RACGP Awards 2019
The RACGP encourages members to nominate their peers for the 2019 RACGP Awards. The awards are an opportunity to recognise the achievements of GPs working towards a healthier Australia through general practice.
National winners will be announced at GP19, the RACGP annual conference held in Adelaide 24–26 October.
Nominations close at 5.00 pm (AEST) on Friday 17 May.
Visit the RACGP website to view the full breadth of award categories and download a nomination form.
AGPT Academic Post program 2020
The Australian General Practice Training program (AGPT) seeks to ensure registrars have the opportunity to build their skills in the areas of research, teaching and critical thinking through 12-month academic post training terms.
An academic post is an AGPT training term in which registrars learn academic skills through individualised learning plans with mentoring and support from training providers, universities and the RACGP.
The post aims to provide exposure to research and teaching in the academic environment and encourages registrars to incorporate academic work into their careers.
Applications for the Academic Post program 2020 are open from 1 March until 5.00 pm (AEST) on 31 May.
Visit the RACGP website to download an application guide.
Declaration calling for family doctors of the world to act on planetary health
In March 2019, the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Working Party for the Environment, the Planetary Health Alliance, and the Clinicians for Planetary Health Working Group jointly released the Declaration calling for family doctors of the world to act on planetary health.
The declaration highlights the specific health risks of environmental changes and how family doctors can take action in relation to safeguarding human and planetary health.
The RACGP supports this declaration and encourages members to read the statement.
RACGP Fellow Dr Tammra Warby was a lead author of the statement and spoke with newsGP earlier this year about the release of the declaration.
Custodial health in Australia: Tips for providing healthcare to people in prison
Treating patients who are in prison takes place in a unique environment and poses a number of specific challenges for medical practitioners.
The RACGP’s resource, Custodial health in Australia: Tips for providing healthcare to people in prison, is a practical guide for GPs and includes tips to support best practice in custodial settings.
Visit the RACGP website to download the custodial health resource.
Preventing Overdiagnosis conference
Abstract submissions for the 7th International Preventing Overdiagnosis scientific conference close 30 April.
Bringing some of the world’s leading experts on overdiagnosis to Australian shores, this event will be a thought-provoking exploration of what is causing overdiagnosis, where and how it is happening, and how health professionals can address it.
The conference explores commercial drivers of overdiagnosis and commercial determinants of health, overdiagnosis and the media, addressing overdiagnosis and overtreatment in musculoskeletal conditions, and more.
Visit the Preventing Overdiagnosis conference website to submit an abstract or for more information.
The conference will be held in Sydney 5–7 December.