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Case Study: Online Courses for the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer

Amanda Barrientos — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:19:42 +0000

Leveraging Healthcare Professionals in the Fight against Cervical Cancer Since 2021, GPEx has developed and hosted various CPD-accredited online education courses for the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. To date these courses have trained more than 3,500 healthcare professionals to encourage participation in the National Cervical Screening Program, identify under-screened populations and […]

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Case Study: Blended Learning Solutions for the Jodi Lee Foundation

Amanda Barrientos — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:15:26 +0000

Educating Healthcare Professionals to Increase Bowel Cancer Screening in Regional and Remote Australia GPEx partnered with the Jodi Lee Foundation in 2022 and 2023 to ensure healthcare professionals have the skills and knowledge to encourage and support their patients to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. More than 1,100 healthcare professionals engaged with […]

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5 Key Takeaways from the RACGP 2024.1 Key Feature Exam Report

Kristen McLeod — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:49:52 +0000

The time between sitting the RACGP Fellowship exams and receiving your results can be an anxious time to wait. Did you pass? How do your results compare to those of your peers? If you passed, congratulations! You can look forward to the next stage of your journey in General Practice. If you did not pass […]

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Sleep as a strategy to improve Fellowship exam performance

Kristen McLeod — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:05:00 +0000

Did you know that sleep is important for exam preparation? We all know how terrible we feel when we haven’t slept yet ironically, sleep is often a neglected component of exam preparation because people underestimate its importance. Human and animal studies show that both the quantity and quality of sleep have a profound impact on […]

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Launch of the GP ADHD Shared Care Program

Kristen McLeod — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:41:36 +0000

GPEx has recently introduced the GP ADHD Shared Care Program to aid adolescents with ADHD during their transition from paediatric services to adult healthcare. This initiative extends the framework previously established by the Women’s & Children’s Hospital to encompass the services provided by the Northern and Southern Adelaide Health Networks. Designed with the successful GP […]

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VCS Pathology Audit Launched with ACPCC

Kristen McLeod — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:17:44 +0000

GPEx, in collaboration with VCS Pathology, a division of the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC), has developed an innovative and fully online Cervical Screening Audit for general practitioners. The audit affords GPs access to a comparative analysis of their screening results, with the aim of driving meaningful progress in their practices. […]

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Is life leaving you feeling disorganised and overwhelmed?

Amanda Barrientos — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:21:08 +0000

Life can get pretty hectic, particularly when you’re a healthcare professional. It’s easy to try to fit more and more into your busy schedule to the point of bursting; especially when you work and have children, elderly parents, family or community all needing your input or attention. Life can become ultra busy to the point […]

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GPEx delivers mental health education to SOLD OUT audience

Kristen McLeod — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:47:55 +0000

Last month GPEx delivered mental health education in Brisbane in partnership with Psych Scene to a sold-out audience of 60 GPs. The full-day GP Mental Health Skills Training (GP MHST) Masterclass was delivered by leading psychiatry trainer and Psych Scene founder Dr Sanil Rege, with guest psychiatrist Dr Jon-Paul Koo, Director of the Toowong Specialist […]

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Should I become a provider of focussed psychological strategies (FPS)?

Kristen McLeod — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:06:06 +0000

If you’re a GP, there’s a good chance that you’re among the more than 90% of GPs who have already completed Mental Health Skills Training (MHST) and have gained the skills and knowledge to assess, treat, plan and review common mental health illnesses. However, you’re probably also among the 96% of GPs who have not […]

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Is preparation for Fellowship exams leaving you feeling disorganised?

Kristen McLeod — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:45:47 +0000

Fellowship exams are notoriously difficult and there are many reasons why candidates struggle to pass them. For some, it may be a lack of exam preparation or failing to understand the particulars of the exam they are preparing for or often, having too many priorities so doing none well. However, for others, there may be […]

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