Addressing the unmet educational needs of professionals working in healthcare to drive better patient care

EMPOWERED provides free access for all professionals working in healthcare to a customised learning experience providing best-practice online medical education. When we say all professionals working in healthcare, we mean all AHPRA- and non-AHPRA-registered health practitioners and allied health professionals, and other professionals working directly within the healthcare pathway in Australia.

Be empowered by an engaging learning experience designed to meet your unmet educational needs
  • Create a customised collection of modules relevant to your learning needs and interests by following EMPOWERED content channels from the ever-expanding range.
  • Enjoy various interactive learning features that appeal to participants’ different learning preferences and styles.
  • Dip in-and-out of the learning experience based on the time you have available, with all modules divided into short, discrete parts.
  • Bookmark your favourite modules with ‘My Picks’ for easy access to the topics you want to come back to.
  • Easily add to your CPD portfolio with certificates available to download upon completion of all modules.
  • Share modules with colleagues using EMPOWERED’s built-in functionality.

Be empowered by high-quality, independent medical education for all professionals working in healthcare
  • EMPOWERED goes beyond conventional thinking about online medical education to provide free access to high-quality medical education to all professionals working in healthcare, no matter their role within the patient care pathway.
  • We leverage our experience in healthcare education to deliver best practice in adult learning and digital design, backed up by quality control processes.
  • We bring together the right multidisciplinary team of medical education specialists, independent expert Steering Committees, not-for-profit partners and/or industry sponsors to develop accurate and evidence-based content that addresses your unmet educational needs, delivered with a multidisciplinary approach.
  • We work within a framework of transparency so that you can see for yourself the involvement of not-for-profit partners and/or industry sponsors and feel reassured about the credibility of the content in EMPOWERED.
  • We care that we are meeting your needs and employ evaluation processes designed to assess your learning experience, so we can address issues raised and meet your medical education needs within our ever-changing healthcare environment.

Be empowered by relevant and clinically-focused content that enables practical application of knowledge
  • We know that you are looking for a more personalised approach to continuing professional development, to help you to do the best you can for your patients.
  • We approach all EMPOWERED content based on a clear understanding of needs and preferences and are guided by experts to ensure that content is evidence-based and relevant.
  • We design our educational modules to inspire practical application of knowledge in the clinic, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
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EMPOWERED online medical education is an initiative from The Med Collective

Paula Woodward, of The Med Collective, was inspired to create EMPOWERED after working for many years in healthcare communications in Australia. Paula’s idea has been brought to life through collaboration of The Med Collective with their strategy and digital partners (Blueberry Healthcare Communications and JHL digital, respectively). EMPOWERED is designed based on the vision of delivering high-quality medical education to everyone involved in delivery of healthcare, in order to improve outcomes for patients in their care.

The team’s experience in developing and delivering online learning platforms and content means they have seen the good and the bad of online education. What works, and what doesn’t, from clunky eLearning platforms that fail to meet individuals’ needs or online education that’s hidden/lost behind company doors.

EMPOWERED brings together the latest thinking in user experience, digital design, content strategy and adult learning, employing its unique collaborative approach to solve many of the problems seen in the online medical education space.

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Whether you are a specialist physician - surgeon - GP - advanced trainee / registrar - nurse / midwife - allied health professional – medical scientist or other professional working in healthcare, if you have unmet educational needs and want to find credible content online to keep yourself up-to-date, sign up now.

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