For General Practitioners

Date: Saturday 27th February 2010

Time: Registration from 8.15am
          8.45am - 4.00pm
          Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided

Venue: Adelaide Pavilion
           Veale Gardens, South Tce, Adelaide

The session aims to enable participants to increase GPs knowledge in the latest advances in obstetrics and fulfilling criteria for Accreditation to the State wide Obstetric Shared Care Program.

THIS SEMINAR IS NOW FULL. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE

Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year to all.

During the 2009 Festive Season GP partners Adelaide Hutt Street Offices will be closed on 25th and 28th December 2009 and 1st January 2010. The office will be open with reduced staff capacity on 29th, 30th and 31st December 2009.

GP partners Adelaide has appointed the Clinical Governance Committee for the statewide GP Obstetric Shared Care SA Program which SA Health has recently contracted GP partners Adelaide to coordinate.

The inaugural meeting of the Committee is scheduled to be held on Friday, 18th December 2009.

The members of the Committee are:-
•    Mr. Ian Dunn, GP partners Adelaide – Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee;
•    Dr. Helen Roxburgh, Belair Medical Clinic, Belair SA;
•    Dr. Lisa Beament, Clare Medical Centre, Clare SA;
•    Mrs. Chris Cornwell, Divisional Chief, Women and Babies,
     Women’s and Children’s Hospital;
•    Mrs. Bonnie Fisher, Network Development Manager, Statewide
     Maternal & Neonatal Clinical Network;
•    Ms. Lyn Langley, GP Obstetric Shared Care SA Midwife Coordinator,
     Women’s and Children’s Hospital;
•    Mr. Steve Glover, Chief Executive Officer, Yorke Peninsula Division of General Practice.

In addition, the following three Medical Advisors for the program have been extended a standing invitation to attend meetings of the Committee; Dr. Sarah Sen, Dr. Jenni Goold and Dr. Suzi Pedler.

Generally, the terms of reference of the Committee are focused upon providing policy direction, development of standards and protocols, contributing to the development of the Continuing Professional Development Program, guiding GP clinical placements in the participating hospitals when required and supporting the process for ongoing peer review. Chad Anderson has invited a member of the Committee to be a member of the SA Maternal and Neonatal Reference Work Group.

It is intended to invite the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA Midwife Coordinators of Lyell McEwin Hospital and Modbury Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Gawler Health Service to comprise a Midwife Coordinator subcommittee of the Clinical Governance Committee This subcommittee would meet as required to consider and provide advice to the Clinical Governance Committee on specific issues.

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GP partners Adelaide
Practice Manager of the Year Award

 Winner 2009

Mr. Rob Walter, Adelaide Health Care

At the GP partners Adelaide Annual General Meeting held on 15th October 2009 Mr. Rob Walter, Practice Manager Adelaide Health Care, Carrington Street, Adelaide was announced as this year’s recipient of the Practice Manager of the Year award.

The Award celebrates excellence in practice management and recognises the talent of practice managers who have demonstrated excellent business management in their general practice, contributed to service excellence or demonstrated personal qualities that have enhanced their role and function.

The Judging panel whilst impressed with the submissions received was unanimous in its decision to recognize Mr. Walter. His contribution to the practice has included marketing and rebranding, business development, education support, team work and leadership, financial acumen and successful integration of GP partners Adelaide projects and programmes into practice activities e.g. Australian Primary Care Collaboratives and the GP Plus Practice Nurse Program.

GP partners Adelaide is pleased to announce that SA Health has designated GP partners Adelaide as the coordinating body for the state-wide GP Obstetric Shared Care SA program from 1st September 2009.

The aim of the program is to increase choices and options for pregnancy care for women and to provide continuity of care. The program enables, within appropriate structures and guidelines, specialist obstetrician or a GP obstetrician in conjunction with shared care providers to facilitate shared antenatal and postnatal care in a safe and acceptable manner.

All GPs who practice obstetric shared care in SA are required to be accredited with the program. Accreditation is dependent on satisfactory antenatal care experience and completion of an OSC Accreditation program.

GP partners Adelaide immediate priorities for the program are:-

GP partners Adelaide will be convening a meeting of key stakeholders in October 2009.

Regular information bulletins regarding the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA program will be published on the GP partners Adelaide website.

Click here to goto the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA information page.

Click here to open the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA - Accredited GP Registry