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2008 GENERAL PRACTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING CONVENTION

27-28 August 2008 

Novotel Northbeach

Wollongong NSW

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Convention Objectives

The General Practice Education and Training Convention provides an annual national forum for those involved in vocational education and training in general practice and rural medicine.  The Convention aims to:

• Bring delegates together to focus on future opportunities and challenges in general practice vocational training
• Showcase innovation in medical education and training
• Provide opportunities for networking and cross-fertilisation of ideas
• Provide opportunities for GP trainers and educators to acquire skills from each other
• Provide an opportunity for the academic advancement of general practice training
• Cater to and welcome GP registrars and promote greater involvement of registrars in education and training
• Contribute to the development and promotion of general practice as the career of choice for future generations
• Develop solutions for the future needs of general practice training and promulgate them to the wider community