News
In Practice: Early Career GP conference
Designed by GPs for GPs, the conference will explore the things doctors need to know as early career GPs, preparing them for what is ahead.
The Early Career GP conference 2025 offers relevant topics for New Fellows, GPs in training and international medical graduates.
This week’s In Practice also includes details on a webinar discussing the mental health considerations in obesity, abstract submissions for GP25 closing soon, and two upcoming Medicare compliance webinars.
Early Career GP conference 2025
Dates: Saturday 9–Sunday 10 August
Venue: The Vines Resort, Swan Valley, Western Australia (but open to all of Australia)
CPD: 7.5 hours (5 EA hours & 2.5 RP hours)
Cost: $250
Register online
The Early Career GP conference 2025, designed by GPs for GPs, will feature relevant topics for New Fellows, GPs in training and international medical graduates. This year’s theme is ‘Building our futures’, and includes talks on finance, career sustainability, conquering CPD and technology in general practice.
Sessions confirmed so far include:
- Q&A with RACGP President Dr Michael Wright and Vice President Dr Ramya Raman
- Personal finance fact and fiction – Dr Jonathan Tan
- Ways to make technology work for you – Dr Sean Stevens
- Tailoring your practice to suit the needs of you and your patients – Dr Andrew Leech
- Ten things I wish I’d known as a New Fellow – Dr Sean Stevens and Dr Tim Koh (Live The Good GP podcast recording)
- Managing uncertainty and developing grit as a rural GP – Associate Professor Michael Clements
- Sole trader 101 – Rosa Murray
- The secret life of a practice manager – Natalie Watts, Lockridge Medical Centre
- Grassroots patient advocacy and education – Dr Andrew Leech
- Conquering CPD – Hatha McDivitt, RACGP WA CPD Coordinator
- New Fellows committee discussion panel
All new Fellows and GPs on a training pathway towards Fellowship are encouraged to attend.
New resource: Managing emergencies and disasters in general practice
All Australian general practices are vulnerable to an array of potentially devastating emergencies and disasters of both natural and manmade origin, now more so than ever.
While not always possible, the optimal aim is for your practice to stay operational before, during and after emergencies and disasters so that you can continue to provide essential healthcare to those in need. Having an up-to-date emergency response plan in place will help you and your team to be prepared, well stocked and ready to respond to any crisis.
The RACGP’s newly released
Managing emergencies and disasters in general practice resource aims to guide practice teams through the emergency response plan development process, providing a clearer picture of what needs to be considered when developing your unique plan.
Emotional eating: Mental health considerations in obesity
Webinar: Tuesday 15 July, 7.30–8.30 pm (AEST)
CPD: 1 EA hour
Register online
Presented by Chair of RACGP Specific Interests Obesity Management Dr Terri-Lynne South and Chair of RACGP Specific Interests Psychological Medicine Dr Cathy Andronis, this webinar will discuss how to effectively utilise a biopsychosocial approach to obesity in general practice.
Achieving good biological and psychological health in obesity management requires more than just focusing on weight loss.
This webinar will explore how GPs can empower patients to manage their eating holistically.
Using a trauma-informed approach, addressing ‘fat shaming’, body image and self-esteem in individuals with obesity necessitates confidently exploring mental health factors, including eating disorders, as well as physical health and the influence of our ‘obesogenic society’.
GP counselling skills such as motivational interviewing and psycho education are effective in facilitating behaviour change.
One week to go: Abstract submissions for GP25 close 16 July
There’s just one week left to submit your abstract for GP25. Taking place in Brisbane from 14–16 November, this year’s conference explores the theme ‘Brighter future together’.
The RACGP is looking for submissions that reflect the depth and diversity of general practice – from clinical education and innovation to research and training.
Help shape this year’s program and submit your abstract
here before 11.59 pm, Wednesday 16 July.
GP Research Noticeboard
The GP Research Noticeboard presents surveys and research projects that GPs can participate in.
Current projects listed include ‘
Ordering herpes simplex virus type specific serology for asymptomatic patients’ and ‘
Medical abortion in general practice: Using guidelines for evidence-based care’.
Members can also submit their research projects to the noticeboard to invite participation from the general practice community.
Upcoming Medicare compliance webinars
The RACGP will host two webinars on
Medicare compliance in July. These will be facilitated by RACGP President Dr Michael Wright and presented by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DoHDA) and the Professional Services Review (PSR).
These sessions will outline what GPs need to know about the Medicare compliance process, compliance priorities, item numbers that commonly prompt compliance investigations, and where to find support and information.
Both webinars are free for both members and non-members to attend.
Medicare compliance (presented by DoHDA)
Webinar: Wednesday 16 July, 7.00–8.00 pm (AEST)
CPD: 1 EA hours
The role of the PSR
Webinar: Tuesday 22 July, 7.00–8.00 pm (AEST)
CPD: 1 EA hours
Log in below to join the conversation.
compliance GP25 In Practice Medicare New Fellows obesity
newsGP weekly poll
Do you think GLP-1 RA medicines should be added to the PBS as a treatment for obesity?