The GP Principles have been included in the RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus for Australian General Practice 2022

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The GP Principles have been included in the RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus for Australian General Practice 2022

The Collaborative Partnership’s Principles on the role of the General Practitioner (GP) in supporting work participation have been included in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Curriculum and Syllabus for Australian General Practice 2022.

The curriculum includes 42 units that describe the key competency and learning outcomes of GP education. The Partnership’s GP Principles are included in the contextual unit, Occupational and environmental medicine. The unit re-iterates the Partnership’s messaging, that work is an important social determinant of health and participating in ‘good work’ is health protective, contributes to improved self-esteem and a sense of identity. With GPs being well placed to guide and educate their patients on the health benefits of good work.

The full report on the GP Principles is included as a learning resource within the unit to describe the role of the GP as a patient advocate, care coordinator, treating physician and champion to optimise health outcomes for participants in the workforce.

The inclusion of the GP Principles and the Collaborative Partnership’s messaging in the RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus for Australian General Practice 2022 is an exciting step forward in the promotion of the Principles and in supporting GPs in their role to support work participation.