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- Ahpra’s Governance Yarning Circle 13th August 2026 Join Ahpra’s Governance Yarning Circle to learn how your voice, lived experience and leadership can ... ... more
- Ahpra September Webinar Series - Graduate Registration – Allied health 13th August 2026 Ahpra is running a series of webinars this September to help you better support practitioners with a... ... more
- Ahpra September Webinar Series - Graduate Registration – Nursing and Midwifery 13th August 2026 Ahpra is running a series of webinars this September to help you better support practitioners with a... ... more
- Ahpra September Webinar Series - Mandatory Notifications 13th August 2026 Ahpra is running a series of webinars this September to help you better support practitioners with a... ... more
- Ahpra September Webinar Series - Supporting internationally qualified nurses and midwives get registered 13th August 2026 Ahpra is running a series of webinars this September to help you better support practitioners with a... ... more
- Digital Health eLearning Showcase 2026 11th August 2026 The Digital Health eLearning Showcase provides an opportunity for organisations across the healthcar... ... more
- Autism CRC is now the Sylvia Rodger Institute. 11th August 2026 Alongside our new name, we are launching a new website designed to make it easier to access the reso... ... more
- New National Immunisation Dashboards Now Available 11th August 2026 The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has launched four new public immunisation dashboards... ... more
- Help shape how Lung Foundation Australia engages with healthcare professionals 11th August 2026 Lung Foundation Australia is developing a new Healthcare Professional Engagement Strategy and we'd l... ... more
- CRANA Education Survey 11th August 2026 To inform new course offerings planned for 2027, our Education Survey is now open to organisational ... ... more
- Media release: Launch of the National Nursing Workforce Strategy 07th August 2026 The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) welcomes the release of the National Nursing Wo... ... more
- National Model of Care for Obesity in Australia 31st July 2026 Developed by Evohealth, outlines a person-centred, multidisciplinary framework to improve obesity ca... ... more
- New national guidance for the safe, appropriate and sustainable use of intravenous (IV) fluids 31st July 2026 New national guidance for the safe, appropriate and sustainable use of intravenous (IV) fluids ... more
- iIMPROVE e-NEWSLETTER 29th July 2026 iIMPROVE: Implementation research in health services to improve care ... more
- PBS Update - July 28th July 2026 Important information relating to the new and amended Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listings implem... ... more
- Publication of the NSW Health Policy Directive - Termination of Pregnancy in New South Wales 28th July 2026 Correspondence from Susan Pearce, Secretary, NSW Health. ... more
- Public Health Alert - for ACT Members 28th July 2026 Public Health Alert - for ACT Members ... more
- Partnership Pulse | 7th Edition | Tuesday 7 July 2026 27th July 2026 Welcome to the 7th Edition of Partnership Pulse, the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency)’s... ... more
- ASCIA Update 23 July 2026 27th July 2026 New Adrenaline Devices on the PBS, Updated ASCIA Anaphylaxis Refresher Video, ASCIA TAPID Collaborat... ... more
- Rethinking Off-Label Prescribing: New National Guidance Supports Safer, Smarter Decision-Making 27th July 2026 A significant update to Australia's leading guidance on off-label medicine use has been released, pr... ... more
- Publication of updated CATAG Guiding Principles for off-label use of medicines 23rd July 2026 The Council of Australian Therapeutic Advisory Groups (CATAG) has recently published an updated CATA... ... more
- Public Consultation on the draft Evidence-based Gabapentinoid Deprescribing Clinical Guideline 23rd July 2026 A team at The University of Sydney has developed a draft Evidence-based Gabapentinoid Deprescribing ... ... more
- 1 July Adult Crohn Disease changes 20th July 2026 Here is the updated item code “cheat sheet” for severe Crohn’s disease (for patients18 years and ove... ... more
- Expressions of Interest – Help shape culturally safe hospital care for First Nations people 17th July 2026 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders are invited to have their say about ways to stren... ... more
- Updated information kits for RSV and childhood immunisation 16th July 2026 There are a range of resources about both maternal and childhood vaccinations that are suitable for ... ... more
- Media release: Therapeutic Guidelines appointed to lead digital transformation of Remote Primary Health Care Manuals 16th July 2026 Funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the initiative will support the transitio... ... more
- Joint CMO/TGA statement - Concerns regarding the public health risks associated with unapproved peptide products 16th July 2026 The TGA and Australia’s Chief Medical Officer published a joint statement on 19 June 2026 regarding ... ... more
- Medicare Mental Health Check In – stakeholder information kit for health professionals 16th July 2026 Medicare Mental Health Check In is a new online service offering free and confidential support to he... ... more
- ACNP supports the release of the new legislation which allows authorised nurses to prescribe Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) medicines 03rd July 2026 New law gives registered nurses PBS prescribing powers for the first time. The Australian Government... ... more
- $7.7 billion in preventable hospitalisations: It’s time to refresh Medicare 30th June 2026 Leading nursing and midwifery organisations will gather at Parliament House today with a united call... ... more