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GPRA Future series Day – Thursday 2 October

RACGP College Day

Thursday 2 October 2008
8.00 – 9.30
National Rural Faculty Annual General Meeting
9.45 – 10.45

RACGP College Day

11.00 – 13.00
Convocation
Evening
Academic Session including the William Arnold Conolly Oration ( Melbourne Town Hall )

Scientific Program

Friday 3 October 2008
Morning Plenary Session
8.30 - 10.30

Introduction by Professor Michael Kidd, Conference Co-Convenor
Welcome Ceremony
Address by RACGP President
Address by Asia Pacific WONCA Regional President, Dr Donald Li
Address by WONCA World President, Professor Chris van Weel
Address by Dr Vasantha Preetham, Conference Co-Convenor
Welcome Co-Convenor - Vasantha Preetham & Michael Kidd
Introduction of Wes Fabb Oration, by Dr Donald Li
Wes Fabb Oration - Professor Zorayda Leopando
Presentation of Wes Fabb Oration Medal
World Health Organisation Presentation

10.30 -11.00

Morning Tea
Workshops
11.00 - 13.00

Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander health: what actually works?

Presenter: Dr Mick Adams

Getting started in research - develop your research questions. A workshop run by academic GPs for novice researchers

Presenters: Maria Pirotta, Dimity Pond, Mark Nelson

GP registrar workshop 1: The Pursuit of Excellence in General Practice

Presenters: Dr Naomi Harris, Associate Professor Steve Trumble, Dr Stuart Anderson, Dr David Tye

 

World Health Organisation Workshop (11.00 – 12.00)

NSC – GP Advocacy and Support: Setting standards and the process of accreditation (parts one & two)

Presenter: Lynton Hudson

Screening for disease: the role of genetics

Presenter: Professor Jon Emery

Balint
Workshop

11.00 – 13.00 Paper sessions
13.00 – 13.30
BEACH presentation
13.00 – 13.45
Lunch
Afternoon Plenary Session
Theme: Primary care and its role in the community
13.45 - 15.15
Plenary
Stuart Patterson Oration - Dr Mick Adams
Professor Ian Anderson: Indigenous Primary Health – A new agenda?
Ms Rhonda Galbally: Healthy Communities; The Role of the Primary Care
15.15 – 15.45
Afternoon Tea          
Workshops
15.45 – 17.45

Clinical issues in women's health in the region

Presenter: Danielle Mazza, WWPWFM

The illness narrative: our core business in family medicine? 

Presenter: Prof Trisha Greenhalgh

GP registrar workshop 2: A lifetime of Cautionary tales and practice tips

Presenter: Prof John Murtagh

 

Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders: how to work better with us

Presenter: Alan Brown/ Jenny Reath

General Practice: from the medical student's perspective

Panel session: Mr Michael Bonning, Dr Naomi Harris, Mr Joe Rotella
Balint Workshop
15.45 – 17.45 Paper sessions
17:00 - 18.30

Meeting for AAAGP members (Chair: AAAGP Mark Nelson)

 

17.45– 19.45

Official Conference Welcome Reception

19.30 – Late

NRF and Registrar Dinner

 
Saturday 4 October 2008
Morning Plenary Session
Theme: Health in Different Regions
7.45 – 08.15 Interfaith service
8.30 - 9.30
Plenary
Presentation on regional World Health Organisation - Dr Shigeru Omi
Professor Trish Greenhalgh: 30 years on from Alma Ata - Where we have come from? Where we are going?
Professor Roger Strasser: Rural medicine - An International Perspective
10.00-10.30
Morning Tea          
10.30 - 12.30

Cardiovascular disease – a regional challenge

Presenter: Mark Nelson

Making your clinic run smarter

Presenters: Neville Steer and Huy An

Women and family medicine 1: challenges and opportunities in the region

Presenters: Professor Amanda Howe and A/Prof Amanda Barnard

NSC – Education 2: The complete GP
Lifecycle

Presenters: Jill Thistlethwaite, Frank Meumann, Peter Maguire and Morton Rawlin

 

Rural workshop 1: Medical leadership in interprofessional practice

Presenters: Richard Lawrance and Tim Malloy

Preventive Activities in General Practice: the latest recommendations and how to implement them in practice

Presenter: Mark Harris

Patient safety: show and tell session

Presenters: Beres Wenck and Genevieve Hopkins

Women and family medicine 2: young female trainees and doctors in family medicine

Presenters: Professor Zorayda Leopando and regional presenters

NSC – Education 3: Diversity in post-fellowship education

Presenters: Prof Michael Kidd, Morton Rawlin, Achim Sturmberg and Richard Lawrance
10.30 – 12.30
Paper sessions
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
Afternoon Plenary Session
Theme: Models of Care
13.30 - 15.00

Plenary
Panel Session: Models of Care
Dr Donald Li: Primary Care in China
Dr Vasantha Preetham: Alternative models in Australia
Professor Chris van Weel: Supporting Primary Care: Vertical verses Horizontal Approaches
Professor Deborah Saltman: Chronic Disease Management: Are Teams the Answer?

Dr Sugito Wonodirekso: Health Problems and the Response of Family Medicine in Indonesia

15.00 – 15.30
Afternoon Tea
15.30 - 17.30

Future education: triumphs and challenges

Best practice primary care in the Asia Pacific region

Presenters: Dr Donald Li, Professor Zorayda Leopando, Dr Sugito Wonodirekso  – Asia/Pacific Forum

Computers in general practice

Presenters: Teri Snowden and Peter Schattner

 

Balint Workshop
British Medical Journal Workshop (15.30 – 16.30)

Teaching medicine in the community: keeping up with innovation – some practical tips

Presenters: Graeme Jones, Roger Strasser, Ken Wanghu, Naomi Harris and Joe-Anthony Rotella

Chapter of Military Medicine

Psychological problems of service

15.30 – 17.30 Paper sessions

17.00 – 18.30

Wonca Heads of Dept meeting (Chair: Professor Chris van Weel)

19.00 - Late

GP of the Year Gala Dinner

 
Sunday 5 October 2008
Morning Plenary Session
Theme: Improving General Practice
8.30 - 10.00
Plenary
Panel Session: Improving General Practice
Professor Richard Roberts: Overseas Experience in Improving General Practice
Professor Liz Farmer: Improving General Practice: Lessons of the National Primary Care Collaboratives Program
Dr Naomi Harris: The Future of General Practice
10.00-10.30
Morning Tea              
10.30 - 12.30

NSC – Education 1: Advanced generalism and specific interest GPs

Presenters: Morton Rawlin and Di O'Halloran

Responding to medical workplace violence

Presenter: Associate Professor Leanne Rowe

Abuse and violence: Managing the care of patients who have been abused

Knowledge translation in primary care

Presenter: Danielle Mazza

Focus on dementia

Presenter: Dimity Pond

Journal Clubs in general practice
10.30 – 12.30 Paper sessions
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch              
Afternoon Plenary Session
Theme: Diversity in Primary Care
13.30 - 15.00

Plenary
Panel Session: Diversity in Primary Care
Associate Professor Leanne Rowe: Adolescent Health
Professor Mark Cohen: Complementary Medicine
Professor Jane Gunn: Mental Health
Professor Nick Zwar: Travel Medicine

Closing Remarks: Professor Trish Greenhlagh

Dr Andrew Ip: Welcome to WONCA Hong Kong 2009
Welcome to World WONCA Conference 2010
Welcome to the Wonca Asia Pacific Conference 2011, Cebu , Phillipines
Welcome to the 52nd Annual Scientific Convention 2009, Perth, Australia.

 
     
 
 

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