Saturday, October 24, 2015

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

L2

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Rural doctors and medical students interested in global health and international rural generalist medicine are invited to attend this session which reviews the theory, practice, opportunities and policy implications of international rural generalist medicine. Speakers will provide unique insights into the world of rural generalist medicine across a number of different international settings, and will review the established and emerging evidence of the benefits to global and community health. As a rural generalist, the world truly is your oyster! - Understand the evidence for improving primary care as a health systems strengthening measure - Comprehend the vast range of needs and opportunities for rural generalists in multiple international settings - Contribute to the development of a toolkit for assessing international primary health care systems from a rural generalist perspective Facilitators: Dr Pat Giddings & A/Prof David Campbell Speakers: - Nick Schubert (PhD candidate, La Trobe University) - A/Prof Lachlan McIver (Rural generalist; Academic Programme Leader, Vanuatu Ministry of Health; Director, ROCKET+SHIP Pacific; WHO Consultant) - Dr Sam Jones (Rural generalist; Director, ROCKET+SHIP Pacific; former MSF medical officer) - Bonnie Ward & Sarah Downes (Operations & Programme Managers, ROCKET+SHIP Pacific) - Dr Manabu Saito (Emergency physician; Leader of national rural generalist initiative in Japan) - Dr Sheri Newman (RG Registrar, former Antarctic medical practitioner, recently returned from Timor) - Dr Damien Brown (Rural generalist; MSF staff member; author) – TBC