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Title

HEART - Commencing 1st July 2025

Cost

$620.00 for Member
$685.00 for Non-Member

CPD hours

6 Educational activity
10 Performance review
 Professionalism
 Addressing health inequities
 Ethical practice
 Culturally safe practice

MOPS hours

6 MOPS (AST - Remote Medicine) hours

Curriculum domains

Provide safe medical care while working in geographic and professional isolation
Practice medicine within an ethical, intellectual and professional framework

Curriculum learning areas

Collaborator (COL)
Leader (LDR)
Professional (PRO)
Communicator (COM)

HEART - Commencing 1st July 2025

Enrol

A professional wellbeing course like no other, the HEART course is designed by Rural Generalists, for Rural Generalists.

The course aims to equip course participants with the knowledge and skills needed to safeguard their wellbeing against the psychosocial hazards inherent in the of practice of rural medicine.

Taking a systems approach, the course explores the factors that influence the experience of rural doctors. Integrating concepts from the fields of systems theory, human factors, and applied psychology the course explores how interactions among systems, culture, teams and individuals shape daily practices and wellbeing.

The course provides practical skills that will allow you to support protective factors and mitigate threats to wellbeing so that you can continue to make a positive impact, provide safer care to communities and thrive as a Rural Generalist.

Course Schedule

Online modules

Content will be available from:

• Module 1 - 25 June 2025
• Module 2 - 2 July 2025
• Module 3 - 9 July 2025
• Module 4 - 16 July 2025

Virtual Classroom Sessions

• Session 1 - Tuesday 1st July (7-9pm AEST)
• Session 2 - Tuesday 8th July (7-9pm AEST)
• Session 3 - Tuesday 15th July (7-9pm AEST)
• Session 4 - Tuesday 22nd July (7-9pm AEST)

Online learning hours:
8.00
Contact hours:
8.00
Total hours:
16.00
 
Pre activity
Complete the online module and contribute to the discussion board each week before attending the virtual classroom session.
Post activity
Complete a post-course evaluation.
Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Reflect on the challenges of rural medicine and apply well-being models to guide personal and professional growth.
  • Evaluate how psychosocial hazards, medical culture, and healthcare systems impact clinician well-being and patient care.
  • Apply systems thinking and human factors principles to recognise safety practices and areas for positive change.
  • Strengthen team performance by promoting psychological safety, cognitive diversity, and effective communication.
  • Support colleagues through conflict, critical incidents, and workplace challenges.
  • Build personal resources and adopt strategies to manage burnout, compassion fatigue, and imposter syndrome.
  • Use emotional literacy and healthy boundaries to maintain well-being and manage occupational stress.
  • View mistakes and failures as opportunities for growth and apply a growth mindset to support resilience and professional development.
Assessment information

Successful completion of the course requires:


• Attendance at all four virtual classroom sessions.

Please note: If you are unable to attend a session due to illness or an emergent issue, please contact the Clinical Training team as soon as possible to discuss options for course completion.

Provider Information

Provider

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Contact

Courses Team

Phone

61 07 31058200

Fax

61 07 31058299

Email

clinicaltraining@acrrm.org.au

Address

Level 1, 324 Queen Street
BRISBANE CITY
QLD, 4000