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
General practice registrars’ experience of antenatal care
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. GPs play a vital part in diagnosis and ongoing management of pregnancies in Australia. Some GP registrars entering GP training may have had no post‐graduate ... Read more
What do we know about what registrars order and when?
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 an analysis of registrars across five Australian states plus the ACT, conducted within the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training project, we explored ... Read more
General Practice Registrar Competency Assessment Grid (GPR-CAG) – how did we get here & what further can we do?
Evidence for practice – findings from the GP Synergy Research and Evaluation Unit GP Synergy research shows that the Competency Assessment Grid has high validity and can now be used for further assessment of registrar progress in training. Clinical Teaching Visits (CTVs) are a major component of RTOs’ (including GP Synergy’s) Workplace Based ... Read more
