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UNSW Rural Clinical Schools 2014 Independent Learning Projects

Sydney Albury / Wodonga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Wagga Wagga. UNSW Rural Clinical Schools 2014 Independent Learning Projects. Dr Martin Rees Lecturer and ILP Co-ordinator, Rural Clinical School For advice on potential projects contact: A /Prof Craig McLachlan

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UNSW Rural Clinical Schools 2014 Independent Learning Projects

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  1. Sydney Albury / Wodonga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Wagga Wagga UNSW Rural Clinical Schools 2014 Independent Learning Projects Dr Martin Rees Lecturer and ILP Co-ordinator, Rural Clinical School For advice on potential projects contact: A/Prof Craig McLachlan Director of Research, Rural Clinical School cmac@unsw.edu.au

  2. The UNSW Rural Clinical School • Rural Clinical School Sydney • Samuels Building, Level 3 (Main Campus) • Clinical Greater Murray Clinical School • Albury Wodonga (Campus) • Wagga Wagga (Campus) • Mid North Coast division • Coffs Harbour (Campus) • Port Macquarie (Campus) • Mid North Coast Cancer Institute

  3. Why RCS ILPs ? • As a RSC ILP student you could be: • Interacting with clinical staff members and learning new clinical skills • Being mentored in understanding a sub-specialist area of medicine or surgery • Gain increased levels of clinical or translational research experience • Supervised by RCS PhD scientists and rural clinicians • Supported by dedicated RSC research officers • Access to research academics A/Prof Craig McLachlan; Dr Martin Rees; PhD students with diverse expertise • e.g. Experimental design, Ethics submissions, Statistical modelling, biomarker studies, genetics, publication writing assistance; survey design, data collection, data analysis.

  4. Sydney Campus • Academic support to the ILP program • Work as collaborative research group • Open door policy • Academic virtual support for data analysis • Experimental design and review of ethics submissions • Manuscript assistance Research Collaborators and Mentors • A/Prof Craig McLachlan MPH&TM PhD • Dr Martin Rees PhD • Lisa Watts MEd • Yvonne Lee MPH PhD(candidate) • Vivian Isaac MPhil MSc PhD(candidate)

  5. Sydney Campus • 2014 Projects • Data mining projects in cancer, ENT, diabetes (Sydney) • Student examination stress (Sydney or Port Macq) • Medical education and workforce outcomes (Sydney) • Histopathology studies on cardiac stem cell markers and brain tumors (Sydney) • Diabetes and genetic associations (Sydney and Port Macq) • Current ILP projects - Type 2 Diabetes and genetic biomarkers (Sydney based using rural samples) - Collaborative study in unconscious bias in medical students and clinical doctors – a collaboration with Harvard University and Dr Kelvin Kong • Collaborative Port Macq study using 24 Hour ECG Holter combined ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Parkinson’s disease

  6. Excellent clinical mentors Lifestyle — Murray to the Mountains, Skiing, Water Sports, Wineries, Historic Towns Regular flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra – Virgin flights Modern campus Albury / Wodonga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  7. Albury / Wodonga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  8. Albury / Wodonga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  9. ILP research opportunities and experience Many Visiting Medical Officers interested in Clinical Research Projects Urology – Bladder cancer Orthopaedics - Telemedicine; Metal ions in plasma from joint repair Maternal health – High BMI mothers; Dietary interventions; Nausea in pregnancy and biomarkers Rehabilitation medicine – Multiple sclerosis and novel therapeutic interventions Current ILP project: ‘Management of Anaphylaxis’ Albury / Wodonga

  10. Excellent clinical mentors Refurbished / enlarged campus building; dedicated room for ILP Students Coastal lifestyle Mid North Coast Cancer Institute Collaborative links with Southern cross University Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  11. Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  12. Coffs Harbour • ILP research opportunities and experience • Previous ILP students have been successful in having papers accepted for presentation at Australasia-wide meetings, and publication in peer-reviewed medical journals. 4 submitted and under review. • Coffs Harbour Health Campus has recently received a $1.5M grant from Health Workforce Australia to promote intra-professional learning. • 2014 projects are again expected to yield peer-reviewed publications; • Professional research culture within the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute: clinicians and academics have extensive publications records and a history of significant grant support. • Highest number of PhD trained clinicans across rural campuses

  13. Coffs Harbour • Examples of ILP Projects for 2014: • - Mid North Coast cancer Institute more than 7 projects on offer focusing on radiation oncology outcomes across breast, brain, prostate, lung. • Simulated learning environment and skills training- effectiveness of Intraprofessional training. Research questions on ‘Simulated Learning environments’ – a state of the art centre with high fidelity simulators and mannequins. • Patient education: mobile Health technology for rural patients. Addresses the adoption of handheld devices for patient education in the rural setting. Project involves the development and validation of an appropriate tool to assess patients’ health education needs

  14. Research Officer Kris Vine with a masters in Public Health on site to provide ILP support A school with advanced ultrasound and teaching simulation capabilities Dedicated ILP room Coastal lifestyle Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  15. Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  16. Port Macquarie • ILP research opportunities and experience • Current project: ‘Relationships between effective pharmacological intervention and 24 heart rate variance in idopathic Parkinson's disease’ • 2014 projects are • Type 2 Diabetes and genetic biomarkers in general practice • Renal dialysis and interactions between vitamin D and aortic stiffness • Student examination stress correlations with heart rate variability • Assessment of Student led ultrasound training to other students • Maternal satisfaction based on a shared obstetric tertiary care model • Levels of patient satisfaction following breast cancer surgery (comparing partial  mastectomy to mastectomy) and QOL • Prospective study of very low calorie diet on liver dimensions and systemic biomarkers in high BMI  surgical patients

  17. Research officer support for ethics application Fully equipped office space Vibrant and cosmopolitan regional city with thriving sports and arts communities Large regional interventional cardiology unit Academic appointment in Paediatrics Emphasis on clinical experience Wagga Wagga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  18. Wagga Wagga Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga

  19. Research opportunities and experience Focus on clinical research, large range of specialists in Wagga who are interested in supervising research projects Previous projects: treatment of morbidly obese by GPs in rural setting (General Practice) stroke thrombolysis (Neurology unit) impact of bariatritic surgery on diet and exercise programs (Bariatric Surgery) Two students last year selected projects in the field of bariatric surgery for their ILP projects. Within a week of starting their projects, they were observing bariatric procedures being performed. Current RSC student is creating a significant cardiology database of the last 1000 patients presented to the cath lab. Multiple research papers anticipated. Data will create opportunities for future ILP projects (data mining) Wagga Wagga

  20. ILP Projects for 2014, proposed by specialists: PIC line insertion and complications: an audit (Anaesthetics / ICU) Assessment of the impact of tele-linkage on trauma outcomes Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (Emergency medicine) Assessment of the state-wide early cardiac reperfusion strategy in the Riverina (Emergency medicine; Cardiology) Equestrian related injuries in the Riverina (Emergency medicine) – famous for the developing the Wagga horse fall risk assessment Study of patients with neck of femur fractures in the Riverina (Emergency medicine) Outcomes of Actifuse a tissue engineering scaffold for bone growth in orthopaedic surgery (Orthopaedic surgery) Wagga Wagga

  21. RCS Contacts and Info A/Prof Craig McLachlan Director of Research, RCS Level 3, Samuels Building E: cmac@unsw.edu.au P: 9385 8912 Dr Martin Rees ILP Co-ordinator, RCS Rm 303, Lowy Building E: m.rees@unsw.edu.au P: 9385 1478 Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie Sydney Wagga Wagga Albury / Wodonga http://rcs.med.unsw.edu.au

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