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NPS clinical audits for GPs NPS clinical audits for GPs
Our clinical audits are free quality improvement activities that help GPs to review their current prescribing practice for patients with certain conditions compared to current best practice guidelines.
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Review of opioid prescribing in chronic pain
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Management of stable COPD and smoking cessation
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Use of benzodiazepines, zolpidem and zopiclone in insomnia
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Clinical e-Audit: Review of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescribing |
Complete before 28 April 2011 to be recognised in the QPI year (1 May to 30 April) in which it is completed. |
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Clinical e-Audit: Optimising management of type 2 diabetes
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Complete before 28 April 2011 to be recognised in the QPI year (1 May to 30 April) in which it is completed. |
| Managing specific respiratory tract infections |
Enrolments closed Submit by 4 September 2009 |
| Review of proton pump inhibitor prescribing |
Enrolments closed Submit by 10 July 2009 |
| Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in stroke prevention |
Enrolments closed |
| 2008 – Closed | |
| Using inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta2 agonists |
2008 – Closed
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2008 – Closed |
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2007 – Closed |
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2007 – Closed |
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2007 – Closed |
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2006 – Closed |
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2006 – Closed |
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2006 – Closed |
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2005 – Closed |
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2005 – Closed |
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2005 – Closed |
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2004 – Closed |
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2004 – Closed |
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2004 – Closed |
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2003 – Closed |
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2003 – Closed |
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2003 – Closed |
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2002 – Closed |
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2002 – Closed |
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2001 – Closed |
Qualifying for CPD points or PIP incentives
Completing our clinical audits will:
- qualify you for clinical audit points as follows:
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- under the 2008–2010 triennium of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Quality Assurance & Continuing Professional Development Program (RACGP QA&CPD Program) — total points for steps 1–5 of each audit: 40 points (Category 1)
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Professional Development Program (ACRRM PDP) points — to a maximum of 30 points (extended skills)
- qualify as an activity for the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP).
Points are awarded only to participants who complete the review phase.
If you are a GP:
- To participate in the current audit, enrol by the required date.
- Enrolment forms for current clinical audits are also mailed directly to all GPs as a paper insert in the health professional publication, Prescribing Practice Review.
- If you have a query or feedback about our clinical audits, please contact us.
