Posts from the ‘Rural medicine’ Category
Aug 17
North Australian stuff that can kill & maim you
This is the vodcast version of a talk I am giving at the Australian College of Dermatology meeting next week. Why am I speaking at a Derm conference? Who knows! My knowledge of skin is superficial at best…. Anyway they wanted to know about things that might kill you in Broome… so humans aside, these…
Outback tales from my neck of the woods
Sick kids. It is the pits isn’t it, so scary. I mean, I get worried (and totally freak out) when a jackaroo comes to me with a cut on his eyebrow that needs stitches (may or may not have happened last week) so can you imagine how much it worries me when one of my…
via What happens when your six year old gets sick and town is 5 hours away — Miss Chardy
Make your mark on the world
Make your mark internationally with ACRRM – Dr Anne Kleinitz took FACRRM training to remote communities in Sudan https://t.co/Zz47DYeDuJ pic.twitter.com/Sep0B1LErC
— ACRRM (@ACRRM) April 17, 2017
#RuralGPFramed
#RuralGPframed – Read @davidrhogg on the power of images to bring rural h'care into focus https://t.co/O9WYSJ6qM1 pic.twitter.com/41p19nisju
— NHS_Education (@NHS_Education) April 3, 2017
Outback Toasties recipes
A favourite smoko recipe is Robyn Jenkinson’s Toasties. Robyn was a long time cook on a station up here. An amazing lady who usually cooked for around 25 people each day. Many of the recipes in my trusty cookbook are from Robyn and she gave me so many tips over the years. Sadly Robyn passed…
Taking ultrasound to remote communities
Taking #ultrasound to remote communities – our #POCUS scholarship winner @em_picky hits the headlineshttps://t.co/IqZOWtVBZa pic.twitter.com/UcMQYbq6VN
— Ultrasound Training (@UTS_Australia) January 11, 2017
Jan 2
She doesnt want a Nespresso for Christmas
Picture of the day! A pregnant doctor with her child on her back is performing a cesarean section to save a mother and a kid in Kenya. pic.twitter.com/BpFWdkXPRn
— Aliyu Ndajiwo 🇳🇬 (@Ali_Ndaj) December 24, 2016
The pregnant doctor's note. In low resource settings you will see all kinds of things. Her passion is 💯! pic.twitter.com/3Up2fc39Z9
— Aliyu Ndajiwo 🇳🇬 (@Ali_Ndaj) December 24, 2016
The End of the Road — Adventure Medic
Dr Anne Brants / Emergency Physician, Netherlands Dr Isla Madeleine Wormald / ACCS Trainee, UK This article is a brilliant reminder of why expeditions are such a challenging and interesting setting in which to practice medicine. Anna and Isla have done a great job of summarising the lessons to be learned, many of which will ring true to first-time and…
Nov 19
A message for all rural people as climate warms
The message for all Australians living in #rural areas. Watch full episode #AustralianStory https://t.co/D6nKetQKYp pic.twitter.com/qT4Wwxnr3R
— Australian Story (@AustralianStory) November 14, 2016
Embodying the Three Rs in Fiji
This article by @annecreaton is a MUST READ for anyone seeking experience in an under-resources healthcare setting https://t.co/YXaLLx9I2U
— Dr Shweta Gidwani (@Global_EM) November 10, 2016
Oct 17
The Remote Bad Stuff — The Collective
Last time Jodie Martin, Flight Nurse extraordinaire dropped by she shared one of our most popular posts ever. Jodie returns with a little on the Top End experience of sepsis. Time for a look at some remote medicine again. CareFlight provides the aeromedical service for the top half of the Northern Territory (NT) in Australia. […]
Want to Become an Sono Star? — Broome Docs
I have some great news for you all – well those of you who live in Australia anyway. The use of bedside ultrasound has revolutionised the way I practice over the last 10 years. Sonography allows us to provide faster, safer and more timely care. This is especially true in remote and rural locations where…
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