GP Registrars in the NT got the opportunity to improve their fine motor skills at last week’s GP Registrar Conference (at Charles Darwin University, Darwin) on a rather unappealing but very practical medium - pigs trotters! Incisions, stitches, skin grafts and injections were some of the staple techniques practiced during one of several workshops run over the three day conference hosted by NTGPE. Held twice a year, this conference provides up-skilling opportunities and insights into the latest medical developments and allows a great opportunity for the Territory’s developing Doctors to connect and collaborate. NTGPE’s Cultural Educators also presented an Indigenous Health Training workshop with a focus on awareness, open mindedness and the development of work tools to improve communication when interacting with Indigenous people.

Dr Jacqueline Boyd, Dr Andre Martyres and Dr Justine O’Shea discuss technique

perfecting technique on pig feet