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GP Supervisors Workshop Summary:
Annual Workshop 2003 - Darwin
Building 31 Level 3 NT University
Attendance:
Abby Harwood Bill Lax Cate Pritchard David Brummitt Denis Chew Di Symonds Diana Erickson Fred McConnel Jessie Johnston Marian Evans (ME) Melinie Hansen	MichelleLuey Michael Pearson Nigel Gray Paul Money Penny Roberts-Thomson Peter Chilcott Peter Tait Sue Smith Tim Hannah Wendy Williams Wendy Zerk
Meeting Aims:
To meet as a group with focus on education in the general practice and community setting. Update on the last year activity. Support processes for the maintenance of GP supervisor involvement in the education programs - SLO position etc Decide on a process to improve support of education for GP registrars, (junior doctors) and medical students. Professional development of GPs in education. Discuss GPR placements for 2004.
The above aims were addressed in the program

Outcomes:

Successful gathering for lively discussion about the directions for GP training, including the importance of registrar procedural training opportunities and the association of quality education with future workforce and recruitment.
Agreement to pursue regular formative assessment in the GP registrar program and group discussion and feedback on some useful tools for this (see attached summary).
Development of more structured feedback mechanisms between all groups - learners, supervisors, and NTGPE.
Use of the GP supervisor parameters.
Support for a regional pilot supervision program for GP registrars in Gove - details to be developed on the discussion from the meeting.
Revision of the principles of learning and teaching within the GP context.
Focus on the importance of self-care in general practice.
Establishment of the website for dissemination of resources and information

Actions:

Structure feedback process for implementation asap.
Structure the formative feedback tools and process for implementation in 2004.
Plan for pilot in Gove.
Outline process for more structure to ECT visit as a mechanism to support feedback and education in the practice.