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Recognition of Extended Skills

in Obesity Management for Fellows of the RACGP

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The RACGP > Faculties > RACGP Specific Interests > Recognition of Extended Skills > Obesity Management

Introduction and overview

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recognises that obesity is one of the most important health issues facing Australia and affects the health, wellbeing and productivity of many Australians. Obesity is linked directly and indirectly to many chronic conditions and also causes significant morbidity.

General practice has a central role to play in the prevention and management of obesity.

Recognition of Extended Skills for Fellows of the RACGP in Obesity Management is for GPs who:

  • Understand the complex pathophysiology of obesity, along with its broader environmental and societal influences.
  • Stay up to date with rapidly evolving evidence-based best practices for managing obesity, including strategies for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
  • Actively contribute to improving care for individuals living with obesity beyond one-on-one treatment. This could include promoting practices that reduce weight stigma and bias, engaging in patient and societal advocacy, or providing education to foster greater awareness and understanding.

The context in which a GP engages in obesity management can vary widely.

In your application you will need to provide:

  • a summary of your work history
  • qualifications or educational activities with copies of certificates, diplomas, degrees etc
  • a reviewing performance activity within the current triennium
  • a measuring outcomes activity within the current triennium
  • a response to a short answer question/s
  • three case studies.

Please log your reviewing performance and measuring outcomes via your myCPD dashboard. You can choose to do any activity that you think relates to the extended skills outcomes

Document your participation in any one of the following and how it relates to the achievement of the extended skills outcomes:

  • Peer group learning
  • Evidence-based medicine journal club
  • Random case analysis
  • Clinical supervision
  • Clinical meetings
  • Other (for example: describe how you keep up to date with new research and reflect on the impact this has on your practice)

Audits

  1. If your practice context allows, review your management of patients living with obesity.
  2. Design your own context specific audit. Please use the CPD guidance document and template.

PDSA

  1. Design your own context specific PDSA using the CPD guidance document and templateDesign your own context specific PDSA using the CPD guidance document and template

Self-assessment checklist

You will complete a self-assessment checklist at the beginning of your application to rate your confidence against the extended skills outcomes.

If you choose to continue your application a fee will be payable.

If you have identified some gaps in your skills, you can discontinue the application process and come back in the future. We recommend you start a new application so that you can complete the self-assessment again.

Recognition of Extended Skills

in Obesity Management for Fellows of the RACGP

  Apply now