Rural Surgery: Strategies for Minimising Professional Isolation

This project provided a range of professional activities on clinical governance, education and training and surgical patient care to resident rural surgeons in South Australia, south-west Victoria, northern Tasmania, Broken Hill, Alice Springs and north-west Western Australia.

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For more information, contact Alicia Eaton

Continuing Professional Development by Telemedicine for Victorian Rural Paediatricians

This project provided continuing education workshops for rural paediatricians and other health professionals via the use of telemedicine and covered topics such as;

• Coping When Things Go Wrong
• Asthma on the edge
• Alternative treatments

Target audience:

Related Document:   Project 2.doc

For more information, contact The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Initiating Better Practice Manual

This project was designed to provide practical information on developing clinical practice improvement projects without ploughing through piles of data.  An online manual was developed which outlines the basic building blocks you need for developing projects. The online manual can be viewed at www.improveyourpractice.com.au

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Related Document:   RACP Project 3.pdf

For more information, contact The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

NSW Rural Physicians Network: Rural Forum

This project developed a CD and DVD of the annual NSW Rural Forum which was held in Wagga Wagga, NSW in March 2003.  Topics included: Training opportunities in rural NSW, Physician's workforce issues and infestious diseases. 

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Related Document:   RACP Project 4.pdf

For more information, contact The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Pathology: Continuing Professional Development for Rural Specialists

The RuralPath Seminar Series provided a unique opportunity for rural medical specialists to:

• Gain skills in the application of pathology to complex clinical problems in an informal setting
• To gain CPD credits
• Establish new professional networks
• Request a seminar topic

RuralPath combines several delivery modes. These included:

• Interactive audio teleconference seminars
• Emailed seminar notes and images
• online discussion forums actively facilitated by a pathologist

Target audience:

Related Document:   Project 5 RCPA.pdf

For more information, contact The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Audit Support and Practice Improvement Program for Rural Specialist Obstetricians and Anaesthetists

This project developed obstetric and obstetric/anaesthetic standards, prepared educational material and resources about risk management and conducted workshops via videoconferencing to focus on audit and practice improvement.

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For more information, contact The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Training of Rural Anaesthetists in Clinical Crisis Management

This project allowed rural specialists to access simulator based, hands-on modules of training in clinical crisis management. Provision of high fidelity simulator based courses on management of clinical crises of the type which occur in rural hospitals had not been attempted on-site in Australia previously.

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Related Document:   ANZCA Project 7.pdf

For more information, contact Jill Humphreys

Risk Management Assessment Program

This project provided a series of risk management self-assessment tools for specialist practices and telephone advice line for those undertaking an assessment. The tools are available at

Target audience:

For more information, contact The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Remote Area Videoconferencing of Case Review Meetings

This project provided rural specialists with the opportunity to participate in an established continuing education program - The Alfred Radiology Monthly Case Review Meetings

Target audience:

Related Document:   RANZCR PROJECT 9.pdf

For more information, contact Pamela Taylor