Congratulations to former academic registrar, Dr Rachel Turner who has just had published an early-view short paper based on the research carried out as part of her academic post: "Barriers to prescribing of long- acting reversible contraception (LARC) by general practitioner registrars: A cross- sectional questionnaire" in Aust N Z J Obstet ... Read more
2019-2020 Research Annual Report now available!
Our 2019-2020 Research Annual Report is now available. If you'd like to know more about how we contribute to training the GPs of tomorrow, our research and evaluation projects (including our flagship research project ReCEnT), our collaborations and support of medical students and academic registrars, as well as our publications and conference ... Read more
GP registrars’ management of urinary tract infection
Evidence from the GP Synergy NSW & ACT Research and Evaluation Unit – each month we present findings from our work that may be of interest to registrars and their supervisors. Symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common general practice presentation. Antibiotics are the standard of care for UTIs but, as with any ... Read more
AAAPC Annual Research Conference goes online
The Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) Annual Research Conference went online this year, and we were part of it! Held over 14–15 August, this year’s conference saw 180 primary care researchers come together to share their research, discuss new ideas, and to network with like-minded colleagues. There were presentations ... Read more
How often do registrars use dermoscopy for skin and pigmented lesion checks?
Evidence from the GP Synergy NSW & ACT Research and Evaluation Unit – each month we present findings from our work that may be of interest to registrars and their supervisors. Dermoscopy has been demonstrated to improve accuracy of melanoma diagnosis by trained primary care physicians. And dermoscopy is a skill that GP registrars are ... Read more
Does our education program work? Can we tell if our teaching makes a difference?
Evidence from the GP Synergy NSW & ACT Research and Evaluation Unit – each month we present findings from our work that may be of interest to registrars and their supervisors. In our vocational specialist GP training program, education and teaching have multiple aims. We aim to influence registrars’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, ... Read more
