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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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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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Privacy and managing health information in general practice
Patient consent
GPs should be careful when treating patients who refuse to provide certain health information or withhold consent for healthcare.
When providing procedures or care that has a possibility of risk associated with it, this must be clearly explained along with the challenges of not providing the necessary health information or consent.
In these circumstances, it is recommended GPs make detailed notes to document the discussion, the patient’s decision, and the resulting outcome. In some cases, this outcome might conflict with the GP’s duty of care and therefore comprehensive consultation notes are valuable.
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