KFP and AKT to go paper based The move away from online Fellowship exams has been made to ensure a ‘seamless experience’ for candidates, the RACGP has said.
Why TSH test results can lead to over-testing, over-treatment Lifestyle review is recommended as the first intervention to reduce risk of unnecessary patient harms and resource wastage.
New point-of-care test for early diagnosis of preeclampsia Australian researchers have developed a rapid test that returns a result in 15 minutes and is more accurate than current methods.
In Practice: Telehealth exemptions for PCR tests extended Patients who meet the COVID ‘high-risk’ criteria have had the telehealth temporary exemption rule extended to 31 December.
Dual format Fellowship exams successfully delivered Hundreds of prospective RACGP Fellows completed the computer-based AKT and paper-based KFP without incident over the weekend.
Online marking issue means upcoming KFP will be paper based The problem was identified during ongoing testing of KFP marking in the lead up to the exam, but the AKT will still be computer based.
How COVID-19 will be managed in 2023 ‘COVID exceptionalism’ and bespoke arrangements will be a thing of the past, according to a new Government plan.
Combined flu and COVID-19 tests approved Two separate nasal tests capable of detecting both COVID-19 and influenza have been approved by Australia’s medicines regulator.
RACGP releases latest AKT exam report The 2022.2 report marks the first Applied Knowledge Test delivered via the college’s new online exam platform.
Member contribution helps RACGP achieve exam success The return to online venue based AKT exams went ahead successfully, with organisers thanking those who helped troubleshoot the new system.