The "Depression (General)" course provides healthcare professionals with comprehensive knowledge about the diagnosis, risk factors, and treatment of depression. This course covers the latest evidence-based strategies, including both psychological and pharmaceutical approaches, to manage depression in a clinical setting. Designed to enhance the understanding of the condition, the course highlights the role of general practitioners in identifying depression, managing at-risk groups, and providing personalized care. With case studies and practical applications, participants will gain skills to improve patient outcomes in depression management.
What you will learn
Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice
Course contents
Meet your presenter
Dr Christine Ahern
MBBS FRACGP
Senior lecturer, Sydney University
Dr Christine Ahern has worked as a general practitioner in rural NSW since 1983, often with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Her special interests include women’s health and education.
Dr Ahern is a senior lecturer at Sydney University and has previously been the Director of Training for North Coast GP Training. In 2011 she was named the General Practice Education and Training Medical Educator of the Year, a prestigious national award. Dr Ahern holds a MBBS and FRACGP.
CPD hours
Education hours5.5
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours11.5
Accreditations
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Accreditation number:466266
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Accreditation number:38330
Continue your learning
Our short courses provide focused, standalone learning. If you wish to deepen your expertise, you can stack them towards a broader certificate pathway.
Progress to the full certificate course
Certificate pathway
Professional Certificate of Mental Health
Learn how to identify and manage mental health issues in primary care.
Certificate pathway
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