Perth Children’s Hospital, Western Australia

Training Positions

1 (dependent on external funding, there is currently no internal funding provided for the position)

 

Current Trainee/s

Nil

 

Patient Services per Standard Week

Inpatient services, including consults. Regular outpatient clinic attendances (at least 6 OPC clinics available per week)

  • CTD clinic – 1/fortnight
  • Procedural – GA theatre list once a month

 

Requirements for On Call / Afterhours (including weekends)

No on-call/after hours requirements for Fellows (Consultants generally share after hours/on-call duties each week).  Participation in on-call service can be added, we can offer Fellows first on-call with Consultant as second-on-call/backup.

 


Education Activities

Regular weekly Rheumatology meetings with education component, Grand Rounds, Clinicopathology Conferences. 

 

Teaching Responsibilities

JMO supervision and education – formal teaching, plus informal bedside teaching

Medical student teaching – bedside teaching

 

Research Interests of Unit

All aspects of Rheumatology

 

Head of Unit

Name: Dr. Senq-J Lee (Senq)

Phone: 08 6456 2222

Email: senq.lee@health.wa.gov.au

 

Staff

Dr. Senq J Lee, HOD and Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, interests in SLE, inflammatory bone disease (e.g. CRMO)

Dr. Kevin Murray, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, interests in Juvenile Dermatomyositis, hypermobility spectrum disorders.

Dr. Emily Boulter, Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Rheumatologist, all aspects of paediatric rheumatology

Dr. Pavla Walsh, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist and Pain Specialist, interests in paediatric rheumatology and complex pain disorders.

Dr. Anne Sage, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, all aspects of paediatric rheumatology.

 

Recruitment

Position is dependent on external funding sources as there is no funded clinical training position at Perth Children’s Hospital. e.g. Telethon Fellowship (applications usually have to be submitted a year prior).

 

Flexible Training

Yes, flexible including part-time or job sharing.