11 July 2019

Want to acknowledge an outstanding NT health professional?

The Health Professional of the Year Awards recognise health professionals striving to engage their patients and peers to improve health and wellbeing in the NT. The awards are presented annually at the Compass Teaching & Learning Conference Gala Dinner in Darwin, which this year will take place on Friday 30 August 2019. Award nominations close Thursday 25 July.

Compass 2019 keynote speaker announced

Sarah Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Purple House, has been announced as the first keynote speaker for the Compass Teaching and Learning Conference. Sarah has been helping the Indigenous directors to run the organisation since its inception more than 16 years ago. Sarah will share the story of the Purple House, from art auction to an organisation boasting dialysis services in 17 communities, traditional primary health care services, social enterprises, aged care and school nutrition.

Camp attendees experience the ancient culture of Kakadu

Each year, NTGPE's cultural educators host Cultural Immersion Camps designed to further Aboriginal cultural understanding. Participants are taught about Aboriginal culture, values, and relationships in a relaxed, open environment. This year the camps were co-hosted by Mandy Muir of Kakadu Billabong Safari Camp and were attended by medical students, GP registrars and partners from government as well as the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

Trip highlights included cultural tours of sacred sites, visits to ancient rock art galleries, a damper cook-off and a delicious feast of kangaroo tail and magpie goose all in a beautiful setting on Kakadu National Park. Thanks to Mandy and her family for welcoming us and our guests onto their country and sharing their rich culture.

NTGPE at ANZAHPE

NTGPE was well represented at this year’s Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)  conference, recently held in Canberra. Drs Vimbai Kapuya, Hubert van Doorn and Lina Zbaidi attended, with Lina presenting on the topic of work-based assessment. Hubert delivered a talk, entitled The Self Beyond Itself, as well as two three-minute lightning talks.

Graham Emblen, Deputy Director of Education for GPTQ and former NTGPE Director of Training, joined Lina and Hubert in a workshop Facilitating Feedback and Feedforward in Adult Learners, which was well received.

Chronic Diseases Network & Baker Institute Joint 2019 conference

Don't miss your chance to submit an abstract for the 22nd Chronic Diseases Network and Baker Institute Joint 2019 Conference. Download the Abstract Guidelines at the link below. Submissions close 15 July 2019.

Chlamydia management in general practice survey for GPs

General practitioners are invited to complete a voluntary survey from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health exploring how genital chlamydia infections are currently managed as part of the MoCCA (Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia) Study. The survey includes questions about your training, chlamydia management practices, and how you could be better supported in managing chlamydia-positive patients.

Register now for Australasian Doctors' Health Conference 2019

The Doctors' Health Advisory Service of Western Australia will be hosting the 2019 Australasian Doctors Health Conference in Perth on 22 and 23 November. The theme is the important topic of “Creating a Healthy Workplace”, and the conference will be relevant to doctors at all stages of their career, including medical students, doctors in training, and established doctors.

Nominations open for GP Registrar of the Year Award

If you know a deserving NTGPE GP Registrar, nominate them for a GP Registrar of the Year Award today. This $10,000 cash prize is awarded annually to a GP registrar who:

• has an outstanding approach to medicine;
• has demonstrated a commitment to improving Indigenous health outcomes in the Northern Territory, and;
• has demonstrated an outstanding approach to professionalism in their work, education and training environments.

Winners will be recognised at the NTGPE Awards Night in September in Darwin. Nominations close at 4 pm on 26 July.

Nominate a deserving training post today

Nominations for the NTGPE Training Post of the Year have opened. The award acknowledges the crucial role GP supervisors, practice managers, and all training post staff play in supporting a GP registrar during their training. So if you're a GP registrar who is training at an incredible post, or are a GP supervisor who works at one, complete a nomination form today! Nominations close at 4 pm on 26 July 2019.