2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre 2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
The community-based training model allows students to spend one day out of each week of their two clinical training years in their community base. Here they will have an opportunity to follow a patient's journey through primary health, allied health, secondary and acute care settings and to learn about presentation and management of health and illness from the primary care perspective. Over two years of being with one practice, students will become part of the health care team and will have a valuable contribution to make to the care of the local community over time as well as gaining a superior learning experience that cannot be achieved in the hospital setting alone. We look forward to welcoming more practices into this exciting initiative in the upcoming year and to preparing them for their role as a community base for the first intake of students in 2012. ACADEMIC REGISTRARS The General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre has offered training positions in academic general practice since 1982. These part-time positions provide a year of advanced training in academic general practice to interested general practice registrars. Participating registrars develop academic skills through a range of duties including research activities, developing teaching skills and involvement in student assessment. A senior academic supervisor provides guidance, feedback and mentorship to support registrars. Junior general practice academics are fostered in a creative, highly supportive and strongly research oriented academic centre. Training posts combining clinical work can be tailored to meet the interests of individual registrars. 2010 Dr Deepa Daniel MB BS DCH works in clinical general practice at a medical centre in West Heidelberg. Her research involves a literature review on the implications of vitamin D and its use in general practice. Her teaching responsibilities include tutoring and assisting in the Semester 12 general practice training program. Deepa is also working part-time as a publications fellow at the Australian Family Physician in 2010. Dr Andrew Harewood BSc MB BS is an academic registrar with the Victorian Metropolitan Alliance. His research interests are currently depression management and continuity of care. Andrew works part-time at a clinic in Narre Warren, and is undertaking a systematic review on the impact of continuity of carer on patients with depression. Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis BSc MB BS works at a community health centre in Broadmeadows. She is implementing a pilot study of insulin initiation in general practice as part of the Stepping Up study. Her education commitments include coordination of Primary Care of Type 2 Diabetes and Preventive Health Care modules to postgraduate nursing students, tutoring and participating in the development of the Semester 12 general practice training program. Dr Edward Vergara BSc BMedSc MB BS works clinically at a medical centre in Caroline Springs. Ed's research is looking at barriers and enablers for young men to seek sexually transmitted infection screening. His teaching responsibilities include tutoring and assisting with the Semester 12 general practice training program. Ed is also involved in developing and coordinating the Immunisation and Travel Health subject for postgraduate nursing students. 2009 Dr Rachel Lee BA MB BS MPubHlth works clinically at a community health centre in inner Melbourne. Her research involved a qualitative study exploring how junior doctors develop their medical identity. She looked at how junior doctors balance the technical and humanistic aspects of their work. page8
Dr Ami Thies MB BS works clinically at a general practice on the Bellarine Peninsula at Point Lonsdale. Her research involved a qualitative examination of collaborative team work in a primary care setting. Ami is also interested in postgraduate medical education and has previously worked as a medical education officer at Southwest Healthcare in Warrnambool. 2008 Dr Melanie Cheng MB BS FRACGP is a GP at Dianella Community Health Centre. Melanie's research project investigated the concept of community health brokerage and how this applies to the Australian Indigenous population as a part of the Commonwealth Government's Improving Indigenous Access to Health Care Services 2006-07 initiative. POSTGRADUATE TEACHING AND LEARNING The General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre offers a range of opportunities for postgraduate study. Postgraduate students are supported within the Academic Centre by experienced supervisors and teachers. Assistance will be given to students who wish to apply for scholarships for the accredited programs. Structured training and a supportive learning environment are key components of all courses on offer. COURSEWORK The Academic Centre has invested in primary care nursing by offering the Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma of Primary Care Nursing delivered by distance education. It has been developed by experienced practice nurses and general practitioners to suit the needs of busy practice nurses in areas (chronic disease management, quality systems and risk management, health promotion, women's health, mental health and youth health) that will complement previous experience. These courses enable nurses working in general practice to study in areas related to their clinical practice with a focus on the provision of high quality and evidence-based care. The curriculum was revised in 2010. Students undertake two core subjects and one elective subject to obtain the Postgraduate Certificate; or three core subjects and three elective subjects to obtain the Postgraduate Diploma. Core subjects are Preventive Health Care, Chronic Disease Management and Quality Systems and Safety. Elective subjects include: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Mental Health in Primary Care Youth Health in Primary Care Immunisation and Travel Health Women's Health Screening Significant Issues in Women's Health Pregnancy Care in General Practice Sexual and Reproductive Health Sexually Transmissible Infections Applications of Clinical Pharmacology 1 Evidence for Practice All of the subjects can be taken as single subjects to suit an individual nurse's needs. SHORT COURSES Taking Pap Tests: Theory and Practice This subject, now called Women's Health Screening, is offered as part of the postgraduate program and is also available as a single subject. It provides practice nurses with the theory and practice of sensitive Pap testing and breast screening. The course is delivered using innovative teaching and learning techniques and is available by distance education with one face-to-face workshop along with support from clinical preceptors. This subject is supported by PapScreen Victoria and since it was first offered by the Department of General Practice in 2003, over 150 nurses have participated. page9
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Dr Ami Thies MB BS works clinically at a general practice on the Bellarine Peninsula at Point<br />
Lonsdale. Her research involved a qualitative examination of collaborative team work in a primary care<br />
setting. Ami is also interested in postgraduate medical education <strong>and</strong> has previously worked as a<br />
medical education officer at Southwest <strong>Health</strong>care in Warrnambool.<br />
2008<br />
Dr Melanie Cheng MB BS FRACGP is a GP at Dianella Community <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>. Melanie's research<br />
project investigated the concept of community health brokerage <strong>and</strong> how this applies to the Australian<br />
Indigenous population as a part of the Commonwealth Government's Improving Indigenous Access to<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Services 2006-07 initiative.<br />
POSTGRADUATE TEACHING AND LEARNING<br />
The <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> offers a range of opportunities for postgraduate study.<br />
Postgraduate students are supported within the <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> by experienced supervisors <strong>and</strong> teachers. Assistance will be<br />
given to students who wish to apply for scholarships for the accredited programs. Structured training <strong>and</strong> a supportive learning<br />
environment are key components of all courses on offer.<br />
COURSEWORK<br />
The <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> has invested in primary care nursing by offering the Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma of <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
Nursing delivered by distance education. It has been developed by experienced practice nurses <strong>and</strong> general practitioners to suit<br />
the needs of busy practice nurses in areas (chronic disease management, quality systems <strong>and</strong> risk management, health<br />
promotion, women's health, mental health <strong>and</strong> youth health) that will complement previous experience. These courses enable<br />
nurses working in general practice to study in areas related to their clinical practice with a focus on the provision of high quality<br />
<strong>and</strong> evidence-based care.<br />
The curriculum was revised in <strong>2010</strong>. Students undertake two core subjects <strong>and</strong> one elective subject to obtain the Postgraduate<br />
Certificate; or three core subjects <strong>and</strong> three elective subjects to obtain the Postgraduate Diploma. Core subjects are Preventive<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, Chronic Disease Management <strong>and</strong> Quality Systems <strong>and</strong> Safety. Elective subjects include:<br />
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Mental <strong>Health</strong> in <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
Youth <strong>Health</strong> in <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
Immunisation <strong>and</strong> Travel <strong>Health</strong><br />
Women's <strong>Health</strong> Screening<br />
Significant Issues in Women's <strong>Health</strong><br />
Pregnancy <strong>Care</strong> in <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />
Sexual <strong>and</strong> Reproductive <strong>Health</strong><br />
Sexually Transmissible Infections<br />
Applications of Clinical Pharmacology 1<br />
Evidence for <strong>Practice</strong><br />
All of the subjects can be taken as single subjects to suit an individual nurse's needs.<br />
SHORT COURSES<br />
Taking Pap Tests: Theory <strong>and</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />
This subject, now called Women's <strong>Health</strong> Screening, is offered as part of the postgraduate program <strong>and</strong> is also available as a<br />
single subject. It provides practice nurses with the theory <strong>and</strong> practice of sensitive Pap testing <strong>and</strong> breast screening. The course<br />
is delivered using innovative teaching <strong>and</strong> learning techniques <strong>and</strong> is available by distance education with one face-to-face<br />
workshop along with support from clinical preceptors. This subject is supported by PapScreen Victoria <strong>and</strong> since it was first<br />
offered by the Department of <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> in 2003, over 150 nurses have participated.<br />
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