There has been a change in SA Health his year as outgoing Health Minister John Hill retires and Jack Snelling steps into place. I don’t envy whoever has this portfolio – the cost of health continues to rise, as does demand – and yet available health budgets are shrinking. This week the ABC reported $1 […]
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Well my three ‘pecha kucha’ talks have been uploaded to the SMACC website at http://smacc.net.au/category/pk-talk Quite a novel format – only 20 slides, 20 secs each – 400 sec only for each talk Better than ‘death by powerpoint’ @ffolliet would be proud. SMACC2013 looks to be fun as well as bringing together critical care enthusiasts.
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Two great things this week – first up, a new display arrived for my KingVision VL courtesy of the Australian distributors. Thanks guys – second, Dr Jamie Doube (former KI doc, often-time Antarctica medico and errant GP-surgeon) was back on KI for a few days before heading off on another Antarctic foray Did a quick
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It’s a funny thing, working as a private practitioner but on contract to a hospital for anaesthetic and emergency services. For one, there’s a constant tension between demands of running own business and the need to be available to the Hospital when required. Effective triage is key to this. Clarity over what is and what is
Well, no secret that I’ve been a fan of videolaryngoscopes Not so much because I think VL will replace the skill of direct laryngoscopy (it won’t), but because I think they add another tool to our therapeutic armamentarium – particularly for the ‘occasional intubator’ or the isolated rural GP anaesthetist The past 18 months or
The Love Affair may be over…. Read More »