Well, it’s been almost just over 9 months since I put out a survey to rural GP-Anaesthetists (GPAs) in Australia….was surely tempted to put the results up on this blog back in April/May once the data had been crunched, but I stood on academic convention and deferred discussion until the paper came out – which […]
Difficult Airway Equipment and Rural GP Anaesthetists in Australia Read More »
Medicos often have a pendant for gadgetry. Anaesthetists and others involved with machines that go ‘bing’ (I’m thinking critical care and EM) have a reputation for being “propellor heads“. But there’s an advantage to being tech-savvy. I was reading a post on the excellent BroomeDocs this week, concerning the possibility of awake fibreoptic intubation and
There’s an App for that… Read More »
Welcome back to KI Docs. I’ve migrated across from the Blogger interface, mainly because WordPress allows me to include media content such as PDFs, Pictures, Podcasts and Presentations that I could not have included otherwise. I’m learning to embrace the principles of FOAM (free open access meducation) …and although I haven’t yet figured out Twitter,
As a rural doc I’m very lucky to have a job that is varied. I tell students and junior doctors that rural medicine offers all the stimulation and challenges of all the ‘best bits’ of medicine. Currently I practice primary healthcare, emergency medicine and anaesthetics (I gave up obstetrics last year). So this weekend just
Rural GP Anaesthetists – a ‘special needs’ mob? Read More »
I’m a big fan of rural practice. To me it offers all of the ‘best bits’ of medicine and has been a rewarding career. But it is not everyone’s cup of tea…many junior doctors make their career decisions based on what they don;t like…and many will not be exposed to the over 70 different career
How I Met My Specialty Read More »