To enhance GPs’ confidence and clinical skills in identifying mental health risks, understanding the therapeutic benefits of group‑based psychological programs, and effectively utilising Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MHNP) services to support patients with a range of mental health needs.

2 EA hours

Agenda

6:00pm	Registration	Robyn Carrington
630pm	Opening and welcome	Claire Honey			Learning outcome
7 - 7.45	Check In, Speak Up: Identifying Risks in Yourself & Others	Dr Jatheesh Pala Valappil	Didactic presentation, case study analysis	EA	1	Recognise early warning signs, behavioural cues, and clinical indicators of psychological distress and risk (including self‑harm, harm to others, and acute deterioration) in others, and apply structured approaches for timely assessment and escalation
745 - 8.30pm	Collaborative Care Pathways: When and How to Engage a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner	Lee Milliken	Didactic Presentation	EA	2	Identify when referral to a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is appropriate, understand the scope of MHNP practice, and integrate MHNP-led interventions into collaborative care pathways for patients requiring ongoing mental health support.
8.30-9.00	Enhancing Patient Outcomes Through Structured Psychological Group Interventions	Julie Huntington	Didactic presentation	EA	3	Explain the therapeutic mechanisms, evidence base, and clinical suitability of psychological group programs, and describe how these programs complement GP management plans for ongoing mental health care.
9pm	Close

Learning Outcomes - At the end of this CPD activity, GP participants will be able to:

Recognise early warning signs, behavioral cues, and clinical indicators of psychological distress and risk (including self‑harm, harm to others, and acute deterioration) in others, and apply structured approaches for timely assessment and escalation

Identify when referral to a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is appropriate, understand the scope of MHNP practice, and integrate MHNP-led interventions into collaborative care pathways for patients requiring ongoing mental health support.

Explain the therapeutic mechanisms, evidence base, and clinical suitability of psychological group programs, and describe how these programs complement GP management plans for ongoing mental health care.

If you have any questions relating to the event, please contact Robyn Carrington via the Contact Host Button below the map or call 0459 965 959 or email robyn.carrington@healthscope.com.au

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