Approval and endorsement of a range of new clinical resources, guidelines, and position releases have been approved by the college.
RACGP Expert Committee—Quality Care and other involved GPs from RACGP have been conducting reviews of external resources relevant to the practice.
RACGP gives ‘Accepted Clinical Resource’ status for those resources that are produced to a high standard use for general practice regardless if they are not adherent to the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines standards.
However, RACGP endorses only those that are produced to NHMRC standard.
Also, RACGP may approve documents as Accepted Clinical Resource and consider it as a RACGP Supported Position/Statement if it meets the criteria of the college.
Here are some of the RACGP approvals and endorsements for 2020:
Safer Baby Bundle
This document is considered as an Accepted Clinical Resource. It was created for the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Queensland and aims to provide support for maternity healthcare professionals.
It is a collection of new ideas of intervention and how to deal with late-pregnancy stillbirth. The following are the proposed ideas:
· Improved detection and management
· Encouraging women to cease smoking during pregnancy
· Promote awareness and understanding for decreased fetal movements
· Improving decision making about birth timing
Guideline for early recognition of hyperglycemia in children under 16
Considered as an Accepted Clinical Resource for Clinical Excellence Queensland and aims to reduce the rates of diabetic ketoacidosis through early diagnosis and intervention.
National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer
Approved for the Leukemia Foundation as a Supported Position/Statement. This is the first national action plan for blood cancer in Australia. This provides the important goals and actions necessary for carrying out service delivery across the industry.
Keratinocyte cancer guideline
This document is an Endorsed Clinical Guideline for Cancer Council Australia. This guide provides evidence-based guidelines on the prevention and early diagnosis of keratinocyte cancer.
Here are the other Accepted Clinical Resources:
· Recommended management of a patient with a breast implant
· Investigating symptoms of lung cancer: a guide
· Guideline for nausea and vomiting management during pregnancy
· Guide to management of late effects of polio
· iPrevent tool
Approved as Endorsed Clinical Guidelines
· Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute stress disorder
· Australian asthma handbook
Supported Position/Statement
· Position statement on access to COVID-19 prevention, screening, and treatment of people with a developmental disability
