MONASHMEDICINENURSING ANDHEALTH SCIENCES

GENERAL RADIOGRAPHYINTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES ANDPRACTICE

Are you a rurally-based GP needing to provide X-ray services to your community? Gain skills in medical imaging technology and interpretation to help deliver betteroutcomes for your patients.

STRUCTUREOur course takes the form of a series of seven distributed (self-

learning) online modules ad a two-day hands-on facilitated workshop.

Course materials will be available online and also additional material

posted four weeks prior to the workshop.

WORKSHOP DATES IN 2020Saturday 30 May to Sunday 31 May

Bendigo Health

100 Barnard St, Bendigo VIC 3550

ASSESSMENTRegistrants will complete a GP Clinical Radiography Record Book and

practical decision-making exercises after the workshop. In addition,

registrants will sit a short open-book exam prior to completion of the

course. NB: Assessment will be completed off-campus, in your home

region.

MATERIALSThe course package comprises of:

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONOur course is:

course notes divided into seven modules (online)■reject radiographic images (online);■radiographic anatomy and pathology images (online);■the GP Clinical Radiography Record Book (online); and the textbookAccident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide 2nd editionby Nigel Raby, Laurence Berman, Gerald de Lacey, Elsevier, 2005.

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recognised for the purpose ofawarding Use Licence for general practitioners in Victoria;

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recognised by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine(ACRRM) for QA and CME and;

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recognised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners(RACGP) for CPD points and a two-day grant in emergencymedicine.

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ADMISSION CRITERIA AND FEESCourse fees: A$2000

Applicants must be general practitioners practicing in rural areas with

an RRMA two to seven.

General practitioners in RRMA three to seven, Victoria, can apply for a

registration fee subsidy through the Department of Human Services.

This will be a 50% or 70% subsidy depending on whether there is

support from the local health service or division.

Please see the following link for further details:

rwav.com.au/professional-development/grants

General practitioners in other states may be eligible for similar

subsidies. Please see the relevant link below for further details:

REGISTER NOWshop.monash.edu/gp-rural-short-course-general-radiography-

introduction-to-the-principles-and-practice-2020.html

Contact Us

Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation SciencesT: 03 9905 8196E: enquiries.radiography@monash.edu

nswrdn.com.au■ruralhealthwest.com.au■healthworkforce.com.au■ruraldoc.com.au■hrplustas.com.au/doctors■ntphn.org.au■rhwa.org.au■

CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008CProduced by: Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, March 2020