The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ (RACGP) GP13 conference has already broken attendance records with still a week to go.
Hundreds of Australia’s general practitioners (GPs) will converge on the Darwin Convention Centre on 17–19 October to attend the GP13 conference – the premier event on the general practice calendar.
This year’s theme is ‘Individual. Family. Community.’ and will represented in the streams of Dermatology, Clinical skills across General Practice, Musculoskeletal medicine, Pain management and chronic conditions, Education and training and Business in practice.
Dr Liz Marles, RACGP President, said GP13 is the fastest selling conference to date and encourages interested delegates to register now to avoid disappointment.
“Never before has the RACGP seen a sellout rate for pre-registration activities like this year.
“Interested delegates should not feel as though they have missed out. There are a huge number of workshops, educational activities and social events included in the conference pass that make GP13 an event not to be missed,” said Dr Marles.
Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from both local and international guest speakers, including Dr Jeff McMullen AM, (Four Corners and Sixty Minutes), and Dr Theresa Maresca (Mohawk Tribe, Kahnawake Band).
Conference highlights include:
- Health is a state of mind – Dr Jeff McMullen AM, Journalist, Author and Film-maker (Four Corners and Sixty Minutes)
- AKWE:KON (all of us, together): What American Indian communities can teach general practitioners – Dr Theresa Maresca (Mohawk Tribe, Kahnawake Band)
- Disaster preparedness and management in primary care – facilitated by Dr Liz Marles, RACGP President
- Using the eHealth record system to add value to clinical consultations – Dr Rob Hosking
- Electronic prescribing to reduce medication error – Dr Trina Gregory
- Announcement of RACGP Awards, including General Practitioner and National General Practice of the Year Awards
GP13 also provides a great opportunity for delegates to network and have some well-deserved fun, with world class artists Luke Kennedy (former member of the Ten Tenors and runner up from The Voice) and multi award winning country musician, Adam Brand, performing at GP13.
To download the conference program and for more information, visit www.gpconference.com.au.
Media representatives are invited to attend this event and are required to register through the media registration site.
Follow GP13 on Twitter @RACGPConference for real-time GP13 conference updates.
* correct at time of distribution, please check www.gpconference.com.au for up-to-date program.