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- From the Chief Executive Officer
- ATTENTION: ALL GP Trainers - Draft RACGP Vocational Training Standards - Comments and Feedback Requested by 21/10/11
- MAP 2012 Update for all Practices and Registrars
- GPET eNews October 2011 Edition
- Upcoming Educational Opportunities - Run By Organisations Other Than CSQTC
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Upcoming CSQTC Educational Events
- Staff Contacts
- Change of Address or Details
From the Chief Executive Officer
CSQTC Registrars Awarded RACGP Fellowships
It is with great pleasure that on behalf of the CSQTC Board and staff I congratulate the following CSQTC Registrars on their achievement of the RACGP Fellowship award during the last twelve months period 11 October 2010 to 10 October 2011:
Dr Akshay Wadegaonkar |
Dr Eva Yee Wah Lee |
Dr Mark McGrath |
Dr Aletia Vivienne Johnson |
Dr Fiona Yau |
Dr Mathura Pandian Sudhakar |
Dr Alison Michelle Pilkington |
Dr Freya Paton |
Dr Megan Michelle Ashcroft |
Dr Angela Mary Adelaide Plunkett |
Dr Geralize Schoeman |
Dr Michelle Diane Connor |
Dr Anna Clare McElrea |
Dr Glen Andrew Mulhall |
Dr Naomi Gene Moss |
Dr Anthony Lee Brown |
Dr Ian Sze-Yean Wong |
Dr Natalie Ruth Bennie |
Dr Antony Colin Bayliss |
Dr Jacqueline Elizabeth Bailey |
Dr Peter Futi Lin |
Dr Brinthan Kathirgama Kanthan |
Dr Jodie Elise McCoy |
Dr Philip Chung-Nin Lui |
Dr Bronwyn Ruth Reddish |
Dr Joleen Kim Darby |
Dr Rebecca Farley |
Dr Candice Mykel Beaven |
Dr Josephine Mary Hallinan |
Dr Sandhya Suman Lata Prasad |
Dr Carolyn Helen Jack |
Dr Julie Ann Blake |
Dr Se Hyun Lee |
Dr Catherine Anne Eltringham |
Dr Kathleen Elizabeth May Roe |
Dr Simon Robinson |
Dr Catherine Grace Henderson |
Dr Kim Kuan Chan |
Dr Sonja Morgan |
Dr Champika Mohan Jinendradasa |
Dr Krista Mary-Louise Talbot |
Dr Suni June Macdonald |
Dr Csongor George Oltvolgyi |
Dr Kylie Anne Bown |
Dr Suntharalingam Sutharsan |
Dr David Lai |
Dr Leena Kiley O'Brien |
Dr Terri-Lynne South |
Dr Deepika Bhat |
Dr Lisa Therese Bohlscheid |
Dr Timothy McNamara |
Dr Deshanu Jayasinghe |
Dr Luke Trevor Holborn |
Dr Tu Khai Ngo Huynh |
Dr Elizabeth French |
Dr Madoc Schlencker |
Dr Wendy Louise Price |
Dr Erin Mae Goldstiver |
Dr Marianna Louise Campbell |
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RACGP 'GP11' National Conference
Three CSQTC staff attended the RACGP 'GP11' Conference which was held in Hobart 6-8 October 2011 to benefit from the various conference sessions and networking opportunities and to support the RACGP as an important member organisation of CSQTC. The Conference was professionally run and CSQTC congratulates the RACGP on providing this annual conference for its members and other stakeholders that includes the network of Regional Training Providers.
Current National and Regional Initiatives of Relevance to AGPT and PGPPP
- RTP Accreditation Model Review. ACRRM and the RACGP are currently working with the Regional Training Provider network and GPET to develop a new accreditation model for the accreditation of RTPs. This model is anticipated to be an accreditation process that will be led by the two Colleges rather than the current model which has been led by GPET. Key benefits of this new model include:
- Recognition of the direct education and training relationship between RTPs and each of the Colleges. This reflects the role that RTPs have in delivering the curricula of the Colleges consistent with the Colleges' training standards, and the recent devolution of responsibility from the Colleges to RTPs, for the RTPs to action the accreditation of training posts and trainers on the Colleges' behalf.
- Recognition of GPET's role in administering the contracts between GPET and RTPs for the delivery of AGPT and PGPPP, and associated performance management accountabilities of RTPs in delivering these programs for the Commonwealth.
The RTPs involvement in the development of this new accreditation model is being coordinated by the Association of RTP CEOs (ACE) through a team of elected representatives led by Dr Janice Bell, WAGPET CEO.
- New GPET Funded OTD Training Program. GPET is in the final stages of negotiation with the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) to establish a new, to be recurrently funded, training program for overseas trained doctors (OTDs) who are not eligible for entry into the AGPT program. It is anticipated that this program will consist of two streams of OTDs with one stream being OTDs that have yet to attain their AMC certificate and the other stream being for OTDs who have attained their AMC certificate and are eligible to pursue the 'independent training pathway' with the ACRRM or the RACGP. Further information about the implementation of this program within CSQTC will be announced when CSQTC is contracted by GPET to offer OTD training programs. ACE is also working with GPET in the planning stages for the roll out of this new Commonwealth Government funded training program.
- Delegation to RTPs by the ACRRM and the RACGP to Administer Training Post and Trainer Accreditation for the Delivery of AGPT/PGPPP. CSQTC and the other RTPs have been authorised by the ACRRM and the RACGP to assume responsibility for the accreditation of training posts and trainers, for training posts that are located within the relevant RTP's geographical training provider footprint. This change and other influences have necessitated collaborative planning between CSQTC and QRME to address implications associated with the engagement of training practices and the placement of Registrars in training practices that are located within their overlapping footprint.
This overlapping geographical footprint encompasses towns and their surrounding communities that are located within the regions that are also supported by the rural/provincial Divisions of General Practice within central and southern Queensland. CSQTC and QRME personnel are currently liaising with representatives of training practices that are located within these rural/provincial areas, to advise of the implications of this and other changes, as a part of a transitioning process for training practices that have been 'shared ' by CSQTC and QRME. Enquiries relative to the changes that are being implemented should be directed to the relevant officer of these RTPs, this officer for CSQTC being CEO Peter Harrison.
Current CSQTC Initiatives Including the Appointment of Additional Staff
CSQTC is very fortunate to be the largest of the 17 RTPs in terms of the allocated Registrar training numbers with CSQTC being allocated 116 training places for the 2012 AGPT Intake. As per previous advice in Chatter these training places are distributed as 35 Rural Pathway and 81 General Pathway training places. All of these training places should be fully subscribed. This intake includes an additional 12 training places relative to the 2011 Intake and CSQTC has benefited from a growth of 32 additional AGPT training places and 37 additional PGPPP Junior Doctor placement numbers since 2009. These additional training numbers have enabled and necessitated CSQTC to expand its workforce and further enhance several aspects of its business model and processes. These enhancements include:
- Appointment of Additional Staff. The following new CSQTC staff have been appointed and commenced duty:
- Dr Danielle James has been appointed as a part-time Medical Educator for the CSQTC Metropolitan North region
- Mr Ron Hampton has been appointed as CSQTC's part-time South West Qld District Cultural Educator. See below for further information on this initiative
- Dr Amelia Duhs has been appointed as a part-time Assistant Medical Educator for the CSQTC Metropolitan North region
- Dr Catherine Eltringham and Dr Rebecca Lock have been appointed as part-time Assistant Medical Educators for the CSQTC Sunshine Coast region
- Dr Cathy Lee has been appointed as a part-time Assistant Medical Educator for the CSQTC Metropolitan South region.
- Ms Latasha Tame has been appointed to a newly created full-time position of Human Resources and Accounting Services Officer
- Ms Maria Brown has been appointed as a full-time Administration Assistant - Reception and Secretariat Services
- Ms Jessica Benson has been appointed as a newly created full-time position of ICT Applications Officer
CSQTC is delighted to have these new staff join our organisation and looks forward to their services for the company.
- Development of a soon to be fully implemented new CSQTC organisational structure that includes the establishment of two new CSQTC medical education districts being the Metro North/Sunshine Coast District and the Metro South/Gold Coast District. The Metro North/Sunshine Coast District encompasses the CSQTC Greater Brisbane & Valley North and Sunshine Coast Nodes, and the Metro South/Gold Coast District encompasses the CSQTC Greater Brisbane & Valley South and Logan/Gold Coast Nodes. CSQTC's educational delivery model will transition some of the current centrally delivered education and training workshops to district delivery activities in addition to the Node workshops which will continue. Future editions of Chatter will outline the new organisational structure and the personnel and roles of the CSQTC officers.
Other organisational structure changes that are soon to be implemented include the implementation of a team-based organisational delivery model that includes education, administration and services, and business service unit teams. This new model will be outlined in a future edition of Chatter and should be fully operational by early January 2012.
- Cultural Educator for CSQTC's SWQ District. CSQTC is delighted to now be in a position to transition aspects of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health training to our SWQ District. This is a strategically important element of the role of CSQTC's District Medical Education delivery model. As noted above, Mr Ron Hampton has been appointed to this new District role. Ron has extensive experience in teaching and working with the University of Southern Queensland and the Rural Clinical School. He is an active member of the Aboriginal community within the Toowoomba region, and brings significant vision and experience to CSQTC's cultural education and training programs.
The remainder of 2011 will continue to be an exciting and busy time as CSQTC staff concurrently continue supporting our AGPT and PGPPP programs with the many and varied planning initiatives that are in process for 2012.
Peter Harrison, CEO
ATTENTION: ALL GP Trainers - Draft RACGP Vocational Training Standards - Comments and Feedback Requested by 21/10/11
The RACGP, in collaboration with the Association of Chief Executives (of Regional Training Providers) Training Standards group, commenced the development of outcomes based standards for RACGP vocational training in early 2011. The RACGP is seeking comment and feedback on the draft standards. GPs are invited to provide initial feedback to the RACGP by 21 October 2011. The draft standards and the discussion paper detailing the development of the standards can be found at www.racgp.org.au/vocationaltraining/standards/draft
Understanding these standards and the impact of them on GP Trainers is extremely important for this process. CSQTC strongly encourages all of our GP Trainers to read the draft standards. CSQTC Medical Educators will be providing feedback to the RACGP and we are keen to hear any comments from our GP Trainers. If you wish to provide feedback directly to the RACGP, then please do so via their website - you can do this by completing the online Comments and Feedback form. If you do submit your comments directly to the RACGP, CSQTC would be appreciative if you could please forward a copy to Dr Bruce Willett, Supervisor Liaison Officer slo@csqtc.qld.edu.au and/or Dr John Buckley, Director of Medical Education jbuckley@csqtc.qld.edu.au
Alternatively you can forward your feedback/comments directly to Bruce and/or John who will collate and include your feedback in CSQTC's response to the RACGP.
Your feedback is important!! We appreciate our GP Trainers taking the time to comment on the draft standards as it is you who are providing the vocational training to our future GPs.
MAP 2012 Update for all Practices and Registrars
MAP for 2012 placements appears to be progressing very well.
We have had a number of enquiries requesting variations to the placement guidelines. At this stage no variations are being approved as we are keen to still achieve placements of Registrars across all of the Practices and with vertical integration possibilities within Practices. The policy is deliberately designed to attempt to achieve these goals.
In the interests of equity we do not generally approve one-off requests for individual Practices. Where a change is needed to facilitate placements we try to make that change available to all Practices and Registrars.
As a quick reminder, each practice can only accept two Registrars from MAP (ie. Registrars who will be in their first year of GP time) at any one time AND Registrars must be different (either one GPT1 and one GPT2 or one full-time and one part-time). Practice capacity beyond these two can be filled with Registrars in their final year of training or PGPPP doctors.
We are hearing from Registrars about some Practices being unavailable when we have not been told of confirmed placements at those Practices.
The plan from here is that:
- For now the MAP policy applies as written and initially explained to all Practices and Registrars.
- We will be undertaking a review and stocktake of the situation in the last week of October 2011 to assess whether any variations will be needed to ensure all Registrars are placed. If any variations are required these will be announced to all unplaced Registrars and all Practices in the first week of November 2011.
To assist this review can all Practices participating in MAP please check the availability for 2012 as listed on the Training Practice List http://www.csqtc.qld.edu.au/content/Document/CSQTC%20Training%20Practice%20List%20for%202007-2009%20Final%203Jul06%20final.pdf
If the listed availability is incorrect please notify us immediately by email csqtc@csqtc.qld.edu.au or by phone 07 35528100. Can all Practices and Registrars also please notify CSQTC promptly once an agreement is in place so we can keep our information up to date.
Dr John Buckley
Director of Medical Education
GPET eNews October 2011 Edition
The GPET eNews can be accessed on the AGPT website http://www.agpt.com.au/NewEvents/GPETEnewsletter/ where you can also subscribe.
The October eNews includes:
- 2011 GPET Convention Wrap Up
- 2012 AGPT Guide for GP Registrars - Now Available online
- Registrar Assessment Dates for 2012
- GPET Attendance at Conferences
- Rural Health Education Foundation satellite television broadcasts
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health training workshops
Upcoming Educational Opportunities - Run By Organisations Other Than CSQTC
In this section, we will include details of upcoming educational opportunities, such as teleconferences, courses, workshop, conferences etc, run by organisations other than CSQTC. CSQTC provides this as a service to GP Registrars and stakeholder organisations. If organisations would like upcoming events relevant to GP Registrars listed here, please contact Julie Ball csqtc@csqtc.qld.edu.au or 07 35528134.
RACGP - International Medical Graduate Forum
- 11-12 November 2011: The RACGP Queensland Faculty will host the 2011 International Medical Graduate Forum on 11–12 November 2011 in Brisbane. Guest speakers will present information on RACGP resources, exam information and issues relating to moving to Australia, including immigration and tax. The forum will also provide information on Australia’s healthcare system such as Medicare and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). For more information, contact Georgina Scriha on 07 3456 8941 or email qld.events@racgp.org.au
RACGP - GP12
- 25-27 October 2012: Date claim now for 'GP12' The RACGP's Annual Conference 2012, to be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland. For enquiries, please email events@racgp.org.au and keep your eye on the RACGP website http://www.racgp.org.au
If you have a question, the answer to which you believe would be helpful to others, please email it to csqtc@csqtc.qld.edu.au. FAQs can be accessed via the CSQTC website http://www.csqtc.qld.edu.au/index.php?action=view&view=7663&pid=5440
Upcoming CSQTC Educational Activities - GP Registrars and GP Trainers
- 19/10/11: Greater Brisbane & Valley North Node afternoon education release.
- 19/10/11: Greater Brisbane & Valley South Node afternoon education release.
- 19/10/11: Logan/Gold Coast Node afternoon education release.
- 19/10/11: Wide Bay/Bundaberg Node afternoon education release.
- 20/10/11: Sunshine Coast Node morning education release.
- 20/10/11: South West Qld/St George Node lunchtime web-conference.
- 26/10/11: Toowoomba & Surrounds Node afternoon education release.
- 26/10/11: Greater Brisbane & Valley North Node afternoon education release.
- 26/10/11: Greater Brisbane & Valley South Node afternoon education release.
- 27/10/11: Sunshine Coast Node morning education release.
- 27/10/11: South West Qld/St George Node lunchtime web-conference.
All CSQTC Calendars may be accessed via the link http://www.csqtc.qld.edu.au/index.php?action=view&view=11615
For the dates of GP Registrar Educational Activities for each training Node, visit the Node Calendar pages on the CSQTC website:
Central Queensland
Greater Brisbane & Valley
Logan/Gold Coast
South West Qld/St George
Sunshine Coast
Toowoomba & Surrounds
Wide Bay/Bundaberg
If you need to get in touch with individual staff members at CSQTC, please refer to our website for a full listing of staff within areas of interest http://www.csqtc.qld.edu.au/index.php?action=view&view=7731&pid=5408
Please advise CSQTC of any changes to address or contact details immediately on csqtc@csqtc.qld.edu.au. This includes changes to: Telephone/fax numbers; Email address; Street/postal address; Surname (eg. for Registrars who become married); Practice Name; Practice Staff (Trainers and Practice Managers).