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In Practice: Countdown to Women’s Health Week
The college’s ongoing partnership with Jean Hailes will bring a series of resources and events for Women’s Health Week.
Women’s Health Week serves as a valuable reminder for women to visit their GP to catch up on any missed scheduled health checks.
This week’s round-up also includes an opportunity for GPs to become a digital health expert advisor with the Australian Digital Health Agency, and upcoming CPD-eligible events.
Women’s Health Week partnership
The RACGP has again teamed up with Jean Hailes for Women’s Health Week (5–11 September) to celebrate women in general practice and to raise awareness of women’s health issues.
RACGP President Professor Karen Price has said she is proud to serve as a women’s health ambassador this year, and is reminding all women, girls and gender diverse people that it’s okay to put yourself first and set some time aside to prioritise your health.
Women’s Health Week serves as a valuable reminder of missed scheduled health checks over the past months, and the RACGP is reminding women to book an appointment with their GP.
More information, resources, tools and tips to support women’s health and wellbeing are available on the Women’s Health Week website.
Become a digital health expert advisor
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is seeking applications through a Request for Tender process for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join their group of expert advisors who will support the agency’s program of work.
As a digital health expert advisor, you will apply everyday health industry experience to the design, development and implementation of ADHA products and services. This includes focusing on the clinical safety, quality and usability of all products and services developed by the ADHA, along with the systems within which the ADHA operates.
Applications close 19 September. More information and applications are available online.
Management of less common sleep disorders in general practice
Webinar: Tuesday 27 September, 5.30 – 7.00 pm (AEST)
Register online
This webinar will provide GPs with up-to-date information on diagnosis and management of the less common sleep disorders: narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and REM sleep behaviour disorder.
Presented by Dr Kerry Hancock, Chair of RACGP Specific Interests Respiratory Medicine, along with a panel of sleep disorder specialists, it will include discussion about how GPs and sleep physicians can best work together to provide collaborative care for patients.
RACGP ‘Mental bites’: Trauma-informed care
Webinar: Thursday 1 September 1.00 – 1.30 pm (AEST)
Eligible for 1 RACGP CPD point
Register online
The RACGP’s ‘Mental bites’ lunch-time webinar series provides bite-sized information presented by the college’s Specific Interests Psychological Medicine group.
GPs are aware of mental health assessments, diagnosis, and management, but this series will be an opportunity to learn more about how to do the work – the micro-skills of engagement, forming safe and effective therapeutic alliances and communication with patients.
The seventh webinar in the series, presented by Dr Johanna Lynch, President of the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine, will focus on trauma-informed care, and the importance of sense of safety as a strength-based approach to trauma in the general practice setting.
The webinar will outline practical skills GPs can use while treating and communicating with patients. There will also be a Q&A with an expert in this field.
Demystifying dementia webinar series
Webinar: Wednesday 7 September, 7.00 – 8.00 pm (AEST)
Eligible for 2 RACGP CPD points
Register online.
Presented by Dementia Training Australia and RACGP Specific Interests, this three-part webinar series offers a practical and stepwise approach to improving knowledge, skills, and confidence in diagnosing and managing dementia in general practice.
Presented by three GP specialists in dementia, the first webinar in the series, ‘Reframing dementia – Applying GP-friendly frameworks to better understand dementia’, describes the stages and domains approach to recognising and diagnosing dementia in general practice.
Learning outcomes of the webinar:
- Recognise features other than memory loss in people with dementia by applying the Domains Framework
- Apply the Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Framework in assessing patients for a possible diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia
Represent your GP community – nominate for the Faculty Council elections
Nominations for the RACGP Faculty Council elections close at 4.00 pm (AEST) this coming Monday 29 August.
Nominating to join a Faculty Council is one of the most powerful ways GPs can influence their college, shape the profession, and ensure the views and voice of the general practice community are heard.
More information and to nominate are available on the
Faculty Elections webpage.
Integrating genomics into general practice
Webinar: Tuesday 27 September, 7.00 – 8.00 pm (AEST)
Register online.
Session 2: ‘Experiences with rare autosomal aneuploidies (RAA) NIPS results’
This webinar series on non-invasive prenatal screening beyond the common trisomies and reproductive carrier screening will provide insight and expertise for successfully implementing non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) beyond the common aneuploidies into clinical practice.
Pre- and post-NIPS counselling considerations will be addressed using case examples. In addition to NIPS, the series will also address the current state of reproductive carrier screening.
AGPT Program 2023: Applications closing soon
Applications for the
Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program close on 30 August.
General practice is the perfect career choice for any doctor who enjoys diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions and building long-term relationships with their patients.
With GPs at the frontline of primary healthcare during the recent pandemic, there are more opportunities than ever for a
rewarding career in general practice – particularly those who choose to
train in rural and remote Australia.
More information and applications for the 2023 AGPT Program is available on the
RACGP website.
Finance series: Support for purchasing a new home and practice
This two-part
webinar series has been designed to equip GPs with useful information to make informed financial decisions in relation to:
- buying their first home and making the process as easy as possible
- purchasing and financing their practice premises through a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and the process involved.
Webinar 1: First home buyers information session
Tuesday 20 September, 7.00 – 8.00 pm (AEST)
Register online.
Webinar 2: The benefits of purchasing and financing your practice premises through an SMSF
Thursday 6 October 7.00 – 8.00 pm (AEST)
Register online.
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