Chair Report – August 2022
Chair’s Report August 2022 GPSA Chair Dr Nicole Higgins with AMA President, Dr Omar Khorshid, and ACRRM President, Dr Sarah Chalmers. From the Chair As many of you are already aware, I have put my hand up to be the next RACGP President, which may make this my last Chair report for GPSA. The past…
Chair Report – May 2022
Chair’s Report May 2022 Change as a door to opportunity…. Sometimes we get so caught up in what is changing we fail to pause, zoom out and put change into perspective. The role of GP Supervision largely happens independently of the administration of GP training. Despite multiple changes to RTOs, RTO footprints, the demise of…
Chair Report – March 2022
Chair’s Report March 2022 Supervisors – As servant leaders we continue to get on with the job. Supervisors understand servant leadership better than most – after all, almost everything we do serves and advances a greater purpose – patient wellbeing, community health, public spending, and importantly renewing our workforce and replacing ourselves. There are very…
Chair Report – January 2022
Chair’s Report January 2022 New year brings new registrars, renewal and optimism In the words of the late Don Chipp, the founder of the Australian Democrats, he talked about ‘keeping the bastards honest’. This relates to minor parties playing a role of keeping the major parties true to their word. This is the role of…
Chair Report – December Seasons Greetings 2021
Chair’s Report December 2021 You made the difference this year – Thank YOU! Merry Christmas to you and yours this Christmas! The deluge of work all GPs, including supervisors, registrars and their support teams have sat before throughout 2021 have exemplified how to eat an elephant… one bite at a time. General Practice once again performed…
Research – what does GP Supervision cost?
Research – What does GP Supervision cost? GPEx, in association with the University of Adelaide and GPSA, are undertaking a study on the financial costs and revenue associated with teaching and supervision in Australian general practices [link to project clarification document on GPSA website]. First, we want to extend our thanks to the supervisors and…
Chair Report – December 2021
Chair’s Report December 2021 Value your worth! Last week RACGP President, Dr Karen Price, called for GP’s to move away from universal bulk billing. GP training practices already take a financial hit to train the next generation of family doctors. How do we ensure that our training practices are viable? The Medicare rebate belongs to…
Chair Report – November 2021
Chair’s Report November 2021 Pictured at GP Training Tasmania (GPTT) are Joanne Folder, Dr Nicole Higgins (GPSA Chair)and Sarah Roberts. Supervisors recognised with new payment model GPSA has been successful in advocating on behalf of our members for improved Nationally Consistent Payments to Supervisors and Practices at a time when the funding pot is shrinking.…
Chair Report July 2021
Chair’s Report July 2021 Supervisors are Superheros Thank you. Life is pretty tough at the moment being a GP, let alone being a supervisor. On top of looking after your own patients and staff, you are caring for the welfare and training of the next generation of family doctors. It is exhausting having to continually…
Chair Report May/June 2021
Chair’s Report May/June 2021 More than a Word. Reconciliation Takes Action Reconciliation means ‘coming together’. This is a time for us to reflect on the relationship between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. National Reconciliation Week is an opportunity to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements. Let’s use…
Date reviewed: 21 March 2023