What you will learn
Understanding help seeking patterns including symptom minimisation.
1.5 Hour Course for Pharmacists
Stop male patients slipping through the cracks…
…with the MALE Framework.
You will learn practical, evidence-informed skills to recognise early signs of distress, engage men in brief but meaningful conversations and guide them towards appropriate care.
What Pharmacists will learn.
What you will learn
Strategies to improve men’s willingness to open up.
What you will learn
Skills to support pharmacists’ growing role in community health early intervention.
What you will learn
Keys to lift men’s overall engagement in their own health.
What you will learn
Effective, quick rapport building with male clients.
What you’ll walk away with
The MALE Framework made Pharmacy ready.
Made with the interactions and pace of the pharmacy in mind, so skills are learnt easily and readily applied.
“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.”
– 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 is a practical, evidence-informed training program that gives mental health and primary care professionals the skills and confidence to connect with men more effectively and keep them engaged in 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 seats available
Secure your spot in the government funded pre-pilot.
- 1–1.5 hours, complete interactive modules at your pace.
- Developed by experts in masculinity and men’s health.
- Based on practitioner feedback and research.
- Share your insights for further development.
Feedback from course participants
This training changed how I see my role at the counter. I now feel equipped to actually open a conversation with male customers who seem off.
Community Pharmacist
Victoria
Practical, quick and evidence-based. Exactly what we need in a community pharmacy setting.
Hospital Pharmacist
New South Wales
The MALE framework is simple and I can see myself applying it in every dispensing conversation.
Pharmacist
Western Australia
I appreciated how the course acknowledged the pharmacy context specifically — it felt made for us, not adapted from somewhere else.
Community Pharmacist
Queensland
Is this course for me?
This course IS NOT for you if:
- You already feel confident recognising when a male customer may be struggling.
- You’re trained in brief intervention for men’s mental health.
- You know how to start a sensitive conversation over the counter without it feeling awkward.
- You have a clear referral pathway for male customers in distress.
This course IS for you if:
- You want to make the most of brief counter interactions with men.
- You’re looking to build confidence in recognising when more may be going on beneath the presenting issue.
- You want practical tools to start a supportive conversation in a pharmacy setting.
- You’re looking to better understand your role in early intervention for men’s mental health.
Meet the Men in Mind Subject Matter Experts
Dr Greg Malcher
General Practitioner (Retired)
Greg graduated from Monash University in 1976 and spent the next 9 years working in the Australian and
Michael Whitehead
Registered Nurse
Michael has over 25-years’ experience working in Men’s Health, Emergency Nursing, Prostate Cancer and Remote Indigenous Health.
Dr Johanna Lynch
General Practitioner & Psychotherapist
Johanna, MBBS PhD FRACGP FASPM Grad Cert (Grief and Loss) is a general practitioner, psychotherapist, and
Adam Forrest
Pharmacist
First registering in 2009, Adam Forrest is a community pharmacist manager from the outer Adelaide Southern suburbs
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 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
FAQs
How long does the course take to complete?
It’s a self-paced, online course that will take around 1 hour 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?
This trial version of the course is not yet accredited, but full accreditation for your professional body is coming. Please confirm with your relevant professional body in the meantime.
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 six months from the date of registration.
I don’t work in Australia, is this course for me?
Men in Mind is a professional training program suitable for a global audience. However, currently it’s only available to residents in Australia. Other countries are coming soon — register your interest to nominate your country and to stay informed.
Men in Mind Partners
Funded by
The Movember Men’s Health Education project received funding from the Australian Government.
