Position available for Advisory Board of Assessment – Recent Fellow
The RACGP invites applications for the position of Recent Fellow on the Advisory Board of Assessment (ABoA).
The Recent Fellow position is applicable to newly admitted RACGP Fellows. Appointment provides an opportunity to contribute to the education, training and assessment of GPs and advocate strongly on behalf of doctors on a pathway to Fellowship.
Applications for Recent Fellow on the ABoA close 5.00 pm AEST on Friday 1 June.
Visit the RACGP website for the position advertisement, including 2018 and 2019 meeting dates, ABoA terms of reference, and details of how to apply.
Emerging Minds – Building Blocks for Children's Social and Emotional Wellbeing
The Emerging Minds, National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health has released a new online course, Building Blocks for Children’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing (Building Blocks), exploring the benefits of developing meaningful relationships between parents and practitioners to improve outcomes for children and their social and emotional wellbeing.
Building Blocks explores the foundations of children’s social and emotional wellbeing as a starting point for working collaboratively with parents to identify issues or concerns about their child or children. The course has been developed in conjunction with practitioners, leading researchers and people with lived experience, and features engaging and interactive modules. It is available online for professionals working with children aged 0–12, parents or families.
Visit the Emerging Minds website for more information or to register for the course.
Influenza vaccines during pregnancy – Educational videos
The Department of Health (DoH) developed educational videos in 2017 for healthcare professionals and patients to help promote influenza vaccinations to pregnant women and highlight associated risks and benefits.
RACGP members are encouraged to share the videos with their patients to highlight the importance of influenza vaccination during pregnancy.
Vaccination remains the best protection pregnant women and their newborn babies have against influenza, but despite influenza vaccination being available free to pregnant women on the National Immunisation Program, vaccination rates remain low.
The videos have been recently updated and are available on the DoH immunisation website.