Entries from MMC: News tagged with 'emergency medicine'
What interns really do...
A recent study published in the MJA examined the working patterns of interns from three major Melbourne city teaching hospitals. It found that 17.5% of time was spend on patient histories, 9.3% on examinations, 5.6% on procedures and 42.9% on...
Entries from MMC: Resources tagged with 'emergency medicine'
Marshall & Reudys On Call:Princip & Prot
Marshall & Ruedy’s ON CALL:PRINCIPLES AND PROTOCOLS has been written for Australasian medical school trainees from years 3 – 6 using the PBL format. The course is compulsory in the clinical years and is typically called Medicine. The book is...
Biological and Chemical Terrorism: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders
Would you recognize the signs of a biological or chemical weapon attack? Would you know how to diagnose and treat your patients? Would you know how to protect your staff and yourself in doing so? For answers to questions like...
Marshall & Reudy's On Call: Principles & Protocols: Australian Version
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Emergency Medicine: Expert Consult: Online and Print
Announcing a better source for dependable answers in your fast-paced field! This new reference, edited by James G. Adams, MD, presents the right kind of know-how - the right way - so you can get what you need and move...
Rosen's Emergency Medicine e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 3-Volume Set, 6e
You only have one chance to get it right. Rely on Rosen's Emergency Medicine! More than 300 top authorities equip you with today's best approaches for overcoming the clinical challenges you face. The multimedia e-dition includes the three-volume set, plus...
Emergency Medicine Secrets: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 4e
The Secrets Series® is breaking new ground again. This updated and expanded edition will cover all aspects of emergency medicine. Sections include decision making in emergency medicine, primary complaints, nontraumatic illness, central nervous system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract,...
Toxicology Handbook
The Toxicology Handbook provides an easily followed approach to the assessment and management of common, unusual and life-threatening poisonings. Separate sections address envenoming problems specific to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This easy-to-use handbook has a practical clinical...
Emergency Medicine: The Principles of Practice, 4e
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Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
A major postgraduate textbook in paediatric emergency medicine, covering all the major topics that present to the trainee doctor in the emergency department....
Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine, 2e
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Emergency Ultrasound Made Easy
This book is a pocket-sized, practical introduction and ready reference to focused ultrasound (USS) in the Emergency Department. USS is a safe, rapid imaging technique, however, it is only in recent years that its role has emerged in the field...
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. Training and Examination Handbook.
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Comparison of Training Conditions & Vocational Training Costs in Australian Specialist Medical Training Programs
Australian Medical Association. Comparison of Training Conditions & Vocational Training Costs in Australian Specialist Medical Training Programs....
Careers in Medicine : The Avant Handbook
Hewson, A. D., Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute., et al. (2006). Careers in medicine : the Avant handbook. Newcastle, N.S.W., Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute. Buy it here....
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty
Freeman, B. (2007). The ultimate guide to choosing a medical specialty. New York, McGraw-Hill Medical. A very useful and reader-friendly medical specialty guide written by doctors for students, blending first-hand experience with facts and figures to capture the essence of all the major specialties.
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine....
The specialist emergency medicine workforce in Australia : an update : 2002-2012
Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee. (2003). The specialist emergency medicine workforce in Australia : an update : 2002-2012. Sydney, NSW. Read the report...
Entries from MMC: Specialty profiles tagged with 'emergency medicine'
Dr Andrew Casamento FACEM
Emergency Medicine Physician Northern Hospital Melbourne...
Flexibility in Training
This is an extremely flexible training program. Trainees are permitted to complete any part of their training on a part time basis (50% of workload which is generally interpreted as 20 hours per week). Training can be interrupted for a...
Availability/Competition for training positions
Current workforce projections suggest that training positions will be readily available in the short to medium term....
Cost of Training
Annual Registration fee $659.00 Primary Examination $1,055.00 Base Fee plus $103.00 per subject Fellowship Examination $1,845.00 Fellowship Application fee $1,157.00 Costs as at 11/06. Costs of training may vary from year to year. Please visit the college website or contact...
Length of Training
Total training time is five years full time or equivalent. This comprises of an initial provisional year and four years advanced training....
Application process
Two years of post graduate experience are required prior to entry into the training program. The first year of training is a provisional year during which candidates must complete at least six months of emergency department work and pass a...
Training Program
Training and assessment is governed by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. A comprehensive overview of the training program is available from the college website....
Medical indemnity
Use our risk category tool to see what risk category is assigned to this specialty....
Lifestyle and Practice Options
Emergency medicine is considered one of the better lifestyle specialties. The work is arranged into shifts with a designated hand over time, and there are minimal on call requirements. A typical consultant workload in a tertiary hospital would be 38...
Intellectual content
An extremely broad knowledge base is required for emergency medicine practice, and this is one of the specialty’s big attractions. Topics covered in initial examinations include anatomy, pathology, physiology and pharmacology....
The doctor-patient relationship
Relationships between emergency doctors and their patients tend to be short term without follow up. While some doctors are frustrated by not knowing their patient’s outcomes, many enjoy managing the high acuity situation and then handing over medium and long...
The workplace
Patients may arrive in the emergency department via personal transport, ambulance or even helicopter! The department is divided into areas according to the seriousness of the medical problem encountered. These often include resuscitation/trauma cubicles, cubicles for stable patients likely to...
Emergency Medicine
Emergency medicine is a relatively new specialty which deals with the identification and immediate management of serious and life threatening situations. Emergency physicians are faced with a broad range of undifferentiated medical and surgical problems from benign headaches to severe...
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