Ramsay Clinic Northside
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.
Upcoming Events
GP Symposium | Eating disorders in the perinatal period
Featuring Dr Phoebe Gao consultation-liaison psychiatrist with expertise in perinatal mental health. She works with women during pregnancy and the post-natal period, including those admitted to the Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) at Ramsay Clinic Albert Road, Melbourne, also consulting at Sandringham Hospital.
Learning outcomes:
- Identify and diagnose common eating disorders in the perinatal period
- Outline the role of the GP as part of a MDT approach to managing eating disorders in the perinatal period
Event Details
| When: | 24 Feb 2026 06:30 PM |
| Where: | Online | AEDT time |
| RSVP: | 23 Feb 2026 |
Seats available
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Course 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.
Please read before booking:
We will contact you to arrange payment.
The Face -to-face course 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.
Presenters
Professor Colleen Loo - Psychiatry
Event Details
| When: | 26 Jun 2026 09:00 AM |
| Where: | Ramsay Clinic runs this course twice a year with different delivery modalities to suit participants. Course 1 - 26-27 June 2026 Online via MS Teams Course 2 - 11-12 December 2026- Face-to-face in Sydney, Australia. |
| RSVP: | 22 Jun 2026 |
Seats available
GP Symposium | The silent crisis: Addressing mental health needs in your older patients
Register your interest to attend this CPD event.
Presenters
Dr Pri Wettasinghe - Psychiatry
Event Details
| When: | 13 Oct 2026 06:30 PM |
| Where: | Online |
| RSVP: | 22 Nov 2025 |
Seats available
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