Pre-Symposium Meetings

Eight Pre-Symposium meetings or 'report backs' were held this year.

PACU - Recovery Nurses Training Programme for the Surgical Bus

Dr Brian Robinson, Programme Director, wellington Hospital, led a full day PACU workshop for 24 rural nurses who work in recovery for the Mobile Surgical Bus.

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Operating Room Nurse's Training update for the Surgical Bus

Wendy Lorentz and Steve Smith presented a full day of training for Surgical Bus nurses. The programme included sessions on teamwork, anaesthetics and surgical scrub.

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National 5th Year Rural Immersion Teachers Meeting

The session included a live link to Flinders University Adelaide where Professor Paul Worley and Dr David Prideaux presented to, and answered questions from the immersion teachers.

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Combined Immersion Students and Rural Health Student Clubs Meeting

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Rural Hospital Managers Meeting

Following the formation of the Rural Hospital Managers group at last years symposium in 2008, the working group met with the wider group of rural managers to report back.

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Rural Hospital Medicine Training Programme

Seminar for potential training providers (DHB and Rural Hospitals). Combined Meeting with Rural Hospital Managers, DHB representatives and Rural Immersion Students.

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National Hospital Booking Clerks Meeting

Interactive Workshop including an update on the Mobile Surgical Project, with guest speakers from the Ministry of Health, and the Hawkes Bay Incubator Program.