RACGP Faculty Events

This Balint group is now underway. To express interest in an upcoming group, email wa@racgp.org.au

This 12-month Balint Group is proudly supported by WAPHA.

Balint groups are ideal for doctors facing challenging patient interactions and enable GPs to connect with and learn from peers. They’ve been shown to increase doctors’ sense of wellbeing and professional satisfaction.

This 12-month Balint group is facilitated by two experienced Balint leaders and consists of only 10-12 GPs.

Date:Every second Thursday of the month commencing October 2024 for 12 months
Time: 5.30-7.00 pm (AWST) and 6.30-8.00 pm during winter months
Cost: $600 for 12 month program (12 sessions). Payment prior to first session.Full fee is reimbursed at the end of program.
CPD: 1.5 hours RP per session

Read more about the program and register your interest via the EOI here 

This CPR course is run in conjunction with Medical Training Solutions and provides participants with topical emergency presentations and recent changes in emergency practice, tailored specifically for GPs.

This workshop is presented in accordance with the current guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council and covers all aspects of resuscitation and basic life support.

Completion of a CPR course is a requirement for the 2023-25 triennium.

Date: Saturday 22 February 2025

Time: 8.30 - 10.30am (Registration 8.15 am)

Venue: RACGP WA, 20 Southport Street, West Leederville.

Cost: RACGP Members: $120 | Non-members: $150

CPD: 2 Hours EA

Please note that an administration fee of $50.00 is deducted for cancellations less than 5 days prior to the event date.

Join colleagues for a free, family-friendly catch up at Neil McDougall Park in Como. We will have activities for kids and adults alike... and of course coffee nearby!

Hosted by the RACGP New Fellows Committee, all members welcome.

Bring picnic blankets, snacks and sunscreen.

Date:Sunday 23 February 2025
Time: 10.00am-1.00 pm
Venue: Neil McDougall Park, Como

Please note this event is by invite only and registration is required.

GPT1 Registrars are invited to join us for a sundowner at RACGP WA. Come along and connect with your colleagues and meet the Registrar Liaison Officers over light canapes and drinks.

Date: Friday 28 February 2025
Time: From 4.30pm to 6.00pm
Location: RACGP WA, 20 Southport Street, West Leederville WA 6007
Cost: Free

Where will your career in general practice take you?

Are you looking for ways to mix up your career? Do you like the idea of balancing your time between different areas of General Practice?

The New Fellows Committee invite you to 'Find your niche', an informative and interactive evening featuring inspiring GPs sharing their career journeys and experiences.

Over drinks and canapes, hear from local GPs on how they found their niche and balance different career interests.

Date: Thursday 3 April 2025
Time: 6.30 - 8.45 pm (Registration and dinner from 6.00 pm)
Venue:RACGP WA, 20 Southport Stree, West Leederville 6007
Cost: RACGP members: $30 | Non-members & guests: $40

Join the RACGP for networking, drinks and nibbles in Busselton on Friday 4 April 2025.

Network with colleagues over drinks and nibbles. We will share some of the Faculty's key achievements and provide an update for Western Australia members and stakeholders.

Date: Friday 4 April 2025

Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Venue: Busselton, WA 6280 TBC

Cost: Free

Experienced doctors and sonographers will guide you through the diverse applications of point-of-care ultrasound in primary care services using advanced, high-end mobile ultrasound equipment provided by our sponsor, GE HealthCare.

Capped at 30 participants, you'll rotate through six stations; eFAST, deep venous thrombosis, heart and lung ultrasound, intravenous line placement and foreign object retrieval, musculoskeletal soft tissue and first trimester transabdominal obstetric ultrasound.

The workshop is a RACGP CPD Accredited Activity. GPs can earn 10 CPD hours (5 hours Education Activity and 5 hours Reviewing Performance) and is eligible for all categories of the Rural Procedural Grants Program.

The workshop runs from 8.30am to 4.30pm and offered to RACGP members at $995 (incl. GST), registrar members at $695 (incl. GST) and to non-members at $1,295 (incl. GST). Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

This CPR course is run in conjunction with Medical Training Solutions and provides participants with topical emergency presentations and recent changes in emergency practice, tailored specifically for GPs.

This workshop is presented in accordance with the current guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council and covers all aspects of resuscitation and basic life support.

Completion of a CPR course is a requirement for the 2023-25 triennium.

Date: Saturday 5 April 2025

Time: 8.30 - 10.30am (Registration 8.15 am)

Venue: RACGP WA, 20 Southport Street, West Leederville.

Cost: RACGP Members: $120 | Non-members: $150

CPD: 2 Hours EA

Please note that an administration fee of $50.00 is deducted for cancellations less than 5 days prior to the event date.