GPNI ZOOM Webinars Thursdays 1-2pm
Please join the mailing list to receive a password for the resources and to keep up to date with and register for future webinars – you must be part of the primary care team in Northern Ireland. The password was recently updated and the latest one is available through the mail list mail shots you receive. If you have been unable to get acess via the mailing list please email hello@gpni.co.uk with details of your role within Primary Care in Northern Ireland. We have been experiencing some issues with our certificate generator and are working on this in the background. An update will be given via mail shot also on the progress of this as we know some remain outstanding.
GPNI Clinical Update: Cervical Sample Taker Update Training Part 1 (18th June 2026)
Sample taker training Part 1 and Part 2 will be delivered on 18th and 25th June, providing an overview of the key stages across the cervical screening programme pathway. The sessions will include contributions from colleagues across the programme, including PHA, Call/Recall (BSO), the Cervical Screening Regional Laboratory and Colposcopy. Key topics will include the transition to a regional laboratory, practical guidance on ensuring samples are appropriately prepared for laboratory...
GPNI Clinical Update: Domestic Abuse (June 2026)
We will be joined by Dr Mary Larkin, GP , Clinical lead for IRIS Domestic Abuse Programme and Safeguarding Trainer to provide an insight into recognising domestic abuse in a primary care setting. Dr Larkin will cover how best to ask the correct questions and respond and consider issues regarding perpetrators of abuse as patients. We will also provide an update on recent legislation with regards to Domestic Abuse and DASH MARAC and APP1 overview with Dearbhaile McMahon, MDT Senior Social...
GPNI Clinical Update: Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Recognition, Pitfalls and Management
This webinar will provide a practical overview of PMR, focusing on how the condition commonly presents in primary care, important differential diagnoses, and key pitfalls frequently encountered in secondary care assessment. The session will also explore current management strategies, including newer and emerging treatment options, with practical insights relevant to the MDT. Our speaker Dr Ashley Elliott is a Consultant Rheumatologist based within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust....
GPECS webinar: Paediatric Dermatology in Skin of Colour
Please see the attached flyer about a webinar the GPECS team are running on 17th June (7-8pm). Dr Rachael Fearon will be hosting a talk by Dr Shahd Elamin on Paediatric Dermatology in Skin of Colour. You can register your attendance via this...
GPNI Share the Learning: May 2026
For this Share the Learning Webinar we will be bringing you updates from the following: SPPG will introduce the “Skip the Dip” antimicrobial stewardship campaign, which promotes a symptom-based clinical assessment over routine dipstick testing in appropriate patient groups. Matthew Dolan (SPPG) will provide an overview of the campaign and its key messages. Dr Waqar Ahmed (GP) will explore the practical realities of managing suspected UTI in general practice, including the challenges of...
GPNI Clinical Update: Greener Medicine
We will be joined today by Dr Niamh Slevin, a salaried GP working in Lakeside Medical practice in Enniskillen and Northern Ireland RCGP Climate and Sustainability Lead. In this talk. Dr Slevin will be speaking on the importance of environment issues within general practice and some useful tips on engaging with sustainability within your organisation. Sustainability in Primary Care File size: 5.47 MB Updated: 23-05-2026 Download Preview By using this website You agree by the website terms...
GPNI Primary Care Update – Mike Farrar, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health
We are delighted to have Mike Farrar, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health join GPNI to give an update to General Practice and MDT teams from the department of health on a number of areas within the HSC including Neighbourhood models of care. We hope this will be a very interactive event with the opportunity to understand the policy and progress to date as well as a facilitated Q&A. By using this website You agree by the website terms & disclaimer Ionic Creative...
GPNI Clinical Update: Bereavement and Grief Support
This webinar will demonstrate the accessible information & support available for people who are experiencing grief and bereavement or helping other people who are bereaved. We will be joined by Trust Bereavement Coordinators, Carole McKeeman, WHSCT and Donna-Louise Laird, SET who will signpost to information on pre bereavement, adult bereavement, bereavement support for pregnancy and baby loss as well as resources for children and young people on the Bereaved NI website. We will also...
GPNI Clinical Update: Type 2 Diabetes – NICE NG28 Guidance
For today’s session we will be joined by Barry Keenan, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, SWAH and Niall O’Kane, Lead GPP in Mid Ulster, will cover what’s new in the latest NICE guidance and how this may change your current practice in managing your patients living with type two diabetes. GPNI T2DM NG28 update File size: 17.49 MB Updated: 07-05-2026 Download...
GPNI Clinical Update: GI Disorders
We will be joined by Speaker Dr Inder Mainie, Consultant Gastroenterologist, BHSCT, to provide an update on what is new and relevant in Oesophageal disorders for Primary Care. UGI presentation for GP April 2026 final File size: 35.69 MB Updated: 06-05-2026 Download...
