RVTS4GP's podcast

We deal with uncertainty every day in general practice.  This month, we review 5 cases illustrating various reasons or things that may be contributing to uncertainty in general practice.

In this 3 part series, we listen in on a webinar with Marelene Pearce, a GP based on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. We discuss "Diagnostic uncertainty in General Practice", looking at reasons why there is so much uncertainty in general practice, and how to cope with the uncertainty. In this episode, Part 1, Marelene talks about using clinical reasoning to assist with the dilemma, what to do when we're s...

This month, one of our RVTS registrars, Meryl Nicol, talks about how you can use everyday examples from your daily practice to sharpen your clinical reasoning skills in preparation of the KFP exam - or any exam, really.

In this podcast, we listen to recording of a webinar with Marie Rauter, a paediatrician at the Royal Hobart Hospital, who presents a case and discusses the diagnosis of ADHD. Marie highlights the comprehensive assessment we, as GPs, can complete, and she outlines the management options she would consider as a paediatrician.

Recently Marie Rauter, a paediatrician at the Royal Hobart Hospital, presented a webinar to some of our first year registrars on "Developmental Delay". It's a big topic, but an important one for general practice, as we are often in a perfect position to detect developmental delay early and identify the cause, suggest corrective action, or refer for further assessment, services and support. Marie c...

In this recording, Vishal Arya, an RVTS ME, speaks about access to health care, particularly for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Review the blog post here .

Exams are the performance of your life that will make or break your future. The months leading up to the exam are essential to gathering facts and knowledge and forming good habits. The weeks leading up to the exam are essential to prepare mentally. On the day of the exam, you need to focus like an elite performer. But too often, anxiety gets in the way of performing at your best. How can you nega...

RVTS Medical Educators will be presenting several sessions at this year's conference in Cairnes - this is a sneak peak of what will be discussed

"Syncope is a sudden, transient, self-limiting loss of consciousness associated with an inability to maintain postural tone". In this webinar excerpt, Associate Professor Geoff Couser discusses an approach to patients presenting with syncope. Geoff (FACEM MEd) is a senior staff specialist in emergency medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital and a Clinical Consultant with Ambulance Tasmania. He was d...

This month, Dr Sonia Singh discusses cultural communication in general practice. Dr Singh co-ordinated a session at the last RVTS workshop on "Cultural Diversity". During the session, consults were presented by registrars in a traditional setting in their own language. Guessing the context of the consult from the dynamics and body language revealed implicit biases. The consultations were then spok...

In this webinar excerpt, John Kelly talks about cardiovascular risk

In this webinar recording, John Kelly discussed hypertension: diagnosis and management in the general practice setting.

In this webinar excerpt, Shirley Alexander discusses childhood obesity and gives very practical tips for GPs to implement.

In this interview with RVTS CEO and director of training, Pat Giddings, we discuss the RVTS Model which incorporates remote supervision and distance education in a model aimed at promoting workforce retention in rural and remote Australia.