Prepare for KFP using everyday examples
This month, one of our RVTS registrars, Meryl Nicol, talks about how you can use everyday examples from your daily practice to sharpen your clinical reasoning skills in preparation of the KFP exam – or […]
Articles by Ronda Gurney
Customising Palliative care for Aboriginal patients
General practitioners are central in providing holistic care from cradle to grave. As part of our services, we are part of the care team coordinating end of life care for our patients. This month we’d […]
Oral Health Part 3: Soft Tissue Lesions
This month we share another webinar excerpt on Oral Health – the focus today is on oral soft tissue lesions. This is the third part of a 3 part series with Dr Ioan Jones, senior […]
Paediatrics: A Case Discussion on ADHD
As a GP, from time to time, you’ll have parents bringing in their children with concerns about their behaviour, which may manifest as aggression, temper tantrums and hyperactivity as well as anxiety and depression. When […]
Developing a useful LEARNING PLAN
It’s the beginning of the academic year, and the year stretches before us like a blank canvas. Now is a perfect time to consider your “Learning Plan”. A learning plan is a bit like a […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Happy New Year! It’s that time of the year when we reflect on the last 12 months, and plan for the next 365 days. It’s always a good time to press the pause button and […]
Farm Safety – considerations for rural GPs.
If you search the internet for “Australia’s most dangerous job”, you will find agriculture, forestry and fishing listed as the most dangerous industries in the country. Many RVTS registrars work in just these sorts of […]
Dental Trauma
This month we share another webinar excerpt on Oral Health – this time on Dental Trauma. This is Part 2 of a 3 part series with Dr Ioan Jones, senior clinician and clinical educator with […]
Paediatrics: Developmental Delay
Recently Marie Rauter, a paediatrician at the Royal Hobart Hospital, presented a webinar to some of our first year registrars on “Developmental Delay”. It’s a big topic, but an important one for general practice, as […]
Improving access to healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
“Access to healthcare”. It makes me think of transport issues, but it’s so much more than that! This month, Vishal Arya, an RVTS ME, speaks about access to health care, particularly for our Aboriginal and […]