Venue: The Essendon Hotel
Address: 914-918 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon VIC 3040, Australia
Date: Thursday 27 August 2026
Time: 6 - 8:30pm

Digestive-tract cancers account for a significant proportion of cancer diagnoses and associated deaths in Australia every year. Colorectal and pancreatic cancer are the second and third leading cause of cancer-related death respectively. Thus, GPs play a critical role across preventive health activities, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal disease including but not limited to cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. This education activity will communicate key red flag signs and symptoms relating to pancreatic cancer improving the timeliness of detection and subsequent treatment. In addition, this activity will communicate the importance of robust prehabilitation prior to cancer surgery to optimise patient outcomes. Lastly, this education will reinforce the importance of preventive health screening for colorectal cancer within high-risk patient populations, and outline referral and management pathways for patients with suspected malignancy to ensure timely intervention.

This activity is approved by the RACGP for the following CPD hours
EA: 1.5
RP: 3
MO: 5

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this CPD activity, GP participants will be able to:

1. Apply current guidance and tools to identify patients at increased risk of pancreatic cancer based on clinical, familial, and lifestyle factors.
2. Discuss key risk factors and red flag symptoms of pancreatic and colorectal cancer that warrant timely referral to a specialist.
3. Develop prehabilitation plans and apply a multidisciplinary approach for patients undergoing cancer surgery.
4. Initiate timely and appropriate interventions and management plans for patients presenting with signs of colorectal cancer by considering patient population risk factors.

Predisoposing RP Activity

Please complete the pre-reading material and the patient case questions prior to attending the event. You can find these by clicking on the RP Activity button above.

Reinforcing RP Activity and MO Activity

During the event, you will receive more information about these activities. They will be available to complete after the event.

Provider Details

The Provider of this activity is Healthscope. Healthscope is an authorised Provider of education under the RACGP CPD Program. For any questions regarding this activity contact Healthscope at gp.education@healthscope.com.au.

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