The primary aim of the RACGP QA&CPD Program is to assist all Australian GPs maintain and improve the quality of care they give to patients through participation in continuing medical education and professional development.

• All Recognised General Practitioners (Fellows of the RACGP recognised by the Health Insurance Commission and Vocationally Registered medical practitioners) have a legislative requirement to participate in, and meet the minimum requirements of the QA&CPD Program.
• All College members are asked to uphold the commitment made by the RACGP to promote high standards of care in general practice to the community by participating in the QA&CPD Program.
• The RACGP welcomes and encourages all Australian GPs to participate in the QA&CPD Program regardless of their membership status with the College or their recognition status with the Health Insurance Commission.

For more information regarding QACPD Points, refer to http://www.racgp.org.au/

Yes, you can earn QACPD Points where stated, when you enrol in the activity within the description brief. Each learning activity within gplearning provides you with Category 1 or Category 2 points towards your QACPD accreditation.

Also, our Case of the Month discussions which are moderated by our Medical Educator, allow 2 points if you post at least 3 messages, which are of relevance to this case.

There are two types of QACPD point activities; Category 1 and Category 2.

gplearning group 1 activities consist of a pre-test, activities followed by a post-test. Once you have completed the pre-test and activities, an email will be sent to you notifying you that you have been enrolled in the post-test. On Completion of this, you will be awarded Category 1 points.

More Category 1 Certificates will be released regularly throughout the year.

At the moment we have the following certificates which qualify for Category 1 points:

• Women's Health
• Mental Health - Depression
• Lipids Disorders
• Clinical Audit: Diagnosis & Management Of ED In General Practice

Category 2 activities vary within gplearning vary in scope and size, there are multiple choice questions, gp case studies, case of the month discussion boards and other resource materials.

To Track how many QACPD points have been accrued by using gplearning, you can look at the PD (Professional Development) Viewer, which is located at the left hand side of the screen.

What is the PD Viewer?

The Professional Development Viewer (PD Viewer) is a tool created to help you in planning your continuing professional development(CPD) or when preparing for the RACGP examination

The content on this web site is catalogued against the Domains of General Practice and Priority Learning Areas from the RACGP Training Program Curriculum 1999. The PD Viewer helps you to ascertain whether you are achieving a balanced coverage of the Domains and Priority Learning Areas.

The PD Viewer:

• graphs your coverage of the Domains and Priority Learning Areas for the activities you have completed on this web site
• shows the total estimated time you have spent on activities you have completed on the web site
• shows the total number of activities you have completed on the web site
• shows the number of QA&CPD points you have earned for activities you have completed on the web site
• lists activities that you may enrol in to achieve coverage of a particular Domain or Priority Learning Area
• allows you to book mark activities you might want to enrol in later by adding them to your favourites list appearing in the activity catalogue or 'my progress'.

To Print your progress, there is button located in the middle of the page, above the professional domains key (as shown in below diagram). Simply press once to print.

You can use the PD Viewer to:

• Track your online points in gplearning
• Identify topics you have not covered
• Identify domains of general practice you have/haven’t covered
• Find activities which relate to specific topics or domains of general practice.

How do I print my Progress from the PD Viewer?

To print the PD viewer, there is button located in the middle of the page, above the professional domains key (as shown in below diagram). Simply press once to print.

There is no need to. Each month, the QACPD points that you have earned within gplearning, are electronically transferred to the RACGP’s QACPD Accreditation Unit.