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Dr Charlotte Hespe AM

General Practitioner; Clinical Lead, Co-Practice Owner, Glebe Family Medical Practice; Professor, General Practice and Primary Care Research, University of Notre Dame
Prof Charlotte Hespe AM is a GP, Clinical Lead, and Co-Practice Owner at Glebe Family Medical Practice in Sydney.

Since 1996, Prof Charlotte Hespe has been a dedicated GP at Glebe Family Medical Practice (GFMP). She has led the clinic as Clinical Lead and Co-Practice Owner since 1999, combining her expertise in clinical care with a steadfast commitment to medical education and research.

In addition to her clinical work, Prof Hespe serves as Professor of General Practice and Primary Care Research at the University of Notre Dame, Australia (Sydney School of Medicine). Her dual roles enable her to seamlessly blend hands-on patient care with academic excellence, driving innovation in evidence-based healthcare.

Prof Hespe’s career is defined by her passion for General Practice as the foundation of high-quality, patient-centred healthcare. With over 23 years of leadership at a national level, she is a prominent figure in medical education, research, governance, policy, and health systems.

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What do you know about it and how are you preparing for it? Understand why these changes happened and how will the college help us with this new annual CPD program

Healthed recently surveyed several hundred GPs to understand which concerns they wanted the RACGP to address. After issues around remuneration and financial viability, CPD is one of the biggest issues.

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What do you know about it and how are you preparing for it? Understand why these changes happened and how will the college help us with this new annual CPD program

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Dr Charlotte Hespe helps demystify the new CPD system by answering GP questions following her podcast on the topic

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In Part 1 and Part 2 of my series on CPD changes, we had a good look at what are the CPD program is looking like for next year.

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