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GPET Research Week, 31 May to 6 June 2013
Submitted May 17th 2013GPET Research Week is a free online conference for registrars, medical educators, GP supervisors, academic supervisors, and anyone interested in GP education. Research Week will feature a program of live interactive webinars
How 21st century rural doctors communicate and keep up to date: the virtual master class
Submitted May 10th 2013Information technology is now so critical for training, assessing, supporting and educating rural doctors it has become a compulsory subject for medical students at James Cook University. Rural, Remote, Indigenous and Tropical Health (RRITH) provides second-year students with theoretical training that underpins their 20 weeks of rural placements to be undertaken across years two, four, and six.
Professor Tarun Sen Gupta, ACRRM Fellow and Professor of Health Professional Education at JCU, leads the 'IT in Rural Practice' sessions, which is facilitated via the College's Online Services virtual classroom.
"We navigate through RRMEO," he explains.
Concerned rural doctors say 'continue Tele-Derm support'
Submitted May 10th 2013Members using Tele-Derm gave the College overwhelming support when it applied to have the Australian Government continue its funding for the service. The service is utilised by 1,600 clinicians. More than 500 cases annually submitted by rural and remote doctors were diagnosed by respected dermatologist and honorary ACRRM Fellow, Dr Jim Muir. The service is free to all rural and remote doctors and offers a two-day turnaround – remarkable, considering patients can otherwise face expensive travel and accommodation costs, and wait months for a face-to-face consult.
Registrars have face-to-face or video options for next StAMPS
Submitted May 8th 2013The next structured assessment using multiple patient scenarios (StAMPS) will be based in Adelaide in October. Enrolments close 19 July and registrars can opt to be assessed face-to-face - at the Adelaide to Outback headquarters - or to stay in their communities and be assessed via videoconferencing. For the first time, the College will be offering candidates interactive online study groups and coaching to familiarise them with the StAMPS format. To enrol for the second and final StAMPS for this year, go to ‘2013 enrolment forms’ on the College’s Assessment webpage
New module: younger women with early breast cancer
Submitted May 8th 2013
The younger woman with early breast cancer – what do I need to know? is a new Cancer Australia online module. Developed with ACRRM for the College’s RRMEO platform, it addresses investigation and management of the younger woman presenting with a breast symptom, the physical and psychosocial issues relevant to women with early breast cancer, and appropriate treatment and follow-up care. The module is part of Cancer Australia’s initiative to improve access of rural GPs, nurses and other health professionals to the latest advances in evidence-based breast cancer treatment and care. The presenter is Professor Christobel Saunders, pictured, Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University of Western Australia. It’s free to ACRRM member and subscribers on RRMEO.
Call for abstracts - RMA 2013
Submitted April 22nd 2013Academic presentations at Rural Medicine Australia 2013 will be limited to just 15 papers, and 15 posters. View the four topics for this year's peak event for rural doctors, and submit your abstract.
Rural medical services to be hardest hit: President calls on government to clarify its position
Submitted April 19th 2013The news this week from the Federal Treasurer's office that tax claims for self-education would be capped at $2,000 will hit rural medical services hardest. Calling on the government to quickly clarify its position, ACRRM President, Professor Richard Murray, described the potential result as a 'slow death', affecting both the standard and availability of these already limited services.
Two-day rural emergency skills workshop for Bathurst, 17-18 May
Submitted April 12th 2013Just one ACRRM Rural Emergency Skills Training workshop is scheduled for NSW central west this year. It is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, 17 and 18 May in Bathurst (Charles Sturt University campus).
ACRRM Academic Director's national award for innovation and excellence
Submitted April 12th 2013Associate Professor Lucie Walters this week collected the $10,000 Louis Ariotti Memorial Award for innovation and excellence of national significance to rural and remote health. Accepting the award at the National Rural Health Conference in Adelaide, Associate Professor Walters acknowledged leaders in rural health and education, past and present, and thanked her local community
"How to Treat..." You fill in the blanks
Submitted April 11th 2013Members are invited to make a special contribute the popular How to treat series. Editor, Dr Steve Liang, told Country Watch: "We understand that rural and remote medicine has its own challenges and manages many areas of expertise that may not be covered by How To Treat. I would like to extend an invitation to ACRRM members and other rural doctors to submit topics that they feel are especially relevant to rural medical practice."
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