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Practice Experience Program is a self-directed education program designed to support non vocationally registered doctors on their pathway to RACGP Fellowship
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RACGP offer courses and events to further develop the knowledge you need to develop your GP career
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The Abuse and violence: working with our patients in general practice provides the best-available current evidence for GPs
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources for general practitioners
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Advice and guidelines for GPs and practice teams to help protect general practice information systems
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Read all of the RACGP reports and submissions on various healthcare topics
Read all of the RACGP position statements on various healthcare topics
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Infection prevention and control guidelines
8. Exposure to blood and other body substances
Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM). Post-exposure prophylaxis after non-occupational and occupational exposure to HIV. Australian National Guidelines (2nd edition). 2016
The Australian immunisation handbook
See Links for a list of state and territory communicable diseases/infectious disease units.
Victorian Department of Health: Managing exposures to blood and body fluids or substances
NSW Health: Work Health and Safety - Blood and Body Substances Occupational Exposure Prevention
SA Health: Handling blood and other body substances
Western Australia Department of Health: Communicable Disease Control Directorate Guideline: Management of Occupational Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids in Healthcare Settings
Queensland Health: Management of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids
ACT Health: Occupational Risk Exposure (ORE) Pack
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. GP Standard 4. Criterion GP4.1 – Infection prevention and control, including sterilisation. In: Standards for general practices. 5th Edition. East Melbourne, Vic: RACGP, 2020.
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