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Sitting the RACGP CCE soon? Here is what you need to know!
Since 2021, the final exam on the pathway to RACGP fellowship is the Clinical Competency Exam (CCE) Like all RACGP Fellowship exams, the CCE aims to assess your competency for unsupervised general practice in Australia. The exam attempts to replicate a consultation or clinical scenario to allow candidates to demonstrate their clinical skills, communication skills […]
Five mistakes to avoid making in the RACGP Clinical Competency Exam (CCE)
After each exam cycle and once results have been released, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) publishes a report outlining exam psychometrics (e.g., mean and standard deviation of the candidate cohort) and feedback to candidates regarding common candidate pitfalls. Reviewing past exam reports is a very important, but often overlooked, part of Clinical […]
Baby it’s Cold Outside! Late June 2022
More Winter 2022…. Hello! Well, here we are at the end of June 2022 and boy, hasn’t it been a little chilly lately! Luckily, to distract you from the recent cold and wet weather in SA amidst ongoing Covid challenges, we have another gripping newsletter for you! We can just imagine how warming it would be […]
It’s Winter 2022….
Hello! 2022 seems to be flying by and here we are at the beginning of winter! Your Obstetric Shared Care Team have been busy arranging CPD activities and to date we have completed 6 CPD activities this year, including two GP Obstetric Shared Care Accreditation Seminars, one GPEx workshop and a weekend spent at the […]
Happy Easter 2022….
Hello! We have just held our first GP Obstetric Shared Care Accreditation Seminar for this year and we were pleased that so many of you attended at the Adelaide Pavilion. We are now thrilled to announce that the second of our Accreditation Seminars will take place on Saturday 7th May in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, at the […]
Clinical Pearls in 2022….
Hello! This week’s Federal Budget focussed on easing cost of living pressures and there were several key announcements that could impact GPs! One take-away is that from 1 July 2021, the cost of obtaining COVID-19 tests required to attend a place of work will be tax deductible to employees. This also ensures that these expenses will […]
Sharing More Updates in 2022….
Hello! It’s Mad March time! It’s a mammoth month on the city’s social calendar and despite Covid-19, has bought a huge variety of entertainment and experiences to Adelaide, as well as a state election thrown into the mix! Welcome to 1-2-3 Thursday where we promise to bring you no more than three pieces of highly […]
Your Latest Updates in 2022….
We are delighted to roll out our next newsletter for 2022. We also hope that 2022 is the year that we genuinely find equilibrium in ‘living with COVID’! Already, COVID has thrown up some things that were unpredictable, and some things not. The ‘predictable’ is the wave of pregnant women testing positive for COVID seeking […]
AKT/MCQ Exam Tips and Techniques
AKT & MCQ Exam Tips and Techniques If you are currently studying, or preparing to study, for the RACGP or ACRRM Fellowship exams, you will be aware that there are several written exams that you need to complete. For RACGP Fellowship candidates, these are the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) and the Key Feature Problem (KFP) […]
How are your motivational interviewing skills?
How are your skills in motivational interviewing? Brush up on this important skill for the RACGP CCE. Have you ever had a patient struggle to make lifestyle changes to improve their chronic condition or health in general? GPs must not only apply multiple clinical guidelines to patients with complex, chronic multimorbidity, but also provide information […]
