Videos and webinars

This webinar will provide information to the residential aged care sector on the new 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.

Routine childhood immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way to protect children against serious preventable diseases. This video explains the importance of having high immunisation rates, vaccine safety and the immune system’s natural response to the vaccine.

When a child is vaccinated, their immune system produces antibodies, helping protect them from infection. This video explains the importance of parents following the National Immunisation Schedule, to ensure their child have the best protection against diseases.

This video explains why timely childhood vaccination is important to protect your child from serious illness. It explains the safety and effectiveness of each vaccine, how many doses are required for full protection, and the age at which vaccines provide the best protection.

This webinar provides an update to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.

Watch the recording from the reforming in-home aged care update webinar from 18 May 2023.

Aged Care Council of Elders member Bill Jolley explains what good ageing looks like to him.

Aged Care Council of Elders member Sue McCann shares what good ageing means to her, and why it’s important to provide individual care to meet people’s unique needs.

The department has completed a nation-wide series of face-to-face Bonded Medical Program – Student information and consultation sessions across each of the twenty participating Australian universities. The webinar captures the frequently asked questions and answers from the information sessions.

This webinar provides information for the residential aged care sector on the funding initiatives that are part of the 2023 Budget.

Watch the recording from the residential aged care funding 2023–24 Budget update webinar.

This webinar on 8 June is part of a series to update primary care on the COVID-19 response and the vaccine rollout. The panel will provide key updates and answer participants’ questions.

This webinar on 25 May is part of a series to update primary care on the COVID-19 response and the vaccine rollout. The panel will provide key updates and answer participants’ questions.

We’re developing a new model for regulating aged care as part of the changes to improve the quality and safety of aged care in Australia. In this webinar, we share the details and seek your views on the proposed changes.

We’re developing a new model for regulating aged care as part of the changes to improve the quality and safety of aged care in Australia. We’re hosting this webinar to share the details and seek your views on the changes we’re proposing.

In this video, we provide Research Administration Officers with information about consumer involvement in the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). We also talk about MRFF assessment criteria and the MRFF Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Strategy.

Watch emeritus professor Valerie Braithwaite explain the importance of relational regulation in the new model for regulating aged care.

The Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (PHN) has introduced a Palliative Care Outcomes Collaborative (PCOC) into general practice, which enables health professionals to measure and identify the impact of their service delivery and achieve better palliative care outcomes for their patients.

The Brisbane South Primary Health Network is using funding from the Australian Government’s Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care program to improve safe and effective end of life care outside of hospital settings.

South Western Sydney Primary Health Network (PHN) has published a booklet - A Journey into Sorry Business - which provides culturally appropriate and respectful information to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about the raft of palliative support services which are available in the area.

The Precious Time: an end of life directory is a unique website developed by the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (PHN) to help patients, family, friends and carers access a range of palliative care and support services in a meaningful and holistic manner.

Country Western Australia Primary Health Network (PHN) is working with the City of Albany to improve access to safe, high quality palliative care in primary and community care.

Through the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care (GCfAHPC) Program the Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast Primary Health Network (PHN) have increased advance care planning in aged care. This is comforting residents while providing a positive education experience for the workforce.

The Adelaide Primary Health Network (PHN) introduced Advance Care Plans in Residential Aged Care Facilities in 2018 to document and improve care from the moment a resident enters a facility right up until their final journey through life.

We held an online sector stakeholder briefing on 12 May 2023 with the Department of Education about increasing rural medical training. This briefing included information on an upcoming competitive grant round for 80 commencing medical Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs).