GERIATRIC MEDICINE SERVICE DESCRIPTION



|GERIATRIC MEDICINE SERVICE DESCRIPTION 2018 |

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|NAME OF SITE: I PSWICH Hospital |

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|Number of Training Positions accredited: 5 (note only 2 positions funded at present) |

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|Duration of Training Accredited: 24 months (12 months core) |

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|Contact: Dr Valerie Lim Valerie.Lim@health..au |

|Description of Service: |

|STAFF: Dr Alison Cutler (0.2 FTE), Dr Maureen Runganga (0.6 FTE), Dr Valerie Lim (0.6 FTE), Dr Stella Lin (0.5 FTE), Dr Aparna Arjunan (0.5 FTE), Dr|

|Claudia Wong (0.5 FTE), Dr Luciana Kelly (0.2 FTE) |

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|PROGRAM: |

|OPERA (Acute Care and GEMS streams) |

|Hospital in the home/hospital in the nursing home |

|Orthogeriatric Service |

|Community/Rural Outreach Service |

|GEDI Service (Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention) |

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|Number/type of Geriatric Beds: |Specialty Clinics: |

|Acute – 5-10 |Memory Clinic |

|GEMS – 10-15 |General Geriatric Clinic |

| |Multidisciplinary Continence Clinic |

| |Home Visit/Nursing Home Visit Clinic |

|Consult Services: |Domiciliary Assessment: |

|General consult service to all hospital units esp. acute medicine, |ACAT and TCP |

|orthopaedics and older persons mental health unit | |

|Rural Hospital Outreach Service | |

|Outpatient Clinics/Day Hospital: |Planned future services: OPMH advanced training rotation (funding pending|

|General Geriatrics, |for 2019) |

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| Formal Training |

|Lectures: |Journal Club: |

|Statewide geriatric medicine advanced training program, medical business |Fortnightly |

|unit education meetings x3/week | |

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|Grand Rounds: |Consult Rounds: x3 per week |

|Hospital grand rounds monthly | |

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|Other Specialty Links: |Protected time per week: 4 hours |

|Rehabilitation education program | |

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|Information Infrastructure |

|Library: |IT: |

|Hospital library onsite, UQ library online |Computer, office, internet access available |

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|Research and Teaching: |

|Participation in research is encouraged, monthly advanced trainee research forum |

|Current and Recent Projects: |

|Current project: Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention, NOF registry |

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|Quality Assurance: |

|Participation in audit activity is expected |

|Current and Recent Projects: Service development and performance indicators, Evaluation of implementation of ACE ward |

|Trainee Responsibilities |

|Coverage Roster: |Ward responsibilities/workload: |

|Admit own patients to OPERA unit weekdays |Approx 16 inpatients |

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|Consultations: |Specialist Clinic coverage: |

|Case finding for OPERA |1-2 clinics per week |

|Orthopaedic and Older Persons Mental Health referrals | |

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|Domiciliary assessments/ACAT assessments: |Research/presentations: |

|Domiciliary visits routine as part of hospital in the home/hospital in |Presentation to medical business unit approx x1 per 3 months |

|the nursing home. |Opportunity to present at annual hospital research forum |

|Attend ACAT and TCP case conferences and home visits as required |Medical and Geriatric journal club presentations |

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|Teaching responsibilities: |Rotations available and opportunities for flexible training: |

|Year 3 and 4 MBBS students attached to unit |Training can be tailored to trainees needs and interests |

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