Larter builds the capacity of primary health care professionals through innovative, evidence-based education and training for GPs, primary health nurses, practice managers, administrative staff, allied health professionals, registrars, overseas-trained doctors and medical students.
Education and Training for Australian Health Professionals
Larter’s education and training programs support health professionals, healthcare organisations and community services with practical knowledge and skills relevant to changing health and community needs. Training can help strengthen workforce capability, improve service delivery and support better outcomes across the Australian health sector.
Clients who have engaged us for education resources and development and delivery of workshops include:
- Primary Health Networks in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland
- Peak bodies including Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association, Alzheimer’s Australia, Family Planning Victoria
- ACCHSs
- Individual general practices.
Our approach
Larter writes educational content and delivers education that is practical, evidence-based and highly engaging. We specialise in combining best practice with interactive activities such as case study reviews, Q&A activities, group discussion and a sense of humour to keep our audiences engaged. Our presenters are health professionals and bring significant industry experience to educational sessions.
Education modules
Larter has developed a suite of education modules that are delivered via face-to-face workshops or online and can be tailored to your context. Larter staff are accredited with RACGP and many of our modules are accredited by the industry bodies.
Our current education modules include:
- Using effective communication to deal with aggressive behaviours
- Triage in general practice settings
- Using the Medicare Benefits Schedule for chronic disease management
- Introduction to Medicare Benefits Schedule
- Surviving a Medicare audit (for general practitioners & allied health professionals)
- The National Disability Insurance Scheme an introduction for general practice
- Working with young people in general practice
- Managing infection risk in primary health care
- Analysing patient data to improve population health and business efficiency in general practice settings
In the context of a shifting reform environment, Larter can also develop and deliver tailored training modules to support the sector to negotiate and apply current reform initiatives. For example,
- Business modelling for improved health care delivery
- Business modelling for financial sustainability in a changing funding environment
- Business modelling to expand nursing scope and practice
- Partnering with ACCHSs
- Working with complexity and vulnerable consumers
- Shared appointments and other innovative models of health care delivery
- Navigating the NDIS
- Building evaluation capacity: creating a learning environment for your service
- Creating collaborative platforms to respond to commissioning
- Facilitating meaningful and effective engagement with communities
- Delivering more patient-centred / consumer-centred care
- Writing successful tender bids
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In collaboration with your team and based on an assessment of your organisation’s training needs, Larter can tailor or create education modules in various formats including face-to-face, webinars and online learning modules to suit your learning requirements.
To read more about what our clients say about our education and consulting services, visit our testimonials page.
How Can Education and Training Support Healthcare Organisations?
Effective education and training can help healthcare organisations address workforce capability gaps, strengthen professional practice and respond to emerging community needs. By combining practical education with healthcare expertise, Larter supports organisations and professionals to build skills that contribute to sustainable service improvement.
Conclusion
Larter’s education and training approach helps primary healthcare professionals and organisations build practical skills, strengthen workforce capability and respond to changing health sector requirements. From general practice training and Medicare education to tailored workshops, webinars and online learning, Larter develops evidence-based education around the needs of each organisation and its workforce.
Frequently Asked Questions
Larter’s training can support GPs, primary health nurses, practice managers, administrative staff, allied health professionals, registrars, overseas-trained doctors and medical students, as well as healthcare organisations and community services.
Yes, Larter can tailor existing education modules or develop new training based on an organisation’s identified training needs, workforce requirements and service context.
Training can be delivered through face-to-face workshops, webinars and online learning modules. The format can be adapted to suit the organisation, audience and learning requirements.
Larter combines evidence-based information with practical learning activities such as case studies, questions and answers, group discussions and interactive exercises. Sessions are delivered by experienced health professionals.
Yes, Larter can develop tailored education to help health professionals and organisations understand, apply and respond to changes across the health and primary care environment.