About Specialty Practice

SHPA Specialty Practice includes more than 30 Specialty Practice Groups (SPGs), as listed below, and is a free member benefit for SHPA members.

Within each SPG, there are three levels at which you can be involved^:

  • Specialty Practice Group - the entry level for Specialty Practice , you can join as many Specialty Practice Groups as you wish. Specialty Practice Groups are for specialist AND generalist/rotational practitioners. 
  • Verified Members - these are SHPA's pool of member expertise in each SPG. Verified Members are accomplished and invested in the specialty, have  demonstrable experience and/or are emerging leaders in the specialty, who want to work with SHPA and the Leadership Committee, support members of the SPG and influence practice.
  • Leadership Committee - recognised leaders in the specialty seeking to drive practice and lead SHPA's work in the specialty.

^ NOTE: Aid and Volunteering, Respiratory, Medical Specialties, and Neurology have no Verified Members or Leadership Committee.

SPECIALTY PRACTICE HAS MOVED 

Specialty Practice can now be found in Communities, a new purpose-built platform for faster, easier communication between members, backed by our first app.

Members of Specialty Practice Groups on 7 July 2024, including Verified/PG members and Leadership Committee members, have been migrated into the Communities platform for a seamless Specialty Practice experience. 

If you joined Specialty Practice after 7 July, you may need to re-join the SPG in Communities. 

 

TO JOIN A SPECIALTY PRACTICE GROUP 

  • Self-enrolment via Online CPD has been disabled.
  • From 8 August you will be able to join Specialty Practice Groups in Communities. 
  • Access Communities via your SHPA Dashboard.
  • For any SPGs you joined after 7 July 2024, you will need to re-join in the new Communities platform

*Please contact specialtypractice@shpa.org.au if you have any questions.