2008 Sustainable Solutions in Rural Health Conference

Program Friday 23 May

Future Focus: Setting the Scene
RWAV Chief Executive, Claire Austin

PLENARY:

• ABC of Gen XYZ: Implications for Rural Practice, Mark McCrindle
  Understanding New Generations, Attitudes, Values and Expectation - A Rural Perspective of Recruiting Gen Y Doctors
  
  
• Creating a Practice Environment for a New Generation, Prof Geoffrey Meredith
  Workplaces, Communities and Innovation

PLENARY:

• The Changing Health Workforce Landscape, Dr Bob Birrell
  Tackling Barriers, Structures and Hierarchies - Expanding the depth of roles

The Changing Healthcare Landscape Workshops

Workshop A: Partnerships I - Collaborative Solutions
Chair: Prof Geoffrey Meredith

• Public and Private Integration, the Potential Solutions for Sustaining Medical Services in Rural Victoria
  Dr Michael Chabbou. Cobram Disctric Hospital
  
  
• Nurse Triage - Gampians after Hours Service
  Dr Rob Grenfell. WDGP
  
  
• Building Medical Educator Capacity in Rural Divisions
  Dr Ray Moore
  
  
• Health Minds Network
  David Quayle. Swan Hill Rural City Council

Workshop B: Future Health Practitioners
Chair: Michael Delahunty

• Physician Assistants: The Possibilities
  Prof Peter Brooks
  
  
• Rural Maternity Services: Same Team, Different Configurations
  Susan Stratigos. RDDA. Valerie Jenkins. RANZCOG
  
  
• Training for Multidisciplinary Care
  Prof Dawn DeWitt. SRH, University of Melbourne
  
  
• Fluid Generation Y Medical Workforce
  Dr Kwang-Chien Yee

Workshop C: Latest Research - Health Workforce and Planning
Chair: Dr Bob Birrell

• Practice/Career Intentions of Solo Rural Doctors
  Cara Steele. RWAV. Deb Blaber
  
  
• Rural Health Solutions - A Rational Approach
  Lawrence Donaldson. General Practice Workforce Tasmania
  
  
• VACCHO: Current Workforce Needs and Analysis
  Jimi Peters and Brendan O'Connell
  
  
• Trends in Marketing and Recruitment in General Practice Training
  Pauline Ingham. VicNet

Workshop D: Training the Future Health Workforce
Chair: Dr Sue Harrison

• The Mapping Project: Medical Student Clinical Placements in Victorian General Practices
  Bob Burgell. Melbourne/Monash/Deakin Consortium
  
  
• The Medical Student/Gp Registrar Perspective
  Joe Rotella. Chair, GPSN.
  Dr Naomi Harris. Chair, GPRA
  
  
• Meeting Increased Demand for Training Capacity
  Dan Jefferson. DHS