Australian Sentinel Practice Research Network.

Late in each year a meeting of interested people consisting of a mix of RACGP members, academic general practitioners and epidemiologists, is held to determine the conditions to be recorded in the following year. The choices are made from the interests of the group and expressions of interest from groups or people external to the RACGP. A strong emphasis is given to recording information that will be used for research. As well as determining the conditions, this group also approves the definitions that the general practitioners will use.