well said in addition this approach seems to have killed off the forum apart from bureaucratic messages ------------------------------ John Van Dyck Rural GP over 50 years GREEN POINT NSW ------------------------------ See more

Tasmania has just joined NSW in requiring formal guardianship to be established for anyone in aged care under restrictive practice - chemical or environmental. From the chatter on other forums I gather the NSW guardianship boards have basically ground ... See more

For those of you with a significant aged care component, how are you setting up to complete assignment of benefit forms after every consultation? The information around expectations for this has been poor to say the least, and the start date is the ... See more

Member feedback - Endorsement for scheduled medicines for pharmacists The Pharmacy Board of Australia is undertaking consultation on a draft endorsement for scheduled medicines for pharmacists . The College is seeking member ... See more

I would be very cautious with metaraminol in this context. If he becomes haemodybamically unstable because of the rhythm, the tx is Dccv. Metaraminol may support map in certain context as a short bridge, but reflex tachycardia is not a rhythm control ... See more

On the 1st Nov 2025 t he Australian Government expanded eligibility for MBS bulk billing incentives and established the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP). These measures were to support general practices to bulk bill all Medicare-eligible ... See more

Hi everyone - I'm supervising/supporting registrars preparing for Paediatrics AST STAMPS & would appreciate advice from RG colleagues with direct Paeds AST experience. I have experience in Paed ICU/EM/Anaesthetics only; not general paediatric, and my ... See more

Thx 4 the recommendation. A good book for systems training. It teaches u to see the system, not just the patient in front of u. It deserves a place on the long curriculum reading list. ------------------------------ Tommy Lam Dr West Moreton Hospital ... See more

20 years ago, the GPTTSP was already $40k. yes, it is not a small sum. but inflation has made this 40k less enticing now compared to 20 years ago. according to CPI, 40k back in year 2000, should be now 80k. Just saying... ------------------------------ ... See more

Thank you David I have emailed you off board t ------------------------------ Tim Leeuwenburg Rural Generalist 'Quality Care Out There' - via FOAMed info@sandpiperaustralia.org www.sandpiperaustralia.org ------------------------------ See more

Great pts Paul, Marie & Kylie. I think AI will be very useful when the problem is clearly defined - skin checks, scope, histology, radiology detection, ECG etc. If we feed it enough labelled images, it may see pattern that no single human brain can hold. ... See more

Hi Kapil, I am an ACRRM Independent registrar in the same situation. I called training and was advised that there was no way to apply via the ACRRM website. The way to apply was to have a discussion with your clinic and then notify your relevant ... See more

Good morning Michelle Just to confirm, is it okay for the WhatsApp group to continue as an informal space for communication among members? Thanks. ------------------------------ Partha Baruah Manning Valley Medical Practice taree NSW 61 (02) ... See more

I'm pleased to say that the way ACRRM presents, sorts and provides searches for posts is currently in review. It's a large data-driven project as much as a technology solution matter so while I don't have a timeline right now, it's an identified ... See more

REST is a two day course run by ACRRM and focussed on rural emergency skills ETM is a three days course run by ETMcource.com and focussed on trauma The REST course has bored from some of the generic resus room management skills (use of zero point survey, ... See more