Menu Icon Search

HP News

August 12, 2025

  • Older Persons Symposium
  • Information for GPs referring patients to cancer counselling
read the full edition

July 15, 2025

  • National Lung Cancer Screening - What GPs need to know
  • PHN launch new RAP artwork
  • Death Expo 2025
read the full edition

July 01, 2025

  • Joint Regional Needs Assessment
  • National Lung Cancer Screening Program
  • RACGP remote supervisor
  • Closing soon: TALK ABOUT ageing well
read the full edition

GP Alerts and Updates

August 26, 2025

Alert - Measles

The West Moreton Public Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles in an adult from Boonah who recently returned from overseas.

The person was unknowingly infectious while travelling from Bali to Brisbane on Tuesday morning, 19 August 2025 until Monday, 25 August 2025.

read the alert

July 04, 2025

Alert - Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV)

Alert - Gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and screening changes

read the full alert

April 08, 2025

Alert: Measles

read the full edition

GPs in a Pod

August 26, 2025

Episode 41: Digital health and AI - with Anja Nikolic (Australasian Institute of Digital Health)

In this episode, Anja Nikolic, CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, returns to the podcast to speak with Dr Tanusha.

They discuss what's happening in digital health and at the Institute, and all things AI in healthcare.

listen now

August 12, 2025

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Cubiko CEO Chris Smeed. They discuss the Chronic Condition Management changes that came into effect from 1 July 2025.

listen now

July 29, 2025

Episode 39: Parkinson's disease - with Michelle Stafford and Arianne Valerio (Metro South Health)

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Arianne Valerio, a neurologist with Metro South Health, and Michelle Stafford, formerly with Parkinson's Queensland.

More than 44,000 Queenslanders are living with Parkinson's disease - a number that continues to rise as our population ages.

They discuss diagnosis and motor symptoms, red flags, demographics and trends, referrals, management, and more.

listen to the episode

Upcoming education for health professionals

Sat
13
Sep
Pelvic Pain 2025 Health Practitioner Seminar (accredited) CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
37 Kent St, Woolloongabba
Organiser
Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
Learn more
Thu
18
Sep
Half the Meetings, Twice the Impact – Having the right meetings, at the right time, with the right people CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Organiser
Studer Group Australia
Learn more
Thu
18
Sep
Ipswich LMA Meeting - Modern Minimally Invasive Treatments in Interventional Radiology CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
Check website for location details
Organiser
Ipswich Local Medical Association
Learn more
Thu
25
Sep
Dubbo National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Dinner Workshop CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Obley Road, Dubbo NSW
Organiser
GPEx Limited
Learn more
Tue
30
Sep
Understand & Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
Roma Cultural Centre, 57 Bungil Street, Roma
Organiser
Project Paradigm - IFYS
Learn more
Thu
2
Oct
2025 Gold Coast Immunisation Professional Development Seminar CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
Robina Events Centre (94 Laver Drive, Robina, Queensland 4226)
Organiser
Benchmarque Group
Learn more
Mon
6
Oct
New Online Micro-credential in Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Organiser
The University of Melbourne
Learn more
Tue
14
Oct
Fracture Management CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
BEST WESTERN PLUS NORTH LAKES HOTEL 22 LAKEFIELD DRIVE NORTH LAKES QLD 4509
Organiser
Health Education Collaborative
Learn more
Wed
15
Oct
Suturing CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Location
BEST WESTERN PLUS NORTH LAKES HOTEL 22 LAKEFIELD DRIVE NORTH LAKES QLD 4509
Organiser
Health Education Collaborative
Learn more
Wed
15
Oct
Mater Queensland eConsultant Webinar CPD Tick IconCPD Points available Organiser
Centre for Health System Reform and Integration, Mater Research-Univserity of Queensland
Learn more

Keeping health professionals up-to-date

We encourage all local GPs, allied health professionals and their staff in our region to sign up for our emails and also our SMS alerts.