GP Education
Ramsay Health Care is committed to the ongoing education of general practitioners and the wider medical community.
Ramsay Health Care has been a Provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) since 2000, offering a wide variety of topics in medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics and mental health. These activities are in partnership with our specialists and other health professions delivered as interactive, practical education sessions with a focus on innovation, hands-on involvement and practical tips.
In the 2020-2022 triennium, Ramsay Health Care will provide:
CPD Accredited Activity - 40 points previously Category 1
Including Workshops and expert resources for Peer Group Learning
CPD Activity - 2 points per hour previously Category 2
Upcoming education events will be published here.
If you are interested in some tailored GP education, please contact the GP Liaison Officer.
Back Off
Westmead Private Hospital invites you to join us for a virtual GP Education event via ZOOM looking at managing lower back pain, assessment, investigation and consultation.
Learning outcomes include:
- Assess someone with lower back pain
- Identify and complete initial work up in consultation with specialist colleagues if unsure
- Implement a care pathway for people with chronic lower back pain
Presenters
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Dr Yingda Li - Neurosurgery
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| When |
14 Oct 2020 06:30 PM
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| Where |
Zoom Virtual GP Event |
| RSVP |
12 Oct 2020 |
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Always On Events
Managing Radiculopathy - Virtual GP Event
This activity can be undertaken at any time
Learning outcomes include:
- Discuss ways of managing radiculopathy symptoms during the current isolation period
- Explain the nonsurgical and surgical treatment options available
- Implement a care path for someone with acute radiculopathy
Presenters
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Dr Vinay Kulkarni - Orthopaedic Surgery - Spinal Surgery
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| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| Expiry Date | 31 Oct 2020 |
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New Developments in Prostate Cancer - Virtual GP Activity
This activity can be undertaken at any time
Learning outcomes include:
- Understand PSA testing guidelines, the role of MRI and biopsy options
- Assess and manage patients with prostate cancer
- Implement a care path for someone with prostate cancer
Presenters
| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| Expiry Date | 31 Oct 2020 |
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How to manage common shoulder & elbow conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic
This activity can be undertaken at any time
Learning outcomes include
- Assess and manage common elbow and shoulder conditions
- Perform a quick and thorough examination of the shoulder and elbow and order relevant investigations
- Identify the care pathway for people with shoulder or elbow conditions
Presenters
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Dr Manish Gupta - Orthopaedic Surgery - Shoulders and Upper Limb
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| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| RSVP | 07 Jul 2020 |
| Expiry Date | 31 Dec 2020 |
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Oral Contraceptive Pill
This activity can be undertaken at any time
Learning outcomes include:
- Discuss best practices in prescribing contraception in adolescents
- Implement a care path for managing adolescents on the pill
- Discuss other options for menstrual management in adolescents
Presenters
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Dr Jinny Foo - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| RSVP | 07 Jul 2020 |
| Expiry Date | 31 Dec 2020 |
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Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) & CST Post Hysterectomy
This activity can be undertaken at any time
Learning outcomes include:
- Assess and manage someone with HMB
- Investigate and diagnose cause of HMB and any postmenopausal bleeding
- Implement rules for CST post hysterectomy
Presenters
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Dr Adeline Chan - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| Expiry Date | 31 Oct 2020 |
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Treatment Options for Knee Osteoarthritis
This activity can be undertaken at any time
Learning outcomes include:
- Assess and manage patients with knee osteoarthritis
- Review treatment options, both non-operative and operative, for patients with knee osteoarthritis
- Identify the care pathway for people with knee osteoarthritis
Presenters
| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| Expiry Date | 31 Oct 2020 |
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Nodules in the Lungs
This activity can be undertaken at any time.
Learning outcomes include:
- Complete initial investigations for someone with pulmonary nodules
- Confer with specialist colleagues and refer in a timely manner
- Outline operative approaches for surgical resection of the lung
- Manage postoperative complications as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Describe the difference between and natural history of solid and subsolid/ground glass pulmonary nodules
Presenters
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Dr Peter Wu - Respiratory
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Dr Graham Meredith - Cardiothoracic Surgery
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| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| RSVP | 31 Dec 2020 |
| Expiry Date | 31 Dec 2020 |
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Renal and Adrenal Incidentalomas - when to worry
This activity can be undertaken at any time.
Learning outcomes include:
- Complete initial work up of an 'incidental' renal / adrenal mass
- Identify diagnostic and treatment options and confer with specialist colleagues
- Explain the importance of complete renal cysts
Presenters
| When |
Anytime |
| Where |
Virtual GP Education Session |
| RSVP | 31 Dec 2020 |
| Expiry Date | 31 Dec 2020 |
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