GP Pulse March 2013 Issue 21 - The Royal New Zealand College of ...
GP Pulse March 2013 Issue 21 - The Royal New Zealand College of ...
GP Pulse March 2013 Issue 21 - The Royal New Zealand College of ...
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<strong>College</strong> <strong>New</strong>sKeynote speakers at Conferencefor General Practice <strong>2013</strong>Members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2013</strong> conference programme committee aredelighted to announce the first international keynote speakersto feature at this year’s conference in Wellington in July.Appointment <strong>of</strong> an exciting panel <strong>of</strong>leading experts is also well under way,which will add enormous value to theprogramme.In a move away from faculty-basedprogramme committees, this year’scommittee includes representativesfrom across the different subjectareas <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>. <strong>The</strong> committeemembers are:• Mark Peterson, <strong>College</strong> Boardmember (Committee chair)• Ben Hudson (University <strong>of</strong> OtagoChristchurch)• Felicity Goodyear-Smith (University<strong>of</strong> Auckland)• Andy O’Grady (Wellington faculty)• Ben Revell (Wellington faculty)• Janine Bycr<strong>of</strong>t (CME)• Bryn Jones (Te Akoranga a Maui)• Sue Domanski (Registrars/education)• Anna Mahoney (<strong>College</strong> rep)Announcement <strong>of</strong> the first sponsoris now only a signature away, and anumber <strong>of</strong> exhibit stands have beensnapped up by organisations in theprimary health sector eager to havea presence among the primary healthcare audience.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Michael Kidd isPresident-Elect <strong>of</strong> WONCA andExecutive Dean <strong>of</strong> the Faculty<strong>of</strong> Health Sciences at FlindersUniversity, Adelaide. He also workspart-time as a <strong>GP</strong> with specialinterests in the care <strong>of</strong> people withHIV and Indigenous Health.Credit: Australian National UniversityGeorge Freeman is the EmeritusPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> General Practice atImperial <strong>College</strong> London. Withan international reputation inContinuity <strong>of</strong> Care, Pr<strong>of</strong>essorFreeman worked part-timeas a <strong>GP</strong> until 2010 and since2011 has focused on medicalgeneralism, now assistingthe RC<strong>GP</strong> with their newCommission on Generalism.Credit: Imperial <strong>College</strong> LondonA number <strong>of</strong> abstracts have beensubmitted, well ahead <strong>of</strong> the closingdate <strong>of</strong> 30 April. <strong>The</strong> committee is keento have interactive workshops as akey feature <strong>of</strong> this year’s conference.<strong>The</strong> conference website has detailedinformation on the Call for Abstracts.For more informationon this article:www.generalpractice<strong>2013</strong>.org.nzP8 : ISSUE <strong>21</strong> : <strong>March</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
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