1. Aged Care
- Dementia / cognitive impairment / delirium
- Medications management in the elderly
- Advanced Care Planning
- Falls
- Frailty
- Urinary and faecal incontinence
- End-of-life care / palliative care
- Elder abuse
2. Cardiology
- Cardiovascular risk assessment and management
- Hypertension
- Lipid disorders
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Heart failure
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- AAA surveillance and screening
- Valvular heart disease
- ECG interpretation
- Peripheral vascular disease / carotid artery stenosis
3. Dermatology
- Non-malignant and malignant skin lesions
- Benign lumps and bumps
- Eczema / dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Acne vulgaris
- Rosacea
- Skin infections: bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic
- Urticaria and pruritus
- Drug eruptions
- Skin manifestations of systemic disease
- Leg ulcers
- Hair and nail disorders
- Minor dermatological procedures (e.g. cryotherapy, lesion biopsy, excisions)
4. Ear, Nose, and Throat Medicine
- Otitis media and complications
- Otitis externa
- Cerumen impaction
- Hearing loss
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo
- Allergic rhinitis
- Chronic rhinosinusitis
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Epistaxis
- Pharyngitis / tonsillitis / quinsy
- Hoarseness
- Ear exam (otoscopic examination and tuning fork tests)
- Neck lumps
- Dysphagia
- Olfactory impairment
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
5. Emergency and Rural Health
- Basic life support and advanced life support
- Hypoglycaemia
- Anaphylaxis
- Seizures
- Approach to chest pain
- Common chest X-ray findings
- Burns: assessment and management
- Foreign bodies (ears / nose / inhaled / swallowed)
- Bites and stings
- Acute behavioural disturbance
- Sepsis
- Rural health issues (e.g. Q fever, zoonoses, farming injuries)
6. Endocrine and Metabolic
- Diabetes
- Overweight and obesity
- Thyroid disease and thyroid nodules
- Electrolyte disturbances
- Adrenal disease
- Pituitary disease
7. Evidence-Based Medicine
- Critical appraisal of guidelines and systematic reviews
- Interpreting evidence, conflicts, and bias in medicine
8. Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Inflammatory bowel disorders
- Coeliac disease
- Hepatitis A, B, C
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Fatty liver disease
- Chronic liver disease / cirrhosis
- GORD / peptic ulcer
- Food intolerances
9. General Surgery
- Acute and chronic abdominal pain
- Acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Biliary diseases
- Diverticular disease
- Rectal conditions / rectal bleeding
- Groin lumps / hernias
- Varicose veins
10. Genetics
- Genetic conditions prevalent in Australia and inheritance patterns
- Genetic testing (preconception, pregnancy, newborn, adulthood)
11. Haematology and Immunology
- Venous thromboembolism: PE and DVT
- Anticoagulation (warfarin, DOACs)
- Anaemia and thrombocytopenia
- Iron disorders (e.g. elevated ferritin, haemochromatosis)
- Haematological malignancies (e.g. leukaemia, myeloma)
- Asplenia / hyposplenism
- Immunisations
- Allergy / anaphylaxis
12. Medicolegal Issues and Ethics
- Consent
- Interprofessional ethics
- Mandatory reporting
- Completing sickness and death certificates
- Social media in general practice
- Disclosing errors
- Responding to inappropriate test requests
- Fitness to drive assessments
- Managing patient aggression and violence
13. Men’s Health
- Prostate cancer screening
- Testicular and scrotal conditions
- Haematospermia
- Androgen disorders
14. Mental Health and Addiction Medicine
- Mood disorders (depression, bipolar, perinatal depression)
- Anxiety disorders (GAD, OCD, phobias, social anxiety, perinatal anxiety)
- Insomnia
- Borderline personality disorder
- Eating disorders
- Suicide risk assessment
- Psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, drug-induced psychosis)
- Problem gambling
- ADHD
- Addiction medicine (alcohol, smoking, methamphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis)
- Drugs of dependence
- Acute and chronic pain management / neuropathic pain
15. Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine
- Low back pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Gout
- Sprains and strains / common sports injuries
- Common fractures
- Tendinopathies
- Connective tissue disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Polymyalgia rheumatica / giant cell arteritis
- Limping / non-weightbearing child
16. Neurology
- Headaches
- Dizziness / syncope
- Transient ischaemic attack and stroke
- Seizures
- Tremor
- Closed head injury / concussion
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Restless leg syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia and other neuralgias
- Paraesthesia and peripheral neuropathy
17. Ophthalmology
- Eye history and examination
- Red eye
- Corneal foreign bodies
- Eyelid and lacrimal problems
- Visual loss (sudden and gradual)
- Glaucoma
- Cataracts
- Squint
- Macular degeneration
- Retinopathy (hypertensive, diabetic)
- Dry eye syndrome
18. Oral Health
- Dental infections and trauma
- Approach to orofacial pain
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures
- Common oral mucosal diseases / lesions
19. Paediatrics and Adolescent Health
- Paediatric history and examination
- Recognising serious illness
- Febrile illnesses
- Gastroenteritis
- Croup / Bronchiolitis
- Problem behaviour / Autism Spectrum Disorder / ADHD
- Seizures in children
- Constipation / encopresis / enuresis
- Newborn check
- Common newborn issues (feeding, sleeping, unsettled infant, jaundice, GORD, failure to thrive)
- Common paediatric surgical issues
20. Renal and Urology
- Acute and chronic kidney disease
- UTIs / pyelonephritis
- Urinary tract calculi
- Haematuria approach
- Incontinence
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- Prostatitis
21. Respiratory
- Asthma (adult and paediatric)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Bronchiectasis
- Spirometry interpretation
- Pneumonia
- Chronic cough
- Haemoptysis
- Pleural disease (pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pleuritic chest pain)
- Pertussis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Influenza
22. Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Taking a sexual history
- STIs / Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Sexual dysfunction (male and female)
- Subfertility
- Contraception
- Gender dysphoria
- Reproductive and pregnancy care (early pregnancy bleeding, unplanned pregnancy, uncomplicated pregnancy management)
23. Travel Medicine
- Travel risk assessment
- Travel immunisations
- Malaria
- Traveller’s diarrhoea
- Fever in the returned traveller
24. Vulnerable Groups
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Refugee and asylum seeker health
- Abuse and violence
- Child abuse and neglect / non-accidental injury
- People with disabilities
- Prisoner health
- People in residential care
25. Women’s Health
- Menstrual problems / abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Cervical screening
- Breast symptoms
- Menopause
- Vulval dermatoses
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pelvic pain / endometriosis
- Ovarian cysts / masses
26. Other
- Workers compensation and return to work
- Infectious diseases (including COVID-19)
- Dealing with difficult patients
- Approach to fatigue