Guidelines for remote supervision

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Guidelines for safe and effective general practice training using remote supervision
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Why we need remote supervision of GP registrars
  3. Background
  4. References
  5. Appendix 1: Guideline development
  6. Appendix 2: RACGP remote supervision documents and forms
  7. Appendix 3: Remote supervision placement example

Last revised: 02 Aug 2023

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