Events

4–11 March 2023 (Semester 1 enrolment)

25 November –2 December 2023 (Spring School enrolment)

University of Tasmania, Medical Science Precinct, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

These eight day intensive and practical residential courses are now being offered by the University of Tasmania in partnership with the Australian Antarctic Division as stand-alone courses or as an elective unit in the Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments program.

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13–14 May 2023
(Pre-Hospital Emergency Care workshop to be run on 12 May 2023)

Paranaple Convention Centre, 137 Rooke St, Devonport, TAS 7310

Join us for the 2023 Tasmanian Rural Health Conference, with leading national and local speakers for a program for Rural GPs and Rural Generalist and Practice Nurses.

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29 Jul–5 Aug 2023

11–18 Nov 2023

Mt Cameron, Tasmania, Australia

These eight day intensive and practical residential courses are now being offered by the University of Tasmania in partnership with the Australian Antarctic Division as stand-alone courses or as a core unit as part of the Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments program.

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June – October 2023

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

AAD Selected AMPs only

• UTAS Regional Anaesthesia workshop
• UTAS Procedural Skills for Abdominal Emergencies Workshop
• AAD AMP Intensive Predeparture Training Course – AAD Polar Medicine Unit
• AAD AMP Dental Training Course – Royal Dental Hospital Victoria/ Dental Health Services Tasmania
• AAD Physiotherapy Upskilling
• AAD THS Surgical and Anaesthesia Upskilling – Tasmanian Health Service (THS)
• AAD THS Lay Surgical Assistant Training – Tasmanian Health Service (THS)
• AAD Expeditioner First Responder First Aid Training

ACRRM PDP 2023 Accreditation to be confirmed.

Successful completion of AAD AMP training and assessment may be accredited for those enrolled in UTAS AAD Practical Skills for Remote and Extreme Environments Unit (CAM630).

23–29 June 2023

Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Hosted by the Australian Antarctic Division. Including SCAR COMNAP Joint Expert Group Human Biology and Medicine (JEGHBM) Business Meeting 25 June 2023.

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30 June 2023

University of Tasmania, Medical Science Precinct, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

This practical workshop has been designed for Medical Professionals wishing to further develop their skills in administering regional anaesthesia. Participants will be offered the unique opportunity to practice procedures using fresh frozen human cadavers at practical skill stations with guidance from Anaesthetists and other experts.

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1 July 2023

University of Tasmania, Medical Science Precinct, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

This practical workshop has been designed for Medical Practitioners wishing to further develop their skills in assessing and managing Appendicitis. Participants will be offered the opportunity to observe and practice operative techniques which will be performed on fresh human cadavers.

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27 July 2023

University of Tasmania, Medical Science Precinct, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

This practical workshop has been designed for Medical Practitioners and Paramedics wishing to further develop their skills in the provision of emergency dental care in the out of hospital setting. This interactive workshop will include hands on scenarios using various simulation modalities.

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14–17 September 2023

Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania

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12–15 October 2023

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Extreme sports have increased in popularity over the last few years and are practised by many people, often in remote and extreme environment settings. This unit takes a multi-disciplinary approach and looks at training, prevention, engineering and safety equipment, management of the injured extreme athlete and medical event coverage. This unit broadens your medical horizons to include BASE jumping, paragliding, mountaineering, extreme skiing, and ultra-endurance running.

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18–21 October 2023

Hobart Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart

Co-hosted by Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), the annual Rural Medicine Australia (RMA) conference brings together a global community of Rural Generalists, rural consultant specialists, students, doctors in training supervisors, medical educators and allied-health practitioners to celebrate your passion for delivering safe, culturally appropriate and consistent healthcare to rural and remote communities.

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Semester 2, 2023 enrolment Dates TBA

This course is unique within Australia and covers a broad range of topics relevant to human aeronautics and space flight. The program is multidisciplinary, addressing the physiological, medical, and psychosociological issues that are unique to space flight and planetary exploration, as well as the challenges these issues present. International Faculty includes Astronaut Physician Dr Bob Thirsk (Canada), Dr Giles Clement (USA) and Dr Angie Bukley (USA). Australasian Faculty includes Dr Gordon Cable, Dr John Cherry, Dr Kira Bacal (NZ).

This is an ACRRM PDP Accredited Activity 2020–2022.

See UTAS HREE Humans in Space CAM632 for course information.

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Online course

The new Remote X-ray Operators Course. has been designed and written by both rural generalist doctors and experienced radiographers to improve the quality of training for those professionals wishing to gain their Remote X-ray Operators licence. This online course focuses on the theoretical knowledge and provides a basic overview of how to convert that knowledge into practice. There are six modules, and it is anticipated it would take about 18 hours to complete. The course is a FREE self-paced course that can be re-visited at any time to refresh. It is also open to all health professions.

Please note completion of the course does not enable you to obtain a X-ray licence on its own, however provides background to the practical component requirements and application. Further details on how to arrange the practical component are included in the online module.

If you are a rural generalist or rural generalist trainee that requires support to access the practical component, please contact the Tasmanian Rural Generalist Pathway Coordination Unit (TRGP CU) at tasrural.pathways@health.tas.gov.au.

A big thank you to the collaborating organisations and staff who contributed to the creation of this module including the University of Tasmania, the Australian Antarctic Division, the Tasmanian Health Service, the Radiation Protection Unit and the TRGP CU steering group — the Centre for Antarctic, Remote and Maritime Medicine. The course is currently an ACRRM PDP Accredited Activity 2020–2022.

This course was made possible through funding from the Australian Government under the National Rural Generalist Pathway Initiative.

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