Doctors are required to maintain skills through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)/Professional Development Program (PDP) activities to practise in Australia.

To support doctors in rural practice and medical students interested in a rural career, NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) hosts a range of CPD/PDP conferences and events, including two flagship annual family-friendly GP conferences.

Our conferences include:

Rural GP Refresher Conference

• one annual general CPD/PDP education update for GPs and medical students, held in March

New General Practitioner Orientation (NGPO) workshops

• face-to-face education for doctors new to general practice, via the New Rural GP Orientation Program

Proceduralist conferences – Anaesthetics and Obstetrics

• two annual interactive CPD/PDP conferences designed for rural GP Proceduralists held in May and August
• approved procedural grants available for GP Proceduralists

Outreach Forum

• one annual update and information sharing forum for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), specialists, health administrators and Outreach service providers

Rurally-based CPD/PDP workshops

• four annual themed CPD/PDP workshops hosted in rural NSW locations. Workshop themes are identified through the Primary Health Workforce Needs Assessment (HWNA)

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC of NSW) Deadly Doctors Forum

• one annual co-designed forum for GPs working in the Aboriginal health sector

Rural GPs Conference

• one annual general educational CPD/PDP conference offered to GPs and medical students, held in November

By attending our conferences, you will gain access to CPD/PDP through:

• peer group discussions and panels
• clinical lectures
• interactive simulation workshops
• non-clinical presentations.

Conferences are also an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues and peers and include live entertainment and special activities for partners and children.