Media Name Goulburn Valley Division of General Practice Home Consumers & Divisions Division Number 327 ClassificationAbout ADGP Urban Number of Member GPs 82 State VictoriaAnnual Forum Year Established 1993 Divisions Directory Document Library Programs Policy Postcodes Covered 3523, 3558, 3559, 3607, 3608, 3610, 3612, 3613, 3614, 3616, 3617, 3618, 3620, 3621, 3623, 3624, 3629, 3630, 3631, 3633, 3634, 3635, 3636, 3637, 3638, 3639, 3640, 3641, 3644, 3646, 3647, 3649, 3660, 3661, 3662, 3663, 3664, 3665. Population 101,850 (2001 Census) Area Covered The Goulburn Valley Division covers a geographical area in central Victoria, encompassing the towns of Shepparton, Numurkah, Cobram, Nagambie, Seymour, Rushworth, Kyabram, Nathalia, Mooroopna, Murchison and Tatura. CEO Ms Debra Cottrell Chair Dr Sue Furphy > Events > Physical Address: 226 Wyndham StreetLinks SHEPPARTON VIC 3630 Australia Postal Address: PO Box 1074 SHEPPARTON VIC 3632 Australia Divisions Directory Southern Highlands Division of General Practice >   Email:Southern Highlands Division of General Practice gvgp@gvgp.com.au > Programs and Projects Phone: 03 5831 5399 Fax: 03 5831 5398 Website: http://www.gvgp.com.au

• CURRENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
  Retention Programs
  Diabetes Education and Management
• Locum ProgramThe Diabetes Education and Management Program is generated by CARDIAB - a centralised register/recall system
  which has proved to be an effective method of assisting GPs to improve health outcomes for their patients. It
• enables identification of high risk diabetes and cardio-vascular patients which is important for primary and
  Business Support Programssecondary prevention management.
• The aim of the program is to improve the outcomes for people with diabetes by providing diabetes education and
  Rural Family Medical Networkmanagement within the practice setting, up-skilling GPs in diabetes care, improving communications and coordination
  between relevant service providers, monitoring care and outcomes and providing patient recalls. The
• program has successfully worked towards these objectives. Achievements of the program have been the yearly
  Youth Health - Secondary Schools Programauditing of GP practice and diabetes health outcomes which reveals a very high level of diabetes care. The Division
  is looking towards electronic transfer of clinical data in the near future.
• After Hours GP Medical CentreAged Care Program
• The Aged Care program has various components including Falls Prevention, Quality Use of Medicines and Liaison
  Allied Health Services (mental health & social work)with aged care facilities. The aim is to support GPs in their care of older patients. The Falls Prevention component
  of the programs has achieved a continuing education for GPs, and the provision of a flipchart containing information
• about falls prevention. Also the Division has a falls assessment form to guide examination of patient at risk of falls,
  Home Medicines Review Programsuccessful falls prevention education sessions, and liaise with agencies and services which accept and make
  referrals
• Clinical Risk ManagementThe Medication and the aged component of the program has established a multi-disciplinary Medication Review

Committee (including GPs) in local Nursing Homes to improve prescribing. The Liaison with aged care facilities

component of the program has involved the facilitation of GP attendance at meetings of Directors of Nursing and

For more information on services contact:ACAT locally, also the facilitation of achievement of various mutually beneficial goals, and the resolution of issues

arising between GPs and aged care facilities

Debra CottrellProblems have ben encounter throughout the program with the collection of baseline data about the number of falls , Chief Executive Officer or Chris Pickett, Executive Officer.to assist with evaluation, the Division has found that it is very difficult to obtain accurate data. Also the very busy

workload of GPs makes falls assessments difficult. Clinical audit activity in regards to falls prevention has assisted