GP13 – The RACGP Conference for General Practice, set in Darwin on 17–19 October, features a strong e-health program offering the expected 1000 delegates a wide range of e-health related presentations and workshops.
This year’s theme is ‘Individual. Family. Community.’ and e-health will be a focus across the streams of Dermatology, Clinical skills across general practice, Musculoskeletal medicine, Pain management and chronic conditions, Education and training and Business in practice.
Officially launched at GP13, the revised Computer and information security standards (CISS) (2nd edition) provides general practices with information and recommendations that will raise awareness of contemporary security issues and help protect against potential loss of sensitive data.
The CISS is being released in an interactive HTML version making compliance to the standards easier for general practices.
Dr Liz Marles, RACGP President, said the conference program has been designed to reflect the current issues and subjects relevant to the general practice environment, none more topical than e-health.
“E-health is the future of healthcare. It has tremendous promise to improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of healthcare delivery,” said Dr Marles.
The RACGP is hosting a high-speed broadband booth to highlight how the National Broadband Network (NBN) can better support both the business of healthcare and the use of technology in clinical care.
Dr Liz Marles said, “The booth offers the opportunity for general practitioners (GPs) to speak with other GPs who have embraced technology in healthcare, and how the national eHealth record system is being implemented into clinical practice.”
GP13 will offer delegates the opportunity to build upon current knowledge and understanding of the benefits of e-health in a series of presentations and workshops*, including:
Thursday 17 October
- Tweet and blog your way to a medical education – Dr Justin Coleman and Dr Tim Senior
- Using the eHealth record system to add value to clinical consultations – Dr Rob Hosking
- Online communication for education – risks, responsibilities and rewards – Prof Hugh Taylor and Mr Mitchell Anjou
- Mastering e-health in Best Practice Software – Mr William Durnford
Friday 18 October
- Electronic prescribing to reduce medication error – Dr Trina Gregory
- The GP guide to social media: an introduction to professional life on the web – Mr David Townsend, Mr Aaron Sparshott and Dr Edwin Kruys
Saturday 19 October
- Guidelines for quality health records in Australian primary healthcare – Dr Michael Civil
- When should I share my practice data? – Dr Patricia Williams
- Test the software: computer clinical support for osteoporosis – Dr Yvonne Selecki
- How protected is your practice information? – Dr Patricia Williams
Other GP13 program highlights include:
- Health is a state of mind – Dr Jeff McMullen AM
- AKWE:KON (all of us, together): What American Indian communities can teach general practice – Dr Theresa Maresca M.D.
- Failing to plan for an emergency can cost you more than you think – plenary session facilitated by Dr Liz Marles
- Welcome reception with performance by Luke Kennedy
- Taste of Darwin Extravaganza with performance by Adam Brand
To download an up-to-date conference program and for more information, including information about key note speakers, please visit www.gpconference.com.au.
Conference delegates are able to access real time conference updates, personal scheduling functionality, note recording and more via the free GP13 smartphone app.
Media representatives are invited to attend this event and are required to register through the media registration site.
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* correct at time of distribution, please check www.gpconference.com.au for up-to-date program