Dissolving the distance

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DISSOLVING THE DISTANCE Carole Petchell 17th July 2008

GENERAL PRACTICE IN VICTORIA : 

GENERAL PRACTICE IN VICTORIA KEY POINTS 30 General Practice Divisions in Victoria City, Regional and Rural areas Experienced, new and immigrant doctors State average is 1700 people to each GP Hoppers Crossing is 1:2300 Practices work as teams

DIVISIONS : 

DIVISIONS Geographical areas Support doctors and practice staff Provide Education Provide a mechanism for input to policy Assist practices to use local networks Purchase products for practices Research

PARTNER - WESTGATE DIVISION : 

PARTNER - WESTGATE DIVISION West of Melbourne 199 GPs 55 Practices Partnerships with hospitals, community organisations, local government Collaborating with Victoria University to provide tailored education for Practice Managers – Diploma of Practice Management

CLIENT GROUP : 

CLIENT GROUP Primarily women Administrative/Management and Administrative/Nursing May work shifts Business, legal and health sector reporting Responsible for a broad range of patient interaction Can be a highly stressful role

DISSOLVING THE DISTANCE : 

DISSOLVING THE DISTANCE Providing education without the constraints of distance E-style professional networking Building informal communication and peer support

PILOT GROUP : 

PILOT GROUP From across Victoria Mix of suburban, regional and rural practices Volunteers

PILOT PROGRAM : 

PILOT PROGRAM Mix of traditional and electronic learning – the interactive e-class Unit from Diploma of Health Practice CHCORG28A – Reflect and Improve on Professional Practice Volunteers from East Bairnsdale, Eastern Ranges, Westgate, Swan Hill

HOW IT WILL HAPPEN : 

HOW IT WILL HAPPEN The workshops/classes are delivered via eluminate which is a virtual classroom. The students will need any type of internet access and a headphone with microphone. Java web start detects the setting on the computer to start eluminate (takes 2-3 minutes) Depending on your network and connection, it may ask for your network login and password to activate the java applet You will be able to interact with your classmates and teacher for the scheduled class time

CONTACT DETAILS : 

NAME CAROLE PETCHELL DEPARTMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PHONE +61 3 9919 7928 FAX +61 3 9919 7850 EMAIL carole.petchell@vu.edu.au WWW.VU.EDU.AU CONTACT DETAILS