e-Learning Library

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists(RANZCR)

The project is the development of an e-learning library consisting of 10 hours e-learning based on the following non-medical expert domains of: Communicator; Manager; Professional; and Health advocate.

This project is in line with the outcomes identified in the recently undertaken Training Needs Analysis (TNA), which determined that there was a need to introduce e-learning for College Members and to ensure that these resources ought to be focussed on the non-medical expert domains. The new modules will be housed on the new College Learning Management System (LMS) and will be initially targeted to rural specialists and trainees within RANZCR and within the NMCE.

Project Type

e-Learning activity

Project Duration

18 months

Target audience

• Rural Radiologists and trainees
• Rural Radiation Oncologists and trainees
• Rural Members of the medical specialist colleges

For more information contact: Sharon Messina

ANZCA Special Interest Group Poster Symposium

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)

Rural anaesthetists and trainees will be encouraged to produce and present a poster at the ANZCA Rural SIG Meeting. Posters will relate to research or audit conducted in a non-metropolitan setting, or on medical issues in rural anaesthetic practice.

Project Type

Establishment of an annual poster presentation symposium at the ANZCA Rural SIG Meeting.

Project Duration

6 months

Target audience

• Rural Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Specialists
• Rural General Practitioner Anaesthetists
• Rural Anaesthetic Trainees
• Rural Medical Students

For more information contact Hannah Burnell or +61 3 8517 5392

Continuing Professional Development in Indigenous Cardiovascular Health

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

The Project will deliver a web-based interactive teaching and assessment program in indigenous cardiovascular health.

The key elements of the project include:

1. Design and develop an educational module
2. Compilation of educational content
3. Development of self-assessment tools
4. Implementation of web delivery
5. Audit and review of activity to inform development of next module

Project Type

Web-based, interactive, teaching and assessment module for continuing professional development and up-skilling of health professionals engaged in the delivery of cardiovascular health care to Indigenous Australians

Project Duration

18 months

Target audience

• Specialist physicians and trainees
• Cardiologists, specialist cardiothoracic surgeons and trainees
• General practitioners, nursing and allied healthcare workers involved in indigenous health care in rural and remote communities

For more information, contact Lynne Portelli

Intercultural Competency for Medical Specialists

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)

Cultural competency and safety eLearning activities will be developed to provide professional development in intercultural skills using examples from a range of cultures within Australia. These modules will provide information on recognising one's own and other people's cultural expectations; intercultural communication; the links among values, beliefs and behaviours; and strategising skills for cultural adaptation. They will also include a range of activities to promote self-reflection regarding the impact of cultural issues on medical practice.

Project Type

e-Learning Activity

Project Duration

18 months

Target audience

Rural Specialists, trainees and IMGS from all medical colleges

For more information, contact Merrilyn Smith

Indigenous Patients in Critical Care – Communication, consent and Organ Donation Issues

College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM)

Effective communication with indigenous people on health matters, in particular some of the situations that arise in areas of critical care, require some specific skills and knowledge. A cost effective way to disseminate some of this knowledge is through the use of a DVD, utilising the specialised knowledge of clinicians with particular expertise in the area and also by involving some indigenous people (patients) in the production.

Project Type

Production and distribution of an educational DVD

Project Duration

12 months

Target audience

• Specialists (and trainees) working with Indigenous patients in critical care situations
• Other health professionals, in particular critical care nursing and allied health staff

For more information, contact Phil Hart

Update in Paediatric Aspects of Pathology

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)

The aim of the Project is to update and up-skill rural and regional pathologists in the paediatric aspects of pathology using virtual classroom technology. The teaching session will be live and interactive via the internet. Participants will log in to the session from their home or office. They only require a computer with internet access and a headset with microphone. The course will be coordinated by the Department of Laboratory Services at Royal Children’s’ Hospital Melbourne (RCH). Each teaching session will be facilitated by two RCH pathologists. The virtual classroom software enables the facilitators to view, or share, their desktop with the participants (useful for other imaging software). Participants can interact by speaking into their microphones, or typing into the chat box, or clicking "Yes' or "No" boxes to answer questions.

Project Type

Virtual classroom

Project Duration

8 weeks

Target audience

Regional and Rural Pathologists

For more information, contact Dr Sharon Choo