Ambient AI Documentation in General Practice
Professional and safe use of AI scribes in consultations. A free, self paced online activity worth 1.5 ACRRM CPD hours.
Officially accredited by ACRRM
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has approved Ambient AI Documentation in General Practice: Professional and Safe Use in Consultations under its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program, for two years.
- ACRRM ID
- 43225
- Status
- Approved
- Accreditation period
- 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
- CPD hours
- 1.5 (1 hour educational activity, 0.5 hour performance review)
- Cost
- Free
- Format
- Self paced online activity
- Course access
- Opening soon
- Audience
- Rural and remote GPs, GP registrars and practice clinical staff
Use AI scribes with confidence, and stay responsible for the record.
Ambient AI tools can reduce the note writing burden in general practice, but the doctor remains professionally and legally responsible for every note that enters the patient record.
What the activity covers
- What ambient AI documentation is
- The doctor's medico legal obligations
- Patient consent as a genuine precondition of use
- A practical consultation workflow
- Rural and remote considerations: connectivity, locums, telehealth and interpreters
- A verification checklist before sign off
- Data security and privacy
- When the TGA's Software as a Medical Device framework applies
Learning objectives
On completion, participants will be able to:
- Explain what ambient AI documentation is and how it differs from manual note taking or dictation.
- Describe the doctor's ongoing professional and medico legal responsibility for the accuracy of the clinical record when an AI scribe is used.
- Apply best practice patient consent and communication when using ambient AI documentation in a consultation.
- Use a practical checklist to verify and finalise an AI generated note before it enters the patient record.
- Identify data security and privacy considerations for ambient AI documentation in Australian general practice.
- Recognise when the TGA's Software as a Medical Device framework applies to an ambient AI tool, and the questions to ask a vendor about its regulatory status.
Three case scenarios and a knowledge check.
Each scenario includes written reflection questions applying it to your own practice (performance review, 20 minutes), followed by a seven question, scenario based knowledge check (performance review, 10 minutes) with an answer key on completion.
A verification failure
An AI generated note contains an error. Work through how it should have been caught before sign off.
A new diagnosis coding feature
A tool adds diagnosis coding. Consider what changes, including its TGA classification.
A rural connectivity failure
Connectivity drops during a home visit. Plan how documentation continues safely.
Completion of all sections, the reflective activity and the knowledge check is required to claim the full 1.5 CPD hours.
From registration to CPD hours in five steps.
- 1
Register through ACRRM
Find the activity on the ACRRM website (ACRRM ID 43225) and use the registration link on the listing. No barcode or booking reference is needed.
- 2
Have your ACRRM details ready
We need your full name and seven digit ACRRM membership number, exactly as they appear in your ACRRM record.
- 3
Complete the activity
Work through every section, the three case scenarios with written reflection and the seven question knowledge check.
- 4
Receive your certificate
FAZ Australia issues you a Certificate of Attendance confirming you completed the activity.
- 5
CPD hours are allocated
FAZ Australia reports your attendance to ACRRM, and ACRRM allocates your 1.5 CPD hours automatically.
Who does what
You
- Register through the ACRRM listing
- Provide your full name and seven digit ACRRM number
- Complete every section of the activity
FAZ Australia
- Deliver the online activity
- Issue your Certificate of Attendance
- Report your attendance to ACRRM
ACRRM
- Accredits the activity under its CPD program
- Processes the attendance report
- Allocates your CPD hours
ACRRM curriculum alignment
- Professionalism
- Ethical practice
- Curriculum domains
- Practice medicine within an ethical, intellectual and professional framework. Provide safe medical care while working in geographic and professional isolation.
- Curriculum learning areas
- Professional (PRO), Digital health (DIG), Communicator (COM)
Evidence and guidance
- Medical Board of Australia, Good Medical Practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia
- ACRRM Position Statement on AI in Healthcare (July 2024)
- ACRRM Factsheet, Using Scribing Tools in General Practice (2025)
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, AI Clinical Use Guide
- Ahpra, Meeting your professional obligations when using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Guide to health privacy
- Therapeutic Goods Administration, guidance on AI based software medical devices and digital scribes
Questions about the course, answered.
Is the course free?
Yes. The activity is free for rural and remote GPs, GP registrars and practice clinical staff.
How many CPD hours does it provide?
1.5 ACRRM CPD hours: 1 hour of educational activity and 0.5 hours of performance review. You need to complete every section, the reflective activity and the knowledge check to claim the full 1.5 hours.
Do I need a barcode or booking reference to register?
No. ACRRM does not issue barcodes for this activity. Register through the registration link on the ACRRM course listing (ACRRM ID 43225).
What details do I need to provide?
Your full name and your seven digit ACRRM membership number. These must match your ACRRM record so your attendance can be reported and your CPD hours allocated.
How do I receive my CPD hours?
When you complete the activity, FAZ Australia issues your Certificate of Attendance and reports your attendance to ACRRM. ACRRM then processes the report and allocates your CPD hours.
When can I start the course?
The online course is opening soon. The activity is accredited from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028. Contact us to register your interest and we will let you know when it opens.
Course provider
FAZ Australia Pty Ltd, Level 2/7 Neptune St, Phillip ACT 2606
+61 2 6110 2002 · info@fazaustralia.com
Register your interest
Tell us you would like to take the course and we will let you know as soon as it opens.