Skin Cancer Essentials - Canberra - Fully Booked
Assessment and management in the general practice setting
Time: 9:00am - 5.10pm
Venue: Kambri, The Australian National University, Canberra
Skin cancer essentials is RACGP NSW&ACT workshop designed to upskill GPs in assessing and managing skin cancers in the general practice setting. The workshop provides practical learning experiences in dermoscopy, and a variety of biopsy and suturing techniques to equip GPs with the necessary skills to safely assess and manage their patients with skin cancers.
This workshop will be approved for a one-day Surgery grant.
Charles Bridges-Webb Oration 2019 - Sydney
Program: 6.00pm arrival drinks, 6.30pm meeting starts, 8.00pm networking drinks and canapes
Venue: Mary McKillop Place, North Sydney
At the 2019 Charles Bridges-Webb Oration Prof Susan Thompson will address the plague of chronic conditions that affect physical and mental wellbeing, and how they have become such intractable problems. Looking beyond primary factors like exercise, diet, stress control and social engagement, she will highlight the role environment plays in influencing a healthy lifestyle.
Prof Thompson will critically consider the ways in which our environment can be designed, planned and managed to support physical activity, connectedness and better health decisions. She will interrogate the challenges of our rising population and increasingly dense cities, advising on how medical practitioners can connect with urban planners to create healthy built environments for the benefit of their patients seeking to be healthy.
Vaccinating Adult Patients: A Guide for GPs
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
Despite the availability of free vaccines for large numbers of the Australian adult population, uptake and coverage estimates remain low. This webinar will outline which vaccines are recommended for adults including which vaccines are provided free to adults in NSW. We will go over medical risk factors that require additional vaccinations, and the importance of accurate reporting of all vaccinations to the AIR. We will explain how you can utilise the NSW Health GP Toolkit to optimise vaccine uptake in adults and share where you can access resources and educations tools to assist you.
Cost: Free
Medical Receptionist Course - Sydney
Time: Thursday 9:00am - 4:15pm, Friday 9:00am - 5.15pm
Venue: RACGP College House, North Sydney
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) NSW&ACT Faculty's Medical receptionist course covers a range of topics relevant for non-medical practice staff to increase staff skills and confidence.
Cost: Staff of RACGP members: $345 earlybird, $385 regular
Staff of Non members: $405 earlybird, $445 regular
"Highly recommend this course for any Medical Receptionist, it really is an eye opener!"
CPR Course for GPs - North Sydney
Venue: College House, level 7, 12 Mount Street North Sydney NSW 2060
Time: 7.00pm - 9.15pm
Cost: RACGP members: $80, Non-members: $95
This course is designed to provide GPs with the necessary Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) knowledge and skills as required in the 2017 - 19 RACGP QI&CPD triennium. These RACGP courses are nationally accredited and presented by ReViva First Aid. Certificates in CPR are issued on completion of the respective course.
Facing the Problem: Trigeminal Neuralgia & Sinus Disease
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
This webinar will focus primarily on imparting skills and knowledge to GPs to enable them to
identify the clinical features of trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia and, understand the cause of trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial nerve hyperfunction disorders as well as list the treatment options for cranial nerve hyperfunction.
We will also discuss how to recognise the pathophysiology of sinus disease, including acute rhinositus, know the optimal management and rationale for acute rhinositus and be familiar with the latest endoscopic surgical options available for complicated or refractory cases.
Presented by Professor Stoodley, Neurosurgeon and Professor Ray Sacks, ENT Specialist.
Cost: Free
ACT Fellowship & Awards Ceremony - Canberra
Date: Canberra, ACT - Saturday 21 September 2019
Venue: National Museum of Australia, Acton
Time: Gowning 2.30-3.45 pm, Ceremony 4.15-5.00 pm
RACGP NSW&ACT will host the 2019 Fellowship and Awards Ceremony on Saturday 21 September at the National Museum of Australia Canberra. 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 ACT Fellowship Ceremony on Saturday 21 Septemebr, please register for NSW Ceremony on Saturday 16 November 2019.
Seek To Treat Update (repeat)
Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Online Webinar
This webinar, an addition to the previously run Seek to Treat series, will guide you through the new DAA HCV treatment. It will explain how DAAs differ from the previous pan genotypic regimen making it easier to manage hepatitis C in general practice. Clarification will be provided on the simplified recommendations for on-treatment monitoring that are stipulated in the Australian recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection: a consensus statement (September 2018). Presented by the RACGP’s Dr Marie Healy and Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Dr Joseph Lawler.
Cost: Free
Introduction To Point-of-care Ultrasound - Canberra
The 'Introduction to point-of-care ultrasound for rural GPs' Active Learning Module (ALM) is designed to support rural GPs to increase their understanding of the applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnostic process. The training is delivered by rural GPs and sonographers who are experienced in using ultrasound in their practice environment.
This full-day ALM will give general practice registrars and rural & remote GPs the opportunity to identify practical applications of ultrasound technology in rural general practice settings and utilise point of care ultrasound devices under the guidance of experts.
The ALM is accredited for 40 QI&CPD Category 1 points and is also approved for the Rural Procedural Grants Program.
The ALM runs from 8.30am till 4.30pm and will be offered to RACGP members at $495 (incl. GST). Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
For further information, please contact RACGP Rural on 1800 636764 or via rural@racgp.org.au
CPR Course for GPs - North Sydney
Venue: College House, level 7, 12 Mount Street North Sydney NSW 2060
Time: 7.00pm - 9.15pm
Cost: RACGP members: $80, Non-members: $95
This course is designed to provide GPs with the necessary Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) knowledge and skills as required in the 2017 - 19 RACGP QI&CPD triennium. These RACGP courses are nationally accredited and presented by ReViva First Aid. Certificates in CPR are issued on completion of the respective course.