GP Synergy 2016 in Review
The last twelve months have been a time of significant change for all supervisors, practice staff, registrars, and stakeholders involved in GP training, and for GP Synergy and its staff.
Following the announcement in the May 2014 federal budget to consolidate the GP training provider network, a competitive tender process resulted in GP Synergy being awarded the contract to deliver the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program across NSW and the ACT from 1 January 2016.
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- Written by: John Oldfield, GPSynergy CEO
PRODA - Provider Digital Access
Cards, libraries, readers, dongles, passwords, pins, PUCs and PUKs were the incomprehensible staples of secure online connections 10 years ago. They were needed for the first implementation of the Federal government's online services for Australian health practitioners. They were hated by end users and rarely used in practice.
The Australian government and the Department of Human Services are therefore to be congratulated on implementing a more modern approach to online authentication. The roll-out of the new service began a few months ago to little fanfare but is now available to Australian medical practitioners.
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- Written by: David Guest
MyGP TV
Tonic TV's Target Audence
"We waiting, waiting, waiting" bemoaned Con the Fruiterer 20 years ago and we are still waiting. How long will it take to see Doctor Smith? "Coupla days" but see Dr Jones today, "Doesn't madda".
When you get to the surgery you check in and sit down in the "waiting" room. Thankfully things have improved significantly since Con's time. You no longer have to read the out of date magazines or stare vacantly into space. You've got "The Girl on the Train" on your Kindle or Candy Crush on the phone. Alternatively, you can even read your email on the iPad if you've got a good 4G connection or connect to the surgery's free wifi.
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- Written by: David Guest
Pill testing vital to help save young lives
As the party season hots up, Emergency Physician David Caldicott* warns that prevailing attitudes to recreational drugs need an urgent re-think.
After an unseasonably cold and wet winter, we are beginning to see the sun in Canberra. For many, this marks the time to dust off the BBQ, clean the pool, or after the Melbourne Cup, put down this season’s crop of tomatoes.
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- Written by: Associate Professor David Calidcott
Group Programs for Anxiety Management Slated for 2017
North Coast general practitioners may not be aware of the MBS items for group therapy sessions with a psychologist/clinical psychologist. The group sessions can be in addition to individual therapy sessions.
The item numbers have existed since the start of the Mental Health Care Plan system although their use on the North Coast has been limited. The item number pays $31 per patient. Sessions consist of 6 to 10 patients and run for at least an hour.
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- Written by: Dr David Guest
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