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25.01.2022 GPSN warmly invites you all to join us TONIGHT at 7pm for a conversational yet informative webinar on COVID-19 from the Australian GP perspective. We will be hosting Dr Michael Burke, Dr John Tseng and Dr John Kelly as webinar guests. As GPs, they have a crucial role on the frontlines of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will aim to cover: - Myths and facts about Covid-19 - The GPs experience of working at the frontline... - How the pandemic is predicted to pan out - Commentary on Australias response to Covid-19 & drafting of medical students into workforce - Thoughts on systems and processes to dealing with future pandemics Dont forget - there may also be a partial reimbursement in food that you order in, see the event page for details! https://www.facebook.com/events/906226373151718?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22plan_user_invited%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D¬if_id=1586328999996898¬if_t=plan_user_invited&ref=notif

23.01.2022 GPSN is excited to hold the upcoming General Meeting for subcommittee elections! The event will begin at 6pm and conclude at 7pm at The Quarter. Afterwards, the newly elected committee will be having dinner together. The current vacant positions we have are:... - Events coordinator - Working Group Officer - Sponsorship Officer - Stage 1 Representatives - Stage 2 Representatives Check out the role descriptions below and on the event page for more information. If youre interested, please send an email to [email protected] by WEDNESDAY 19th Feb at 11.59pm. Include a 100-200 word piece introducing yourself and why youre interested in joining this role at GPSN. Also be prepared for a 2-3 minute introduction & speech at the GM for elections. Feel free to email if you have any questions or queries! Hope to see you there! GPSN Committee 2019/20

23.01.2022 Reminder AGM At 6 Monday Aug 13th in the Quarter. Please come join us and celebrate with the new execs! Day of candidate nominations welcomed. Thank you all for the support for a great 17-18 year.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Monkzone for scoring the most points in the GPSN Pyjama Trivia Night on Friday! It was an eventful and successful night. We also thank Dr. Nada Andric for giving us all an insightful and educational talk. Special mention to Sports Daddy & His Hoes for coming in second place, and Les Quizerables for having the best pyjamas!

21.01.2022 Thanks to those that attended our GP Training Information Night! Heres the slides for everyone interested!

20.01.2022 Hey everyone! Want a chance to win some money? Just fill out the survey below. We promise it wont take long!

20.01.2022 Are you interested in finding out more about general practice and general practice research? GP Synergy, a leading provider of general practice training and education in NSW/ACT, is offering $2,000 scholarships for medical students who are interested in finding out more about general practice and general practice research. Visit www.gpsynergy.com.au/explore-gp/gp-scholarships/ for more information.

18.01.2022 GPSNs famous trivia night is next Tuesday, so get in quick! Get your team together now so you dont miss out on pizza, amazing prizes, sweet sweet trivia glory and the chance to learn a bit too much about Suzanne Ollerenshaws life! Teams of 6-8 people, or sign up as a smaller group and well form a team for you. https://www.facebook.com/events/1958850127536600/

17.01.2022 There was an amazing turnout at the GPSN General Meeting last Friday! It was great to see so many students share their passions about general practice! We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following students who have been elected onto the USYD GPSN committee: Events Manager - Beatrice Nguyen... Working Group Officer - Humphrey Chan Sponsorship Officer - Balu Mallela Stage 1 Representatives - Ashvin Bandodkar, Callum Birks & Monica Kwiatkowski Stage 2 Representatives - Navi Dhaliwal & Liz Perez We look forward to an exciting and eventful year with GPSN!

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15.01.2022 Tonight is your last chance to sign up for GPSNs trivia night on Tuesday - get in before its too late! These flashy $300 speakers will be up for grabs in our raffle, plus $500 worth of other prizes and free T2 tea on the night! https://www.facebook.com/events/1958850127536600/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22upcoming_events%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

14.01.2022 Do you want some tips on preparing for your upcoming exams in the COVID-19 era? Do you struggle with managing your own stress while studying? Come along to this online webinar presented by Dr. Nada Andric, a recently fellowed GP, who will be offering up a range of tips, tricks and stress-management techniques. Register using this link below:... https://gpsynergy.zoom.us//regis/WN_Ndy9cMgaQPq0qpSkQHJrOA See more

14.01.2022 Interested in becoming a GP? Not sure what to expect from the training pathway, or where the career can take you? The AMA is holding an information night on Monday 5 November, called Planning Your GP Careers! Hear from some remarkable GPs who will discuss different career pathways, perfect for pre-clinical and clinical med students. It is also a very good opportunity to meet both the AMA (NSW) President Dr Kean-Seng Lim and Vice President Dr Danielle McMullen (under the same roof!) who will be attending and speaking at this event. The link for the event is: https://www.amansw.com.au/event/planning-your-gp-career/

13.01.2022 Hey Everyone! Reminder that the GPSN Pyjama Trivia Night is coming up in less than ONE WEEK! It will be an awesome night filled with laughs, activities, and PRIZES! Chill out this coming Friday with your med mates and flex your knowledge on all things trivia! ... Registrations are closing soon - so make sure you sign up using the link in the event description. https://www.facebook.com/events/280806389577817

13.01.2022 A big congratulations to Ceena Kebriti and the other guys, who took out Trivia Night 2019! Well done to all our raffle winners - we hope you enjoy the prizes! And a thank you to our lovely speakers Dr Phoebe Kimura and Dr Saima Khalid, who enlightened us with their life experiences as GPs. Thanks to MIPS and Sancta Sophia for supporting this event. A shout out to our amazing sponsors for sponsoring prizes: Newtown Hotel, Coopers Hotel, Marlborough Hotel, Thai Riffic Newtown, Cafe Felix, Alfred Hotel, 12 Taps, Loaded by BL, Grounded, The Burger Project, Mapo, Double Barrel, Better Read than Dead, Messina, Elizabeths Bookshop, Badde Manors, Octopus Design, Alfred Hotel, CPC Cafe, Little Red Wolf, Hoyts, Alba, Milkbar, Caffeine Palace, Hub Burger Bar

13.01.2022 RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO RUN THE HIGH SCHOOL WELLBEING WORKSHOP Remember the times when you felt stressed in high school? Wished that someone had shared with you a few stress management strategies? Passionate about improving high school students mental health and wellbeing? Want to try conducting a workshop? The national General Practice Student Network (GPSN) Community Working Group is looking for medical students from all across Australia to conduct our wellbeing worksh...ops for high school students from Years 10 to 12. The High School Wellbeing Workshop (HSWW), which was previously named the High School Stress Seminar, has been re-designed over the past few months. It is an interactive workshop that aims to promote positive and healthy mindsets. We run various activities including a mini-meditation session. HSWW will be run throughout the year and each workshop will take approximately an hour. In volunteering for this program you will be asked to: Conduct a workshop in high school(s) with other medical students in the same city as your university. Answer questions regarding the content presented Participate and facilitate group discussions as part of the workshop Distribute and collect post-workshop surveys and feedback To sign up, simply fill in the Google form: VIC: https://bit.ly/37Cxtbm NSW: https://forms.gle/5o4ozHvEigtFiRr3A QLD: https://forms.gle/jjrDpFFX2yscTgGS9 Please note that: Volunteers will have to attend a face-to-face training session before their first workshop. Volunteers are also responsible for arranging their own transportation to high school(s). Materials for the workshop will be provided to you. This is a great way to give back to our community and to help improve the high school students wellbeing. Its going to be fun and rewarding! APPLICATION DEADLINE: 28 February 23:59 AEDT Good Luck!

13.01.2022 Welcome to the new cohort and all of our existing members. Keep an eye on this page for any updates about events in 2019, as well as positions for First Year Representatives. If you have any questions please feel free to message us :)

10.01.2022 Hey everyone, get ready for our famous annual trivia night! Get your team together and prepare to destroy your so-called friends with your amazing but useless trivia knowledge!

09.01.2022 Interested in learning more about General Practice and want to polish some of those handy bedside examination skills? Come check out GPSNs First Steps event March 30th!

08.01.2022 I hope everyone is excited for tomorrow night! Here is a list of the GP speakers: Dr Amanda Cuss Amanda is a GP registrar on the AGPT pathway with RACGP. After completing university and her junior hospital years she initially commenced General Surgery SET training after a year of senior residency in obstetrics and gynaecology. ... In 2018 she moved to General Practice and has a wide variety of experience in direct clinical patient-based care in public and private practice and hospitals. She also works as a senior medical advisor at the federal Department of Health advising health agencies on medical device and public health matters. She contributes to international and national academic publications and is an associate clinical professor and examiner for university medical schools. In addition to these roles, she has a special interest in the effects and outcomes and ethics of social media on public and youth health. She is also a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter and a friend. Dr Katherine Smith Katherine is a recently fellowed GP registrar currently based in Wagga Wagga. She splits her time between General Practice and Emergency medicine. She has completed her MBBS as a postgrad from the University of Notre Dame, and her Diploma in Child Health and is working toward her certificate of Emergency Medicine. In her previous non-medical life she holds a Bachelor of arts in Psychology and a Graduate certificate in Human Resource Management. She is passionate about Rural Health and loves working the variety of practising general practice outside of a metro area. Dr Jessica Yabsley Jessica is a GP registrar with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. She grew up on a property in North West New South Wales before studying Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Canberra. Jessica then studied medicine at the University of Sydney and went on to complete her internship and residency at Orange Health Service. She completed a year of Emergency Medicine Training in Orange and is now working as a GP and VMO in Coonabarabran. She and her husband and son now live on her family farm, 40 minutes out of town, where they enjoy horse riding, bonfires, and learning to bake sourdough.

08.01.2022 *Applications are still open for Stage 1 Representatives!* Email [email protected] with your name, stage, clinical school, short blurb on why you want to join the GPSN Exec team and any relevant experience. We are looking for enthusiastic and personable applicants. ... The role includes posting on your Facebook year page about event updates, doing the occasional lecture announcement, and lending a helping hand at our events. Due: 28 Feb 2019 We hope to hear from you soon!

06.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who came along to our annual trivia night! Congratulations to winners Wizards of the Obs and best team name winners The Myelins (we think fast)! A big thank you to everyone who helped out Dr Suzanne Ollerenshaw for her amazing MCing skills (and penchant for great photo poses) as always, and our speaker Dr Rebecca Chan, who gave a great talk on the importance of red flags in general practice. And our sponsors, who gave generously so we could have amazing raffle and trivia prizes. Thanks to Officeworks, Ralphs Caf, Timezone, Rocketboy, Gelatissimo, The Corner, Rebel Sport, Taste Baguette, John 2.0 Barber, Loaded by B, Nandos and CPC Caf! Hope to see you guys for round two next year!

06.01.2022 Thank you everyone for turning up at the GPSN General Meeting on Friday! We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following students who have been elected onto the USYD GPSN committee: Stage 1 Representatives: Alex Hormann & Robert Zheng Sponsorship Officer: Harkirat Dhaliwal... We look forward to an exciting and eventful year with GPSN!

05.01.2022 A massive congratulations to the new 2020/2021 executive team! Say hello to your elected members: Chair: Navi Dhaliwal Vice-Chair: Ashvin Bandodkar Secretary: Beatrice Nguyen... Working Group Officer: Balu Mallela Media Officer: Liz Perez Stage2 Reps: Monica Kwiatkowski & Callum Birks Stage 3 Rep: Sarah Li This awesome team of student leaders is excited to be bringing you great GPSN events in the near future! Stay tuned!

04.01.2022 GPSNs trivia night will feature one of our favourite speakers... these amazing Philips speakers, valued at over $300, to go to our lucky raffle winner! Only ONE MORE DAY to sign up, so grab a group of your favourite know-it-alls and get in now! Also on offer: free pizza + drinks, amazing trivia questions and the chance to take home another $500 worth of prizes - dont miss out!

04.01.2022 Hey everyone! GPSN will be hosting a COVID-19 information webinar this Friday 7PM! Three GPs will be answering questions about how the ongoing pandemic has affected their practice in the community. Dr Michael Burke, Dr John Tseng and Dr John Kelly will be discussing the following topics: -Myths and facts about Covid-19... -The GPs experience of working at the frontline -How the pandemic is predicted to pan out -Commentary on Australias response to Covid-19 & drafting of medical students into workforce -Thoughts on systems and processes to dealing with future pandemics Thats not all! You can get a partial reimbursement on your takeout/delivery orders on Friday night! Simply take a picture of your food/receipt, send it to GPSN and tune in to the webinar! Click attending on the event below! https://www.facebook.com/events/906226373151718/

03.01.2022 A big thank you for those who attended our AGM today. Welcome to our incoming GPSN committee for 2019/2020: EXECS: Chair (Danny Zn), Vice Chair (Lucy Yeung), Secretary (Aolei Yu), Media Officer (Omar Hassan), Sponsorship Officer (Houda Leila Cheikh) and Working Group Officer (Suud Nahdi) Clinical Year Representatives: Year 2 (Leila), Year 3 (Omar), Year 4 (Jason, Ikram, Lindsay)... Thank you to the 2018/2019 outgoing committee for a fantastic year! Were looking forward to another year of skills and social events!

03.01.2022 Across many countries, management of an unintended pregnancy falls under primary healthcare physicians. Given that between one quarter and one third of Australian women experience an abortion in their lifetime, GPs will be the first point of contact for many patients in this confusing legal and medical area of healthcare. Learn more about what a GPs role and responsibility is in NSW and Australia at SUOGS Abortion Information Seminar held Tuesday at 6 p.m. Click on the following link to learn more and RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/318267048839268/

03.01.2022 Looking to get involved with GPSN or the community? If so, be sure to check this out!

03.01.2022 Hey guys! Just a reminder that the GPSN AGM is coming up TOMORROW (Monday 2nd Sep) in the Quarter at 5.30pm. This is a great chance to be involved in an awesome society and fun events! The positions up for election are: - Chair - Vice Chair ... - Secretary - Media officer - Sponsorship officer - GPSN Working Group officer - Clinical year representatives See the post in the Facebook event discussion for further application information and role descriptions. Send your applications to our email ([email protected]) by 11:59pm, TONIGHT (Sunday September 1). Hope to see you there tomorrow! https://www.facebook.com/events/412627636024572/

02.01.2022 Hello everyone! The GPSN AGM is coming up next Monday! If youre interested in being involved in GPSN, there are lots of positions up for grabs. We have a few events coming up for 2019 and 2020, such as the annual Trivia Night with Suzanne Ollerenshaw, our sell-out Suturing workshop and Rural Generalist seminar. If youre keen on being a part of GPSN, come run for a position or support your friends on Monday! https://www.facebook.com/events/412627636024572/

01.01.2022 GPSN members, The 2018 Marie Bashir Address will be of particular interest to students considering a career in General Practice. The speaker at this years Marie Bashir Address is Dr Kali Hayward; an Adelaide GP working at a national level as President of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association. Dr Hayward maintains her clinical practice, with an interest in womens health, Indigenous health, and palliative care. Plus, shes a mother of 4.... Each year, the Marie Bashir Address is attended by Prof Dame Bashir and celebrates women in medicine. Students share the evening with medical practitioners at all career stages in an amazing venue. 6pm, Tuesday 28th August 2018 Womens College, University of Sydney $65 including pre-dinner canapes, two-course meal, and drinks throughout. Bookings: https://store.sydneymedsoc.org.au//marie-bashir-address-fo

01.01.2022 Only four more days until our trivia night! Sign-ups close on Sunday night(!!) so grab your pals and get in quick for over $500 worth of prizes and the chance to see Suzanne Ollerenshaw look THIS HAPPY

01.01.2022 Thank you for tuning into the webinar! Here is a link to the full video: https://drive.google.com//12sSrXA6UhZxPGxOxltXNWmmZZ/view 1. How is coronavirus different from common cold? (00:05:40) 2. Is wearning gloves and masks effective in preventing COVID-19? (00:08:31)... 3. Why does the disease progress quickly into acute respiratory syndrome in vulnerable patients? (00:15:38) 4. Experiences with Telehealth and alternatives for vulnerable patients (00:18:12) 5. Benefits and challenges for using telehealth technology (00:20:04) 6. What is telehealth and how does it work? (00:23:39) 7. Do you think there will be more integration of telehealth in future GP practice? (00:26:22) 8. Is there other changes besides telehealth for better patient protection? (00:27:22) 9. Concerns about potential shortage of protective personal equipment (00:36:23) 10. Thoughts on drafting of final year medical into workforce (00:44:43) 11. Australias strategies in combating covid-19 compared to other countries (00:49:19) 12. Advice for immunocompromised population to protect themselves from the covid threat (00:55:35) 13. Concerns about protective personal equipment (00:59:57) 14. Views on complementary medicine and hydroxychloroquine as treatment of covid (01:01:15) 15. Why are there variations in disease symptoms? (01:06:23) 16. Are the particular groups of patients missing out on medical care because of the pandemic? (01:08:34) See more