Heart Failure prevention webinar: Register now
Thursday 4 February 2021, 7.00 – 8.00pm (AEDT)
With increasing prevalence and an estimated 30,000 new cases of heart failure diagnosed each year in Australia, this webinar will discuss prevention right through to end of life. The webinar will be presented by Sydney Cardiologist Dr Karin Chia.
Visit the RACGP website to register.
Therapeutic Goods Association: New guidance for software-based medical devices
The Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) has recently undertaken extensive consultation to clarify the boundaries of regulated software products. This included a proposal to exclude certain products from regulation by the TGA that are considered low risk, present a low risk to users or are subject to other mechanisms of oversight.
Following TGA consultation, the government has agreed to a number of changes to the regulation of medical devices. The TGA has implemented these changes through amendments to the Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002, and the recently finalised Therapeutic Goods (Excluded Goods) Amendment (Software-based Products) Determination 2021 which will exclude certain types of software from regulation. The exclusions take effect from 25 February 2021.
Please note that an exemption has been introduced for some clinical decision support software which meet the definition of a medical device. Guidance relating to this will be published on the TGA’s website over the coming weeks.
For more information and guidance, visit the TGA website. Any comments on the documents, or other questions you may have regarding the software reforms can be emailed to Digital.Devices@tga.gov.au.
Go beyond with the Practice to Practice program
The RACGP’s Practice to Practice program is a unique opportunity for you to make a difference to rural and remote health outcomes, while building on your skillset and experiencing GP life in a different community.
Launching in early March 2021, RACGP’s Practice to Practice program links practices in different Modified Monash Model areas and encourages a mutually beneficial relationship to develop between them.
Participating practices will enjoy opportunities for coaching and mentoring, chances to locum, exposure to different skills and services, peer-to-peer support and problem solving, and remote telehealth workforce support. Each relationship will differ depending on the needs of the practices.
Go beyond and find out what it’s like to work in a different location, experience the challenges and access mentoring and training, all while receiving peer support from GPs in these communities.
Working in another location boosts your professional development and opens up new career possibilities.
Visit the RACGP website to register your interest.
From the Red Centre to the Top End: A Medical Study Tour Via The Ghan
Dates: 1 - 7 Jun 2021
GPs are invited to join the RACGP's 2018 GP of the Year Dr Bill Sands on a very special seven-day medical study tour from Alice Springs to Darwin. The tour will give you great insight into healthcare in the Northern Territory.
From the Red Centre to the Top End, this tour encompasses Australia at its most remote, historic and starkly beautiful. Encompassing vast Indigenous heartlands, dramatic landscapes and fascinating history from ancient to pioneer to the modern day.
Visit the Jon Baines Tours website to join this extraordinary experience.
GP webinar: How to grow your medical practice
Wednesday 17 February 2021, 7.00-8.00pm AEDT
As an established practice owner, you’ve worked hard to grow your practice into a flourishing business. So, where to next? Luke Truscott from BOQ Specialist will provide you with insights on how to plan for this next phase of growth and set the future direction of your practice.
Visit the RACGP website to register now.
RACGP member access to the Medical Journal of Australia online
RACGP members have full text online access to the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). Access includes ‘early view’ content before inclusion in an issue and a substantial archive going back over 20 years – all in full text. Contents pages for issues from 1914 to 1997 are also available.
As with all Wiley online journals, the MJA website allows you to receive contents alerts for topics of interest; search across multiple issues using a range of filters; save any searches performed; and select and export citations. Signing up for a personal Wiley Online Library account opens up additional useful functionality.
Access MJA and other Wiley Journals, today. RACGP website login required.