Program

Join us for an engaging program featuring renowned keynote speakers, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and a trade exhibition with 40+ providers showcasing essential products and services for Queensland rural healthcare professionals.

Thursday 24 June 2027

  • Pre-conference workshops
  • Afternoon events:
    • Medical students’ orientation & welcome
    • Prevocational doctors’ orientation & welcome
    • Student & prevocational doctors’ networking afternoon tea
  • Late afternoon: Conference welcome, plenary sessions and opening keynote address 
  • Welcome Reception

Friday 25 June 2027

  • RDAQ Members Forum Breakfast (RDAQ members only)
  • Plenary sessions and clinical spotlight sessions
  • Concurrent sessions
  • RDAQ AGM
  • Friday night social

 Saturday 26 June 2027

  • Rural Workforce Forum breakfast
  • RDAQ Doctors in Rural Training Network Forum with light breakfast (for prevocational doctors, registrars and medical students)
  • Plenary sessions and clinical spotlight sessions
  • Concurrent sessions
  • David Horn Memorial Gala Ball & Awards Dinner

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Join us for an engaging program featuring renowned keynote speakers, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and a trade exhibition with 35+ providers showcasing essential products and services for Queensland rural healthcare professionals.

We look forward to sharing further details with you shortly. 

Thursday 25 June 2026

  • Pre-conference workshops:
      • RDAQ Pre-Conference Workshop 1: Advanced Procedural Obstetrics Workshop provided by HWQ
      • RDAQ Pre-Conference Workshop 2: RACGP Supervisor Continuing Professional Development provided by RACGP
      • RDAQ Pre-Conference Workshop 3: Doctors in Training Rural Clinical Skills in partnership with QRGP
  • Afternoon events:
    • Medical students’ orientation & welcome
    • Prevocational doctors’ orientation & welcome
    • #DestinationRural: Student & prevocational doctors’ networking afternoon tea
    •  Conference welcome and opening plenary
  • Evening: Welcome Reception

Friday 26 June 2026

  • Morning:
    • RDAQ Members Forum Breakfast (RDAQ members only)
    • Friday morning plenary and panel discussions
    • Clinical spotlight presentations
  • Concurrent session 1-4:

    • Rural maternity services peer network

    • Old time medicine for old-timers: A pragmatic approach to rural aged care

    • Reflections on VAD in your local community

    • Agricultural zoonoses in Queensland
  • Concurrent session 5-8:

    • Remote and rural GP peer network

    • When the heart fights back: A modern approach to myocarditis and pericarditis

    • Navigating the journey of a complaint/lawsuit

    • A practical approach to pain: Getting better outcomes for rural patients

  • Afternoon plenary and update with policy leaders / guest
  • Evening: Friday night social

 Saturday 27 June 2026

  • Morning:
    • Rural Workforce Forum breakfast
    • RDAQ Doctors in Rural Training Network Forum with light breakfast (for prevocational doctors, registrars and medical students)
    • Plenary session
    • Clinical spotlight presentations
    • Concurrent sessions 9-12
        • Specialists and advanced skills peer network
        • Aus Drs Trained Overseas peer network
        • Allergy Park: A Jurassic guide to paediatric food allergy
        • Vicarious trauma
        • Management of menopause and premature ovarian failure in General Practice
  • Afternoon:
    • Closing plenary
    • RDAQ AGM
    • Clinical extension concurrent sessions 13: The many uses of GLP1’s
  • Evening: David Horn Memorial Gala Ball & Awards Dinner
Preliminary program (subject to changes)