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.
Shoulder and back injuries - regional South Australia - external site
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This free and interactive hands-on workshop aims to enhance the skills and confidence of GPs and allied health professionals in the Riverland to assess, manage and support patients with shoulder and back injuries as they return to work.
Date: Saturday 18 October 2025
Location: Berri Hotel - 31 Riverview Dr, Berri SA 5343
Presented by:
- Dr Karthik Badrinath - Sports and Exercise Physician - Medical Advisor
- Dr Cassandra Zaina - Physiotherapy Advisor
- Fiona Belton - 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 siteto learn more.
Webinars
Work Injuries: Making the system work for you and your patients (90mins)- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site
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.
Want to more information?
To learn more about our education offerings, including to arrange a session, please contact us on (08) 8238 5757 or email us at providers@rtwsa.com.- external site
Date printed: 29 Aug 2025
