Learning & CPD

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.

Online course

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.

Online course

Demystifying bioequivalence

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

Online course

Fit for surgery, fit for life

This online module aims to support general practitioners and practice nurses in preoperative blood management.

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

CPD accredited education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners on a range of conditions.

Online course

Good Medicine Better Health - Antibiotics and respiratory tract infections

This course consists of a short module and an educational flipbook that aim to increase knowledge about antibiotics and respiratory tract infections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners and community members.

Online course

Good Medicine Better Health - Anxiety and depression

This course consists of two 30-minute modules that aim to increase the confidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and health practitioners to educate clients and community members about mental health in the context of social and emotional wellbeing.

Online course

Good Medicine Better Health - Asthma

These four modules aim to increase the confidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners to educate patients about their asthma, their asthma medicines and devices, and how to support a person having an asthma attack.

Online course

Good Medicine Better Health - High blood pressure

These two modules aim to increase the confidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners to educate clients and community members about high blood pressure and how to manage it.

Online course

Good Medicine Better Health - Quality use of medicines (QUM) foundation

These two modules aim to increase the confidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners to educate clients and community members about high blood pressure and how to manage it.

Online course

Good Medicine Better Health - Type 2 diabetes

This 40-minute module aims to increase the confidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners to educate clients and community members about medicines in type 2 diabetes.

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.

Online course

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.

Online course

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. You can take the full course of choose any of the individual modules.

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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.

Online course

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.

Online course

Real time prescription monitoring – Victoria

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

Online course

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.)

Online course

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.

Online course

Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation

This module is designed to help you adapt your clinical communication skills to meet the needs of all parents, whether they are ready to vaccinate, have questions or intend to decline vaccination altogether.

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.

Online course

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

CV risk in patients with type 2 diabetes and CVD: Getting to the heart of diabetes

Watch our multidisciplinary panel of experts discuss the prevention of CV events in patients with both type 2 diabetes and CVD.

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

Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma: changing the paradigm

A significant group of people with asthma still have uncontrolled asthma and experience poor outcomes despite high-dose standard therapy. However, recent advances offer hope for improving these outcomes. Watch our multidisciplinary discussion on new therapies, and how to identify and manage difficult-to-treat and severe asthma.

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

IBD: diagnosis and management in primary care and beyond

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

Webinar

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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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.