Western Health Paediatric Sim Wars team at the Northern Hospital
Congratulations to our Sim team – “The Doggies” – Dr Heather Deane, Dr Lucy Selleck, Dr Taz Dissanayake and Dr James McFarlane, who battled their way through scenarios including neonatal arrest paediatric snakebite trauma to make it to the final, only narrowly being defeated by the Austin team! Great work!… Read more
Quidditch – August 2018
Purple Rain (back to front; L-R): Jason Kollios, Neill Aitken, David Swetman, Phil Naidoo Kesh Khullar, Kajal Patel, Scott Ilgoutz, Rebecca Lapsley, Gemma Philpott, An Le Sunshine Squibs (back to front; L-R): Michael Coulton, Mike Gibbons (obscuro hex), Rahul Bhattacharjee, Elliot Adamson, Sam Law, Faraz Ahmad Jess Roberts, Rachel… Read more
Clip and Climb – July 2017
End of term registrar training jamboree – July 2017 Dr Liz Wyatt and Dr Mohsin Ejaz Sunshine co-DEMT Dr Terence Yuen Dr Mike Gibbons Dr Lucy Selleck Footscray co-DEMT Dr Karen Winter Read more
Simulation Olympics 2016
UPDATED 9/3/17 – See Dr Neil Long’s additional notes regarding the stations below On the 14th December ED Consultant Dr David Alexander and simulation registrar Dr Neil Long staged the annual simulation olympics with this year’s event – “the Pentathlon” – featuring resuscitation stations such as “the swimmer”, “the runner”, “the fencer”,… Read more
Joseph Epstein
Some current registrars may not have had the privilege of working with the retiring Professor Joe Epstein, whose professional and personal legacy is deeply woven into the history of both Western Health and the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine. He was presented with a tribute book of anecdotes from family… Read more
Western Health ED visits Adult Retrieval Victoria
On the 6th of January 2016, as part of Wednesday training, the registrars participated in a field trip to ARV, at its current location at Essendon Fields (co-located with Air Ambulance Victoria). The purpose of this teaching session was to highlight other aspects of the state’s critical care system. The visit included a guided… Read more