General practice quick updates for week beginning 19 January 2026
Updates for the week beginning Monday 19 January 2026.
Find this week’s quick updates and alerts for local general practices, covering the latest sector developments, education and training events, key health system updates, funding opportunities and clinical resources relevant to our region.
For more information or tailored practice support, contact our Primary Care team at [email protected].
Best Practice and Medical Director training — with a focus on CVD prevention
Brisbane South PHN is proud to offer Best Practice and Medical Director training sessions, led by accredited trainer Katrina Otto of Train IT Medical. These free events are offered as part of the statewide initiative PHASES (Preventing Heart Attack and Stroke Events through Surveillance).
Register for one of the following events:
Best Practice training session — for all practice staff
📅Wednesday 18 February 2026 | ⏰9:30 am – 2:30 pm (AEST)
📍Calamvale Hotel
Medical Director training session — for all practice staff
📅Thursday19 February 2026 | ⏰9:30 am – 2:30 pm (AEST)
📍Calamvale Hotel
Clinically focused Best Practice and Medical Director training (combined) — for general practitioners (GPs)
📅Wednesday 18 February 2026 | ⏰6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (AEST)
📍Factory 51
Translated cancer screening resources for multicultural communities
The Australian Government website offers a wide range of translated cancer screening resources including posters, fact sheets, and instruction guides.
These materials are freely available online for practices to download and print.
Some of the materials can be ordered to your practice. Consider the needs of your patient population — having a few copies on-hand can be invaluable during health assessments, care planning, or other opportunistic moments.
Bowel cancer screening: Translations | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Cervical cancer screening: Resources for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds – National Cervical Screening Program | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Lung cancer screening: Translations | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Breast cancer screening: Translations | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
About cancer, reducing your risk, diagnosis, screening, and treatment: Multilingual resources | Cancer Council
Professional development plans — CPD requirements for GPs
Have you completed your professional development plan for 2026? The Medical Board requires every general practitioner (GP) to complete a plan outlining how continuous professional development (CPD) requirements will be achieved. More information is available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) website.
Participating in and documenting your quality improvement (QI) activities helps you meet the reviewing performance and measuring outcomes hours. Your practice may already be working with Brisbane South PHN staff and receiving face-to-face QI coaching support or completing a self-paced activity. Add these activities to your professional development plan.
If you are unsure if your practice is participating, please contact the General Practice Quality Improvement team at [email protected] or call 07 3864 7540.