Australian Capital Territory COVID-19 updates

• Current testing criteria
• Specimen collection for COVID-19 in the community health setting
• ACT Canberra Health Services information – 26 March 2020
• Latest updates
• COVID-19: Frequently asked questions for General Practitioners
• Public health contact: ACT Health Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Section, can be contacted (02) 5124 9213 during business hours, or 0409 185 412 after hours. There is no requirement to notify CDC of patients who are undergoing COVID-19 testing. However, clinicians are welcome to discuss any case with CDC at any time.
• Respiratory clinics

Join the RACGP NSW&ACT Facebook group to chat with your colleagues and stay up to date.

Upcoming webinars

• TBA

View previous webinars

• ACT Health and Capital Health Network hosted a COVID-19 Primary Care Update webinar on 4 March 2020 – Watch the webinar

Podcasts

RACGP has an ongoing series of COVID-19 podcasts to assist you to keep up to date. Most of them are 5–10 minutes long,  you can listen to them anytime. Whilst those podcasts are NSW focused much of the information will be applicable in ACT.

Practice THAT! Podcast series for the practice manager

• COVID - PIP update with Brett McPherson – Recorded 31 March 2020
• COVID - Reception infection control with Penny Burns – Recorded 28 March 2020
• COVID - The future of COVID with Penny Burns – Recorded 28 March 2020
• COVID - MBS With Brett McPherson – Recorded 30 March 2020
• COVID - Positive COVID? Practice closure? with NSW Health – Recorded 27 March 2020
• COVID - WHS with Avant – Recorded 20 March 2020
• COVID - Case Study: Staff and International Travel with Avant – Recorded 20 March 2020
• COVID - Case Study: A staff member tests positive for COVID with Avant – Recorded 20 March 2020
• COVID - Protecting staff with Avant – Recorded 20 March 2020
• COVID - Quality information with Avant – Recorded 20 March 2020
• COVID - Close or Casual with Avant – Recorded 20 March 2020
• COVID - Contacts with Dr Charlotte Hespe – Recorded 13 March 2020

Just a GP

• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | Mindful moments – Recorded 27 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | NSW&ACT update – Recorded 27 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 | Telehealth good for now, but not forever with Kean-Seng Lim – Recorded 25 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | Implementing telehealth with Dr Amandeep Hansra – Recorded 24 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | How we do it? with Dr Wally Jamal – Recorded 17 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | Self-care – Recorded 17 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | Flu Clinics – Recorded 17 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | Talking to children about COVID-19 – Recorded 17 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 | How do we lead the way? with Dr Harry Nespolon – Recorded  17 March 2020
• RACGP SPECIAL COVID-19 PODCAST | Slowing the Pandemic – Recorded 13 March 2020

Articles

• Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) WoG Talking Points – Published 30 March 2020
• Financial assistance for practices
• BMJ article – Video consultations for COVID-19 – Published 12 March 2020

RACGP NSW&ACT

Phone: (02) 9886 4700 

Email: nswact.faculty@racgp.org.au

Join the RACGP NSW&ACT Facebook group to chat with your colleagues and stay up to date

New Practice Incentive Payment information.