Training for General Practitioners
Unlike metropolitan-based General Practitioners, doctors working in remote and rural environments may be required to perform surgical procedures because there is limited access to specialists and medical teams. CTEC's The Cutting Edge workshops cover a comprehensive range of medical and surgical skills to address the wide and varied skills base required by these doctors from GP Trainees to GP Proceduralists and Rural Generalists.
The following list of workshops and educational events are variously suitable for General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners and Practice Nurses.
CTEC Calendar
The Cutting Edge: Emergency Procedures
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: General Practitioners and GP Registrars. Limited participant places for Nurse Practitioners. Theatre Nurses are welcome in the role of assisting the GPs (places free of charge). Limited places are available for Observers.The Cutting Edge: Introductory Wound Suturing
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars, GP Trainees, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Department Nurses and ParamedicsThe Cutting Edge: Advanced Hand Surgery for GPs
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (observer) Suitable for: GPs with a higher than average level of skill in surgery, with access to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities. Of particular relevance to rural emergency GPs and GP Proceduralists. Observer positions are available. Thursday
Jun 26
2025
Jun 26
2025
JDocs: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery
Workshop
Sold out (doctor) Suitable for: Interns, Resident Medical Officers and Unaccredited Registrars. Limited places available for Rural Generalists who may be required to assist on laparoscopic surgeries at rural and remote hospitals. Friday
Jul 25
2025
Jul 25
2025
The Cutting Edge: Advanced Skin Procedures
Workshop
Available (nurse)Available (observer)Sold out (doctor) Suitable for: GPs skilled in surgery with access to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities. It is of particular relevance for rural GP Proceduralists. Limited positions available for Observers and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Saturday
Aug 16
2025
Aug 16
2025
The Cutting Edge: Peripheral Nerve Block
Workshop
Sold out (doctor)Sold out (nurse) Suitable for: Emergency Physicians, Anaesthetists, General Practitioners, Emergency Department Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Thursday
Sep 4
2025
Sep 4
2025
JDocs: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Interns, Resident Medical Officers and Unaccredited Registrars. Limited places available for Rural Generalists who may be required to assist on laparoscopic surgeries at rural and remote hospitals. Saturday
Sep 13
2025
Sep 13
2025
Australian Regional Anaesthesia & Cadaveric Ultrasound Seminar
Course
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Anaesthetists - Registrars and Consultants - and GP Anaesthetists Friday
Sep 19
2025
Sep 19
2025
The Cutting Edge: Proceduralist Obstetrics and Gynaecological Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: GP Proceduralists, GP Obstetricians, particularly medical practitioners with a DRANZCOG qualification. Limited places are available for King Edward Memorial Hospital Registrars in Gynaecological Surgery. Wednesday
Sep 24
2025
Sep 24
2025
Emergency Department Procedures Workshop
Course
Available (doctor) Suitable for: ACEM Late Phase Advanced Trainees, Peri-Fellowship Registrars, Fellows and Junior Consultants. Limited places for Rural GP Proceduralists Friday
Oct 17
2025
Oct 17
2025
The Cutting Edge: Practical ED Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Rurally based GPs, GP Registrars and Advanced Scope Nurse Practitioners, particularly those working in emergency settings. Tuesday
Oct 21
2025
Oct 21
2025
The Cutting Edge: Advanced Surgical Procedures for Rural Generalists
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Rural Generalists with surgical credentialling and Rural Generalist Surgical Trainees. It is expected practitioners have acess to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities., Limited positions are available for Observers, and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Friday
Oct 31
2025
Oct 31
2025
The Cutting Edge: Essential Surgical Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars and Nurse Practitioners Wednesday
Nov 19
2025
Nov 19
2025