Education

Upcoming Webinars and Online Training

• NSW COVID-19 update webinar (RACGP) - Monday 11 October, 7pm
• Thursday 7 October, 11:30 - 12:00pm - COVID-19 response update for General Practitioners

COVID-19 Vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccine Training

The Department of Health, in partnership with the Australian College of Nursing, has released two COVID-19 vaccination training modules available for free to all authorised vaccination providers. Vaccination providers must have already undertaken routine immunisation training, and have the authority to administer vaccinations in their state. Training is also available for non-clinical and administration staff, which covers information regarding handling, storage and administrative reporting. Further information is available on the Department of Health website.

AIR Education for Vaccination Providers

The Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020 means that recognised vaccination providers must report information relating to vaccinations they administer, and vaccines they are notified about that were given outside Australia, to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR). The Department of Human services has published five Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) eLearning education modules to help vaccination providers understand how to access and use the AIR website and record vaccination events. It will be mandatory for COVID-19 vaccinations to be recorded on the AIR. 

Past Education

PHN Updates

• TTS with COVID-19 Vaccine: A Pragmatic Approach (Hunter New England and South Coast PHN) 7 July 2021
• Responding to Vaccine Hesitancy on the Front Line (NSW ACT PHN Network) 12 May 2021

RACGP Podcasts

• RACGP have several COVID-19 podcasts (under Webinars, podcasts and education) to assist you to keep up to date. Most of them are 5–10 minutes long,  you can listen to them anytime. Podcasts include:
  • "Practice That" (eg. Prescription images with NSW Health, MBS Update with Brett McPherson)
  • "Just GP: RACGP special COVID-19 podcasts"
  • "Generally Speaking": Podcast series for health professionals 

Telehealth online learning for practice nurses

• APNA telehealth online training for nurses is now available.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer updates

• Update to GPs from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer 21 May 2021
• Update to GPs from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer 1 April 2021

Department of Health GP Updates

• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 30 September 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 23 September 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 16 September 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 9 September 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 2 September 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 26 August 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 19 August 
• COVID-19 response update for GPs (DoH) 12 August 

Other Updates

• Latest data, side effects and considerations for patients with lung conditions, 17 March 7:30pm - 8:30pm (Lung Foundation Australia)
• RACGP and NSW Health COVID-19 Update, 9 August 7:00 - 8:00pm