Learning Outcomes
Identify how your own gender socialisation and assumptions can shape clinical work with men.
2 Hour Course for Nurses
Stop male patients slipping through the cracks…
…with the MALE Framework.
Practical, evidence-informed training for nurses who work with men. Recognise when distress is underplayed or masked, start sensitive conversations safely, and keep men connected to ongoing care.
What Nurses will learn.
Learning Outcomes
Outline how masculinities and life-stage transitions shape men’s engagement with primary care.
Learning Outcomes
Describe a range of strengths-based communication and engagement approaches that work with rather than against masculine identity.
Learning Outcomes
Identify male-typical presentations of depression and suicidality, including somatic, externalising and behavioural indicators that may not align with standard diagnostic prototypes.
Learning Outcomes
Identify practical response strategies that complement existing clinical skills when working with men experiencing depression or suicidality.
What you’ll walk away with
The MALE Framework made for male patient interactions.
Self-paced and designed around the realities of primary care nursing. Short, scripted videos, conversation guides and practical tools you can apply from your next shift.
"Whether or not she was doing it consciously or unconsciously, she was leveraging my sense of masculinity for a better health outcome."
– Bradley
"Judgment means that I’m not good enough. It means that I have to justify my situation."
– Kai
"When I was able to connect… it made me feel like I was talking to another human-being as opposed to someone that was just trying to fix me and then fix the next person and the next person."
– James
87%
of men who die by suicide accessed health services in their last year of life
Stop men slipping through the cracks
Men in Mind for Primary Care has been developed by the Movember Institute, drawing on research, lived experience, and insight from the Nurses who deliver frontline care. Build confidence for the conversations that keep men coming back. Enrol for free and expand your toolkit to keep men connected to care.
Extrapolating from the AIHW % of accessing different service types, the number of Australian men who accessed services in the preceding year before they died by suicide: 87% (any health service): 2,198 men accessed services but died by suicide in 2024.
Limited places available
Free and accredited or endorsed by your peak body
- 2 hours, complete interactive modules at your pace.
- Developed by experts in masculinities and men’s health.
- Based on practitioner feedback, lived experience and research.
- Share your insights for further development.
Feedback from course participants
I found this a really good introduction around how we have the power to improve male health outcomes every day.
Nurse
Victoria
Simple, easy to follow messaging — clinically relevant, and empowering to nurses within their roles.
Nurse
Victoria
It’s opened up a lot more conversations that I ordinarily would not have had with men, both in my professional and personal life.
Nurse
Victoria
This is well put together and easy to follow. I love the ease of emailing the resources and notes that I wanted to retain from the training.
Nurse
New South Wales
The focus on how men typically express distress — practical and strength-based strategies.
Nurse
New South Wales
Is this course for me?
This course IS NOT for you if:
- You have a high male patient retention rate.
- You’re versed in strengths-based masculinities and how to incorporate them when working with men, and apply them regularly in your nursing practice.
- You’re trained in practical tools that help men to open up and stay engaged in care.
- You understand specific ways gender can impact healthcare outcomes for men.
This course IS for you if:
- You want to build confidence in working with men who are reluctant, guarded or disengaging from care.
- You’re seeking practical communication strategies tailored to men in clinical settings.
- You want evidence-informed tools to build rapport across a diverse range of men.
- You want to better support men navigating stigma, shame and risk in a clinical setting.
Meet the Men in Mind Subject Matter Experts
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.
FAQs
How long does the course take to complete?
It’s a self-paced, online course that will take around 2 hours to complete. For this trial version, we have a series of feedback questions for you to complete, so allow a bit more time to respond to these. Your honest feedback is greatly appreciated.
How many CPD points will I be eligible for?
The course is currently going through the accreditation process with APNA. Once finalised it will be 2.5 CPD points. Otherwise, please confirm with your relevant professional body.
What resources are included in the training?
Along with the videos and reflective exercises, you’ll learn a practical framework that you can implement into your day to day practice straight away. There’s also research articles and supporting evidence to give you more in-depth insights.
Is the course based on research and evidence?
Yes. The research underpinning Men in Mind has been published in peer reviewed journals. You can access the research summaries here.
How long will I have access to the course for?
You will have access to the course for three months from the date of registration.
I don’t work in Australia, is this course for me?
The primary care courses are only available in Australia.
Men in Mind Partners
Funded by
The Movember Men’s Health Education project received funding from the Australian Government.
