GP Continuing Professional Development
Ramsay Health Care has been a trusted provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for General Practitioners and the medical community since 2000. Partnering with specialists and healthcare professionals, we deliver interactive, hands-on education across diverse medical and surgical specialties, focusing on innovation and practical skills.
The Medical Board of Australia requires all health care practitioners to undertake 50 hours of CPD annually. The requirements are specified for each of the below categories:
- 12.5 hours Educational Activities (EA)
- 25 hours Reviewing Performance (RP) and Measuring Outcomes (MO) (minimum 5 hours each)
- 12.5 hours free choice across any category.
Note: The RACGP requires Basic Life Support every three years.
Explore our tailored CPD programs designed to meet these requirements and support your ongoing professional growth.
Upcoming education events will be published here. If you are interested in some tailored GP education, please contact the GP Liaison Officer.
Hollywood Hosts: A Mental Health Masterclass
Program: 9.00am - 2.00pm
Presentations:
- Evidence based pharmacological and psychological treatment for Acute Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress disorder and Complex PTSD
- Personality Disorders
Workshops in:
- Incorporating creative therapies as a communications tool
- Addiction as coping: Practical screening and support strategies for GPs
- Treatment options for complex patients
- Trauma, meaning & recovery: How GPs can support veterans, first responders and their families
Panel Discussion – Managing the Complex Patient
Presenters
Associate Professor Davinder Hans - Psychiatry
Dr Martin Chapman - Psychiatry
Dr James Noon - Psychiatry
Event Details
| When: | 21 Mar 2026 09:00 AM |
| Where: | Ramsay Clinic Hollywood, Entrance 5 -Monash Avenue,Nedlands WA 6009 |
| RSVP: | 17 Mar 2026 |
6 Seats available
Mood Disorders Unit - Grand Rounds - 26 March 2026
Breakfast meeting or via Zoom
from 7.15am Light breakfast provided
7.30am Presentation
Psilocybin assisted psychotherapy in the management of depression
Dr Lucas East, Clinical Psychologist, and Dr Stephen Proud, Psychiatrist, (The Geographe Clinic)
Please advise in the Remarks section of your registration if you will be attending via Zoom.
Event Details
| When: | 26 Mar 2026 07:15 AM |
| Where: | Ramsay Clinic Hollywood, Entrance 5 - Monash Avenue,Nedlands WA 6009 |
| RSVP: | 26 Mar 2026 |
47 Seats available
GP Symposium | Addictions treatment in a busy GP practice
Register your interest to attend this online meeting.
Presenters
Dr Kavita Seth - Psychiatry
Event Details
| When: | 21 Apr 2026 06:30 PM |
| Where: | Online | AEST time |
| RSVP: | 21 Apr 2026 |
87 Seats available
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Course (online) is an interactive program that aims to provide Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Registrars and Nurses with the evidence base, knowledge and practical tools for treating patients with ECT for depression and other disorders. The course comprises both theoretical and practical components covering the foundations of ECT treatment, latest research findings including insights into ultra-brief and bifrontal ECT as well as anaesthetic strategies to optimise treatment.
Course 1 - 26-27 June 2026 Online via MS Teams
Course start time: 08:00 AM
Course end time: 05:00 PM
17 hours total (2 consecutive days, 8.5 hours each)
Please read before booking:
The team will contact you to arrange payment.
Accreditation : 17 Hours CPD
Presenters
Professor Colleen Loo - Psychiatry
Event Details
| When: | 26 Jun 2026 08:00 AM |
| Where: | Online MsTeams |
| RSVP: | 22 Jun 2026 |
37 Seats available
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Course - Face To Face
The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Course 2 is an interactive program that aims to provide Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Registrars and Nurses with the evidence base, knowledge and practical tools for treating patients with ECT for depression and other disorders. The course comprises both theoretical and practical components covering the foundations of ECT treatment, latest research findings including insights into ultra-brief and bifrontal ECT as well as anaesthetic strategies to optimise treatment.
Ramsay Clinic runs this course twice a year with different delivery modalities to suit participants. Check Course 1 for online
Course 2 - 11-12 December 2026- Face-to-face in Sydney, Australia.
Course start time: 08:00 AM
Course end time: 05:00 PM
17 hours total (2 consecutive days, 8.5 hours each)
The Face -to-face course (course 2) requires a minimum number of participants to go ahead. Please proceed with registering for the course, and we will inform you via email as soon as the minimum quota has been reached to prompt you to organise travel if required. In the unlikely event that the course must be cancelled, fees will be fully refunded.
Please read before booking:
The team will contact you to arrange payment.
Accreditation : 17 Hours CPD
Presenters
Professor Colleen Loo - Psychiatry
Event Details
| When: | 11 Dec 2026 08:00 AM |
| Where: | Leonards,NSW,2065 |
| RSVP: | 04 Dec 2026 |
43 Seats available
