The 2024 Rural GPs Refresher Conference will be held at Sails Port Macquarie from 12-14 April. 

Brought to you by the Rural Doctors Association of NSW (RDA NSW) and the Rural Doctors Network (RDN), this relaxed, family-friendly conference includes a rural-focused education program, a range of social events, and a full Partner and Children's Program. 

The conference will be accredited with ACRRM and RACGP and includes optional pre-conference ALS 1 and ALS 2 courses.

You may be eligible to apply for funds to support the cost of registration, travel and accommodation expenses through the Health Workforce Scholarship Program. You can find out more on the conference website. 

Can't make it to Port Macquarie?? There's also the option to purchase conference recordings and get CPD points if you view them prior to 20 May. 

  

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Register to attend the Rural GPs Refresher Conference

 

GPs Program

Friday 12 April 

5.30 - 7pm Welcome Event

Saturday 13 April 

6.15am Yoga (optional) 

7.30am Registration 

8.30am Opening remarks and Welcome to Country 

8.45am Lecture 1 – Voluntary Assisted Dying 
Catherine Stewart

9.45am Lecture 2 – Head and neck cancer: red flags, rural patients and the role of the GP 
Samuel Roberts

10.45am Morning tea 

11.15am Concurrent Sessions 1 
Workshop A – Memorising the MBS for fun and profit
Ian Kamerman

Workshop B – Rural Grand Rounds - ENT
Ros Bullock and Samuel Roberts

Workshop C – Dementia
Pete Silberberg and Hilton Koppe

12.45pm Lunch 

1.45pm Concurrent Sessions 2  

Workshop A – Memorising the MBS for fun and profit
Ian Kamerman

Workshop B – Rural Grand Rounds - Pain perplexities
Ros Bullock and Simon Holiday

Workshop C – Dementia
Pete Silberberg and Hilton Koppe 

3.15pm Afternoon Tea 

3.45pm Lecture 3 – Childhood behavioural problems and what rural GPs can do about them
Corin Miller  

4.45pm Free time 

6.30pm Pre-Dinner Drinks 

7pm Conference Dinner 

 Sunday 14 April 

6.15am Yoga (optional) 

9.00am Lecture 4 – Navigating complex mental health encounters for GPs
Zelko Mustac
10am Morning tea

10.30am Concurrent Session 3
Workshop A – Memorising the MBS for fun and profit
Ian Kamerman

Workshop B - Rural Grand Rounds - Rare but not forgotten
Ros Bullock and Mahalekshmi Selvanathan

Workshop C - Dementia
Pete Silberberg

12pm Lunch and close of conference 

Disclaimer: Some lecture and concurrent session topics are subject to change.