A free, self paced online CPD activity for rural and remote general
practitioners, GP registrars and practice clinical staff on the professional and
safe use of ambient AI documentation (AI scribes) in consultations.
Ambient AI tools can reduce the note writing burden in general practice, but
the doctor remains professionally and legally responsible for every note that
enters the patient record. This activity covers what ambient AI documentation
is, the doctor's medico legal obligations, patient consent as a genuine
precondition of use, a practical consultation workflow, rural and remote
considerations (connectivity, locums, telehealth and interpreters), a
verification checklist before sign off, data security and privacy, and when the
TGA's Software as a Medical Device framework applies.
Participants work through three case scenarios with written reflection and
complete a seven question knowledge check. Content draws on the Medical Board of
Australia's Good Medical Practice (1), ACRRM's Position Statement on AI in
Healthcare (2) and scribing factsheet (3), the ACSQHC AI Clinical Use Guide (4),
and Ahpra (5), OAIC (6) and TGA guidance (7).
1. Medical Board of Australia, Good Medical Practice: a code of conduct
for doctors in Australia
https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Policies/Code-of-conduct.aspx
2. ACRRM Position Statement on AI in Healthcare (July 2024)
https://www.acrrm.org.au/docs/default-source/all-files/college-position-statement---ai-in-healthcare.pdf
3. ACRRM Factsheet, Using Scribing Tools in General Practice (2025)
https://acrrm.org.au/docs/default-source/all-files/acrrm25_factsheet_using-ai-scribing-software_062025_1-2_web.pdf
4. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC), AI
Clinical Use Guide and AI Safety Scenarios
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/resources/ai-clinical-use-guide
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/resources/ai-safety-scenario-ambient-scribe
5. Ahpra, Meeting your professional obligations when using Artificial
Intelligence in healthcare
https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Artificial-Intelligence-in-healthcare.aspx
6. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Guide to health
privacy (Privacy Act and health information)
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/health-service-providers/guide-to-health-privacy
7. Therapeutic Goods Administration, guidance on regulation of AI based
software medical devices and digital scribes
https://www.tga.gov.au/products/medical-devices/software-and-artificial-intelligence-ai/overview/types-software-based-medical-devices/digital-scribes
Participants complete three case scenarios (a verification failure, a new diagnosis coding feature and its TGA classification, and a rural connectivity failure during a home visit), each with written reflection questions applying the scenario to their own practice (Performance Review, 20 minutes). This is followed by a seven question, scenario based multiple choice knowledge check (Performance Review, 10 minutes), with an answer key provided on completion. Completion of all sections, the reflective activity and the knowledge check is required to claim the full 1.5 CPD hours.