Education support

We maintain a team of Medical Educators who support Registrars in meeting their educational and learning objectives. Part of this support includes regular in-practice education visits and pastoral care.

Registrars in community terms are expected to participate in a formal training release program over the course of the year. All of our practices agree to release the Registrars for a set number of days so that they can attend formal training, workshops, and events. Regular Registrar-directed learning (RDL) sessions ensure that Registrars are able to benefit from peer-directed initiatives and interaction.

External courses

Each of the Registrars at Adelaide to Outback has access to up to $500 for courses that may assist them in their role as General Practitioners. In order to access these funds, the Medical Education Manager must approve of the desired activity. This funding is a reimursement.

Apart from the obvious courses available that cover areas of the core curriculum, courses that Registrars have undertaken include computer or IT-oriented training, grief counselling, SHINE SA courses, education weekends held by local Divisions of General Practice, emergency training courses, and refresher courses such as ACLS.

Emergency training

The requirements for dedicated emergency skills training is largely dependent on which pathway a Registrar trains in, and what, if any, advanced training has been previously undertaken. Nevertheless, all Registrars gain the opportunity to participate in emergency simulation training.

For more information about the types of emergency training that are offered to Adelaide to Outback Registrars, please contact the office on 08 8366 3100.

For more information about emergency training, please visit the following websites:

• Early Management of Severe Trauma: www.surgeons.org
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support: www.apls.org.au
• Trauma Management: www.ruraldoc.com.au/Education/traumaman.asp
• Advance Cardiac Life Support: Contact Kelly Maidment at:
  GPEA (08) 8267 8320

Learning plans

All of our Registrars need to develop a learning plan that is followed and updated throughout their training. This aids in the requirement to complete an AGPT Logbook, and allows Registrars to identify areas of need which can help in planning both in-practice and out-of-practice education.

There are many ways of developing a learning plan, and they don't need to be complicated. One option provided by Adelaide to Outback is the online learning planner available on the ACRRM RRMEO interface, into which all Registrars are enrolled.

GPET provides a guide to developing a learning plan that is useful. It can be accessed through their website.

Our Medical Education Manager and team of Medical Educators are always available to help Registrars learning plans development and logbook completion.