Reminder: On 1 December 2017 the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) was renewed.
The Pap test was replaced by the human papillomavirus (HPV) Cervical Screening Test with the age for screening under the NCSP changed from 18 to 25.
Please remember that Pap tests are no longer eligible for Medicare rebates–patients may be charged if this test is requested.
A useful guide for the General Practice team. Contains information on employing and supporting a nurse in your practice.
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Do you want to develop models of care that are relevant to your local health needs? Grant funding and APNA support will be provided to successful applicants of BNC. Applications are now open.
The National Employment Standards determines the absolute minimum standards of pay and conditions for any employee in Australia. Read them here.
Latest version of the Nurses Award on the Fair Work Commission website.
Providing a snap shot of a day in the life' of three nurses across different geographical areas in Queensland this video showcases the diverse role of the general practice nurse.
Includes guidelines for supervision of enrolled nurses, professional development plans, job descriptions and more.
Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers.
We have all changed someone's life- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives.
Derek Sivers presents this TED talk, providing insights on leadership and explaining how movements really get started.
The national conference for nurses working in primary health care.
APNA OnlineLearning offers you the opportunity to keep up to date with knowledge and skills.
APNA has developed a suite of resources for general practioners to strengthen understanding of the value of the general practice nurse and explain the contribution of nurses to improved health outcomes, and to general practice sustainability.
This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of basic life support, according to the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines.
A presentation by Heather McDonald at the 2016 APNA National Conference - Nurses | The heart of primary health care
This presentation will be an opportunity to find out more about APNA's Commonwealth funded Nursing in Primary Health Care programme which aims to support the recruitment and retention of Primary Health Care Nurses.
This webinar will look at new medications, devices and management strategies including how best to use the current MBS item numbers available for asthma and respiratory management in general practice.
Dr Rick Kausman is recognised as the Australian pioneer of the person centred approach to food, eating, behaviour, weight and health.
This presentation will focus on effective models that can be delivered by nurses to improve outcomes for people with chronic lung disease.
This webinar follows an event that brought together specialist nurses to explore opportunities to take the lead in providing collaborative, integrated chronic disease and mental health management.
The ONTRACK model will provide guidance to health professionals to support patients' emotional recovery after an acute health event.
Identify some of the challenges and opportunities in working in partnership for nurses working with people experiencing chronic disease.
Networking meetings have helped reduce feelings of isolation and have empowered nurses to enhance their roles and identify the potential for change and improvement in their clinical setting.
A package of video presentations on mentoring. Consists of: 6 x presentations.
This webinar will list phases in a mentoring relationship, understand the need to discuss expectations, identify ways to maintain the momentum of mentoring.
This webinar will list three types of feedback, describe barriers to giving and receiving feedback, outline how to respond constructively to feedback.
This webinar will describe different ways to mentor, summarise the dynamics of a mentoring relationship, outline mentoring roles, list the 4 questions that make a mentoring conversation work.
In this webinar we will discuss the number one obstacle to an effective mentoring conversation, identify the three essential skills for mentoring, describe actions that improve communication.
This presentation explores what resilience is, the factors that support resilience in the context of health, and strategies nurses can use to strengthen individual and family resilience in co-occurring illness.
A package of video presentations on family planning. Consists of: 3 x presentations.
This presentation will provide a consumer perspective on the challenges associated with the management of the burden of disease associated with chronic conditions in our current system.
Disparity + disadvantage = poor outcomes. THINK! If we do as we have always done then we will get what we have always gotten. Time for change.
This presentation will provide an overview of the care needs of people who have completed treatment for their cancer. The role of nurses in this important phase of their journey will be highlighted.
Compassion fatigue requires careful consideration along with solid, practical and immediate implementation of new skills, mindsets and approaches to healthcare delivery.
This webinar introduces ideas on how to use a new innovative Family Planning decision support tool for nurses working in primary health care in Australia.
This course has been endorsed by the Safety Institute of Australia and has been designed to provide you with an understanding of some of the issues relating to health and safety that workers may face in the workplace.
This course has been developed to provide you with an understanding of why and how musculoskeletal injuries occur, as well as some practical tips on how to perform hazardous manual tasks safely.
This course, independently reviewed by Sparke Helmore Lawyers, has been designed to provide you with an understanding of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and discrimination.
This course provides employees with an understanding about bullying and harassment in the workplace, types of behaviour that should be avoided, and what they can do if bullying or harassment is occurring in their workplace.
This course has been developed to provide managers and supervisors with an introduction to some of the key requirements of the model work health and safety legislation.
This course has been developed to provide workers with an understanding of the risks associated with manual tasks and an awareness of how to perform those tasks safely.
This course provides an understanding of scope of practice of the nursing profession and individual nurses working in the general practice setting. Designed for registered nurses, practice managers and general practitioners.
This course aims to develop the mental health literacy of nurses so they can undertake basic risk assessment with clients who have mental health problems, communicate with patients who may be mentally ill and make referrals.
This course focuses on the role of the various members of the mental health team, mental disorders, mental health problems and issues of early intervention, assisting clients to achieve and maintain good mental health.
This course has been developed to provide a practical understanding about how to control and manage infection to workers who provide health care and supporting services.
This course has been developed by Hand Hygiene Australia as part of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative and is a modified Hand Hygiene OnlineLearning package.
This course will strengthen your understanding of how to support healthy ageing and encourage you to further expand the activities you undertake to optimise health as people age.
This course is designed to provide an understanding of how to insert a peripheral intravenous cannula into an adult patient and to prevent and control healthcare associated infections associated with this procedure.
This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of how to identify, report and respond to the abuse of older people who are in a care relationship.
This course will provide you with opportunities to strengthen your understanding of health literacy and how you can support understanding and participation in health.
This course has been designed to provide you with an understanding of the controls that should be applied to manual handling in the workplace. This course has been reviewed by National Safety Council of Australia
This course is the first in a five-part series designed to provide nurses with the necessary knowledge and skills for managing patients who are susceptible to solar damage and skin cancer.
This course provides an understanding of the risk factors and symptoms of bowel cancer, different screening tests for bowel cancer, features of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and duty of care.
This course looks at immunisation rates, symptoms, preventing pertussis using various strategies, incentives and delivering immunisation services.
This course has been produced by the Nursing and Midwifery Telehealth Consortia to educate nurses and midwives on the use of Telehealth consultations. It covers all aspects of setting up and running a Telehealth consultation.
This course has been developed to provide nurses with an understanding of the nurse clinic model of care and provide a framework to assist in the planning, implementation and evaluation stages of setting up a nurse clinic.
This course has been produced by the Nursing and Midwifery Telehealth Consortia to educate midwives on the use of Telehealth consultations. The course covers all aspects of setting up and running a Telehealth consultation.
This course aims to provide practice nurses with an understanding of fertility health and family planning and the reproductive health implications for men and women within a general practice setting.
This online learning course has been designed to provide GPs and nurses with concise, practice-based information to support the administration of influenza vaccines to individuals >6 months of age.
This course is based on the clinical recommendations and information contained within the Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition. It does not enable a primary health care nurse to become an accredited immuniser.
This online learning program has been designed to provide you with an understanding of general practice financing mechanisms.
The Building Dementia Practice series is designed to improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in dementia practice and provide you with tools and resources to support a timely diagnosis of dementia in primary care.
The Building Dementia Practice series is designed to improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in dementia practice and provide you with tools and resources to support a timely diagnosis of dementia in primary care.
The Building Dementia Practice series is designed to improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in dementia practice and provide you with tools and resources to support a timely diagnosis of dementia in primary care.
The Building Dementia Practice series is designed to improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in dementia practice and provide you with tools and resources to support a timely diagnosis of dementia in primary care.
This course provides an understanding of the basic principles, definitions used in pharmacology, and mechanism of action and potential adverse effects of different drugs used in the management of cardiovascular disease.
This course has been designed to provide you with the skills to effectively identify potential asthma in your patients, and will outline the key steps necessary in diagnosis and ongoing management.
This course by the Association for Safe Aseptic Technique provides official accreditation for ANTT theory applied to clinical practice.
The foundation program is planned to provide an understanding of roles, responsibilities and skills necessary for nurses working in the general practice environment and provide an orientation.
This module has been developed to provide an understanding of telephone triage.
This course provides primary health care nurses with information in understanding and implementing a palliative approach and identifying where a palliative approach fits within the Advance Nursing Competencies.
This course has been developed to provide the learner with an understanding of the risks presented by obesity, how it is managed as well as good practice when communicating about and treating obesity.
Unit 1 provides a basic understanding of the disease and its impact on the individual and the broader community. Unit 2 contains information required to adapt a care plan and management of an individual's requirements.
This course has been designed to draw on the knowledge identified in Unit 1 - Introduction to Diabetes. It contains more detailed information required to adapt a care plan and management of individual person's requirements.
This course has been designed for those who wish to update or increase their knowledge on diabetes. It will provide nurses with a basic understanding of the disease and its impact on the individual and the broader community.
The course has been designed to help you better understand the lifestyle and medication management issues for people at risk of heart attack and stroke and provide them with appropriate support in the primary care setting.
Information about the Medicare benefits available for video consultations between specialists and patients who are located in telehealth eligible areas, eligible aged care facilities and Aboriginal Medical Services throughout Australia.
Watch this quick video showing healthcare professionals how the My Health Record system can help patients' better understand and be involved in their own healthcare.
The NMBA's Registration standard: CPD requires nurses and midwives to complete a minimum number of hours of education. These FAQ's address common queries.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has developed registration standards define the requirements that nurses need to meet to be registered.
Contains general and technical information, publications and statistics on infectious diseases globally from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Provides legislation, standards and poisons management for Queensland.
The Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch of the Western Australian Department of Health provides advice, develops policy and administers regulatory controlsffor medicines, therapeutic goods and poisons.
Victorian Drugs and Poisons legislation is applicable to the substances that are listed in the Australian Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons.
National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps member demonstrates how to use a female condom
Learn skills which support fertility self-management, by delivering a person-centred approach to care and decision making in relation to family planning, including through improving health literacy of consumers in this area.
Since the eHealth record system commenced operating in July 2012, new functionality has been added making it easier for you and your patients to use.
See how Australian practices are showcasing the diversity of nursing roles in general practice and how nurses successfully navigate this dynamic and challenging setting.
Mr Rocco is 37 years old and has Type 2 diabetes. He lives in Dareton NSW. With the support of his local Nurse Practitioner, Mr Rocco uses Telehealth for regular follow-up appointments with his endocrinologist in Adelaide.
Mr John Sims is a 40 year old man who has recently had a cholecystectomy at a hospital seven hours drive from his home. He receives follow-up care via a Telehealth consultation.
Jodie is two years old and has moderate to severe eczema, which is well controlled with oral medications and creams. Jodie and her parents have a Telehealth consultation with a specialist every three months.
Mary Jane is being nursed at home in her final weeks of life.�A care plan was developed to include a weekly Telehealth consultation at Mary Jane's home with the staff involved in her care.
Emily Black is a 37 year old woman expecting her third child. She has been referred by her midwife to a Genetic Counselling Service. Following an amniocentesis, Emily receives the results via Telehealth consultation.
Outlines the registration process for health practitioners.
Search for a range of practitioners including nurses and midwives.
Nurses and midwives must be registered with the NMBA, and meet the NMBA's professional standards in order to practise in Australia. Includes the Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the Code of Professional Conduct.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) provides guidance to nurses and midwives by publishing a range of professional codes and guidelines.
Description of approved exemptions from immunisation
VIC Government website for Immunisation Information
NT Immunisation Information for Health Professionals
NSW Government Immunisation information for Health Professionals
