RRITH WEEK 1 2010

Maggie Grant
Contact
1. First: via Discussion Board
2. The by e-mail
3. Then by Phone 4781 6819 . Introduction to RRITH & Rural Medicine
.
4. then by visit to MS026

Key Words Objectives for the Week

Indigenous health At the end of this week you should be able to:
iiterature review Appreciate the basics of Australia’s rural and rural medical history
rural 1. Appreciate the diversity of rural medical practice
rural doctors 2. Describe the unique features of rural medicine
rural health 3. Rural indices
rural indices o Locate rural indices
rural medicine o Recognise ARIA, RRMA and GISCA on graphs and tables
rural population o Have an understanding of characteristics of ARIA, RRMA and GISCA
4. e-mentor found by this week or next
5. be familiar with the basics of doing a literature review

Preparation for week’s sessions

Intro Session: nil
GLS: nil

SS: 1. Bring along your Clinical ID so year can be updated

2. Look up ARIA and RRMA of your home town
Go: http://www.healthworkforce.com.au/main_rrma.asp?NodeID=27679
3. Pre-read: Siaw-Teng L, Kilpatrick S. A textbook of rural health[Internet]. Canberra: ARHEN;
2008[cited 2009 Feb 11]. Available at:
http://www.arhen.org.au/docs/a_text_book_of_australian_rural_health_arhen_april_2008.pdf
pp. 14-18 Geographical Classification Systems

INTRODUCTION SESSION
Introductory Session Activities
Lecture by Maggie Grant

GUIDED LEARNING SESSION

Learning Activities
There are four activities. All students attend all activities.
Title Activity Staff Equipment for staff Room
Provided by SMD staff
MED 3’s talk about their Q&A Med 3 students Laptop & data pro 3 x > 15
rural placement x 3 concurrent
sessions
How to reference SMD Discussion One facilitator Data Pro > 25
style Maggie Grant
Dr Dave’s Diary Video Maggie Grant start Nil > 25

Being a rural doctor Discussion Dr Sue Smith Laptop & data pro > 25
Q&A Dr Andrew mc Kenzie
GLS ROTATIONS & ROOMS
Please go straight to the room shown below for the start of the GLS at 1300hrs.
Group 1400-1440 1445-1525 1530-1610 1615-1655
1 005 A&B Hall Ryan Maher 007D VIDEO 025 A-C Sue Smith 007C Maggie Grant
2 007D VIDEO 025 A-C Sue Smith 007C Maggie Grant
3 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant
003 A, B Bellwood Alcorn
4 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant
5 002 A,B Arumugam Hoare Todd 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant
6 007C Maggie Grant 005 A&B Hall Ryan Maher 007D VIDEO 025 A-C Sue Smith
7 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO 025 A-C Sue Smith
8 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie
003 A,B Bellwood Alcorn
9 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie
10 007C Maggie Grant 002A,B Arumugam Hoare Todd 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie
11 025 A-C Sue Smith 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO
005 A&B Morrow O’Sullivan Cheng
12 025 A-C Sue Smith 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO
13 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO
003 A, B Norrie Turnbull Fraser
14 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant 007D VIDEO
15 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant 002A,BMcnicholl Franks Sue Yek 007D VIDEO
16 007D VIDEO 025 A-C Sue Smith 007C Maggie Grant
005 A&B Morrow O’Sullivan Cheng
17 007D VIDEO 025 A-C Sue Smith 007C Maggie Grant
18 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant
003 A, B Norrie Turnbull Fraser
19 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant
20 007D VIDEO 007 B Andrew McKenzie 007C Maggie Grant 002A,B Mcnicholl Franks Sue Yek

SYNTHESISING SESSION
Learning Activity
Video & TV/DVD or data pro
One facilitator: Lecture
discussion
Maggie Grant Theatre
Quiz Keypad technology

Learning Resources for Week

o Lecture Notes in LearnJCU / Course Materials
o Intro Lecture
o Synthesising session notes

o ABC. Dr. Dave’s diary. In Australian Story (DVD): Melbourne: Australian Broadcasting Commission; 2002.
o Sen Gupta T. Why I like rural practice. Australian Family Physician. Vol 22 (10). October 1993, 1862-1863.
o Siaw-Teng L, Kilpatrick S. A textbook of rural health[Internet]. Canberra: ARHEN; 2008[cited 2009 Feb 11].
Available at: http://www.arhen.org.au/docs/a_text_book_of_australian_rural_health_arhen_april_2008.pdf
o SMD Referencing and Style Guide