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Multimorbidity is the norm and not the exemption among people with long-term conditions. (World Health Organization, 2016) Managing multimorbidity is a real challenge in general practice, conferring considerable burden to patients and to the healthcare system. It can result in fragmented care, over-testing and competing priorities. Patients with multimorbidity frequently report worse experiences of care. Because education and guidelines focus on managing single conditions, healthcare professionals may be inclined to overlook patient-centred measures of health-related quality of life, like pain. In Vivo Academy, an accredited provider of independent medical education, present a series of four 1-hour live webinars entitled "Managing multimorbidity: navigating guidelines, polypharmacy, patient priorities and negative outcomes", covering topics including diabetes, cognitive decline, frailty, adjusting doses and drug burden index in a case-based, interactive format. The first of the series "Diabetes and setting priorities among comorbidities" has been scheduled on Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 7:30-8:30 pm (AEDT), with Clinical Associate Professor Gary Kilov (The University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice) as Speaker and Emeritus Professor Mieke van Driel (General Practice Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland) as Facilitator.

Webinar covering The Role of the Nurse / The Role of Psychology in Pain / The Role of the Pain Physiotherapist

Webinar covering: • Data Quality • Data Cleansing • Identifying patients at risk • Quality Improvement • Maximising Business Potential • Topbar partnered apps • How the PHN can support Practices with quality improvement activities and data management

• Vaping • Recognise high-risk medication use as identified by SafeScript NSW • Understand escalation pathways and resources available to clinicians when patients are identified via Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) alerts • Treating Alcohol dependence in General Practice and Take-Home Naloxone

Information and advice regarding the care and management of community patients in the current outbreak is frequently being reviewed and updated. Our latest Living with COVID webinar will have speakers focusing on managing COVID-19 in our rural and regional areas; as well as current evidence for COVID-19 treatments to prevent disease severity and hospitalisations.

Whilst suicide is a highly complex issue that affects many individuals and their families, research consistently shows that LGBTIQA+ communities are overrepresented in prevalence statistics for suicidal ideation and harm. In this webinar, panellists will explore how to identify risk factors for suicidal thoughts and harm, as well as protective factors within families, schools and communities that assist in prevention of suicide for LGBTIQA+ people. The importance of collaborative interdisciplinary service provision and appropriate referral pathways when providing care to people from LGBTIQA+ communities will also be covered.

Medicinal Cannabis has transitioned into clinical practice settings rapidly. In parallel, there is ongoing research into efficacy and safety across a broad range of indications. The medicinal cannabis webinar will include presenters with a diverse range of clinical experience, including an addiction specialist, pharmacist, pain specialist, and paediatrician/clinical pharmacologist.

Project ECHO is a free, interactive, online and evidence-based model which places healthcare providers from diverse settings in direct contact with subject matter experts, empowering them to provide best practice care for their local communities. Participation in ECHO involves discussion of de-identified cases with colleagues and with the expert panel.

Our annual event allows PHNs from across the country to come together to learn and share their commissioning experiences.

Please join us for the third in a series of three Diabetes Alliance Masterclasses. This session will be highly informative with case studies and time for Q&A.

Masterclass #3 will cover insulin therapy including:

- indications

- initiation and titration

- different regimens

- hypoglycaemia