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Trainee Positions At Cairns Hospital
Cairns Hospital
The Esplanade, Cairns North, QLD
QLD, 4870
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Ian Wilson
ian.wilson@health.qld.gov.au
Phone : 07 42269772
www :
Positions
Training Positions : One
Elective Training Positions : Zero
Fellowships : Zero
Core Position Descriptions
The trainee undertake 3 rotations consisting of:
- Neurology clinics
- Neurology consults
- Neurology inpatient/Stroke care
The trainee will gain significant outpatient experience including: General neurology, epilepsy, stroke/TIA, botox, neuro-muscular and neuro-ophthalmology.
The trainee will have weekly supervised reporting of EEGs and a weekly or fortnightly NCS/EMG session.
Elective Position Descriptions
Hospital Information
Cairns Hospital is a major referral centre for Far North Queensland. It takes referrals from Tully in the south through to the Torres Strait Islands at the Northern tip of Australia. It services a diverse community including a number of indigenous communities.
The department has 3 consultant neurologists and one stroke physician. There is a busy outpatient department with daily clinics. We aim to provide a well supported training environment with a neurologist always available to give in person advice in a friendly and collaborative approach to training.
The neurology department has 12 inpatient beds, the majority of which are stroke inpatients. A 24 hour stroke thrombolysis service is provided.
Cairns is a very 'liveable' city with lots of surrounding attractions including the rainforest and reef.
Department Beds :
Twelve
Department Clinics
6 General neurology clinics weekly (in addition to specialty clinics listed below)
Department Specialty Clinics
Epilepsy, stroke/TIA, botox, neuro-muscular and neuro-ophthalmology.
Department Meetings
Weekly meetings:
- Neurology clinical meeting with Gold Coast
- Stroke MDT
- Epilepsy videoconference with RBWH
- Weekly teaching session - general neurology alternating with neuro-ophthalmology.
Fortnightly:
- Neuro-radiology meeting
Department Staff
Dr Ian Wilson
Dr Andrew McNabb
Dr Kimberley Forrest
Dr Ramesh Durairaj (Stroke physician)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
1 Core Advanced trainee
1 General Medicine Advanced Trainee
2 Basic Physician Trainees on rotation
1 Resident medical officer
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Trainee Positions At Gold Coast Health
Gold Coast Health
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport
QLD, 4215
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Sam Heshmat
Saman.Heshmat@health.qld.gov.au
Phone : 07 5687 0262
www : https://www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/our-services/stroke-and-neurology
Positions
Training Positions : 3
Elective Training Positions : 0
Fellowships : 2 (MS)
Core Position Descriptions
Trainees will spend 4 months in stroke at GCUH, 4 months in general neurology at GCUH and 4 months at the outpatient clinics at GCUH and Robina Hospital.
Elective Position Descriptions
An additional elective position is available in multiple sclerosis, being a combination of research and clinical work. Prospective applicants should contact Professor Simon Broadley, email Simon.Broadley@health.qld.gov.au.
Hospital Information
Gold Coast Health includes two major campuses, Gold Coast University Hospital (at Southport) and Robina Hospital, with over 1,100 beds. It provides health care not only to the Gold Coast but also to northern New South Wales, servicing a population of approximately 1 million. Neurology services include intravenous thrombosis and endovascular intervention for acute stroke, video-EEG monitoring for seizure classification and pre-surgical evaluation in epilepsy, infusional therapies for Parkinson disease and administration of the latest disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis.
Department Beds :
28
Department Clinics
15/week
Department Specialty Clinics
Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular, Stroke
Department Meetings
Weekly: clinical case presentation, neuroradiology, stroke multidisciplinary team
Monthly: journal club, quality & safety, morbidity & mortality, clinical coding
Department Staff
Dr Rick Adams
Dr Peter Bailey
Prof. Simon Broadley
Dr Koshy George
Dr Sam Heshmat
Dr Kate Lilley
Dr Meena Raj
A/Prof. Arman Sabet
Dr Gaurav Singh
Dr Meng Tan
Dr Lyndal Van Leer
Dr Viral Upadhyay
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Other junior doctors include 3 Neurology PHO/Fellows, 1 basic physician trainee and 3 resident medical officers.
Trainee Responsibilities
Advanced trainees will coordinate care of inpatients admitted under neurology, deal with inpatient consultation requests from other services, evaluate patients presenting to the Emergency Department and see outpatients in general neurology and subspecialties. After hours will include reviewing neurology patients approximately 1 in 5-6 weekends.
Selection Criteria
Candidates will apply to the Queensland RMO Campaign as well as to ANZAN.
Philosophy Of Training
- We aim to provide the best neurology training in
QueenslandAustraliathe world. - Education in neurology encompasses technical and non-technical knowledge in equal measure.
- Learning requires clinical experience, always with close consultant support, and opportunity to reflect on encounters.
- Involvement in other activities, e.g., quality improvement, supporting basic physician training, research, is encouraged.
- Trainee well-being is paramount.
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Trainee Positions At Mater Misericordiae
Mater Misericordiae
Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane QLD
QLD,
Australia
Contact Details
Cullen O'Gorman
admin@anzan.org.au
Phone : (07)316368111
www : https://www.mater.org.au/health/services/mater-neurosciences-centre
Positions
Training Positions : One
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships : One
Core Position Descriptions
Core position covers all aspects of general neurology with subspecialty clinics in cognition and memory, epilepsy, neuro-immunology and multiple sclerosis, stroke and TIA. The trainee is responsible for inpatient care of patients in the stroke unit and neurology ward. There are regular scheduled opportunities for education, EMG and EEG teaching. Part-time applicants willing to job-share are encouraged.
Elective Position Descriptions
The Mater Hospital works with the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital to provide the Queensland Comprehensive Epilepsy Program.
The Mater epilepsy unit comprises three epileptologists, led by Prof Aileen McGonigal. Facilities include 3 video-EEG monitoring beds for patients undergoing workup for epilepsy surgery and an active outpatient and ambulatory EEG service. The fellow will receive training in outpatient and inpatient care of adult epilepsy patients, with a specific focus on the stereoEEG methodology. The Fellow will also develop expertise in EEG and video-EEG interpretation and will be exposed to advanced imaging methods.
In addition to the weekly epilepsy clinical meeting, the Fellow will have the opportunity to participate in the weekly neurology clinical meeting, journal club, neuroradiology meeting and medical grand rounds as well as attendance at Brain School. The Fellow is encouraged to attend relevant national and international meetings e.g. Epilepsy Society of Australia, ANZAN.
The Fellow is expected to undertake a research project and academic staff within the program are affiliated with The University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology.
Hospital Information
Mater Hospital is a private facility that provides care to public patients in partnership with Queensland Health. Mater is the largest Maternity hospital in Australia. The neurosurgery unit is the largest in Queensland. The epilepsy unit was the second site to introduce stereoEEG methodology in Australia. Based in South Brisbane adjacent to the South Bank cultural and arts complex.
Department Beds :
16
Department Clinics
Department Specialty Clinics
Department Meetings
Neuroradiology
Journal club
Mortality and morbidity
Department Staff
Reuben Beer
Donald Craig
Arash Kharom
David Lee
John Phamnguyen
Aileen McGonigal
Peter Nestor
Cullen O'Gorman
Daniel Schweitzer
Andrew Swayne
Rodrigo Tomazini Martins
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Trainee Positions At Princess Alexandra Hospital
Princess Alexandra Hospital
QLD,
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Laura Clarke
Laura.clarke@health.qld.gov.au
Phone :
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Positions
Training Positions : 2
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships : 2
Core Position Descriptions
Elective Position Descriptions
Hospital Information
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is a 700 bed adult hospital serving all adult sub-specialties with the exception of obstetrics. It is one of the two major teaching hospitals of the University of Queensland. The hospital is a major referral base for Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.
Department Beds :
The Neurology Department has eight beds and is collocated with the Neurosurgery Unit and a six bed acute Stroke Unit. There are up to date facilities for Neuro physiological testing within the department, including EEG telemetry, and state of the art Neur
Department Clinics
There are nine general neurology clinics per week plus sepcialty clinics. There is a weekly clinical meeting, shared with the Neurosurgery Department, and a weekly neuroradiology meeting. There is a monthly neuropathology meeting. Hospital Grand Rounds are held weekly. Monthly lectures for advanced trainees are held in conjunction with other neurology units in Brisbane.
Department Specialty Clinics
Epilepsy clinic, MS clinic, Movement disorder clinic, Neuro-immunology clinic, and Neuro-ophthalmology clinic.
Department Meetings
Weekly clinical meeting. Weekly EEG teaching meeting. Weekly neuroradiology meeting shared with the Neurosurgery Department. There is a monthly neuropathology meeting. Hospital Grand Rounds are held weekly. Monthly lectures for advanced trainees are held in conjunction with other neurology units in Brisbane. Weekly Neurology Clinical grand rounds. Weekly dedicated Neurology AT teaching session. Protected Brain School teaching time.
Department Staff
Dr Micheal Walsh.
Dr Simone Headrick.
Dr Stefan Blum.
Dr Alex Lehn.
Dr Cullen O Gorman.
Dr Nabeel Sheikh.
Dr Laura Clarke.
Dr Emily Watson.
Dr Po Yang
Dr Kristen Le Fever
Dr Tamara Sachez-Canento
Dr David Lee
Dr Jon Reimers
Dr Bill Mantzioris.
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
2 x Neurology Advanced Trainees: rotates through neurology and stroke
1 x Non core position: rotates through neurology and stroke
1 x Stroke fellow
2 x BPT Neurology Registrar
2 x Neurology Residents
1 x Stroke Intern
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Trainee Positions At Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Butterfield St, Herston
QLD, 4029
Australia
Contact Details
A/Prof Andrew Wong
Andrew.Wong@health.qld.gov.au
Phone : 736468111
www : https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/healthcare-services/neurology
Positions
Training Positions : Two
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships : One
Core Position Descriptions
Clinical duties with cover of inpatients and consults for 6 months
Outpatient duties with new cases under consultant supervision and participation in subspeciality clinic and involvement in EMG and EEG reporting for 6 months
Teaching and research exposure
Elective Position Descriptions
Telestroke (Dr Claire Muller)
This is a new role for 2024 and will involve both Queensland Telestroke Service (hosted at RBWH) exposure and also exposure to face-to-face code stroke and acute stroke ward service at RBWH. RBWH is one of the four EVT sites in Queensland.
Epilepsy (Prof David Reutens)
This position is available every year. It involves participation in our Comprehensive
Epilepsy Surgery Program. This includes vEEG monitoring, SEEG, VNS and resective surgery.
Movement Disorders and Neuromuscular (A/Profs John O'Sullivan and Robert Henderson)
This role includes exposure to complex EMG, MND, device assisted therapies for PD and DBS.
This position is available most years. In 2025 there is a plan to split these two roles into separate fellowships (advertisement TBA)
Hospital Information
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital is a 987 bed general, tertiary referral teaching hospital with a number of specialities including medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, psychiatry, oncology, obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatal intensive care and trauma services. It is the largest tertiary referral hospital in Queensland and provides services to patients throughout the State, Northern New South Wales, the Northern Territory and from neighbouring countries in the South West Pacific. The hospital fulfils a significant teaching and research role with links to Queensland's major tertiary Universities. Patients are admitted from the local area and are referred from throughout Queensland and Northern New South Wales to the service. As a teaching hospital for medical, nursing and allied health professions it provides a number of clinical speciality areas including all levels of obstetric care, gynaecology, gynae-oncology, operating and delivery suites, a birthing centre, specialist obstetric and gynaecology outpatient clinics and services, neonatal transport, neonatal intensive and special care, breast screening and community based / client orientated education services and women's health services.
Located at Herston and close to the central business district of Brisbane, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital shares the Herston Campus with the Royal Children's Hospital and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.
In supporting their staff members and demonstrating their commitment to continuous quality improvement, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital encourages staff to take advantage of appropriate training and development opportunities offered through:
Undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education for medical and health professionals
Clinical practice programs, postgraduate, and professional development courses for nurses
An extensive range of educational programs covering workplace skills, professional and personal development and contemporary management programs.
Department Beds :
16 beds are allocated to the Neurology Department of which 10 are for the Stroke Unit and 6 for inpatient Neurology. The ward is located adjacent to the Neurosurgery and Vascular Surgery Units and in close proximity to t
Department Clinics
The Department of Neurology has moved towards the provision of specialised clinics in addition to general neurology clinics. There are specialised clinics in autonomic disorders, movement disorders (including monthly botulinum toxin and Huntington's disease), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders (including motor neurone disease), and stroke.
Department Specialty Clinics
Stroke, MND, MS, Movement Disorders, Epilepsy (First seizure, Women and Epilepsy, Surgical planning), Neuro-otology, Neuro-opthalmology, Neuromuscular, Cognitive neurology, Friedreich's ataxia, Huntington's disease
Department Meetings
There is a continuing expansion of the meetings within the Department of Neurology. On Thursday lunch there is a meeting which rotates clinical and research presentations and is of a high standard, often with invited guest speakers. There is a neurology registrar meeting with a consultant lecture, and at Friday lunchtime there is a neurology registrar meeting with a registrar presentation. A clinical case tutorial is conducted on Wednesday lunchtime. Neuroradiology and neuropathology meetings are held regularly. Meetings are also held within the Division of Medicine and include Grand Rounds at which Neurology presents twice a year.
Department Staff
A/Prof Andrew Wong (Stroke; Director of Department of Neurology and Director of Stroke)
A/Prof Robert Henderson (MND and Neurophysiology)
Prof Pamela McCombe (Neuromuscular and Multiple Sclerosis)
A/Prof John O'Sullivan (Movement Disorders)
Dr Mark Paine (Neuro-otology and Neuro-ophthalmology)
Dr Stephen Walsh (Epilepsy and General Neurology)
Prof David Reutens (Epilepsy)
Dr John Phamnguyen (Epilepsy)
Dr Zara Ioannides (Multiple Sclerosis)
A/Prof Lata Vadlamudi (Epilepsy)
A/Prof Cecilie Lander (Epilepsy)
Dr Hossein Zareie (General Neurology)
Dr Robert Adam (General Neurology, Movement Disorders)
Dr Andre Troiano (General Neurology)
Dr Claire Muller (Stroke)
Dr Anne-Marie Van Heuven (Neuromuscular)
Dr Xiaohua Chen (Epilepsy and General Neurology)
Prof Michael O'Sullivan (Stroke and General Neurology)
Dr Matthew Katz (General Neurology and Movement Disorders)
Dr Michael Roizman (Stroke and General Neurology)
Dr Joel Corbett (General Neurology)
Dr Dan Truong (General Neurology and Epilepsy)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Two Advanced Training Registrars accredited as core training.
One clinical position (accredited as RACP non-core advanced training) for a third year trainee or other non-core year trainee.
One non-training (Basic Trainee) Registrar
Two resident medical officer positions and on PHO
Three roles above - Senior registrars/fellows in Stroke, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders
Trainee Responsibilities
Responsibility for clinical duties, training of junior staff and exposure to neurophysiology(EEG and EMG).
Selection Criteria
Fellowships will be available based on suitability of candidate and funding. It is expected that the candidate will have neurology experience and an interest in research.
The two core training roles are assigned via the MATCH system.
The non-core clinical year will be offered to a neurology AT via QH's Smart Jobs website
Philosophy Of Training
We offer a solid grounding in general neurology including neurology outpatients.
We also offer several highly specialised clinics and training opportunities with leading clinical and research experts in several subspecialties in neurology.
Our aim is to provide training opportunities that exceed the minimum requirements stipulated by ANZAN, and to provide the training needed for a career in neurology regardless of whether the trainee's focus is on public or private medicine, inpatient or outpatient care, general or specialised practise, and clinical, teaching, administration or research focussed.
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Trainee Positions At Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
6 Doherty Street, Birtinya, QLD
QLD, 4575
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Antony Winkel
antony.winkel@health.qld.gov.au
Phone : 07 5202 1006
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Positions
Training Positions : 2
Elective Training Positions : 2
Fellowships : 2
Core Position Descriptions
2 Core training positions, with alternation of duties as negotiated between trainees (ie. 3 or 6 month terms, typically). Department supported by Neurology and Stroke CNC positions, Neurology BPT, Neurology Intern and SMO staff.
Inpatient job - includes covering inpatient ward, ED consults, infusion centre and ward consults.
Outpatient job - includes protected Neurophysiology and EEG teaching, clinic time (especially Multiple Sclerosis, Neuro-Immunology, Movement Disorders, Neuro-otology and Headache, as well as other subspecialty clinics), external phone calls and outpatient lumbar punctures.
Strong teaching ethos with regular educational sessions through the week and dedicated EEG teaching. Very strong Neurophysiology exposure hands-on. Protected Brain School time. Exposure to BPT training and Griffith University Medical Students.
Elective Position Descriptions
STROKE FELLOW
Accredited non-core year.
SCUH is a busy Stroke Unit with a high throughput and country-leading length of stay. We are consistently in the top 5 units in the country for door to needle times, rate of thrombolysis, and length of stay. Strong ties to public and private Rehabilitation units help move patients through efficiently, with hyperacute stroke therapy pro-actively offered. Currently very strong thrombolysis exposure and ECR available externally (Brisbane), but work underway to develop a local ECR service by 2025/26.
Clinical duties with cover of stroke inpatients, outpatients (including TIA clinics), thrombolysis and stroke consults. Stroke service currently distributed between 2 acute inpatient teams, each with SMO, Registrar (or Fellow) and Resident/Intern, along with Stroke CNC support and a Stroke NP.
Negotiable (with Neurology ATs) up to 3 months of exposure to general neurology similar to that seen in the core position description above.
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY/NEUROMUSCULAR FELLOW
Accredited non-core Fellowship year, for Year 3+ trainees only (ie. no pre-core trainees accepted).
Dedicated Neuromuscular/Neurophysiology Fellowship position with extensive exposure to peripheral neurophysiology - including NCS, EMG, SFEMG, RNS, blink reflexes, evoked potentials and other specialised techniques. Exposure of >16-20 studies hands-on per week, with the expectation of Level 3 competency at the conclusion of the year.
Exposure to regular Motor Neurone Disease Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, and monthly Neuro-Immunology (with a particular focus on the Peripheral disorders such as myositis, CIDP, myasthenia gravis) Clinic.
Research interest encouraged and supported.
Hospital Information
Currently Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) is the major teaching hospital for the Sunshine Coast Hospital Health Service (SCHHS), which is the major referral hospital for the district with 450 beds, with a continual expansion of its services and capacity. In the coming years, it will have the capacity to expand to a 738 bed facility. Most medical and surgical specialties are represented at this health service, with expansion to include Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery all under development for 2025 and 2026.
Department Beds :
20 stroke, 10 neurology
Department Clinics
General neurology clinics
Department Specialty Clinics
Movement disorders, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuro-Immunology (Central and Peripheral separately staffed), Headache and Facial Pain Clinic, Neurootology/Vestibular.
Department Meetings
Weekly Neuroradiology meeting
Weekly Journal Club
Weekly Complex Case Meeting
Weekly teleconferencing with Gold Coast University Hospital Monday teaching session
Fortnightly Neuro-ophthalmology teaching session
Bimonthly teleconferencing with Royal Brisbane Hospital Pathology department for neuropathology teaching
Weekly EEG teaching
Weekly Hospital Grand Rounds (our department present roughly 2 times per year)
Monthly Neurophysiology/EMG teaching
Department Staff
Dr Joshua Barton (Neuroimmunology)
Dr Andrew Clarke (Neuromuscular and Neurophysiology)
Dr Quentes De Vries (Stroke and Movement Disorders)
Prof Rohan Grimley (Stroke and Director of Research)
Dr Tomin Mooney (General Neurology and Epilepsy)
Dr David Palmer (Movement Disorders and FND Clinic)
Dr Paul Rees (Epilepsy and General Neurology)
Dr Tony Tampiyappa (Stroke and Movement Disorders)
Dr Jasmin Tilling (Headache)
Dr Brett Travers (General Neurology, Neuromuscular and Stroke)
Dr Benjamin Tsang (Headache and Neuro-otology)
Dr Antony Winkel (Neuromuscular and Neurophysiology)
Dr David Wong (Dual-trained Geriatrics/Neurology, Movement Disorders)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
2 x core advanced trainee
2 x non-core advanced trainee (Stroke Fellow and Neurophysiology Fellow)
2 x BPT registrar (1x Neurology, 1x Stroke)
1 x Resident (Stroke)
2 x Interns (Stroke and Neurology)
Trainee Responsibilities
Inpatient and ambulatory care responsibilities specific to rotation. Weekly attendance at EMG and EEG training - very strong exposure to NCS/EMG, including single fibre EMG, bulbar EMG and other specialised techniques. Average 7-10 NCS per week hands-on by AT. On call weeknights and weekends with senior support for on-call duties. A commitment to high quality patient care and ability to develop good rapport with nursing and allied health staff. Developing communication skills with patients and families and a strong working relationship with consultant and resident staff. Interest and enthusiasm in learning clinical skills in neurology and in research.
Selection Criteria
As specified by ANZAN including performance in interview, CV, referee reports.
Philosophy Of Training
Broad exposure to many disciplines of neurology. Strongly supported by a competitive teaching program with an emphasis on developing broad clinical skills. Well-being of trainee and advice on career development strong emphasis with direct supervisors, given the close 1-on-1 supervision with all aspects of inpatient and outpatient neurology. It is possible that all patient encounters can have direct consultant support/contact, thus facilitating a direct apprenticeship type model of teaching.
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Trainee Positions At Toowoomba
Toowoomba
QLD,
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Ronald Siu, Head of Department
Ronald.Siu@health.qld.gov.au
Phone : 07 4616 6000
www : https://www.darlingdowns.health.qld.gov.au/
Positions
Training Positions : One
Elective Training Positions : Zero
Fellowships : Zero
Core Position Descriptions
The Neurology Advanced Trainee will rotate the Ward Service and Clinic Service with the BPT.
Ward service:
Management of five inpatients (wards and ICU)
Assessment of ED patients with neurological presentations
Ward consultations
General Neurology (inpatient follow up and rapid access clinic) x 1 per week
Lumbar Puncture Clinic (lead by RMO and supervised by AT)
Outpatient
General Neurology Outpatient Clinics x 2 per week
Subspecialty clinics (Epilepsy, Young Stroke/TIA, Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disease, Botulinum injection)
Neurophysiology Clinics
Protected EEG Report time
Education and other activities:
Neuroradiology weekly meetings (Alternate between Toowoomba Hospital with General Radiologist and Princess Alexandra Hospital with Neuroradiologist remotely)
Weekly Neurology clinical meeting
Contribution to M&M meetings every three months
Stroke imaging meeting with other stroke physician (Geriatricians and General Physicians)
Journal Club
Toowoomba Hospital Medical Grand Rounds
Clinical Reasoning Sessions (run by General Medicine)
Complex Case Sessions (Neurology AT is expected to present with Neurologist support three to four times a year)
Clinical research
JMO, BPT and Medical student teaching
Elective Position Descriptions
Hospital Information
Toowoomba Hospital, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) covers a population of more than 240 000 people spread across more than 90 000 square kilometres. Toowoomba Hospital is the referral centre for DDHHS, providing outpatient and inpatient care to people residing in the region. Neurology Department received more than 1000 outpatient, 600 EEG and 300 Nerve Conduction Study referrals in 2022 and the numbers are increasing.
The Neurology Trainee will have exposure to General Neurology in a regional hospital, including broad exposure to subspecialties in Neurology which will cover most of the learning objectives. The trainee will be supervised by five neurologists (three full time and two part time) with different special interests such as Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Movement Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Botulinum injection, Headache and Stroke. There will be nursing support in the Movement Disorder and Multiple Sclerosis clinics for multi-disciplinary model care.
The advanced neurology trainee will work alongside with the basic physician trainee, rotating between the ward service block and outpatient block. Neurology inpatient and neurology consultation service are the primary responsibilities for the trainee in the ward service block. As for the outpatient block, the primary responsibility is attending clinics (about 6 clinics a week) and taking outside calls from doctors in the region. The trainee will be on the stroke roster for thrombolysis with a Neurologist being the second call for supervision.
The Neurology advanced trainee will be responsible to organise the educational sessions and lead the handover meeting in the department.
Department Beds :
Five
Department Clinics
General Neurology, Neurophysiology, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Young Stroke / TIA, Botulinum injection, Movement Disorder
Department Specialty Clinics
Department Meetings
Weekly Neuroradiology clinic (Alternating between Toowoomba and Princess Alexandra Hospital)
Stroke Imaging Meeting with Geriatricians and General Physicians
Hospital Grand Rounds
Weekly Neurology Clinical Meetings
Department Staff
Dr Grant Kleinschmidt (General Neurology & Epilepsy)
Dr Neha Nandal (General Neurology & Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr Ehsan Shandiz (General Neurology & Neurophysiology)
Dr Ronald Siu (General Neurology & Headache & Botulinum injection)
Dr Rita Starling (General Neurology & Stroke & Movement Disorder)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
One Advanced Trainee,
One Basic Trainee,
One Resident
Trainee Responsibilities
Ward rotation
1. Manage Neurology inpatient
2. Review Neurology patients referred for Neurology admission in ED and liaise with the Neurologist on call.
3. Review Neurology consults and liaise with the Neurologist on call.
4. Round with the Ward Neurologist reviewing all inpatients and consultations.
5. Organise neurological investigations and procedures for the inpatients.
6. Review urgent EEGs done on site and discuss with Neurologist.
7. Provide supervision for juniors in procedures such as lumbar puncture.
Neurophysiology/Clinics rotation
1. Attend multiple weekly general neurology and specialised clinics.
2. Attend outpatient Neurophysiology clinics
3. Report EEG reports – will be validated by Neurologist.
4. Arrange investigations and treatment for outpatients
Selection Criteria
Pass in FRACP written and clinical examinations
Acceptance into Neurology Advanced training via ANZAN
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Trainee Positions At Townsville
Townsville
100 Angus Smith Drive
Douglas
Townsville
QLD, 4814
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Mike Boggild
mike.boggild@health.qld.gov.au
Phone : 0477 327 974
www :
Positions
Training Positions : 3
Elective Training Positions : 0
Fellowships : 0
Core Position Descriptions
Accredited for Neurology core training from 2014 the posts are based at The Townsville Hospital under the supervision of Dr Ravi Urkude and Dr Mike Boggild.
The Department of Neurology in Townsville was re-established in 2012 with a complement of 5.1WTE Neurologists offering extensive exposure to general and sub-speciality Neurology in a regional setting.
The Neurology advanced trainees will run the Neurology in-patient service which includes a busy acute stroke unit with delivery of clot retrieval & thrombolysis, undertake general and sub-speciality outpatient clinics (including tele-neurology) and be trained within a busy Neurophysiology department.
Elective Position Descriptions
Hospital Information
The Townsville Hospital is the tertiary referral centre for the North Queensland region covering a dispersed population of around 750,000 with a large ED and around 560 beds. Townsville itself has a population of 200,000 and James Cook University, which sits adjacent to TTH, has a medical school with an intake of around 160 students annually.
The hospital offers a full range of sub-speciality services, including Neurosurgery. Substantial expansion of the hospital is currently underway which will augment outpatient, neuro-rehabilitation and oncology facilities.
The Neurology team supervises the acute stroke unit with 8 designated stroke beds with AH/CNC support. Typically the team runs 10-15 inpatients in addition to daily admissions to the Ambulatory Care Unit. There are 3-5 ward consults/day with a similar number of ED referrals.
Department Beds :
10-15 inpatients typically, including 7 stroke beds
Department Clinics
16 outpatient clincs/week (4 registrar clincs)
Department Specialty Clinics
Stroke/TIA, MS, Neuromuscular, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Telehealth
Department Meetings
Neuroradiology (weekly)
Neurology Journal Club (monthly)
Grand Rounds (weekly) - all sub-specialities present
Morbidity/mortality (monthly)
Video-link access to RBWH Neurology meeting (weekly)
Department Staff
Dr Mike Boggild (General Neurology and MS/Neuroimmunology)
Dr Craig Costello (Neurophysiology)
Dr Ravindra Urkude (General Neurology, Neuromuscular and Neurophysiology)
Dr Linda Tjoa (General Neurology, Epilepsy, Neurophysiology)
Dr Andrew Charmley (General neurology, Movement Disorders)
Dr Firas Al-Nidawi (General Neurology, Cerebrovascular Disease)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Advanced Trainees in Neurology (3 core posts)
Basic Physician Trainees (2 rotating)
RMO
Intern
Trainee Responsibilities
Supervision of Neurology team and inpatients.
In conjunction with the Basic Physician trainees (and on-call Neurology Consultant) timely assessment of ward and ED consultation requests.
First on-call for potential thrombolysis/ECR referrals (8 - 4.30, Mon - Fri)
Selection Criteria
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