Sterilisation and Infection Control
Time: Registration and light dinner 6.30-7.00 pm
Training Session: 7.00-9.30 pm
Venue: College House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Members $55 | Non members $90 | GP in Training $30
Course outline:
- Precautions and personal protection
- Demonstration of correct cleaning tools for medical and surgical equipment
- Identification of packaging options for medical and surgical equipment
- Loading and unloading tips for steam sterilisers
- Documentation required for safe practice.
This session is presented within the guidelines of Standards Australia AS/NZS4815 and AGPAL accreditation requirements and identifies required links with Standards Australia AS/NZS4817.
Who should attend
This workshop is suitable for general practitioners, practice nurses and practice staff.
Medico-legal: 'The Do's and Don'ts' of Medical Documentation
Time: Session time: 6.30-7.45 pm
Venue: Online webinar
Cost: Members: complimentary | Non members $35
This webinar is suitable for International Medical Graduates who are new to Australian general practice and would like to know more about the 'do's and don'ts' of medico-legal requirements in Australian general practice.
Course outline:
- Case examples of common medico-legal issues encountered in general practice
- Privacy, confidentiality, consent and guidelines for sharing clinical information
- Key requirements for managing patient medical records
SA New Fellows Social Event
Time: 6.00-8.00 pm
Venue: The Lion Hotel (The Cellar), 161 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Complimentary
RACGP SA&NT is delighted to invite SA new Fellows (up to five years' post Fellowship) to our annual social event. Your complimentary registration will include cocktail food, beverages and networking with key guests.
Emergency Update for Practice Nurses
Time: Registration and light dinner 6.30-7.00 pm
Training Session: 7.00-9.30 pm
Venue: College House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Members $64 | Non members $90
This course aims to refresh and acquire new and up-to-date emergency skills such as defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Course outline:
- IV insertion
- Airway management including laryngeal mask
- Rhythm recognition and defibrillation
- First line emergency drug therapy for adrenaline, naloxone, atropine, amiodarone and opiate analgesia
Common Ear and Nose Presentations in General Practice
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm (Registration from: 8.30 am)
Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, 65 Hindley Street Adelaide
Cost: Members $260 | Non members $320 | Doctors in training $130
This interactive session will incorporate demonstrations and hands-on practice in assessment and management of common ear and nose presentations, including the use of otoscopes and audiometers. Presenters will include an ENT specialist, neurophysiotherapist and audiologist. GPs are asked to bring their otoscope if possible.
Workshop learning outcomes:
- Discuss assessment and management of dizziness
- List the red flags for causes of vertigo
- Outline the investigations for hearing loss
- Identify appropriate techniques for removal of foreign bodies in the ear and nose
- Review conditions requiring urgent referral to ENT specialists
Emergency Medicine & Resuscitation Update(CPR for GPs)
Time: Registration and light dinner 6.30-7.00 pm
Training Session: 7.00-9.30 pm
Venue: College House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Members $64 | Non members $90
RACGP SA&NT is offering an accredited basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course and an emergency general practice review to assist general practitioners with fulfilling their relevant requirements.
Course outline
This education session:
- Covers advanced life support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS )
- Practices coordinated resuscitation
- Refreshes basic electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm interpretation
- Considers topical emergency presentations and recent changes in emergency practice.
- CPR
Emergency Update for Practice Staff
Time: Registration and light dinner 6.30-7.00 pm
Training Session: 7.00-9.30 pm
Venue: College House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Members $64 | Non member $90
This course will assist practice staff in identifying and planning for emergency situations in general practice. Practice staff should be aware of what to do in case of a medical emergency. Whilst the medical care may ultimately reside with the general practitioners (GPs), there are various other responsibilities that need to be undertaken in cases of emergencies.
Course outline:
- Strategies to address various types of emergencies
- How to recognise an emergency patient
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- What to do if a patient collapses in the waiting area
- The process of working with ambulance service in an emergency
- How to support your GP following an emergency.
Emergency Medicine & Resuscitation (CPR for GPs)
Time: Registration and light dinner 6.30-7.00 pm
Training Session: 7.00-9.30 pm
Venue: College House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Members $64 | Non members $90
RACGP SA&NT is offering an accredited basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course and an emergency general practice review to assist general practitioners with fulfilling their relevant requirements.
Course outline
- Covers advanced life support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS )
- Practices coordinated resuscitation
- Refreshes basic electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm interpretation
- Considers topical emergency presentations and recent changes in emergency practice.
- CPR
Emergency Medicine & Resuscitation (CPR for GPs)
Time: Registration and light dinner 6.30-7.00 pm
Training Session: 7.00-9.30 pm
Venue: College House, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide
Cost: Members $64 | Non members $90
RACGP SA&NT is offering an accredited basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course and an emergency general practice review to assist general practitioners with fulfilling their relevant requirements.
Course outline
- Covers advanced life support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS )
- Practices coordinated resuscitation
- Refreshes basic electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm interpretation
- Considers topical emergency presentations and recent changes in emergency practice.
- CPR
Intermediate Clinical Emergency Mgt Program - Adelaide
This one day highly interactive workshop focuses on recognition and management of medical emergencies in general practice, including acute coronary syndrome, acute asthma, anaphylaxis and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which meets the 2017-19 triennium basic CPR course requirement. It also meets the basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) training requirements for general practice registrars and RACGP Fellowship.