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Driving and the Elderly (A4GEM) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course outlines the process of assessing an elderly person’s capacity for safe driving. Decision-making regarding the fitness to drive of elderly (or functionally impaired) patients is a particularly challenging aspect of general practice. The aim of this course is to improve understanding of options and resources when undertaking this difficult task. The course commences with statistics and an introduction to the dilemma of patient independence versus safety. Resources are provided in assessing fitness to drive. GPs are encouraged to be opportunistic, observant and alert to red flags. The impact of chronic medical conditions may impede driving ability. Content includes tools to consider when patients present with a ‘Fitness to Drive’ medical form, including questions, history, examinations, cognition tests and assessments. A comprehensive case example is presented of an elderly couple over a number of years, to demonstrate varying patient considerations at particular life intervals. The course concludes with information about options available when a person is no longer able to drive.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Addressing health inequities
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Palliative Care - Advanced (A5GEM) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course outlines the principles of the palliative approach to a range of end of life presentations and includes non-pharmacological, pharmacological and interventional treatment options. Content includes the understanding and management of three common patient symptoms in palliative care: neurological, haematological and dermatological. The causes and management approach are detailed across all three areas. Neurological symptoms include headaches, seizures, restlessness, muscle cramps and spasms. Haematological problems are common in palliative care and the areas covered for this topic include anaemia, neutropenia and bleeding disorders. Dermatological symptoms include general skin care, pruritus, skin infections, pressure ulcers and peripheral oedema. Care in the last days of life include recognizing when death is approaching, preparing the family, and management of specific symptoms. Symptoms include pain, dyspnoea, respiratory tract secretions, agitation, nausea/vomiting, and refractory cases. Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is the provision of medical assistance to end one’s life because they have an advanced medical condition that causes intolerable suffering. Comprehensive information is provided on VAD including eligibility and process. The course concludes with information on carer communication and support incorporating mental, physical and financial health issues.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Common Cancers in Elderly (A6GEM) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
As we age, the overall risk of cancer increases. This course outlines how to identify common cancers that may occur in the elderly and the role of the general practitioner in their management. The course commences with statistics including cancer types as we age before moving to common cancers. The focus of this course includes cancer screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatment in the elderly. Early detection of cancer information and screening tests are included for breast, prostate, colon, lung and melanoma cancers. How cancers are formed, and risk factors are detailed. Prevention is an effective long-term strategy for reducing the burden of cancer and is a key element in cancer control in Australia. Lifestyle modifications, chemoprevention options, screening and risk factors for each of the five areas are included. Cancer treatment modalities are discussed including multi-disciplinary and palliative care. An awareness of psycho-social care is important when managing elderly patients with cancer.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Macular Degeneration, Cataracts and other causes of Visual Impairment (A7GEM) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course provides an overview of four common causes of visual impairment in older adults: age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. ARMD is a common, chronic, progressive degenerative disorder of the macula. Clinical classifications are described with anatomical images to demonstrate how the disease affects the eye. Risk factors are listed before moving to symptoms and physical examination information. Diagnosis and ongoing management include diet, supplements, lifestyle factors and prevention. Cataracts are the clouding of the eye's normally clear lens which occurs naturally with age. Symptoms, physical examination, risk factors and management include surgical and non-surgical management options. Glaucoma is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disease which results in complex optic nerve atrophy/loss of retinal ganglion cells. Anatomical images provide an understanding of the impact of this disease on the eye. Symptoms, risk factors, examinations and treatment options are outlined. The final condition in this course is diabetic retinopathy. This is the presence of retinal microvascular lesions as a manifestation of long-term diabetes. Risk factors, pathophysiology, symptoms, assessment, management and complications are included for this condition.
3.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Managing Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain (A8GEM) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course provides an overview of chronic non-cancer pain in older adults including definitions, pathophysiology, assessment and management. Content commences with a general overview of chronic pain incorporating pain categories and pain types then focusing on the causes and effects of chronic pain on the older person’s life. Comprehensive assessment includes targeted investigations, patient history and may include psychological and social considerations. Guides are provided including pain assessment in patients with major cognitive impairment. Physical examinations and imaging options form part of the assessment. Content includes comprehensive information on non-pharmacologic treatments. Physical interventions, physiotherapy, psychological interventions and psychoeducation options are explored. Non-opioid analgesics are generally preferred over opioids as first line pharmacologic management of chronic pain. Available medications are discussed in detail. The course concludes with comprehensive information on opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Childhood Vaccination (M1IMV) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course commences with an overview of vaccines focusing on active (natural or acquired) immunisation and includes passive immunisation. Vaccines contain antigens which stimulate an active immune response and mimics the host’s response to natural infection. Legal standards on testing, manufacture and vaccine production are mentioned. Vaccine components and the various types of antigens and how they work are outlined. The vaccine administration is discussed together with safety, efficacy, effectiveness, vaccine failure, adverse events and contraindications and includes recommendations for age and condition appropriate vaccines for children. Vaccines for BCG, Hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, diptheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococcal, rotavirus, MMR, varicella, meningococcal disease, HPV and influenza are discussed including dosage rates, delivery mode, contraindications and adverse effects. The course concludes with the principles for catch-up vaccinations.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Adult Vaccination (M2IMV) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course focusses on commonly recommended vaccines for adults including influenza, pertussis tetanus, diptheria, pneumococcal, varicella/shingles and Covid 19. Special circumstance vaccines discussed includes Hepatitis A andamp; B, HPV, meningococcal, catch-up on childhood and travel. Pneumococcal symptoms are listed together with the different types of vaccines including the conjugated vaccines. The various composition types for the shingles vaccine are explained including varicella, HSV subunit and attenuated vaccines. The course then moves to tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines (often combined into one shot), and information on the formulation of these vaccines. Vaccines during pregnancy are discussed. Hepatitis A, B, HPV and meningococcal vaccines are discussed in detail. The course concludes with discussion on the Covid 19 virus and the current vaccines - either inactivated or fractionated vaccines. mRNA and vector-based vaccines are discussed. Side effect symptoms, adverse effects and the future for Covid-19 vaccines is discussed.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Travel Vaccination Schedules (M3IMV) - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This course begins with emphasizing that individual risk assessment is the key when determining travel vaccine requirements including the purpose of travel and intended activities. Information including past medical and vaccine history and personal details is required. Routine childhood and adult vaccinations, required vaccinations for specific countries and recommended vaccinations are detailed. Unit two focusses on yellow fever, meningococcal disease and poliomyelitis. Unit three focusses on cholera, typhoid fever and hepatitis A and who should get immunized. Unit four focusses on Japanese encephalitis, rabies, meningococcus and tuberculosis and includes risk and prevention factors, delivery mode and recommended vaccinations. The course concludes with an overview of malaria, prophylaxis, mosquito bite prevention and vaccine options and administration guides.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
 
Southern Sun Pathology Skin Audit Program - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
The Southern Sun Skin Audit is designed to support doctors in enhancing their ability to identify suspicious lesions, refine treatment approaches, and improve surgical skills, ultimately raising the standard of patient care across Australia.Participating referring doctors will have the opportunity to compare their individual findings (with patient details de-identified) against those of their peers and other doctors involved in the audit during the specified timeframe.
20 Outcome measurement hours
5 Performance review hours
2 Educational activity hours
 
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Outcome Improvement Activity - 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028
Date: 01/01/2026 Location: Other
This outcome improvement activity relates to premature ovarian insufficiency and enables doctors to review and enhance their current practice for patients with this condition. The activity will guide you to compare and measure your management of three patient cases prior to, and after applying evidence-based guidelines to patient cases. Guides, tools and templates are provided as you work through this activity. At the completion of this activity, you are asked to reflect and measure your improved patient management and outline systemic changes you may have implemented into your clinical practice.
8.5 Outcome measurement hours
  Professionalism
  Ethical practice
6 MOPS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) hours