Continuing professional development

Real Time Prescription Monitoring - measuring outcomes audit

In this course, we cover the key legal and professional obligations under RTPM, highlighting the state-specific regulations and practical guidance for safe prescribing. You'll get an overview of RTPM systems and identify risks associated with monitored medications. We conclude with an audit activity that encourages reflection and application, where you’ll complete a checklist for 5 patient cases involving monitored medications, ensuring alignment with relevant standards.

08 September 2024

AI’s expanding horizon in healthcare

In this medico-legal webinar, our experts who all have extensive experience in artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare discuss the latest issues. • Prof Farah Magrabi is an internationally recognised expert in patient safety, digital health and AI technologies. • Prof Paul Parizel is the Chair of Radiology at the University of WA and is internationally recognised for his research in neuroradiology and AI. • Vickie Irving is Head of Clinical Innovation and Effectiveness, and Deputy Chief Health Officer, at Telstra Health. • Georgie Haysom, General Manager of Advocacy Education and Research at Avant, will also provide legal insights during the discussion and consider the medico-legal implications.

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12 June 2024

Patient complaints - cascading consequences

In this medico-legal webinar, Avant experts take you through a series of escalating patient concerns that could have been avoided. Using insights from patients and other research, we'll help you understand what a patient really wants when they complain to a doctor or practice, and how this may affect whether or not they make a regulatory complaint.

09 June 2024

Patient complaints – cascading consequences – post activity measuring outcomes

This is an optional post Measuring Outcomes activity for doctors who have completed Activity 863661 (eLearning – Patient complaints – cascading consequences). In this activity you will use the knowledge covered in the Webinar to appropriately manage and safely resolve direct patient complaints.

07 May 2024

Webinar

Prescribing principles: Part three – An update

In this medico-legal webinar, Avant experts, take you through a prescribing scenario with a series of cascading events that result in serious consequences. The scenario helps highlight important considerations when a friend or family member needs medication and asks you for a prescription. Our experts discuss: issues associated with treating family or friends prescribing drugs of dependence need for authorities real time prescription monitoring. Avant experts will also detail the consequences from the cases so you can understand how the regulators viewed such situations.

01 May 2024

Prescribing principles: Part three – An update – post activity measuring outcomes activity

This is an optional post Measuring Outcomes activity for doctors who have completed Activity 866270 (eLearning – Prescribing principles: Part three – An update). In this activity you will use the knowledge covered in the Webinar to navigate risks associated with requests to prescribe from family and friends.

01 May 2024

Exploring challenging patient interactions – post activity measuring outcomes

This is an optional post Measuring Outcomes activity for doctors who have completed Activity 866274 (eLearning – Exploring challenging patient interactions). In this activity you will develop and implement some skills you have learnt in the Exploring challenging patient interactions course.

01 May 2024

Exploring challenging patient interactions

In this course we cover the management of factors that may generate a challenging situation such as aggressive behaviour or highly anxious behaviour. We explore ways to minimise the risk of a patient complaint and outline the management of direct patient complaints if they do occur. Finally in the module we conclude with the options if you are considering ending the doctor-patient relationship.