Ramsay Cairns 2021 GP Conference

NQPHN recently hosted a trade table with FNQ HealthPathways at the Ramsay Cairns GP Conference as a Bronze sponsor. The annual event, held on Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August at the Shangri-La The Marina Cairns, was attended by more than 100 general practitioners.

The GP education weekend featured new innovations, workshops in psychiatry, paediatrics, gynaecology, urology, and rehabilitation, plus GP market stalls and speed dating with specialists from all disciplines.

This year’s event included networking opportunities with a number of sponsors, including NQPHN, FNQ HealthPathways, Cipla, QML Pathology, Sullivan Nicolaides, JCU, Tilray, and Edwards Lifesciences.

The conference provided NQPHN with the opportunity to interact with attendees, answering questions on a variety of topics, including Medicare Web Services, My Health Record, Shared Health Summaries, ePrescriptions, QScripts, and QH Viewer.

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