Category: General News
GPs… can you answer these 5 questions about breast cancer screening?
The Facts Question: Is BreastScreen still operating during the COVID-19 pandemic? Answer: BreastScreen has implemented several measures to ensure they are COVIDSafe. However, capacity within the BreastScreen program currently differs between states. Therefore, it is important that patients contact their local service by phoning 13 20 50 to make enquiries about appointment availability. Question: Do women receive […]
How can GPs and cancer screening nurses overcome cancer screening barriers
Cancer screening saves lives National cancer screening programs are available in Australia for breast, bowel and cervical cancer. Despite these being free of charge to all Australians, the uptake of these programs is variable. We discuss some of the common barriers to people participating in cancer screening below, and how primary healthcare providers can overcome […]
Applying for GP training as a temporary visa holder
Are you a visa holder and wondering if you’re eligible for GP training with GPEx?If you are a foreign graduate of an Accredited Medical School (FGAMS), hold a 457, 482, 485, 491, 494, or 820 visa, and meet certain requirements, then you may be eligible to apply to the AGPT Program and train with GPEx. […]
Meet Dr Frank Maldari
Practicing at Christies Beach Medical Centre since the late 1980s, I spent my first 10 years refining my skills and the past 20 years developing GPs of the future. Training registrars has saved our practice. We have a very large patient population and if it wasn’t for our registrars, we’d have no way toservice them […]
Meet Dr Michael MacPherson
Born in a small Canadian city, Dr Michael Macpherson spent many days on his extended family’s rural farms growing up, and also experienced remote living as an adult when he worked in rural Canada. Michael had always planned to study medicine, but put his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold for a number of […]
GPEx Registrar’s Research into COVID-19 and Telehealth
The use of telehealth services increased significantly during COVID-19, but there was very little data available regarding patients’ perspectives towards this service. GPEx registrar, Dr Thomas Mathew, set about to change that. Dr Mathew undertook research in his own time into the use of telehealth and Australian General Practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order […]
Inspiring Mums
There are many ways that our Mums inspire us each and every day, but for Dr Kate Wheldrake, her mum also inspired her to pursue a career in general practice. “I have had many inspirations, but one of the most important is my mother, who worked for 20+ years as a General Practitioner, and who […]
Meet Dr Tessa Moody
It was during a placement in her 5th year of medical school in Clare, Port Pirie, and Port Augusta, that Dr Tessa Moody (FRACGP) was able to see the impact that a great GP can have on an individual and a community. A placement at the Pregnancy Advisory Centre in her 6th year followed, where […]
Investigation of the adaptability, feasibility and utility of a Patient Encounter Tracking and Learning (PETAL) tool
In 2020, GPEx was awarded an Education Research Grant by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners to investigate the acceptability, utility and feasibility of a Patient Encounter Tracking And Learning (PETAL) tool. This project aimed to understand: GPEx worked collaboratively with Flinders University and RVTS on this project, with GP Explore being used as […]
Meet Dr Kate Wheldrake
Dr Kate Wheldrake knew that general practice was the right speciality for her ever since she decided she wanted to be a doctor. “I chose to study Medicine to make a difference in individuals’ lives and positively influence my community, and general practice is the most effective way to achieve these goals.” It is this […]
