AMEN August Workshop Descriptions
How to create a teaching session…an introduction.
Drs Peter Silberberg, Hilton Koppe
This workshop is designed for RMEs, new MEs and any other interested MEs. The aim is to facilitate a discussion on the basics of how to create a teaching session when presenting to 10 or more learners.
At the end of session, the participants will have explored;
Drs Peter Silberberg, Hilton Koppe
This workshop is designed for RMEs, new MEs and any other interested MEs. The aim is to facilitate a discussion on the basics of how to create a teaching session when presenting to 10 or more learners.
At the end of session, the participants will have explored;
- How to create appropriate learning objectives
- The difference between facilitating and teaching
- A number of teaching methods; their pros and cons and appropriateness in different settings
Teaching advance care planning to GP Registrars
A/Prof William (Bill) Silvester
Given that all people die, the processes surrounding dying deserve the same quality improvement considerations as other aspects of healthcare. Advance care planning (ACP) can improve patient and family satisfaction with care, reduce inappropriate treatments at the end of life and diminish the recognised anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms in surviving relatives.
The RTP Medical Educators have a great opportunity to teach GP registrars about ACP and, therefore, influence the uptake of ACP in primary care. The RACGP recognises the need for ACP as evidenced in the cornerstone of its “Position Statement on Advance Care Planning – [that] advance care planning should be incorporated into routine general practice”.
The Australian Government, through the Decision Assist Program is funding ACP and palliative care education for GPs and aged care staff across Australia (www.decisionassist.org.au).
This practical interactive workshop will demonstrate how ACP can be taught to GP Registrars. It will cover the following components:
At the end of the session Medical Educators will be able to teach GP Registrars:
Target audience - RME/new ME/ME/DOE/DOT
A/Prof William (Bill) Silvester
Given that all people die, the processes surrounding dying deserve the same quality improvement considerations as other aspects of healthcare. Advance care planning (ACP) can improve patient and family satisfaction with care, reduce inappropriate treatments at the end of life and diminish the recognised anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms in surviving relatives.
The RTP Medical Educators have a great opportunity to teach GP registrars about ACP and, therefore, influence the uptake of ACP in primary care. The RACGP recognises the need for ACP as evidenced in the cornerstone of its “Position Statement on Advance Care Planning – [that] advance care planning should be incorporated into routine general practice”.
The Australian Government, through the Decision Assist Program is funding ACP and palliative care education for GPs and aged care staff across Australia (www.decisionassist.org.au).
This practical interactive workshop will demonstrate how ACP can be taught to GP Registrars. It will cover the following components:
- What is ACP, what are its benefits and how is it relevant?
- What are the ethics and legalities of ACP and how do you incorporate it into medical practice?
- When and how to discuss ACP with patients?
- What are the MBS item numbers that can be used for ACP?
At the end of the session Medical Educators will be able to teach GP Registrars:
- the value and ethico-legal principles of ACP
- how to incorporate ACP into their practice and how to identify suitable patients
- the skills required to conduct an ACP discussion
Target audience - RME/new ME/ME/DOE/DOT
Team Effort
Dr Gerard Ingham
A well-functioning team is a powerful force. Most of us are involved in many teams and some of us are about to join or form a new RTP team. This workshop will involve a team exercise followed by reflection in small groups. As a large group we will consider what makes some teams work better than others.
At the end of the workshops participants will be able to:
Target audience - RME/new ME/ME/DOE/DOT
Dr Gerard Ingham
A well-functioning team is a powerful force. Most of us are involved in many teams and some of us are about to join or form a new RTP team. This workshop will involve a team exercise followed by reflection in small groups. As a large group we will consider what makes some teams work better than others.
At the end of the workshops participants will be able to:
- Describe factors that are important to help a team function well
- Run a team-building exercise in their own team
Target audience - RME/new ME/ME/DOE/DOT
The Ship of Theseus and GP Education
Drs Mark Burgemeister, Hubert van Doorn, Patrick Kinsellla
‘The Ship of Theseus” is an ancient Greek metaphysical thought experiment. Theseus and his crew left on their ship from Crete to travel the seas. All their food and water for the journey was stored in wooden barrels, which were stowed in the hold. As they were sailing, the crew noticed that the wood on the ship was rotting – so they replaced each piece of wood, piece by piece, with the wood from the barrels from which they had emptied the contents. When the ship eventually returned to their home port – all the wood on the ship had been replaced. Was the ship that returned “The Ship Of Theseus”?
Our discussion will touch on the metaphysical but firmly aim ot address the practice. As a GP learns and grows in expertise (‘novice’ through stages to ‘expert’) over their career – what changes about them, their attitudes, beliefs, behaviours and understandings?
In facilitated discussion, led by Drs van Doorn and Kinsella, workshop participants will discuss some of the issues in GP regarding complexity, emotions, personalities and long-term intra-personal relationships. This will be guided in a safe environment, with examples from Dr van Doorn and Kinsella’s careers.
Learning Objectives
Target audience - RME/new ME/ME/DOE/DOT
Drs Mark Burgemeister, Hubert van Doorn, Patrick Kinsellla
‘The Ship of Theseus” is an ancient Greek metaphysical thought experiment. Theseus and his crew left on their ship from Crete to travel the seas. All their food and water for the journey was stored in wooden barrels, which were stowed in the hold. As they were sailing, the crew noticed that the wood on the ship was rotting – so they replaced each piece of wood, piece by piece, with the wood from the barrels from which they had emptied the contents. When the ship eventually returned to their home port – all the wood on the ship had been replaced. Was the ship that returned “The Ship Of Theseus”?
Our discussion will touch on the metaphysical but firmly aim ot address the practice. As a GP learns and grows in expertise (‘novice’ through stages to ‘expert’) over their career – what changes about them, their attitudes, beliefs, behaviours and understandings?
In facilitated discussion, led by Drs van Doorn and Kinsella, workshop participants will discuss some of the issues in GP regarding complexity, emotions, personalities and long-term intra-personal relationships. This will be guided in a safe environment, with examples from Dr van Doorn and Kinsella’s careers.
Learning Objectives
- To discuss some of the personal ‘coping strategies’ doctors can adopt as they encounter some of the most complex and difficult GP cases as their careers progress, and the personal developments and changes that these might entail, as well as some of the challenges.
- To provide a forum, and safe-place, for the workshop participants to discuss some of the vitally important skills and attributes of long-term, self-sustaining GPs, which may not be measureable in summative examinations.
Target audience - RME/new ME/ME/DOE/DOT