Training
Training Sites QLD - Cairns Base Hospital
Notes
Catchment population ~230,000:Cardwell to the shores of PNG, 15% indigenous,large
tourist population, gateway to Barrier Reef and World Heritage Rainforests.
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
13 |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
up to 5 |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
2000 |
| Date of Next Survey: |
- |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
7 fulltime staff physicians, 1 senior
lecturer(JCU), 8 VMO's |
| Units: |
General Medicine, Renal, Respiratory, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Rheumatology,
Endocrine/Diabetes, Cardiology, Haematology/Oncology/Palliative Care,
Neurology/Rehab, Geriatrics
(all units do a component of general medicine) |
IM Demographics
| IM Beds: |
88 (including 20 rehab/non-acute) |
| IM Inpatient Activity: |
~ 7500 separations (excluding dialysis) |
| IM Outpatient Clinics: |
43/week (includes outreach program) |
| IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Outreach internal medicine program to Cape and
Torres, equivalent of 1 fulltime physician and 1 registrar. Extensive
exposure to Indigenous Health and some Tropical Medicine.
General medicine training is main educational focus of the Division
with opportunities to receive procedural training in endoscopy and
echocardiography. |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Weekly educational lecture for registrars,
weekly meetings in Cardiology, Resp; monthly GE |
| Journal Club: |
monthly(with dinner) |
| Grand Rounds: |
Weekly |
| Consult Rounds: |
Daily |
| Specialty Rotations: |
All the above available |
| Research: |
Many opportunities |
| Quality Improvement: |
Error Med quality improvement course |
Trainee Responsibilities in IM
| Coverage Roster: |
Evenings 1:12 until 2230, Nights 2230-0830(1:11)
for 1 week. Weekend days 1:12(0800-2230) |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
Some variability between units. Av 10 inpatients,
2-3 outpatient sessions |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Students from James Cook University med school |
| Research/presentations: |
Grand rounds ~2x/year |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Yes |
| Personal email: |
Yes |
| Facilities: |
- |
| Information Technology: |
Internet access |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes (Dr Clive Hadfield) |
Contact
Head of Unit
Peter Boyd
Phone: 07 4050 6823 or 0407 623 922
Fax: 07 405 06777
Email: peter_boyd@health.qld.gov.au
Hospital / Health Service Website
See the Qld Gov. website for the Cairns Hospital
profile - www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/cairns_cairns_hosp.asp
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