Full RACGP IT systems shut down
The RACGP website, gplearning, shareGP and other online services will be unavailable this weekend to allow for extensive system upgrades. The RACGP 1800 numbers will also be unavailable during this outage.
The outage will commence from 8pm Friday January 19 until approximately 10pm Saturday January 20 (AEDT).
60th Clinical Update – Call for abstracts
RACGP members are invited to submit abstracts for the annual Clinical Update research plenary to be presented Saturday 5 May 2018 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland.
Abstracts must describe research conducted in, or be of direct relevance to, general practice. Abstracts may be submitted under one of two categories: ‘student’ or ‘GP’.
Abstracts can be submitted online by Friday 9 March 2018, or email qld.events@racgp.org.au for further information.
Early bird conference registration for the 60th Clinical Update Weekend will open Wednesday 31 January 2018. Visit the conference website for program information.
Clinical Pearl: Physical fitness training following a stroke
Physical fitness is often reduced in patients following a stroke, limiting their ability to perform everyday activities and worsening any stroke-related disability.
Most stroke survivors are able to participate in a variety of short-term fitness training regimens, either during usual stroke care or after hospital discharge. Physical fitness training helps patients who are ambulatory following a stroke to reduce the risk of disability via improved mobility and balance. It can also help in the management of stroke comorbid conditions and risk factors (eg, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, depression). Exercise regimen includes cardiorespiratory training, such as walking, ergometry, circuit training and aquatic exercise, as well as mixed training (cardiorespiratory and resistance training).
Visit the RACGP’s Handbook of non-drug interventions (HANDI) for more information, including consumer resources.