Students in Action : various Presentations from representatives of AMSA Rural; NRHSN; ACRRM FGC; WMSS (90 mins)
Tracks
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| Saturday, October 21, 2017 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
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Overview
(i) Presentation: National Rural Health Students' Network (NRHSN) : Creating the next generation of climate change responsible health professionals will discuss the role of the National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) and its Rural Health Clubs affecting climate change at individual, local and systems levels. (15 mins)
(ii) Presentation: (WMSS) The Wilderness Medicine Students' Society .
Established in 2016, the Wilderness Medicine Student’s Society (WMSS) is the first student group of it’s kind in Melbourne, whose aim is to learn about and promote expedition/remote. We have heard from mountaineers about altitude medicine, from psychiatrists about the health decisions in space, from general practitioners about medicine in rural India, and much much more. On top of this, it has been our aim to promote a community of medical students who have a passion for the outdoors via regular social activities, ranging from rock climbing, to cross-country skiing and hiking. Finally, we are in the midst of organising a 4-day “wilderness medicine” hike in high country based around real-time emergency scenarios under the instruction of a MICA paramedic. Our talk will focus on reflections on what has worked and what hasn’t, what we have learnt from the process, and where and how we hope to plunge further into the rabbit hole in the coming future! (15 mins)
(III) Presentation : (AMSA) An introduction to the Australian Medical Students’ of Australia’s Rural Branch. (15 mins)
(iv) Presentation: ACRRM Future Generalists Committee
Speaker
Mr Benjamin Dodds
Vice Chair
National Rural Health Student Network
Co-Presenter NRHSN Presentation
Biography
Benjamin Dodds is a 5th year medical student at the University of Tasmania, Rural Clinical School. Ben is current Vice Chair of the National Rural Health Student Network and Past President of his local Rural Health Club Rustica. Ben has an interest in Rural Generalist Medicine and is part of the Tasmanian Rural Medical Generalist Coordinating Council, an alliance creating Tasmania’s own Rural Medical Generalist Pathways. Ben hopes to work within the areas of Emergency Medicine, General Practice and Health Administration.
Ms Anthea Lillywhite
Committee Member
The Wilderness Medicine Student's Society
WMSS Presentation : Students in Action
Biography
Mr Tom McFarlane
President
The Wilderness Medicine Student's Society
(ii) (WMSS) Wilderness Medicine Students' Society Presentation
Biography
Evan McRobb
Committee member
The Wilderness Medicine Student's Society
WMSS Presentation : Students in Action
Biography
Mr Billy Moorhead
Chair
National Rural Health Student Network
NRHSN Presentation : National Rural Health Student Network : the future of rural health
Biography
William Moorhead is a final year medical student at the University of Queensland and current Chair of the National Rural Health Student Network. Before starting his medical degree in 2015, he completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy. William’s passion for rural health stems from the wonderful care he received growing up in Bundaberg. He aspires to be a rural medical generalist, influencing positive change in rural communities. To that end, he has written a submission to change the treatment guidelines on Type 2 diabetes care for the Kimberley. William has taken part in the John Flynn Placement Program at Bargara, Queensland.
Miss Carolyn Reimann
Secretary
National Rural Health Student Network
NRHSN Presentation : Creating the next generation of climate change responsible health professionals
Biography
Carolyn Reimann is a 4th year medical student at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. James Cook University’s focus in rural, remote and tropical medicine is what brought her over to Australia to study medicine. She holds a BSc Hons in Environmental Science and Geology from Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. Carolyn is currently the Secretary for the National Rural Health Student Network, the Secretary for Club RHINO at James Cook University, a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia and was the 2016 Australian Medical Student Association’s Code Green National Project Manager. Carolyn has a special interest in rural and climate health and plans on being a Rural Generalist here in Australia.
