RACGP members allowed to backdate CPD activities to satisfy medical board requirements
The RACGP is allowing members to backdate CPD activities completed until 31 March to count towards their 2023 CPD requirements as part of a grace…
Tag: Medical education
How was it for you? Take AusDoc’s survey on your experiences with the new CPD regime
The vast majority of doctors in Australia will now have some direct experience of the Medical Board of Australia’s new CPD system. The board argues…
Are specialist colleges imposing excessive fees on their trainees? RANZCR’s president responds
This week Dr Matthew Lukies, a Melbourne interventional radiologist, took aim at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) and the fees…
Specialist college defends $6000 ‘application for fellowship’ fee
The AMA has called for greater transparency from the specialist medical colleges around their methods for setting fees for their trainees. It follows a row…
Are you prepared for the CPD Homes revolution? Take our survey
CPD Homes are here. These are the bodies that will essentially ensure doctors meet their CPD requirements and help them track CPD hours. × Welcome…
‘Milking cows is really therapeutic’: A city GP’s first nine months in an outback town
After a decade without a permanent GP, Julia Creek found Dr Adam Louws. The former inner Brisbane GP moved 1600km to the tiny Queensland town…
Medical board warning: All doctors must join a CPD Home next year
It is mere weeks before the CPD Homes revolution finally starts. The reforms, first flagged way back in 2017, mean doctors must have a CPD Home…
New child-specific vaping cessation guidance for GPs ahead of govt crackdown
Tailored advice for under-18s and young adults who use nicotine vapes will be added to the RACGP’s updated smoking cessation guidelines before the end of…
A crying baby was the perfect soundtrack for my online CPD course on human errors
I attended an online CPD interactive workshop to earn a discount on my medical insurance fees. All the attendees had to shift between an online…
RACGP launches $1350 program to formally recognise GPs with special interests
GPs with special interests can pay $1350 to have their skills formally recognised by the RACGP. The college’s “extended skills certificate” will initially cover five…
