College ConneXion
Notice Board
March 2010
College ConneXion is the monthly notice board of the Royal Australian
and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG).
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courses, professional development, employment and much more.
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Recent College publications
Editor, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is seeking an Editor to manage their bi-monthly peer reviewed medical journal, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ANZJOG).
Click here ( 151 KB) for a detailed job description and information on how to apply. Applications close 30 April 2010.
RANZCOG Practice Profile
Fellows, if you haven’t yet completed your practice profile, please click here and do so now!
New and Revised RANZCOG Statements for 2009
In 2009, seven new statements were endorsed and 31 revised statements were re-endorsed.
Click here ( 349 KB) for a summary list of these statements.
RANZCOG 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting
'It's not all black and white.'
When: 21-24 March 2010
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia
The scientific program features renowned national and international speakers of wide appeal, promising to satisfy all levels of scientific and clinical interest across the specialty. The meeting theme, 'It’s not all black and white', acknowledges that evidence does not and may never give us all the answers needed in providing high quality care, whilst the scientific program will highlight recent developments that define high quality practice.
A variety of interactive workshops are being held preceding the scientific meeting on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March 2010. Workshops include:
- Diplomates Day One: Office Obstetrics
- Diplomates Day Two: Office Gynaecology
- Training Supervisors Workshop
- Anatomy Workshop
- Robotic Surgery in Gynaecology Workshop
- PROMPT RANZCOG Workshop
- Giving O and G Evidence: A Mock Court and Report Writing Workshop
- Minimally Invasive Surgery - AGES
- PSANZ Perinatal Mortality Workshop
- RANZCOG Fetal Surveillance Education Program
Participant numbers for each workshop is limited; early registration is encouraged to avoid disappointment. Visit the meeting website for further information regarding these exciting workshops.
The social program promises to be a highlight of the meeting with events held at the South Australian Art Gallery and the National Wine Centre. Adelaide’s fine autumnal weather also provides a great opportunity for pre or post conference mini-breaks, many readily accessible from Adelaide and a better reason to bring partners.
For further information please visit the meeting website or contact:
WALDRONSMITH Management
(t) +61 3 9645 6311
(f) +61 3 9645 6322
(e) ranzcog2010asm@wsm.com.au
RANZCOG Application Aide - TGA Prescriber status for Mifepristone and Misoprostol
For those seeking to become an authorised prescriber for Mifepristone and Misoprostol, contact RANZCOG for a free application aide:
Nola Jackson
Women's Health Officer
(t) +61 3 8415 0408
(e) njackson@ranzcog.edu.au
Content Developers Needed
The College is currently rewriting the DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced curricula. As part of this process, the new courses will be supported by online modules.
The Education and Assessment Subcommittee is responsible for the creation of the new curricula and needs your help. The new curricula have been organised into 13 modules, each of which require development of interactive and up-to-date material to be delivered online. The Subcommittee is calling for volunteers to contribute their professional expertise to the development of this online material.
By volunteering to contribute to this important College process, volunteers will be able to cite their contributions on their CV and help the College support women’s healthcare and the training of future Diplomates. Small teams of content developers are being sought to fulfill this role. Direction and ongoing support will be provided by the editors of each module and College House staff.
Anyone from senior registrars, to Training Supervisors, RANZCOG Fellows and DRANZCOG holders are encouraged to participate.
If you are interested in contributing to the College in this way contact:
Anna Kaider
Senior Curriculum Coordinator
(e) akaider@ranzcog.edu.au
Applications for Subspecialty Training Positions for 2011
Applications are invited from prospective trainees for the RANZCOG subspecialty training programs, which lead to certification in one of the subspecialties: Gynaecological Oncology (CGO), Obstetrical & Gynaecological Ultrasound (COGU), Maternal Fetal Medicine (CMFM), Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (CREI) and Urogynaecology (CU).
Applications for all positions close on Friday 26 March 2010.
Click here ( 78 KB) for more information.
Clinical Risk Management Activity Reflection Worksheet
Have you attended a meeting or workshop that you wish to claim PR&CRM points for?
If so, this new worksheet is the one for you. It enables you to demonstrate that you have reflected on and reviewed your practice as a result of attending a particular workshop or meeting. It also provides you with the opportunity to outline any follow-up work undertaken and to comment on plans to re-evaluate any changes made.
A copy of the Clinical Risk Management Activity Reflection Worksheet can be obtained from the College website.
For further information please contact:
Jason Males
CPD and Curriculum Coordinator
(t) +61 3 9412 2962
(e) jmales@ranzcog.edu.au
Are you looking to obtain further PR&CRM points?
Have you heard about the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ)?
This three stage process can earn you numerous points:
Stage 1: This involves handing out 100 PSQs to your patients and returning them to College House for analysis. Completion of Stage 1 is worth 2 PR&CRM points. Please note that Stage 1 questionnaires must be returned within 12 months of beginning this project.
Stage 2: After receiving your comprehensive report from the College, outlining the results of your patient satisfaction questionnaires, you then develop an action plan, highlighting any changes that you may incorporate into your practice to promote future patient satisfaction. Completion of Stage 2 is worth 5 PR&CRM points.
Stage 3: Following implementation of the action plan for approximately 12 months, you will be provided with a second kit of 100 questionnaires to re-audit patient satisfaction. A brief comparative report will be provided. Completion of Stage 3 is worth 8 PR&CRM points.
Click here to download the PSQ application form.
For queries contact:
Jason Males
(t) +61 3 9412 2962
(e)
prcrm@ranzcog.edu.au
Specialist Obstetrician Locum Scheme
SOLS aims to maintain and improve access to quality local obstetric care for rural women by providing the rural obstetric workforce with efficient and cost-effective locum support. The project also aims to sustain safety and quality in rural practice by facilitating access to personal leave or professional development or breaks from on-call commitments for specialist and GP obstetricians in rural areas.
Applicants requiring locum support through SOLS may be individual specialist obstetricians, GP obstetricians, obstetric practices or hospitals in the public/and or private sector. All applicants must be located in rural or regional areas of Australia (RRMA 3-7). Should the applicant not work within RRMA 3-7 or have used their subsidy entitlement, SOLS can still facilitate an unsubsidised locum placement.
Specialist Eligibility
The Specialist Locum must have a RANZCOG qualification and the Specialist Applicant must also have a RANZCOG qualification.
GP Obstetrician Eligibility
The GP Obstetric Locum must have a DRANZCOG or DRANZCOG Advanced qualification. However the applicant receiving the locum is not required to have a RANZCOG qualification, but must be credentialed to practice obstetrics in Australia.
If you are interested in receiving and/or providing locum relief and helping SOLS meet its targets, please contact the SOLS Project Coordinators to discuss your individual requirements.
SOLS Project Coordinators:
Katie Juno
(t) +61 3 9412 2912
(f) +61 3 9415 9306
(e) kjuno@ranzcog.edu.au
Kate Lawrey
(t) +61 3 9412 2971
(f) +61 3 9415 9306
(e) klawrey@ranzcog.edu.au
Further information can also be obtained from the SOLS website.
Trainee Connect - Online Resources
Trainee Connect provides Trainees and Fellows with access to an
extensive range of online learning and networking resources that
are under continual development. Recent updates include the Online
Resource Bank and the Online Fetal Surveillance Education Program
(OFSEP).
Secure access to Trainee Connect is via http://online.ranzcog.edu.au.
User names are <firstname.lastname>.
Your password is your unique RANZCOG password that has been previously
issued.
All Trainee Connect modules are now protected with an enrolment
key that you will be asked for on your first access only. Enrolment
keys have been communicated to all Trainees via their college email.
Fellows’ Access to Online Resources
Many of the online resources available (and under development) via
the online.ranzcog site are of particular use to Fellows as well
as to Trainees and have been accredited as Self Education activities.
Of particular interest are the updated Clinical Imaging FLP modules
that now carry online lectures and interactive media that is not
currently available via the main website.
For further information, passwords or enrolment keys, please contact:
Liam Davison
Senior Online Learning Coordinator
(t) +61 3 9412 2918
(e) ldavison@ranzcog.edu.au
The RANZCOG Fetal
Surveillance Education Program (FSEP)
The RANZCOG Fetal Surveillance Education Program
(FSEP) continues to deliver highly regarded fetal surveillance education
to healthcare professionals in over 140 centres throughout Australia
and New Zealand. As a RANZCOG program, the FSEP is not-for-profit
and remains the leading cost-effective CTG education provider in
Australasia.
Our clinical content is of the highest quality, comprehensively
addressing fetal surveillance and CTG use. Our popular face-to-face
programs facilitate adult learning whilst being time and resource
efficient.
We are continuing
to develop our validated competency assessment tool and have released
our online program (OFSEP) to support our face-to-face programs.
The OFSEP is now also available as a stand-alone product.
We have recently published a fetal surveillance
handbook to act as an additional resource, as well as meeting individual
learning needs.
Our workshops are accredited with the appropriate medical representative
bodies and attract RANZCOG PR&CRM points. Additional PR&CRM
points can also be earned by using our straightforward audit tool.
We are currently taking bookings for 2010.
For further information or if you are interested in booking or
attending an education session, please contact:
FSEP Administrator
(t) +61 3 9412 2958
(e) fsep@ranzcog.edu.au
Post-Membership Training
Opportunities in Fiji and Papua New Guinea
RANZCOG Asia Pacific is promoting post-Membership training opportunities
at the Colonial Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji and Port Moresby
General Hospital,Papua New Guinea.
Rotations of six to 12 months can be arranged as part of Year 5
or 6 training.
For further information please contact:
Carmel Walker
Senior Coordinator
Executive Services Asia/Pacific
(t) +61 3 9417 1699
(e) cwalker@ranzcog.edu.au
CPD Points for Past
Meetings
Have you attended a conference and don't know how many CPD points
to claim?
Download the point for past meetings list from the website
and check if your meeting is listed.
Points for attendance at all RANZCOG accredited meetings are detailed
on this list as well as some of the larger overseas meetings.
If you are attending an overseas meeting that is not included on
this list please send a copy of the scientific program to:
Val Spark
CPD Senior Coordinator
(t) +61 3 9412 2921
(f) +61 3 9419 7817
(e) vspark@ranzcog.edu.au
CPD
Verification Check
Did you know that there is a CPD verification checking system in
place?
Click
here (
50 KB) to read important information about the CPD verification
process.
ACHS Workshops: March to June 2010
Please note that all educational events for the first half of 2010, including the 2010 Executive Masterclass series are now available at. Click here for more information.
MIGA Hypothetical
'Treating adolescents - a challenge in confidentiality and consent'
When: Various dates until
March 2010
Where: Main cities in Australia
Click here ( 16 KB) to view the scientific program.
Anatomy of Complications Workshops 2010
A two-day intensive hands-on workshop about the anatomy, prevention
and management of complications in obstetric and gynaecological
surgery.
When: 14-15 May 2010; 9-10 July 2010; 15-16 October 2010
Where: King Edward Memorial Hospital/University
of Western Australia, Perth
Course Director: Clinical Professor Ian Hammond
Background on Course:
This workshop was established in 2000. All anatomy of complications
workshop programmes are divided into four discrete but integrated
and related modules, each of which is of half a day's duration.
Prior to attending the workshop all participants receive a teaching
DVD demonstrating the various procedures to be performed during
the practical surgical sessions. They also receive an anatomy CD
which is a copy of the material presented at the interactive anatomy
lecture during the first module of the workshop. It is crucial that
these materials are reviewed by participants prior to attendance
at the workshop. An on-line anatomy quiz is available to gain PR&CRM
points and is recommended to all participants.
The four modules are:
This workshop usually attracts 10 PR&CRM points and 9 Category
A meeting points and this will be applied for in 2009. For full
workshop details go to: www.acworkshop.com .
3rd Improving Medication Safety
When: 9-10 March 2010
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
Click here ( 617 KB) for more information.
Vaginal Surgical Skills Workshop
When: 10-11 March and 13-11 October 2010
Where: Townsville Hospital, Queensland
A (non-compulsory) basic vaginal surgical skills course for trainees in Years 3 to 6.
Both workshops are identical.
For details and to register, contact:
Dr Kurinji Kannan
(e) kurinji.kannan@jcu.edu.au
The Deteriorating Patient
When: 11-12 March 2010
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
Click here ( 308 KB) or more information.
1st Latin America Congress on Controversies
to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)
When: 11-14 March 2010
Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina
For more information click
here.
Practically Managing PCOS
When: Saturday, 20 March 2010
Where: Novotel Hotel, Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush
Topics include: Coping with PCOS and depression, hair removal, PCOS and exercise, assisted fertility options, PCOS practical points, low GI 101, virtual supermarket shopping tour (reading food labels), boxing and goal setting, metformin and insulin resistance, PCOS and naturopathic options, personal style options.
Click here for more details.
HDC Medico-Legal Conference
When: 24 March 2010
Where: Wellington, New Zealand
Come and hear some of New Zealand’s leading medico-legal experts reflect on the last decade of health law.
Click here ( 92 KB) for more information.
6th International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy
When: 24-26 March 2011
Where: Salzburg, Austria
Click here for more information.
7th Annual Advances in Surgical Gynecology and Female Sexuality
When: 24-27 March 2010
Where: Sedona, Arizona, USA
Click here for more information.
Managing Obstetric Emergencies & Trauma Course South Australia
When: 25-27 March 2010
Where: Bedford Park, South Australia
Click here ( 23 KB) for more information.
Cochrane Workshops 2010
When: 27-28 March 2010
Where: Wellington, New Zealand
The Australian satellites of the Cochrane Neonatal and Pregnancy and Childbirth Groups will be holding two FREE Cochrane workshops prior to the meeting of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ).
Click here ( 139 KB) for more information.
PSANZ Perinatal Mortality Group & ANZSA Workshop
When: Saturday, 27 March 2010
Where: Wellington, New Zealand
Click here ( 113 KB) for more information.
Inaugural Australian Obesity Summit
Policy and Prevention
When: 29-30 March 2010
Where: Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour, Sydney
One of the greatest public health challenges confronting Australia and other industrialised nations is the obesity epidemic.
In an effort to relieve the cost of obesity to the public health system the Australian Government is investing millions of dollars in the prevention and management of obesity-related chronic diseases. With Australia ranked as one of the most overweight developed nations in the world, it’s time to ask questions and take action.
Ongoing obesity research and review of public health policies present the perfect opportunity to discuss and share insights on alternative strategies and the shift from treatment to prevention.
Click here for more information.
5th Asian Pacific Organisation for Cancer Prevention Conference
'Bridging Continents for Cancer Control in Istanbul'
When: 3-7 April 2010
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
Due to numerous requests, the abstract submission deadline has been extended until Friday, 5 February 2010.
If you have yet to submit an abstract, don’t miss this opportunity and submit your abstract now!
Click here for further information.
3rd Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction
ASPIRE 2010
When: 9-11 April 2010
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
Click here for more information.
1st International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs
When: 22-25 April 2010
Where: Valencia, Spain
Click here for more information.
2010 Australian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Course
When: 1- 2 May 2010
Where: Rydges on Swanston, Melbourne
Click here to register.
To download a copy of the program click here.
1st Annual Conference of the International Society for Emerging Technologies and Treatment in Women's Health (ISETT)
When: 2-5 May 2010
Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Click here for full conference information.
Sharing and Collaborating on Indigenous Health
When: 5-8 May 2010
Where: Broome, Western Australia
The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia and Rural Health West invite you to be part of this the fourth annual Rural Clinical School conference and inaugural joint conference with Rural Health West.
This year the conference will be held in collaboration with the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council and the Kimberley Division of GPs.
Click here for more information.
21st European Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG 2010)
When: 5-8 May 2010
Where: Antwerp, Belgium
Click here for more information.
6th Australian Women's Health Conference
When: 18-21 May 2010
Where: Hobart, Tasmania
Register or download a full conference program here.
XXII European Congress
on Perinatal Medicine
When: 26-29 May 2010
Where: Granada, Spain
For more information click
here.
Psychiatric Problems in Pregnancy Study Day
When: 20 June 2010
Where: Belfast, Ireland
Click here for more information.
Breathing New Life into Maternity
Care 3rd Biennial Conference
When: 1-4 July 2010
Where: Alice Springs Convention Centre, NT, Australia
In 2010 the theme is 'working together, learning from each other';
the potential benefits of which are self-evident. This conference
is about creating new insights, better understanding and respect
for our unique and complimentary knowledge, practices and abilities,
whilst improving the way we care for women and families in all settings.
While international experience is showing great promise with new
approaches to interprofessional education, learning and practice,
Australian maternity care developments continue in relative isolation
from other disciplines. Now, more that ever before, we are challenged
to improve the systems and structures that build better relationships
between doctors and midwives.
Important dates are:
26 February 2010 - deadline for speaker registration
1 May 2010 - submission of PowerPoint presentation
For more information click
here.
Third World Congress on Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction (ISMAAR2010)
When: 30-31 July 2010
Where: Yokohama, Japan
For more information click here.
Contact:
ISMAAR2010 Secretariat
(e) ismaar2010@ismaar-japan.com
(f) +81 3 3366 3908
19th SLS Annual Meeting and Endo Expo 2010
When: 1-4 September 2010
Where: New York, USA
Click here for more information.
8th Australian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care
When: 6-8 September 2010
Where: Perth, Western Australia
Theme: 'Back to the Future - Unlocking the Potential'
Click here for more information.
NASOG Conference 2010
'Obstetrics & Gynaecology – What Next?'
The rules of the game are changing.
When: 9-11 September
Where: Park Hyatt, Melbourne
Contact Conference Connection:
(t) +61 2 9967 2928
(f) +61 2 9967 2627
(e) nasog2010@conferenceconnection.com.au
20th IFFS World Congress on Fertility and Sterility
When: 12-16 September 2010
Where: Munich, Germany
Click here for more information.
Global Congress of Maternal
and Infant Health
When: 22-26 September 2010
Where: Barcelona, Spain
For more information click
here.
14th Australasian Menopause Society Congress
Held in conjunction with the Fourth Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation.
When: 26-29 September 2010
Where: Sydney, Australia
Contact APMF Meeting Managers:
(t) +61 2 9265 0700
(e) apmf2010@arinex.com.au
(w) www.apmf2010.com/
Preconception Care and Preconception Health
1st European Congress 2010
When: 6-9 October 2010
Where: Brussels, Belgium
Click here for more information.
International Federation of Placenta Associations Meeting 2010
'Fetus and Placenta: A perfect harmony'
When: 19-22 October 2010
Where: Santiego de Chile, South America
Click here for more information.
13th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS)
When: 23-26 October 2010
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Click here for more information.
6th Asia Pacific Congress in Maternal Fetal Medicine
When: 29-31 October 2010
Where: Shanghai, China
For more information click here.
The 13th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI)
When: 4-7 November 2010
Where: Berlin, Germany
Click here for more information.
Australia & New Zealand Vulvovaginal Society International Conference
When: 12-14 November 2010
Where: Gold Coast, Australia
Guest Speakers include Prof Jack Sobel and Prof Suzanne Garland.
Click here ( 255 KB) for more information.
MIGA’s Conference Hypothetical
MIGA's new Conference Hypothetical is an exciting initiative for
the 2010 IRM Program year.
For more information click
here.
Courses in Evidence-based Practice
The Centre for Clinical Effectiveness at Southern Health is pleased to offer the following courses in Evidence-Based Practice in 2010:
- Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
- Introduction to Systematic Reviews
- Developing Evidence-Based Guidelines
- Best possible evidence in the shortest possible time
- Evidence-Based Change Process
- Implementing and Evaluating Guidelines
Click here for further details and to register.
FIGO/IGCS
Educational Workshops 2010
The FIGO Committee for Gynecologic Oncology would like to sponsor
a workshop in gynaecologic oncology in a developing country. This
three to seven day program would provide a series of lectures and
discussions given by world experts in gynaecologic cancer in cooperation
with local clinicians.
The goal is to promote improved care for women with gynecological
cancer and thus reduce the morbidity and mortality of this major
health problem. Although the workshop will broadly cover the entire
field of gynaecologic cancer, emphasis will be placed on specific
areas that could help to establish local programme to enhance women's
health in combating gynaecological cancer. A session on prevention
and control of cervical cancer is desirable since cervical cancer
is a major killer in developing countries.
Please note that the local FIGO member society must act as co-sponsor
or at least provide some financial support. For more information
go to www.figo.org .
2011 Plastic Surgery Congress
When: 7-10 July 2011
Where: Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
Hosted by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) and the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons (NZAPS).
Click here for more information.
National Register of Antipsychotic Medication in Pregnancy
Have you heard about the National Register of Antipsychotic Medication in Pregnancy (NRAMP)?
NRAMP is an OBSERVATIONAL, nationwide study of women who are taking/have taken antipsychotic medication during pregnancy. We aim to establish evidence-based guidelines for the safest use of antipsychotic medication during pregnancy, birth and the first 12 months of the baby’s life, thereby assisting clinicians to make informed decisions for the management of women in their care.
We are currently recruiting for this ground-breaking and innovative research and welcome your queries, comments and referrals.
Click here for more information ( 143 KB). Click here to view the latest NRAMP newsletter ( 117 KB). A website will be established soon.
Please contact the study personnel:
Chief Investigator: Prof Jayashri Kulkarni
Research Nurse/Study Coordinator: Ms Heather Gilbert
(t) +61 3 9076 6988
(e) H.Gilbert@alfred.org.au
Australian Infection Control Guidelines: preventing and managing infection in healthcare
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in partnership with the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare, has released for public comment the Australian Infection Control Guidelines: preventing and managing infection in healthcare (the draft guidelines) on 8 January 2010.
The draft guidelines are available on the NHMRC website for a 60-day period and you are invited to make a submission during this time. Comments on the draft guidelines may be submitted up until 10 March 2010 to:
(e) icg@nhmrc.gov.au
or by post to:
Stephanie Goodrick
Strategic Partnerships
GPO Box 1421
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Changes to obstetric MBS items in Australia
Click here ( 105 KB) to view the information received from the Department of Health and Ageing advising of the changes announced in the 2009-10 Budget measure to cap Extended Medicare Safety Net benefits for obstetric services. Your attention is drawn to the two new MBS items 16401 and 16404 for referred initial and subsequent attendances for obstetricians. Click here ( 160 KB) to view the EMSN fact Sheet .
Draft National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) have released a consultation document on the first set of draft National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards (NSQH Standards).
It is intended that the final set of the Standards will be sufficiently comprehensive to assess all key aspects of safety and quality in healthcare and will provide a guide to health service organisations of the level of care expected to be provided to improve overall patient care in Australia.
The Commission is consulting broadly with stakeholders on the draft NSQH Standards before piloting and final consideration by Health Ministers in 2010.
Written submissions are being accepted by post, fax or email and should be received by close of business on 29 January 2010 to be considered in the consultation process.
Click here for more information or contact the Commission
(t) +61 2 9263 3633.
2010 Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS)
The National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers (NCGC) is pleased to advise that it has partnered in the 2010 round of Cancer Australia's Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS). Through this grant scheme the NCGC will support cancer research project grants in its identified research priority area.
The call for applications to the 2010 round of the PdCCRS is now open.
For further information, including the research priorities of the NCGC and other funding partners, as well as the guide to applicants and additional questions forms, go to: www.canceraustralia.gov.au .
Applications will close on 17 March 2010.
Call for feedback on training module for health professionals
The Australian Government, through Cancer Australia’s National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers, has commissioned Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to develop an interactive web-based training module for health professionals on the psychosexual care of women affected by gynaecological cancers.
QUT is interested in receiving feedback throughout the development process. Click here for further information.
The Australian Medical Student Journal
The Australian Medical Student Journal (AMSJ) is a peer-reviewed publication that accepts submissions from all Australian medical students, as well as students studying medically-related disciplines.
It is the first undertaking of its kind in Australia and is staffed entirely by medical students.
The AMSJ strives for the academic rigour and quality of a major academic journal, although it seeks to publish content that will be of particular appeal to a medical student readership. Submission types accepted are original research articles, review articles, case reports, feature articles (essays, conference reports, elective reports), book reviews and letters/news.
For more information, visit our website: www.amsj.org.
Progress on the review of NHMRC/ASBT
Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fresh Blood Components
Review of the NHMRC/ASBT Clinical Practice Guidelines
on Fresh Blood Components (2001) is currently being undertaken under
the auspices of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood
Transfusion (ANZSBT) and the National Health and Medical research
Council (NHMRC) with funding, project management, and secretariat
services provided by the National Blood Authority (NBA) on behalf
of all governments.
As part of a thorough stakeholder engagement strategy,
the NBA aims to keep relevant organisations and their members up-to-date
with the progress of the review via regular email updates and invite
interested groups, organisations and individuals to make submissions
on the draft recommendations as they are made available for public
consultation on the NBA website.
Click here ( 41 KB) to read the January 2010 update or go to the website.
Questions should be sent to the NBA at guidelines@nba.gov.au.
Guide to standard measures for use of fresh blood components
The National Blood Authority (NBA) and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) are pleased to announce that the consultative draft of the guide to the set of standard measures for the use of fresh blood components in Australia is available.The contents of the guide represent the first attempt, either in Australia or internationally, to identify and define a nationally endorsed set of standard measures of the use of fresh blood components.
Click here ( 14 KB) for more information on the Blood Measures project and the draft guide.
The goal of the guide is to gain a better evidence base on when and where to use fresh blood components. It has been developed by a national working group of experts including clinicians, transfusion scientists, transfusion nurses and government representatives.
Now we need practitioners to use the measures and make suggestions on how the draft guide could be improved. All of the feedback will be considered by our National Working Group in preparing a future edition. Please send all feedback to blood.measures@nba.gov.au .
GP Anaesthetists Locum Scheme
The new General Practitioner Anaesthetists’ Locum Scheme (GPALS) is underway. An Australian Government rural health workforce initiative, GPALS is designed to specifically support GP anaesthetists throughout rural and remote Australia and generous subsidies are available.
Managed by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists, GPALS is currently seeking applications from all interested Hosts in Remoteness Areas 2-5 (GP anaesthetist/practice/hospital) and Locums (both GP and specialist anaesthetists).
For more information, contact Dianne:
(t) +61 2 9327 4022
(e) gpals@fed.asa.org.au
(w) www.asa.org.au
Information on Remoteness Area classifications is available at www.doctorconnect.gov.au .
Privacy Impact
Assessment for the IMCA
Initiative Increased
MBS Compliance Audits (IMCA) initiative.
Click
here to view the DoHA Privacy Impact Assessment for the (above)
IMCA Initiative.
Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation
Scheme
The Department of Health and Ageing’s website was recently
updated with more information about the development of the next
phase of the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme. There is new
information about:
- The commissioning of research to evaluate Stage 1 Accreditation
and to inform the development of the next phase;
- Broadening the scope of the Scheme to include non-radiology
services; and
- The Consultative Working Group on Practice Accreditation Standards.
Click
here to go to the Department of Health and Ageing’s website.
Flu Vaccination for
Pregnant Women and their Carers
The National Health and Medical Research Council recommend the
annual vaccination for women planning a pregnancy, pregnant women,
women who will be in the second or third trimester during the influenza
season as well as women who will be in the first trimester at the
time of the vaccination. More detailed information can be found
on the following websites:
Fight Flu Campaign
NICS & NHMRC: www.fightflu.gov.au/
The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th edition 2008 search 'pregnancy'
for the recommendation:
www.immunise.health.gov.au/
.
PROGRESS Trial
Update
Are you able to collaborate in the Australian and
New Zealand randomised trial of vaginal progesterone for the prevention
of preterm birth?
Click here ( 128 KB) for more updated information on the PROGRESS Trial.
Clinical Surveyors Required
Opportunity to provide clinical leadership and expand
your professional experience.
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)
is seeking clinicians to join our team of surveyors. Surveyors play
a collaborative role during onsite accreditation surveys and provide
education and information, both formally and informally, so that
the organisation being surveyed can understand how to progress.
Many College Fellows are already involved in surveying
and make a valuable contribution. The ACHS surveyor workforce consists
of approximately 370 experienced, senior health care practitioners
with recent and broad experience in healthcare.
Training is provided to surveyors through an induction
program. Ongoing education and information is provided throughout
the year.
For further information about ACHS and becoming
a clinical surveyor contact:
Laurie Leigh
Executive Director, Customer Services, ACHS
(e) lleigh@achs.org.au
(w) www.achs.org.au/becomingasurveyor
Medicine in Australia:
Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) the Australian Longitudinal
Survey of Doctors
Fellows and Diplomates may be interested in participating
in this Survey which has been funded by the NHMRC.
Please visit
this site for information about the survey and to register your
interest.
The health workforce is now a key focus of government
policy. The ever-increasing demand for healthcare, the ageing of
the medical workforce, the increase in the number of women entering
medicine and changes in doctors
preferences in relation to their work life balance,
all have an impact on the ability of the healthcare system to provide
high quality and accessible healthcare. Despite this, there is little
knowledge or understanding of how and why doctors make decisions
about such things as how many hours they work, their location of
work (including decisions about working in rural and remote areas)
or when to leave the medical workforce and retire. These decisions
have important implications for the populations' access to healthcare
and therefore their health status and the quality of care received.
University of Queensland's
Doctors' e-Cohort Study
Help to make a difference to the medical workforce. Join our FIVE
YEAR MISSION!
Click
here (
80 KB) for more information.
CleftPALS
CleftPALS is a national organisation involved in supporting families and professionals dealing with a cleft lip and/ or palate across Australia.
We have contact parents who can visit families while in hospital or at home and organise gatherings to share experiences.
Please visit www.cleftpals.org.au for more information.
Obstetricians needed
for Médecins Sans Frontières projects
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is the world's leading
independent organisation for medical-humanitarian aid. MSF teams
are currently in over 60 countries, working with more than 25,000
locally recruited national staff in conditions that are always challenging,
sometimes dangerous. Wherever our teams are working their goal is
the same: to provide essential medical humanitarian aid to those
who need it most, regardless of race, religion, gender or political
affiliation.
MSF has a number of posts throughout the world and with increasing
numbers of projects involving obstetrics, our need for obstetricians
is growing.
Would you or
any of your colleagues be interested in these types of positions?
Those interested are encouraged to visit our website to
learn more about our basic requirements and application process.
Australian Volunteers International
Australian Volunteers International (AVI) recruits volunteers to
share skills and build relationships with people of developing communities.
We assist our partner organisations to reduce poverty, promote human
rights and gender equality,protect the environment, provide health
and education services and fight HIV/AIDS.
Volunteering is a professional challenge; AVI volunteers apply
skills acquired in the Australian workplace in a challenging and
unusual setting, and support a process of international development
that is led and managed by local people. To do this, they need to
be flexible, patient, confident and self-aware. The Australian Volunteer
Program is funded by the Australian Government through AusAID. Volunteers
receive airfares, briefing and orientation, living andaccommodation
allowances, and health and travel insurance.
To find out more about our upcoming assignments and public InformationSessions,
please visit www.australianvolunteers.com.
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