September 2023

In this issue:

• Update for 2023.1 cohort
• Update for 2023.2 cohort
• WONCA
• Cultural awareness module
• Registrar safety and wellbeing
• Keep practice and supervisor details updated
• Update on Small Group Learnings

Your second General Practice Training (GPT2) term commenced on 3 July 2023. Below are the activities you should've completed by now:

• Booked and/or completed your first workplace-based assessment (WBA).

Upcoming activities

• Second WBA - you'll be emailed soon to book your next round
• Registrars' Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) tool - if not completed last term, you'll be enrolled into this activity in November.

Ongoing activities

• Multi-source Feedback (MSF) - due in March 2024.

• We recommend starting this soon to ensure you have sufficient time to complete all components required. You can find out more about the MSF on the Client Focused Evaluation Program (CFEP) Surveys website.

We hope you've settled into GPT1 and got acquainted with your respective practice team. Many of you have already made important progress within the program.

Completed activities:

• Orientation
• EASL

• General Practice Experience (GPE) assessment + Recognition of Prior Learning Experience (RPLE)
• WBAs

As part of our commitment to cultural competency and providing culturally safe care, completing the Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Training is a mandatory requirement for all FSP registrars. This training aims to enhance our understanding of the unique cultures, histories, and health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

The Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Training covers topics such as the historical context, social determinants of health, cultural protocols, and effective communication with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. It provides valuable knowledge and skills that are essential in delivering culturally safe care and building positive relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. 

If you have not yet completed the Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Training, please prioritize it as it is a mandatory component of the FSP program. Instructions to access the training are linked below.

WONCA 2023 is being hosted by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and will include everything you love about your RACGP annual GP conference. It offers a dynamic program of accredited activities including pre-conference workshops, clinical skills updates, CPR workshops and sessions for practice owners. 
 
This will be the first time since 2002 that Australia has hosted the WONCA conference and only the third time since Australia hosted the first global conference in 1972.

Held from 26 to 29 October at Sydney’s International Convention Centre, the conference will offer a dynamic program to share research and build best practice.

Themed around recovery, reconnection, and revival in primary care, WONCA 2023 will provide a unique opportunity to connect and network with local and international colleagues.

CRANAplus Bush Support Services

CRANAplus Bush Support Services provides a free and confidential telephone counselling service for rural and remote health practitioners and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service is staffed by psychologists, including two Aboriginal psychologists. CRANAplus membership is not required to access the service.