IAR-DST GP Training

Adelaide PHN has provided training and support to assist GPs in using the Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) in clinical practice since December 2022.

Our IAR-DST Training and Support Team deliver face-to-face training to GPs at site-specific practices and online training.

Since the start of the training sessions in 2022, we have delivered 47 sessions and trained 244 GPs and 83 allied health practitioners. Feedback has generally been positive.

There is considerable flexibility for training sessions; regular, after-hours, lunchtime and ad-hoc sessions are available per GP convenience.

As outlined in the February 2023 edition, IAR was developed by an Expert Advisory Group comprising clinicians from various disciplines, those with lived experience, academics and peak body representatives.

The features of the tool include its basis in stepped care, transdiagnostic nature and holistic overview. It provides information about a patient with mental health issues (IAR component) and links this with the appropriate dose of clinical intervention (DST component) to achieve optimal patient benefit.

Benefits for GPs include:

• A one off $300 payment (excl. GST)

• Two hours for CPD purposes, one hour each for learning and review

• Ongoing support from our IAR-DST team

• Minimisation of risk to practitioners and patients by using a standardised instrument and more

Register for Training

Our team are committed to working with you and have flexible training options.

Session times for the next three months are also advertised on our website.

Please get in touch with our team via IAR-DST@adelaidephn.com.au or through the practice facilitator attached to your practice to find a time that works for you.

To learn more about the IARDST, including why it is being implemented, the development process, training and ongoing use, please visit our website.