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Professional Performance Framework

We have put together the below below resources under each pillar Clinical Resources, Fostering professional engagement and Supporting safe practice.

Click each accordian to view the resources for each pillar.

If you would like to see any additional resources listed, we would love to hear from you. Please email us with your suggestions at ppf@acnp.org.au.

 

1.    Chronic and complex

ACNP Education Online Module
Contemporary Hepatitis C care in Australia - 1x online module

Free resources
Wounds Australia https://woundsaustralia.org/ 

Paid resources
Wound Innovations https://www.woundinnovations.com.au/
Dermoscopedia https://dermoscopedia.org/Main_Page 

2.    Mental Health 

ACNP Education Online Module
Mental Health Conversation

Free resources
1800respect National domestic family and sexual violence counselling service https://1800respect.org.au/ 
Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 
Black Dog Institute | Better Mental Health | Science. Compassion. Action. https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Blueknot Foundation https://blueknot.org.au/ 
National Eating Disorders Collaboration https://nedc.com.au/ 

Paid resources
Mental Health Professional Online Development Program (MHPOD) https://www.mhpod.gov.au/ 
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
White Ribbon Australia | Stop men's violence against women https://whiteribbon.org.au/


3.    Child and Family Health

Free resources
Cervical Screening in the community WA https://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/For-Health-Professionals/Cancer/Cervical-screening/Community 
Checking for problems with the baby in early pregnancy https://www.menzies.edu.au/icms_docs/161962_Checking_for_problems_with_the_baby_in_early_pregnancy_2010_Flipchart.pdf
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/ 
Raising Children Network https://raisingchildren.net.au/ 


4.    Emergency and Acute 
 

DermNet https://dermnetnz.org/ 
Don't Forget the Bubbles https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/ 
Eye Emergency Manual: An illustrated guide https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/155011/ACI-Eye-Emergency-Manual.pdf 
Emergency Medicine Cases | EM Cases https://emergencymedicinecases.com/ 
EM:RAP | Emergency medicine reviews and perspectives https://www.emrap.org/
Life in the fast lane https://litfl.com/ 
MyEKG https://en.my-ekg.com/  
NSW Emergency Care Institute https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci
Nysora https://www.nysora.com/ 
OrthoBullets https://www.orthobullets.com/ 
The Royal Victorian eye and ear hospital https://eyeandear.org.au/health-professionals/clinical-practice-guidelines/ 
Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics https://www.wheelessonline.com/ 
World Rugby Passport -Concussion Management for Doctors and Health Care Professionals https://passport.world.rugby/player-welfare-medical/concussion-management-for-doctors-and-health-care-professionals/ 
 


5.    Primary Health

ACNP Education Online Module
Immunisation Course - 3x online modules
- Introduction 
- Process of Giving Vaccines
- Vaccine Safety & Hesitancy

Physical Observation from a GP Perspective - 1x online module

Rheumatology - 2x online modules
- Introduction
- Pharmacological Management in Rheumatology

Weight Management - 9x online modules
- Obesity, Weight Bias And Stigma
- Obesity Pathophysiology
- Evaluation and Diagnosis
- Pillars of Weight Loss
- Bariatric Surgery and Procedures
- Motivational Interviewing
- Practice Management
- Setting up your Clinic
- Patient Focused Care
- Paediatric Weight Management 
- First Nations and CALD Communities

Free resources
Auspath Standards of care https://auspath.org.au/ 
Central Australia Rira Practitioner Association Inc https://www.carpa.com.au/ 
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists https://ranzcog.edu.au/ 
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) https://kdigo.org/guidelines/
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Primary Clinical Care Manual https://www.health.qld.gov.au/orrh/clinical-manuals/primary-clinical-care-manual-pccm


6.    Ageing and Palliative

Caring at home project (palliMEDS app, caring@home Indigenous app & caring@home app) https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/ 
Dementia Australia https://www.dementia.org.au/ 
Dementia Support Australia https://www.dementia.com.au/ 
End of Life Decisions in Aged Care (ELDAC) https://www.eldac.com.au/ 
End of Life Essentials https://www.endoflifeessentials.com.au/ 


7.    Pharmacology

Australian Journal of Pharmacy https://ajp.com.au/ 
ACSQHC: QUM stewardship program https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/quality-use-medicines-stewardship-program 
NPS MedicineWise https://www.nps.org.au/

Safe Script
ACT https://www.canberrascript.act.gov.au/ 
QLD https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/medicines/qscript
NSW https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/safescript 
NT https://www.ntscript.nt.gov.au/ 
SA https://www.scriptcheck.sa.gov.au/ 
TAS https://www.tasscript.health.tas.gov.au/ 
VIC https://www.safescript.vic.gov.au/ 
WA https://hp.scriptcheck.health.wa.gov.au 
Ausdi https://www.ausdi.com/ 

Paid resources
Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre Website https://mvec.mcri.edu.au/ 
Flockhart Table drug interaction https://flockhrt.sitehost.iu.edu/
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Sanford Guide https://www.sanfordguide.com/

ACNP Education Online Module
Clinical Pharmacodynamics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics - 2x online modules
- Clinical Pharmacodynamics
- Clinical Pharmacokinetics 

Prescribing & Pharmacology - 3x online modules
Prescribing and Pharmacology Workshops - Virtual and Face to Face Workshop registrations available via this link when registrations open


8.    Diagnostics

Bonxray.com https://bonexray.com/ 
Radiopaedia https://radiopaedia.org/ 
EMRad https://emrad.nhs.uk/ 
Pathology Tests explained https://pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ 
The Pocus Atlas https://www.thepocusatlas.com/ 
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australia Manual https://www.rcpa.edu.au/Manuals/RCPA-Manual 

ACNP Education Online Module
Interpreting pathology results - 1x online module


9.    Education

Free Resources
Palliative Care Education & Training Collaborative https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/ 
The Academy by Psych Scene: Learn and Earn Psychiatry CME https://www.academy.psychscene.com/
Jean Hailes https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/  

Paid Resources 
Ausmed https://www.ausmed.com.au/ 
LearnEM https://moodle.learnem.com.au/ 
Medcast https://medcast.com.au/ 
Geekymedics https://geekymedics.com/ 
Sonic Education https://www.snp.com.au/ 
Osmosis https://www.osmosis.org/ 
Think GP https://www.thinkgp.com.au/ 
Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association https://ashhna.org.au/ 
Acadoodle https://www.acadoodle.com/ 


10.    Associations, Colleges and Memberships 
Australian College of Critical Care Nurses https://acccn.com.au/ 
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses https://www.acmhn.org/ 
Australian College of Midwives https://www.midwives.org.au/ 
Australian College of Nursing https://www.acn.edu.au/ 
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation https://anmf.org.au/
Australian and New Zealand Burns Association https://www.anzba.org/   
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association https://www.apna.asn.au/ 
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Nurses and Midwives https://catsinam.org.au/ 
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery https://www.cdnm.edu.au/    
CRANAPlus https://crana.org.au/ 
Drug and Alcohol Nurses Association (DANA) https://www.danaonline.org/ 
European Wound Management Association https://ewma.org/ 
Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Nurses Group https://ohnng.com.au/ 
National Rural Health Alliance https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/ 
Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine https://ashm.org.au/   
Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses https://www.accypn.org.au/ 
Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses Australia https://www.mcafhna.org.au/ 
Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association https://ashhna.org.au/ 
Obesity Collective https://theobesitycollective.org.au/ 
Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society https://anzmoss.com.au/ 


11.    Presentations

ACNP Education Online Module
Presentation Guidance - 1x module available

Paid Resources 
Toastmasters https://www.toastmasters.org/ 
Rostrum https://www.rostrum.com.au/


12.    Journal

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) https://www.bmj.com/ 

 

13. Phone Apps

Emergency Procedures https://emergencyprocedures.org/
Eye Manual https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/ophthalmology/eye-emergency-app
Flockhart Table https://medicine.iu.edu/internal-medicine/specialties/clinical-pharmacology/drug-interaction-flockhart-table/app
MDCalc MDCalc https://apps.mdcalc.com/
NSW Trauma  https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/trauma/resources/app
PalliAged Care https://www.palliaged.com.au/Practice-Centre/palliAGEDnurse-App
PalliMEDS https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/for-health-professionals/mobile-app
Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne https://www.rch.org.au/apps/My_RCH/

 

1.    Mentoring 

ACNP Mentoring Program https://www.acnp.org.au/mentoring 

2.    Wellbeing
Taking Care of Yourself - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre https://aodknowledgecentre.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/workforce-development/taking-care-of-yourself/ 

Beat It group exercise program | Diabetes Australia https://digital.diabetesaustralia.com.au/beat-it
Financial wellbeing and mental health - Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/financial-wellbeing

Getting Started | 10,000 Steps https://www.10000steps.org.au/
Get Healthy Program https://www.gethealthynsw.com.au/program/ 
Black Dog Institute – Navigating Burnout https://burnout.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
TEN – The Essential Network for Health Professionals - Black Dog Institute | Better Mental Health https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/the-essential-network/
How does exercise improve mental health? | headspace https://headspace.org.au/explore-topics/for-young-people/stay-active/
Leading the fight to save Australian hearts | Heart Foundation https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/ 
How to use self-care planning to improve your emotional wellbeing, even when you don't think you need it - Black Dog Institute | Better Mental Health https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/how-to-use-self-care-planning-to-improve-your-emotional-wellbeing-even-when-you-dont-think-you-need-it/
Eat For Health https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/
Quick, Cheap & Easy Healthy Meal Ideas | No Money No Time https://nomoneynotime.com.au/
How to do a budget - Moneysmart.gov.au https://moneysmart.gov.au/budgeting/how-to-do-a-budget
Nursewell app: Four reasons why nurses should use it – Australian College of Nursing https://www.acn.edu.au/nurseclick/nursewell-app-four-reasons-why-nurses-should-use-it
Education & Training - Phoenix Australia https://www.phoenixaustralia.org/education-training/
Support for Nurses & Midwives | Your health matters https://www.nmsupport.org.au/
About Rise & Recharge https://riserecharge.com/about.html
Risk Education eXpress | icare https://www.icare.nsw.gov.au/government-agencies/risk-education-express#mentalhealth
Resources for Community Groups to ask "Are you OK?" | R U OK? https://www.ruok.org.au/community
Stretch at your desk | SafeWork NSW https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/six-simple-stretches 
Wellmob https://wellmob.org.au/
Yoga, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Psychological Health Care https://www.psychologicalhealthcare.com.au/blog/yoga-for-mental-health/  


3.    Business continuity and risk management

ACNP Education Online Module
Private Practice and Business for Nurse Practitioners - 3x modules 
- Early Planning for a move into private practice - key questions
- Setting up your own business - the basics
- Basic Financial and Practice Arrangements and Billing

Types of Practice Software
Actionstep | Legal Practice Management Software https://www.actionstep.com/
Best Practice Software - Practice Management Software https://bpsoftware.net/
Halaxy - Helping You Navigate the Complex Galaxy of Health https://www.halaxy.com/
Zedmed | Practice Management Software https://www.zedmed.com.au/


4.    Peer review

ACSQH Review by Peers https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/37358-Review-by-Peers1.pdf


5.    Community of Practice

Community of Practice Alberta Regional Consortia https://www.communityofpractice.ca/