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SA - Lyell McEwin Hospital

Location

Adelaide, South Australia

Training Positions

Number of Training Positions: 1+
Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: 12 mths+
Date of Most Recent Survey: 2004
Date of Next Survey: Soon

Description of Service

Organisation
Staff: Gen Med - 9 consultants
Cardiology - 11
Gastro - 4
Endocrine - 3
Oncology - 4
Haem - 1
Neuro - 2
Inf Dis - 2
ICU - 6
Pall care - 2
Units: Inpatient units - Gen Med, Card, Pall Care
Consultative - Respiratory, Onc, Haem, Gastro, Inf Dis, Endocrine, Neuro
IM Demographics
IM Beds: 94 IM, 8 CCU, 12 HDU/ICU
IM Inpatient Activity: Average about 110 Gen Med patients per day
IM Outpatient Clinics: 6 Gen Med per week + subspecialties
IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: As above
Other Clinics/Programs:
Acute medical assessment or planning unit: No
Multidisciplinary chronic disease management clinic or program: Yes
Multidisciplinary clinic or program that specifically targets patients at high risk of hospital admission (or readmission): No

Formal Training

Lectures: Weekly
Journal Club: Once a month
Grand Rounds: Weekly
Consult Rounds: At least 3 times per week + post take
Specialty Rotations: As above
Research: Gen Med, Endocrine, gastro, Oncology, cardiology
Quality Improvement: QA meeting once a month

Trainee Responsibilities in I.M.

Coverage Roster: 1:6 on call
Workload in Medicine Units: Average 20 patients per unit
Teaching Responsibilities Organise trial exams; Teaching of juniors and med students
Research/presentations:  

Infrastructure

Library: Yes
Personal email: Yes
Facilities:  
Information Technology:  
Director Physician Training: Yes

Contact

Head of Unit

Dr Bill Jeffries
Phone: 08 8182 9262
Email: bill.jeffries@health.sa.gov.au

Hospital / Health Service Website

www.lmh.sa.gov.au

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Awards & Scholarhips

There are currently four IMSANZ awards/scholarships open to Advanced Trainees. See Resources > Awards & Scholarships.