Men in Mind for Primary Health Care
Men in Mind for Primary Care is free, evidence-informed training for the GPs, nurses and pharmacists men actually turn to. Three short, profession-specific courses with practical, gender-responsive tools to keep men engaged in the time you have. Developed by the Movember Institute, the courses draw on research, lived experience, and insight from the practitioners who deliver frontline care.
Almost 8 in 10 Australian men see a GP each year, and 87% of Australian men who died by suicide had accessed a health service in the year before their death. The conversation that matters rarely happens in a mental health clinic. It happens in the consult room, at the counter, on the ward.
What happens inside the consultation is where men’s health is won or lost. Men in Mind for Primary Care is built for the clinicians men actually see: short, practical training tailored to your discipline, with gender-responsive tools to open the conversation, recognise what may be sitting beneath the surface, and keep men connected to care.
The approach
Men in Mind translates men’s health research into practical tools for the consult room. Three connected modules explore how masculinities shape the way men seek help, apply the M.A.L.E. engagement framework to strengthen everyday interactions, and build skills to recognise when distress may be hiding in plain sight.
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The experience
Each discipline has its own course: free, accredited, and around 2.5 hours, designed to be completed in a single sitting and pitched at the realities of primary care. Short scripted videos, conversation scripts and consult-ready worksheets you can use the next morning.
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The courses
Three short, practical courses tailored to where you actually meet men: general practice, nursing, or community pharmacy. Each runs to around 2.5 hours, is free, and is accredited or endorsed by your peak body. Enrol in the one that matches your role.
Primary care · GPFor GPs and rural generalists
Short, practical training for the consult room. Recognise how masculinities shape the way men present, ask better questions, and turn a guarded conversation into a clear plan men act on. Accredited by RACGP and ACRRM.
Primary care · NursingFor practice and community nurses
Use every contact moment to build trust with men. Recognise when distress is underplayed or masked, start sensitive conversations safely, and keep men connected to ongoing care. Endorsed by APNA.
Primary care · PharmacyFor community pharmacists
You're often the first health professional men turn to. Recognise when more may be going on beneath the presenting issue, start a supportive conversation, and know when and where to refer. Accredited by the PSA.
Dr Hayden Cain
Rural Generalist
I am Dr Hayden Cain, a recent ACRRM RGA fellow with a passion for men's health. I have spent time working all over Australia from large tertiary centres to small solo doctor hospitals
A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM
General Practitioner & Women's Health Expert
Dr Magdalena Simonis is a leading women's health expert and advisor, a Senior Honorary Research Fellow University of Melbourne Department of General Practice
Dr Greg Malcher
General Practitioner (Retired)
Greg graduated from Monash University in 1976 and spent the next 9 years working in the Australian and overseas health systems.
Dr Nige Gray
Specialist General Practitioner MB, ChB; FRACGP; GCHPE
Dr. Nige Gray graduated from the University of Leeds (UK) in 1987 before relocating to Australia in 1992.
Michael Whitehead
Registered Nurse
Michael has over 25-years' experience working in Men's Health, Emergency Nursing, Prostate Cancer and Remote Indigenous Health.
Kendall Gow
Nurse Practitioner
Kendall is a urology nurse practitioner, clinical sexologist, and credentialled diabetes educator with a special interest in men's health
Dr Lesley Andrew
Senior Academic, School of Nursing & Midwifery, ECU
Dr Lesley Andrew is a senior academic in teaching, learning, and research within the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.
Luke Mitchell
Urology Nurse Practitioner
Luke has been nursing for over 15 years, starting his career in the operating theatres before specialising in Urology and Sexual Health.
Haley Hodgson
Registered Nurse & Nurse Practitioner Candidate
Haley Hodgson is a Registered Nurse, business owner, rural health innovator and Nurse Practitioner candidate with a strong focus on improving access to primary health care in regional communities.
Adam Forrest
Pharmacist
First registering in 2009, Adam Forrest is a community pharmacist manager from the outer Adelaide Southern suburbs.
Brad Butt
Pharmacist & Founder, Mens Health Downunder
Brad Butt is the founder of Mens Health Downunder; a pharmacist led mens health clinic based in Canberra but with clinics around Australia.
Tobias Speare
Pharmacist, Educator & Researcher
Tobias Speare is an experienced pharmacist, educator, researcher, and advocate dedicated to improving medicines management and patient outcomes
Anna Georgiou
Clinical Pharmacist, B.Pharm, Cred.Pharm
Anna Georgiou is a Clinical Pharmacist with over 11 years of experience across community, hospital and aged care settings.
James Georgiou
Consultant Pharmacist & Clinical Sexologist
James Georgiou is a consultant pharmacist, clinical sexologist, and community pharmacy owner with a special interest in men's health, sexual medicine, and urology.
An incredibly targeted, well-researched and accessible resource. Men in Mind is a powerful program for the people who actually care for men.
David Frost
Postvention coordinator
It was great. I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge — I'd not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty-year career.
Dr Anita Reyes
General practitioner
The case scenarios were spot-on for general practice. I came away with something I could use the next morning in the clinic.
Dr James Holloway
Rural generalist
As a community pharmacist I rarely see CPD pitched at me. This was specific, brief, and gave me a script for the harder conversations.
Priya Sandhu
Community pharmacist
Movember's Men in Mind for Primary Care is supported by funding from the Australian Government
Each primary care course (GP, Nurses, Pharmacists) is around 2.5 hours of coursework, self-paced and can be completed across multiple sessions or in a single session.
Pick the course that matches your discipline — General Practitioners, Nurses, or Pharmacists. If you provide ongoing therapeutic care to men (psychologist, counsellor, psychiatrist, social worker, mental health nurse) see the Mental Health Practitioner course.
No — all three primary care courses are completely free. Development and rollout are funded through an Australian Government grant, so there's no cost to you or your practice.
3 months from enrolment. You can return as often as you like and re-download resources at any time.
The GP course is accredited by the RACGP and ACRRM, the pharmacist course by the PSA, and the nurse course is endorsed by APNA. Check your professional body for the specific CPD that applies to you.
Yes. Men in Mind is built on the Movember Institute of Men's Health research program and reviewed by clinical advisors at the University of Melbourne and Orygen.
The primary care courses are only available in Australia.
Men in Mind and the research behind it have been funded by Movember. The professional training program is aligned with Movember's key cause area of men's mental health and suicide.
