Living Remote – How to survive and thrive as a doctor in rural Australia
I have been privileged to call Thursday Island home for the last three and a half years. Initially I planned to commit for a year, but I soon fell in love with the island and it became home. The medicine is unlike anywhere else in Australia, the community is...
Multi-Dinghy Multi-Trauma: Triaging a multi-casualty with a phone and some blank paper
Note: The purpose of this site if to provide free open access medical education (FOAMed) in the context of rural and remote health. Though all stories have been inspired by real cases, all identifying details such as names, ages, locations and background descriptions have been thoroughly changed to ensure...
The Torres Approach to Hepatitis B
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is widespread in the Torres Strait. Over the last few years there has been a focused effort within the medical team to devise a strategy to ensure safe and appropriate diagnosis and management of CHB. Extensive consultation with the local workforce and relevant specialists guided...
Man vs the Monsoon
Note: The purpose of this site if to provide free open access medical education (FOAMed) in the context of rural and remote health. Though all stories have been inspired by real cases, all identifying details such as names, ages, locations and background descriptions have been thoroughly changed to ensure...
The Flying Death Adder
Note: The purpose of this site if to provide free open access medical education (FOAMed) in the context of rural and remote health. Though all stories have been inspired by real cases, all identifying details such as names, ages, locations and background descriptions have been thoroughly changed to ensure...
24 Hours as the On-call Doctor in the Torres Strait
Note: The purpose of this site if to provide free open access medical education (FOAMed) in the context of rural and remote health. Though all stories have been inspired by real cases, all identifying details such as names, ages, locations and background descriptions have been thoroughly changed to ensure...