Lessons learned in developing new postgraduate medical specialist training programs for Australia and New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 201 (9) ◽  
pp. 511-512
Author(s):  
Kevin D Forsyth
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Medical Specialist

scholarly journals Selection criteria for Australian and New Zealand medical specialist training programs: another under‐recognised driver of research waste

2021 ◽  
Vol 215 (7) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Caitlyn Withers ◽  
Christy Noble ◽  
Caitlin Brandenburg ◽  
Paul P Glasziou ◽  
Paulina Stehlik
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Research Waste

scholarly journals Research entry requirements into Australian and New Zealand Medical Specialist Training programs – an under-recognised driver of research waste

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlyn Withers ◽  
Christy Noble ◽  
Caitlin Brandenburg ◽  
Paul Glasziou ◽  
Paulina Stehlik
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Research Waste ◽  
College Entry ◽  
Entry Requirements

Doctors are placed under significant pressure to do research for career progression. Our review suggests that specialty training college entry requirements incentivise research to gain entry and focus on volume and authorship position over research quality. These requirements may be unintended drivers of research waste.

History of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) translocation in New Zealand: lessons learned, islands as sanctuaries and the future

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 359-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Watts ◽  
Ian Stringer ◽  
Greg Sherley ◽  
George Gibbs ◽  
Chris Green
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

Population Evacuations in Industrial Accidents: A Review of the Literature about Four Major Events

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yechiel Soffer ◽  
Dagan Schwartz ◽  
Avishay Goldberg ◽  
Maxim Henenfeld ◽  
Yaron Bar-Dayan
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Nuclear Accidents ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Event Planning

AbstractThis article reviews the literature describing four chemical and nuclear accidents and the lessons learned from each regarding the evacuation of civilian populations. Evacuation may save lives however, if poorly orchestrated, it may cause serious problems. For example, an inaccurate assessment of danger may lead to the evacuation of the same population twice, as the area requiring evacuation becomes larger than originally expected. Evacuation programs should focus on the vulnerable components of the populations, such as the elderly, children, and the disabled, and also should include plans for the care of pets and other animals. Training programs for civilians living near industrial centers and other high-risk areas should be considered. Finally, pre-event planning and preparation can improve the evacuation process and prevent panic behavior, and thus result in fewer casualties.

Rational and Intuitive Styles: Commensurability across Respondents' Characteristics

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Taggart ◽  
Enzo Valenzi ◽  
Lori Zalka ◽  
Kevin B. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Industry Data ◽  
Birth Country

This study was designed to examine differences in responses to the six rational/intuitive scales of the Personal Style Inventory in relation to gender, age, ethnic group, birth country, occupation, and industry. Data were collected from 495 participants in training programs in Australia, England, New Zealand, and the United States. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated no differences among groups on the six scales which then are not sensitive to the characteristics so separate norming scores are not indicated. Lack of differences between sexes contrasts with the finding that women score more intuitive than men on other style assessment tools. Findings are not, however, consistent. And, since characteristics other than gender may show similar disparate results, further study of rational-intuitive commensurability is needed.

Working Together, Building Capacity - A Case Study of Civil Defence Emergency Management in New Zealand

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 565-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo-Yao Lee ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Civil Defence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Zealanders

New Zealanders are exposed to multiple natural hazards. The country has experienced major disasters in the past, but recent decades have been relatively uneventful.1This paper reviews the New Zealand approach to civil defence emergency management (CDEM), as introduced by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (the CDEM Act). The approach promotes co-operative planning and sustainable management of hazard risks through the “4Rs” - reduction (of risks), readiness, response and recovery. It recognises the central government’s roles of national coordination, and emphasises the responsibilities of regional CDEM Groups, local government and communities for managing local hazard risks. The paper reviews various initiatives to illustrate that capacity building is a collective effort requiring active involvement across central and local government, nongovernmental agencies, communities and all individuals. New Zealand’s preparedness is examined from several perspectives, including: the level of public preparedness, lessons learned from real emergencies, a national exercise programme, and a monitoring and evaluation programme. The paper concludes that New Zealanders are making progress but difficulties remain in persuading all parties to work towards the vision of a “Resilient New Zealand.” 1. This paper was submitted before the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand (where the second largest city Christchurch is located) on 4 September 2010. Fortunately, no deaths and only a few serious injuries were reported as a result of the earthquake. The impact on buildings, infrastructure and economy, and psychosocial effects are being assessed as the paper is being finalised. However, the event is set to become the most costly disaster so far in New Zealand history. It will also be the most significant real test for many years of New Zealand’s emergency management arrangements, but it is too soon for an assessment in this paper of their effectiveness.

Hindsight in 2020? New Zealand's ‘Wait and See’ Approach to Mobile Broadband Regulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Michael S. Daubs
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Mobile Broadband ◽  
Broadband Service ◽  
Spectrum Auctions ◽  
Spectrum Auction ◽  
Wait And See ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Review of the Telecommunications Act 2001, released in 2013, highlighted an increased demand for mobile broadband service, particularly in relation to the 700 MHz spectrum auction of 14 January 2014 – space ideal for next-generation 4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile services. The government seemingly adopted a ‘wait and see’ approach to mobile broadband regulation, however, delaying its development until 2020 when there will be ‘a clearer sense of the impact of new networks and technology’. One can look to Canada to see the need for robust mobile broadband policies. Like New Zealand, Canada has relied primarily upon spectrum auctions to stimulate market competition. The spectrum auction frameworks used there, however, have done little to promote market competition. Applying the lessons learned from Canada to a New Zealand context, this article argues for a more assertive regulatory framework sooner rather than later.

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