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RVTS : The “Secret Sauce” for Successful Rural and Remote Workforce Retention and GP training: Medical Journal of Australia October 2024.

November 11, 2024

Welcome to this very special blogpost/podcast episode where we discuss in-depth the recent Medical Journal of Australia supplement collection of five research articles highlighting the successes of the RVTS programme. I am joined by RVTS CEO Dr Pat Giddings and Assoc. Professor Belinda O’Sullivan from the University of Queensland who conducted the research that ...

Men’s Health – Gynaecomastia and Androgen Deficiency

August 19, 2024

In this episode, we have two excerpts taken from our popular first-year webinar on Men’s Health. The presenter is Dr Justin Coleman, a very experienced GP currently working in Brisbane in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Justin has a vast experience in medical education, including being a co-editor for Murtagh’s General Practice. The two ...

Practical Tips for Dealing with Distressed and Dangerous Patients: Part Two

August 19, 2024

This episode is Part 2 of a 2-part series on Mental Health Emergencies. Join us as we return to our conversation with Associate Professor Dr Chris Hogan where we continue to discuss the importance of doctors staying safe in dealing with distressed or agitated patients. In this episode we explore unexpected violence, practical tips to ...

Practical Tips for Dealing with Distressed and Dangerous Patients: Part One

August 13, 2024

In this episode, we sit down for Part One of a two-part conversation with Associate Professor Dr Chris Hogan, addressing how to stay safe in our practices when dealing with agitated, distressed or potentially dangerous patients. Listen to tips, tricks and wisdom from Chris, gleaned from forty years of rural, general and hospital practice. This is ...

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Filling out Certificates: Life Extinct and Death

January 28, 2024

Filling out certificates seems to constitute an increasing part of a GP’s job. The variety and sheer number of different forms to be familiar with can be difficult for GP registrars starting out in General Practice in Australia. Certificate completion requiring a degree of urgency, can occur unexpectedly in the middle of an already busy ...

Mundi Mundi Lookout, remote NSW (photo by Cassie Smart on Unsplash).

General Practice

RVTS 2023 Grand Round Excerpts: Part Four

November 5, 2023

RVTS 2023 Grand Round Series: Ever wondered why doctors choose to work in rural settings and what would encourage them to stay? In our 2023 RVTS Grand Round, we explored this very topic with the National Rural Health Commissioner, Adjunct Professor Dr. Ruth Stewart. Alongside her, four RVTS registrars and supervisors shared their personal experiences ...

General Practice

RVTS 2023 Grand Round Excerpts: Part Three

October 29, 2023

In this third episode of our 2023 Grand Round series, we hear a short excerpt from the Grand Round highlighting the experiences of one of our dedicated RVTS supervisors, Dr Akil Islam. His journey into rural health was via a rurally-bonded medical student scheme for Australian medical graduates. His experiences highlight the joys and ...

General Practice

RVTS 2023 Grand Round Excerpts: Part Two

October 22, 2023

In this second episode of our 2023 Grand Round series, we hear a short excerpt highlighting the experiences of Dr Thilan Walgamuge , a previous RVTS registrar, now a fellow of the RACGP, General Practice owner and regional business award winner. Dr Thilan highlights some very practical aspects of what could make it easier for ...

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RVTS Grand Round 2023 Excerpts: Part One

October 15, 2023

Ever wondered why doctors choose to work in rural settings and what would encourage them to stay? In our 2023 RVTS Grand Round, we explored this very topic with the National Rural Health Commissioner, Adjunct Professor Dr. Ruth Stewart. Alongside her, four RVTS registrars and supervisors shared their personal experiences and challenges in Rural Health,...

Medical Education

Hypotheticals – the near misses that haunt us all: Part 2

December 7, 2022

“To err is human” and as GP’s, we all make mistakes. This is Part two of a two part series from our recent Grand Round 2022, where we look at the mistakes that we make and look at some key strategies for managing those difficult situations and tips for how to prevent them. It is ...

Hypotheticals: The Near Misses that haunt us all – Part 1

November 23, 2022

“To err is human” and as GP’s, we all make mistakes. In this excerpt taken from our recent Grand Round 2022, we look at the mistakes that we make and look at some key strategies for managing those difficult situations and tips for how to prevent them. It is run in a “hypothetical “ manner ...

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Approach to Common GP Presentations: Part 2

This is Part 2 of a 3 part series on “Common GP Presentations” As we continue looking at Common GP Presentations, we discuss the initial approach to 3 more patients that present with conditions that are frequently seen in General Practice. Review Part 1 of this webinar excerpt with Meryl Nicol, a previous RVTS Registrar,...

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