GP20
live digital program

Visit the exhibition hall to find out about products and services relevant to general practice. You can also book 1:1 video call meetings and chat live with exhibitors.

Celebrate the winners of the 2020 RACGP National Awards through our GP20 digital platform and come together online for a night of fun networking.

Visit the exhibition hall to find out about products and services relevant to general practice. You can also book 1:1 video call meetings and chat live with exhibitors.

This is our opportunity to welcome you to this year’s national conference.

Tune in to hear an economic update specific to the healthcare sector.

This session will begin with a presentation from Dr Penny Burns, who will discuss the GPs role in disaster management. GPs play key roles in prevention, surveillance, and early intervention in the weeks, months, and years afterward, when the initial disaster has long passed, yet related health conditions continue to present.

Dr Burns’ presentation will be followed by an interactive panel discussion focusing on the experience of the profession throughout 2020 through the bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed will include the role of the GP during a disaster and the related economic recovery, how general practice can assist RACFs, and the way forward after 2020.

Speakers

• Dr Penny Burns, Chair and Co-chair, NSW & ACT General Practice Disaster Management Committee and World Association Disaster & Emergency Medicine Primary Care SIG
• Prof Michael Kidd AM FAHMS, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Professor of Primary Care Reform, Australian Government Department of Health and The Australian National University
• Dr Mukesh Haikerwal AC, GP, Altona Medical Group

Facilitator

• Dr Lara Roeske, Chair, RACGP National Faculty of Specific Interests

Have a quick break, you’ve earned it! Visit the digital exhibition, grab a cuppa, or have a stretch.

This is your opportunity to ask the questions you didn’t get to ask in the plenary session and continue the conversation. Limited to the first 15 attendees.

Speakers

• Dr Penny Burns, Chair and Co-chair, NSW & ACT General Practice Disaster Management Committee and World Association Disaster & Emergency Medicine Primary Care SIG
• Prof Michael Kidd AM FAHMS, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Professor of Primary Care Reform, Australian Government Department of Health and The Australian National University
• Dr Mukesh Haikerwal AC, GP, Altona Medical Group

Facilitator

• Dr Lara Roeske, Chair, RACGP National Faculty of Specific Interests

Which infantile haemangioma require treatment? What investigations should I order for someone with hair loss? Who's eligible for botox for excess sweating?

Join Dr Deshan Sebaratnam, Staff Specialist in Dermatology, for a fun, interactive quiz about skin, hair, and nail health. He'll be covering common presentations to primary care, extended treatment options, and when to escalate care.

Speaker

• Dr Deshan Sebaratnam FACD, Staff Specialist and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Hospital and University of New South Wales

Facilitator

• Dr Morton Rawlin, Chair, RACGP Specific Interest Dermatology

The high numbers of COVID-19 disease affected patients in Australia will result in most GPs caring for a patient post-infection at some stage. The long term sequelae are still only now being defined and described and can include everything from pulmonary damage post ventilation to chronic fatigue like syndromes and cardiac complications.

This presentation will discuss the risks for post-COVID-19 disease consequences and discuss emerging evidence and recommendations for appropriate screening and management of patients who have had a COVID-19 infection.

Speaker

• Prof Mark Morgan, Professor of General Practice, Bond University

Facilitator

• Dr Michael Clements, Chair, RACGP Rural, Fairfield Medical Practice

1.30 - 1.45pm
Health access barriers: Our issues or their issues?
This presentation will highlight the health service access barriers for refugee women and explore women's ideas for effective health screening programs.

1.45 - 2.00pm
Suicidal ideation in urban Indigenous primary care
There is limited research on the potential risk and protective factors for suicidal thoughts in Indigenous populations.  Using de-identified Annual Indigenous Health Assessment data, this study identifies potential risk and protective factors associated with these thoughts in Indigenous clients presenting to urban primary care. 

2.00 - 2.15pm
Guidance GP: Pilot of an antimicrobial stewardship quality improvement activity
This presentation will summarise the results of a pilot antimicrobial stewardship quality improvement program in general practice, with a focus on implementation. The findings will inform the development of a national, ongoing program to optimise appropriate prescription of antimicrobial agents.

Speakers

• Dr Jamuna Parajuli, Refugee Health Nurse, Your Health Community
• Dr Neha Pandeya, General Practice Academic Registrar, University of Queensland
• A/Prof Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, , Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne

Facilitator

• Dr Geoff Spurling, Senior Lecturer and GP, The Primary Care Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland and Inala Indigenous Health Service

Have a quick break, you’ve earned it! Visit the digital exhibition, grab a cuppa, or have a stretch.

The last 12 months of natural disasters and pandemic means that GPs are now seeing more mental health conditions than ever. Not all mental health stress and distress will require a referral or a medication for further treatment, so it is important that GPs have a toolkit of brief interventions that can be deployed during a standard consultation.

This session will use the prompt of common presentations of mental health stress as a base to teach a number of different brief psychological intervention techniques. The aim is that participants will leave with a few brief evidence-based interventions that can be used in the standard consultations we often find ourselves undertaking. 

Speakers

• Dr Mary Emeleus, Chair of Education Committee, Australian Society for Psychological Medicine (ASPM)
• Dr Cathy Andronis, Chair, RACGP Specific Interest Psychological Medicine

Facilitator

• Dr Michael Clements, Chair, RACGP Rural, Fairfield Medical Practice

Drs Julie Graham and Melanie Matthews have both experienced disasters that were not expected and engulfed them. The impact on their lives was considerable; with a shipwreck on Christmas Island and a string of major events in the far-flung NT coastal town of Maningrida.

Dr Sam Heard will talk to them about their experiences, how they managed during the disaster, and how they put things back together afterward. Are we all fundamentally resilient? How much support do we need after such catastrophes? These two remote GPs will share their experiences and thoughts.

Speaker

• Dr Melanie Matthews, GP and Committee member, Maningrida for Mala'la Aboriginal Health Service, RACGP New Fellows Committee

Speakers

• Dr Julie Graham, Deputy Director of Public Health-PHEOC, Public Health Services, Department of Health

Facilitator

• A/Prof Sam Heard OAM, Flinders NT Regional Training Hub, Flinders University, RACGP WA

2.30 - 2.45pm

General practice experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has put a strain on general practice, and our series of surveys aim to describe in real-time these impacts for practitioners in Australia and NZ. Our results describe stress and strain on general practice, use of telehealth, and impacts on patient presentations.

2.45 - 3.00pm

Evaluating a GP-led COVID-19 respiratory clinic
The GP-led respiratory clinic with a 'drive-through' testing clinic is a safe and effective model of care, providing a flexible framework to respond to constantly evolving regulations, restrictions and risks. Protocols developed can be adapted to other primary care settings.

Speakers

• Dr Ruby Biezen, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
• Dr Kathleen O'Brien, GP and lecturer, Australian National University

Facilitator

• Dr Geoff Spurling, Senior Lecturer and GP, The Primary Care Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland and Inala Indigenous Health Service

This is your opportunity to ask the questions you didn’t get to ask in the session and continue the conversation.

This is your opportunity to ask the questions you didn’t get to ask in the session and continue the conversation.

Visit the exhibition hall to find out about products and services relevant to general practice. You can also book 1:1 video call meetings and chat live with exhibitors.

With over 170 foods proven to cause allergic reactions and considering food is the most common cause of childhood anaphylaxis, GPs must have access to the latest information on diagnosing and managing food allergies in children.

This presentation has been designed to promote better outcomes for these children by optimising the treatment and management options they can offer.

Speaker

• Dr Tracy Markus, Clinical Immunologist and former GP, Perth Children's Hospital

Facilitators

• Dr Ramya Raman, GP and Medical Educator, WAGPET and Skye Medical Armadale
• A/Prof Sam Heard OAM, Flinders NT Regional Training Hub, Flinders University, RACGP WA

The evolution of healthcare has many drivers. Technology is not only a significant driver in itself but accelerates the rate of change. General Practice has shown its capacity to evolve and adapt in response to changes in the environment but at times the changes have been reactionary in nature.

This presentation will examine the evolution of healthcare over time, and the drivers for change at consumer, provider, and systems levels. It will also explore how currently available technology can enhance service delivery and support new models of care.

Speaker

• Dr Kean-Seng Lim MBBS (Syd), FRACGP, FAMA, GAICD, Co-Founder and GP, CareMonitor and Mt Druitt Medical Centre

Facilitator

• Dr Trina Gregory, Chair, RACGP Specific Interest eHealth

This session will discuss how rural and remote GPs can use online mental health resources (eMH) to help their patients, add these tools to existing work streams and use them effectively without specialised skills during times of community distress such as bushfires, pandemics and other natural disasters.

After you've watched the Global health on-demand content, come to this Q&A session to find out more from the presenters from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, along with a representative from WONCA.

Attendees are invited to ask questions regarding the Global experience of COVID-19, including but not specific to; lessons from the pandemic and other disasters, the role of family medicine in pandemic, Government and General practice interactions in managing COVID-19, Government support for general practice – were practices less/more busy, financial support and the Telehealth experience.

Have a quick break, you’ve earned it! Visit the digital exhibition, grab a cuppa, or have a stretch.

This is your opportunity to ask the questions you didn’t get to ask in the session and continue the conversation.

There’s going to be something for everyone once sessions have ended for the day! You will be able to choose from 20 different rooms, each with a different theme or topic. Feel free to make your way in and out of various rooms on the night.

Some room themes will include: Aboriginal health, rural health, GPs in training, what have you been bingeing, GPs in lycra, location-based rooms, and more.

Visit the exhibition hall to find out about products and services relevant to general practice. You can also book 1:1 video call meetings and chat live with exhibitors.

Details coming soon

Have a quick break, you’ve earned it! Visit the digital exhibition, grab a cuppa, or have a stretch.

Details coming soon

Visit the exhibition hall to find out about products and services relevant to general practice. You can also book 1:1 video call meetings and chat live with exhibitors.

As the Black Lives Matter movement has taken hold globally, it signifies that the time has come to openly and thoughtfully discuss the sources of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage, how it impacts their health, and how together, Australia’s general practitioners can build awareness of and create a shift away from colonising practices.

This practical discussion will be about the enduring impacts of colonisation and racism on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; the sources of Indigenous vulnerability and how this can affect healthcare delivery; and building awareness of decolonising practices. Though specific to the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the lessons and concepts for discussion are important to improve healthcare delivery for all.

Speakers

• Dr Tanya Schramm, GP and Senior Lecturer, Eastern Shore Doctors and University of Tasmania
• A/Prof Naomi Priest, Fellow, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
• Prof Peter O’Mara, Chair, Assistant Dean Indigenous Health - Faculty of Health and Medicine, Assoc. Dean Indigenous Health- School of Medicine and Public Health and Director - Thurru Indigenous Health Unit, RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council and University of Newcastle

Facilitator

• Daniel James, Presenter "The Mission", RRR

Have a quick break, you’ve earned it! Visit the digital exhibition, grab a cuppa, or have a stretch.

This is your opportunity to ask the questions you didn’t get to ask in the plenary session and continue the conversation.

Limited to the first 15 attendees.

Panel

• Dr Tanya Schramm, GP and Senior Lecturer, Eastern Shore Doctors and University of Tasmania
• Prof Peter O’Mara, Chair, Assistant Dean Indigenous Health - Faculty of Health and Medicine, Assoc. Dean Indigenous Health- School of Medicine and Public Health and Director - Thurru Indigenous Health Unit, RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council and University of Newcastle
• A/Prof Naomi Priest, Fellow, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods

Facilitator

• Daniel James, Presenter "The Mission", RRR

Persistent pain is a frequent presentation in general practice and while GPs understand that opioids are not the solution, what else can we do to help these patients?

This session will provide an update on the role of physiotherapy and psychology - as a part of a multi-disciplinary approach, as a way of providing your patients with education, understanding and skills to manage their pain and live their best lives.

Speakers

• Dr Milana Votrubec, Chair, RACGP Specific Interest Pain Management
• Dr Brad Mertens, Clinical psychologist, Federal Street Pain Clinic
• Michelle Wilson, Acting Team Leader Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal), Royal Hobart Hospital

Facilitator

• Dr Rob Park, National Assessment Advisor for the Applied Knowledge Test, RACGP

In 2019, the World Health Organisation recognised burnout as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed, leading to exhaustion, cynicism and reduced professional efficacy.

Burnout is a risk factor for mental health problems which within our profession are at an unacceptably high level. It comes as no surprise to many of us who, in the specialty of general practice, are already recognising and managing the features of burnout within ourselves and our colleagues.

In this session our panel of GPs explore the syndrome of burnout over three short, highly informative presentations:

• The phenomenon of burnout: features to recognise and identify. What differentiates stress from burnout?
• The impaired doctor- distinguishing burnout from an impairment, identifying those at risk, medico-legal implications, and sources of support for impaired doctors.
• Managing burnout- individual and workplace strategies that can assist in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of doctors. How to reduce feelings of exhaustion and depletion through practical measures. How doctors can support themselves and their colleagues.

Speakers

• Dr Amy Imms, Founder, The Burnout Project
• Dr David Oldham, Medical Director, Doctors Health Advisory Service Western Australia (DHASWA)

This session will showcase a panel of three everyday GPs that took a chance and worked remotely. Hear about what inspired them to work as a remote GP in places as far flung as Antarctica, what challenges they faced and how they overcame them.

Finally we will quiz them on their tips for any urban or rural GPs that might be interested in working remotely in the future.

Speakers

• Dr David Mills, Director of Rural Health and Training and Associate Professor, Kompiam District Hospital, PNG and James Cook University
• Dr Lizzie Elliott, GP and Consultant, General Practice Plus and Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital

Facilitator

• Dr Vanessa Moran, Member, RACGP Rural Education Committee

Have a quick break, you’ve earned it! Visit the digital exhibition, grab a cuppa, or have a stretch.

Details coming soon