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Your 2008-2009 membership at a glance

RACGP members can access a range of clinical resources and educational services to support their daily clinical practice and continuing professional development.

The 2008 – 2009 RACGP membership package includes:

Free member services and benefits*

• John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook (hard copy)
  – a free copy for Australian registered medical practitioner members who renew their 2008-2009 membership prior to 30 June 2008. (valued at $75) Find out more (PDF 108KB)
• The RACGP Quality Assurance & Continuing Professional Development (QA&CPD) Program, valued at $385. (incl GST) Find out more
• check Program - 12 month subscription distributed with your copy of Australian Family Physician each month. check (continuous home evaluation of clinical knowledge) is valued at $269.50 (incl GST) and attracts Category 1 & Category 2 QA&CPD points. Find out more
• gplearning - the college’s highly interactive, easy-to-use online QA&CPD service with over 200 activities valued at $214.50. (incl GST) Find out more
• MyGeneralPractice - the college’s computer desktop application providing practice focused online resources, evidence based clinical journals, RACGP clinical guidelines and international textbooks to support your daily clinical practice. Find out more
• The RACGP John Murtagh Library – our specialist service with medical resources, online databases, clinical resources and references to health, medical, nursing and psychology journals. Includes free delivery and collection of books, videos, CD-ROMs, kits and slides via courier Australia wide. ^# Find out more
• College classifieds - an online advertising service to find GPs, locums, practice staff and practices valued at over $300. Find out more
• National call centre and member helpline – a ‘free call’ service from anywhere in Australia, and other service-specific helplines. Find out more
• Access to valuable RACGP Research Foundation grants and scholarships Find out more
• RACGP website at www.racgp.org.au with access to member only access areas
• FridayFax - a weekly news update via fax or email. Find out more
• National Rural Faculty (NRF) membership. Find out more
• Clinical guidelines and practice resources including:^{^}
• Medical care of older persons in residential aged care facilities (‘silver book’) (4th edition 2006)
• Putting prevention into practice (‘green book’) (2nd edition 2006)
• Putting prevention into practice education modules (1st edition 2007)
• Guidelines for preventative activities in general practice (‘red book’) (6th edition 2005)
• Using near misses to improve the quality of care for your patients (1st edition 2005)
• Safety every time – our general practice checklists
• SNAP guide (1st edition 2004)
• Diabetes management in general practice (13th edition 2007/2008 edition) ¹
• Standards for general practices (3rd edition 2005)
• Private billing kit (1st edition 2003)
• Find out more

All RACGP members and Australian general practitioners receive a free annual subscription of Australian Family Physician (AFP), the college’s peer reviewed journal, the bimonthly GPReview/QA&CPD news and GPessentials. Find out more

Discounted member services and benefits

• Standards for General Practices - member discount for hard copy purchases. Find out more
• Australian Medicines Handbook products – significant members discounts on hard copy, CD-ROMs, packages and PDA and online versions of AMH. Find out more
• Therapeutic Guidelines products - members receive a 10% discount on Therapeutic Guidelines books and eTG complete. Find out more
• Clinical guidelines and practice resources including:
• General practice management toolkit (1st edition 2007)
• Computing and information management in general practice (2nd edition 2007)
• The RACGP Steriliser Record System
• Infection control standards for office based practices (4th edition 2006)
• Medicolegal handbook for general practice (1st edition 2006)
• Reaching a fair deal: the RACGP employment kit (2nd edition 2006)
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• General practice publications - including Professor John Murtagh’s books. Find out more
• Faculty and national events – including access to selected educational seminars and workshops. Find out more
• GPDirect™ - an electronic system for ordering practice consumables, vaccines and medical equipment. Find out more
• RACGP health records - despite the computerisation of general practices and patient records, many practices choose to also maintain hard copy patient records.
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• Clinical Emergency Management™ Program – designed to build knowledge, skills and confidence in managing medical emergencies in both rural and urban settings. The workshops have been approved by the RACGP QA&CPD Program for Category 1 points.
  Find out more

* available to RACGP members who are Australian registered medical practitioners
# some services are only available to registered medical practitioners
^ some resources available online only via MyGeneralPractice and the RACGP website
1 the 2008 edition will be released in September 2008. The 2006/2007 edition will be available online until the updated edition is released.

Privileged access to member benefit program partner products

The college has negotiated rates and discounts with a diverse range of corporate partners to benefit RACGP members in their practices and personal lives, including:

• American Express® RACGP Platinum and Gold Credit Cards
• AMP Home Loan Package
• Australian Medicines Handbook products
• Automotive Fleet Management vehicle buying service
• GPKit
• Hertz car rental
• ING Insurances
• Laerdal Heartstart first aid defibrillator
• Qantas Club membership
• R.M.Williams
• Therapeutic Guidelines titles
• Travelscene American Express®
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Education services

The RACGP Education Department develops and maintains the standards for quality practice, education and research in Australian general practice. From undergraduate education to early postgraduate years, general practice registrar training, pathways to RACGP Fellowship, and the continuing professional development of general practitioners within the RACGP QA&CPD Program, the college is committed to supporting members’ ongoing educational requirements.

Publication Date: 12 May 2008
Authorised By: Membership