Training
Training Sites QLD - Nambour General Hospital (Sunshine Coast)
Notes
350 bed teaching hospital on the Sunshine Coast, servicing a base population
of more than 260,000 and catchment of a further 140 000 + tourists of 100
000 or more.
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
4 |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
12months (case by case basis) |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
N/A |
| Date of Next Survey: |
N/A |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
1 Director, 3 full time staff specialists,
2 VMO’s |
| Units: |
4 General Medical Units each with 15 to 25 beds
staffed by at least 1 Consultant, a registrar and resident |
IM Demographics
| IM Beds: |
75 General and Sub Specialty
Increasing to 100 in periods of peak activity. |
| IM Inpatient Activity: |
5000 separations p.a |
| IM Outpatient Clinics: |
6700 occasions of service p.a |
| IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Diabetes, Rheumatology,
Infectious Diseases.
As the majority of units are General, rather than
Sub specialty, there is a challenging and eclectic mix of cases admitted
to each
unit |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Department Clinical Meeting, weekly |
| Journal Club: |
Monthly |
| Grand Rounds: |
Weekly |
| Consult Rounds: |
2-3 per week plus frequent informal contacts |
| Specialty Rotations: |
Available in Renal/Respiratory/Hematology/Oncology |
| Research: |
Clinical Trials in cardiovascular, renal medicine
and oncology |
| Quality Improvement: |
Monthly mortality meetings and quality assurance
audits |
Trainee Responsibilities in IM
| Coverage Roster: |
1 in 5 evening roster
1 in 6 weekend Sat and Sun shift.
Night duty negotiable |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
One 24hr take per week.
2-5 ward rounds per week.
1-2 outpatients per week.
Weekend take: Rolling roster (i,e workload shared more evenly between
units) |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Junior staff and medical students |
| Research/presentations: |
Grand Rounds, Journal Club, Evidence based topic
reviews |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Yes |
| Personal email: |
Yes |
| Facilities: |
Medical Reg/RMO Office |
| Information Technology: |
1 Computer Station |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes (Dr David Sowden) |
Contact
Head of Unit
Dr Steven Coverdale
Phone: 07 5470 6568
Fax: 07 5470 6084
Email: Steven_Coverdale@health.qld.gov.au
Hospital / Health Service Website
See the Qld Gov. website for the Nambour Hospital
profile - www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/sunshine_nambour_hosp.asp
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