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Read this newsletter to find out how to win some recognition for the DPET and junior doctor who have done most for prevocational education in the past year. IMET is calling for nominations for the 2009 CPMEC National Junior Doctor Award and for the Geoff Marel Award.
Also in this newsletter are pointers to some great online educational resources.
For further information or to submit items for discussion, please contact Craig Bingham, Prevocational Program Coordinator at IMET, cbingham@imet.health.nsw.gov.au (9844 6511).
— Dr Roslyn Crampton, Chair, Prevocational Training Council
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JMO Forum
The NSW JMO Forum will be meeting on Friday 7 August. The Forum is the State’s representative body for junior doctors in training. There are two representatives from each of the 15 prevocational training networks, plus rural representatives and AMC graduate representatives.
If you are a junior doctor who has an issue with the quality of training and education in New South Wales, talk to a JMO Forum representative before the next Forum meeting to ensure that your concerns are raised. The JMO Forum is represented on the Prevocational Training Council of NSW and has access to decision makers at IMET.
JMO Forum representatives are listed on the IMET website.
2009 CPMEC National Junior Doctor Award
Which junior doctor has made the greatest contribution to medical education?
In 2008 The Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Councils (CPMEC) presented the first National Junior Doctor of the Year Award. The Award was presented to Dr Stephanie Arnold of NSW for her outstanding contributions to the welfare and education of junior doctors during her time as Chair of the NSW JMO Forum. CPMEC hopes that this award provides a spur for junior doctors to contribute to education and training. In 2009 the award will be even more competitive with New Zealand and the Northern Territory also participating.
The selection procedure is that each State or Territory selects its Junior Doctor of the Year and offers this person as a candidate for the National Award. Nominations are now open for the NSW Junior Doctor 2009. Nominations should include at least 100 words as supporting evidence. Articles, reports, rosters, letters of recommendation, and the like may be submitted as supporting documentation.
Nominations close on Friday 4 September 2009. To submit a nomination or for more information, contact Ms Shelly Llewellyn-Palmer, Prevocational Support Officer, (02) 9844 6515, sllewellyn-palmer@imet.health.nsw.gov.au (or by mail to NSW IMET Locked Bag 5022 Gladesville NSW 1675).
NSW Geoff Marel Award 2009
Who deserves to be recognised for their support of junior doctors?
The Geoff Marel Award honours an individual who has made a substantial contribution to the education and welfare of prevocational trainees. 
The Geoff Marel Award is presented in memory of the late Associate Professor Geoff Marel, a committed contributor to prevocational training and an advocate for trainee welfare. A/Prof Marel was well known for his vision, creativity, insight and humanity.
The Geoff Marel Award is awarded for:
- enhancing the clinical performance of prevocational trainees
- helping trainees in difficulty
- improving the working conditions of prevocational trainees
- improving the performance assessment of prevocational trainees
- going beyond expectations to support prevocational trainees
- working to develop a culture that supports prevocational work and education.
The 2008 winner of the Geoff Marel Award was Dr Scott Fortey, DPET at Gosford Hospital. The Award is open to DPETs, Medical Administrators, Term Supervisors, JMO Managers and other individuals involved in prevocational training in NSW or the ACT. Nominations should include at least 100 words as supporting evidence. Articles, reports, rosters, letters of recommendation, and the like may be submitted as supporting documentation.
Nominations close on Friday 6 November 2009. To submit a nomination or for more information, contact Ms Shelly Llewellyn-Palmer, Prevocational Support Officer, (02) 9844 6515, sllewellyn-palmer@imet.health.nsw.gov.au(or by mail to NSW IMET Locked Bag 5022 Gladesville NSW 1675).
Safe prescribing e-learning resources
The National Prescribing Curriculum is a series of e-learning modules to support the development of rational prescribing skills. The Curriculum has been developed by the National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS, http://www.nps.org.au/), an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to providing accurate, balanced, evidence-based information about medicines. The Curriculum provides modules for medical students and for junior doctors.
This e-learning resource has been in use and development since 2000, making it a very well-organised and well-supported tool for learning prescribing.
Junior medical officers and other new practitioners should obtain a course key from the medical education office at their allocated hospital and then sign on at <http://npsprescribe.lamsinternational.com/lams/>.
Paediatric guidelines e-learning resource
NSW Health has improved access to the Paediatric Clinical Practice Guideline E-Learning Package by providing this resource on the internet as well as the NSW Health intranet.
The package is now readily accessible at: http://doh.edmore.com.au/login.php
The Statewide Services Development Branch is encouraging all hospitals to uninstall any local copies of this e-learning package and to promote the centralised site.
NSW Health will provide an EZ-IO teaching kit (for teaching how to insert intraosseous access) for the Area Health Service with the most staff registered by 31 July 2009. A resuscitation baby mannequin will be awarded to the AHS which has the most staff completing the e-learning package by 31 October 2009.
For enquiries regarding the Paediatric Clinical Practice Guideline E-Learning Package, please contact Ms Trish Boss (9424 5706, pboss@doh.health.nsw.gov.au).
Also available from Edmore
Staff who register for the Paediatric Clinical Practice Guideline E-Learning Package will also have access to other e-learning resources:
- Incident Information Management System Training.
- Open disclosure: an e-learning module specifically for interns, residents, nurses, and allied health workers. Powerpoint presentations and a facilitator’s manual for teaching open disclosure at available at http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/quality/opendisc/training.html.
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