Join Dr Christine Fejo-King, Larrakia Senior Elder and Chairperson of the National Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Workers, as she presents ‘Echoes from the past, impacting on the present and stretching into the future: Reflections of a Larrakia woman’ in Darwin this upcoming weekend.

Christine says “History, memory, past policies and current practices all help shape the lives of people. This presentation focuses on the intersection of these points and their impact on generations of Aboriginal families from the Territory. It examines their intersection in the past, explores how these intersections are currently experienced, and offers insights into how they might impact into the future.”

Event Information
Venue: Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, 2 Smith Street, Darwin
Date: Saturday 16 August
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Cost: $20 at the door

PDF: Dr Christine Fejo-King Presentation Flyer

GP Registrar Placement Process for 2015

Information for Registrars

Changes in the Federal budget will see an additional 63 Registrars in the Northern Territory in 2015. Therefore this year’s placement process will be more competitive than ever.

What Registrars need to prepare?
NTGPE encourage all Registrars to be proactive about your placement and consider opportunities prior to Monday 25 August, and to seek advice from your Training Advisor about your training plan.

Prepare your CV and cover letter to three clinics of choice.

When and how do Registrars apply?
2015 Registrar placements will open on Monday 25 August and close midnight on Sunday 7 September via the Placement Guide website http://registrar.ntgpe.org/

Please note: the information currently on this website is regarding 2014 placements. 2015 placements information will be available on Monday 25 August 2014.

Registrars will be able to select three clinics to send applications to. The clinics will then review your applications.

When will Registrar placements be confirmed?
Placements will be confirmed on Tuesday 30 September.

Information for Clinics

We are asking clinics who previously took on Prevocational Doctors to take on a Registrar, particularly to consider taking a GPT1/PRRT1.

Please speak to Susie Lehmann [email protected], 08 8946 6748 or 0407 239 376 about how we can assist your clinic in creating capacity to take on additional Registrars for 2015 placements.

NTGPE 2015 Key Dates for Placement Process

Important Information for 2015 Placement Process

GP Registrar Handbook 2014

A mock emergency scenario involving multiple ‘casualties’ will provide general practitioners from across the Northern Territory with a realistic, high-pressure opportunity to hone vital skills.

The exercise, to take place Saturday 14 June, is a part of the 2014 Compass Teaching and
Learning Conference Darwin, a collaboration between the Northern Territory Medicare Local (NTML) and Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE) that provides professional development and networking opportunities for NT GPs and primary health care practitioners. Also participating in the full scale, time critical, multi-casualty scenario are agencies St John Ambulance NT and the Northern Territory Emergency Service.

“This hands-on emergency scenario will give NT GPs and health practitioners the opportunity to put their emergency skills into practice within a supportive and collaborative environment,” explained NTML Chief Executive Officer, Ms Debbie Blumel.

“An essential component of this exercise is for GPs and health practitioners to further develop their understanding of how different emergency services work together, including volunteer-driven services that are often the first response in remote communities,” Ms Blumel added.

This is the first time St John Ambulance NT has had the opportunity to deliver practical emergency response training to GPs, covering disaster, major accident and triage procedures.

“As the provider of the Territory’s ambulance service, St John Ambulance NT is an expert in coordinating emergency responses to serious incidents, sometimes involving many casualties,” says St John’s Medical Director Dr Malcolm Johnston-Leek.

“This training will help to deliver the very best medical response for patients living in remote and regional areas, where doctors and nurses are often called out to accident scenes,” says Dr Johnston-Leek.

NTGPE Chief Executive Officer Dr Brett Dale says that the scenario will provide an example of the excellent opportunities for doctors training in the Northern Territory, as well as highlighting the diversity of skills required from Northern Territory doctors.

PDF: Media Release ‘Mock emergency prepares NT GPs with vital skills’

Federal funding for the Prevocational General Practice Placements Program (PGPPP) will end December 2014.

Each year, Northern Territory General Practice Training Education (NTGPE) place up to 90 prevocational doctors on 12 week placements in rural and remote locations across the Northern Territory.

Closure of the program will result in a loss of 25 fulltime equivalent prevocational doctors working in remote communities at any time in the Northern Territory.

Doctors working in the Northern Territory face a variety of challenges not commonly found in other places of Australia, and prevocational doctors remain vitally important to the supply of our future GP workforce and the health outcomes of our most vulnerable.

The Prevocational General Practice Placement Program (PGPPP) is a national program that aims to encourage doctors to consider General Practice (particularly rural and remote) as their chosen profession. For the Territory the program is also integral to the supply and access of primary health care for many of Australia’s most disadvantaged.

Funding to support NTGPE’s delivery of training to GP Registrars remains secure until the end of 2015. However, the Government has announced that future contracts will be fully contestable and provided by a smaller number of regional training providers.

NTGPE supports a contestable environment and looks forward to delivering GP training well beyond 2015. We encourage our stakeholders and communities to watch and listen vigilantly to ensure that future policy supports the critical need for GPs training and working in our rural and remote jurisdiction.

PDF: Budget cuts will reduce number of doctors in remote communities

You may be aware of changes announced Tuesday by the Federal Government regarding GP education and training.

• The budget announcement endorsed the Commission of Audit Report recommendation to absorb the national management of the General Practice Education and Training (GPET) into the Department of Health.

• GPET’s responsibilities are to be transferred to the Department of Health by 31 December, 2014. However, for the remainder of 2014, GPET will retain management of the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) and Prevocational and General Practice (PGPP) Programs as well as the selection process for an increased 2015 AGPT registrar cohort.

• The PGPPP will cease as of 31 December, 2014. Until this date NTGPE remain committed to delivering the highest quality of training for our prevocational doctors on placement. NTGPE staff will be in contact with those affected by the changes.

• Funding to support NTGPE’s delivery of training to GP Registrars remains secure until the end of 2015. However, the Government has announced that future contracts will be fully contestable and provided by a smaller number of regional training providers.

NTGPE supports a competitive environment and looks forward to delivering GP training well beyond 2015.

We will work collaboratively with all of our stakeholders, participants, the Department of Health and GPET to minimise any disruption to training services.

GPET Transition to Department of Health - Update 11 June 2014

NTGPE is now welcoming applications for the Debbie Stach Registrar Scholarship for Leadership, Alan Walker Paediatric Scholarship, Cultural Immersion Award and the NTGPE Indigenous Health Training Scholarship.

These annual scholarships are to recognise the commitment of NTGPE’s Registrars to training and working in the NT and additionally to provide them with assistance to further their studies.

An outline of the opportunities available from these scholarships are available on the 2014 NTGPE Registrar Scholarships Overview below.

Scholarships

Debbie Stach Scholarship for Leadership

Alan Walker Paediatric Scholarship

Cultural Immersion Award

NTGPE Indigenous Health Training Scholarship

Read the article about the importance of the prevocational placement program as featured in the November Issue of PartyLine – Magazine of the National Rural Health Alliance

NTGPE was delighted to partner with the NT GP Student Network (GPSN) group last night (2 October 13) to present a Clinical Skills Evening for the NT’s Medical Program and Clinical Science’s Students.

Four senior GP Registrars and two Medical Educators from NTGPE were on hand to take the 40 students through four skills stations – point of care testing, chest pain and ECG, suturing and airway management. Stories of GP training, the huge variety of roles undertaken by GPs in the NT and the activities of students in the NT were shared over the evening and a fantastic feast and half time entertainment was provided by SARRAH.

NTGPE looks forward to partnering in more activities with the NT GPSN to spread the word about becoming a GP in the NT!

NTGPE is now welcoming applications for the Debbie Stach Registrar Scholarship for Leadership, Alan Walker Paediatric Scholarship, Cultural Immersion Award and the NTGPE Indigenous Health Training Scholarship.

These annual scholarships are to recognise the commitment of NTGPE’s Registrars to training and working in the NT and additionally to provide them with assistance to further their studies.

The Cultural Immersion Award is also open to PGPPP participants.

An outline of the opportunities available from these scholarships are available on the 2013 NTGPE Scholarships Overview below. The full scholarship guide provides further details, eligibility criteria and the application form. Applications close 03 April 2013.

Click here to view the full scholarship guide.