Professional Development
Free GP Webinar: Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
Free GP Webinar: Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
A free online workshop for GPs so they can diagnose patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities.
Who should attend?
Designed for:
- GP Registrars;
- GPs
Topics
Understanding the context of Emergency Service Workers
2.      Diagnosing PTSD
3.      Your role
4.      Self-care for practitioners
This workshop has been designed with a focus on GPs, to diagnose patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities. Evidence based guidelines will be used as the foundation to appropriately diagnose and identify treatment pathways including recommended referrals, trauma focused psychological therapy and psychological first aid to help support their management of emergency service workers. The training may also be relevant to other health professionals.
Learning Objectives
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognise responses to trauma in emergency service workers, their families and kinship groups
- Identify validated screening and assessment tools for common mental health conditions related to trauma
- Apply evidence-based treatment/management plan for a patient impacted by trauma
- Identify a range of appropriate referral pathways and collaborative care options
- Identify and use self-care strategies and resources to manage their own mental health and wellbeing
Accreditation
- Â 3 CPD hours incl. 2.5 hrs Education Activity & .5 hrs Reviewing Performance (RACGP and ACRRM)
- Â Mental Health CPD (GPMHSC)
2024 Sessions
| Online via Zoom | 06 Feb 2024 | 06 PM Â –Â 09 PM | FREE | ENROL NOW
Funded by the Federal Government |
| Online via Zoom | 22 Feb 2024 | 06 PM Â –Â 09 PM | FREE | ENROL NOW
Funded by the Federal Government |
| Online via Zoom | 19 Mar 2024 | 06 PM Â –Â 09 PM | FREE | ENROL NOW
Funded by the Federal Government |
| Online via Zoom | 30 Apr 2024 | 02 PM Â –Â 05 PM | FREE | ENROL NOW
Funded by the Federal Government |
| Online via Zoom | 22 May 2024 | 06 PM Â –Â 09 PM | FREE | ENROL NOW
Funded by the Federal Government |
| Online via Zoom | 12 Jun 2024 | 06 PM Â –Â 09 PM | FREE | ENROL NOW
Funded by the Federal Government |
Funding for this program
The Grant Program for Emergency Services Workers trauma Care, including PTSD support services, is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Health.
