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Meet Dr Samuel Clements
In the 1990s, a shortage of local doctors with the skills to deliver babies in regional South Australia meant Samuel Clements was born more than 40 kilometres away from his family home in Robe. More than two decades later, the ongoing demand for rural GPs with obstetrics skills has inspired Samuel to train on the […]
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) […]
The link between climate change and Tuberculosis – ground-breaking research by students from the University of Adelaide
In 2021, four medical students from the University of Adelaide completed a research project as part of their studies with the support of GPEx Senior Medical Educator, Assoc. Prof Jill Benson AM. Sahil Kharwadkar, Vinal Attanayake, John Duncan and Novindu Navaratne undertook a systematic review on the potential impact of climate change on the transmission […]
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 […]
Meet Dr Georgina Mills
The opportunity to provide personalised medical care with responsibility for the health and wellbeing of regional communities inspired Dr Georgina Mills to become a rural GP. A desire for her children to grow up in country Australia added to the appeal. “In a rural town as a Rural Generalist the medicine is more personal, you […]
End of Year Greetings….
Hello! Well, that’s another year done and dusted. Although we didn’t have last year’s horrible fires to contend with, COVID’s ramifications have been felt by us all, including our pregnant women. It has been another unpredictable and challenging year, thanks to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, both here in South Australia and globally. 2021 has challenged […]
Happy New Year | Welcome to 2022….
Welcome to the first January 2022 edition of the GP Obstetric Shared Care Newsletter. We hope that you are staying safe and well during this latest wave of COVID. The year may not have started the way we all may have wanted or planned, but we remain hopeful and we are continuing to plan our CPD […]
End of Year Greetings…
Hello! It has been another unpredictable and challenging year, thanks to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, both here in South Australia and globally. 2021 has challenged us all to stay close as we keep our distance, to communicate with our eyes as we mask our breath, and to follow the experts as they build new evidence […]
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Connecting you with the news you need for GP obstetric shared care. Pregnant? Getting Vaccinated is still recommended Following the opening of the South Australian borders, there is expected to be some community transmission of COVID-19, and during the early phase of 2022 this will likely be the delta variant. […]
Updated Advice for the Care of Pregnant Women
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, Connecting you with the news you need for GP obstetric shared care. Pregnant? Getting Vaccinated is still recommended. Bringing you the latest news delivered straight to your inbox. SA Health has now released the COVID-19 Health System and Primary Care Response Strategies outling the system-wide plan for the management and […]
