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Clinical Consultation Skills Retreat

RACV Torquay

20-23 October 2019

Registrations are now open.

Places are strictly limited. Early bird registrations close on Monday 13 May 2019

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The Clinical Consultation Skills Retreat is designed for oncology and palliative care clinicians.

Cancer Council Victoria and the Centre for Organisational Change in Person-Centred Healthcare (OCPH) at Deakin University are partnering to deliver the third iteration of this three-day immersive event.

In this unique program, our expert faculty will deliver experiential learning to enhance core skills in clinical communication and mentoring junior staff. Areas of focus include delivering bad news, facilitating shared decision making, and discussing end-of-life care.

Clinical Consultation Skills Retreat

Image: Participants from the 2018 Retreat representing a range of professional specialties including palliative medicine, geriatrics, anaesthetics, emergency,
ICU physicians and all areas of oncology.

Previous participants have represented a range of professional specialties including general practice, palliative medicine and all areas of oncology.

  • "I identified enormous improvements in my communication skills, and now have frameworks I will work with in my clinical practice"
  • "I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone who interacts with patients.  The skills you learn not only make you a better communicator, they make you a better clinician."
  • "This was a powerful 3 days where I realised small changes in how we communicate can have dramatic differences in how the communication can impact on our patients."
  • "Fantastic course! Small group experiential learning meant the teaching could be tailored to our individual needs. Totally relevant to my practice – in fact it should be encouraged for all clinicians no matter their field."

Venue: RACV Torquay Resort, 1 Great Ocean Road, Torquay

For more information about this event and other training opportunities, please contact education@cancervic.org.au

Program

Clinicians identify their own goals, as learners and organisational champions, taking part in small group experiential learning with one-to-one guidance from a leading expert, and specialised simulated patients. Examples of themes that will be covered

  • Responding to emotional cues
  • Delivering bad news
  • Advanced care planning/goals of care
  • Mismatched expectations
  • Application to practice

The immersive event includes a canape reception and a special delegate dinner. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Please contact education@cancervic.org.au to subscribe to updates.

Teaching faculty

Peter Martin, MB BCh BAO, MMed, FAChPM Peter Martin

Professor of Clinical Communication & End-of-Life Care, Deakin University School of Medicine.

Director, Centre for Organisational Change in Person-Centred Healthcare, Deakin University, Faculty of Health.

Palliative Medicine Physician & Regional Director of Palliative Care for Barwon Health.

Peter has been a clinician for 30 years. After doing a variety of medical rotations as a junior doctor he came to Australia hoping to train as a cardiologist. A Fellowship in Palliative Medicine & Progressive Neurology changed his career direction. He trained at a large University Hospital in south-east Melbourne (Monash Medical Centre) in a Professorial palliative care unit mainstreamed in a large tertiary hospital with a big cancer service. He returned to work in an NHS Cancer Unit in the UK before returning to direct one of the largest inpatient palliative care units in Australia at St. Vincent's Health in Melbourne. In 2006 he moved to Geelong to direct a large integrated palliative care program. He has led a dedicated cancer cachexia service since 2004; one of only a few worldwide.

As a contrast Peter spent a year as a Monash Institute of Public Health scholar in the Department of Medical Informatics following up on his thesis on clinical database design.

He has taught communication skills with Cambridge, Monash, Melbourne and Deakin medical schools. He has taught at numerous postgraduate courses with a variety of health professional disciplines nationally over the last 15+ years.

More recently Peter has become the Australian National Representative for the International Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH) and chairs the policy / practice sub-group (pEACH) of this group.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-martin-b55a102a/

@petermartinsept

@EACH_Aus (Australian EACH)

Meg Chiswell Meg Chiswell

Deputy Director, Centre for Organisational Change in Person-Centred Healthcare, Deakin University, Faculty of Health

Meg originally worked as a Radiation Therapist and educator at RMIT University in Melbourne before moving into strategic oversight of programs at Cancer Council Victoria including 13 11 20 Cancer Information and Support, Cancer Education and Peer Support Programs, and the Victorian Cancer Clinicians Communication Program.

Meg has been instrumental in building communication skills programs for health professionals and non-clinical staff working with cancer patients in Victoria. Meg has personally delivered more than 100 experiential healthcare communication skills programs to over 600 professionals.

Meg is a member of the International Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH) and is the Australian representative on the teaching subcommittee (tEACH) for this group. In 2016, Meg convened the inaugural Teaching Communication in Healthcare Conference and Education Program in partnership with EACH and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, bringing together more than 120 local and international delegates. Following the success of these events, Meg has worked closely with Peter Martin to establish and lead the Australian tEACH network for communication skills educators in healthcare.

@meg_chiswell

Dr Derek Eng Derek Eng

Palliative Medicine Physician, Royal Perth Hospital
Head of Palliative Care Services, St John of God Subiaco Hospital

Dr Derek Eng is a Palliative Medicine Physician at Royal Perth Hospital and Head of Palliative Care Services at St John of God Subiaco Hospital. Dr Eng has extensive experience in training educators, facilitators and health professionals in clinical communication. In 2015, Dr Eng was appointed Lead Clinician (Communication Skills Education) for the Department of Health (WA) and has been a member of the Communication Skills Workshop team for Palliative Medicine Trainees (FAChPM) since 2007. Dr Eng's involvement in education also extends to his current appointment as a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia and Notre Dame University Fremantle. 

@dr_engd

Professor Jennifer Philip Jennifer Philip

VCCC Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital and Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

Jennifer has recently been appointed Professor of Palliative Medicine, following a career in palliative care research and clinical practice of more than 20 years. Her clinical work largely in consultative practice has frequently involved caring for patients who are navigating new phases of their cancer illness and care - from curative to palliative treatments, from cancer treatment to focus on symptom treatment, and from stability to end of life care. Part of her research agenda examines the ways we best care for patients and their families at these times.

Parallel and interfacing with this research and clinical work, Jennifer has been involved in enhancing health care professionals' communication skills. She has extensive experience in communication training, is a member of the Communication Skills Workshop team for Palliative Medicine Trainees (FAChPM) and has been involved in training for Victorian Doctors (Victorian Doctors Communication Program) and medical oncology trainees for a number of years.

Registration rates

Early bird registration rate $3600 including GST
Standard registration rate $4000 including GST

Subsidised registration rate
(Allied health/Nursing/Trainee

$2500 including GST
2017 and 2018 Alumni discounted rate $2500 including GST

 

Early bird registrations close on Monday 13 May 2019 - please note limited early bird places are available and these may sell out prior to this date

Subsidised  registrations for allied health, nursing and trainees close on Monday 15 July 2019 – please note limited subsidised places are available and these may sell out prior to this date

Standard and Alumni registrations close on Monday 15 July 2019

Event package includes

  • Participation in the education program including fully catered lunch, morning and afternoon teas (21-23 October) for the delegate
  • Full buffet breakfast for the delegate and guest (21-23 October) at the RACV Resort served in the Number One Restaurant  
  • Accommodation for two people (one delegate and one guest) for three nights (20-23 October) at the RACV Torquay Resort
  • One ticket for the delegate to attend the special delegate dinner (21 October) and canapé reception (22 October)
  • Free wireless internet for casual usage throughout the main building of the resort
  • Access to the One Lifestyle facilities (gymnasium, fitness classes, indoor 25m pool, spa and sauna)

Optional extras

  • The Resort offers an 18-hole par-71 golf course nestled between Torquay and Jan Juc beaches. Pricing and further details are available on the RACV Torquay Resort website
  • Enjoy luxurious day spa facilities at RACV Torquay's One Spa. Pricing and further details are available on the RACV Torquay One Spa website

Terms and conditions

Inclusions

  • Participation in the education program, including meals from Monday to Wednesday, for one person
  • Accommodation for two people (one delegate and one guest) for three nights (20-23 October) at the RACV Torquay Resort
  • Full buffet breakfast for the delegate and one guest (21-23 October) at the RACV Resort served in the Number One Restaurant
  • Free wireless internet for casual usage throughout the main building of the resort
  • Access to the One Lifestyle  facilities (gymnasium, fitness classes, indoor 25m pool, spa and sauna)

Exclusions

  • Transport to and from the RACV Resort Torquay
  • Alcoholic beverages (delegates may purchase at own cost)
  • Resort facilities with added charges (for example, golfing facilities)
  • Mini bar, room service and incidentals
  • Meal charges for in-room guests
  • Accommodation charges where an additional room or additional bedding is required

Please note the event program is reserved for registered delegates.

Cancellation policy

If a participant chooses to cancel their confirmed registration, or cannot or does not attend the program, the following fees and conditions will apply:

  • The registered participant may nominate a substitute delegate in their place in the program at no additional charge, giving at least 5 working days’ notice in writing to education@cancervic.org.au from both the registrant and the nominated substitute.
  • The registered participant may alternatively cancel their registration in writing to education@cancervic.org.au and pay the applicable cancellation fee. Registration cancellations received:
    • On or before 17 July 2019 will incur an administration fee of $100 including GST
    • Between 17 July 2019 and 16 August 2019 will incur a cost recovery fee of $1335 including GST
    • After 16 August 2019 will incur a cost recovery fee of $2500 including GST
  • Registered participants may nominate someone to attend in their place at no additional fee.

 

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