RVTS Grand Round 2025 Keynote Address by Professor Nicholas Talley
How is climate change shaping the health of rural and remote communities—and what can GPs do right now to help?
In this special episode of RVTS4GPs, we bring you the keynote address from Professor Nicholas Talley, recorded at the 2025 RVTS Grand Round: On the Frontline – Rural GPs Caring for Communities in a Changing Climate.
Professor Talley speaks with passion and urgency about the health impacts of climate change, highlighting the challenges for rural practice and issuing a powerful call to action for GPs everywhere.
Whether you’re climate-conscious, climate-curious, or simply committed to being the best GP you can be, this episode is packed with insights and inspiration you won’t want to miss.
More about Professor Talley:
Distinguished Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley is a world-leading neurogastroenterologist, clinician and educator with a research interest in disorders of gut-brain interactions and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder. Nick is currently Head, Discipline of Medicine at the University of Newcastle, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and Chief Investigator of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Digestive Health in Newcastle. His undergraduate textbook Clinical Examination (now 9th edition) won 1st place in the British Medical Association Book Awards in 2018. He is currently the Board Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia, and he is very active in advocating about the serious health impacts of climate change, and promoting adaptation and mitigation by the health system and the community.
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Doctors for the Environment Australia - Green College Guidelines -
Climate and Health Alliance (https://www.caha.org.au/)
Green Hospitals (https://greenhospitals.org/)
Journal of Climate Change and Health
National guide to preventive health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Fourth Edition ( Chapter 21: Health Impacts of Climate Change )
Carbon Positive Australia
11 Nov 2024
RVTS : The "Secret Sauce" for Successful Rural and Remote Workforce Retention and GP training
Welcome to this very special podcast episode where we discuss in-depth the recent Medical Journal of Australia supplement collection of five research articles highlighting the successes of the RVTS programme. I am joined by RVTS CEO Dr Pat Giddings and Assoc. Professor Belinda O’Sullivan from the University of Queensland who conducted the research that led to the publications.
This episode will be of interest to anyone concerned about General Practice rural workforce shortage, those wanting to know how to support GP registrars in rural and remote areas, the special ingredients required in a successful remote supervision model, the training and support of Overseas Trained doctors to gain GP fellowship and providing meaningful First Nations Cultural training and support for GP registrars.
This is a long episode, so grab your coffee or plug-in as you drive to and from work to hear the research findings detailing what has made RVTS so successful in achieving impressive workplace retention as well as fellowship success for the past, nearly 25 years.
Timestamps are noted below in case you want to fast forward to an area of special interest but I thoroughly recommend you taking the time to listen to the whole episode as there are many hidden gems.
Have a great day.
Dr Meryl Nicol
The link to the MJA supplement is here and a published editorial in Insight+ is here
Time
Notes
00.16
Introductions
1:41
How did the publication come about?
3:10
How is RVTS different as a GP training provider?
5:23
Location-based training - benefits to communities and participants
5:39
500 doctors to 350+ communities
6:02
Research results - reported benefits of communities and participants
7:38
Policy maker gains - Closing the Gap, Rural work force and Cruck review
8:52
Overseas trained doctors or IMG's and keys to success
11:03
Comfort
11:42
Confidence
12:15
Competence
13:21
Belonging and face to face workshops
14:01
Bonding
15:25
RVTS support, Overseas trained doctor satisfaction
20:57
RVTS supervision model
25.32
RVTS - how cost effective is it?
29.12
Retention years of return
30.14
Years of service in the community of RVTS registrars
34.08
Hidden costs of locums
36.15
70% of registrars are inland not coastal
37.53
Targeted recruitment model - rural workforce solutions for remote and very remote locations
46.56
Contribution to First Nations Health and Reconciliation Action Plan
49.48
RVTS Reconciliation Action Plan
52.21
Cultural mentor research findings
53.05
Surprises for the evaluator -multilayered support
55.22
Cumulatively, NOT a small programme
56.29
Scalability
57.41
Best practice model for supporting doctors especially IMG's in resource-poor environments,
58.26
Transferable model to other disciplines
58.47
Making a difference
59.25
Wonderful to work with the team at UQ
1.00.36
Final comments from Assoc Prof Belinda O’Sullivan
1.02.38
Final thanks
4 Jun 2024
Men's Health
In this episode of RVTS4GP's, we have two excerpts taken from our popular first-year webinar on Men’s Health. The presenter is Dr Justin Coleman, a very experienced GP currently working in Brisbane in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Justin has a vast experience in medical education, including being a co-editor for Murtagh's General Practice.
The two topics reviewed briefly in this episode are Gynaecomastia followed by Androgen Deficiency.
References: The Healthy Male for Health Professionals and Healthy Male Clinical Summary Guides
RVTS resources for RVTS GP registrars: Log-in required to RVTS online: Men's Health Part 1, Alex, Angus, Joe Part 1, Joe Part 2, Mark
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