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RESP Programs
The Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) is offered at different times throughout the year for eligible rural GPs and GP Registrars.
RESP is funded by SA’s regional LHNs to ensure access for GPs and GP registrars to high quality rural emergency skills training. Courses include RESP Critical Care, Paediatrics, RESP Anaesthetics, RESP Obstetrics and RESP Foetal Surveillance Education Program
To see if you are eligible to apply for a funded place, please read the Program Guidelines.
Apply
You can apply for courses that are open in the table below by using the Apply tab. Please contact us if you would like more information resp@ruraldoc.com.au .
RESP Critical Care
Applications will open in late 2023 for courses in 2024.
RESP Paediatrics
Applications will open in late 2023 for courses in 2024.
RESP Obstetrics
Applications will open in early 2024.
Foetal Surveillance Education
Applications will open in early 2024.
RESP Anaesthetics
Applications will open in late 2023 for courses in 2024.
Location
LearnEM delivers the RESP workshops from their facility at Hindmarsh. Travel and accommodation subsidy is available for eligible applicants.
Accreditation
RESP Critical Care, Paediatrics, High Risk Emergencies, Obstetrics and Anaesthetics courses are all accredited by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. RESP Critical Care is accredited for 13.5 hrs Educational Activity and 18 hrs Reviewing Performance. RESP Obstetrics is accredited for 11 hrs Educational Activity and 14.5 hrs Reviewing Performance. Accreditation hours for RESP Anaesthetics and Paediatrics is currently being confirmed.
You may also be eligible for the Rural Procedural Grants Program https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/rpgp
Contact
For more information about these RESP Programs please contact:
Andrea Brown, Manager Future Workforce
PH 08 8234 8277
E resp@ruraldoc.com.au
Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Inc
63 Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia 5031 +61 8 8234 8277
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