Cancer CPD for Practices - for Free!

Belinda Schaefer, CPD July 08

Cancer Council Victoria are offering eight Cancer in General Practice modules to GPs and Practice Nurses, worth cat 1 or 2 CPD points (or ACRRM Peer Review Group or CME points).

The modules are flexible; they can be completed by an individual or in a small group setting. If done by an individual or in a practice team, they are worth 4 category 2 points per module. Category 1 points are also available if you run an RACGP-approved Small Group Learning activity using the modules.

Each module takes about 1½ to 2 hours.

The modules incorporate the use of case studies, reflective practice activities, journal articles and evidence-based guideline to stimulate discussion and thought.

The eight module topics are:

1. What can general practice do about cancer? Strengthening the role of general practice in cancer prevention, detection and treatment
2. Prevention and screening - provides an overview of the main areas where GPs can make a difference to cancer mortality
3. Familial cancers and family history - focuses on assessing familial cancer risk
4. Bowel cancer - introduces the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
5. Prostate cancer - understanding the risks and benefits of screening for prostate cancer
6. Cervical cancer - explores changes in the National guidelines
7. A whole-of-practice approach to cancer care - enables a practice to assess its systems in relating to cancer care
8. Understanding and using cancer services - learn more about local cancer services (this involves meeting with staff from a local cancer service)

For more details contact the Cancer Council at enable javascript to see this email address (how?), or call Philippa Davis on (03) 9635 5049, or go to the web page.

This article is available online at http://bddgp.org.au/article/2008/07/cancer-cpd

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