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Message from the President Dr Vasantha Preetham

Last Friday, together with Dr Jane Smith, RACGP Queensland Faculty Chair, I had a chance to meet with Brisbane South Division of General Practice chief executive officer Vicki Poxon and chair Dr Chris McAuliffe. In our discussions we focused on the Australian Government’s proposed GP Super Clinics.

GP of the Year

Nominate your choice for the 2008 RACGP General Practitioner of the Year. Nominations close 30 June. More information...

RACGP 2008-2009 Membership guide

RACGP members will have access to an expanded range of services and resources in their membership packages for 2008-2009.

Celebrating the role of nurses in Primary Care

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May. This year’s theme is Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Primary Health Care. The RACGP strongly supports nursing in general practice to enhance the quality of care provided to patients in general practice.

RACGP Council elections nominations open

2008 is an election year for the College, with the key positions of President, Censor in Chief and Registrar Representative on Council to be decided during the year.

Clinical Emergency Management™Program Advanced workshops

Clinical Emergency Management™ (CEMP) Advanced workshops focusing on adult trauma and paediatric emergencies will be held in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth in 2008. Don't miss the opportunity to increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in managing medical emergencies by participating in these highly interactive workshops.

Australian Family Physician - The journal of the RACGP

ENT

The theme for the May issue of AFP is ENT. This month's articles include hoarseness, chronic rhinosinusitis, asymmetrical hearing loss, hearing impairment & technological advances, when to refer a child to an otolaryngologist, managing spinal cord injury in general practice and clinical breast examination of asymptomatic women.

RACGP Annual Scientific Convention 2008

RACGP Annual Scientific Convention 2008 / WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference

Family doctors and general practitioners, and all those interested in the practice of family medicine, are invited to Melbourne, Australia for the WONCA 2008 Asia Pacific Regional Conference which is combined with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 51st Annual Scientific Convention (ASC) from 2-5 October 2008.