Introduction to Primary Health Care short course

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This short course: Introduction to Primary Health Care will provide nurses with professional development learning activities and resources which aim to mitigate transition shock and build the nursing workforce's capacity to provide high-quality clinical care to support the health and well-being of Australian communities.

What do I get

• Access to over 50+ hours of learning and resources specifically for nurses new to primary health care.
• Self-assessment to rank and benchmark your knowledge, skills and confidence and identify learning goals to assist in the development of a professional development action plan for the 6-month program
• Certificate of completion at program end

Duration and average hours required  

• Approximately 48-50 hours over 6 months.
• APNA recommends dedicating one day a month to the program. 

How to access fully-funded programs

• Rural Health Workforce Agencies: Nurses working in remote and rural Australia (MMM3+) may be eligible to apply for funding to participate from your local Rural health workforce agency. Nurses working in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Services may also be eligible for scholarships through these agencies.

• Primary Health Care Networks (PHNs): Many PHNs fund Transition to Practice Programs for nurses in their catchments. See below for a snapshot of some PHNs funding places in the Program.
  • Our PHN (Central QLD, Wide Bay & Sunshine Coast): Places available in March 2023
  • Capital Health Network (ACT) PHN: Places available in March 2023
  • Northern QLD PHN: 2023 places TBC
  • Murray PHN: All places fully subscribed

Find and contact your PHN for more details.

• Other: Organisations and/or individuals can purchase programs for their nurses on request if they are APNA members.
  • Please get in touch with Rebekah Cox if your organisation wishes to talk with APNA about available Programs. 

Have questions?

If you have any questions, please email transitiontopractice@apna.asn.au or call us on 1300 303 184.