Princess Alexandra Hospital

Training Positions

1

 

Current Trainee/s

Dr David Pietsch

 

Patient Services per Standard Week

Clinics: New Cases, 2 returns split into CTDs and Inflammatory arthritis, separate axial SpA clinic, Early Arthritis, hot/post-discharge. Monthly combined Rheum-Ophthalmology.

 

Requirements for On Call/  Afterhours (including weekends)

Hospital rotating roster: weekdays and Saturday morning ward rounds once every 3-4 weeks

 

Education Activities

Weekly clinical meeting, monthly radiology and second monthly histology

 

Teaching Responsibilities

Weekly Medical Student clinical signs bedside tutoring

 

Research Interests of Unit

RA basis sciences and clinical

 

Head of Unit

Name: Phillip Vecchio

Phone: 07 3176 5721

Email: phillip.vecchio@health.qld.gov.au

 

Staff

Phillip Vecchio, James Gray, Ranjeny Thomas, Helen Benham, Martin Devereaux, Chin Ng, Amee Sonigra, Louise McCormack.

 

Recruitment

Qld Health RMO Programme

 

Flexible Training

Preferably not