Gold Coast GP Maternity Alignment Program (GCGPMAP)

Gold Coast Health in partnership with Gold Coast Primary Health Network will be delivering the Gold Coast GP Maternity Alignment Program aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of local GPs wishing to provide antenatal care to women within the primary care setting.

Resources for GPs undertaking pregnancy care:

• GP Antenatal Shared Care Guidelines website
• Gold Coast GP Antenatal Shared Care summary (1 page-printable)
• Antenatal Health Pathways

This is an RACGP approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD Program: Educational Activities 1.5 hours, Measuring Outcomes 00 hours, Reviewing Performance 2.5 hours.

Please contact the GCGPMAP team with any queries via email on GPMaternity@health.qld.gov.au

If you have previously completed the GCGPMAP, this will be the same program from 2021 and 2022. An Alignment 2 workshop is being developed and planned for Sat 11 November 2023

Alignment 2 will only be available to GPs who have already completed Alignment 1 and will aim to cover perinatal mental health, prescribing in pregnancy and 1st trimester care including miscarriage.

The Gold Coast Health GP Maternity Alignment Program (GCGPMAP) aims to create an antenatal shared care framework between Gold Coast Health and GPs with:

1. Accessible, contemporary, regularly updated guidelines

2. Clear and known responsibilities between maternity care providers

3. Shared goals and measurable outcomes for the benefit of improved maternity care for women birthing at GCUH

4. Women having their obstetric care closer to home in a community setting.

5. Support for GPs to work to their scope in providing care in a standardised manner with access to necessary tertiary expertise when required.

6. Opportunities for relationship building between GPs, Obstetricians and Midwifes through sharing of resources and collaborating on the care of women.

A package of digital resources will be available including dedicated Antenatal Health Pathways that will outline our updated shared care guidelines, how to manage abnormal findings or results, and contact and referral information.

GPs successfully completing the Program and who provide consent, can have their names added to a public facing webpage acknowledging GPs who have completed the GP Maternity Alignment Program on the Gold Coast.

Requirements

Step 1. Complete an online questionnaire that will familiarise you with our Gold Coast Maternity Share Care Guidelines and Antenatal Health Pathways. The link will be emailed once you have registered.

Step 2. Complete a half day GP Alignment workshop (interactive, small group case-based learning).

Agenda

0830-0900 Registration

0900-0910 Welcome and Introduction to GCGPMAP

0910-0930 Presentation on maternity services, models of care and referral processes

0930-1030 Screening for fetal chromosome and genetic conditions

1030-1130 Breakout session 1: Case study 1 (gestational diabetes and thyroid issues in pregnancy) and Case study 2 (hypertension in pregnancy)

1130-1200 Morning tea break

1200-1300 Breakout session 2: Case study 3 (managing abnormal ultrasound findings in pregnancy) and Case study 4 (Safer baby bundle, reduced fetal movements)

1300-1330 Panel discussion and Q+A

Important information

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Gold Coast Primary Health Network (PHN) Privacy Policy: https://gcphn.org.au/privacy-policy/