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POPPIE STUDY
Can you help us find out the ideal amount of iodine needed in pregnancy for baby’s brain development? Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Why are we interested in iodine in pregnancy? We know that getting the right amount of iodine in pregnancy is important for baby’s brain and nervous system development. Since 2009, iodine has […]
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Welcome back to another GP Obstetric Shared Care update. I hope that you are all keeping well. A recent bitter cold snap sent temperatures plummeting across South Australia but don’t worry GP Partners and the GP Obstetric Shared Care Program has got you covered. It’s time to snuggle down with […]
Updated Advice for the Care ofPregnant Women
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Welcome back to another GP Obstetric Shared Care update. Autumn is drawing to a close, and we think that we can all feel the cold chill of winter descending upon us! But don’t worry GP Partners and the GP Obstetric Shared Care Program has got you covered. It’s time to […]
NIPT Mackenzie’s Mission
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Welcome back to another GP Obstetric Shared Care update. March celebrates International Women’s Day and the message for 2021 proclaims that ‘a challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change’. We can all choose to challenge! Celebrate women’s achievements. Raise […]
COVID vaccination for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Webinar
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Welcome back to another GP Obstetric Shared Care update. The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has begun and I suspect that we are all a little awestruck at the rapid pace of scientific discovery and the incredible community engagement that has bought us to […]
Failure Rate of Doctors Sitting the GP Fellowship Exams and How to Beat the Statistics
You don’t have to be ‘just a statistic’ Everyone wants to succeed. No one starts something with the goal of failing, but sometimes it happens. At times it can be hard to understand why we failed when we feel we’ve done what was needed to pass. This is especially true if we have never failed […]
Covid-19 Vaccination
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, This decision guide is for pregnant women who are considering COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, who are breastfeeding or who are planning to become pregnant. It contains information about the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty (Pfizer, Australia). This information will be updated when other vaccines become […]
Dealing with GP Fellowship post-exam blues
You’ve done it! You’ve spent months preparing for your GP Fellowship exams and it’s finally over. Now what? You’re likely feeling relieved that the prolonged KFP, MCQ/AKT or CCE study period has finished and hopefully quietly confident that you’ve passed so you can tick this achievement off your to-do list. You’re looking forward to moving on to other bigger and […]
Great Year 2021
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, GP Partners and the GP Obstetric Shared Care Team are excited to welcome 2021 and to start the New Year with sharing resources and information to keep you up-to-date and well informed. We are in the process of finalising the 2021 calendar of […]
End of year greetings…
Welcome to the December, and the final issue of the GP Obstetric Shared Care Program’s newsletter for 2020. The details about the novel coronavirus cluster in Wuhan, China began to emerge as the new year 2020 began, but that the cluster would herald a catastrophic global pandemic, with dire consequences was not yet apparent. However, […]
