Aged Care
The GP Synergy Sydney (formerly SIGPET) Aged Care Program began in 2006 with one module of three topics for one Division of General Practice. By 2008, three modules, comprising of nine topics, had been developed and delivered to three Divisions and attended by over 300 local GP’s. These modules were part of the Aged Care GP Panels initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Ageing.
The Aged Care Education modules included:-
Module 1:
Complex Polypharmacy in the Elderly
Palliative Care
Managing Confusion
Module 2:
Falls & Fractures
Nutrition & Feeding
Working with Relatives & Carers
Module 3:
Managing Diabetes in the Elderly
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly Patient
Voiding Dysfunction in the Older Individual
A key component of the program’s success have been the detailed small group casework combined with presentations by high profile guest lecturers including Professor Tim Usherwood, Associate Professor Susan Kurrle, Associate Professor Gideon Kaplan, Dr Rosemary Sheehy and Dr Lewis Chan.
Mikol Furneaux, Aged Care Program Officer for SESDGP says, “Our GPs are very impressed with the choice of speakers and the small group case material that has been developed by GP Synergy for this Active Learning Module. These are excellent topics and we look forward to continuing our partnership with GP Synergy into the future.”
For More Information
For more information about the Aged Care Education Program, please contact Program Manager David Ward on 02 9818 4433 or davidw@gpsynergy.com.au