RACGP on-demand webinars

Nurturing Futures: Ensuring Child Wellbeing and Safety

As a General Practitioner, you play a critical role in shaping the future of children's health and development. This engaging webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to foster holistic child wellbeing, ensuring every child in your care has the chance to thrive.

It’s not as hard as you think: GPs prescribing opioid dependence treatment

This insightful session will feature patient stories from those with lived experience of opioid dependence, and the positive impact that working with their GP has had on their recovery journey, and their lives. You’ll also hear first-hand experiences from three GPs who are new to prescribing ODT, offering unique insights into their real-world approaches, challenges, successes, and learnings from clinical practice.

Supporting practitioners to do domestic family and sexual violence work

Violence and abuse is very common and survivors present frequently to GPs with health conditions that result from their trauma. GPs need to be equipped to respond to survivors in their clinics. GPs who work with survivors may be at increased risk of burnout and vicarious trauma.

Addressing gambling risks in young people and supporting concerned parents in general practice

In this webinar, we will discuss how to identify and respond to gambling harm in young people during routine general practice consultations. Participants will learn practical screening questions, brief intervention strategies and referral options to support young patients and their families.

Mandatory reporting for child sexual abuse

The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse will discuss mandatory reporting of sexual violence and child sexual abuse across Australia for General Practitioners, focusing on legislative requirements, best practice, and trauma informed responses to maintain and enhance patient

Reducing smoking and vaping in pregnancy

This webinar discusses the most effective strategies for GPs to support pregnant women to quit and shares evidence-based behavioral and pharmacological support options.

Culturally safe gambling harm minimisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

In this webinar, we will discuss how GPs can provide culturally safe care when addressing gambling harm with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Participants will gain practical skills to recognise risk factors, have culturally appropriate conversations and connect patients to trusted community services and supports.