1. Working in partnership to revise and support implementation of the National guide to preventive health assessment for Aboriginal &Torres Strait Islanders. A/Prof Sophie Couzos | 2. PESCI Assessment Update. Dr Chris Carroll; AProf Stephen Adelstein
Tracks
Park
| Saturday, October 21, 2017 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Park |
Overview
Session 1 : Workshop: Working in partnership to revise and support implementation of the National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. A/Prof Sophie Couzos
This session will briefly outline how NACCHO and the RACGP are working in partnership to update and review the National Guide, discuss implementation strategies for the National Guide and gauge perspectives on some potential controversies.
(50 mins)
Session 2 : Workshop : IMG Assessment : PESCI update.
ACRRM conducts the Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) as an agent for the Medical Board. The PESCI is a fitness-for-task assessment and interview where an experienced accredited panel assesses the candidate's skills, knowledge and experience for the position they are seeking registration
APHRA Representative, AProf Stephen Adelstein, will update currently Accredited Assessors and interested others on registration types; board report updates; understanding Level 1 supervision requirements and assessment. The session will also include discussion around the assessment process generally and the future development of techniques .
This session is open to all FACRRMs interested in becoming Accredited Assessors on our PESCI panel.
(70 mins)
(70 Mins)
Speaker
AProf Stephen Adelstein
AHPRA
Session 2 : IMG Assessment : PESCI Update
Biography
Associate Professor Stephen Adelstein, Member, Medical Board of Australia, Chair, New South Wales Board of the Medical Board of Australia,
MBBCh PhD FRACP FRCPA FFSc (RCPA)
Associate Professor Stephen Adelstein is the Chair of the NSW Board of the Medical Board of Australia and a practitioner member of the National Medical Board of Australia. He has been involved in medical regulation since 2008, initially as a member of the former New South Wales Medical Board, and a past member of the Medical Council of New South Wales.
Associate Professor Adelstein is Head of the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and Director of the Central Sydney Immunology Laboratory at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney where he teaches medical and science students. In addition to his clinical and academic practice, he oversees undergraduate and postgraduate research and is currently the Chief Examiner in Immunopathology for the Faculty of Science of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
Dr Christina Carroll
Rural General Practitioner
Parkes, NSW
Session 2 : Workshop : IMG Assessment : PESCI Update
Biography
Chris Carroll is a Rural General Practitioner, currently based in Parkes, NSW. She has over 30 years experience working in rural and remote locations from the Kimberley to Norfolk Island to the NSW Central West. Chris has been a leading developer of the College's assessment program since its inception in 2007, and continues to support the College within that area.
AProf Sophia Couzos
NACCHO
Session 1 : Workshop : Working in partnership to revise and support implementation of the National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (3rd edition)
Biography
Associate Professor Sophia Couzos is a public health physician and general practitioner with the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University. She has over 20 years experience working within both Aboriginal community-controlled health services in remote Australia and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation based in Canberra. She has lived in the remote Kimberley region for 14 years (seven years as a GP) and in rural areas for most of her life. She has instigated and influenced a wide range of national policies, programs and research towards achieving health equity for the Aboriginal population within the Australian health system.
