GP Mental Health Skills Training

GP Mental Health Skills Masterclass
MHST Primary Pathway Activity 381129

• Perform risk assessments and outline key steps in management of risk in primary care
• Identify and recognise common presentations of mental illness in primary care
• Identify presentations that should be referred for specialist care
• Reproduce diagnostic criteria for depression, psychosis, anxiety and substance use disorders
• Formulate patient’s presentations in a bio-psychosocial model
• Distinguish between Axis I and Axis II (personality disorders)
• Write a mental health care plan
• Implement a devised mental health care plan
• Discuss choice of appropriate medication for common mental disorders
• Explain common mental illnesses to families and carers
• Earn 8 CPD hours and claim Medicare items 2715 and 2717
• Access online training material for psychiatric interviewing

This activity is accredited with the RACGP and the GPMHSC for the 2023-25 triennium. Eligibility to access the item numbers 2715 and 2717 is subject to approval by Medicare.

Advanced GP Mental Health Skills Masterclass
MHST Modular Pathway CEM Activity 381140

• Intended for GPs who have previously attended the Primary Pathway Activity 381129
• Learn more about the specific management of complex psychiatric cases and co-morbidities in one full day of expert training
• Perform risk assessments and manage risk in a primary care setting with knowledge of referral pathways for acute presentations at an advanced level
• Apply focused interview questions based on diagnostic criteria for individual psychiatric disorders to maximise diagnostic efficiency in a short span of time
• Develop a formulation based on bio-psycho-socio-cultural-lifestyle factors. This formulation will form the basis behind the GP Mental health treatment plan.
• Prescribe antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilisers with confidence based on evidence-based principles.
• Match the appropriate psychological technique to the disorder which is linked to improved patient outcomes

This is a Clinical Enhancement Module (CEM) activity, and requires completion of a Core Module to enable eligibility to access item numbers 2715 and 2717. Eligibility is subject to approval by Medicare.