Last year 9,000 practitioners attended meetings at over 350 networks across Australia. MHPN networks are an opportunity for mental health practitioners from all disciplines to improve clinical pathways and outcomes for patients. Find your closest network.
Practitioners meet to improve mental health of elderly in their community
GP, Stephen Ginsborg is a passionate advocate for the health and wellbeing of older Australians, and co-coordinator of Sydney's Older Persons’ MHPN. “Older people are a vulnerable group. Unfortunately, their emotional support needs far exceed the capacity in our current system. The network is one way our practitioner community can support them,” Dr Ginsborg said. Read more.
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Practitioner resources, events and opportunities
- Have your say on Orygen’s training products - Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, is seeking feedback on its training and education resources. If you have previously accessed Orygen’s webinars, publications or modules, or attended their face-to-face workshops, or even if you haven’t, Orygen would like your opinion on how it can support your professional development. Complete the survey by 31/5 and have a chance to win one of two $50 gift vouchers.
The 2018 National Suicide Prevention Conference is being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 23 – 26 July 2018. More information. Australian Psychosis Conference (APC) 14-16 September 2018, Sydney. More information. 2018 International Mental Health Nursing Conference in Cairns. Call for abstracts is now open around the theme ‘Mental Health is a Human Right’. More information. Clinical Placement Program in Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care Professionals - Victoria. Primary Care Professionals (including GPs, practice nurses and allied health professionals) are invited to apply for a free clinical placement opportunity at oncology specialist clinics across Victoria to improve their skills and knowledge in cancer survivorship care. More information or email Ashlee. - Phoenix Australia offers one and two-day training programs around Australia that will give you the skills to provide practical, effective support and treatment to people affected by trauma. More information. Enquiries: Maria Humphries 03 9035 6303, mariamh@unimelb.edu.au
- Headspace offers free accredited online training on youth mental health and wellbeing for Allied Health Professionals (click for information) and GPs (click for information).
- A Practical Guide for Engaging Carers of People with a Mental Illness - This free online library supports health
practitioners to engage with families and carers of people with a mental illness. It provides free resources including research articles, fact sheets, online learning, reports, guides, tools and practical resources. More information.
To help support MHPN's continued funding and reporting needs, we will soon begin collecting some basic information (location & discipline) to understand more about those who use MHPN's webinar library.
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