About the workshop

Our clinical rural skills enhancement (CRuSE) workshop will prepare you for your rural placement. It'll give you a better understanding of what healthcare is like in a rural setting.

You'll learn about:

  • what is and isn’t in your scope of practice
  • common things you’re likely to face
  • providing emergency care with reduced resources
  • caring for patients with specific needs, like children and pregnant women
  • leadership, teamwork and effective communication in a crisis
  • where to find support and resources to help with patient care
  • how to get help from local and remote experts.

The workshop includes an online module, followed by a one day face to face workshop in Brisbane or Townsville.

You'll be taught by experienced:

  • rural generalists
  • emergency medicine specialists, registrars and nurses
  • midwives.

There aren’t any formal assessment activities, and you’ll get a statement of attendance at the end of the program.

Who can attend

This workshop is free for junior medical officers completing a rural generalist term through the Queensland Country jDocs program.

If there are spaces left, medical officers not on the jDocs program can also attend. You'll need to pay a fee and answer some additional questions to check the workshop is suitable for you.

Registered nurses who work in rural settings can sometimes observe the workshops. Contact CRuSE@health.qld.gov.au for more information.

When and where

Brisbane

Francis Baron Burnett Centre, UQ, Greenslopes Hospital

Townsville

Clinical Simulation Centre, Townsville

How to register

The hospital where you work must nominate you for this course.

Once you have confirmation from your employer, fill in the registration form by clicking on the date of the workshop above. If you are not a jDocs attendee, you'll need to pay any fees (where applicable) before we confirm your place.

We'll send you an email with the full course details to confirm your booking.

Last updated: January 2025

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