With support from the Department of Health and Aged Care, the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) is proudly expanding the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential to GPs to enhance the effectiveness and consistency of care for eating disorders in Australia. The Credential for GPs emphasises early identification and initial response for people with eating disorders, encompassing screening, assessment, diagnosis, and referral to appropriate treatment providers. Importantly, it connects help-seekers with Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinicians through a searchable directory on the connect·ed website.

Once credentialed, GPs will receive public recognition for their knowledge and commitment to providing eating disorder care via a post-nominal, certificate, digital badge and profile listing on the searchable directory. Credentialed GPs will also have access to webinars for ongoing professional development and an online moderated forum to connect with other GPs working in this space.

Applications for the Credential for GPs are free until 30 June 2024.

Find out more and apply for the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential: www.connected.anzaed.org.au

The program started late last year and is aimed at delivering education and support for general practices and AMSs in the region, helping build sustainability and high-quality care provision. The program started with a series of educational events on higher performing primary healthcare, data driven improvement, and practice sustainability. If you were unable to attend some of these events the link to recordings can be found below:

• Webinar 1 Higher Performing Primary Health Care
• Webinar 2 Data Driven Improvement

Following these webinars, Cohort 1 participants attended face-to-face workshops (delivered in Mackay, Townsville, and Cairns) and a series of online coaching sessions to support them as they explored practice change to drive sustainability.

Feedback on this approach included:

• “The sessions gave me the ability to become more focused on what we were trying to accomplish”
• “Being able to share our problems in this space - these sessions give opportunity to bounce off each other and help each other.”
• “The way the facilitator address things is so calm and helpful and he makes it easy to see clearly the things that matter in the bigger picture.”

If you haven’t experienced practice coaching before, our coaches (subject matter experts in practice transformation) recently shared their insights on what coaching involves and how to get the best out of it. View these interviews here.

Topics included:

• What does coaching include and its purpose? [1:16]
• What makes for a successful coaching session? [4:24]
• What is expected before and after the session? [7:20]
• Who should attend? [11:18]
• Any outcomes or success to share from last year? [13:32]
• Final messages [16:21]

If you’re interested in any of these, you can simply fast forward to specific sections as per the timestamps above.

Based on the evaluation results and learnings from Cohort 1 activities, NQPHN and Prestantia Health are delighted to announce that a refreshed program, including online assets and events, will be offered in 2024.

In 2024 NQPHN and Prestantia Health will be releasing:

• 10 micro (15-20 minute) learning videos (CPD included) that cover topics such as general practice operating environment, relationships between Strengthening Medicare and practice sustainability, the 5Ps sustainability strategy (i.e., purpose, patients, people, process, patterns), and driving practice improvement and transformation.

NQPHN and Prestantia Health will also be offering Cohort 2 participants: 

• 5 sessions of online group coaching. Note: You will only be required to attend one option (Tuesdays or Thursdays) per session.

If you haven’t already expressed your interest in the 2024 Primary Care Build Back Better program – Cohort 2 we encourage you to register by completing the EOI form. We also encourage you to watch this space for the release of the micro learning videos and more information on Cohort 2 activities and outcomes.

Get in touch

If you have any queries regarding the Primary Care Build Back Better program, please contact the Prestantia Health delivery team or your local NQPHN Primary Care Engagement Team.