Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2017
Intercollegiate conversations: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
In the first of a series of online interviews with other Australian and New Zealand Specialty Colleges about the developments and shared challenges with implementing competency-based medical education, I spoke with the current Dean of Education at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Dr Ian Graham. Dr Graham is not an anaesthetist. ⋯ He was appointed into the role of part-time Dean of Education at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in August 2014. The interview was conducted in person on 13 April 2016 at Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, and subsequent changes were made to the manuscript through email by Dr Graham on 28 August 2016.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2017
Patterns of low acuity patient presentations to emergency departments in New South Wales, Australia.
To explore the patterns of low acuity patient (LAP) presentations to EDs in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ⋯ The percentage of LAPs varied substantially by definition, and further work is required to validate the methods, particularly around the appropriateness of length of consultation time with ACEM, between different hospitals and remoteness areas. Age was strongly associated with low acuity, with substantial effects also observed for GP density, and attendances during out of hours and weekends.