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Education and professional development

We offer a number of education and training opportunities for treating medical practitioners and their practice staff.

Online Courses

ReturnToWorkGP

ReturnToWorkGP is a free online course designed to provide you with the skills, tools and knowledge to help guide and progress your patients' recovery and return to work.

Developed by ReturnToWorkSA in partnership with GPEx, the course teaches:

the health benefits of work
how GPs can help their patients return to work
how to navigate the Return to Work scheme.

This is a free, two-hour online course, which is CPD accredited with the following organisations in the 2023-2025 triennium:

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP):

Educational Activities: 1 hour
Reviewing Performance: 1 hour
Total: 2 hours

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM):

Accreditation for the new triennium is pending.

Opioids and Your Patient

Opioids and Your Patient is a free online course designed to provide you with the skills, tools and knowledge to help maximise patient benefits and minimise the potential harms associated with opioids. Supported by ReturnToWorkSA and developed by ReachForTheFacts in collaboration with industry experts, the course includes:

opioids and the dangers of use
when and how to prescribe
monitoring and review
de-prescribing prescription opioids.

Upcoming Events

ReturnToWorkSA offers free training and skill building workshops for medical practitioners, providing a variety of informative and interactive sessions for you to participate in throughout the year.

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This workshop will assist GPs to learn how to evaluate a patient's functional abilities and gain insight into providing recommendations for suitable modified duties.

Date: Wednesday 7 May 2025 - 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Location: Online & Jarmer's Kitchen: 18 Park Terrace, Bowden SA 5007

Presented by:

Dr Thanh Ha, ReturnToWorkSA Medical Advisor
Dr Cassandra Zaina, ReturnToWorkSA Physiotherapy Advisor
Fiona Belton, ReturnToWorkSA Exercise Physiology Advisor

To be kept up to date with future training and events for allied health practitioners, please email providers@rtwsa.com - external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external siteto learn more.

Webinars

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Presented by SAPMEA, with Dr Thanh Ha and Dr Mary Wyatt

Education at your clinic

Our work injury management modules include strategies and discussion points that are applicable to all patients, not just work injured. All modules include considerations for certifying capacity. These sessions are delivered by our Medical Advisors- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site at your practice for your convenience.

Topics available include:

working with work injured patients
managing persistent pain
managing acute lower back injury and pain
the role of allied health in patient education.

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Covering South Australian businesses and workers from the cost of work injuries.

Personalised mobile claims management is designed to help you return to work as soon as possible.

Remaining connected with the workplace, and returning to work where possible, is an important part of your patients' recovery.

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