Author name: Tim Leeuwenburg

Rural doctor living on Kangaroo Island with interested in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and trauma. Currently a senior specialist (retrieval) with the Central Australian Retrieval Service, Chair of www.SandpiperAustralia.org and Ass/Prof Aeromedical Retrieval

Keeping it Simple

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One of the enjoyable challenges of rural & remote medicine is delivering high-quality care within the constraints of a health system that is cash-strapped, and where rural doctors often work between private clinic (own business) and public (State-run hospital) domains.Sadly there exists a health-gap between rural and metropolitan Australians. For many services, health outcomes are […]

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Welcome to KI Docs

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Inspired by excellent Australian blogs such as Dr Casey Parker’s (Broome Docs) and Dr Cliff Reid’s (Resus.me), this website is aimed fairly and squarely at current (or aspiring) rural doctors in Australia. Being a rural doctor is a challenging yet rewarding job, not least in a location like Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia. Often

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