Veterinary Medicine is about Relationships! Share ideas with practitioners, and veterinary and medical educators on how we can ensure our graduates have the skills, knowledge and attitudes to succeed in Practice.
This inaugural symposium will focus on veterinary communication, life skills and outcomes assessment. Hear about advances in relational medicine, discuss ideas on mentoring students, skills assessment,
participate in interactive workshops to enhance the veterinary experience for all involved.
Optional visits are included to the new teaching facilities at Gatton (5th) and the Medical Skills Development Centre at Royal Brisbane Hospital (6th)
where UQ students rehearse consultation skills.
| Day 1 |
Sunday 5th July |
| 1.30pm - 2.00pm |
Optional tour of Gatton Campus; including Centre for Advanced Animal Studies and construction site for new UQ School of Veterinary Science |
| 6:30pm - 8.30pm |
Welcome drinks & canapés, and registration (subject to getting an industry sponsor) |
| Day 2 |
Monday 6 th July |
| 8:00 – 8:45am |
Coffee & registration |
| 8:45 – 9:00am |
Welcome - Professor Debbie Terry, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Queensland |
| Morning Session |
Enhancing Communication & Life Skills in Veterinary Students
Chair - Jennifer Mills |
| 9:00 – 10:00am |
Keynote address; Lights, Camera, Action: perspectives from behind the lens (Dr Jane Shaw, Director, Argus Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University).
Topics relating to Advances in Teaching Relational Medicine
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| 10:00 – 10:50am |
Curriculum Development and Assessment of Methods to Enhance Communication and Life Skills in Veterinary Students – news from an ALTC project (Dr Jenny Mills, Murdoch; Dr John Baguley, Sydney; Dr Michael Meehan, UQ) |
| 10:50 – 11:10 |
Morning tea (Posters) |
| 11:10 – 11:30am |
Employers’ strategies for evaluating competencies of potential employees (Dr Mark Stallwood, Australian Veterinary Business Association) |
| 11:30 – 1:00pm |
Workshops led by Dr Jane Shaw
Delivering Bad News
From Paternalism to Partnership: Shared Decision Making
Tips and Tools for Coaching in Practice
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| 1:00 pm |
LUNCH (UQ Staff Club) |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm |
SUBMITTED PAPERS & TOURS (15 min each, including questions)
The Changing Face of Veterinary Medicine (Marie-France Boissonneault* and Elizabeth Stone – Ontario Vet College)
How do male and female senior veterinary students describe their veterinary role models? (Dan Schull*, Greg Kyle, Glen Coleman and Paul Mills –
UQ)
Incorporating simulated consultations and reflective practice into a first year professional practice programme (Susan Matthew, University of Sydney)
Use of proprietary materials to teach veterinary communication skills (Susan Matthew, University of Sydney)
Development of online SBLi scenarios for teaching Ruminant Medicine and Production (Viv Perry and Carl Hockey – University of Queensland)
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| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Tours of Skills Development Centre
Bus departs UQ venue at 3:30, tour from 4:00 to 5:00pm, then bus drop off in city. |
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CONFERENCE DINNER Vino’s Bar and Restaurant |
| Day 3 |
Tuesday 7 July |
| 8:30am |
Coffee |
| Morning Session |
Outcomes Assessment(Chair, Assoc Prof Rosanne Taylor) |
9:00 – 9:30am |
Portfolios in veterinary education: Reflections from a small island
(Mr Kim Whittlestone, Lifelong Independent Veterinary Education Centre, Royal Veterinary College, Potters Bar) |
9:30 - 10:00am |
Assessment of graduate attributes; report from the National Graduate Attributes project, and lessons for veterinary science. (Dr Clair Hughes, Tertiary Education Development Institute, UQ) |
10:00 – 10.30 |
Outcomes assessment in medical students (Drs Jennifer Fitzgerald and Jennifer Schafer, School of Medicine, UQ) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Morning tea (Posters) |
11:00 – 11:20 am |
Australian Veterinary Dean’s working group on outcomes assessment (Assoc Prof Rosanne Taylor, University of Sydney) |
11:20 – 12 noon |
Expert panel discussion/wrap-up on outcomes assessment |
12:00 – 1:30pm |
Submitted Papers (15 minutes each, including questions)
Firehouse Animal Hospital Project: Communication Skills Education and Outcomes Assessment (Jane Shaw, Colorado State University)
Developing an outcome-based veterinary curriculum (Emma Rowe – University of Adelaide)
Use of a self-assessment checklist to determine the impact of final year clinical rotations on veterinary science student perceptions of “day one
competence” (Dan Schull*, John Morton, Glen Coleman and Paul Mills – UQ)
Embedding orientation and leadership activities in disciplinary teaching (Imke Tammen, University of Sydney)
Work integrated learning: opportunities for reflection (Christine Hawke, University of Sydney)
Student-identified factors for veterinary career success (Martin Cake, Jenny Mills and Melinda Bell – Murdoch University) |
| 1:30 pm |
LUNCH (UQ Staff Club) |
| Afternoon Session |
Submitted Papers & Drinks |
2:30 - 4:30pm |
Submitted papers (15 minutes presentation, and 5 minute discussion)
Teaching on the Run (Melinda Bell – Murdoch University)
Silver Screen Practitioners: An Examination of Veterinarians in Fiction Films (Marie-France Boissonneault and Elizabeth Stone – Ontario Vet College)
Approaches to help veterinary students develop better mental constructs of epidemiological concepts (John Morton, University of Queensland)
Personal attributes of veterinary support staff: What do our veterinary clients value? (Trish Clarke, University of Queensland)
Vertical integration of content in a professional practice curriculum (John Baguley, University of Sydney)
PBL in an Australian Veterinary Science Curriculum (Jennifer Hyams – Charles Sturt University)
Determining the effectiveness of an interactive communication skills and human-animal bond workshop in final year veterinary students (Michael
Meehan*, D Schull, N Pachana, B Watson, G Coleman, University of Queensland)
Introducing Client Simulations into the Veterinary Curriculum (Jenny Mills, Murdoch University) |
4:30 – 5:30pm |
Closing drinks |
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