The Health Professionals Teaching and Learning Conference 2009
The Health Professionals Teaching and Learning Conference 2009 will be held in Alice Springs from 18-20 September at the Crowne Plaza. The conference recognises the importance of dynamic, well-trained inter-professional teams in developing and nurturing the interest and skills of Australia’s future health workforce.
Context
Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE) is the General Practice Regional Training Provider for the NT. NTGPE’s vertically integrated educational programs focus on medical students, prevocational doctors, GP registrars and international medical graduates.
These cohorts are supported by NTGPE’s educators and GP trainers. However there are other health professionals who are involved in the supervision, support and education of learners in the community and in hospitals. This list is not exhaustive but can include Aboriginal health workers (AHW), Registered Nurses (RNs) and Remote Area Nurses (RANs), allied health professionals, paramedics, specialists (visiting or resident), practice management staff, cultural mentors… the list goes on!
NTGPE is responsible for ensuring regionally appropriate responses and vertically integrated methods to GP Training meet the specific needs of our teachers and learners. To this end our mission in 2009 is to broaden our focus to acknowledge and support the inter-professional mentors and educators who support and train not just our own clinical supervisors, trainers and educators but anyone that finds themselves mentoring and educating in health.
