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Medical Professional Development

RDWA’s Medical Professional Development Program delivers accredited and interactive CPD educational events to rural GPs, RGs, GP Registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students in rural SA.

Events are delivered locally in the regions as update dinners, online as webinars, or at our annual RG Conference based on evaluation feedback from previous events.

Webinar and Conference recordings are available to watch on demand via RDWA Learn.

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Upcoming Events

Events are listed below and invitations to register are sent directly to your email. If you have not received an invitation before, please register your email with us.

Dinner | 19 November 2025
Dinner

Paediatrics - Abdominal Pain in Children

Presenter: Dr Charmaine Chai, Paediatric Gastroenterologist

Session offers tools for assessment and management of acute and chronic issues, multidisciplinary approaches to care and provides referral pathways.

 

Location: Clare Country Club, Clare

Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Register
Webinar| 26 November 2025
Webinar

Managing the Work-injured Patient in Rural General Practice

Presenter: Dr Thanh Ha, Medical Advisor, RTWSA

Session explores the management of the work-injured patient, legal obligations, challenges and strategies in rural settings, and the multidisciplinary and RTWSA support available.

 

Location: Online

Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Register
Dinner | 4 December 2025
Dinner

Cardiology for Rural General Practice

Presenter: Dr Chris Zeitz

This session covers risks of incidental coronary disease and interpreting it for patients, treatment strategies for hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and case discussions on heart failure management and strategies.

 

Location: Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, Port Augusta West

Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Register
Dinner | 11 December 2025
Dinner

Cardiac Management in Rural General Practice

Presenter: Dr Hamish Eaton

This session offers an interactive case-based discussion on best practice for diagnosis and management of heart failure and rheumatic heart disease, including prevention of further damage and referral options.

 

Location: Port Lincoln Hotel, Port Lincoln

Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Register

 

 

On demand learning

Webinar and Conference session recordings are available on demand via RDWA Learn.

When you finish watching a session, you can log your hours with your CPD home.

 

Webinar Recording

Paediatrics - Cough in Children

Presenter: Dr Anthony Chitti, Paediatrician


This session will look at the causes of acute and chronic coughs in children, approaches to examination and treatment, and referral pathways.


Held: 20 August 2025

Watch now on RDWA Learn
Webinar Recording

Paediatrics - Autism

Presenter: Subashni Maharaj, Paediatrician


This session covered the range of Autism Spectrum Disorder conditions that commonly present in children as patients in general practice, including diagnosis and management, as well as referral pathways for GPs.

 

Held: 21 May 2025

Watch now on RDWA Learn