Professionalism and appropriate boundaries are foundational to safe, effective general practice. Maintaining clear boundaries protects patients, supports clinical objectivity, and safeguards practitioners from ethical and legal risk. GP supervisors play a critical role in modelling these behaviours and explicitly teaching registrars how to navigate complex, real-world situations.

This podcast discusses the responsibilities of a GP under the code of conduct for medical practitioners in Australia. It examines case scenarios and looks at what the regulator expects of a registered medical practitioner.

Good medical practice - a code of conduct for doctors in Australia

Making a mandatory notification

Avant e-learning

Children's care and separated parents - Avant

Email communication with patients - Avant

Responding to a request to access medical records - Avant

Scenario App

Professionalism is a core element of the 'complete GP'.
In this podcast we use scenario-based approach to develop supervisor skills in teaching what can not be found in the textbooks.

Resources

• GPSA Guide: Teaching Professionalism in General Practice
• GPSA Scenario App
• Medical Code of Conduct
• Webinar Slides

This podcast discusses the GPSA’s education and supervision resources.

Click here to view a list of the resources mentioned in the webinar.

This podcast episode unpacks the General Practice Survival Kit, offering a clear guide to both the physical tools and the professional mindset every new registrar needs. We move beyond the literal contents of the kit to discuss the practical strategies required to navigate the unique hurdles of your first few months, helping you transition from "survival mode" to truly thriving in general practice.

This podcast assists GP supervisors to understand the difference between the Close the Gap campaign and the similarly named but distinct Closing the Gap initiative, as well as highlighting key resources that doctors can direct their patients to.

Resources mentioned can be access via joining the GPSA community portal here.

This podcast supports GP supervisors to recognise the potential causes of registrar difficulties, identify early signs of concern, and implement timely, appropriate strategies to address these issues.

High quality in-practice teaching is a cornerstone of effective supervision in general practice training. This podcast explores how supervisors can identify and respond to their registrars’ individual learning needs, ensuring that their teaching is targeted, engaging, and aligned with the registrar’s stage of training.

This podcast explores the enablers and best practice strategies for integrating medical students into the general practice environment – in ways that balance learning with practice efficiency and clinical workload. We consider practical approaches to creating a positive learning environment, orientating students, involving them meaningfully in patient care, and giving effective feedback.

​This podcast gives you practical strategies to make your practice stand out and unpacks the new Federal Government GP Training incentives starting in Semester 1, 2026 – and what they mean for both practices and registrars.

Doctors Justin Coleman and Simon Morgan discuss how to teach registrars the science and art of using screening tests and preventive health interventions.

GPSA Teaching Plan: Preventive Health And Screening

In Australia, 40% of pregnancies are unintended. Uptake of reliable and cost-effective long-acting reversible contraception, such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, is lower in Australia compared to similarly developed countries, and early medical abortion can be difficult to access. Many factors impact uptake of or access to these services, including access to primary health care service providers who provide these services.

In this podcast we discuss the use of new teaching resources on contraceptive options, long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and early medical abortion (EMA) to support teaching and implementation of best practice care.

AusCAPPS

GPSA Teaching Plans