ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 251
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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By GPs for GPs: Designing a successful Australian
alcohol and other drugs continuing professional
development program
Dr Paul Grinzi, Dr Shani Macaulay, Simon Slota-Kan
RACGP
Aim
To describe the key components for designing best-practice GP continuing professional development
education, drawing upon evidence from The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
alcohol and other drugs (AOD) GP education program evaluation.
Content
This rapid impact presentation will describe the design and delivery elements of the RACGP AOD GP
education program that led to its success.
Description of the program design will cover:
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its content development and rationale, for example, the inclusion of the 5As framework and
transtheoretical (stages of change) model for behavioural change
educational options available to participants: online, self-directed/asynchronous; online, live;
videoconference case discussions and mentor-assisted training
the key components of best-practice CPD program design identified through the AOD program,
including: peer delivery (‘by GPs for GPs’); offering remuneration, flexibility and empowerment;
offering opportunities to connect with colleagues
the by ‘GPs for GPs’ design utilises a humanistic and strengths-based approach that is universal
and able to be applied internationally.
The presentation will share links to:
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an open access AOD resource library, which contains education opportunities to develop AOD
skills; it also contains resources, guidelines and tools that can be used within clinics to support
GP-led AOD care
the program’s publications, including a formal evaluation report.
This presentation will be engaging for all attendees as it relates to strategies to advance workforce
capacity and competence, in addition to sharing practical clinical and educational resources.
Goals
• To describe the key components for designing best-practice GP continuing professional
development education.
• To describe evidence from the RACGP AOD GP education program evaluation.
• Inspire attendees to develop and/or engage in continuing professional development for complex
challenges, such as facilitating behavioural change for AOD use.
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