Lennox Head, Australia
Event: details to be announced
Facilitator: Dr. Hilton Koppe, hiltonkoppe@bigpond.com
Dr. Hilton Koppe is a general practitioner in Lennox Head, an east coast village in Australia, and Senior Medical Educator for North Coast GP Training. He has been involved in medical education as a GP supervisor and medical educator since 1990. In 1997, Hilton started the Northern Rivers Division of General Practice Wellbeing project, the first of its kind in Australia. He is nationally recognized as being an innovative and inspirational teacher, with expertise in small-group learning and GP wellbeing. Hilton has recently developed programs exploring the interface of medicine and the humanities, with a particular focus on using creative writing to maintain enthusiasm and to prevent burnout in clinicians. He regularly presents this work around Australia, New Zealand and Europe. This is Hilton’s first visit to North America. Outside work, Hilton is a passionate father, cook and member of Lennox Head Sharks over 35s premiership winning soccer team. He recently presented