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Australia’S Rural And Remote Health: A Social Justice Perspective, Janie Smith
Australia’S Rural And Remote Health: A Social Justice Perspective, Janie Smith
Janie Smith
In plain English, this unique book explains the concepts, questions the bureaucratic systems, and explores the opportunities for change in a frank, engaging and insightful way. It paints real faces on to the rural, remote and Indigenous health landscape using innovative storytelling techniques, historical accounts and real-life experience, supported by the broad literature. Australia’s Rural and Remote Health: A social justice perspective tackles the difficult issues of racism, culture, genocide, Indigenous health, human rights, cultural safety, social capital and workforce issues, and offers practical solutions for students to apply. Using a primary health care framework it then weighs these issues …
Structured Assessment Using Multiple Patient Scenarios By Videoconference In Rural Settings, Tim Wilkinson, Janie Smith, Stephen Margolis, Tarun Sen Gupta, David Prideaux
Structured Assessment Using Multiple Patient Scenarios By Videoconference In Rural Settings, Tim Wilkinson, Janie Smith, Stephen Margolis, Tarun Sen Gupta, David Prideaux
Janie Smith
Context: The assessment blueprint of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine postgraduate curriculum highlighted a need to assess clinical reasoning. We describe the development, reliability, feasibility, validity and educational impact of an 8-station assessment tool, StAMPS (structured assessment using multiple patient scenarios), conducted by videoconference. Methods StAMPS asks each candidate to be examined at each of 8 stations on issues relating to patient diagnosis or management. Each candidate remains located in a rural site but is examined in turn by 8 examiners who are located at a central site. Examiners were rotated through the candidates by either walking …