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QLD - Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane)

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600 bed tertiary teaching hospital in southern Brisbane incorporating University of Queensland Southern Clinical School. Southbank Parklands, Convention Centre and Performing Arts complex nearby

Training Positions

Number of Training Positions: 5 Basic Training, up to 4 Advanced Training
Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: 3 years
Date of Most Recent Survey: 2009
Date of Next Survey: 2012

Description of Service

Organisation
Staff: 1 full-time director; 1 full-time specialist; 3 part-time specialists; 1 visiting medical officer, 1 shared specialist (with Clinical Phamacology)
Units: 8 medical units of 8-15 beds each staffed by consultant, registrar and resident. A Medical Assessment and Planning Unit will commence operations early January 2011and this will be staffed by a full-time director and have 2 AT medical registrar positions assigned to it.
IM Demographics
Demographics 600 bed tertiary hospital in southern Brisbane incorporating University of Queensland Sourthern Clinical School. Southbank Parklands, Convention Centre and Performing Arts complex nearby
IM Beds: 80 beds (24% of all Div Med beds)
IM Inpatient Activity: 3800 separations pa
IM Outpatient Clinics: 5700 occasions of service pa
IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: Clinical pharmacology
Acute stroke medicine (Acute Stroke Unit)
Geriatric medicine
Clinical epidemiology and health services research (Clinical Services Evaluation Unit is affiliated with department and headed by unit director)

Formal Training

Lectures: Specialty units have weekly tutorial program; fortnightly evidence-based clinical topic presentations
Journal Club: Weekly
Grand Rounds: Weekly
Consult Rounds: 2 per week; daily informal contact
Specialty Rotations: 3-6 month rotations negotiable in:
Vascular Medicine, Hypertension, Renal medicine, Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine (with bronchoscopy experience), Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Palliative Care Trainees in general medical unit, 8 also participate in OPD clinics in Hypertension.

Each general physician in the department also has subspecialty interests in endocrinology, geriatric medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, renal medicine and neurology. The department provides services in internal medicine, acute care of elderly, palliative care, perioperative medicine, acute stroke medicine, clinical pharmacology and clinical epidemiology.
Research: Active research program in health services research, evidence-based medicine, quality improvement science
Quality Improvement: Fortnightly mortality and morbidity meetings; monthly departmental interdisciplinary meetings; weekly unit multidisiplinary meetings; extended care program for high-risk patients; nurse clinical facilitators

Trainee Responsibilities in IM

Coverage Roster: 1 in 4 to 1 in 6 after hours evening roster (4.30-10.30pm); single 8-hour week-end shift with 1 in 4 week-end roster; no night duty
Workload in Medicine Units: One 24-hour admission on-take per week with one in 4 week-end 24-hour on-take; separate night register roster
2 ward rounds and 2 OPD sessions per week
Teaching Responsibilities Yes, to junior staff/ nursing/ RMO/ students
Research/presentations: Bi-annual clinical audits; Grand Rounds presentation every 6 months

Infrastructure

Library: Yes
Personal email: Yes, including internet access
Facilities: Registrar’s room with security lockers
Information Technology: 3 computer workstations, 1 PACS workstation in each 26 bed ward
Director Physician Training: Yes

Contact

Head of Unit

Dr Ian Scott FRACP MHA MEd
Phone: 07-3176 7355
Fax: 07-3176 5214
Email: ian_scott@health.qld.gov.au

Hospital / Health Service Website

www.health.qld.gov.au/pahospital

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