FRANZCOG NZ Trainees' Day
Date: Saturday 24 June, 2023 | Venue: Novotel Rotorua Lakeside | Registration fee: $550
Maximum 24 participants.
To register for this workshop please use the general ASM registration form as linked here and you can either add it to your ASM registration or choose early in the registration process to register solely for a Post-ASM workshop.
Programme:
| 12.00 pm | Lunch and discussion with Academic Group about research |
| 12.30 pm | Communication Skills Workshop with Drs Douglas Barclay and Katy Culliney |
| 2.30 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 2.50 pm | Communication Skills Workshop continues |
| 4.00 pm | Finish |
Working lunch with the Academic Group
Drs Michelle Wise and Helen Paterson will be chairing an academics meeting adjacent to the Trainees Day. A shared lunch will be held during which trainees can talk to the academics about their research requirements.
Communication Skills Workshop
Facilitators: Drs Doug Barclay and Katy Culliney
The aim of this course is to support trainees in effective communications with colleagues, patients and their families and help identify appropriate tools/strategies to assist in the clinical work environment. The workshop covers:
• how individual and environmental factors can be optimised to facilitate communication
• identifying barriers to effective communication
• effectively delivering 'bad' or unexpected news
• how to identify individual areas for improvement and develop a personalised action plan
Please note that attendance at the Communication Skills Workshop meets the requirement for FRANZCOG trainees to complete a Communication Skills workshop or online modules by 104 weeks Basic Time in Training