Training Positions For NSW

Trainee Positions At Auckland Hospital

Auckland Hospital
Private Bag 92-024 Auckland New Zealand
New Zealand, 1142
New Zealand

Contact Details

Edward Wong

Phone : +64 9 307-4949 extn 25810
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 3
Elective Training Positions : 1 Neurophysiology
Fellowships : 1 Clinical or Research Stroke Fellowship

Core Position Descriptions
Two Advanced Trainees in neurology will take part with 2 rotating medical registrars (generally advanced trainees in other specialties gaining neurology experience) in a rotation over a year which includes 12 weeks of managing the 10 bed inpatient neurology unit, 12 weeks of stroke (12 bed stroke unit and assessing acute referrals), 18 weeks of closely supervised outpatients in which each patient is reviewed by a consultant, and 6 weeks of full-time neurophysiology which together with weekly clinics is sufficent to gain the level one ANZAN qualification.
After hours, trainees take part in a 1:4 on call roster (5 - 10 p.m.) and would be requried to cover 2 weeks of medical subspecialty nights in the course of one year.
Advanced trainees will be released from clinical duties to attend subspecialy sessions in
 epilepsy
 multiple sclerosis
 paediatric neurology
 movement disorders
 neurogenetics
 neurosurgery
 memory clinic
 neuroradiology
 neuro�phthalmology.
and to attend the monthly Brain School.
One session per week is allocated to a research project of the trainee's choosing.

Elective Position Descriptions
One elective neurophysiology
One elective stroke

Hospital Information

Auckland City Hospital is a large 710 bed tertiary referral hospital situated near the centre of Auckland City. It serves a local population of ~400 000 but the neurology department serves a much wider area covering the whole of the greater Auckland area as well as the area of New Zealand north of Auckland and provides tertiary services to a population of approximately 1.5 million people as well as a specialist epilepsy surgery service to the remainder of New Zealand.
The Hospital has close links with the University of Auckland which has a world class neuroscience research program in stroke, neurodegeneration and stem cell science.

Department Beds :
12 Inpatient neurology beds including 2 EEG video-telemetry beds and 15 bed stroke unit

Department Clinics
General neurology clinics. These are seen as a teaching opportunity for advanced trainees who present each patient to the attending Consultant. Advanced trainee would also attend EMG/NCS clinics and read EEGs

Department Specialty Clinics
Neurogenetics, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Neuro�phthalmology, Botox

Department Meetings
Weekly registrar seminars. (1 hour)
Weekly neurophysiology tutorials (1 hour)
Weekly department review morning: (4 hours)
- neuroradiology meeting
- journal club
- clinical presentation/patient reviews
- neuroscience update
Weekly Medical Grandrounds

Weekly Epilepsy Surgery meeting
Fortnightly Neurogenetics meeting

Department Staff
Dr Barry Snow - Clinical Director (movement disorders)
Dr Neil Anderson - paraneoplastic disorders, neoplasia and CNS infection
Prof. Alan Barber - Stroke
Dr Peter Bergin - Epilepsy
Dr Alison Charleston - Motor Neurone Disease
Dr Richard Frith - Neurophysiology
Dr Ros Hill - Headache
Dr David Hutchinson - Muscle Disease
Dr Dean Kilfoyle - Peripheral Nerve
Dr David McAuley - Neuro�phthalmology, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain stimulation
Dr Richard Roxburgh - Neurogenetics
Dr Mark Simpson - Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation
Dr Jennifer Somerfield - Neuro�mmunology
Dr Elizabeth Walker - Epilepsy
Dr Ernie Willoughby - Multiple Sclerosis
Dr Edward Wong - Stroke
Dr Jennifer Somerfield

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
3 Advanced Trainees in Neurology 1 Rotating Neurology positions, providing neurology training to (largely) advanced trainees from geriatrics and other medical specialties. One of these could be taken by the neurophysiology elective advanced trainee

Trainee Responsibilities
The advanced trainee is responsible for the running of the inpatient service including keeping accurate records and furnishing timely discharge summaries; supervises the house physician; and teaches medical students. He or she will assess acute patient referrals and outpatients. All patients will be reviewed by a consultant neurologist as the purpose of this is to provide a learning environment for the registrars.
The advanced trainee is expected to treat patients with respect and appropriate care and be sensitive to social and ethnic issues including the principles of the treaty of Waitangi.
The advanced trainee is expected to read widely, be eager to learn, and to make the most of opportunities that are on offer.
She or he will be expected to her or his turn in presenting at the various in-house teaching sessions; to sit the AAN RITE exam; attend the ANZAN pathology course and the monthly brain school.
The trainee is provided a half day a week to do a research project and will be expected to formulate a plan, and carry it through to publication.

Selection Criteria
We are looking for highly motivated, honest registrars who are eager to learn and put in the work that is required to make the most of the opportunities provided in the Auckland Neurology Department.
In general we only accept registrars who have their FRACP examination
We will be entering the Australia and New Zealand match process for the first time in 2009.

Philosophy Of Training
We see these positions as primarily for the training of the registrar. We believe that the neurology service should be largely provided at a consultant level, for this reason most neurology clinical decisions of the trainee will be reviewed by a consultant neurologist.
We are aiming to provide an excellent learning environment for the registrars to take advantage of. We see this as a partnership and require our registrars to take an active part in their learning.

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PROSPECTIVE TRAINEES ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT DR WONG AND PREFERABLY VISIT THE DEPARTMENT IN PERSON.

NOTE New Zealand Match dates are earlier than those in Australia

Some Notes Regarding Auckland
In 2009 Auckland city was rated the fourth equal best city to live in, in the world. It has a cosmopolitan mix of people and embraces these differences.
Destinations as diverse as Queenstown's mountainous ski-resort (2 hours) and tropical Rarotonga (4 hours) are a short flight away or explore the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, starting with the beaches of Mission Bay just 10 minutes drive from the hospital - hence it's nick name - the city of Sails.

Trainee Positions At Blacktown

Blacktown
18 Blacktown Road, Blacktown NSW
NSW, 2148
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Nigel Wolfe
Nigel.Wolfe@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 8670 5860
www : -

Positions

Training Positions : Two
Elective Training Positions : -
Fellowships : -

Core Position Descriptions
3-monthly rotations

Ward rotation:
Management of 14-28 inpatients (wards, Stroke Unit, ICU)
Assessment of ED patients with neurological presentations
Acute stroke management including thrombolysis/arranging inter-hospital transfer for endovascular clot retrieval
Ward consultations

Neurophysiology/Clinics rotation:
Neurology Outpatient Clinics (2 general neurology clinics per week + subspecialty clinics)
NCS/EMG Clinics at Blacktown (2 per week)
Botulinum Toxin Clinic (Blacktown)
SFEMG/Evoked potentials (Westmead)
EEG reporting (Blacktown)
EEG teaching and reporting sessions (Westmead)

Both rotations:
Neuroradiology weekly meetings 2 per week (Blacktown - Tuesdays, Westmead - Wednesdays)
Monthly EEG/Epilepsy meetings (Blacktown)
Weekly Neurology Grand Rounds (Westmead) - Blacktown trainee presents monthly
Contribution to M&M meetings, Stroke Quality meeting, Journal Club and other quality improvement activities (training and education )
Blacktown Hospital Medical Grand Rounds ( present 3-4 times/year)
Westmead Hospital Medical Grand Rounds
Clinical research projects
JMO, BPT and Medical student teaching

Elective Position Descriptions
N/A

Hospital Information

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals are two closely integrated hospitals located in Western Sydney. Together they comprise around 550 beds across the two sites with most medical specialties, psychiatry, surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and paediatrics represented. The hospitals deal with around 80,000 emergency presentations and over 40,000 admissions each year. Acute neurological, medical and ICU beds are located at Blacktown, while the majority of rehabilitation beds are located at Mount Druitt. Emergency Departments are located at both hospitals. The hospitals are part of the Western Sydney Local Health District, and have strong ties to Westmead Hospital, which provide them with Neurosurgical, Ophthalmological and ENT services. The hospitals service one of the fastest growing populations in NSW, residing in the Blacktown, Mount Druitt and Riverstone Local Government Areas. Blacktown is one of the main teaching hospitals of the Western Sydney University (WSU) School of Clinical Medicine. The WSU Blacktown/Mount Druitt Clinical School, Research and Education Centre is located at Blacktown Hospital. Blacktown Hospital has recently undergone a major redevelopment, adding significantly to the Hospital’s amenity.

Department Beds :
10 ward beds, 8 shared Stroke Unit beds

Department Clinics
General Neurology Clinics (2), NCS/EMG Clinics (Westmead and Blacktown), EEG and VEEG reporting sessions (Westmead), EEGs (Blacktown)

Department Specialty Clinics
Botulinum Toxin Clinic, Headache Clinic

Department Meetings
Stroke/Rehabilitation Meeting
Blacktown Neuroradiology Meeting
Stroke Quality Meeting
Hospital Grand Rounds
Westmead Neuroradiology Meeting
Neurology Grand Rounds (Westmead)

Department Staff
Dr Nigel Wolfe FRACP (General Neurology & Movement Disorders)
Dr Sangamithra Babu FRACP (General Neurology & Movement Disorders & Headache)
Dr Robert Boland-Freitas FRACP (Neurology & Neurophysiology)
Dr Andrew Martin ( Neurology & Movement Disorders)
Dr Susan Walker FRACP (Neurology & Neurophysiology)
Dr Jonathan Baird-Gunning ( Neurology & Neurophysiology)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Two Advanced Trainees, One Basic Trainee Two Junior Medical Officers (1.8 FTE total)

Trainee Responsibilities

Ward rotation

1. Oversee all new admissions daily (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and review inpatients (including urgent review of any deteriorating inpatients or any patients about whom there are neurological concerns).
2. See ED patients referred for Neurology review promptly and liaise with the consultant on call.
3. See Neurology consults as they are referred and liaise with the consultant on call.
4. Round with the consultant on call reviewing inpatients and consultations.
5. Organise neurological investigations and procedures for the inpatients (and sometimes consults). Review urgent EEGs done on site.
6. Provide ward-based teaching on rounds for the BPT and JMO staff and supervise juniors in procedures such as LP.
7. Contribute to Neurology teaching for Medical Students or other staff if required.
8. Attend Westmead Neurology Grand Rounds when presenting case(s). Attend Brain School at Westmead. This is protected time and the BPT at Blacktown will cover the Neurology Trainee's duties.
9. Organise the case presentations for the Wednesday afternoon Neurology Grand Rounds on a roster alongside the Westmead-based registrars. You will be expected to do a Powerpoint presentation outlining the history of the case. There will usually be a discussion on differential diagnoses and this will be followed by investigation findings and a general discussion of the case. You can prepare a few slides from a literature review on the topic, but these should not be overly extensive.
10. Neurology presentations for Medical Grand Rounds at Blacktown Hospital

Neurophysiology/Clinics rotation

1. Attend multiple weekly general neurology and specialised clinics.
2. Attend outpatient NCS/EMG clinics
3. Read and do provisional outpatient EEG reports
4. Arrange and perform LPs on outpatients
5. Arrange investigations for outpatients
6. Arrange IVIg and other treatments for outpatients
7. Ensure all clinic letters done in timely fashion
8. Ensure follow-up of outpatient investigations
9. Contribute to Neurology teaching for Medical Students or junior doctors as required.
10. Attend Westmead for Neurology Grand Rounds when presenting case(s). Attend Brain School at Westmead.
11. Organise the case presentations for the Wednesday afternoon Neurology Grand Rounds on a roster alongside the Westmead-based registrars. You will be expected to do a Powerpoint presentation outlining the history of the case. There will usually be a discussion on differential diagnoses and this will be followed by investigation findings and a general discussion of the case. You can prepare a few slides from a literature review on the topic, but these should not be overly extensive.
12. Attend Tuesday/Wednesday morning EEG teaching sessions at Westmead

Selection Criteria
Pass in FRACP written and clinical examinations.
Acceptance to the ANZAN Training Scheme.

Philosophy Of Training
Blacktown Hospital Neurology Department seeks to emphasise
- high quality, patient-centred care
- acquisition of solid neurological clinical skills and experience
- development of a rigorous and evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management of neurological disorders
- acquisition of sound basic skills in EEG and NCS/EMG
- a high standard of documentation and written communication (eg clinical notes, letters, discharge summaries)
- the importance of high quality presentations at Hospital, Society and National meetings
- the importance of undertaking high quality research
- the importance of engaging in quality improvement initiatives

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Trainee Positions At Campbelltown

Campbelltown
Therry Rd, Campbelltown NSW
NSW, 2560
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Ho Choong
Ho.Choong@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : (02) 46343000
www : Department of Neurology

Positions

Training Positions : 2
Elective Training Positions : 0
Fellowships : 0

Core Position Descriptions
Management of 20-25 inpatients (wards, Stroke Unit, ICU)
Assessment of ED patients with neurological presentations
Acute stroke management including intravenous thrombolysis on site and off site endovascular clot retrieval
Ward consultations
Neurology Outpatient Clinics - Weekly general neurology clinics, Monthly Obstetric Neurology, Neuromuscular, Neurogenetics, and Neuroimmunology clinics.
Weekly Rapid Access Neurology (RAN) clinics
Monthly off site clinic at local Aboriginal health centre
Weekly Stroke/Rehabilitation/Multidisciplinary meeting
EEG reporting under supervision
EMG/NCS clinics - three sessions per week
Weekly Neurology and radiology Grand Rounds (Liverpool and onsite Campbelltown)
Weekly Neurology Grand Rounds (Campbelltown)
Contribution to M&M meetings and other quality improvement activities
Contribution to Campbelltown Hospital Medical Grand Rounds
Clinical research projects
JMO, BPT and Medical student teaching

Elective Position Descriptions
N/A

Hospital Information

Campbelltown Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital which provides a diverse range of services including intensive care, cardiology, maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics, palliative care, respiratory and stroke medicine, surgery and emergency medicine and broad aged care services.

Campbelltown Hospital is part of the NSW health system whose major responsibility being to improve the health of the community of Macarthur. The Hospitals deliver quality health care to the residents of the three local government areas of Wollondilly, Camden and Campbelltown.

Department Beds :
20

Department Clinics
General Neurology, NCS/EMG, Botox & EEG

Department Specialty Clinics
Neurogenetics, Neuroimmunology, Neuro-obstetrics & Neuromuscular

Department Meetings
Weekly Neurology Grand ward rounds.
Monthly M&M meetings
Weekly neurology and neuroradiology meetings at Campbelltown Hospital
Weekly combined Neurology and Neurosurgery radiology metings at Liverpool Hospital
Monthly neuroimmunology meetings
Weekly neurology case presentations at Livepool hospital
Monthly journal club meetings at Liverpool Hospital
Weekly Medical Grand Ward Rounds at Campbelltown Hospital
Multi-disciplinary Stroke meetings with Allied health Team

Department Staff
Staff Specialists:

Dr Ho Choong- Head of Department
Dr Angela Dos Santos
A/Prof Sumana Gopinath
A/Prof Stan Levy
Dr Abul Mamun
Dr Vishal Patel
Dr Louise Rigney

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
2 Advanced trainee 2 Basic physician trainees 2 Junior medical officers

Trainee Responsibilities
Care of neurology and stroke inpatients
Supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Assessment of Emergency Department of Neurology Patients
Attendance at Stroke calls during business hours
Inpatient Consultations
Neurology Outpatient Clinics
Attendance at Neurophysiology Clinics
EEG teaching / reporting under supervision
Attendance at Multidisciplinary Stroke Meeting
Prepare weekly Neurology Clinical and Radiology Meetings
Attendance at weekly Liverpool hospital combined neuroradiology, case presentaion and journal club meetings.

Selection Criteria
Passed FRACP written and clinical examinations.
Acceptance to the ANZAN training scheme.

Philosophy Of Training
To train the next generation of young neurologists in the clinical skills of neurology while providing expert care for neurological disorders in the growing population of South Western Sydney.

To enhance research skills in close collaboration with University of Western Sydney School of Medicine.

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Trainee Positions At Campbelltown Hospital

Campbelltown Hospital

NSW,
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Ho Choong
Ho.Choong@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone :
www :

Positions

Training Positions :
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Department Beds :

Department Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics

Department Meetings

Department Staff

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology

Trainee Responsibilities

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training

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Trainee Positions At Canberra Hospital and Calvary Hospital

Canberra Hospital and Calvary Hospital
(Canberra Hospital) PO Box 11 Woden ACT
ACT, 2606
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Bartlomiej Piechowski-Jozwiak
Bart.M.Piechowski-Jozwiak@act.gov.au
Phone : 0251245070
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Three
Elective Training Positions : Three
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
Three jobs will be available at the Canberra Hospital and Calvary Hospital sites in Canberra. Each incumbent will spend a total of 4 months at Calvary and 8 monthas at the Canberra hospital. The duties listed below essentially apply to both units, but neurophysiology is only located at the Canberra Hospital. There is a neurology/stroke on-call commitment at both hospitals, and there may be a small amount of general medical on-call required as well.

MAIN DUTIES INCLUDE:
� Patient care
� day to day management of Neurology inpatients under the direction of the appropriate Consultant(s). This includes:
. taking a senior role in the development and implementation of care plans from admission to discharge
. attendance on ward rounds
. notification to the appropriate Consultant of patients requiring acute admission to hospital under their care, and notification of the Medical Admitting Officer
. production of Discharge Summaries (with other members of the Junior Staff)
. communication with General Practitioners after discharge (where necessary)
. organisation of admissions and discharges
� assessment of Ward Consultations requested by other Departments and subsequent discussion with appropriate Consultant
� assessment and formulation of a management plan for patients presenting for care (e.g. in the Emergency Department)
� communication of assessment and management decisions to the appropriate Consultant, junior medical staff and other staff involved in that patient�s medical care.
� communication with the patient, or with immediate family where appropriate, about his/her condition and management.
� assessment (under supervision) and production of letters on outpatients
� organisation of routine admission, day case admissions (e.g. for lumbar puncture), and of muscle and nerve biopsies with the Neurosurgical Dept
� Lines of Authority: The Neurology Registrar is clinically responsible to the appropriate Consultant who has the legal responsibility for the care of any given patient. The Neurology Registrar is administratively responsible through the Head of Department to the Hospital Administration
� Specific responsibilities also include:
. ensuring that accurate, relevant and up-to-date patient documentation exists.
. communicating and co-ordinating effectively with other health professionals in regard to management plans, diagnostic requests and consultations.
. regular review of patient progress and communication of any significant changes in a patient�s condition to the Consultant and nursing staff.
. initiation of change to the management plan within limitations set out by agreement with the Consultant
. management of unstable patients and ensuring an adequate handover to after-hours medical staff.
. participation in Annual Performance Review with the Senior Medical Registrar and Director of Physician Training
. participation in the Department�s quality assurance program and projects.
. abidance by the Guide to Codes of Conduct fo Clinical Staff at the Canberra Hospital
. provision of high quality customer service as outlined in the Customer Service Standards
. having an awareness and commitment to Workplace Diversity, Occupational Health and Safety, and Industrial Democracy principles and practices and the Canberra Hospital�s values.
� Teaching
. teaching and supervision of junior staff and ancillary staff as required
. presentation of cases at the weekly neurology/neurosurgery meeting
. participation in the Hospital Grand Rounds as required
. regular attendance at morning general medical handover round, and participation in the management discussion
� Core training Requirements (for ANZAN):
. regular supervised EEG reporting
. attendance at EMG/NCS clinic
. attendance at Neuropathology meetings
. attendance at appropriate rehabilitation meetings
� Participation in the Department's research projects (as applicable).

AFTER HOURS RESPONSIBILITIES
The advanced trainee will be expected to undertake on call for neurology and stroke. The roster varies between 1 in 3 and 1 in 4. There may be a small additional component relating to the general medical after hours roster at both hospitals.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY & REHABILITATION:
The registrar is expected to:
� demonstrate commitment to OHS&R through personal involvement.
� not to put him/herself or others at risk and to co-operate with the employer.
� follow the employer�s reasonable instructions concerning health and safety in the workplace.
� participate in OHS&R education, instruction and training.
� participate in annual emergency evacuation drills.
� attend annual mandatory education training.
� report any workplace hazards to the appropriate manager/supervisor.
� participate actively in the hazard identification, assessment and control process.
� participate in annual OHS&R staff training surveys.
� participate in annual Manual Handling staff training surveys.
� attend all OHS&R training sessions identified from surveys.
� attend all Manual Handling training sessions identified from surveys.

SMOKE FREE POLICY:
�The Canberra Hospital has a smoke-free environment policy.

Elective Position Descriptions
The two stroke 'fellows' (registrars) will gain extensive experience in management of stroke and, in particular, in patient assessment and selection for acute therapy. By the end of the year, the fellows will be confident to manage stroke thrombolysis and select patients for endovascular clot retrieval. The registrars will obtain exposure and training in advanced imaging for acute stroke and will become confident in the interpretation of multimodal CT (CTA and CTP) and MRI (including MR perfusion). The fellows will also run a rapid-access referral TIA clinic, a stroke follow-up clinic, and a general neurology clinic at each hospital. There are opportunities for research and it is expected that the fellows will each complete a novel research project in stroke which will be presented at national and international conferences and also have scope for publication in peer reviewed journals. The fellows will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the acute stroke units and the acute thrombolyis teams at each hospital (with support from the consultants) and will gain extensive experience in post-acute stroke management, including secondary stroke prevention and rehabilitation. The fellows will also participate in the on-call stroke roster at both hospitals. The positions are accredited for 1 year of elective/non-core neurology training.

Specifically, the duties at each site will involve:
• Daily ward rounds on acute stroke unit and other stroke inpatients
• Participation in the 24/7 hyperacute stroke team
• Diagnosis and management of acute stroke patients using multimodal imaging, assessing eligibility for IV thrombolysis and/or endovascular clot retrieval
• 3 weekly outpatient clinics (2 TIA/neurovascular/stroke clinics and 1 non-stroke neurology clinic
• Participation in in-house research and multicentre clinical trials (recruitment and patient follow-up), e.g. ATTUNE, AFFINITY and TEMPO2
• Teaching of medical students, junior medical staff and nursing/allied health staff as required. Academic title with the ANU is optional.
• On call: participate in after-hours stroke on-call roster under consultant supervision

Hospital Information

The Canberra Hospital is the largest public hospital in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), providing health services to almost 500,000 people from the ACT and south-east region of New South Wales.

There are four major service areas within The Canberra Hospital - Medical, Surgical, Women's and Children's Health, and Mental Health - providing all medical services (except for organ transplants).

The Hospital is an acute care facility, with more than 500 beds, providing patients with specialised treatment during their critical phases of illness.

The Canberra Hospital is a teaching hospital and is currently linked by the Canberra Clinical School to the Australian National University.

The North Canberra Hospital is a slightly smaller hospital in the North of Canberra. A stroke unit opened early in 2014 with 4 high-dependency beds which flow on to beds on the neurology ward. Like the Canberra Hospital, Calvary offers a 24 hour thrombolysis service for suitable patients and refers potential candidates for endovascular clot retrieval to the Canberra Hospital.

Department Beds :
Twenty two general neurology beds

Department Clinics
6 general neurology clinics/week; 1 neuro-ophthalmology clinic/month; 1 movement disorders clinic/week; 2 EMG clinics/week; 1 multiple sclerosis clinic/week

Department Specialty Clinics
neuro-ophthalmology, stroke, headache, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis

Department Meetings
Weekly "book round"

Weekly journal club

Weekly EMG tutorial

Weekly EEG tutorial

Weekly Neuroradiology meeting

Weekly clinical meeting with neurosurgeons

Monthly neuropathology meeting

Weekly general medical grand round

Daily general medical handover round

Department Staff
A/Prof Bartlomiej Piechowski-Jozwiak, MBA (Head of Service, Senior Staff Specialist, The Canberra Hospital)

Dr. Chandi Das (Senior Staff Specialist, The Canberra Hospital)

Dr. Rajat Lahoria (Senior Staff Specialist, The Canberra Hospital)

Dr. Ronak Patel (Senior Staff Specialist and Director - Department of Neurology and Stroke, the North Canberra Hospital)

Dr Anna Willard (Visiting Medical Officer, The Canberra Hospital)

Dr. Craig McColl (Visiting Medical Officer, The Canberra Hospital)

Dr. Ram Malhotra (Visiting Medical Officer, The Canberra Hospital)

Dr. Andrew Hughes (Senior Staff Specialist, The North Canberra Hospital)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
At the Canberra Hospital 2 Advanced Trainee 1 Stroke Registrar ('fellow') 2 Basic Trainees 3 Intern/Residents At Calvary 1 Advanced Trainee 1 Stroke Registrar ('fellow') (remaining junior staff currently under discussion)

Trainee Responsibilities
At the Canberra Hospital, the junior staff are divided into three firms with one registrar and one intern/resident each. One of the advanced trainees does a "consult" job while the other is attached to one of the three firms as the "ward' registrar. The inpatient teams comprise Drs. Lueck and Das, Drs. Hughes and Lahoria, and Drs. McColl and Malhotra.

The two Advanced Trainees at the Canberra hospital will each spend 4 months attached to one of the ward teams, and 4 months on the consult unit.

When attached to Calvary, the advanced trainee will be responsible for both inpatients and consults. A stroke unit consisting of four high-dependency beds opened at Calvary in 2014. The Advanced Trainees will be responsible for daily ward rounds on the stroke unit as well as assessing potential thrombolysis/ECR candidates.

There is also a neurology/stroke on call commitment to all components of the job at Calvary and the Canberra Hospital.

Selection Criteria
Essential
. fully registered medical practitioner with AHPRA or sufficient clinical exposure to gain registration
. FRACP Pt 1 written and clinical examination
. excellent written and verbal communication skills
. demonstrated ability to consistently display commitment and leadership in high quality customer service principles.
. knowledge and awareness of obligations to Casemix and maintenance of Patients' Records

Desirable
. interest in teaching and research experience
. strong academic record; demonstrated ability to pursue both formal education programs and self-education
. basic computer skills
. ability to work effectively in a team
. independence appropriate to skill level.
. knowledge of the ethics of medical practice
. knowledge of quality improvement in medical practice
. demonstrated knowledge of occupational health and safety issues and equal employment opportunity principles and practices.

Philosophy Of Training
The neurology departments at the Canberra Hospital and Calvary are primarily clinical and place strong emphasis on the acquisition of sound clinical skills and general neurological experience. The link between neurology and general medicine is very strong and the advanced trainee is expected to take advantage of this to develop a good grounding in general neurology. Particular emphasis is also placed on the basic training in neurophysiology and the trainee is expected to develop a reasonable degree of competence in this area. Advanced trainees are encouraged to become involved in clinical research projects, and to attend/present at local and national meetings.

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Trainee Positions At Concord Repatriation General Hospital

Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Hospital Road, CONCORD
NSW, 2139
Australia

Contact Details

A/Prof James Burrell
james.burrell@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 9767 5000
www : https://www.slhd.nsw.gov.au/Concord/Neurosci_about.html

Positions

Training Positions : 2 (1 in conjunction with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital)
Elective Training Positions : 2
Fellowships : Neuromuscular fellowship and Neuroimmunology fellowship

Core Position Descriptions
The neurology advanced trainees are responsible for -- in conjunction with two basic physician trainees -- inpatient service including consultations and admissions.

Involvement in outpatient clinics is prioritised, with exposure to nerve conduction study and general neurology clinics, as well as sub-specialist clinics in Neuromuscular disease/Neurogenetics, Neuro-immunology, Behavioural neurology, Parkinson's disease, and Botulinum toxin.

Organization and presentation of Neurology Clinical meeting.

Involvement in clinical research in Stroke and Parkinson disease.

Elective Position Descriptions
The Neuromuscular Fellowship provides a comprehensive clinical and academic experience for an advanced trainee/Fellow in neurology who wishes to improve their knowledge of neuromuscular disorders, neurogenetics and clinical electrophysiology.

The position also allows extensive exposure to and practical training in therapeutic intervention with botulinum toxin. There are excellent opportunities for participation in research projects including the option of a higher degree. Although the position is available for 12 months there is potential for job sharing.

Clinical electrophysiology
Three weekly out-patient NCS/EMG clinics (30+ patients)
In-patient NCS service including ICU/Burns unit patients
800 EEGs annually
350 Evoked potential studies (including MEPs) annually
Private practice electrophysiology (Prof Yiannikas)

Specialty Neuromuscular Clinics
CMT and MND clinics (Vucic) - each monthly
Neuromuscular/Neurogenetics (Morris/Kumar/Hannaford/Vucic/Menon) - alt weeks
Myasthenia/Neuroimmunology (Reddel/Hardy/Ramanathan/Vucic/Riminton) - weekly
MS clinic (Hardy/Vucic) - alt weeks
Botulinum toxin (Hayes/Hurelbrink/Hannaford) - x2 clinics / ~20 patients weekly -

Research
Vucic - MND, MS trials, clinical neurophysiology
Reddel - NMJ disorders
Hardy - central demyelinating disorders
Ramanathan - MOG, NMO
Kumar - Neurogenetics, Dystonia
Burrell - YOD

The Neuroimmunology Fellowship provides essential clinical and academic experience in the management of central and peripheral neuroimmunological disorders. The position involves working within a multidisciplinary neurology/immunology environment.

Participation in clinical research and clinical trials is encouraged, with potential for involvement in laboratory based projects.

The position also provides scope for acquisition of skills in clinical neurophysiology.

Hospital Information

Concord and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital are part of the Sydney Local Health District.

Position 1 - Concord/RPA
The advance trainee spends 6 months at Concord and 6 months at RPA.
Position 2 - Concord
The advance trainee spends 12 months at Concord.

Concord Hospital is situated in the Inner West of Sydney on the Parramatta River. It is the Western Sector of the Central Sydney Area Health Service.

Concord Hospital a 630 bed hospital and has 1 of the four Sydney University Clinical Schools.

Concord Hospital was originally established as an Army Hospital, but was later transferred to the NSW Health Service. A full range of services including MRI and Neurosurgery are provided and the Concord Centre of Mental Health, which is co-located with Concord Hospital, is one of the largest psychiatric units in NSW. Interventional neuroradiology service is provided by RPA.

Department Beds :
20 neurology beds, including 4-8 stroke unit beds

Department Clinics
General Neurology Clinic, EMG and Nerve Conduction Clinics EEG reporting

Department Specialty Clinics
Parkinson's Disease, Neuromuscular/Neurogenetic clinic, Neuroimmunology clinic, Botox clinic, YOD

Department Meetings
Neurology Clinical Meeting (presented by the Advanced Trainee) - weekly
Neuroradiology - weekly
Discharge review - weekly
Hospital Ground Rounds - weekly
Neurology Journal Club - weekly
Neurology Multi Disciplinary Meeting - weekly
Parkinson's Multi Disciplinary Meeting - weekly
Quality Assurance meeting - monthly
Neuro-ophthalmology meeting - monthly

Department Staff
There are 12 Neurologists, 7 part time Staff specialists, 3 Academic, 2 Visting Medical Officers

Dr Arun Aggarwal (Rehabilitation/Pain/Parkinson disease)
A/Prof James Burrell (Behavioural neurology, Clinical neurophysiology) -- *Head of Department
Dr Andrew Hannaford (Neuromuscular, Clinical neurophysiology, BoTox)
A/Prof Todd Hardy (Neuro-immunology)
Dr Michael Hayes (Movement Disorders, Botulinum toxin)
Dr Carrie Hurelbrink (Movement Disorders, Botulinum toxin)
A/Prof Parvathi Menon (Neuromuscular, Clinical neurophysiology)
Dr Katrina Morris (Neuro-oncology, Neurogenetics)
A/Prof Stephen Reddel (Neuro-immunology)
Dr Penny Spring (Peripheral Nerve & Autonomic function)
Prof Con Yiannikas (Movement Disorders, Clinical neurophysiology)
Dr Sudarshini (Darshi) Ramanathan (Neuroimmunology)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
2 Neurology teams each consisting of a basic physician trainee & junior medical officer.

Trainee Responsibilities
The advanced trainee is responsible for inpatient care and outpatient clinics. The advanced trainee participates in neurology on call (1 in 4), weekdays and weekends.

The advanced trainee also participates in the hospital overtime ward cover (no Emergency Department cover).

There is a strong empasis on aquistion of clinical skills and participation in Neurophysiology. The Advanced trainee is encouraged to undertake clinic research.

Selection Criteria
Selection on merit through the National matching programme

Philosophy Of Training
Broad based training programme in a busy clinical department including exposure to a range of outpatient and electrophysiology clinics in order to provide a sound and balanced clinical experience. The Advance trainee is encouraged to attend attend and present at local and national meetings.

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Trainee Positions At Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Conjunction with RPA

Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Conjunction with RPA
Hospital Road, CONCORD
NSW, 2139
Australia

Contact Details

A/Prof James Burrell
james.burrell@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 9767 6416
www : https://www.slhd.nsw.gov.au/Concord/Neurosci_about.html

Positions

Training Positions : 2 (1 in conjunction with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital)
Elective Training Positions : 2
Fellowships : Two - Neuromuscular/Neurophysiology fellowshipNeuromuscular/Neurophysiology fellowship

Hospital Information

Department Beds :
20 neurology beds, including 4-8 stroke unit beds

Department Clinics
General Neurology Clinic, EMG and Nerve Conduction Clinics EEG reporting

Department Specialty Clinics
Parkinson's Disease, Neuromuscular/Neurogenetic clinic, Neuroimmunology clinic, Botox clinic, YOD

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
2 Neurology teams each consisting of a basic physician trainee & junior medical officer.

Selection Criteria
Selection on merit through the National matching programme

Philosophy Of Training
Broad based training programme in a busy clinical department including exposure to a range of outpatient and Electrophysiology clinics in order to provide a sound and balanced clinical experience . The Advance trainee is encouraged to attend attend and present at local and national meetings.

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Trainee Positions At Gosford Hospital

Gosford Hospital
PO Box 361 Gosford
NSW, 2250
Australia

Contact Details

Karlie Waterson (Neurology Administration Officer)
James.Evans@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 43 20 2404
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Three
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
Gosford Hospital has a busy inpatient service with more than 32 inpatients at times, and general Neurology care is divided under 2 teams, consisting of a BPT registrar and two JMOs each. One Advanced Trainee takes overall responsiblity for the ward teams, another for the 8 bed acute stroke unit (supported by 1 JMO)while the third Advanced Trainee will be responsible for ward consults and outpatient clinics. These positions rotate every 4 months.
There is a strong focus on neurophysiology with over 1500 EEGs being performed in Gosford Hospital every year. Weekly supervised EEG reading sessions as well as a dedicated weekly NCS/EMG, consultant supervised clinic is run for the benefit of the ATs
Gosford also has a very pro-active Stroke service, supported by four Stroke physicians, offering 24h CTA, CT perfusion, Thrombolysis and regional referral for Neuroradiology Intervention (Clot Retrieval)
Advanced trainees are expected to participate in after hours stroke and general neurology on call roster (1 in 4 weekends).
The department has a well developed movement disorders/Parkinson's/botox service, MS, acute neurovascular clinics, motor neurone disease and general neurology clinics offering experience in clinical management as well as research/publication opportunities.
VMOs participating in the acute roster also provide an opportunity for exposure to neurological conditions usually managed in the community, in their rooms

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Gosford Hospital is a 500+ bed hospital,situated in the beautiful NSW Central Coast region, servicing a population of approximately 300 000.The area is known for pristine beaches and numerous scenic walking trails.
It is located one hour drive north of Sydney, with excellent rail links to both Sydney and Newcastle.
It is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle.
The hospital has a collegial atmosphere, with a strong emphasis on the wellbeing of Junior doctors. Several social events occur throughout the year, including the annual Junior vs Senior sporting competitions.

Department Beds :
1 ward of 32 beds; 8 bed dedicated Stroke Unit

Department Clinics
General Neurology, Stroke/TIA, EMG/NCS

Department Specialty Clinics
Movement Disorders, Parkinsons, Botox

Department Meetings
Weekly Clinical Neurology Meeting
Weekly Neuroradiology Meeting
Weekly Medical Grand Rounds
Weekly Neurology tutorials in EEG, NCS/EMG
Monthly tertiary EEG teaching by Dr Chong Wong (Westmead)
Monthly M&M meetings
Weekly Journal club

Department Staff
Staff Specialists
A/Prof Scott Whyte PhD FRACP (Parkinson's, Movement disorders, general neurology)
Dr Bill O'Brien FRACP (Stroke)
Dr James Evans FRACP (Stroke)
Dr Dayna Griffiths (MS, general neurology)
Dr Leon Edwards (Stroke)
Dr Christopher Blair (Stroke)

VMOs
Dr Denis Crimmins FRACP (General neurology, Dementia, Stroke, Headache)
A/Prof Robert Heard PhD FRACP (MS, Neuroimmunology, Neurophysiology)
Dr Elizabeth Reyneke FRACP (General Neurology, Epilepsy)
A/Prof Jonathon Sturm PhD FRACP (General Neurology, Dementia, Clinical trials, Migraine)
Dr Yun Hwang FRACP(General neurology, dementia)
Dr Anna Schutz FRACP (Neurophysiology, MND, Functional Neurology)
Dr

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Two Neurology ward teams: Advanced Trainee (overall responsibility) Basic Physician Trainee + 1 RMO and 1 intern Basic Physician Trainee + 1RMO and 1 intern Acute stroke team: Advanced trainee +1 JMO/Intern Advanced Trainee - consults and outpatient clinics

Trainee Responsibilities
Advanced Trainees are encouraged to attend Outpatient clinics: TIA (Neurovascular), Parkinson's, MS and Movement disorders within the Hospital and general neurology, and motor neurone disease in private rooms.

They are also expected to take part in the stroke thrombolysis and general neurology on-call roster.

Organisation of the annual Neurology short case day for RACP candidates, held in May
Organisation of weekly Neuroradiology and clinical Neurology meetings
Presentation at annual nursing stroke course

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training
Gosford Hospital has a busy neurology unit and offers the opportunity for trainees to hone clinical skills and obtain a wide breadth of experience. Even so, the main focus remains on training and not purely service provision. Advanced Trainees are encouraged to participate in clinical research, and to present at local, national (and international) meetings. The Neurology department is actively involved in acute stroke research and in outpatient-based research in stroke prevention and genetics, dementia, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.
The Department has strong links to several tertiary hospitals in Sydney:
Royal North Shore (shared BPT rotations, neuromuscular clinics, neurosurgery), Westmead (tertiary Epilepsy), RPA and JHH (Endovascular service).

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Other Information
Attendance at the ANZAN arranged training weekends and meetings are strongly encouraged and supported by the consultants.

Monthly Brain School is considered protected teaching time and available through webcast.

Trainee Positions At Hornsby Ku-ring-Gai Hospital

Hornsby Ku-ring-Gai Hospital
Palmerston Rd, Hornsby
NSW, 2077
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Omar Ahmad
omar.ahmad@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : (02)9477 9123
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 1
Elective Training Positions : 0
Fellowships : 0

Core Position Descriptions
Training at Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai hospital is a rewarding experience for any prospective AT in Neurology. We are a relatively new department located within a redeveloped hospital precinct, which was opened in 2021. Hornsby is consistently rated as amongst the best for JMO wellbeing and training. The department is staffed by 7 Neurologists with a wide range of specialty interests.

The AT will be expected to cover inpatients, consultations and stroke calls. The team is supported by a JMO and 2 neurology CNCs. We are a thrombolysis center and have access to onsite advanced stroke imaging and acute MRI. The AT will be expected to attend 1 specialty clinic per week and the TIA clinic. Stroke oncall is covered by the AT and other medical trainees. The department also operates a comprehensive Parkinson's service with access to rehabilitation, PD advanced therapies and clinics. The AT will be expected to gain a high degree of experience and confidence in the management of PD.

Weekly departmental meetings include neuroradiology, dedicated teaching and monthly journal club. All consultants participate in these meetings and The AT is expected to present on occasion. We see on average 800 admissions per year and have 10-15 admissions at ay one time.

The hospital has access to a wide range of clinical services with many of these added recently. The hospital has state of the art radiology, ED and ICU services as well as conferencing facilities. The AT has access to workspace within the neurology ward as well as library facilities.

Hornsby Hospital has close links with other training sites within the northern Sydney local health district, including the SAN and RNSH hospitals. This provides valuable networking and training opportunities for any prospective candidate. Trainees will be expected to attend hospital meetings and specialty clinics at these sites.

Elective Position Descriptions
N/A

Hospital Information

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital underwent a major redevelopment in 2021. It now boasts modern facilities and services a population of around 300,000. We are a major metropolitan hospital and teaching site for the University of Sydney.

The Neurology department has undergone a major expansion in the last 2 years. We now provide 24/7 stroke thrombolysis and have a specialty clinics in Parkinson's and TIA. On average we see 800 admissions per year and perform 350 EEGs per year. The Parkinson's clinic commenced in 2021 and has provided over 350 episodes of care. The department has 2 neurophysiology technologists and 2 specialty CNCs in stroke and Parkinson's.

We have a modern 8 bed stroke unit within a 24 bed Neurology ward. There is onsite neurophysiology with weekly EEG teaching and offsite NCS/EMG training at the SAN hospital. The hospital boasts modern neuroimaging facilities with ready access to MRI and advanced CT perfusion.

The hospital is a very supportive environment for trainees and encourages teamwork and collegiality. We have close links with our ED colleagues and ICU and as a result have very good stoke KPIs and thrombolysis rates.

Department Beds :
24 bed Neurology ward with 8 stroke unit beds

Department Clinics
2

Department Specialty Clinics
1 Parkinson's clinic, 1 TIA clinic

Department Meetings
Weekly:
Neuroradiology meetings
Clinical / teaching meeting
EEG teaching
Neurophysiology teaching

Monthly/Quarterly:
Journal club
m&m meeting

Department Staff
Dr Omar Ahmad (HoD, Movement disorders, Stroke)
Dr Stephanie Barnes (Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular)
Dr Peter Puhl (Neurophysiology, Movement Disorders)
Dr Jerome Ip (Cognitive, Geriatrics)
Dr Kong Chung (Stroke, Headache)
Dr Jay Parikh (Neurophysiology, General)
Prof John Watson (Cognitive, Stroke)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
1 RMO/Intern ATs are covered during protected teaching times and when offsite. This is made possible with additional JMO staffing during these times and via the stroke oncall roster.

Trainee Responsibilities
There is a strong emphasis on teamwork and learning. The AT is expected to run the ward service with the assistance of JMOs and the consultant. We have a strong emphasis on training and acquiring clinical skills. We encourage trainees to participate in teaching and pursue specialty interests. We work with them to gain access to training opportunities and to develop as a neurologist in training.

Selection Criteria
Ability to work within a team
Enthusiasm to learn and to acquire clinical skills
Interest in teaching
Passed FRACP written & clinical exam

Philosophy Of Training
We place emphasis on clinical excellence in our trainees. We encourage trainees to seek knowledge in order to become accomplished in general & specialty neurology. We also encourage trainees to pursue clinical research and become comfortable with presenting at local and national meetings.

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Trainee Positions At John Hunter Hospital

John Hunter Hospital
Locked Bag #1 Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW
NSW, 2310
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Elizabeth Pepper
elizabeth.pepper@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : (02) 4921 3490
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Three
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships : Two (Stroke) and One (MS)

Core Position Descriptions
To provide for the core trainee a balance of training across general neurology including epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, vestibular neurology, headache, and neurodegenerative conditions, including PD, MND and HD, as well as clinical neurophysiology. This includes the opportunity to "act up" as a consultant (under supervision) and participate in clinics in general neurology, Stroke, MS, movement disorder, epilepsy, vestibular disorders and clinical neurophysiology, and to participate in out-of-hours rosters in General Neurology and Stroke. The core trainee will also gain experience in stroke patient selection for thrombolysis, on site clot retrieval and various stroke trials at one of the most active stroke centres in the country.

Elective Position Descriptions
Stroke Elective : The John Hunter Hospital is the region’s only comprehensive stroke centre and has had one of the highest stroke intervention rates in the world. The Stroke Fellow will gain extensive experience in patient assessment and selection for acute therapy, and by the end of the year will be extremely confident in stroke thrombolysis and periprocedural clot retrieval management. Further, our centre is a leader in advanced imaging for acute stroke – the trainee will become extremely confident in assessment of multimodal CT and MRI. With an onsite interventional neuroradiology service, there will also be exposure to acute endovascular procedures for acute stroke and possible opportunity to gain experience in diagnostic catheter angiography. We also have a daily rapid referral TIA clinic with excellent access to multimodal CT and MR, as well as neurovascular ultrasound (which the trainee can also learn to perform and interpret). The Fellow will receive excellent supervision/education from a team of specialist Stroke Neurologists (including 2 interventional Neurologists). There are ample opportunities for research – recent Stroke Fellows have published their research work at John Hunter in Annals of Neurology, Brain, and Neurology. The Fellow will ‘run’ the Acute Stroke Unit (with support where needed from the Consultants) so will gain extensive experience in acute and post-acute stroke managment, including an active role in secondary stroke prevention and rehabilitation. Telehealth stroke management is an ongoing service, assisting/overseeing thrombolysis at HNE hospitals, as well as a fast-evolving 'hub-and-spoke' model for patient retrieval to John Hunter, and several of our stroke neurologists involved in the NSW statewide telestroke service.
Contact Dr Carlos Garcia Esperon
Email: Carlos.GarciaEsperon@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

MS Elective: The MS Fellow will predominantly help manage patients referred for diagnosis and management of demyelinating illness, including MS and NMO. The MS Clinic at JHH has a current registration of almost 1000 patients who reside in the Central Coast, Newcastle, Hunter Valley, near and mid-North Coast, as well as New England and Northern NSW to the Queensland Border.

The MS Clinic has two specialist nurses, as well as interested Allied Health Staff providing sub-specialty care. In addition, the MS Clinic is heavily invested in both basic and clinical research. Currently there are studies into basic mechanisms of demyelination, clinical course of demyelinating illness, clinical care, and drug trials. There are multiple collaborations across Australia, Europe and the US.

Contact: Dr Jeannette Lechner-Scott
Email: Jeannette.Lechner-Scott@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

Hospital Information

The John Hunter Hospital (JHH) is situated in New Lambton/Rankin Park area, 12-15 minutes drive west of central Newcastle. It has approximately 400 beds, and in combination with Rankin Park Hospital, the Mater Misericordia Hospital and Royal Newcastle Centre treats patients in all the major medical, surgical and obstetric disciplines. John Hunter Hospital is the only public hospital providing neurosurgical intervention in northern NSW, and has the last large public hospital neurology department before the Queensland Border. Children are seen at the John Hunter Children's Hospital (Kaleidoscope) on the same campus.

The JHH Emergency Department is the busiest in NSW, and the Outpatients Departments provides more than a million occasions of service annually.

Major expansion of the John Hunter Hospital Campus is currently underway, and the hospital is directly adjacent to Hunter Medical Research Unit.

Department Beds :
12 general Neurology beds, 8 Stroke Unit beds

Department Clinics
Available to the Advanced Trainee: General Neurology, Stroke/TIA Clinic, Parkinson's Disease and movement disorders Clinic, EMG/NCS Clinic, EEG reporting sessions, vestibular clinic, MS clinic, first seizure clinic, rapid access neurology clinic, lumbar puncture clinic. Also available: Memory disorders clinic

Department Specialty Clinics
Stroke and Acute TIA, MS, Movement Disorders, MND, Neuroimmunology, vestibular disorders, first seizure, botox.

Department Meetings
Weekly Neurology Meeting (presented by the Advanced Trainee)
Weekly Neuroradiology Meeting
Monthly neuroimmunology meeting
Monthly Journal Club
Weekly acute stroke Audit

Weekly medical grand rounds
Monthly whole of hospital grand rounds

Department Staff
Dr J D Blackie FRACP (Movement Disorders, Neurophysiology)

Dr Neil Spratt PhD FRACP (Experimental stroke modelling and Clinical Stroke)

Dr Jeanette Lechner-Scott FRACP (MS and Neurogenetics)

Dr Elizabeth Pepper, FRACP (Movement Disorders and Stroke)

Dr Andre Loiselle FRACP (Neurophysiology & general neurology)

Dr Ferdi Miteff (Stroke and Interventional Neuroradiology)

Dr Tom Wellings PhD, FRACP (Vestibular Disorders, Neuroimmunology)

Dr Myintzu Min (MS and stroke)

Dr Alvin Chew (stroke and general neurology)

Dr Natalia Murray (genetics and general neurology)

Dr Carlos Garcia Esperon (stroke)

Dr Ferdinand Miteff (Stroke and Interventional Neuroradiology)

Dr Pablo Garcia Bermejo (Stroke and Interventional Neuroradiology)

Dr Andre Loiselle (VMO: neurophysiology, stroke and general neurology)

Dr Jessica Stabler (Epilepsy and general neurology)

Dr Andrew Bleasel (Epilepsy and general neurology)

Dr Mitchell Lycett (Neurophysiology and general neurology)

A/Prof Peter Schofield MD FRACP (Neuropsychiatry and Cognitive disorders)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
There is one General Neurology Team: Both comprise a BPT and JMO. The Advanced Trainees provide oversight of all general neurology admissions. There is one Stroke Team: This comprises the stroke fellow, a BPT or SRMO and a JMO.

Trainee Responsibilities
The training philosophy at JHH emphasizes the acquisition of broad clinical skills and experience (responsibilities include participating in the general neurology and stroke overtime roster, with currently an additional small commitment to the general hospital medical overtime roster). Advanced Trainees are encouraged to take advantages of the numerous opportunities available to them, including participating in clinical research, and presenting at local and national meetings. JHH Neurology is ideal for a core neurology training year. Some trainees have completed one core year and one fellowship year.

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training
To provide for the core trainee a balance of training across general neurology including but not limited to epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative disorders, vestibular disorders, headache and clinical neurophysiology. This includes the opportunity to "act up" under supervision and conduct clinics in stroke, MS, movement disorder and clinical neurophysiology.

To provide the elective stroke trainee with focussed training in stroke prevention, acute stroke clinico-radiological assessment, application of advanced multimodal stroke imaging, selection of patients for and delivery of acute reperfusion therapies, involvement in phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials of acute stroke therapies and stroke prevention. Clinical research outputs will be strongly encouraged and supported.

To provide the elective MS trainee with management of all aspects of multiple sclerosis, including cutting edge immunotherapies, as part of a multidisciplinary clinical and research team, including opportunity to participate in existing multicentre trials and if desired to develop research expertise with support from Hunter Medical Research Institute.

An environment of support an encouragement with a focus on development of academic career directions.

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Trainee Positions At Liverpool Hospital

Liverpool Hospital
Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, CSB1, Locked Bag 7017, Liverpool BC NSW 1871
NSW, 1871
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Alan McDougall
alan.mcdougall@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 8738 3646
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Four
Elective Training Positions : One (Stroke Fellow - with Neurophysiology training)
Fellowships : One (Stroke Fellow - with Neurophysiology training)

Core Position Descriptions
Advanced Trainee in Neurology:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Advanced Trainee in Neurology � Accredited Training Position.
This is an approved Core Training Position for Advanced Trainees in Neurology

Care of Neurology and Stroke Inpatients
Supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Assessment of Emergency Department Neurology Patients
After hours acute stroke roster 1 in 5 (tPA and ECR)
Inpatient Consultations
Neurology Outpatient Clinic
Attendance at Neurophysiology Clinics
EEG teaching / reporting
Attendance at Multidisciplinary Allied Health and Nursing Meetings
Prepare weekly Neurology Clinical and Radiology Meetings

CHALLENGES

Prioritising workload
Providing efficient and timely service

COMMUNICATION

Daily with Attending Medical Officers
Regular close supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Regular communication with Nursing and Allied Health Staff
Adequate record keeping in patient notes

DECISION MAKING

Assess Emergency Patients and Consultations, formulate diagnosis and management plan then discuss with Attending Medical Officer
Daily review of Neurology and Stroke inpatients and discussion of any problems with Attending Medical Officer

Elective Position Descriptions
Stroke Fellow:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Stroke Fellow
This is an approved Core Training Position for Advanced Trainees in Neurology

Other options:
Participate in Training and Experience in all aspects of Neurophysiology
Participate in Training and Experience in Multiple Sclerosis

Rapid assessment of Emergency Department Stroke Patients
Coordinating delivery of Thrombolytic therapy and Endovascular Clot Retrieval therapy (24/7) to Stroke Patients
Stroke Outpatient Clinic
Inpatient Consultations
Nursing Meetings
Attend and contribute to weekly Neurology Clinical and Radiology Meetings
Collection of data regarding Stroke patients
Research and Publication of Stroke data

CHALLENGES

Prioritising workload
Providing efficient and timely service

COMMUNICATION

Daily with Attending Medical Officers
Regular close supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Regular communication with Nursing and Allied Health Staff
Adequate record keeping in patient notes

DECISION MAKING

Assess Emergency Department Stroke Patients and Consultations, formulate diagnosis and management plan then discuss with Attending Medical Officer
Coordinate administration of thrombolytic therapy when appropriate
Review of stroke inpatients and discussion of any problems with Attending Medical Officer

Hospital Information

Liverpool hospital has been operating continuously since the end of the eighteenth century. It is located at Liverpool and serves a population of 900,000 people in the South - West of Sydney. The hospital has 650 beds and is a principal teaching hospital of the University of New South Wales and the Western Sydney University.

The hospital provides a full tertiary referral service for all specialties, and a number of quaternary services including Endovascular Clot Retrieval

There are excellent opportunities for clinical training with exposure to a broad range of neurological and medical conditions.
We are a 24/7 Stroke Endovascular Clot Retrieval Centre servicing hospitals throughout the Greater Sydney Region and Rural centres throughout NSW

Department Beds :
30 Neurology and Stroke beds, including 10 telemetry beds

Department Clinics
Multiple clinics in Neurology, Neurophysiology, EEG, Multiple Sclerosis, Botox, Motor Neurone Disease, Neuromuscular Disease, Parkinsons clinics

Department Specialty Clinics
Multiple Sclerosis, Botox, Motor Neurone Disease, Neuromuscular Disease, Parkinsons clinics

Department Meetings
Neurology meeting weekly

Neuroradiology meeting weekly
Neurophysiology teaching session weekly
EEG teaching session weekly
Neuropathology meeting monthly
Medical grand rounds weekly
Medical handover round daily
Stroke multidisciplinary meeting weekly
Neurology multidisciplinary meeting weekly

Department Staff
Dr Alan McDougall (Head of Neurology)
Prof Suzanne Hodgkinson (MS, Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders, Stroke)
Dr Cecilia Cappelen - Smith (Neurophysiology, Stroke)
Clinical A Prof Dennis Cordato (Sroke, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders,Neurophysiology)
Dr Daniel Wardman (Neurophysiology, Vestibular)
Dr Zeljka Calic (Stroke, Vestibular, Neurophysiology)
Prof Roy Beran (Epilepsy, EEG)
Dr Neil Griffith (Epilepsy, EEG, movement disorders)
Dr Basel Hassan (EEG)
Dr Patrick Aouad (MS, neuroimmunology)
Dr Alexandra Johnstone (Paediatric Neurology, EEG)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
There are three neurology teams One team comprising the Advanced Trainee and an RMO Two team second comprising a Basic Trainee and an RMO There is a stroke fellow to assist in assesment of acute stroke patients in the Emergency Department

Trainee Responsibilities
This is a busy department with exposure to a wide range of neurological conditions giving opportunities for excellent teaching in clinical neurology, stroke (including ECR and thrombolysis), neurophysiology and neuroradiology. Clinical research and presentations at state and national meetings are encouraged and opportunities for further research are available

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training

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Trainee Positions At Macquarie University Hospital

Macquarie University Hospital
Macquarie University
NSW, 2109
Australia

Contact Details

Prof Dominic Rowe
macneuro@me.com
Phone : 02 9812 3720
www : http://www.muh.org.au/Doctors/OurDoctors/tabid/150/speciality/Neurology/Default.aspx

Positions

Training Positions : 0
Elective Training Positions : 1
Fellowships : 0

Core Position Descriptions
N/A

Elective Position Descriptions
All trainees will be expected to complete a Master of Advanced Medicine degree as part of their training year here at Macquarie Neurology.

Hospital Information

Opened in June 2010, Macquarie University Hospital (MUH) and Clinic (MUC) is Australia’s only private university hospital. The 183-bed state-of-the-art hospital offers a comprehensive range of services and specialist areas, focusing on clinical care, teaching and research. The hospital includes 12 operating theatres, 20 intensive care beds, 2 angiography suites, gamma knife radiosurgery and a cyclotron. Radiology facilities are state of the art. The clinic is a 5-story building linked physically to the hospital by airbridge and electronically by complete, secure digital access. MUH/C is located in Macquarie University’s North Ryde campus, and is wholly owned and operated by the University. An academic hospital, MUH/C is linked to the Australian School of Advanced Medicine (ASAM) and is the first completely electronic, paperless hospital in Australia.(http://www.medicine.mq.edu.au/). We serve North West Sydney, rural and remote NSW.

Department Beds :
31 combined neurology/ neurosurgery beds

Department Clinics
Rapid Access; General Neurology; Electrophysiology

Department Specialty Clinics
Motor Neuron Disease; Cognitive and Memory Disorder; Multiple Sclerosis

Department Meetings
Neurology (weekly)
Neuroradiology (weekly)
Neuropathology (monthly)
Brain School (monthly)

Department Staff
Prof Dominic Rowe Movement disorder, motor neuron diseases.
Dr Ik-lin Tan Demyelinating and inflammatory neurology, neuro-ophthalmology.
Dr Omar Ahmad Stroke, movement disorder.
Dr Christian Skulina Neurophysiology
Kate Manners Senior Electrophysiology technician
Ruthie Dellow Electrophysiology Technician
Madeleine Ranola Parkinson's Disease Nurse Practitioner
Sandra Erjavec Motor Neuron Disease Nurse Practitioner
Sally Ailwood Practice Manager

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Neurology Registrar

Trainee Responsibilities
In and outpatient care, supervised electrophysiology, completing MSc Advanced Medicine.

Selection Criteria
Phone us and discuss. Our main criteria is that you be pleasant, professional and a team player, and this applies to all our members of staff.

Philosophy Of Training
We expect you to have a productive, happy year here at Macquarie, improving your academic credentials while learning more about clinical neurology. If you have a specific interest in any of our areas of expertise, we'll accommodate that special interest. Our last neurology registrar trainee spent fully funded time at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland as part of his MSc.

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Further Information
http://www.medicine.mq.edu.au

Other Information
Contact: Prof Dominic Rowe macneuro@me.com.

Trainee Positions At Nepean Hospital

Nepean Hospital
1 Derby Street Kingswood
NSW, 2747
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Manori Wijayath
Manori.Wijayath@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 4734 1812
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Two
Elective Training Positions : None
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions

The core trainees would complete 3 monthly rotations between the inpatient and outpatient services. The inpatient service involves attending to inpatients, attend to referrals from the emergency department, stroke codes and supervising the basic physician trainee led teams. The outpatient service includes attending the outpatient clinics as detailed below and in patient consults. By this way, the trainees would complete a total of 6 months in, inpatient and outpatient care.
The period of core training is also utilized to gain experience as being the first – on call – person for neurological admissions which is considered quite advantageous, when stepping up as a career neurologist in the future. The trainees would hence be trained to be first on call in a few selected weekends under the supervision of the on – call neurologist. This will be paid as per the standard NSW health roster guidelines.

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Nepean hospital is the tertiary care hospital for NBMLHD with over 550 beds. The neurology department not only cater to the Nepean hospital but to the other hospitals within the LHD; Blue Mountain District Hospital, Lithgow hospital and Hawkesbury District Hospital, by telephone consultations via a central HUB service, if required. The hospital services a large metropolitan region, understandably providing the trainees with vast experience in many neurological subspecialties. The neurology service, on an average would treat around 25 inpatients on any day. The neurology ward has a separate stroke unit with necessary facilities. As well as providing consultation services to the other specialties, we closely work with ICU via the telemetry EEG service to critically unwell patients, if indicated. We are also well supported with rehabilitation services provided by both departments of rehabilitation and geriatric rehabilitation.
The hospital is the teaching hospital for the Nepean Clinical School of University of Sydney.

Department Beds :
general Neurology beds and eight Stroke Unit beds (six with cardiac monitoring).

Department Clinics
The department provides a few consultation and procedural clinics on a weekly or daily basis; Epilepsy Clinic- weekly Rapid Access Neurology clinic – weekly Multiple Sclerosis and Neuo-Immunology clinic – weekly General Neurology clinic – weekly Neuro cognition and Parkinson’s disease clinic - weekly Movement Disorder Clinic - weekly EEG/ EEG telemetry/ AEEG clinics – daily NCS/ EMG clinic – twice / week Tremor/ Botox for movement disorder clinic - monthly

Department Specialty Clinics
Epilepsy, Stroke, Cognition, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders

Department Meetings
Ward Electronic Journey Board – participated by the inpatient AT, members of all teams, NUM, Allied health Staff, CNC neurology and chaired by a designated consultant – daily
Weekly Clinical Neuroscience Meeting (presented by the Advanced Trainee) - we share a few meetings / year, with neurosurgical unit
Weekly Neuroradiology Meeting
Weekly Hospital Grand Rounds
Three monthly M&M meetings
Three monthly journal Club - presented by the Advanced Trainees

Department Teaching: On site dedicated teaching hours - EEG/ Epilepsy/ Neurophysiology. As we have close relationship with Westmead hospital, the trainees are allowed to join EEG and epilepsy training conducted by the Epilepsy unit at Westmead Hospital, virtually on a weekly basis.

Department Staff

Dr Manori Wijayath- HOD and Staff Specialist - Epilepsy
Dr Jerome Ip - Staff Specialist -Cognition & Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Salman Khan - Staff Specialist – Stroke
Dr Ashish Malkan - Staff Specialist - Neurophysiology
Dr Sameen Haque - Staff Specialist - Neuromuscular & Neurogenetics
Dr Jessica Qiu – Staff specialist – Movement disorders
Dr Mohammad Amin – Staff Specialist – Multiple Sclerosis & Neuro - immunology
Dr Hyun-Min Park - VMO - Neurophysiology & Multiple Sclerosis
Dr Andrew Duggins - VMO - Stroke & Behavioural neurology

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There are two inpatient neurology teams. Each team has one medical registrar (Basic Physician Trainee) and one Intern/RMO.

Trainee Responsibilities
See Description of Core Position above

Selection Criteria
Part 1 & 2 FRACP. Selection through the ANZAN statewide application process. Hospital specific requirements available at NBMLHD website

Philosophy Of Training
To provide a broad spectrum of exposure to neurology in a department with a variety of subspecialty interests. Training at Nepean Hospital provides exposure to various neurological procedures to improve skills. We encourage research and a dedicated neurologist would be supervising the projects. Further, as we have now accepted participation in clinical trials, it would be a valuable opportunity to receive such experience, as clinical trials are a much-needed requirement in practicing neurology due to its complexities.

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Further Information

Other Information
Any interested trainee should arrange to visit the department to meet Dr Manori Wijayath and current advanced trainees as well as previous Advanced Trainees. The information for the latter would be provided upon request.

Trainee Positions At Northern Beaches Hospital

Northern Beaches Hospital
105 Frenchs Forest Rd W Frenchs Forest
NSW, 2086
Australia

Contact Details

Prof Neil Simon
Neil@nbneuro.com.au
Phone : (02) 9982 2270
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 1
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
Northern Beaches Hospital has a 6 bed stroke unit and a similar number of neurology inpatients. The Advanced Trainee is responsible for the management of the inpatients.

In addition, the Advanced Trainee will attend a weekly general neurology clinic. There is a weekly on-site neurophysiology clinic where the trainee will learn basic nerve conduction studies and EMG as well as be exposed to, and gain experience in more advanced techniques including nerve and muscle ultrasound.

There are scheduled EEG reading / teaching sessions each week.

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Northern Beaches Hospital is a busy level 5 teaching hospital affiliated with Macquarie University Medical School. The hospital services a complete range of medical and surgical specialties including neurosurgery and cardiothoracic surgery. It has the dual benefits of very modern and advanced facilities with a friendly 'laid-back' atmosphere which is conducive to a happy work life. The hospital is also gifted a central location in the beautiful natural environment of the Northern Beaches.

Department Beds :
12-20

Department Clinics
3

Department Specialty Clinics
3

Department Meetings
Weekly neuroradiology meeting
Monthly neurology clinical meeting
Weekly Medical Grand Rounds
Quarterly morbidity and mortality

Department Staff
Professor Neil Simon (Neuromuscular disease, clinical neurophysiology, nerve and muscle imaging)
Associate Professor Martin Krause (Stroke)
Dr Mark Thieben (Clinical neurophysiology, general neurology)
Dr Andrew Evans (Stroke)
Dr Tejas Patel (Movement disorders, stroke)
Dr Natasha Gerbis (Neuroimmunology)
Dr Jason Gu (Movement disorders)
Dr Alexis Selby (Headache, clinical neurophysiology)
Dr Peter Puhl (general neurology)
Dr Jonathan Baird-Gunning (general neurology, general medicine, clinical neurophysiology)
Dr Emily Sutherland (Epilepsy)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Advanced Trainee Senior resident medical officer

Trainee Responsibilities
Inpatient management
Weekly general neurology clinic
Weekly neurophysiology clinic
Weekly EEG reporting session

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training
Northern Beaches Hospital offers an excellent environment to learn core neurology clinical skills and neurophysiology in a friendly and pleasant atmosphere.

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Further Information

Other Information
Brain school is protected time

Trainee Positions At Orange

Orange
Orange Hospital Forest Road Orange
NSW, 2800
Australia

Contact Details

Prof Simon Hawke

Phone : 0263620711
www :

Positions

Training Positions : one
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
- Supervised private outpatient clinics circulating through the three neurology practices
- Neurophysiology exposure through Maynooth and Orange Neurology Clinics
- Assessment of all Orange Hospital neurological consultations prior to their assessment by the on-call neurologist
- Organisation of regular Neurology Clinical and Neuroradiology meetings in consultation with on-call neurologist
- Resident and medical student teaching at Orange Hospital opportunity
- Brain school sessions
- Four month rotation with RPA and Concord Hospitals

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Orange is a thriving rural and mining community in the Central West of NSW and has been a major medical centre for many years.
The new Orange Hospital opened in March 2011 and is a major referral hospital for inland NSW. Orange has a wide range of specialist physicians and surgeons providing a broad range of services. MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine are all available in the city as well as coronary angiography and stenting.
The new hospital has an intensive care unit with 12 ventilator beds with two full time staff specialist intensivists, in addition to high dependency, coronary care, stroke, oncology (radio/chemotherapy) and rehabilitation units. It also has a full radiotherapy unit and its location on the Bloomfield campus has facilitated it being integrated with the mental health services.

Department Beds :

Department Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics

Department Meetings
- Weekly meetings alternating neurology and neuroradiology (organised by the Advanced Trainee)
- MRI Interpretation (fortnightly)
- Hospital Grand Rounds
- Physicians Stroke meeting
- Stroke case conferences

Department Staff
Dr James A Gordon MBBS(Syd), FRACP
Dr Simon R Hammond MBBS(Lond), PhD (Syd), FRCP(UK), FRACP
Prof Simon H Hawke MBBS, DPhil(Oxon), FRACP

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Trainee Responsibilities
As per description of core position

Selection Criteria
FRACP written and clinical examinations

Philosophy Of Training
Training is determined by the Orange Neurologists and is independent of training programs run from RPA and Concord Hospitals. One of the key aims of this position is to expose ATs to clinical neurology and neurophysiology in the rooms setting, where 95% of neurological conditions are managed.

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Further Information
http://www.orange-nsw.com/index.html

Other Information
Neurological practice in Orange is largely private rooms based and apart from the consultative services, neurophysiological services including EEG, EMG, nerve conduction studies and evoked potentials (VEP, BAER, VEMP, SSEP, DSEP) are also provided in that setting.
The neurologists operate a consultative service to the Orange Hospital and Dudley Private Hospitals on a weekly roster basis. Public outpatient neurology clinics are also under consideration.
Accommodation is provided by the health service.
The AT will be required to be on general medical roster duties two weekends in each four month rotation. The neurologist, not the AT will be responsible for urgent/after hours consultations.

Trainee Positions At Prince of Wales Hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital
Barker Street Randwick NSW
NSW, 2031
Australia

Contact Details

Prof James Colebatch
james.colebatch@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : (02) 9382 2414
www :

Positions

Training Positions : One
Elective Training Positions : Three (Neurophysiology, Epilepsy and Stroke)
Fellowships : One (Epilepsy)

Core Position Descriptions
There are 3 clinical teams, each consisting of a registrar (AT or BPT) and a JMO.
One team is based in the Stroke Unit, the other 2 on the ward.
The (senior) neurology registrar is responsible for inpatients for his/her team, attending one outpatient clinic per week and for presenting at the clinical and radiological meetings.

Elective Position Descriptions
Clinical Neurophysiology registrar - responsible for inpatient and outpatient clinical neurophysiological investigations, including EMG/NCS, EP, EEG and ENG/caloric. Some specialised investigations.
Epilepsy fellow - is attached to the Comprehensive Epilepsy Unit (Prof Somerville) with responsibility for inpatient and outpatient care, EEG and monitoring reporting.
Stroke Fellow works with Prof Butcher for the management and triage of acute stroke and involvement in clinical trials.

Hospital Information

The hospital is situated in Randwick in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and has a total of approximately 530 general medical and surgical beds. It is co-located with the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney Children's Hospital and Prince of Wales Private Hospital. It is one of the principal hospitals of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and is a teaching hospital of the University of New South Wales. The Department, founded in 1961, was the first academic department of neurology in Australia.
The hospital is a comprehensive stroke unit offering clot retrieval for acute stroke treatment and also has a comprehensive epilepsy unit. The Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (for research into the neurosciences) is also on site.

Department Beds :
26 general Neurology and 4 close observation beds (shared with Neurosurgery), 9 dedicated Stroke Unit beds, 2 video-EEG telemetry beds

Department Clinics
General Neurology outpatients, EEG and EMG/NCS clinics

Department Specialty Clinics
Epilepsy, Stroke/TIA, Headache, Neuromuscular disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Botulinum toxin

Department Meetings
Weekly clinical meeting (presented by advanced trainee)
Neuroradiology meeting
Hospital grand rounds
Clinical Neurophysiology meeting (presented by Clinical Neurophysiology registrar)
EEG meeting
Epilepsy meeting
Neuropathology meeting (monthly)

Department Staff
There are 4 staff and 2 academic neurologists and 9 VMO/HMOs.
The onsite staff members are:

Prof James Colebatch (Head of Department)
Prof Ken Butcher
Prof Arun Krishnan
Prof Ernest Somerville
A/Prof Alessandro Zagami
Dr. Hanka Luie-Gizzi
Dr. Christian Zentner

VMO/HMOs are:
Dr Leon Edwards (VMO)
Dr Michal Lubomski (VM0)
Dr. Ross Mellick (HMO)
Dr. Daniel Ghoughassian (HMO)
Dr Ron Granot (HMO)
Dr. William Hyunh (HMO)
Dr. Dan Milder (HMO)
Dr. Katherine Spira (HMO)
Dr Julia Thompson (VMO)
Dr Daniel Wardman (HMO)
Dr Shaun Watson (VMO)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Two Basic Trainees. One intern, one RMO.

Trainee Responsibilities
There are two neurology firms which alternate on take. The second firm is staffed by a basic trainee. The senior registrar changes firms after 6 months. There are two junior medical staff, an RMO and an Intern, and these are based either on the Neurology ward or in the Stroke Unit. The Advanced trainee is strongly encouraged to attend and present at the various neurological meetings held throughout the year.

Selection Criteria
Part 1 of FRACP is required.
Positions are selected through the ANZAN interview process, based inter alia upon clinical skills and expertise, previous relevant clinical experience and research experience. (Full Position Descriptions are available from the hospital HR department).

Philosophy Of Training
There is a strong tradition of combining high quality clinical care with research, both clinical and basic, in this department. Some research is undertaken in conjunction with Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). The department currently receives support from NHMRC and other external granting bodies.

Current research areas include:
Nerve Excitability
Vestibular and Cerebellar Electrophysiology
Motor pathophysiology
Cerebrovascular control
Functional imaging

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Further Information
http://www.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/POWH/index.asp

Other Information
Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the department prior to their application. Applicants are short listed and contacted via video link.

Trainee Positions At Royal North Shore Hospital

Royal North Shore Hospital
Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital Reserve Rd, St Leonard's NSW
NSW, 2065
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Miriam Priglinger
miriam.priglinger@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : +61 2 9463 1733 (Rita Marando)
www : http://intranet.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Sectors/RNSRyde/Services/NeurologyRNSH/Pages/default.aspx

Positions

Training Positions : Four Advanced Training Positions
Elective Training Positions : We have an active MPhil (2 year) and PhD (3-4 year) training program. These training positions can be accredited for 1 year of elective training. If interested in enrolment, please enquire directly with HOD
Fellowships : Three

Core Position Descriptions
A full-time rotation for 3 months into 13 different outpatient clinics is part of the training for all 4 AT core positions!
An information evening will be held on 24th July 2024 at 6 pm at RNSH. Pre-registration is required. Please contact 02 9463 1733 or email Rita.Marando@health.nsw.gov.au for details.

The Department of Neurology at Royal North Shore is well recognised for its clinical excellence and multiple opportunities to extend your training in a sub-speciality of your interest.
The neurology department in RNSH has one of the highest in-patient volume and the highest complexity in NSW. It provides one of the busiest and broadest sub-specialty neurology outpatient services in NSW and offers a dedicated rotation for 3 months in the outpatient clinics.
17 leading consultant neurologists have a broad range of sub-speciality interests that provide daily opportunities to our advanced trainees to familiarise themselves with specific areas of expertise such as neurogenetic, movement disorders, neurophysiology, Botox, myology, multiple sclerosis, stroke, neurovascular ultrasound, headache, neuro-ophthalmology, acute neurology and neuro-otology, concussion, neuropathology and interventional and diagnostic neuroradiology.
The Kolling Institute provides ample opportunity to participate in research and further your career prospects.
Close working relationships with the Departments of Interventional Neuroradiology, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology, and neuro-rehabilitation provide broader training opportunities with colleagues of the highest calibre.
The core positions consist of 3 months rotations through inpatient care, ED & acute neurology consultations and one rotation of protected full time outpatient clinics. All clinics are consultant led providing unprecedented supervision and training opportunities.
Our neurology advanced training positions are supported by one intern, two residents and one BPT.
We offer protected time for learning opportunities and conference attendance.

Elective Position Descriptions
The following fellow positions are available:
Neuro-immunology
Neurophysiology
Stroke

Elective positions in detail:
The Neuro-immunology Fellowship (Supervisor: Dr John Parratt) offers training in the assessment and treatment of neuro-immunological disease, including multiple sclerosis and demyelinating diseases, autoimmune encephalitis and epilepsies, vasculitis, sarcoidosis and PNS inflammatory disorders. The successful applicant will participate in neuro-immunology and MS clinics and will have the opportunity to undertake clinical (and if desired) laboratory research, work that may be expanded to a higher degree later. The successful candidate will be involved in the running of clinical trials of therapeutics for MS and other neuro-immunological disorders.

The Neurophysiology Fellowship (Supervisors: A/Prof Karl Ng and Dr Christina Liang) offers specialised training in all aspects of neurophysiology including specialised tests such as evoked potential and EEG reporting, SFEMG, motor evoked potentials, thermal threshold quantitative sensory testing and some autonomic tests in the EMG lab. Completion will allow Level 2 accreditation in NCS/EMG. There is a strong focus on botulinum toxin supervision and there is a weekly clinical neuromuscular clinic. There is a significant commitment to research with the successful applicant expected to enrol in a higher postgraduate degree (MPhil or PhD) with the University of Sydney. This position is also accredited to allow exposure to a private practice patient case-mix for neurophysiology and botulinum toxin use.

The Stroke Fellowship (Supervisors: A/Prof Martin Krause, Dr Miriam Priglinger): RNSH has one of the busiest stroke services in NSW. We currently treat over 100 patients per year with thrombolysis and a further 100 with intra-aterial embolectomy. We use the latest advanced stroke imaging with Multimodal CT and CT perfusion. The TIA and stroke clinic had over 800 episodes of care last year investigating patients with TIA and minor stroke. The stroke fellowship provides ample opportunity to be involved in acute and subacute stroke research including publications. All stroke fellows will have the opportunity to present their research to national and international conferences. We offer training in extra- and transcranial vascular ultrasound and exposure to all acute stroke treatments. The stroke fellow will gain in depth knowledge in the latest and most effective secondary prevention strategies by participation in the TIA Clinic. The Stroke Fellow will be exposed to patient outcome following severe stroke and develop the skills to achieve optimal outcomes for their patients.

Hospital Information

Royal North Shore Hospital is one of the largest referral centres in Sydney providing tertiary services to a population of approximately 1.3 million in Northern Sydney Local Health District. Conveniently located in St Leonards (on the lower North Shore of Sydney) near train and bus stations, it forms the major teaching site of the Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney.
The lower North Shore has some of the most liveable and affluent suburbs of Sydney and Australia with ample cultural, culinary and sport activities in the vicinity.
The Neurology Department constitutes of 8 monitored Acute Stroke Unit beds and 21 neurology beds in one collocated and dedicated, multidisciplinary neurology and stroke unit (7F).
Currently, 16 neurology consultants provide services at RNSH. Neurology accounts for over 1600 inpatient encounters per year of which approximately 1/3 are acute stroke.
The acute stroke service benchmarks consistently above the national average in all key performance indicators. RNSH treats over 100 stroke patients with intravenous thrombolysis per year and preforms an additional 100 device assisted embolectomies for patients with large vessel occlusion stroke. RNSH offers a 24/7 INR service. The Neurology Department offers around 3500 ambulatory care encounters per year in 13 subspecialty outpatient clinics.

All Advanced Trainees will rotate for 3 months into a full time consultant led outpatient service. These clinics include cerebrovascular disease, neuro-immunological disorders, neurogenetic, movement disorders, neuro-ophthalmology, muscle disorders, neurophysiology, botulinum toxin, concussion, headache, spasticity, as well as rapid access acute neurology clinics and general neurology. One additional session of outpatient clinic will be available per week during the inpatient ward rotation.
The department provides a weekly neuroscience journal club and case conference, a multidisciplinary neuro-radiology meeting, EEG training and a movement disorder meeting. A dedicated Neurovascular INR meeting is held fortnightly and a dedicated INR training session is available fortnightly.
Monthly neuropathology, brain tumour meeting and muscle biopsy meetings are offered alternating at RNSH.
Participation and presentation in the quarterly morbidity and mortality meetings are part of your training at RNSH.
RNSH hosts diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology and a dedicated ICU for neurological and neurosurgical patients.
Together with the Kolling Institute and the University of Sydney main campus, we have a strong research focus and encourage engagement in clinical and basic science research.
The Neurology Department in RNSH is an open, welcoming, supportive and friendly environment. Our patients are at the centre of our work. We have a strong teaching focus for both undergraduate and post graduate training.
We value social skills, team work and encourage leadership and excellence.

Department Beds :
30 (General Neurology and Acute Stroke Unit)

Department Clinics
2 sessions per day Monday - Friday

Department Specialty Clinics
Rapid Access Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis, TIA & Stroke, Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular, General Neurology, Headache, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Movement Disorders &Parkinson’s Disease, Neurogenetics, Concussion

Department Meetings
Weekly:
• Neurology journal club and case conference
• Neuroradiology Meeting
• Hospital Grand Rounds
• EEG teaching
• MDT

Fortnightly:
• Neurovascular INR meeting
• Reperfusion meeting
• Movement Disorder

Monthly/Quarterly:
• Neuropathology
• Muscle biopsy
• Neurophysiology
• M&M meeting

Department Staff
Dr Christina Liang (Neuromuscular and Neurogenetics)
• Dr Miriam Priglinger (Stroke Medicine, Headache, Concussion; HOD)
• Dr Kate Ahmad (Neuro-ophthalmology and Neurogenetics)
• Dr Tania Farrar (Epilepsy)
• Dr Jane Frith (Multiple Sclerosis)
• Dr Bronwyn Jenkins (Headache)
• A/Prof Martin Krause (Stroke Medicine, Neuro-sonology, Movement Disorders)
• Dr Joseph Nogajski (Neurophysiology and General Neurology)
• A/Prof Philip Cremer (Neuro-otology and Vertigo)
• Prof Con Yiannikas (Botox, Neurophysiology, Movement Disorders, MS)
• Dr Michal Lubomski (Movement Disorders)
• Dr Mark Thieben (General Neurology and Epilepsy)
• Dr James Lee (General Neurology and Neurophysiology)
• Dr John Parratt (Multiple Sclerosis and Neuro-Immunology)
• Dr Paul Silberstein (Movement Disorders) • A/Prof Karl Ng (Neurophysiology and Botox)

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There will be 4 Neurology teams in 2025: The Advanced Trainees rotate every three months into the following rotations: 1) Ward Team A; 2) Ward Team B; 3) ED and inpatient consultation; 4) Outpatient Clinics. The ward and ED / consult teams are supported by a Basic Physician trainee, 2 residents and one intern.

Trainee Responsibilities
Emphasis on training - This is a strong clinical department where the emphasis is on the acquisition of clinical skills and experience. On call responsibilities for neurology and general medicine are required. Advanced Trainees are encouraged to become involved in clinical or scientific research projects and to present at local and national meetings.

Selection Criteria
Excellence in clinical training
Ability and enthusiasm to learn
Ability to work within a team
Demonstrated interest to become involved in extracurricular activities

Philosophy Of Training
We are a strong clinical and academic department with a number of research interests. Advanced Trainees are encouraged to become involved in clinical research projects and to present at local and national meetings. A number of our Trainees have gone on to do higher degrees within the Department. The Department currently receives support from granting bodies to perform research that can be undertaken within the Department.

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Further Information

Other Information
An information evening will be held on 24th July 2024 at 6 pm at RNSH. Pre-registration is required. Please contact 02 9463 1733 or email Rita.Marando@health.nsw.gov.au for details.

Trainee Positions At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Missenden Rd Camperdown
NSW, 2050
Australia

Contact Details

A/Prof Armin Nikpour
armin@sydneyneurology.com.au
Phone : 9515 7565
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 4 advanced trainee positions (12 months at RPA)
Elective Training Positions : Ad-hoc Specialty Fellowships - enquiries to individual neurologists
Fellowships : 1

Core Position Descriptions

Elective Position Descriptions
A structured Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis is available at the Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. RPAH and BMRI have an established clinical and research MS Programme and are recognised leaders in the field. Participation in the multiple sclerosis and neuro-immunology clinics at the BMRI and RPAH forms the core clinical component of the structures Fellowship, which is aimed at Neurology advanced trainees who wish to develop both clinical and research expertise in the field of neuroimmunology/multiple sclerosis. Further details upon request from Dr Michael Barnett by email mbarnett@mail.usyd.edu.au.

Hospital Information

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) The hospital is located in Camperdown, Sydney and is the original teaching hospital of the University of Sydney, to which it is attached. With Concord it provides the Eastern Division of Sydney South West Area Health Service. RPAH comprises 800 beds with all the major medical, surgical and obstetric disciplines represented. Together with its associated research institutes RPAH represents one of the national centres of excellence in clinical medicine and research.

Department Beds :
Ten general neurology beds, Eight stroke beds, Two video-EEG telemetry beds for patients with epilepsy

Department Clinics
General Neurology, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular, Movement and Cognitive Disorders, EMG/NCS, EEG reporting session, neuroopthalmology, Multiple Sclerosis, Vestibular function, Stroke

Department Specialty Clinics

Department Meetings
Weekly neurology grand rounds and neuroradiology meetings, monthly neuropathology, hospital grand rounds, monthly quality control meeting, monthly stroke meeting. The weekly seminars are alternated with the neuropathology and QA meetings.

Department Staff
There are 16 neurologists. Their names and special interests are:
* A/Prof Rebekah Ahmed (Cognitive)
* Professor Craig Anderson (Stroke)
* Prof Michael Barnett (Multiple Sclerosis)
* Clin A/Prof Leo Davies (Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders).
* A/Prof Miriam Welgampola (Hearing and Balance disorders)
* Clin Prof Michael Fulham (Neuro oncology and PET)
* Clin Prof Michael Halmagyi (Vestibular disorders and Eye Movements)
* Clin A/Prof Stacey Jankelowitz (Neurophysiology; Neuromuscular Diseases)
* Professor Matthew Kiernan (Neurophysiology, MND)
* Clin A/Prof Armin Nikpour(Epilepsy and PET)
* Dr Kaitlyn Parratt (Epilepsy)
* Dr Judy Spies (Neuromuscular, Multiple Sclerosis and autonomic disorders)
* Dr Toh Wong (Epilepsy)
* Dr John worthington (Stroke)
* Dr Stephen Winters (Stroke and INR)
* Dr Timothy Ang (Stroke and INR)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Four advanced trainee (12 months RPA) Multiple Sclerosis / Neuroimmunology Fellowship Ad-hoc Specialty Fellowships One basic physician trainee 1 RMO 1 intern

Trainee Responsibilities
There is a structured program of weekly lectures by experts in the field covering aspects of clinical neurology.

Selection Criteria
(3) Advanced Trainees Position
These are approved Core Training positions for Advanced Training in Neurology
(1) MS Fellow - elective position to gain experience in MS and autoimmune disorders
(4) Ad-hoc Specialty Fellowships
These are elective position which provide the opportunity to gain experience in general neurology and in the specialty area.

Philosophy Of Training
This is a strong clinical department with wide expertise in subspecialty: Neurology the emphasis is on the acquisition of clinical skills and experience through inpatient and outpatient neurology. Advanced trainees are encouraged to become involved in clinical research projects and to present their work at national meetings. There are excellent opportunities for trainees to do higher degrees within the Department.

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Trainee Positions At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Institute of Clinical Neurosciences E8e RPA Hospital
NSW, 2050
Australia

Contact Details

A/Prof Armin Mohamed Nikpour
armin@sydneyneurology.com.au
Phone : 0295153928
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 4
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships : 1

Core Position Descriptions

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Department Beds :

Department Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics

Department Meetings

Department Staff

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology

Trainee Responsibilities

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training

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Further Information

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Trainee Positions At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital/Concord

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital/Concord

NSW,
Australia

Contact Details

A/Prof Armin Nikpour
armin@sydneyneurology.com.au
Phone : 9515 7565
www :

Positions

Training Positions :
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Department Beds :

Department Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics

Department Meetings

Department Staff

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Trainee Responsibilities

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training

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Further Information

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Trainee Positions At St George Hospital Kogarah

St George Hospital Kogarah

NSW,
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Louise Allport
louise.allport@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02-9113-2491
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 4
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
3 fully accredited position suitable for first and second year trainees.

St George is a large tertiary referral centre that includes ICU, ED and trauma services.
Ecxcellent training opportunities in acute stroke medicine, acute epilepsy, infection and demyelination. Intensive care exposure heavily represented. Good exposure to neurological obstetric emergincies and paediatric (upper age limit) neurology.

This position provides excellent exposure to acute hospital neurology.

Neurology outpatient clinics and subspecialty clinic time mandated.

Excellent neuropysiology training within a busy teaching unit.

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

St George Hospital has served the local area for more than 100 years, but only took on the mantle of a major teaching hospital in the last 25 years or so. Despite its 700-odd beds, and the fact that it has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in Sydney, it remains a pleasant place to work and train. All major specialties are to be found at St George, and, importantly, we have an excellent relationship with our Neurosurgeons, who offer an outstanding service.

Department Beds :
There is a specific Neurology / Neurosurgery ward, which includes the newly refurbished 8-bed Stroke Unit. Bed numbers vary according to need - typically, there are between twelve and twenty-four patients in the unit, which is divided into two teams.

Department Clinics
General Neurology Clinics are conducted twice per week. The registrars present their cases to the Neurologist, who assists at each clinic as well as teaching house staff and medical students. A number of electrophysiology clinics are held each week, and the registrar is intensively taught to the point that he or she is able to operate independently, although every test is reviewed by the Neurologist before the patient leaves. Neurophysiology exposure is a highlight for most registrars who train here.

Department Specialty Clinics
A number of Neurophysiology Clinics.

Department Meetings
Internal meetings include a weekly Neurology Grand Rounds, prepared by the registrars), a weekly Medical Ground session (at which Neurology presents twice per year), a monthly Neurology Journal Club, a monthly Stroke Service Meeting, and quarterly Morbidity and Mortality meetings.

External meetings include the Brain School training session , regular evening meetings of various neurological societies such as the Stoke and Epilepsy Societies, Northwest Clinical meeting, as well as National meetings of the AAN (the registrar's expenses are paid by the Department).

Department Staff
Dr Louise Allport, Director of Neurology
Dr Justine Wang
Dr Walid Matar
Dr Jane Prosser
Dr Monica Badve
Dr Mahtab Ghadiri
Dr Stephen Duma
Dr Elizabeth Shiner
A.Prof. Mark Hersch

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There are 3 teams run by three regsitars - two Advanced Trainees and one BPT. Consultants do blocks of ward service including in-patient consultations and then hand over. Each team has a JMO/RMO. The structure enables the andvance trainees to attend critical sessions in neurophysiology.

Trainee Responsibilities

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training
We are an 8 Neurologist Department, and close contact and interaction is the order of the day, both at the clinical and the neruophysiology laboratory level. We welcome both new and 2nd year trainees, and are willing to nurture and guide if needed, or to give more independence, if appropriate. We like to be kept informed of all major, and most minor, developments regarding our patients. We support (financially and morally) attendance by our registrar at important educational meetings. We emphasise the need for effective communication, including summaries, letters and reports - we often review these and discuss suggested improvement.

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Trainee Positions At St Vincent's General Hospital, Sydney/Wagga Wagga

St Vincent's General Hospital, Sydney/Wagga Wagga
390 Victoria St, Darlinghurst Sydney
NSW, 2070
Australia

Contact Details

A/Prof Stephen Tisch
stephen.tisch@svha.org.au
Phone : 83826733
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Three
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
Registrars will rotate through three four-month terms, two at St Vincent's Hospital and one at Wagga. The rotations at St Vincent's Hospital will be for a stroke Registrar and a general neurology Registrar – the latter having maximum opportunity for outpatient clinic exposure.

The clinical load will be busy and varied in all three rotations. All Consultants take a particular interest in patient care and close supervision of trainees, striving towards a standard of excellence in the practice of clinical neurology.

At St Vincent's, presentation of cases and associated literature review occur weekly at the Neurology meeting. There is a monthly Journal Club and time is set aside for Registrars to attend educational meetings including the annual Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists’ meeting.

Position 1: St Vincent's Hospital: General Neurology Registrar

The General Registrar is primarily responsible for all non-stroke admissions and consultations. Consultations can be complex, given the hospital has an active heart, lung and bone marrow transplantation programme as well as at times quite ill patients with HIV disease. The General neurology Registrar will also share the after-hours thrombolysis on-call roster with the Stroke Registrar. Within the limitations of this clinical load, the Registrar is encouraged to attend as many outpatient clinics of choice. These currently include:

• Nerve conduction and EMG clinics, conducted twice weekly.
• EEG reporting, conducted twice weekly.
• Movement Disorders clinic, conducted weekly. St Vincent's Hospital is a centre for deep brain stimulation (DBS) and MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRFGUS) for Parkinson's disease, dystonia and tremor. Registrars are encouraged to attend DBS surgeries.
• Botulinum toxin (for the management of movement disorders including spasmodic dystonia) clinic, conducted weekly.
• General Neurology Outpatient Clinic, conducted weekly
• HIV clinic, conducted weekly.
• Opportunity to attend rooms with Dr Sutton who has a high throughput of Multiple Sclerosis patients including those requiring Natalizumab.
• Neurogenetics clinic monthly
• Headache clinic monthly
• MS clinic for patients undergoing bone marrow transplant for MS
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Position 2: St Vincent's Hospital: Stroke Registrar

The Stroke Registrar position provides opportunities for training in the evaluation, diagnosis and management of stroke and all types of cerebrovascular disease. The clinical program includes an acute stroke unit, 24 hour ischemic stroke thrombolysis service, stroke registry, stroke outpatient clinic, advanced neuroimaging including assessment for TPA and neurointerventional procedures and on-site rehabilitation services. The Stroke Registrar will participate in several acute stroke treatment and secondary stroke prevention trials.

Specific areas of focus include:

• Clinical training in stroke and cerebrovascular disease
• Interpretation of neuroimaging
• Assess eligibility for thrombolysis and other stroke interventions in acute stroke patients
• Inpatient acute stroke care
• Outpatient secondary stroke prevention
• Exposure to endovascular procedures
• Active participation in acute stroke treatment (ischemic and haemorrhagic) and secondary stroke prevention trials

Position 3: Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
The Advanced trainee in Wagga will be exposed to extensive undifferentiated Neurology presentations, typical of a general Neurology service in both inpatient and outpatient settings over a 4 month rotation. Wagga is the centre of neurology services for a regional population of over 200,000 people and operates one of the most active acute stroke services in Regional Australia. The trainee will have oversight of the management of the Stroke Unit, including stroke thrombolysis, and manage inpatient neurology admissions and consultations under specialist guidance. This will be supplemented by outpatient general neurology, EEG and EMG/NCS clinics in a private rooms setting. Conjoint appointment with the UNSW rural clinical school is expected, and both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching will be undertaken. Research opportunities with a particular focus on Regional stroke management are significant. Videoconferenced connection with St. Vincent’s clinical, radiological and Brain School meetings will maintain a tertiary connection. At the end of this rotation, the trainee will have a good understanding of Neurology practice in a non tertiary and private clinic setting, to complement the metropolitan components of the year.

Elective Position Descriptions
St Vincent's Public Hospital has new positions for a Headache Fellow (full time) and a Neuromuscular fellow (full time or part time) which would suit a candidate in their third year of training or in the first 3 years after obtaining FRACP looking to undertake clinical training and research in these areas.

Hospital Information

St Vincent's Hospital is situated in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney close to the CBD. It is co-located with St Vincent's Private Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice. The campus has approximately 600 beds. All major medical and surgical disciplines are represented.

The Hospital, along with Prince of Wales and St George Hospitals, serves the population of the South Eastern Area of Sydney Area and is a national referral centre for cardiac and lung transplantation, as well as deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

It is one of the four University of New South Wales Teaching Hospitals, and is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame medical school.

The hospital is the oldest teaching hospital in Australia. It has large internationally recognized research facilities - the Garvan Institute and ST Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research. Staff hold a high number of NHMRC and NIH grants. It has one of the highest success rates for FRACP candidates.

The Neurology Department at St Vincent’s Public Hospital offers a general neurology service with 10 -20 in-patient beds, a 6-bed acute stroke unit and a 24-hour, consultant led, acute thrombolysis service.

Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is the centre of medical services for the Murrumbidgee and Riverina area of NSW. There are 320 acute beds and all major subspecialties are supported, with Neurosurgery consultations provided by 3 visiting specialists. There is a dedicated 4 bed Acute Stroke Ward. Short of PET, Wagga has exceptional imaging and pathology infrastructure and is currently undergoing a $380 million hospital rebuild. 6 BPT and Advanced trainee positions in Cardiology and General medicine provide additional support. Accommodation is of a high standard. Wagga is close to wine and Ski field regions, and maintains a friendly and collegiate atmosphere amongst all levels of staffing.

Department Beds :
St Vincent's: Fifteen general Neurology beds Six Stroke Unit beds; Wagga Wagga: see above

Department Clinics
General Neurology,Stroke Clinic, MS Clinic, EMG/NCS Clinic, EEG reporting session Botox Clinic

Department Specialty Clinics
Movement Disorders, Stroke, HIV Neurology, Botox for movement disorders and spasmodic dysphonia,

Department Meetings
Weekly Neurology Meeting (presented by the Advanced Trainee)
Weekly combined Neurology, Neurosurgery Neuroradiology Meeting
Weekly Hospital Grand Rounds
Monthly Journal club
Monthly Neuropathology meeting
Monthly neurogenetics MDT

Department Staff
St Vincent's Hospital
Professor BJ Brew MD FRACP (Neuroimmunology, Neuro infectious diseases, HIV Cognitive disorders, and stem cells)
A/Prof R Markus (Stroke and general neurology)
A/Prof S Tisch (Movement disorders)
A/Prof R Garrick FRACP (Clinical Neurophysiology; Neuro-oncology, Pain management, neuro-ophthalmology)
Dr John O'Neill (neurophysiology)
Dr I Sutton PhD FRACP(Multiple Sclerosis)
A/Prof S Tomlinson FRACP (ion channel disorders, neurogenetics, headache)
Dr Sam Bolitho (Movement disorders, Wagga Wagga)
Dr Jennifer Massey (MS, neuroinflammation)
Dr Antonia Carroll (neurophysiology, neuromuscular disorder, Wagga Wagga)

Wagga Wagga
A/Prof Martin Jude (General and Stroke neurology)

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St Vincent's Hospital: Basic Physician Trainee and 2 junior medical officers Wagga Wagga: Basic Physician Trainee and RMO

Trainee Responsibilities

Selection Criteria
RACP examinations parts 1&2 (written and clinical)
Appointed to Neurology advance training programme by ANZAN
Ability to work effectively in a team
Highly developed communicaton skills

Philosophy Of Training
This is a strong clinical department where the primary emphasis is on the acquisition of clinical skills and experience. Advanced Trainees are encouraged to become involved in clinical research projects, to learn clinical research methodology in particular clinical trials and to present at national and international meetings. Most of our Trainees have gone on to do higher degrees either within the Department or at internationally recognized centres elsewhere.

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The Neurology department at St Vincent' Hospital takes an interest in mentorship and planning career development for the advanced trainee. We seek to facilitate research and fellowships both within Australia and abroad, and aid with career planning. We have extensive links to fellowship positions in the UK and the US including New York (Cornell and Columbia), San Francisco (UCSF)and Baltimore (Johns Hopkins), and the United Kingdom.

Trainee Positions At St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney

St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney

NSW,
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Susan Tomlinson
info@sparkneurology.com.au
Phone : 0283826733
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 1
Elective Training Positions : 0
Fellowships : 0

Core Position Descriptions
St Vincent's Private hospital offers an innovative approach to core neurology training. The trainee has exposure to a diverse and complex inpatient neurology case mix including movement disorders, MS, cognitive neurology, pain, ion channel disorders, HIV neurology, neuro-oncology and neurovascular cases is available. The trainee will co-ordinate care for inpatients and be first contact for neurological emergencies including stroke at the Private Hospital. One of the highlights of the role is excellent access to outpatient clinics in subspecialties (headache, first fit, movement disorder, neurogenetics, botox, neurophysiology, MS ), in close liaison with the consultants. The role services ward consults for a diverse mix of medical and surgical subspecialties.

The role is closely affiliated with the neurology service at St Vincent's Public Hospital, and the trainee will interdigitate with in campus meetings and activities including a weekly EMG clinic, the weekly Neuroradiology case conference, monthly journal club, monthly neuropathology and neuro-oncology MDTs. The trainee is encouraged to undertake a research project, present at meetings and pursue publications.

S Vincent's Private Hospital has maintained a high level training for the advance trainee throughout the COVID situation without negative impact on the experience. We review strategies for flexibility in training to optimise the educational programme which have been highly successful.

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

The Neurology Department at St Vincent’s Private Hospital offers a general and sub specialty neurology service. The job description involves close level of liaison and supervision with the relevant consultants. St Vincent’s Private Hospital is situated adjacent to St Vincent’s Public Hospital, and several of the facilities of the public and private Neurology and Neurosurgery departments are combined. This serves to increase the educational opportunities available to the registrar, and to ensure that the position is a high-quality educational experience.

Department Beds :

Department Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics
Movement disorders, neurogenetics, HIV neurology, MS, botox for movement disorders, headache clinics, neurogenetics

Department Meetings
- Weekly neurology meeting and ward round
-Weekly neuroradiology meeting
- Monthly neuropathology meeting
- Monthly journal club
- Quarterly audit
- Attendance at Brain School

Department Staff
Professor Bruce Brew
Associate Professor Paul Darveniza
Associate Professor Raymond Garrick
Dr John O’Neill
Associate Professor Romesh Markus
Dr Ian Sutton
Associate Professor Stephen Tisch
Associate Professor Susan Tomlinson
Dr Jennifer Massey

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Trainee Responsibilities
Duties would include:

- Attendance at weekly neurology grand rounds with the opportunity to present clinical cases and current literature.
- Clerking of acute and scheduled admissions of patients in the private hospital. It is estimated that between 10-15 new admissions would occur per week. Up to 10 consults per week would also be expected.
- Regular ward rounds with consultants
- Participation in peri-operative care of neurosurgical cases
- Participation in the acute thrombolysis service - One outpatient neurophysiology clinic per week which entails NCS, EMG, VEP, SEP, EEG
- Outpatient neurology clinic each week – the trainee would rotate through various clinics available e.g. movement disorder, rehabilitation, neurovascular clinic, general neurology
- participation in the public hospital neurology after hours on call roster
In addition, subspecialty expertise is available in the following areas:

- Movement disorders, including deep brain stimulation programme
- HIV neurology
- Cognitive disorders
- Neuro-inflammatory conditions including natalizumab therapy for MS
- Neuro-oncology
- Ion channel disorders
- Neuromuscular disease
- Acute and chronic pain management
- Neurorehabilitation
- Neuro-intensive care

Selection Criteria
Eligible for advance training in neurology in NSW.
Excellent communication skills.

Philosophy Of Training
The main educational focus of the post is to place an emphasis on excellence in clinical assessment, with particular attention to history taking and examination. The trainee should develop the ability to synthesise a case presentation and generate a management plan
- To learn current evidence-based best practise in acute and clinic-based neurologic disorders
- To enable the trainee to undertake self-directed learning and to be able to critically appraise literature
- To have exposure to a broad range of subspecialty areas

Educational opportunities include monthly neuropathology meeting, monthly journal club, quarterly audit, attendance at Brain School, attendance at the ANZAN annual meeting, weekly neuroradiology meeting.

The trainee would be expected to medical students from the University of NSW and the University of Notre Dame, as well as basic physician trainees.

Involvement in research is highly encouraged but not compulsory. Trainees would be given the opportunity to chose and area of interest to pursue.

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Trainee Positions At Sutherland (TSH)/Prince of Wales (POWH)

Sutherland (TSH)/Prince of Wales (POWH)
430 Kingsway Caringbah
NSW, NSW 2229
Australia

Contact Details

TSH -Dr Sully Fuentes; POWH- Professor James Colebatch
Sully.FuentesPatarroyo@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : TSH-0295407111 (switch) 0295407067 (outpatients) POWH (02) 9382 2414
www :

Positions

Training Positions : 1
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions
At TSH - The neurology registrar is responsible for inpatients, seeing ED and ward consults on rostered basis, attending acute stroke calls on rostered basis, attending one outpatient general Neurology clinic per week and for presenting at the clinical and radiological meetings.

At POWH- The planned timetable includes the trainee spending one and a half days at POWH with responsibility for MS/Neuromuscular and Epilepsy clinics. The trainee will also attend Neurology grand rounds, Neuroradiology and Neuropathology meetings at POWH.

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

Sutherland Hospital is a rapidly expanding busy metropolitan hospital with close ties with Prince of Wales Hospital. There are multiple subspecialities and we are tied in with the St George BPT training network.
The department of Neurology is newly established and staffed with enthusiastic and dynamic neurologists who are keen to support Neurology training and expand services even further. There will be good exposure to a wide variety of neurological conditions ranging from common to esoteric. In addition there will be robust support of the trainee’s training and educational needs and encouragement to publish and attend meetings. The AT will be supervised in clinic and while on call with the opportunity for feedback. There will be good exposure to neurophysiology.

Department Beds :
TSH shared ward total of 26 beds; usually 15-20 inpatients. 4 bedded acute stroke unit with telemetry

Department Clinics
5 general neurology clinics, 2 neurophysiology, EEG, monthly neurorehab

Department Specialty Clinics
TSH- Neurophysiology and monthly neurorehab POWH-weekly alternating MS and neuromuscular; weekly epilepsy

Department Meetings
TSH
Weekly Neurology meeting- cases presented by registrars
Fortnightly Neuroradiology meeting
Bimonthly M and M meeting
Monthly journal club
Monthly Neurophysiology meeting
Hospital grand rounds

POWH
Weekly Neurology meeting
Weekly Neuroradiology meeting
Neuropathology meeting

External meetings
Attendance in Brain school will be encouraged and facilitated via multiple video conference sites in TSH.
Trainee attendance in local meetings will be supported.
Attendance and presentations at eminent Neurology meetings will be encouraged and supported.

Department Staff
TSH
Dr Ik Lin Tan/Senior Staff Specialist/ Neuroimmunology,
Dr Manisha Narasimhan/ Staff Specialist
Neuroophthalmology, Neurophysiology
Dr Sully Fuentes/Staff Specialist /Stroke
Dr Daniel Ghougassian/VMO/ Epilepsy
Dr James Lee/VMO/Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular
Dr Katie Yin/VMO/Movement disorders
Dr Benjamin Nham/Staff Specialist/Neurotology
Dr Rajiv Wijesinghe/Staff Specialist/Neuromuscular

POWH
Staff specialists:

Prof James Colebatch (Head of Department)
Prof Arun Krishnan
Prof Ernest Somerville
A/Prof Alessandro Zagami
Dr. Hanka Laue-Gizzi

VMO/HMOs are:
A/Prof Paul Spira
Dr. Ross Mellick
Dr. Daniel Ghougassian
Dr Ron Granot
Dr. William Hyunh
Dr. Dan Milder
Dr Daniel Wardman
Dr Shaun Watson

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Sutherland Hospital currently has two BPTs and one JMO. The two BPTs alternate between ward cover and being on call splitting the term between them.

Trainee Responsibilities
Trainee Responsibilities
1. Rostered on call for consults and acute stroke call
2. Responsibility for inpatients
3. Clinics under supervision as allocated- both general at TSH and specialist at POWH
4. Neurophysiology training at TSH
5. Presentation of cases at Neurology and Neuroradiology meetings
6. Supervision of junior doctors
7. Teaching
8. Publications and attendance in relevant meetings

Selection Criteria

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Trainee Positions At The Sydney Adventist Hospital/Royal North Shore (SAN/RNSH)

The Sydney Adventist Hospital/Royal North Shore (SAN/RNSH)
185 Fox Valley Road Wahroonga NSW
NSW, 2076
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Peter Puhl
peterpuhl1@gmail.com
Phone : 02 9473 8777
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Positions

Training Positions : 1
Elective Training Positions : nil
Fellowships : nil

Core Position Descriptions
This position will give the Advanced Trainee:

A very good grounding in hospital-based clinical neurology;

Significant exposure to rooms-based neurology;

Protected time for weekly electrophysiology training at Royal North Shore Hospital;

EEG reporting.

Elective Position Descriptions
N/A

Hospital Information

Sydney Adventist Hospital has 342 beds and is one of Australia's pre-eminent private hospitals. It prides itself on being able to provide state-of-the-art care for our patients. SAH was awarded the 2006 Australian Private Hospitals Association Award for clinical excellence in recognition of its "provision of clinical treatment and demonstrated excellence in patient care throughout the entire hospital operation."

A broad range of Neurology services currently exist for our patients including stroke care, MRI, CT imaging and EEG. A comprehensive allied health service is also available, which includes on-call 24 hr speech pathology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy inpatient and home assessments.

Patients admitted through the SAH Emergency Dept are seen by a Neurologist on call and if required receive an after hours urgent CT/CTA. Patients entering the SAH 4-bed Stroke unit receive at least 24 hours of close observation which includes telemetry before transitioning to a private or semi private room.

SAH has excellent diagnostic and laboratory services including general radiology, MRI, interventional and procedural radiology, nuclear medicine and two CT scanners, one of them performing state of the art multislice angiography.

In 2007 we did:

Head MRI 1329, Head CT 1922
Spine MRI 1079, Spine CT 443
EEG 213
Neurology consults 542 (i.e. not including our own inpatients)

SAH Neurology has strong links with Royal North Shore and Hornsby Ku-ring-Gai Hospitals. We continue to work closely with RNSH to develop a Stroke management pathway. In addition, SAH Neurology AMOs, NUM and Stroke Case Manager are part of the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Stroke Network and attend regular stroke area meetings at RNS.

Inpatient Neurosurgery Services at SAH have been building momentum since 2006, with both spinal and intracranial procedures being performed on-site.

Department Beds :
Around 10 inpatient beds; up to 10 consultation patients

Department Clinics
Northern Neuroscience rooms at the San Clinic

Department Specialty Clinics
Wednesdays at RNSH: Neurophysiology Clinic

Department Meetings
Fortnightly (Tuesday morning):
07:30-08:30: Clinical Neurology Meeting, the AT usually is expected to prepare a case or topic discussion.
08:30-09:30: SAH Neuroradiology Meeting.
Alternating Tuesdays (07:00-08:00): Outpatient Neuroradiology meeting (off-site)

Formal protected arrangement to attend the RNSH weekly neuroradiology, clinical and seminar meetings at RNSH on Wednesdays.

Department Staff
Dr Peter Puhl (Head of Section) [General Neurology, Neurophysiology, Movement Disorders; Headache]

A/Professor Jean-Pierre Halpern (Supervisor) [General Neurology; Neuro-endocrinology; Neurophysiology]

Professor John Watson (Co-supervisor) [General Neurology; Behavioural Neurology; Cerebrovascular Neurology]

Associate Professor Geoff Herkes (Co-supervisor) [General Neurology; Epilepsy; Pharmacology]

Dr Omar Ahmad [General Neurology; Cerebrovascular Neurology; Neurophysiology; Movement Disorders]

Dr Kong Chung [General Neurology; Cerebrovascular Neurology; Headache]

Dr Jerome Ip [General Neurology; Geriatric Medicin]

Dr Joe Nogajski [General Neurology; Neurophysiology]

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The Neurology Team consists of the Advanced Trainee in addition to a full time medical intern. Medical students commonly attend ward rounds. In addition, there are ward CMOs covering both medical and surgical wards during extended day-time hours in addition from support from the critical care team, attending medical emergency calls on the wards as required.

Trainee Responsibilities
The Trainee will be responsible for the care of all Stroke/Neurology in-patients under the care of the Neurologists. They will be the first point of contact for all potential admissions and for enquiries for advice from the Emergency Department. They will be expected to see the patient and expedite their care and assessment and liaise with the on-call Neurologist.

They will be expected to liaise with the Emergency Physician and urgently see all potential candidates for thrombolysis therapy and maintain close contact with the Neurologist on-call during this process. The Trainee will round each day on all the patients and be responsible for their immediate care, organise their investigations, collate their results, and initiate therapy where appriopriate in consulatation with the Neurologist on-call. They will be required to attend the various multidisciplinary conferences pertinent to their patients and be available to speak to relatives of their patients. They will be first point of contact for all neurology consultations and expected to assess the patient and liase with the Neurologist on-call as to their appropriate investigation and management. The Trainee be required to round with the on-call Neurologist unless they are attending their proscribed educational activities.

They will be responsible for advising the Radiology Department of imaging required for the Neuroradiology Department. The trainee will, from time to time, prepare case presentations from their SAH in-patient and consultation patient load for the weekly Neurology meeting at RNSH with the assistance of the appropriate Neurologist.

A unique opportunity exists for engagement in rooms based Neurology consultation, follow up visits and follow up of discharged patients with Associate Professor Watson (see below) which the Trainee is expected to attend. They will also be expected to provide instruction and education as required to the two hospital CMOs and the nursing staff and allied health workers associated with the Acute Stroke Unit and Neurology patients.

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training
Our distinguishing features will include our ability to provide a solid grounding in hospital-based general clinical neurology, with both urgent and elective admissions; the SAH and Neurology Dept have a flat medical hierarchy and the Trainee usually deals more directly with AMOs and other senior medical staff than in many other centres, thus allowing opportunities for professional development and maturing in a number of areas.

Prof Watson, Dr Omar Ahmad and Dr Peter Puhl supervise 1-2 sessions a week of rooms based neurology consultation, for initial consultation, follow-up visits and follow-ups for discharged patients.

Dr Joseph Nogajski provides weekly electrophysiology training (NCS/EMG) at RNSH on Wednesdays. The Trainee will also attend the weekly RNSH meetings (once a month also attending Brain School).

Multiple inpatient EEGs are done each week; the SAN has the facility for upload and off-site review and reporting.

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Dr Alan Lam, Rehabilitation Physician, rounds regularly on Neurology patients requiring Neurorehabilitation. Trainees are able to accompany him on his rounds and attend his out-patient clinics and ward rounds held twice weekly at Lady Davidson Private Hospital as part of their Neurorehabilitation requirements.

Trainee Positions At Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga

NSW,
Australia

Contact Details

Phone :
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Positions

Training Positions : 0
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships :

Core Position Descriptions

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Department Beds :

Department Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics

Department Meetings

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Trainee Positions At Westmead Hospital

Westmead Hospital
Hawkesbury Road Westmead Sydney
NSW, NSW 2145
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Chong Wong
Chong.Wong@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 8890 6793
www :

Positions

Training Positions : Two
Elective Training Positions : Three; Movement Disorder Registrar (1), Neurophysiology Registrar (1) and Epilepsy Registrar (1)
Fellowships : as for elective positions

Core Position Descriptions
Management of 20-25 inpatients
Ward consultations
Running of weekly Neurology meeting
General Neurology Outpatients
Grand Rounds
Weekly Stroke meeting
Parkinson's/Movement Disorder Clinic
Monthly neuromuscular clinic
Epilepsy Clinic
EEG
EMG/NCS
Neuroradiology
Clinical research projects

Elective Position Descriptions
Half-time Registrar position with the Huntington Disease (HD) Service, based at St Joseph’s Auburn and Westmead Hospitals:
Duties include twice weekly ward rounds with consultants at St Joseph’s Hospital, and an HD outpatient clinic.
This position will provide training in:
-Assessment and inpatient care of people with HD in a hospital setting, including basic cognitive assessment
-Management of behavioural problems among people with HD
-Assessment and care of people with HD in a residential care setting
-Counselling of people with HD and their families, including genetic aspects
The registrar will be working collaboratively with rehabilitation, psychiatry and palliative care colleagues, as well as being part of a multidisciplinary HD Outreach team. Time permitting, it may be possible to participate in research activities as part of the HD Service.

Movement Disorders Fellow:
Assist in care of movement disorder inpatients
Monday Movement Disorder Meeting (3 cases presented)
Huntington's disease (HD) Clinic
Weekly round at HD Unit at Lottie Stewart Hospital
Parkinson's Disease/Movement Disorder Clinic
Botulinum toxin clinics
Movement Disorder Neurophysiology (Neurophysiological Assessment of Tremor, Myoclonus etc)
EMG/NCS (optional)
Clinical research projects including clinical trials
Presentation at Sydney MDSANZ meetings

Neurophysiology Fellow:
Supervised training in EMG/NCS
Supervised training in Clinical EEG and short term VEEG/AEEG (Suitable for ANZAN Level 2)
Optional involvement in long term VEEG in Epilepsy Unit
Neuroimmunology Clinics, weekly (Peripheral Neuropathy, MS)
Botulinum toxin clinics
Clinical research projects

Epilepsy Fellow:
Supervised training in Clinical EEG and VEEG (ANZAN EEG Level 2)
Responsible for diagnostic and pre-surgical VEEG patients in ward
Supervised reporting of VEEG studies, scalp and intracranial
Presentation of cases to Epilepsy Surgery meeting weekly
Experience in Epilepsy Surgery and Electrocorticography
Epilepsy Clinics, weekly (New assessment and follow-up)
Complex Epilepsy out reach Clinics
Clinical research projects

Stroke Fellow:
Acute stroke management including thrombolysis
Weekly neurovascular clinic supervised by stroke physicians
Presentation of cases at the weekly stroke meeting
Management of patients in the Westmead stroke unit
Involvement in research.

Hospital Information

Westmead Hospital lies outside Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney and comprises 800-900 beds with all the major medical, surgical and obstetric disciplines represented. Children are seen at the Children's Hospital on the same campus.

The Hospital serves, with Blacktown/Mt Druitt, Auburn District Hospital and Nepean Hospital, the population of the Sydney West Area and, as a tertiary referral centre, the population of NSW.
It is one of the four Sydney University Teaching Hospitals.
Westmead Hospital opened in 1978 and within a decade had established itself as one of the major centres of excellence for clinical medicine and research in Australia. This is reflected in the number of NH&MRC grants which its staff has been awarded and in the numbers of successful candidates in passing the FRACP examination and in being awarded PhDs.

Department Beds :
10 general Neurology beds, 4 Video-EEG Telemetry beds for patients with Epilepsy, 8 Stroke Unit beds (shared with the Dept of Geriatric Medicine)

Department Clinics
Routinely attended by Advanced Trainee General Neurology (weekly in the University Clinic) Parkinson's Disease/Movement Disorder Clinic EMG/NCS Clinic EEG reporting session Epilepsy Clinic Neuro-immunology Clinic Also available Huntington's disease Clinic Botulinum Toxin Clinics

Department Specialty Clinics
Parkinson's Disease/Movement Disorder Clinic, Stroke Unit (with Geriatrics), Epilepsy Clinic, Neuro-immunology Clinic, Huntington's disease Clinic, Botulinum Toxin Clinics

Department Meetings
Weekly Neurology Meeting (presented by the Advanced Trainee)
Neuroradiology Meeting
Hospital Grand Rounds
Movement Disorder meeting
Epilepsy Surgery Meeting
Neuroimmunology Meeting
Stroke meeting

Department Staff
Dr Grant Walker FRACP (Muscle disease and Stroke)
Dr Matthew Silbsy FRACP (Muscles disease and Neurolphysiology)
Dr Andrew Bleasel PhD FRACP (Epilepsy and Neurophysiology)
Dr Elizabeth McCusker FRACP (Headache, Huntington's disease and Cognitive disorders)
Dr Victor Fung PhD FRACP (Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders, Neurophysiology)
Dr Hugo Morales Briceno FRACP (Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders, Neurophysiology)
Dr Neil Mahant PhD FRACP (Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders, Deep brain stimulation, Neurophysiology, Headache)
Dr Ainhi Ha FRACP (Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders)
Dr Justin Garber FRACP (Neuro-immunology)
Dr Andrew Duggins PhD FRACP (Stroke and Cognitive disorders)
Dr Sam Kim PhD FRACP (Huntington's disease, Movement disorder and Clinical Neurophysiology)
Dr Clement Loy PhD FRACP (Neurogenetics, Huntington's disease and Cognitive disorders)
Dr Emma Devenney PhD, FRACP (Huntington's disease and Cognitive disorders)
Dr Florence Chang PhD FRACP (Huntingon's disease, Movement disorders)
Dr Manori Wijayath FRACP (Epilepsy and Neurophysiology)
Dr Zebunnessa Rahman PhD FRACP (Epilepsy and Neurophysiology)
Dr Chong Wong (Epilepsy and Neurophysiology)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Two Advanced Trainee, two Basic Trainees, one Resident. 3 monthly rotation to provide exposure to all neurologists.

Trainee Responsibilities
as for Description of core/elective positions

Selection Criteria
FRACP written and clinical examinations

Philosophy Of Training
This a strong clinical department where the emphasis is on the acquisition of clinical skills and experience. Advanced Trainees are encouraged to become involved in clinical research projects and to present at local and national meetings. A number of our Trainees have gone on to do higher degrees within the Department

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Further Information

Other Information

Trainee Positions At Wollongong Public Hospital

Wollongong Public Hospital
348 Crown Street
NSW, 2500
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Karen Fuller
karen.fuller@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 4353 4430
www : islhd.health.nsw.gov.au

Positions

Training Positions : 1
Elective Training Positions : 1
Fellowships : 1

Core Position Descriptions
Our Core Trainee supervises one of two Neurology Teams: each team comprises of a Neurology BPT and a JMO. They will receive weekly consultant-led clinical and neurophysiological teaching. Career development and the potential for research will be encouraged. Flexibility in terms of working hours is worth discussing with us at the outset. Feedback from our ATs is encouraged and welcomed.

Elective Position Descriptions
Our Elective Trainees (6 months Neurology and 6 months General Medicine) will each spend 6 months with our Department. They will receive weekly consultant-led clinical tutorials. Career development and the potential for research will be encouraged. Flexibility in terms of working hours is worth discussing with us at the outset. As above, feedback is encouraged and welcomed.

A new Fellow in Stroke/Neurophysiology AT position will join us in February 2019.

Hospital Information

The Wollongong Hospital is a 600-bed tertiary referral centre and the largest hospital within the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Wollongong Hospital is the largest of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s nine hospitals, treating more than 47,000 patients annually. It is the region’s tertiary referral hospital which means it has the capacity to treat specialist and complex cases.

Wollongong’s Emergency Department is one of the busiest in New South Wales with around 50,000 presentations each year and the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre is the largest of it kind of the South Coast.

The Hospital is closely affiliated with the University of Wollongong and the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute. An academic suite located at Wollongong Hospital supports both the Graduate School of Medicine and the hospital Research Department.

Wollongong Hospital recently completed $100 million worth of capital works enhancements. Excellent 3T MRI and PET imaging facilities are readily accessible by both inpatients and outpatients.

Wollongong has excellent beaches, endless cycling tracks, and numerous sporting amenities. Please see www.visitwollongong.com.au to learn more. A healthy work-life balance will be encouraged during your time with us at the Wollongong Hospital Neurology Department.

Department Beds :
18 Neurology & 18 Neurosurgery

Department Clinics
4

Department Specialty Clinics
3

Department Meetings
Neurovascular radiology meetings (weekly)
Neurology clinical meetings - led by ATs (weekly)
Neuropathology-oncology meetings (fortnightly)
Neuroradiology - led by ATs (monthly)
Morbidity and mortality meetings - led by ATs (quarterly)
Departmental business meetings (quarterly)

Department Staff
Dr Karen Fuller BSc FRACP
Staff Specialist Neurologist
Head of Department
Area of interest: Epilepsy

A/Prof John Carmody FRCPI FRACP PhD
Senior Staff Specialist Neurologist
Areas of interest: Neurophysiology & botulinum toxin

Dr Jason Gu FRACP
Staff Specialist Neurologist
Area of interest: Movement disorders

Dr Rajat Lahoria FRACP
Staff Specialist Neurologist
Area of interest: Neurophysiology & multiple sclerosis

TBA - January 2019
Staff Specialist Neurologist

Dr Kate Johnson
Advanced Trainee (Neurology Core)

Dr Tony Floyd
Advanced Trainee (Elective Gen Med/Neuro)

TBA - Feb 2019
Advanced Trainee (Fellow - Stroke & Neurophysiology)

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Clinical staff: Two basic physician trainees (BPTs), one intern (PGY1), and one resident medical officer (PGY2).

Trainee Responsibilities
As per the RACP and ANZAN.

Selection Criteria
As per the RACP and ANZAN.

Philosophy Of Training
Our objective is to attract keen Neurology Advanced Trainees who wish to work in a trainee-focussed environment. At the conclusion of their 12 month training with us at Wollongong, each AT will have had exposure to the following:

- A wide variety of Neurological inpatients
- General Neurology outpatient clinics
- Botulinum Toxin clinic
- Read and perform NCS & EMG
- Read and report EEGs
- Thrombolysis administration
- Research training on-site

You will have the opportunity to learn about research methods during your time with us. Opportunities to co-author journal articles will also arise.

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Further Information
http://visitwollongong.com.au

Other Information
Given our focus on education, training and research at Wollongong Hospital, we are keen to explore with our Advanced Trainees whether they would like to stay on with us, in conjunction with the University of Wollongong, as research candidates (e.g. MPhil or PhD). Our hospital's Director of Research is keen to facilitate keen prospective research candidates. Please contact us to discuss.

Flexibility in terms of working hours is also worth exploring with us at the outset. A healthy work-life balance will be encouraged during your time with us at the Wollongong Hospital Neurology Department.

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