.

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Demystifying bioequivalence

Professor Andrew McLachlan provides clarity around this often misunderstood area and answers the questions you’ve always wanted to ask.

Online course

Get it right! Taking a Best Possible Medication History

This module is centred around a video that guides clinicians on how to obtain and record a BPMH. The module explains why at least two sources of information are used to obtain the BPMH and the reasoning behind how medication history taking techniques can influence the accuracy of the history obtained.

General information

Good Medicine Better Health

These learning modules are no longer available and will transition to NACCHO (https://www.naccho.org.au)

Audit and feedback activities

Heart Failure: taking an active role

A series of quality improvement clinical audits

Online course

Improving patient outcomes through best practice blood pressure assessment

Improve your accuracy in identifying elevated blood pressure and better interpret the results of both in-clinic and out-of-clinic assessments within the context of absolute cardiovascular risk.

Online course

Medical tests

Quality use of medical tests is a core skill for healthcare professionals as not all tests add value. Develop your skills with this range of short practical modules.

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Medication safety

Explore the various causes of medication errors and equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to help prevent errors from occurring in your workplace.

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Medico-legal risks and low-value care

Low-value care is an issue of concern in Australian health care. This training highlights how medico-legal risks and low-value care are connected in several ways.

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National standard medication charts

This course will guide you through the principles of safe prescribing and demonstrate how to complete the National Standard Medication Charts correctly.

National Prescribing Curriculum

National Prescribing Curriculum

A series of interactive case-based modules for medical and pharmacy students that encourage confident and rational prescribing. The modules follow a stepwise approach as outlined in the WHO's Guide to Good Prescribing.

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Quality use of medicines for health professional students

In this course you will learn about the principles of quality use of medicines (QUM) and the roles different health professionals play in promoting QUM.

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Real time prescription monitoring – Victoria

A series of three modules to train prescribers and pharmacists on the use of the Victorian SafeScript system.

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SafeScript NSW

A series of three modules to train prescribers and pharmacists on the use of the New South Wales SafeScript system.

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ScriptCheckWA

A series of three modules to train prescribers and pharmacists on the use of the Western Australian ScriptCheck system.

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Relapse prevention and physical health in a person with schizophrenia - Belinda

Belinda is a 22-year old woman with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Her first episode of psychosis occurred when she was 19 years old. She is a regular patient in your clinic, however you haven't seen her previously.

(Note: this course was previously titled Lifestyle issues and diagnosed schizophrenia – Belinda.)

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Safety through reporting - share the responsibility

These interactive online learning modules have been designed to support health professionals to report adverse events associated with therapeutic products and contribute to the TGA’s ongoing safety monitoring activities.

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Talking mental health with young people: for pharmacists

Improve your communication with young people accessing pharmacy services including medicines for depression and anxiety, to optimise their engagement with management options and support their overall mental health wellbeing.

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The ePrescribing pathway in primary care

Learn how electronic prescriptions provide convenient, seamless and safe access to medicines from the point of prescribing to dispensing and supply.

Online course

Type 2 diabetes - Bill

Bill is a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes. These modules follow your care of Bill over a 6 year period.

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Unlocking asthma inhaler technique

An interactive online learning module for health professionals designed to emphasise the importance of checking patients’ asthma inhaler technique to ensure correct usage.

Online course

Urinary tract infections in residential aged-care facilities

This module explores the diagnostic approach to managing urinary tract infections in residential aged care facility residents to reduce antibiotic resistance.

Webinar

Anxiety disorders: use of evidence-based treatments (on demand)

Early recognition, assessment and diagnosis is important for good management and contributes to speedier treatment and improvement in the lives of people with anxiety disorders. 

Webinar

Chronic abdominal pain: could it be irritable bowel syndrome?

The diagnosis and management of non-specific chronic abdominal pain can be challenging. For many patients you may suspect irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the cause, but how can you be sure?

Webinar

Chronic kidney disease: a multidisciplinary team approach to reducing risk by individualising medicine management

Join our expert panel members as they discuss the management of medicines that can reduce the risk of kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events in people diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Webinar

Dementia: a multidisciplinary approach to caring for people with changed behaviours

Practical support on how to overcome barriers when providing care to people living with dementia.

Webinar

Demystifying echocardiography in heart failure: GP and cardiologist Q&A

Our panel of GPs discuss case scenarios and accompanying echocardiogram images with an expert heart failure cardiologist.

Webinar

Falls, confusion and other issues. Could medicines with anticholinergic effects be the cause?

Join our panel of aged-care experts as they talk about ways to reduce the risk of medicine-related side effects such as dizziness, falls, dry mouth and constipation.

Webinar

Heart failure: how a team approach can optimise patient care

Evidence shows that a multidisciplinary approach to supporting patients with heart failure improves outcomes. Join our panel comprising a GP, heart failure nurse practitioner, accredited pharmacist and a person living with heart failure as they discuss case studies that demonstrate the benefits of working together as a team.

Webinar

Reducing the burden of medicines with anticholinergic effects on older people

Join our multidisciplinary panellists as they discuss how improved collaboration and communication between prescribers, pharmacists and nursing staff can reduce the risk of medicine-related adverse events such as dizziness, falls, dry mouth and constipation.

Webinar

IBD: diagnosis and management in primary care and beyond

A roundtable discussion about optimising management options for this challenging condition.

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New asthma guidelines: what’s changed?

Listen to our panel of experts as they discuss the recent changes to asthma guidelines and what this means in practice.

Webinar

Opioid prescribing: strategies for GPs to optimise chronic non-cancer pain management and minimise harms

Listen to our panel of chronic pain experts as they discuss evidence-based approaches for managing chronic non-cancer pain and how GPs can implement these to reduce opioid-related harms.

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Practical strategies to engage with young people experiencing anxiety or depression

Join our expert panel as they discuss effective ways for primary care practitioners to communicate with and support a young person presenting with psychological distress, depression or anxiety.

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Prescribing for dental pain: What are the options?

Our panel of experts discuss the analgesic options for dental pain and the evidence supporting their use.

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Rheumatoid arthritis: getting the facts straight about methotrexate (webinar - on demand)

Optimal management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis depends on successful collaboration between rheumatologists, GPs and community pharmacists.

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Supporting patients living with chronic non-cancer pain – the role of the pharmacist

Our panel of chronic pain experts discuss evidence-based approaches for managing chronic non-cancer pain and the role of pharmacists in reducing opioid-related harms.

Webinar

Working together to enhance transitions of care for people with dementia

Using real-life case scenarios, the panel, consisting of a geriatrician, GP and nurse,  discuss the challenges of optimising transitions of care for people living with dementia.