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Educator Studio Sessions 2025
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CPD Hours: This educational activity has been approved in the College's CPD program. Participants with a RACS Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement can claim one hour of CPD under the Education category, which will be uploaded by RACS on your behalf.
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Time: 6pm - 7pm AEDT
Topic: Trainees as teachers: Building evaluative judgement through peer teaching
Presenter: Professor Margaret Bearman
About the Topic:
While peer teaching is often seen as benefiting learners, it can also benefit peer teachers. One possible mechanism is by building peer teachers' evaluative judgement or their ability to judge the quality of work of selves and others. This qualitative interview study explores how specialty medical trainees build evaluative judgement through peer teaching.
About the Presenter:
Margaret Bearman is a Professor within the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University. She holds a PhD in medical education. Margaret's interests are broad ranging and include: assessment design, feedback in healthcare contexts, and learning for a world with artificial intelligence. She is predominantly a qualitative researcher but is methodologically diverse with experiences in: post-qualitative research, participatory or co-design approaches, formal analyses of the literature, and ethnography/observational studies.
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Time: 6pm - 7pm AEDT
Topic: Evaluating anti-bullying training in surgery: surgeons’ perceptions from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Presenter: Paul Gretton-Watson
About the Topic:
Join us for a presentation on the next instalment of research led by Paul Gretton-Watson, last featured in the November 2023 Educator Studio Session (view here). This study evaluates how surgeons perceive the effectiveness of the Operating with Respect (OWR) face-to-face training program in reducing workplace bullying. A cross-sectional survey also examined the complementary interventions to reduce workplace bullying in surgical settings.
Paul’s third paper focuses on the drivers and mitigators of bullying in surgical workplaces, offering fresh insights into the cultural and behavioural dynamics shaping these environments. His final paper completes this research program by addressing systemic factors such as resource allocation, cultural norms, and governance challenges in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Together, these works provide practical strategies for fostering safer, more inclusive surgical workplaces. Paul may offer a sneak peek at some of the highlights from these papers if time allows.
About the Presenter:
Paul has over two decades of experience in the field of workplace behaviour and anti-bullying initiatives. His expertise in high conflict personalities and workplace behaviour led to his invitation to collaborate on the early phases of development and assessment of the pilot Operating with Respect (OWR) anti-bullying training program, which was launched by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) in 2016-17 and subsequently rolled out across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2018-19. Paul is currently immersed in doctoral studies, with a dedicated focus on exploring the contemporary landscape of workplace behaviour and bullying in surgery. His research endeavours include an exploration of the root causes driving bullying behaviour and an examination of its far-reaching consequences. Moreover, he has been actively evaluating the efficacy of the OWR training program and various interventions initiated by RACS and employers since 2015, contributing significantly to the advancement of workplace respect and safety.