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Financial literacy for GPs: Why it matters more than ever

Most GPs spend years developing clinical expertise, but sometimes little time is devoted to understanding the financial side of a medical career. Yet financial stress and uncertainty around income can quietly influence workload, career decisions, burnout, and overall job satisfaction.

In this episode of Focused Practice Conversations, practice operations expert Matt Woollard speaks with Dr Dev Raga about why financial literacy matters for doctors, and the common blind spots many clinicians face.

Drawing on his experience as both a GP and host of the Dev Raga Personal Finance podcast, Dev explores the realities many doctors encounter but rarely discuss openly. The conversation looks at how financial uncertainty can influence day-to-day practice, why many clinicians feel they are “behind” despite working hard, and what changes when GPs gain greater clarity and confidence around money.

Importantly, this episode is not about complicated investing strategies or extreme budgeting advice. Instead it focuses on realistic concepts relevant to busy clinicians working in general practice, including:

• Common financial mistakes GPs make early in their careers
• Small actions that can have a significant long-term impact
• How financial literacy can support flexibility and career sustainability
• Why understanding money is increasingly important across the healthcare system

Whether you are early in your GP career or simply looking to make more informed financial decisions, this episode offers a thoughtful starting point.

About Dr Dev Raga

Dr Dev Raga is a Melbourne-based medical practitioner and the host of the popular Dev Raga Personal Finance podcast (formerly known as my millennial money medical). He makes money concepts simple for busy professionals. Listen to his podcast here (new episodes every Wednesday).

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Where GPs get exposed in routine skin cancer checks

A skin check might feel routine, but it’s often where small decisions can carry the most risk.

In this webinar and Q&A session, David Gardner (solicitor and former AHPRA investigator) offers an inside look at where GPs can feel exposed in everyday skin cancer consultations.

Through real-world scenarios, David walks through how seemingly straightforward cases can become more complex from a billing, documentation, and patient expectation perspective.

Delivered in collaboration with AHPD, this webinar explores what it means to stay confident and defensible in your day-to-day practice.

The session includes Q&A and case discussions.

Prefer a visual format? Watch this podcast here.

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Coming soon: A new case-based short course exploring where GPs can become unexpectedly exposed in everyday skin cancer practice. Through real-world scenarios, the course unpacks grey areas around billing, documentation, patient communication, consent and defensibility — with guidance designed to support confident day-to-day decision-making in primary care.
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In this HealthCert GP Update, Dr Simone Gonzo guides you through the management of iron deficiency in general practice, covering diagnosis, treatment, and iron infusions (including procedural steps and billing) — providing a clear, practical overview tailored for busy GPs.

What you will learn

Iron deficiency is a very common presentation in general practice, yet it is often underdiagnosed, undertreated, or managed inconsistently. From vague fatigue to complex comorbidities, getting the diagnosis and management right can significantly change patient outcomes.

In this HealthCert GP Update webinar, Dr Simone Gonzo guides you through:

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• Evidence-based management strategies tailored to different patient groups
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• Billing requirements and documentation for iron infusion procedures 

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Skin cancer vigilance in aesthetic practice

In aesthetic practice, it is easy to focus on what is visible and cosmetic: pigmentation, sun damage, redness, texture. But as NP Kelly Beasy and Dr Dianne King highlight in this episode of The Aesthetic Shift podcast, appearances can be misleading.

This conversation explores a critical overlap in modern practice: aesthetic treatments and skin cancer vigilance. As aesthetic services expand across general practice and nursing-led clinics, so too does the responsibility to recognise when a lesion is not simply “cosmetic”.

Dr King shares insights from decades of experience spanning general practice, GP dermatology, dermoscopy, and skin cancer medicine. Her message is clear: without a structured approach to skin assessment, including appropriate history-taking and lesion recognition, there is a real risk of treating or altering lesions that require medical investigation.

The discussion focuses on clinical realities, including:

• Subtle facial melanomas that may mimic benign pigmentation
• The risk of altering lesions with lasers, IPL, or cryotherapy before diagnosis
• Key history and visual cues that should prompt referral
• The importance of dermoscopy skills and clear referral pathways in aesthetic settings

Rather than discouraging aesthetic care, the episode reinforces how skin cancer literacy strengthens it, improving safety, clinical confidence, and patient trust.

For GPs, nurses, and aesthetic practitioners working at this intersection, this conversation is a timely reminder that “cosmetic” and “clinical” are often closer than they appear.

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A roadmap from skin cancer GP to aesthetic practice

Many skin cancer GPs reach a point where they begin asking bigger questions about their scope, sustainability, and long-term career direction.

In this webinar, delivered in collaboration with Hugel Aesthetics, Dr Jimmy Wang shares his journey from established skin cancer GP to leading aesthetic practitioner.

Dr Wang began his career deeply embedded in skin cancer medicine. Over time, he recognised both the clinical overlap and the business opportunity within aesthetic medicine. What followed was not an overnight pivot, but a deliberate transition built on procedural skill alignment, patient demand, and structured business planning.

In this session he unpacks:

• Why he chose to expand beyond skin cancer
• The clinical skill crossover between skin procedures and aesthetic medicine
• How he evaluated financial risk before making the shift
• The systems changes required at a practice level
• What surprised him most during the transition

For skin cancer doctors who are curious about aesthetics but unsure how to approach it without disrupting their current model, this session offers insights grounded in real experience.

The session includes Q&A and case discussions.

This webinar is supported by an educational grant from Hugel Aesthetics. Content remains educational in nature.

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About Dr Jimmy Wang, BPharm (Hons), MBBS, FRACGP, FACCSM

Dr Jimmy Wang obtained his medical degree from The University of Queensland in 2011 and later completed the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.  He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine. Over his career he has undertaken extensive training in cosmetic medicine, including facial anatomy, the application of injectable treatments, energy-based devices and laser therapies.

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Beyond “general” practice: How GPs build depth across multiple areas

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This conversation is about how day-to-day general practice has shifted over time, and what a modern GP’s workload can really look like.

The episode unpacks:

• Whether the idea of being a “generalist” still holds, or if most GPs are naturally moving towards areas of focus
• How clinical focus areas (mental health, chronic disease, weight management) develop over time — often driven by patient demand rather than deliberate planning
• What changes when patients begin seeking you out for specific expertise
• Why weight management is becoming a larger part of general practice
• What GPs are seeing in consults, and how this area intersects with chronic disease and long-term care
• The realities of balancing breadth and depth across multiple interests
• Deciding what to continue and what to step away from as your practice evolves
• Whether developing focused areas makes practice more sustainable or more complex
• The role of teaching and education in building credibility and shaping clinical work
• Whether GPs need to “specialise” to remain relevant in modern practice

If you are starting to notice patterns in your own consults or thinking about going deeper in a particular area, this episode offers a grounded, real-world perspective.

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Why this matters for clinicians

Aesthetic complaints rarely come down to technical error alone. More often, they stem from a mismatch between what the patient expected and what was actually documented.

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Where clinicians get caught out

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What actually builds your skin cancer diagnostic skills over time?

Most GPs see suspicious skin lesions every day. The harder part is deciding, with confidence, which ones need action, which can be monitored, and which are safe to leave alone.  

In this episode of Life by a Thousand Cuts, A/Prof Tony Dicker and A/Prof John Pyne unpack what genuinely builds diagnostic accuracy in day-to-day practice. The conversation covers:

Why volume matters

Not in a rushed, high-throughput sense, but in repeated, deliberate exposure. Over time, pattern recognition sharpens, and subtle lesions become easier to spot.

Why your role matters

A/Prof Dicker and A/Prof Pyne make a clear distinction between being the “diagnostic brain” versus trying to do everything. High-performing clinics are often structured so the GP focuses on assessment and decision-making, with systems and staff supporting everything around it.

How you can measure what you're doing

They point to simple but underused markers of performance, like your ratio of melanoma in situ to invasive melanoma, and the Breslow thickness of lesions you detect. These are practical ways to reflect on whether you are picking things up early enough.

Why tools only help if they build on experience

Dermoscopy, and later confocal microscopy, are framed as extensions of clinical thinking, not shortcuts. Each adds another layer, but none replace the need for solid fundamentals.

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Life by a Thousand Cuts 

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From referring to performing: The real ROI of procedural upskilling

Many GPs regularly refer procedures out. It is efficient, familiar, and often feels like the safest option in a busy clinic. But what happens when you start bringing those procedures back in-house?

In this first episode of HealthCert's new podcast series, Focused Practice Conversations, practice operations expert Matt Woollard speaks with specialist GP Dr Raj Selvarajan about the real-world impact and ROI of procedural upskilling.

A different way to think about education

One of the more practical reframes discussed is this: education is not a cost centre, it is a capability investment. Rather than thinking in CPD cycles, Dr Selvarajan encourages GPs to zoom out and consider five-year career arcs, and what incremental skill-building can compound into over time.

What changes inside the clinic

Using skin cancer as an example, the shift from referring to performing can influence more than just billings. You may start to notice less referral leakage, better use of treatment rooms, greater continuity of care, and a gradual change in how your sessions are structured. These shifts tend to build quietly, then accelerate as confidence grows.

Adding a procedural stream

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In this webinar and Q&A session, Prof Pascale Guitera (Melanoma Institute Australia) unpacks the pathophysiology of melanoma, with a focus on UVA exposure, year-round photoprotection, and what this means for everyday general practice.

Delivered in collaboration with La Roche Posay, this webinar teaches how to:

• Interpret UV index information and apply it to patient counselling
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• Advise patients on appropriate sunscreen use, including formulation and quantity
• Distinguish between mineral and chemical sunscreens in clinical contexts
• Understand regulatory considerations affecting sunscreen availability
• Apply current Australian melanoma screening principles in general practice

If you would like a clearer framework for discussing UV exposure, risk, and screening with your patients, watch the replay to get real-world guidance you can apply immediately in clinic.

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About Prof Pascale Guitera

Prof Pascale Guitera is Director of the Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and faculty member of the Melanoma Institute Australia. She is holding her academic position at the University Of Sydney with a particular interest in new diagnosis tools for skin cancers. 

 

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