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In Practice: EOI for general practice standards group
The RACGP is encouraging members interested in the development of standards and associated resources to nominate for the expert committee.
Members of the college’s expert committee help to ensure the standards reflect safe and quality practice.
This week’s round-up also includes a newly released toolkit for GPs to be prepared for the summer season, upcoming changes to the Poisons Standard, and a women’s health event.
RACGP Expert Committee – Standards for General Practices EOI
The RACGP is seeking member nominations for a position that has become available on the RACGP Expert Committee – Standards for General Practices (REC–SGP).
The REC–SGP contributes expertise in specific areas related to the Standards for general practices and other associated projects. The committee also contributes to RACGP position statements, submissions, guidelines, resources and tools aimed at supporting the profession.
Further details about the REC–SGP and the application form are available on the RACGP website, or by emailing standards@racgp.org.au. Expressions of interest are due by 5.00 pm (AEDT), Friday 23 December.
RACGP Summer Planning Toolkit
The college has recently launched the Summer Planning Toolkit to help general practices consider summer preparedness activities to implement for the health and safety of patients and the practice team.
Following the Winter Planning Toolkit, the Summer Planning Toolkit uses a modular structure and is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for the college and other medical organisations. It includes information on summer readiness, including information on emergency preparedness, epidemics and chronic disease, as well as advice on keeping practice staff and patients safe and healthy during summer.
The toolkit identifies the accreditation alignment and requirements within the Standards for general practices (5th edition).
Any questions or feedback about the toolkit can be directed to standards@racgp.org.au.
New formatting and structure of the Poisons Standard
Webinar: Wednesday 7 December, 12.30 – 1.15 pm (AEDT)
From 1 February 2023, changes to the formatting and structure of the Poisons Standard will come into effect. These changes have been made to make the Poisons Standard clearer and easier to understand and ensure that it meets contemporary legislative drafting requirements.
In this webinar, the Therapeutic Goods Administration will highlight and answer questions about the key changes that have been made to the Poisons Standard.
Register online.
Impacts of menopause on mental health
Webinar: Thursday 8 December, 7.00 – 8.30 pm (AEDT)
Hosted by Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, this event is presented by Professor Rodney Baber and Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, along with host and Jean Hailes GP, Dr Tessa King.
The webinar will cover:
- a discussion of common midlife presentations
- brain changes during the menopause transition, including brain fog, depression, anxiety
- management of mental health symptoms during the menopause transition including the use of menopausal hormone therapy
- case studies.
Register online.
Nutritional supplementation for veterans in residential aged care
For GPs who provide nutritional supplements to Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) patients in residential aged care facilities, recent changes to DVA’s
request form (D9165) are now in place.
The updates include a prompt for clinicians to first check if the DVA client is funded by the facility to supply nutritional supplements, before requesting funding through the DVA. More information is available on the
DVA website.
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