Prep for PrEP- Prevent HIV From Your Practice - Parramatta
NSW Health and the RACGP are coming to Parramatta
Time: 6:30 registration and light meal, for a 7:00 - 9:30pm session
Venue: Skye Hotel Suites Parramatta
Price: Free
The Prep for PrEP workshop will examine the critical role GPs have in providing access to PrEP, which is an effective daily HIV preventative pill that can be taken by HIV negative people to prevent further HIV transmission. This will include training on initiating a PrEP discussion, identifying eligible patients, providing patient education around PrEP use and monitoring patients as key components to prescribing.
Prep for PrEP will also reinforce your skills in the provision of HIV and STI testing, using interactive methods to explore HIV and STI testing as part of routine care. Expert facilitators will demonstrate how to use and access practical HIV and STI clinical tools and will walk you through the steps required should a test return a positive result.
Twilight Online: Occupational Vaccinations
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
Many of your patients will be required or recommended to have vaccines specific to their occupation, including health care, childcare and agricultural workers. With the revised NSW Health health care worker vaccination policy directive it is vital that GPs are aware of changes and key points about the policy and can correctly apply screening, vaccination and documentation requirements to NSW Health employees.
Cost: Free
Twilight Online: Advance Care Directives & The Law
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
Although most people have clear preferences with regard to end-of-life care, there is a disconnect between these preferences and what happens in practice. Advance care directives (ACDs) are a way of allowing people to plan ahead for any future loss in decision-making capacity, by allowing a systematic approach to decision making that respects the person’s previously ex-pressed wishes. This webinar will review the role of ACDs and ACPs and identify when an ACD will apply, we will also provide support to assist you with initiating end of life discussions with patients and assisting them with preparing their ACDs.
Cost: Free
Congenital CMV - Common and Commonly Missed
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
Congenital CMV remains the most common and important cause of disease in neonates in Australia, although other infections do occur.
This webinar will provide you with information to help you explain to patients how transmission can occur, including how often and those who are at higher risk. We will discuss preventative steps to reduce the risk of exposure to CMV, when testing is appropriate for pregnant women/neonates, explain the diagnostic process and help you identify situations where referrals to a specialist may be appropriate.
Cost: Free
AOD18: Recognising and Responding
Western Sydney AOD18: Recognising and responding to changing substance use.
Venue: Rydges Parramatta
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
The RACGP is proud to announce its partnership with the Western Sydney Primary Health Networks (PHN) to deliver AOD18 in October 2018
Western Sydney AOD18: Recognise and Respond is a free one-day workshop to assist general practitioners (GPs) in the treatment of drug and alcohol related conditions.
AOD18 will focus on alcohol, stimulants and opioids. Important substance developments such as the rescheduling of codeine, and the changing clinical guidelines regarding opioids will be specifically addressed. Participants will learn to effectively use the 5As framework to provide patient-centred care in alcohol and other drug consultations.
Managing Patients on PrEP in General Practice (Part 3)
Managing positive HIV & STI results
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
Managing Patients on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in General Practice is the final webinar in a three part series. The focus of this final instalment is to impart GPs with the knowledge on what their responsibilities are after a patient receives a positive STI or HIV test result. The primary focus of the webinar will be managing patients diagnosed with STIs and clinical tools to assist you doing this. However, in determining a patients eligibility for PrEP might result in a new HIV diagnosis hence this webinar will highlight support available to provide this diagnosis if needed. We will provide you with resources to assist you in the care of your patients, and discuss key support services that are available to every newly diagnosed person.
Cost: Free
NSW&ACT Fellowship & Awards Ceremony - Sydney - SOLD OUT
Date: Sydney, NSW - Saturday 3 November 2018
Venue: International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour
Time: Gowning 2.00-3.45 pm, Ceremony 4.00-5.00 pm
RACGP NSW&ACT will host the 2018 Fellowship and Awards Ceremony on Saturday 3 November at The International Convention Centre in Sydney. This ceremony is a highlight on the annual calendar as we recognise and celebrate the achievements of New Fellows and award winners.
If you can't attend NSW Fellowship Ceremony on Saturday 3 November, please register for ACT Ceremony on Saturday 1 September 2018.
Managing Patients Who Are Opioid Dependent (Part 2)
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
This webinar, the second in a two part series, provides NSW GPs with a knowledge of the recently released 2018 NSW Clinical Guidelines: Treatment of Opioid Dependence. We will advise you of available checklists to record issues in consultation notes for patients preparing for or on OAT and explain the importance of GPs working with pharmacists and other clinician involved in your patients care. We will present the criteria for deciding to prescribe takeaway doses for methadone and buprenorphine, including risk mitigation factors and share referral options and available resources to assist you in caring for your patients.
Presented by Dr Hester Wilson, GP and Addiction Medicine Specialist.
Cost: Free
Integrative Approaches To Women's Health
Venue: NICM Health Research Institute (Western Sydney University Westmead Campus), 160 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead
Time: 10.30 am–6.00 pm
Price: RACGP Members: $250, Non-members: $360
Women commonly use complementary medicines for common health conditions, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menopause and dysmenorrhoea.
This active learning module (ALM) aims to increase your confidence in managing menstrual disorders, PCOS and menopause according to the latest best practice recommendations. You will receive information to provide women with the best available evidence on efficacy and/or effectiveness of complementary and integrative therapies to facilitate an informed decision. This workshop will ensure GPs are familiar with potential adverse events relating to commonly used complementary medicines.
Starting a Private Practice - Kingscliff
Become the master of your own destiny
Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: Peppers Salt Resort & Spa, Kingscliff
New Fellows, registrars, international medical graduates, GPs and practice managers, prepare for and get a head start in general practice with this one day interactive and practical workshop to prepare for the challenge of establishing and managing a successful practice.
Learning outcomes
1. identify the key elements for setting up a private practice
2. consider business plans and tax structures relevant to setting up in private practice
3. access tools and resources that will support a start in private practice
4. consider practice accreditation and its impact on business and quality patient care
5. clarify personal goals that will inform business decisions concerning
starting up a private practice