I am up in Adelaide this week, doing some anaesthetic upskilling, catching up with friends & family at WOMAdelaide, then jetting off to Sydney to present a short piece at #SMACC2013. Bit daunting being in the company of gurus like Mike Cadogan, Scott Weingart, Cliff Reid, Casey Parker and Minh le Cong etc. Meanwhile the KI […]
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Government Bundles another GP agreement There is a sense of “deja vu” today, as the Kangaroo Island doctors gear up for another tedious battle with the bureaucrats at Country Health SA. You can read more in the media release below : Media Release 4-3-13 KI Docs The Island doctors have been told that the status
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An interesting week this week, with several stories coming together for me. First up, a discussion on doctors.net.uk / ausdoctors.net (the members only service for UK and Australian doctors) on ‘tips for new consultants’. Covered the sort of things that don;t get taught at medical school or in postgraduate training. Also tips on setting up
Sometimes I wish I could just get on with the business of being a doctor. Like other rural clinicians I am trying my best to bring ‘quality care, out there’. In a model sanctioned by the CEO of CountryHealthSA, for the past 2-3 years KI doctors have been providing 24/7 on call services all year
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It’s 14 Feb and have just uploaded a new video on IV access to ’50 Shades of Brown’ section of KI-docs – the collation of resources to help rural docs ‘when the shit hits the fan’ This video showcases the Rapid Infuser Catheter or RIC kit. Yes, fellow FOAMites, I know that nowadays we are
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