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20 May 2026
Strengthening primary care connections – highlights from EMPHN’s recent events
EMPHN recently delivered a series of high‑impact events designed to support learning, collaboration, and capability building across general practice, allied health and aged care. Across…
Aged and palliative care
19 May 2026
Palliative and end‑of‑life care: resources to support general practice
General practice plays a key role in delivering timely, coordinated and compassionate palliative and end‑of‑life care in the community. A range of updated tools and…
Aged and palliative care
19 May 2026
Now available: Medcast Medicare Business Skills Hub FastTrack – Mastering MBS billing for multiple procedures and aftercare
Minor procedures are commonly performed in general practice, yet applying the multiple operation rule and aftercare provisions remains a frequent source of confusion. These rules often intersect…
General practice
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11 November 2024
Transition to digital immunisation-related resources
The Victorian Department of Health (the department) Immunisation Program has transitioned from print to digital immunisation-related resources. What do I need to know? What resources…
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11 November 2024
HealthPathways Melbourne – New personalised accounts are here – sign up before 13 Jan 2025
HealthPathways Melbourne (HPM) is boosting user safety by upgrading its security protocols. This means you’ll have to set up a new account – but doing…
General practice
07 November 2024
GPACI update for aged care homes, aged care providers and consumers – conversations and implementation webinar series
The General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) is a relatively new incentive aimed at improving access to primary care services for residents of aged…
Aged and palliative care
07 November 2024
GPACI update for general practice – Q1 payments, updated MBS User Guide and GPACI webinar series
Quarter 1 payments for GPACI are now flowing onto general practices. Some payments to practices have not been able to be processed by Services Australia…
Digital enablement
01 November 2024
Reminder: 2024 CPD deadline approaching for GPs
Urgent reminder: 2024 CPD deadline approaching for GPs – No grace period beyond December 2024. The Medical Board of Australia has issued an important update…
Events
01 November 2024
New criteria for eligible patients requiring specialist management for a range of respiratory and sleep conditions
New statewide referral criteria for select respiratory conditions and sleep disorders come into effect from 1 November 2024 in all Victorian public hospitals. When a…
General practice
01 November 2024
New criteria for eligible patients requiring general surgery for a range of conditions
New statewide referral criteria for select hernia, oesophageal and hepatobiliary, colon and anorectal conditions potentially requiring general surgery, come into effect from 1 November 2024…
General practice
31 October 2024
Strengthening mental health care – EMPHN hosts IAR training and networking event for Local GPs in Lilydale
EMPHN recently hosted a comprehensive Initial Assessment & Referral (IAR) training and networking event in Lilydale, organised in collaboration with the GP Engagement team. This…
General practice
29 October 2024
POLAR Tip – Using formulas
Did you know that you can enhance your searches in POLAR using formulas in the filters section? The formulas feature allows you to customise your…
Digital enablement