ALSO - Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics - Dates & Locations of courses, 2010 The ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) Course is a theoretical and practical course designed to assist health professionals develop and maintain the knowledge and practical skills to manage emergencies that may arise in maternity care.
CME via iPhone / Podcasts - Australian Family Physician (AFP) Audio ; RHEF, Rural Health Education Foundation programs
CME online -
RHEF;
RRMEO;
ACRRM ;
RACGP;
CME Online;
PriMeD;
ThinkGP;
Popfossa ;
Risk Management - MDA National;
CME on TV -
RHEF Rural Health Education Foundation;
Health Channel;
GPTV;
CME via Medical Colleges- most colleges & organisations offer their own courses & conferences ie RACGP ; ACRRM [go to colleges page]
Psychiatry - Psychiatry Review Course ; Hunter Institute of Mental Health
NSW GP Procedural Training Program
The program is targeted at GP's and GP Registrars currently in rural practice or intending to take up rural practice.
Area training providers:
* Central & West
* Southern
* Riverina
* New England
* Mid & Far North Coast
* North Coast
The Program provides for the salary costs for up to 12 months fulltime for GPs and GP Registrars to undertake training in rural locations in five specialities:
Anaesthetics
Emergency Medicine
Mental Health
Obstetrics
Surgery
This is a joint initiative of NSW Health & RDA NSW, NSW RDN, RACGP & ACRRM
The GP Procedural Training Program is a NSW Govt funded initiative aimed at equipping General Practitioners working in rural communities with a range of procedural skills that will support the delivery of healthcare services locally.
This program is endorsed by all of the relevant Medical Colleges through the Joint Consultative Committee structures (ACRRM, RACGP and other relevant Medical Colleges ie Aust & NZ College of Anaesthetists)
Training posts meet approved training standards determined by all relevant Medical Colleges and the training is offered in rural centres where possible.