7 March 2019

NTGPE welcomes Professor Dominic Upton to the Board

NTGPE welcomes Professor Dominic Upton to the NTGPE Board. Professor Upton commenced as the Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at CDU in 2018 and was appointed to the NTGPE Board in February 2019. He is a health psychologist with a significant research record and has held senior academic positions at Canberra University and the University of Worcester. The NTGPE Board and staff look forward to his contribution to the organisation. 

We also thank Professor Sue Carthew for her outstanding contribution to the Board over her five-and-a-half-year appointment as the CDU representative. NTGPE Board and staff wish Professor Carthew all the very best in her future endeavours.

Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) conference

The LIME Connection VIII conference will be held from 5 - 8 November in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand. This year's theme is ‘Pouhine Poutama: Embedding Indigenous Health Education‘, which speaks to vertical and horizontal integration of knowledge, understanding and perspectives. Abstract submissions are open until 5 April, while early bird registrations will close on 23 August.

Registrations and abstract submissions open for RMA19

ACRRM is now accepting applications for abstracts for RMA19 that are aligned with the theme "Riding the Wave of Change", encompassing cultural health, women in health, family & community health, and rural health. Registrations are also open; early bird pricing applies until 31 May 2019.

Register now for the Towards Unity for Health 2019 Conference

The Flinders' TUFH2019 conference will bring together an international audience to discuss social accountability through the four sub-themes of first nations health, remote and rural health, interprofessional education & practice, and future leaders in socially accountable education and research. Early bird registrations close 30 April for the conference, which will be held in Darwin from 10 – 13 September.

National Forum on Doctors' Wellness

Held in Melbourne, the Forum is for doctors, specialist colleges, medical associations, hospital and health services, medical students, medical education providers, medical defence organisations and others with a keen interest in doctors' health. The event aims to open a new and positive conversation for the medical profession that focuses on doctors' wellness.

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM AEDT, Thursday 21 March 2019 
PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, Airport Drive, Tullamarine, VIC 

Technology-Facilitated Abuse Workshop, Alice Springs

The NT Government's Sexual Assult Referral Centre will be running a free two-hour workshop in Alice Springs that aims to equip frontline and specialist staff, support workers and those volunteering in the domestic violence field with critical skills and up-to-date knowledge to support women and families experiencing, or at risk of, technology-facilitated abuse. Secure your place with jessica.gunner@nt.gov.au. 

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Monday 1 April 2019
Alice Springs Hospital R.E.D Building, Gap Road, Alice Springs NT

Applications open for RACGP Academic Post Program 2020

RACGP has recently announced the opening of their Academic Post 2020 program application round. Applications are open from 1 March - 31 May 2019, and the application guide is available on the RACGP website. Contact the RACGP Education Research team at gpedresearch@racgp.org or (03) 8699 0374 for more information.

Alice Springs Mobile Office visit

NTGPE staff, including the GP Supervisor and Accreditation team, visited Alice Springs last week to kick off the first of many Mobile Office and training post accreditation visits for 2019. We thank the GP supervisors who attended the information sessions and professional development workshops, and the clinic staff that accommodated our accreditation visits.