RACGP on-demand webinars

Hepatitis C treatment and the role of the GP

Discover what’s new in treatment of Hepatitis C and how to screen and support at- risk populations with patients who may be living unaware of their infection.

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.

Mild cognitive impairment and new medications for Alzheimer's disease

The new medications for Alzheimer's disease appear to work best in people with mild symptoms. It's therefore important that GPs recognise the importance of identifying mild cognitive impairment and try to identify patient eligibility for these medications. Careful selection of individuals will be necessary to avoid unnecessary waits or false hopes that could be raised by referring people who do not meet eligibility criteria. 

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.

Responding to child maltreatment in primary health

This webinar will provide an overview of the findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study by the Lead Investigator, Professor Ben Mathews. The webinar will also delve into the role of GPs in intervening and supporting their patients and the referral pathways available.

Our Woven Ways: Uncovering the worries of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents

Based on a case study and informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of ‘being, knowing and doing’, this webinar will explore the practice skills required to effectively work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents to explore and respond to their concerns about their children’s social and emotional wellbeing.