PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP ONE: CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS
Jan Dent, Senior Project Officer/ Leadership, Health Education & Training Institute Rural & Remote Portfolio
Dr Jo Burnand, Medical Director, IECO Consulting
Date & Time: 9.00am - 12.15pm, Wednesday 5 September 2018
Venue: Tamworth Town Hall, Fitzroy Street (Congress Venue)
Workshop Summary:
None
of us leap out of bed in the morning and say “Oh goodie! I have to resolve a conflict
at work today“
Most
of us dread such events but effective leaders know they have to tackle the
workplace issues that make or break for a productive, smooth and enjoyable
environment as well as maintain and improve patient safety.
Conversely
very few of us feel confident that we can conduct those conversations
skillfully and respectfully.
This
workshop is designed to increase participant’s skill and confidence in
conducting crucial workplace conversations.
Participants
will be invited to bring a work issue they would like to address and will have
the opportunity to practice crafting conversations in a safe and non-judgmental
environment.
A
variety of communication tools and templates will be used.
WORKSHOP TWO: WRITING FOR PUBLICATION
Associate
Professor Gene Hodgins , Clinical Education Academic Lead &
Clinical Psychologist, Charles Sturt University, Three Rivers University
Department of Rural Health
Date & Time: 9.00am - 12.15pm, Wednesday 5 September 2018
Venue: Tamworth Town Hall, Fitzroy Street (Congress Venue)
Workshop Summary:
Clinicians and health services endeavour to
base their activities and plan their expenditure on good evidence and the key
source of such evidence is the research literature.
Often such evidence is developed in communities
and contexts that are very different from the rural and remote communities represented
at this Congress.
It is important that rural health care is
represented in this literature and that rural clinicians and researchers
understand the publication process and are able to submit their research and
publish successfully.
This workshop will describe the journal
publication process and assist participants to increase the probability that
their research will be published, hopefully minimising unnecessary frustration
on the way.
This is a workshop for those who are interested
in and plan to submit their work to academic and ‘trade’ journals.
WORKSHOP THREE: CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS IN ACTION: TRANSFORMING OUR APPROACH TO HEALTH OUTCOMES
Donna Murray, CEO, Indigenous Allied Health
Australia
Adjunct Professor Nicole Turner, Aboriginal Community Nutritionist, Hunter New England Health and
Chairperson, Indigenous Allied Health Australia
Date & Time: 9.00am - 12.15pm, Wednesday 5 September 2018
Venue: Tamworth Town Hall, Fitzroy Street (Congress Venue)
Workshop Summary:
‘Working in a
culturally responsive way is about strengths-based, action-oriented approaches
to achieving cultural safety that can facilitate increased access to
affordable, available, appropriate and acceptable health care’
IAHA Cultural Responsiveness
In Action: An IAHA Framework.
This
Workshop provides a substantial introduction to a comprehensive Cultural
Responsiveness Program.
It aims to increase awareness, understanding and
respect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and society in order
to strengthen professional practice and institutional capacity to respond
effectively to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
The
Program promotes behavioural and systemic change toward culturally safe and
responsive healthcare.
The
Workshop is suitable for health professionals and researchers, managers, executives
and others. It will aim to strengthen the capacity and cultural
capabilities of everyone engaged in health and related services to work more
effectively and contribute to outcomes with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander individuals, families and organisations.
WORKSHOP FOUR: EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES - FROM BASICS TO BALLISTICS
Tod
Adams, Manager Rural Education Innovation and Training, Health Education &
Training Institute
Howard
Dawson, Education Technology and Innovation Manager, Health Education &
Training Institute
Date & Time: 9.00am - 12.15pm, Wednesday 5 September 2018
Venue: Tamworth Town Hall, Fitzroy Street (Congress Venue)
Workshop Summary:
This workshop
will provide participants with an insight into current and emerging
trends in technology use in education.
The workshop will enable participants an
experiential learning approach to interact with basic to advanced technologies
and to interact with other technologies (such as Virtual Reality) which may
support staff learning.
This is a practical workshop where you will be able to
interact with simulation based and other educational technologies, and meet
with staff who specialise in future technologies in a ‘technology fair’
approach.
There are no re-requisites for this workshop. Bring an open mind.
WORKSHOP FIVE: GOMEROI GAAYNGGAL CENTRE
Associate
Professor Kym Rae, Director, Gomeroi gaaynggal Centre
Date & Time: 9.00am - 11.00am, Wednesday 5 September 2018
Venue: Gomeroi gaaynggal Centre, 2/1
Hinkler Road, Tamworth
Transport: Buses will be departing Tamworth Town Hall at 9am and returning at 11am
Workshop Summary:
This workshop will be offsite and will include a tour of the Gomeroi gaaynggal Centre, University of Newcastle. This venue is a vibrant Indigenous arts studio, gallery space and research centre. Participants will have the opportunity to
listen to a team discussion of their work and undertake a small art project during the tour.
Gomeroi gaaynggal (Gomeroi babies) research program enrols
women pregnant with Indigenous babies during their pregnancy and follows both
mother and child until the child reaches 10 years of age. The research program
offers clinical research appointments that incorporate antenatal services,
including pregnancy ultrasounds to monitor the health of the growing baby,
blood tests and regular health checks for both mums and bubs.The information collected from the research
study is used to find ways in which health services may be adapted to better
meet the needs of Indigenous women and children at this important time.
Gomeroi gaaynggal ArtsHealth programs support women aged from
their early teens through to Elders and provide a safe and culturally
appropriate space for women of all ages to create art and connect with each
other, their culture and their local Indigenous community. Classes are also run
for young Indigenous people in the area which aim to connect the next
generation more closely to their culture.
The team from the Gomeroi gaaynggal program are passionate
about doing all they can to support the local Indigenous women and children,
and help every one of them reach their potential in health.
Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/gomeroi.gaaynggal
