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Nominations open to join Expert Committees

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Eligible college members can now nominate to be a member or a chair of an RACGP Expert Committee (REC).
 
The RECs allow GPs to contribute their own expertise in specific areas, which will go on to guide the development of RACGP position statements, submissions, guidelines, resources, and tools for GPs.
 
Nominations are open for the five RECs:

• Funding and Health System Reform
• Practice Technology and Management
• Quality Care
• Research
• Standards for General Practices

Professor Mark Morgan, the current Chair of REC – Quality Care, told newsGP he has found his role ‘tremendously rewarding’.
 
‘We are looking for GPs who have a desire to contribute to patient outcomes beyond the patients they meet – Quality Care works at the nexus between evidence, on the ground experience as a practicing GPs and health policy,’ he said.
 
‘We provide any training required so prior technical skills in evidence-based medicine are not a prerequisite.
 
‘To do this work we are very well supported by the wonderful team at the RACGP who recognise that GP time is at a premium.’
 
Nominations for both chairs and members close on 21 July at 5.00 pm AEST.
 
REC chairs and committee members will be selected in September, then commence their three-year term following the RACGP Annual General Meeting on 21 November.
 
As a member, selected GPs will provide advice and expertise to the RACGP Board and executive team and help shape the RACGP and Australian general practice.
 
Chairs are expected to take on a leadership role within the RECs through conducting regular meetings of the committee, supporting policy and strategy across the RACGP, and advising on the implementation of key strategic initiatives.
 
Professor Morgan said helping with the creation of clinical guidelines was a particularly rewarding part of the role.
 
‘I believe that clinical practice guidelines are a core resource to make sense of ever-increasing layers of medical evidence,’ he said.
 
‘Guidelines form the basis of defining clinical practice – what we do and why we do it. So even if they are not directly read, guidelines impact patient outcomes.
 
‘The RACGP is often approached to provide representatives on impactful committees that shape the delivery of healthcare across Australia.’
 
Those interested in nominating as a REC member are encouraged to read the REC Chairs and Expert Committee Terms of Reference and selection criteria, and chair nominees can read the REC Chair role description.
 
Completed nomination forms along with a current CV can be sent to recapplication@racgp.org.au.
 
Only RACGP members who are financial members as of 1 July 2024 are eligible to apply.
 
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