QARTS questions Flashcards
What is QARTS
- oversees 4 ANZCA accredited rotations in queensland in accordance with ANZCA’s regulation 37 and handbook for training and accreditation
- Sponsored body providing advice to employing organisations and administers selection and placement of registrars in anaesthesia throughout queensland. Supported by QLD health.
- Only deals with training positions during introductory, basic and advanced training. NOT FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS.
What happens if you decline a training position
Will not be offered another position for that HEY. Dont need to preference all rotations. Regional placement is expected and compulsory.
In exceptional circumstances can submit requests to rotational supervisor.
Central rotations
Core - RBWH, TPCH
Metro - Redcliffe, caboolture, SCUH, Ipswich
Regional - Hervey bay, Rocky
Gold Coast rotations
Core - GCH
Metro - Tween, Logan
Regional - Rocky, Lismore
Northern Rotations
Core - Townsville
Metro - Cairns, Darwin
Regional - Mackay
Southern
Core - PAH, Mater
Metro - QEII, redlands, Logan, Ipswich, TPCH
Regional - Bundaburg, Toowoomba
Other available hospitals outside of rotations
QCH organised internally
Lifeflight for 4th and 5th year trainees
STARS applied for central and southern accrediation
Overseas training - maximum 1 year, apply in advance (would be taking leave from QARTS)
Selection Criteria
Medical expert
- Academic history and commitment to education
- Clinical evaluation and management
Academic
- aptitude and commitment to acquiring knowledge to complete training
- Understand audit, clinical review and research
Communicator
- Communication with staff, patients, community
Collaborator
- Teamwork
- Conflict resolution
Leader/manager
- Time and resource management
Professional
- integrity, punctuality, reliability, high standard of personal behaviour
- Understand ethics
Patient advocate
- Commitment to health care of rural and indigenous populations
Continuing traininee RMO campaign process
- Must apply for QARTS, not automatic continuation. Must demonstrate satisfactory performance (courses, exams, training assessments, progression through training)
- Submit a copy of trainee summary report (From TPS)
- One referee report
- Usually stay in same rotation, in exceptional circumstances could apply to transition to rotational supervisors and QARTS rotational coordinator
Failing primary or secondary
Can have 1 year BTE and one year ATE if not passed.
Once passed can re-apply and be put on the waitlist for their former rotation
If on extended training and nor completed core unit review, will not be offered a QARTS position the next year, may apply for waitlist once completed
Leave
Can apply for leave for 6-12 months at a time. Prospective to your rotational supervisor before selection committee meeting in August.
Will need to undergo re-introduction to training requirements based on leave durations from BT and AT (I think 13 weeks and 26 weeks away respectively)
Non-QARTS trainees who require anaesthetic positions
CICM trainees
Rural generalises
ACEM trainees
QARTS coordinating committee
QARTS rotational coordinator
Rotational supervisors (ROT)
Interview coordinator
ANZCA Queensland Regional Committee representative
Directors of anaesthesia group representative
ANZCA QLD education officer
QLD health representative
Scholar role
5 activities - Teach a skill - Facilitate a small group discussion - Critically appraise a paper - Critically appraise a topic - Complete an audit Meeting requirements - 2 conferences - 20 quality assurance programs (audit, critical incident, M&M)
Levels of supervision
1 - 1:1 able to immediately intervene. ITs pre IAAC and anyone in an unfamiliar environment must have level 1
2 - 1:2 able to intervene quickly, good knowledge of cases
3 - On site and available, may not have knowledge of case/procedure
4 - off site but exclusively rostered for and available for consultation
