Example of content of the Online Wednesday Program and online clinical case discussions
| UCRH graduate workforce-ready skills |
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| Learning areas during the Wednesday Program education sessions |
| Systems approach |
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| Integrated care knowledge and skills |
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| Examples of topics covered |
| Multidisciplinary Wednesday Program |
| National disability insurance scheme, my aged care, national digital health strategies, role of the cancer council, trauma informed care |
| Friday multidisciplinary clinical case discussion |
| Management of back pain in the elderly, management of depression in the elderly, management of Type 1 diabetes |
| UCRH graduate workforce-ready skills |
Graduates have confidence and skills in working in autonomous environment in rural and remote workplaces |
Graduates are socially accountable |
Graduates are able to improve healthcare equity in rural areas through system and practice change |
Graduates are able to provide holistic patient-centred care |
Graduates look after their own well-being (self-care) |
Leadership skills |
Innovation ability |
The ability to work in a team |
Ability to work in multidisciplinary settings |
| Learning areas during the Wednesday Program education sessions |
Focus on an integrated approach between health care and other sectors |
Establish familiarity with local and national programs and services to support health and social needs |
Ability to connect community-based partners, patients and caregivers to local and national programs and services to support their health and social needs |
Emphasizing an integrated knowledge of person-centred, preventative and community-based care, based on the biopsychosocial aspects of disease, systems of care and social determinants of care |
Skills to construct a comprehensive understanding of individual patients' complex needs and how these can be met within their health and social systems |
In-depth understanding of other disciplines, including referral processes |
Understanding how care is provided in rural areas |
Knowledge of services in small rural towns |
In-depth understanding of early intervention and prevention |
Adaptive expertise is used by the facilitator to encourage students to proactively understand the interaction between patient and system complexity ( |
Management of chronic conditions and improving quality of life for older people |
Work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team |
Work autonomously and self-directed |
Generate new ideas and solutions to complex problems |
| Examples of topics covered |
| National disability insurance scheme, my aged care, national digital health strategies, role of the cancer council, trauma informed care |
| Management of back pain in the elderly, management of depression in the elderly, management of Type 1 diabetes |
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