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The Professional Development
Leave Guide 2020:
an overview of courses, conferences, research
degrees, and options for junior doctor's organised by
speciality
The Professional Development Leave Guide 2020: an overview of courses, conferences, research degrees, and options for junior doctor's organised ...
This support guide has been collated for WA Junior Doctors by:

Dr Anita Smith
Dr Jennifer Wood (Co-Chair 2019)
Dr Jemma Hogan (Co-Chair 2019)
Dr Rikki Priest
Dr Stephanie Dimitrov-Zeller
Dr Thisuri Jayawardena
Dr Rachel Dennis

Education representatives on behalf of the JMO Forum for the

Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia

189 Royal Street
EAST PERTH WA 6004

PO Box 8172
Perth Business Centre WA 6849

T: (08) 9222 2125
F: (08) 9222 2130

E: PMCWA.JMOF@health.wa.gov.au

W: https://www.pmcwa.org.au/committee/wa-jmo-forum/

For further copies of this document please visit the PMCWA Forum
Website.

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this document is for
general information only. It is not designed to take the place of
professional advice based on individual situations. Course costs
are provided as estimates only and are subject to change.

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The Professional Development Leave Guide 2020: an overview of courses, conferences, research degrees, and options for junior doctor's organised ...
Contents

1. General
       1.1          Courses
       1.2          Conferences

2. Critical care specific courses and conferences

    2.1 Anaesthetics

    2.2 Emergency

    2.2 Intensive care

3. Surgery

     3.1 Professional Development: Preparing for a Surgical
Career
  ▪ Introduction
  ▪ RACS: JDocs Framework
     3.2 GSSE: Generic Surgical Sciences Exam
Content:
  ▪ Pre-requisite for surgical training
  ▪ Details regarding exam – frequency of availability, cost,
     details on where to find syllabus
  ▪ Information about GSSE preparation courses
    3.3 Courses Applicable to all Surgical Specialties –
Courses by RACS
  ▪ EMST (Early Management of Severe Trauma)
       o ATLS is overseas equivalent
  ▪ CCrISP (Care of Critically Ill Surgical Patient)
  ▪ Operating with Respect
  ▪ TIPS (Training in Professional Skills)
  ▪ CLEAR (Critical Literature Evaluation and Research)
  ▪ Information to be included: course details, approximate costs
     3.4 Courses Applicable to all Surgical Specialties – E-
Learning
  ▪ Based on information available from RACS website;
     approved e-learning courses

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3.5 Courses at CTEC
    ▪ Details regarding courses at CTEC including if approved by
      RACS/Individual Specialties

      3.6 Higher Education: Postgraduate Qualifications
    ▪ Details of postgraduate qualifications that are approved by
      RACS
      3.7 Research in Surgery
    ▪ Tips on how to get started
    ▪ RACS: Developing a Career in Academic Surgery
      3.8 Conferences
    ▪ RACS Annual Scientific Congress
    ▪ Details regarding individual specialty conferences
    ▪ Other conferences applicable to surgery

4. Paediatrics
        4.1 Courses
        4.2 Conferences

5. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
        5.1 Courses and certificate/diploma programmes
        5.2 Conferences

6. General Practice
       6.1 Courses
       6.2 Conferences

7. Medical Education
        7.1 Courses
        7.2 Conferences

8. Medical Administration (RACMA)
        8.1 Courses
        8.2 Higher Education
        8.3 Conferences

9. General Medicine (Physician)
       9.1 Courses and conferences
       9.2 For Adult Basic Physician Trainees

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10.     Psychiatry
          10.1 Conferences

11.     Radiology
          11.1 Courses
          11.2 Conferences

12.     Dermatology
          12.1 Courses
          12.2 Conferences

13.     Pathology
          13.1 Observerships
          13.2 Conferences

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1. GENERAL

            1.1     General courses
Title         Organisation     Overview              Location         Cost           Website                         Suitable for:
                                                                      (estimate
                                                                      only,
                                                                      subject to
                                                                      change)
ALS1          The Australian   A one-day (or         https://resus.                  https://resus.org.au/courses    Medical students/interns
              Resuscitation    modular – two half    org.au/cours                    /#als1                          (often completed in final
              Council          day) course aimed     e_dates/                                                        year of medical school)
                               at providing the
                               candidate with the
                               skills and
                               knowledge to
                               manage the
                               patient in the
                               immediate period
                               of crisis.
ALS2          The Australian   This is a two-day     https://resus.   Approxima      https://resus.org.au/courses    Appropriate participants
              Resuscitation    (or modular)          org.au/cours     tely $300 if   /#als2                          include doctors, and
              Council          course with the       e_dates/         done                                           nurses working in critical
                               focus on                               internally     Individual hospital contacts:   care areas (e.g. ED,
                               developing                             through a                                      CCU, ICU, HDU, acute
                               advanced skills in                     WA public      SCGH                            admissions units) or in
                               managing a                             hospital,      jon.howard@health.wa.gov.       the resuscitation /medical
                               deteriorating                          more           au                              emergency team, and
                               patient                                expensive                                      paramedics
                               and cardiac arrest                     for            FSH
                                                                      external       FSH.Simulation@health.wa.
                                                                      courses        gov.au
                                                                      (approx.
                                                                      $1500)
                                                                                     RPH
                                                                                     RPH.ResusTraining@healt
                                                                                     h.wa.gov.au

                                                                                     WACHS
                                                                                     Simulation.WACHS@health
                                                                                     .wa.gov.au
Early                          EMST is a 2.5 day                      $2,990         https://www.surgeons.org/fo     Appropriate participants
Managem                        course that                                           r-health-                       include PGY2+,
ent of                         teaches a                                             professionals/register-         mandatory course for
Severe                         systematic,                                           courses-events/skills-          RACS trainees and oral
Trauma                         concise approach                                      training-                       & maxillofacial surgery
(EMST)                         to the care of a                                      courses/emst/#course_over       trainees
                               trauma patient,                                       view
                               providing a safe
                               and reliable
                               method for
                               immediate
                               management of
                               injured patients in
                               the first 1 to 2
                               hours following
                               injury. EMST is
                               considered
                               equivalent to
                               ATLS®
                               internationally.

Lightbox      Lightbox         Radiology             Online.          Various        https://lightboxradiology.co    Qualified health
Radiology     Radiology        teaching through      Australia        depending      m/radiology-courses.aspx        professionals including
              Education        experienced           and              on course                                      radiologists, doctors,
                               RANZCR and            overseas                                                        nurses, radiographers,
                               International                                                                         physiotherapists, and
                               Radiologists.                                                                         students.
                               Offers unique

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face-to-face
                              courses, including
                              hands-on
                              workshops,
                              custom courses
                              and online e-
                              learning solutions.
                              Courses have
                              been accredited
                              by major medical
                              colleges around
                              Australia and
                              internationally.
TOTR 1&     Teaching on the                         Perth       $200-300           Interns through to
2           Run (TOTR)                                                             Consultants
            modules 1 & 2

          1.2     General Conferences:

              •   Creative Careers in Medicine (CCIM) conference – 2 day conference
                  with workshops, one on one career counselling, a medical careers
                  exploration and an exploration of talents outside of medicine. Last held
                  3-4th August 2019, QT Gold Coast
                  https://creativecareersinmedicine.com/

              •   Australian Doctors Health Conference, biannual event focusing on
                  doctors health and wellbeing (last held in Perth 22-23 Nov 2019)
                  https://www.dhas.org.au/upcoming-conferences/health-professionals-
                  health-conference.html

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2. CRITICAL CARE

               2.1 ANAESTHETICS

               Anaesthetics Specific Courses
Title          Organisation      Overview                                Location     Cost              Website              Suitable for:
                                                                                      (estimate
                                                                                      only, subject
                                                                                      to change)
X-ray          Lightbox          The goal of the course is to provide    Various      $540              https://lightboxra   General
Chest and      Radiology         practitioners with the confidence to    (New                           diology.com/cour     Practitioners,
Emergenc                         recognise a normal chest X-Ray,         Zealand                        se-                  Critical Care
y                                common patterns of disease and to       and Japan                      details.aspx?c=1     Physicians,
Interpreta                       recognise radiographic patterns of      for 2019)                      011                  Emergency
tion                             trauma and injury commonly                                                                  Physicians,
                                 encountered for each body area. All                                                         Registrars, Resident
                                 lectures are developed by                                                                   Medical
                                 radiologists.                                                                               officers, Interns,
                                                                                                                             Radiographers,
                                                                                                                             Physiotherapists.

               Lightbox          Designed in a systematic learning       Various      $660              https://lightboxra   Critical Care
CT Acute       Radiology         format, the course covers               (Sydney                        diology.com/cour     Physicians,
Medical                          acquisition, normal variations,         and Noosa                      se-                  Surgeons, General
and                              patterns of disease & pitfalls in CT    for 2019).                     details.aspx?c=1     Practitioners,
Surgical                         imaging of the head, chest,                                            005                  Registrars, Resident
Interpretati                     abdomen, pelvis, cervical &                                                                 Medical
on                               thoracolumbar spine. Each module                                                            Officers, Interns, Ra
                                 is composed of a didactic lecture                                                           diographers
                                 followed by an interactive session
                                 where participants review CT cases
                                 alone or in pairs to reinforce
                                 fundamental learning objectives.The
                                 goal is to provide practitioners with
                                 the knowledge and confidence to
                                 interpret CT findings in commonly
                                 encountered acute clinical settings.
                                 All lectures are presented by
                                 radiologists.
RAVE           Rockingham        Airway and Ventilation                  Rockingha                      https://www.cicm     Email: Anthony.tzan
Course         General                                                   m General                      .org.au/Resource     nes@health.wa.gov.
(Rocking       Hospital                                                  Hospital                       s/Event-             au (preferred
ham                                                                                                     Summary/?regio       communication
Airway &                                                                                                n=WA                 method for course
Ventilatio                                                                                                                   enquiries)
n                                                                                                                            Phone: (08) 9599
Education                                                                                                                    4000 (Rockingham
)                                                                                                                            General Hospital
                                                                                                                             Switchboard)
JDocs:         CTEC              This one-day hands-on workshop          CTEC         WA                https://www.ctec.    Interns, Resident
                                 features practical stations including   The          Participant:      uwa.edu.au/work      Medical Officers,
Emergenc                         anatomical landmarks, didactic          University   $690              shop/jdocs-          Resident Medical
y Airways                        sessions and case studies and           of Western   Non-WA            emergency-           Officers and Service
                                 discussions. Hands-on sessions are      Australia    Participant: $8   airways              Registrars with an
                                 guided by expert faculty and focus      Entrance     60                                     interest in
                                 on the incisions and percutaneous       No.2                                                emergency
                                 insertions involved in a surgical       Hackett                                             medicine
                                 airway.                                 Drive,
                                                                         Crawley
                                                                         Perth,
                                                                         Western
                                                                         Australia

EMST           Please refer to
/ATLS          general
               section

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APLS/ALS     Please refer to
2            general
             section
Intensive    Australasian      This intensive program provides                            $285s             https://www.aiu.ed    Developed for
Care         Institute of      participants with tuition in basic                                           u.au                  Intensive Care
Ultrasound   Ultrasound        physical principles, understanding of                                                              specialists, ICU
- RUSH                         sonographic planes, terminology,                                                                   registrars / trainees
                               measurements and probe                                                                             & other ICU
                               manipulation skills, along with                                                                    practitioners
                               techniques involved in ultrasound                                                                  interested in
                               needle guidance.                                                                                   ultrasound
                                                                                                                                  techniques useful in
                                                                                                                                  their specialty

Procedural   Australasian      This course has been designed to            Various        $950              https://www.aiu.ed
Guidance     Institute of      give practitioners’ an understanding                                         u.au/product-
Ultrasound   Ultrasound        of ultrasound                                                                page/ultrasound-
                               guided techniques, machine                                                   guided-
                               optimisation and includes tips and                                           procedures-1-day-
                               traps, anatomy familiarisation                                               course
                               on real volunteers and needling
                               practice on phantoms.

Rapid        The Nepean        One day practical course on the             Various        $700 – 800        https://www.niccer.   Suited to the
Assessme     Institute of      application of ultrasound in                                                 org.au/race.html      physician wishing to
nt by        Critical Care     assessing the heart and chest in the                                                               learn basic
Cardiac      Education and     acute setting.                                                                                     echocardiography
Echo         Research                                                                                                             as an extension of
(RACE)                                                                                                                            the physical
                                                                                                                                  examination.

              Anaesthetics Specific Conferences
Title              Organisation      Overview                                  Location           Cost                    Website
                                                                                                  (estimate only,
                                                                                                  subject to change)
                   ANZCA             The Australian and New Zealand            Various            Depending on            http://www.anzca.edu.au/ev
ANZCA ASM                            College of Anaesthetists annual           depending on       registration type       ents/anzca-annual-scientific-
                                     scientific meeting is the principal       year (2020                                 meetings
                                     continuing medical education              Perth)
                                     conference for anaesthetists and
                                     pain physicians in Australasia.
                                     Each year it is held in a different
                                     location

                   Australian                                                  Various            Depending on            https://www.dcconferences.c
Australian Pain    Pain Society                                                (Tasmania in       registration type       om.au/aps2020/
Society ASM                                                                    2020)

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2.2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE
             Certificate and Diploma programmes
Title                     Organisation     Overview              Location        Cost           Website                  Suitable for:
Emergency Medicine        Australasian     Six month             Any             $2409          https://acem.org.au/Co   PGY 2 or above with
Certificate               College for      competency-           ACEM            (subject to    ntent-                   a minimum of 10
                                                                                 change)
                          Emergency        based training        approved                       Sources/Certificate-     weeks experience
                          Medicine         program               training                       and-Diploma-             in ED
                          (ACEM).          conducted in the      site (list on                  Programs/Emergency-
                                           workplace under       ACEM                           Medicine-Certificate-
                                           the supervision       website)                       (1)/Curriculum
                                           of an approved
                                           EMCD
                                           Supervisor.
Emergency Medicine        Australasian     An 18 month           Any             $6195          https://acem.org.au/Co   PGY 3 and above
Diploma                   College for      competency-           ACEM            (subject to    ntent-                   plus pre-requisite
                                                                                 change)
                          Emergency        based training        approved                       Sources/Certificate-     qualifications (see
                          Medicine         program               training                       and-Diploma-             website)
                          (ACEM).                                site                           Programs/Emergency-
                                                                                                Medicine-Diploma-
                                                                                                (1)/Curriculum
Diploma in Diagnostic     Australasian     2 year course         Online and      Module         https://www.asum.com     Members of ASUM,
Ultrasound (DDU)          Society for      comprised of three    with            based          .au/education/ddu-       selected by DDU
                          Ultrasound       (3) modules;          clinical        costs (see     course/                  board of examiners
                          Medicine         Module 1              placement       website)                                for eligibility.
                          (ASUM)           (Foundations of       and
                                           Ultrasound            supervisor
                                           Practice), Module     s
                                           2 (Clinical
                                           Competence) and
                                           Module 3
                                           (Advanced
                                           Ultrasound
                                           Practice).

             Emergency Medicine Specific Courses
Title            Organisation   Overview                        Location                 Cost                  Website         Suitable for:
                                                                                         (estimate only,
                                                                                         subject to change)
JDocs:           CTEC           This one-day hands-on           CTEC                     WA Participant:       https://www     Suitable for
Emergency                       workshop features content       The University of        $925                  .ctec.uwa.e     interns, RMOs
Procedures                      specifically designed to meet   Western Australia        Non-WA                du.au/work      and service
                                the essential surgical skills   Entrance No.2            Participant: $1225    shop/jdocs-     registrars.
                                required to apply for           Hackett Drive,                                 emergency-
                                specialty training. It is an    Crawley                                        procedures      Accredited by
                                excellent introductory level    Perth, Western                                                 RACS and
                                workshop in a supportive        Australia                                                      ACEM
                                environment for participants
                                with limited experience in
                                medical and surgical
                                emergencies.

JDocs:           CTEC           CTEC’s JDocs: Emergency         CTEC                     WA Participant:       https://www     Interns,
                                Airways workshop is aimed       The University of        $690                  .ctec.uwa.e     House
Emergency                       at developing the skills and    Western Australia        Non-WA                du.au/work      Medical
Airways                         knowledge of pre-vocational     Entrance No.2            Participant: $860     shop/jdocs-     Officers,
                                doctors in dealing with the     Hackett Drive,                                 emergency-      Resident
                                establishment of an airway      Crawley                                        airways         Medical
                                by means of a surgical          Perth, Western                                                 Officers and
                                approach. It is designed to     Australia                                                      Service
                                enhance knowledge and                                                                          Registrars
                                confidence in often                                                                            with an
                                challenging emergency                                                                          interest in
                                procedures deployed when                                                                       emergency
                                attempts at a basic airway                                                                     medicine

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have failed in the clinical
                                 setting.

RAVE Course      Rockingham      Airway and Ventilation        Rockingham                                    https://www.    Email: Anthon
(Rockingham      General                                       General Hospital                              cicm.org.au/    y.tzannes@he
Airway &         Hospital                                                                                    Trainees/Tra    alth.wa.gov.a
Ventilation                                                                                                  ining-          u (preferred
Education)                                                                                                   Courses/Fac     communicatio
                                                                                                             e-to-Face-      n method for
                                                                                                             Courses#Ad      course
                                                                                                             vancedAirwa     enquiries)
                                                                                                             ysSkills        Phone: (08)
                                                                                                                             9599 4000
                                                                                                                             (Rockingham
                                                                                                                             General
                                                                                                                             Hospital
                                                                                                                             Switchboard)
Point of Care    Australasian                                  Online and various   Various                  https://www.
Ultrasound       Society for                                   locations in                                  asum.com.a
courses          Ultrasound in                                 Australia                                     u/allied-
                 Medicine                                                                                    partners/wor
                                                                                                             kshop/
Two-day          Ultrasound      Features: online lectures,                                                  https://www.
emergency        Village         maximal hands on scanning                                                   asmi.edu.au/
ultrasound                       time, structured reports,                                                   emergency-
                                 opportunity for logbook                                                     ultrasound-
                                 submission                                                                  course-1-3-
                                                                                                             days/

Rotto Ramble     Rural Health    Participants to test their                                                  https://www.    Medical
                 West            medical skills and                                                          ruralhealthw    students,
                                 knowledge responding to                                                     est.com.au/g    interns,
                                 life-threatening medical                                                    eneral-         RMOs, GP
                                 emergencies on the                                                          practice/prof   registrars
                                 beaches and tourist hot                                                     essional-
                                 spots of Rottnest Island.                                                   development
                                                                                                             /conferences
                                                                                                             -events
Rural and        Rural Health    Provides participants with    Karijini             This Active Learning     http://www.r
Remote           West            the opportunity to learn                           Module (ALM) is          uralhealthwe
Retrieval                        about the management of                            eligible for a two-day   st.com.au/ge
Weekends                         medical emergencies in a                           emergency grant          neral-
                                 remote environment with                            valued at $4,000.        practice/prof
                                 limitation in equipment,                           For further details      essional-
                                 personnel and resources.                           about the                development
                                                                                    emergency grant,         /conference/
                                                                                    contact the RACGP        2018/05/17/
                                                                                    on 1800 636 764 or       default-
                                                                                    ACRRM on 1800            calendar/rur
                                                                                    223 226                  al-and-
                                                                                                             remote-
                                                                                                             retrieval-
                                                                                                             weekend-
                                                                                                             2018
Major Incident   MIMMS           This course has taken key     Perth                $695 Government          https://www.    All doctors
Medical          Australasia     aspects of the Commander                           rate, $995 all others    mimms.org.
Management                       course, which are relevant                                                  au/courses/
Support                          for those members                                                           wa
(MIMMS)
course

             Emergency Specific Conferences

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Title          Organisation    Overview                                           Location   Cost            Website
                                                                                             (estimate
                                                                                             only, subject
                                                                                             to change)
ACEM           ACEM            The Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) aims to        Various    Depending on    https://acem.org.au/Conte
Annual                         enhance the knowledge and skills of                           registration    nt-Sources/About/ACEM-
Scientific                     Australian and New Zealand emergency                          type            Events
Meeting                        physicians in an environment which
                               facilitates professional networking. The ASM
                               rotates around cities of Australia and New
                               Zealand.
ACEM           ACEM            The Winter Symposium is held every second          Various    Depending on    https://acem.org.au/Conte
Winter                         year, in a regional location of either Australia              registration    nt-Sources/About/ACEM-
Symposium                      or New Zealand. This event is designed for                    type            Events
                               an intimate meeting space and allows for
                               more interactive sessions and networking
                               opportunities.
ICEM           International   The IFEM holds its International Conference        Various    Depending on    https://www.ifem.cc/confer
               Federation of   on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) annually in                      registration    ences-
               Emergency       June.                                                         type            events/international-
               Medicine                                                                                      conference-on-
                                                                                                             emergency-medicine/

             2.3 INTENSIVE CARE

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Intensive Care Specific Courses
Title            Organisation   Overview                                     Location          Cost         Website            Suitable for:
                                                                                               (estimate
                                                                                               only,
                                                                                               subject to
                                                                                               change)
BASIC                           This international course is highly          Various                        https://www.aic    This course is for
Course                          recommended for all HMOs and                                                .cuhk.edu.hk/b     Doctors who have
                                Registrars. The aim of this program          https://www.a                  asic/faq.php       completed or are
                                is to provide basic skills and               ic.cuhk.edu.h                                     planning to
                                knowledge necessary to assess,               k/basic/cours                                     complete a critical
                                support and manage the care of               es_ad.php?c                                       care rotation in
                                critically ill patients and is approved      ountry=Austr                                      Intensive Care,
                                by the College of Intensive Care             alia                                              Emergency and or
                                                                                                                               Anaesthetics as a
                                Medicine (CICM).
                                                                                                                               Resident or
                                                                                                                               above.

                                                                                                                               Approved by the
                                                                                                                               College of
                                                                                                                               Intensive Care
                                                                                                                               Medicine (CICM).
                 Lightbox       The goal of the course is to provide         Various (New      $540         https://lightbox   General
X-ray Chest      Radiology      practitioners with the confidence to         Zealand and                    radiology.com/     Practitioners,
and                             recognise a normal chest X-Ray,              Japan for 2019)                course-            Critical Care
Emergency                       common patterns of disease and to                                           details.aspx?c=    Physicians,
Interpretatio                   recognise radiographic patterns of                                          1011               Emergency
n                               trauma and injury commonly                                                                     Physicians,
                                encountered for each body area. All                                                            Registrars, House
                                lectures are developed by                                                                      officers, Interns,
                                radiologists, specialists in the field of                                                      Radiographers,
                                medical imaging.                                                                               Physiotherapists.

                 Lightbox       Designed in a systematic learning            Various           $660         https://lightbox   Critical Care
CT Acute         Radiology      format, the course covers                    (Sydney and                    radiology.com/     Physicians,
Medical and                     acquisition, normal variations,              Noosa for                      course-            Surgeons,
Surgical                        patterns of disease & pitfalls in CT         2019).                         details.aspx?c=    General
Interpretatio                   imaging of the head, chest,                                                 1005               Practitioners,
n                               abdomen, pelvis, cervical &                                                                    Registrars, House
                                thoracolumbar spine. Each module                                                               Officers, Interns,
                                is composed of a didactic lecture                                                              Radiographers
                                followed by an interactive session
                                where participants review CT cases
                                alone or in pairs to reinforce
                                fundamental learning objectives. Our
                                goal is to provide practitioners with
                                the knowledge and confidence to
                                interpret CT findings in commonly
                                encountered acute clinical settings.
                                All lectures are presented by
                                radiologists, specialists in the field of
                                medical imaging.
                 Rockingham     Airway and Ventilation                       Rockingham                     https://www.cicm   Email: Anthony.tz
RAVE             General                                                     General                        .org.au/Trainees   annes@health.wa
Course           Hospital                                                    Hospital                       /Training-         .gov.au (preferred
(Rockingha                                                                                                  Courses/Face-      communication
m Airway &                                                                                                  to-Face-           method for course
Ventilation                                                                                                 Courses#Advan      enquiries)
Education)                                                                                                  cedAirwaysSkills   Phone: (08) 9599
                                                                                                                               4000
                                                                                                                               (Rockingham

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General Hospital
                                                                                                                                  Switchboard)

Practical         The               DonateLife Network                                                       https://donatelife   Provides training
Family            workshops                                                                                  .gov.au/resource     and continuing
Donation          aim to provide                                                                             s/health-            education to a
Conversati        increased                                                                                  professionals/pr     range of health
on                skills and                                                                                 actical-family-      professionals
workshop          practice in                                                                                donation-            working in organ
                  having                                                                                     conversation-        and tissue
                  conversations                                                                              workshop             donation.
                  with families
                  about organ
                  and tissue
                  donation and
                  ensuring that
                  families are
                  provided with
                  sufficient
                  information to
                  make an
                  informed and
                  enduring dona
                  tion decision
                  Please refer to
ALS/ALS2/A        general
PLS               section
                  Please refer to
EMST              general
/ATLS             section

                 Intensive Care Specific Conferences
Title             Organisation      Overview                Location           Cost                 Website               Suitable for:
                                                                               (estimate only,
                                                                               subject to change)
                  TAPNA             The annual scientific   Various            Depending on         https://willorganis   All frontline healthcare
Toxicology                          meeting for the         (Perth for         registration         e.eventsair.com/t     staff in acute care who
and Poisons                         Toxicology and          2020)                                   apna-2020/            are involved in the
Network                             Poisons Network                                                                       management of poisoned
Australasia                         Australasia.                                                                          patients. Doctors,
(TAPNA)                                                                                                                   nurses, pharmacists in
2020                                                                                                                      fields such as
Scientific                                                                                                                Emergency medicine,
Meeting                                                                                                                   intensive care, pre
                                                                                                                          hospital emergency
                                                                                                                          medicine, paediatrics
                                                                                                                          and internal medicine.

                  College of                                Various            Depending on         https://www.cicm.
Regional &        Intensive Care                            (Darwin for        registration type    org.au/Trainees/S
Rural Critical    Medicine of                               2019)                                   pecialist-Training-
Care              Australia and                                                                     Program/2020-
Conference        New Zealand                                                                       STP-Rural-and-
2020                                                                                                Regional-
                                                                                                    Conference
                  College of        Annual Scientific       Various            Depending on         http://www.cicm-
CICM ASM          Intensive Care    Meeting                 (Cairns for        registration type    asm.org.au/2019/
                  Medicine of                               2019)
                  Australia and
                  New Zealand

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3. SURGERY

3.1 Professional Development: Preparing for a Surgical Career
   Introduction
    ▪   Entering surgical training is a competitive process so it is best to start
        planning your professional development activities early. There are
        numerous professional development activities for which you can be
        granted professional development leave which are applicable to surgery
        in general or specific surgical specialties.
    ▪   The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has developed the JDocs
        Framework that can assist you in making sure you are developing the
        correct skills and behaviours in your early postgraduate years to assist
        you towards developing your career in surgery.
    ▪   The framework is based on the nine core competencies of the college
        and is shown below:

Subscription to JDocs for a fee will give you access to the online ePortfolio
which allows you to:

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3.2 GSSE: Generic Surgical Sciences Exam

The GSSE is run by the Royal College of Surgeons and is now a mandatory
eligibility requirement for selection to the majority of specialty training boards.
The exam allows applicants to demonstrate a minimum standard of knowledge
in anatomy, pathology and physiology. You are required to pass each section
and achieve an overall pass mark to successfully pass the exam. Professional
development leave can be taken both for the exam days and for study in the
lead up to the exam.

In 2020 there will be 3 dates available for junior doctors to sit their exam:

Locations: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

In 2018 the GSSE fee was $4495.00 (including GST). The 2020 fees schedule
has not been published yet but it is expected to remain the same.
There are a number of courses run in Australia to help candidates to prepare
for the GSSE. It is up to the individual to decide if they would like to attend a
course as there is no requirement to attend a course to sit the GSSE. It is worth
speaking to people who have previously passed the GSSE regarding how they
prepared for the examination and if they attended a preparation course whether
they felt it assisted them or not.

CTEC – Generic Surgical Sciences Exam Training Course
In 2019 CTEC ran a GSSE training course over three weekends in the lead up
to the October GSSE. The course cost $1500.00. It was recommended for RMO
level and above. They will be running a course in 2020 over six Saturdays
between July and September from Saturday 25 th July to Saturday 12th
September 2020 at a cost of $1800. Fee payment by instalments is available.
You      can    register  your    interest  now       via  their    website:
https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/generic-surgical-sciences-training-
course

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3.3 Courses by RACS – Applicable to all Surgical Specialties
RACS runs a number of skills training courses which can count for points on your CV for entry to training and assist you in developing
your skills and knowledge for a career in Surgery. PDL can be taken to attend these courses. Below is an overview of the courses
available:
 Course        What is it?                         Dates and Locations                  Cost                            Suitable for:
 EMST:         EMST is a 2.5 day course which      Run throughout the year at           Australian Provider course: PGY2+
 Early         covers a concise and systematic     multiple different centres in        $2,990.00 (incl. GST),          registered
 Manageme approach to management of a              Australia. Schedule for 2020:        Refresher course:               medical
 nt of         trauma patient.                     https://umbraco.surgeons.org/med $2,225.00 (incl. GST)*              graduates.
 Severe        EMST is considered equivalent to ia/4404/2020-emst-course-
 Trauma        ATLS internationally.               schedule-final.pdf

                                                         To attend an ATLS course
                                                         internationally you can search on
                                                         their website:
                                                         http://web20.facs.org/atls_cr/ATLS
                                                         _Course_Search.cfm
 CCrISP:          A course initially developed by the    Run throughout the year at             Australia 2019 fee:      Places are
 Care of the      Royal College of Surgeons of           multiple different centres in          $3390.00 (incl. GST)*    only
 Critically Ill   England born out of the                Australia. Schedule for 2020:                                   available for
 Surgical         Hillsborough Soccer tragedy in         https://www.surgeons.org/educatio                               PGY3+
 Patient          1989. It is directed at doctors to     n/skills-training-courses/care-of-                              registered
                  advance the practical, theoretical     the-critically-ill-surgical-patient-                            medical
                  and personal skills necessary for      ccrisp                                                          graduates
                  care of a critically ill surgical
                  patient. It is a three day course.
 CLEAR:           A 2 day course designed to             Run throughout the year at             Australia 2019 fee:      PGY1+
 Critical         provide tools to undertake critical    multiple different centres in          $1,650.00 (incl. GST)*   registered
 Literature       appraisal of surgical literature and   Australia. Schedule for 2020:                                   medical
Evaluation      to assist surgeons in the conduct       https://www.surgeons.org/educatio                                  graduates.
 and             of clinical trials.                     n/skills-training-courses/critical-                                There is a
 Research                                                literature-evaluation-and-research-                                course
                                                         clear                                                              specifically
                                                                                                                            for
                                                                                                                            consultants
                                                                                                                            also.
 ASSET:          A 2 day course that teaches             Run throughout the year at             Australia 2019 fee:         PGY1+
 Australia       generic surgical skills which will      multiple different centres in          $3,770.00 (incl. GST)*      registered
 and New         be required by surgical trainees in     Australia. Schedule for 2020:                                      medical
 Zealand         Australia and New Zealand. It is a      https://www.surgeons.org/educatio                                  graduates
 Surgical        compulsory part of surgical             n/skills-training-courses/australia-
 Skills          training for all surgical specialties   and-nz-surgical-skills-education-
 Education       except Neurosurgery.                    and-training-asset
 and
 Training
 TIPS:           A 2 day course with a maximum           Run throughout the year at             2019 – Australia Trainees   PGY2+ with
 Training in     of 12 participants which teaches        multiple different centres in          $2,790.00 (incl. GST),      an interest in
 Profession      professional skills relevant to         Australia. Schedule for 2020:          Australia Non-Trainees      a surgical
 al Skills       surgery.                                https://www.surgeons.org/educatio      $3,325.00 (incl. GST)*      career
                                                         n/skills-training-courses/training-
                                                         in-professional-skills-tips

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3.4 Courses Applicable to all Surgical Specialties – E-Learning

Blood Safe is an Australian e-learning site providing award winning transfusion practice and patient blood management education.
The following four courses have received RACS accreditation:
Iron Deficiency Anaemia: https://bloodsafelearning.org.au/course/iron-deficiency-anaemia-ida/
Perioperative: https://learn.bloodsafelearning.org.au/course/details/perioperative
Patient Blood Management: https://bloodsafelearning.org.au/our-courses/patient-blood-management-courses/
Postpartum Haemorrhage: https://learn.bloodsafelearning.org.au/course/details/obstetric-pph

Health Education Australia Limited (HEAL) is another e-learning site and have a number of courses with RACS accreditation.
Education: Enhancing your Teaching, Learning and Supervision: https://onlineshop.heal.edu.au/courses/enhancing-your-teaching-
learning-and-supervision-in-healthcare-module-series
Bullying, Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: https://onlineshop.heal.edu.au/courses/bullying-discrimination-sexual-
harrassment-bdsh-module-series
Leadership: Effective Leadership in the Healthcare Setting: https://onlineshop.heal.edu.au/courses/effective-leadership-in-the-
healthcare-setting-module-series
Feedback: Seeking, Working with and Providing Feedback in Healthcare: https://onlineshop.heal.edu.au/courses/seeking-working-
with-and-providing-feedback-in-the-healthcare-setting-module-series
Clinical Governance: https://onlineshop.heal.edu.au/courses/clinical-governance-module-series
Clinical Research: https://onlineshop.heal.edu.au/courses/clinical-research

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3.5 Courses at CTEC

The Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre (CTEC) is at The University of Western Australia and is within the Faculty of Health
and Medical Sciences. CTEC provides a wide range of workshops and courses for doctors and nurses to learn and establish
surgical and medical skills throughout different stages of their career. They run a number of workshops specifically for Junior
Doctors which have been based on the JDocs framework.

Available courses in 2020:
 Course              What is it?                                       Dates – 2020              Cost                  Suitable for:
 JDocs:              A one day workshop aimed to assist junior         Friday 13th March         WA participant        Junior doctors -
 Introduction to     doctors in attaining an improved level of         Friday 27th November      $480                  interns, RMOs
 Surgical Skills     competence in the basic techniques required                                 Non-WA participant    and service
                     for minor surgery.                                                          $550                  registrars
                     https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/jdocs-
                     introduction-surgical-skills
 JDocs:              A one day workshop providing participants         Thursday 5th March        WA participant        Junior doctors –
 Foundations of      with the opportunity to learn skills in minimal   Thursday 3rd September    $550                  interns, RMOs
                     access surgery.                                   Thursday 29th October                           and service

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Minimal Access          https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/jdocs-                                Non-WA participant   registrars.
 Surgery                 foundations-minimal-access-surgery                                         $670                 Limited spots for
                                                                                                                         rural GPs.
 JDocs:                  A one day workshop aimed at developing the        Friday 15th May          WA participant       Junior doctors –
 Emergency               skills and knowledge of junior doctors when       Friday 20th November     $725                 interns, RMOs
 Airways                 dealing with the emergency/trauma patient in                               Non-WA participant   and service
                         a clinical setting.                                                        $900                 registrars
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/jdocs-
                         emergency-airways
 JDocs:                  A one day workshop aiming to assist junior        Friday 22nd May          WA participant       Junior doctors –
 Emergency               doctors in attaining an improved level of         Friday 23rd October      $970                 interns, RMOs
 Procedures              confidence and hands-on experience in a                                    Non-WA participant   and service
                         range of procedural skills and behaviours for                              $1290                registrars
                         medical and surgical emergencies.
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/jdocs-
                         emergency-procedures
 Core Skills:            This is a pilot workshop designed to increase     Saturday 29th February   WA participant       Junior trainee
 Plastic Surgery         knowledge and the acquisition of technical                                 $870                 session suitable
 Lower Limb              skills in lower limb flap procedures. There are                            Non-WA participant   for plastic
 Workshop                two concurrent full day sessions run – one for                             $1090                surgery service
                         senior SET trainees and fellows in plastic                                 Observers $150-      registrars and
                         surgery and the other for junior trainees in                               limited places       junior SET
                         plastic surgery and service registrars                                                          trainees in plastic
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/core-                                                      surgery.
                         skills-plastic-surgery-lower-limb-workshop

 Core Skills:            A one day workshop covering the most              Friday 6th March         WA participant       Junior doctors
 Intermediate            efficient techniques for laparoscopic intra and   Friday 4th September     $840                 who have
                                                                                                                         completed

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Laparoscopic            extracorporeal knot tying and intracoporeal                         Non-WA participant CTECs core
 Skills Workshop         suturing.                                                           $1010              skills or JDocs:
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/core-                                             Foundations of
                         skills-intermediate-laparoscopic-skills-                                               Minimal Access
                         workshop                                                                               Surgery. Service
                                                                                                                registrars,
                                                                                                                trainees and
                                                                                                                consultants.
 Core Skills:            A two day workshop aimed at General           Wednesday 25th-       WA Participant -   General surgery
 General Surgery         Surgical Trainees to develop new skills,      Thursday 26th March   One Day: $1240     trainees. Limited
 Trainee                 perform a range of general surgery                                  WA Participant -   spots for service
 Workshop                procedures and attain a greater                                     Both Days: $2140   registrars with
                         understanding of anatomy through human                              Non-WA Participant strong surgical
                         tissue.                                                             - One Day: $1480   experience.
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/core-                          Non-WA Participant
                         skills-general-surgery-trainee-workshop                             - Both Days: $2570
                                                                                             Observer: $150
 Core Skills:            A one day workshop with a focus on surgical   Friday 27th March     WA                 Vascular and
 Vascular Surgery        dissection, with vascular anastomosis on                            Participant: $1090 General Surgery
 Workshop                animal tissue.                                                      Non-WA             Trainees SET 1-
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/core-                          Participant: $1310 4, Service
                         skills-vascular-surgery-workshop                                    Observers: $150    Registrars with
                                                                                                                strong surgical
                                                                                                                experience.
                                                                                                                Limited Observer
                                                                                                                positions are
                                                                                                                available.

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Core Skills: Upper A one day workshop designed to increase             No dates set- register   2019 costs:           Junior and
 Limb Workshop      knowledge and acquisition of technical skills       interest for 2020        WA Participant:       Senior Trainees
                    in upper limb flap procedures and                                            $440                  and Service
                    tendon/nerve transfers.                                                      WA Participant:       Registrars with
                    https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/core-                                   $525                  an interest in
                    skills-plastic-surgery-upper-limb-workshop                                   Observer: $150        Plastic Surgery.
                                                                                                                       Limited Observer
                                                                                                                       positions are
                                                                                                                       available.
 Core Skills:            A one day workshop aimed at junior general     Friday 19th June         WA Participants:      RACS Junior
 Laparoscopic            surgery trainees and service registrars                                 $870                  General Surgery
 General Surgery         designed to provide an opportunity to learn                             Non-WA                Trainees and
                         new skills in a range of procedures in minimal                          Participants: $1090   Service
                         access surgery.                                                                               Registrars with
                                                                                                                       strong
                                                                                                                       laparoscopic
                                                                                                                       experience.
 Core Skills:            A one day workshop aimed at providing a        Thursday 27th August     WA Participants:      Junior doctors –
 Introduction to         greater understanding and improved level of                             $750                  interns, RMOs,
 Laparoscopic            competence in basic techniques required for                             Non-WA                service registrars
 Colorectal              laparoscopic colorectal surgery.                                        Participants: $790    and General
 Surgery                                                                                                               Surgery trainees

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3.6 Higher Education: Postgraduate Qualifications
Professional development leave can be taken to study for and to sit exams as part of undertaking a postgraduate qualification.
Listed below are postgraduate qualifications accredited by RACS. It is important to note that surgical specialties may allocate
different points or even no points to some of these qualifications in the assessment of your CV when applying to training.

 Course          What is it?                                        Length         Cost                         Eligibility criteria:
                                                                    and
                                                                    Course
                                                                    Delivery
 University      The course aims to develop technical skills in     Available      Refer to the website:        Must be registered with
 of Western      surgical procedures and provide students with      as full-time   https://www.ctec.uwa.edu     the medical board of
 Australia:      the skills to initiate and progress research       or part-time   .au/workshops/master-of-     Australia, completed an
 Master of       effectively and independently. Students will       taking 1.5-4   surgery                      acceptable medical
 Surgery         expand their knowledge and learn how to            years                                       degree and have a
                 design, conduct, analyse and evaluate              depending                                   minimum of two years of
                 surgical research. Throughout the course,          on the                                      postgraduate
                 students will gain a deeper understanding of       option                                      experience.
                 the importance of basing their clinical practice   chosen.
                 on evidence based medicine. The course is
                 30 percent coursework and 70 percent thesis.
 Online:         The programme is structured so that each           3 years        Current Fees:                Aimed at junior doctors.
 University      year there is the option of leaving the course                    Year 1: £3,450.00            You must be in a
 of              with a qualification. The majority of students                    Year 2: £4,025.00            supervised clinical
 Edinburgh:      complete the full MSc:                                            Year 3: £4,025.00            environment while
 MSc in          Year 1: Certificate in Surgical Sciences                          The fees are subject to      studying.
 Surgical        Year 2: Diploma in Surgical Sciences                              revision and are typically
 Sciences        Year 3: MSc in Surgical Sciences                                  increased by 5% per
                 More information available here:                                  annum.

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https://www.edinburghsurgeryonline.com/cour
                 ses/msc-surgical-sciences

3.7 Research in Surgery

Developing a Career in Academic Surgery (DCAS) Course
This course is held prior to the RACS Annual Scientific Congress and is open to anyone interested in academic surgery. It is a
single day program with national and international faculty presenting on a range of academic topics. In 2020 it will be held in
Melbourne on the 11th May. More information can be found here: https://www.surgeons.org/resources/interest-groups-
sections/academic-surgery/events

3.8 Conferences

RACS Annual Scientific Congress is the largest multi-disciplinary surgical meeting in Australia and New Zealand and the college’s
major educational activity. There are opportunities to present your work at the congress.
In 2020 the ASC will be held in Melbourne between the 11th and 15th of May. The planned date for the 2021 ASC is 3rd to 7th May
which will be in Perth.
Further details regarding the ASC can be found here: https://asc.surgeons.org/

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4. PAEDIATRICS
4.1 Courses
   • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course
      https://www.apls.org.au/
      Cost- $2120 for 3 day course, offered in all major Australian cities
   • Tips:
          o Don’t do it too early before getting onto training (as >12 months
              prior to commencing Basic Paediatric training as needs to be
              redone once commenced training)
          o Consider going overseas as is it significantly cheaper in the UK
              to do it (between £495-650) https://www.alsg.org/home/
   • Sydney Children’s Health Program (aka Diploma of Child Health)
      Cost $3500, *discount if working at affiliated children’s hospital. See
      https://www.magga.org.au/
   • Neonatal Resuscitation Course – offered locally at KEMH (contact the
      Nursing Education department), some peripheral sites (contact your
      local hospital as to availability) and Royal Children’s Hospital in
      Melbourne https://www.neoresus.org.au/programs/advanced-
      resuscitation/
   • Lightbox Radiology Paediatric Imaging Course – usually held once a
      year early March/April https://lightboxradiology.com/radiology-
      courses.aspx

Advanced (often at Advanced training level) at:
   • Paediatric BASIC Course
     2-day Intensive Care course
     https://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/pae_basic/courses_ad.php?country=Austr
     alia
   • Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Workshops- run at Children’s
     Hospital Westmead, Sydney
     https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/professionals/learn/kids-
     simulation-australia/courses
   • Tiny Tots Trauma – Sydney Children’s Hospital network (if working in
     acute care/ED)
     https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/professionals/learn/kids-
     simulation-australia/courses

4.2 Conferences:
   • Don’t Forget the Bubbles Conference – 23-26th August 2020, Brisbane
         o 4-day Acute Paediatric Care conference, held annually
            https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/dftb20/
         o DFTB is also a great paediatric acute care blog resource, more
            details search https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/
   • APLS Paediatric Acute Care (PAC) Annual conference – in Perth 2019,
      held annually, expands on APLS topics. See https://apls.org.au/pac-
      conference/pac-2019-conference
   • International Congress of Paediatrics – every 3 years
o Next in Glasgow, Scotland from 22-26th August 2021. For more
                information see: https://www.ipa2021congress.com/
    •   RACP Congress – annual college conference, 4-6th May 2020 in
        Melbourne. See https://racpcongress.com.au/
    •   Hot topics in Infection and Immunity in Children
        https://infectiousdiseases.telethonkids.org.au/news--events/IICPerth/
    •   Academy of Child and Adolescent Health Conference, annually, held in
        Adelaide 17-19th October 2019
        https://acah.org.au/acah2019/
    •   Child Health Symposium- run yearly at PCH
        https://pch.health.wa.gov.au/Research/For-researchers/Child-Health-
        Symposium
    •   Neonatal Symposium – yearly, run by KEMH, held at PCH
    •   Youth Health Conference- run by Australian Association for Adolescent
        Health, 27-29th November 2019, Pullman on the Park, Melbourne
        https://aaahyouthhealthconference.com.au/

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5. OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

                  5.1        Courses and certificate/diploma programmes
Title         Organisation    Overview                                    Location       Cost             Website               Suitable for:
                                                                                         (estimate
                                                                                         only, subject
                                                                                         to change)
ALSO –        AMaRE /         The ALSO Course is a two-day                Various        $1450            https://www.amare     You must have
Advanced      American        theoretical and practical course            states                          .org.au/advanced-     completed at least
Life          Academy of      designed to assist health                   throughout                      life-support-in-      one year of clinical
Support in    Family          professionals develop and maintain          the year                        obstetrics-also/      experience in
Obstetrics    Physicians      the knowledge and practical skills to                                                             maternity care to be
                              manage emergencies that may arise                                                                 eligible to attend an
                              in maternity care. There are two                                                                  ALSO Part 2
                              stages of the course                                                                              If you are still a
                              - PIMS (Preparation in Maternity                                                                  medical student, a
                              Safety) course is for those in the                                                                PGY1 or PGY2
                              early stages of their obstetric or                                                                RMO or are yet to
                              midwifery career, or those seeking a                                                              actively work in
                              refresher                                                                                         maternity care then
                              – Advancing in Maternity Safety                                                                   you must complete
                              (AIMS) Course is a mixture of                                                                     the PIMS Course
                              lectures and hands-on sessions,                                                                   first, and then the
                              using life-like mannequins and                                                                    ALSO Part 2 course
                              simulation to support learning.                                                                   subsequently.
                              Mnemonics are used to prompt
                              appropriate responses in emergency
                              situations. The ratio of participants to
                              instructors is usually 4:1. The course
                              ends with a written and practical
                              examination and a certificate is
                              awarded if the examinations are
                              passed.
InTime        DNAMER –        This one day course focuses on the          KEMH           No cost to       https://www.kemh.     Recommended for
              King Edward     practical management of obstetric                          internal staff   health.wa.gov.au/     all doctors, including
              Memorial        emergencies and the essential                                               For-health-           anaesthetists and
              Hospital        teamwork aspects of                                                         professionals/Staff   midwives working at
                              communication, leadership and                                               -                     KEMH. Participants
                              situational awareness                                                       resources/Depart      are expected to
                                                                                                          ment-of-Nursing-      have a working
                                                                                                          and-Midwifery-        knowledge of
                                                                                                          Education-and-        obstetrics and
                                                                                                          Research              completed the
                                                                                                                                online learning

Advanced      DNAMER –        One day course covering                     KEMH           Internal Nil     https://www.kemh.     Recommended for
Fetal         King Edward     physiology, evidence and guidelines                                         health.wa.gov.au/     midwives,
Assessme      Memorial        to support the interpretation of                                            For-health-           obstetricians or
                                                                                         Public Sector
nt            Hospital        normal and abnormal fetal heart rate                                        professionals/Staff   procedural GPs to
                                                                                         Employees
                              patterns. The role of ultrasound in                                         -                     develop skills in
                                                                                         $200
                              screening and assessment of fetal                                           resources/Depart      antenatal fetal
                              wellbeing. A certificate of                                                 ment-of-Nursing-      assessment and
                              accreditation will be provided to                          Others $300      and-Midwifery-        intrapartum fetal
                              those who successfully complete the                                         Education-and-        monitoring.
                              course.                                                                     Research

Fetal         RANZCOG         The program covers the following            Various        Site-            https://www.fsep.e    Staff working in
Surveillanc                   topics:                                     hospitals      dependent        du.au                 maternity care
e                             - uteroplacental function                   and
Education                     - physiology of fetal heart rate            states,
Program                       control                                     limited
(FSEP)                        - normal CTG                                availability
                              - importance of the complete clinical       to external
                              picture in CTG interpretation               participant
                              - abnormal CTG including
                              interpretation and management

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- a case-study workshop
                                 - FSEP MCQ assessment (on
                                 completion of most programs)
Lightbox       Lightbox          This course offers pre-course online     Melbourne     $890              https://lightboxradi     Obstetrics and
Radiology      Radiology         lectures to complete prior to a full     (2020)                          ology.com/radiolog       Gynaecological
Ultrasound     Education         day hands-on workshop with                                               y-courses.aspx           Consultants,
in O&G                           simulators and live models. The pre-                                                              Emergency
                                 course modules will examine                                                                       Consultants, Gener
                                 imaging modalities, techniques and                                                                al Practitioners,
                                 interpretation of common pathology                                                                Sonographers,
                                 whilst the simulators and live models                                                             Midwives,
                                 offer a hands-on learning                                                                         Registrars,
                                 experience.                                                                                       Residents.

Certificate    RANZCOG           The CWH is centred primarily on          RANZCO        $1208             https://ranzcog.ed       GPs/GP
of                               office-based obstetrics and              G                               u.au/training/certifi    obstetricians/ RMOs
Women’s                          gynaecology and generally involves       Accredited                      cate-diploma
                                                                                        Plus written
Health                           3 months of either practice- or          sites
                                                                                        exam fee:
(CWH)                            hospital-based training.
                                                                                        $660
 Diploma of    RANZCOG           The DRANZCOG training program            RANZCO        $2,416            https://ranzcog.ed       GPs/GP
the                              builds on the skills developed           G             (includes cost    u.au/training/certifi    obstetricians/ RMOs
RANZCOG                          through the CWH training program.        Accredited    of CWH)           cate-diploma
(DRANZCO                         It is intended for general               sites
G)                               practitioners/residents who wish to
                                                                                        Plus written
                                 gain skills in obstetrics and
                                                                                        exam fee:
                                 gynaecology that will enable them to
                                                                                        $880
                                 safely undertake non-complex
                                 deliveries and basic gynaecological
                                 procedures.
 Advanced      RANZCOG           The DRANZCOG Advanced is                 RANZCO        $3,624            https://ranzcog.ed       GPs/GP
Diploma of                       designed for medical practitioners       G             (includes cost    u.au/training/certifi    obstetricians/ RMOs
the                              who have gained skills in obstetrics     Accredited    of                cate-diploma
RANZCOG                          and gynaecology through the basic        sites         CWH&DRANZ
(DRANZCO                         DRANZCOG and who wish to further                       COG)
G Adv)                           develop them to a level that would
                                 enable them to safely undertake
                                                                                        Oral exam fee:
                                 complex deliveries, advanced
                                                                                        $2,485 plus
                                 gynaecological procedures and
                                                                                        Written exam
                                 perform basic early and late
                                                                                        fee $880
                                 pregnancy ultrasound scanning.
                                 Includes Caesarean delivery.
Prevocatio     RANZCOG           The pathway focuses on                   RANZCO        $950              https://ranzcog.ed       PVP provides
nal                              establishing foundation level            G                               u.au/training/prevo      structured learning
Pathway                          knowledge and skills relevant to the     Accredited                      cational-pathway         opportunities to
(PVP)                            practice of obstetrics and               sites                                                    prevocational
                                 gynaecology with a focus on                                                                       doctors interested in
                                 preparation for the entry to                                                                      a career in
                                 FRANZCOG training program. Must                                                                   obstetrics and
                                 have completed minimum of CWH to                                                                  gynaecology
                                 apply.
                                 Content is 8 online modules and
                                 supplying evidence of attendance at:

                                      •    Fetal Surveillance
                                      •    Basic Life Support
                                      •    Neonatal Resuscitation
                                      •    Basic Obstetrics Skills
                                           Workshop

                                 Completion provides additional
                                 points towards CV for training
                                 application.

              The Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre (CTEC) at the University of Western Australia also offer the following
              courses relevant to JMOs interested in obstetrics and gynaecology (https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au):

Title                  Overview                                      Dates - 2020               Cost in 2019                      Suitable for:

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JDocs: Introduction      A one day workshop aimed to assist            Friday 13th March           WA Participant: $480           Junior doctors -
to Surgical Skills       junior doctors in attaining an improved       Friday 27th November        Non-WA Participant: $550       interns, RMOs and
                         level of competence in the basic                                                                         service registrars
                         techniques required for minor surgery.
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/j
                         docs-introduction-surgical-skills
JDocs: Foundations       A one day workshop providing                                              WA participant $550            Junior doctors –
of Minimal Access        participants with the opportunity to learn    Thursday 5th March          Non-WA participant $670        interns, RMOs and
Surgery                  skills in minimal access surgery.             Thursday 3rd September                                     service registrars.
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/j        Thursday 29th October                                      Limited spots for
                         docs-foundations-minimal-access-                                                                         rural GPs.
                         surgery
Core Skills:             A one day workshop covering the most                                      WA participant $840            Junior doctors who
Intermediate             efficient techniques for laparoscopic intra   Friday 6th March            Non-WA participant $1010       have completed
Laparoscopic Skills      and extracorporeal knot tying and             Friday 4th September                                       CTECs core skills or
Workshop                 intracoporeal suturing.                                                                                  JDocs: Foundations
                         https://www.ctec.uwa.edu.au/workshop/c                                                                   of Minimal Access
                         ore-skills-intermediate-laparoscopic-                                                                    Surgery. Service
                         skills-workshop                                                                                          registrars, trainees
                                                                                                                                  and consultants.

                      5.1      Conferences
Title                 Organisation     Overview                                 Location         Cost                     Website
                                                                                                 (estimate only,
                                                                                                 subject to change)
                      PVOGS (Pre-      Highlights                               Various states   $180 (cost in 2019)      https://www.pvogs.org/event
PVOGS                   Vocational          -     Suturing workshop                              WA delegates             s/
National               Obstetrics &         -     Laparoscopic skills                            received $40
Women’s                Gynaecology                workshop                                       discount in 2019
Health                   Society            -     Ultrasound workshop                            ($140)
Conference            Australia &           -     Birthing workshop
                      New Zealand)          -     Gynaecological skills

                       PVOGS (Pre-     Topics vary year to year                 Various states   $70-120                  https://www.ranzcogasm.co
PVOGS Pre-              Vocational                                                                                        m.au/program/pre-meeting-
ASM workshop            Obstetrics &                                                                                      workshops/
                       Gynaecology
                          Society
                        Australia &
                       New Zealand)
                      International    The Congress creates the                 Various states   $549 full registration   http://www.figij.org/calendar/
World                 Federation Of    opportunity to meet and share our
Congress of           Infant and       knowledge and experiences, but
Paediatric and        Juvenile         most importantly, it is about
Adolescent            Gynecology       making a difference for our young
Gynaecology                            patients - ensuring we all have
                                       relevant, evidence based
                                       knowledge that we can use
                                       effectively. It is about learning from
                                       our colleagues - what works, how
                                       did you make it work, how did you
                                       achieve those outcomes? We will
                                       be connecting shared knowledge
                                       and ideas to our work places.
                      ASPOG -          This conference focuses on               Various states   $386 non-salaried        https://aspog.org.au/current-
Australian            Australian       diverse psychosocial aspects of                           students                 conference
Society of            Society of       women’s reproductive and sexual                           $772 full registration
Psychosocial          Psychosocial     health. This will include clinical
Obstetrics and        Obstetrics and   updates and cutting edge research
Gynaecology           Gynaecology      across a range of disciplines.
Annual
Scientific
Meeting

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Society of       A 3 day conference covering a            Various states   $880-980 full     https://www.somanz.org/
SOMANZ           Obstetric        wide range of topics in obstetric                         registration
Annual           Medicine of      medicine.
Scientific       Australia and
Meeting          New Zealand

                 The Royal        Australia’s largest annual               Various states   $1060-1320 full   https://ranzcog.edu.au/event
RANZCOG          Australian and   obstetrics and gynaecology                                registration      s?region=All&sort=date&dir=
Annual           New Zealand      conference. The theme varies                                                up
Scientific       College of       each year, with 2019 focussing on
Meeting          Obstetricians    practices that we should consider
                 and              abandoning based on evidence
                 Gynaecologist    that suggests they are either
                 s                ineffective or not cost effective.
                                  We will explore the evidence to
                                  consider starting new therapies
                                  and provide important updates on
                                  the ways in which the specialty
                                  should continue to evolve.
                 The Royal        Western Australia’s local                Various states   $575-660 full     https://ranzcog.edu.au/Event
RANZCOG          Australian and   RANZCOG meeting presenting the                            registration      s
Regional         New Zealand      latest local research and
Scientific       College of       education.
Meeting          Obstetricians
(WA/SA/NT)       and
                 Gynaecologist
                 s
                 Australasian     Annual conference covering               Various states   $490-1034         https://ages.com.au/ages-
AGES Annual      Gynaecologica    updates in evidence based                                                   events/
Scientific       l Endoscopy      surgical practices and clinical care
Meeting          and Surgery      in gynaecology.

RCOG World       Royal College    A cutting-edge scientific                Various          £499.00 full      https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/c
Congress         of               programme featuring leading O&G          countries        registration      ourses-exams-events/rcog-
                 Obstetricians    experts, exciting plenary sessions                                          world-congress/
                 and              and engaging pre-Congress
                 Gynaecologist    workshops. An opportunity to hear
                 s (UK)           from the specialists from around
                                  the world discussing and debating
                                  key topics, network with your
                                  international colleagues as well as
                                  visit the iconic city of London, the
                                  home of the RCOG.
Australasian     Australasian     Biennial conference covering             Various states   $660-760 full     https://www.marcesociety.co
Chapter of the   Chapter of       themed topics in perinatal mental                         registration      m.au/conferences/
Marcé Society    the Marcé        health.
for Perinatal    Society for
Mental Health    Perinatal
Conference       Mental Health

             Other O&G conferences and courses of interest may be viewed on the RANZCOG website:
             https://ranzcog.edu.au

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6. GENERAL PRACTICE

    6.1      Courses

    • Sexual and Reproductive Health certificate – offered by Sexual Health
      Headquarters (SHQ). https://shq.org.au/shfpa-certificate-in-sexual-
      and-reproductive-health-for-medical-practitioners/
    o Usually run three times a year in February, June and November over 1
      week

    •     Sydney Children’s Health Program (aka Diploma of Child Health). Cost
          $3500, *discount if working at affiliated children’s hospital. See
          https://www.magga.org.au/

    •     Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and
          Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Certificate and Diploma programmes (see
          section 5.1)

    6.2      Conferences

    •     RACGP Annual conference – GP20
          15-17th October 2020 in Perth https://www.racgp.org.au/gp20

    •     Australasian Sexual Health Conference
          21st -23rd September 2020, Melbourne
          https://www.ashm.org.au/Conferences/conferences-we-
          organise/australasian-sexual-health-conference/

    7. MEDICAL EDUCATION
    7.1    Courses
    • Teaching on the Run (TOR) modules – 1 and 2, held in Perth by TELL
        Centre. $250-300 per module. 1 day courses designed to improve
        teaching and feedback.

    7.2      Conferences

    •     PMCWA Medical Education Symposium (annual) – held each year in
          June, more information can be obtained from
          PMCWA@health.wa.gov.au

    •     ANZMPEF Annual Prevocational Training Forum – 4 day annual
          conference on medical education, junior doctor welfare, 26-30th
          October 2019, QT Hotel, Canberra. In Auckland in 2020
          http://www.cpmec.org.au/Page/annual-prevocational-medical-
          education-forum

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