Practice Intensives

Addressing workforce capability and sustainability.

Designed to support clinicians working in the realities of modern care,

where responsibility is shared,

systems are imperfect,

and care rarely fits neatly into guidelines alone.

Practice Intensives Overview

PulsePoint Academy Intensives are designed for clinicians working in real-world healthcare systems, where time, resources, and capacity are finite.



They focus less on what clinicians should do in ideal circumstances, and more on how to practise well, safely, and sustainably in the complexity of everyday care.



Each intensive runs over five weeks and follows a deliberate arc — from ideals, to reality, to integration, and ultimately to judgement in practice.



These programs assume participants are already clinically trained.

The emphasis is not on basic knowledge, but on decision-making, prioritisation, and durability.

Practice Intensives aim to support clinicians to

Strengthen clinical judgement under constraint.

Make clearer, more confident decisions in complex care.

Prioritise impact when resources are limited.

Support patients without overloading clinicians.

Practice in a way that is sustainable over time.

Remain engaged and grounded in long-term clinical work.

The intention is not to add more tasks… but to help clinicians orient themselves more clearly within the work they are already doing.

Practice Intensives are designed for

GPs

Community-based & remote Nurses

Nurse Practitioners

Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinicians

Aboriginal Health Workers &   

Practitioners

Speakers

Dr Jennifer Coller

Founder & Director, PulsePoint Academy

Director & Lead Cardiologist, Connected Cardiology

Dr Jennifer Coller will be leading each weekly webinar.
Dr Jo Braid, Rehabilitation Physician, Professional Coach

Dr Jo Braid

Rehabilitation Physician

Professional Coach

The Burnout Recovery Dr

Shelley Thomson

Co-founder & Director, Patient Experience Agency

Dr Sarah Smith, The Charting Coach, Speaker Practice Intensives

Dr Sarah Smith

Charting Coach, Clinical Day Advisor, The Charting Coach

What can I expect from a Practice Intensive?

The Practice Intensives are:

Clinically grounded and experience-informed

Honest about system pressures and workforce strain

Focused on judgement and prioritisation, not perfection

Designed to support durable clinical practice

Applicable across a range of healthcare contexts.

The Practice Intensives are not:

Guideline refreshers or technical updates

Checklists or protocol-driven courses

Leadership training programs

Wellbeing programs separated from clinical reality.

Women's Heart Health Practice Intensive:
Registrations now open!


The Heart Failure Practice Intensive is now available for self-paced learning.

What is Involved in a Practice Intensive?

Weekly live webinar

Short 35 minute webinar led by Cardiologist, Dr Jennifer Coller with special guests. Webinar recordings will be provided.

Reflective practice (workbook-based)

Each week includes reflective prompts to support application to individual clinical contexts. These reflections are for personal use and are not assessed.

Online community discussion

Participants are invited to engage in the online community discussion to share resources, discuss challenges, and reduce professional isolation. Participation is optional.

Weekly email prompts

There is no expectation to engage every week or complete every reflection.

The goal is orientation and confidence in practice.

Practice Intensives for 2026

Heart Failure

Now Available!

Women’s Heart Health 

Starting 19 May 2026

Atrial Fibrillation

Hypertension

Practice Intensives 5-Week Program Outline

Week 1 –

The North Star: What Good Care Looks Like

Purpose:

To establish a shared understanding of what high-quality care looks like in this clinical area – not just in theory, but in intent, values and direction.

Focus areas:

Week 2 –

The Reality Gap: Why Practice Falls Short of Ideals

Purpose:

To name and normalise the gap between ideal care and real-world practice.

Focus areas:

Week 3 –

Patient-Centred Care in Practice

Purpose:

To focus on what patients need in the moment, and how communication and clinical care intersect in complex conditions.

Focus areas:

Week 4 –

Durable Care for Clinicians

Purpose:

To explicitly address sustainability for clinicians and teams delivering complex care.

Focus areas:

Week 5 –

Judgement, Prioritisation, and Impact in Clinical Practice

Purpose:

To integrate all previous sessions and focus on decision-making under real-world constraints.

Focus areas:

Durable, high quality care is not about doing everything. It's about judgement, prioritisation, and pacing over time.

The Practice Intensives exist to support clinicians to practice well - and sustainably - in the complexity of modern healthcare.

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Eugene Lugg

Eugene has extensive experience in cardiovascular health as a clinician, educator, health promotion professional, improvement advisor and quality improvement lead for statewide heart health initiatives.

As a registered nurse, Eugene began his acute experience in tertiary hospitals in Cardiothoracic surgery and Cardiology, before moving to a rewarding role as a heart failure nurse with the Hospital Admission Risk Program supporting Victorians to manage their heart health and live well at home.

After a decade of clinical acute care, Eugene transitioned to health promotion, where he led national patient support programs for the Heart Foundation. Four years later, Eugene moved into quality improvement and program management at Safer Care Victoria where he managed a team to design, deliver and evaluate six cardiovascular projects in over 29 hospitals. Projects Eugene has led have focussed on secondary prevention, digital health, reducing unplanned readmissions, and bringing high quality cardiac care closer to home for regional patients.

Eugene is passionate about heart health, equity, and supporting and coaching clinicians to provide better high-quality care for Australians. Outside of work, Eugene enjoys time with his family with two energetic young sons, philosophy, running and travel.

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