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> Queen Elizabeth Hospital

TRAINING SITE NAME: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Head of Unit: Dr Maureen Rischmueller

Contact Details:
Phone: 08 8222 6688
Fax: 08 8222 7156
28 Woodville Road
Woodville South SA 5011

Number of Training Positions: 1

Research Interests of Unit:
Clinical and basic science of Sjogrens syndrome. Immunogenetic analysis of RA and AS. New drug treatments for RA. Fibromyalgia and regional cerebral blood flow. Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases (OA, cancer, CTDs, RCT methodology). OA therapy.

STAFF:
Consultants:
Dr M Rischmueller
Dr C Hill
Dr S Burnet
Dr S Whittle

Resident Staff:
RMO on rotation
One intern

Secretary:
Ms Mary Devine

Clinical Trials:
Dr Sarah Downie-Doyle

Principal Scientist:
Ms Sue Lester

Facilities:
Equipment
Office Space
Secretarial Assistance
Procedure Area
Laboratory
Library

Patient Services per week:
Average Inpatients: 2
Average Consultations: 10
Average Outpatients: 4 clinics per week

Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %):
Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:85%
Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 10%
Chronic Pain: 5%
Sports Injuries:
Other: General Medical Admitting variable load. No General Medicine OP.

Procedures performed in unit:
Joint Injection/Aspiration: 20 per month
Muscle Biopsy: 1 each 3 months

Education Activities:
Clinical Conference: 1 per week with Royal Adelaide Rheumatologists
X-Ray Conference: 1 per week with the radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons
Journal Meeting: 1 per week Rheumatology Unit
Research Meeting: 1 per week
Combined Conferences: Orthopaedic/Rheumatology fortnightly xray meeting
Other: Weekly ward round and meeting with RAH consultants and junior staff. Monthly meeting with all Adelaide rheumatologists.

Additional Clinics Attended:
A combined inflammatory arthritis clinic with Dr Les Cleland and a Paediatric Rheumatology clinic once per month.

Previous trainees:
Registrar 2007 - Dr A Cole
Dr E Ang
Dr T Lu
Dr S Cox

Dr Fin Cai

Dr E Pontifex

Dr S Whittle

Comments:
All registrars actively undertake a research project with dedicated time.

> Royal Adelaide Hospital (updated September 2006)

TRAINING SITE NAME: Royal Adelaide Hospital

Head of Unit: Professor Leslie Cleland

Contact Details:
Phone: 08 8222 5190
Fax: 08 8222 5895

Number of Training Positions: 1

Research Interests of Unit:
Control of inflammation, T cell function and migration in RA, Lipid mediators of inflammation, Early Arthritis, Therapeutic trials

STAFF:
Consultants:
Dr Susanna Proudman
Dr Peter Penglis
Dr Geeta Chandran
Dr Sam Whittle

Resident Staff:
Dr Michael Nissen - 2006

Facilities:
Equipment
Office Space
Secretarial Assistance
Procedure Area
Laboratory
Library
Clinical Trial Co-ordinator, Data Manager

Patient Services per week:
Average Inpatients: 2
Average Consultations: 5
Average Outpatients: 100

Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %):
Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:30%
Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 30%
Chronic Pain: 20%
Sports Injuries: 2%
Other: 8%

Procedures performed in unit:
Joint Injection/Aspiration: 10 per week
Synovial lavage: 3 per week

Education Activities:
Clinical Conference: weekly
X-Ray Conference: monthly
Journal Meeting: monthly (city wide)
Combined Conferences: Combined Plastic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Hand Clinics.

Additional Clinics Attended:
Combined Plastic Surgeons/Orthopaedic, Hand Clinics.

Last six trainees:
Dr Michael Nissen
Dr Fin Cai
Dr Eliza Pontifex
Dr Sally Cox
Dr Helen Keen
Dr Sam Whittle

Comments:
Opportunities exist for for both clinical and laboratory-based research.

> Flinders Medical Centre

TRAINING SITE NAME: Flinders Medical Centre

Head of Unit: Professor Malcolm Smith

Contact Details:
Phone: 08 8275 1819
Fax: 08 8374 4276

Number of Training Positions: 1

Research Interests of Unit:
Immunopathogenic mechanisms, Histopathology of the synovium in inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions
Sjogren's Syndrome
Systemic Sclerosis
Immune tests in rheumatology
Therapeutic drug trials

STAFF:
Consultants:
3 Full Time; 3 Visiting Medical Officers

Resident Staff:
1 Registrar

Facilities:
Equipment: Access to office space,computers, printers, secretarial support and on-line search facilities
Office Space: Available to trainee
Secretarial Assistance: available to trainee
Procedure Area: within outpatient department and on wards
Laboratory: Full Immunology laboratory on site
Library: Departmental library with access to most Rheumatology and Immunology journals. Main Hospital library three floors above department

Patient Services per week:
Average Inpatients: 1-2
Average Consultations: 5
Average Outpatients: 80

Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %):
Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:60%
Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 25%
Chronic Pain: 10%
Sports Injury: 5%

Procedures performed in unit:
Joint Injection/Aspiration: 20 per week
Muscle Biopsy: 1-2 per month
Nerve Conduction Studies & EMG's: 10 per month (with neurologists)
EMG's: 6 per year
Arthroscopy & Synovial Biopsy: 4 per month

Education Activities:
Clinical Conference: Twice weekly (in conjunction with Repatriation General Hospital)
X-Ray Conference: weekly
Histopathology conference: 3 times a year
Journal Club: monthly (all trainees in Adelaide)
Research meeting: weekly
Combined Clinics:
with orthopaedic surgeons: monthly
with plastic surgeons: monthly

Additional Clinics Attended:
Immunology - 50 outpatients per week
Immunotherapy Clinic: 4 patients per week

Last five trainees:
Dr Anthony Smith
Dr Jennifer Walker
Dr Tiffany Moulds
Dr Fiona Goldblatt
Dr Maureen Rischmueller

Current trainee: Dr. Sally Cox

Comments:
The training position in Rheumatology at Flinders Medical Centre is a shared position with Immunology. It sometimes has an Advanced Trainee in Immunology occupying the position but usually is occupied by an advanced trainee in Rheumatology. The trainee has Immunology outpatient responsibilities, including Allergy testing and Immunotherapy in addition to Rheumatology outpatient and inpatient responsibilities. The position is usually occupied for one year and trainees will then rotate to either Repatriation General Hospital or one of the other training positions in Adelaide (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital). The Rheumatology Unit at Flinders Medical Centre is closely aligned with the Immunology Unit and there is a strong laboratory and research base within the Immunology Unit which is available to the Advanced Trainee in Rheumatology.

> Repatriation General Hospital

TRAINING SITE NAME: Repatriation General Hospital

Head of Unit: A/Professor Michael Ahern

Contact Details:
Phone: 08 8275 1925
Fax: 08 8275 1138

Number of Training Positions:

Research Interests of Unit:
Synovial histopathology, Methotrexate, Auto-immune diseases

STAFF:

Consultants:

Resident Staff:

Facilities:
Office Space available for Trainee
Secretarial Assistance provided
Procedure Area
Laboratory
Library
Other: needle arthroscopy

Patient Services per week:
Average Inpatients: 5-6
Average Consultations: 4
Average Outpatients: 12-15

Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %):
Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:50%
Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 30%
Chronic Pain: 10%
Auto Immune: (SLE, Scleroderma) 10%

Procedures performed in unit:
Joint Injection/Aspiration: 6 per week
Epidural Injections: 2 per week
Muscle Biopsy: 1 per month
Nerve Conduction Studies: performed by Neurologists
EMG's: performed by Neurologists
Arthroscopy: 2 per week
Synovial Biopsy: 2 per week

Education Activities:
Clinical Conference: 2 per week
X-Ray Conference: weekly
Histopathology Conference: 4 per year
Journal Meeting: monthly
Research Meeting: fortnightly
Combined Conferences: Monthly combined orthopaedic, monthly plastic.

Additional Clinics Attended:
Juvenile Arthritis Clinic monthly, Combined Orthopaedic Clinic monthly, Hand Clinic monthly.

Last five trainees:
Registrar to end-Jan 06 - Dr M Nissen
Registrar 2006 - Dr T Lu
Dr E Pontifex
Dr F Cai
Dr S Whittle
Dr J Walker
Dr S Cox

Comments:
Accredited in May 1993 by Dr Paul Tan. Trainee is expected to participate in clinical research programme and teaching undergraduates and post graduates, plus allied health.

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TRAINING SITE NAME: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Head of Unit: Dr Maureen Rischmueller Contact Details: Phone: 08 8222 6688 Fax: 08 8222 7156 28 Woodville Road Woodville South SA 5011	Number of Training Positions: 1 Research Interests of Unit: Clinical and basic science of Sjogrens syndrome. Immunogenetic analysis of RA and AS. New drug treatments for RA. Fibromyalgia and regional cerebral blood flow. Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases (OA, cancer, CTDs, RCT methodology). OA therapy.
STAFF: Consultants: Dr M Rischmueller Dr C Hill Dr S Burnet Dr S Whittle Resident Staff: RMO on rotation One intern Secretary: Ms Mary Devine Clinical Trials: Dr Sarah Downie-Doyle Principal Scientist: Ms Sue Lester	Facilities: Equipment Office Space Secretarial Assistance Procedure Area Laboratory Library
Patient Services per week: Average Inpatients: 2 Average Consultations: 10 Average Outpatients: 4 clinics per week	Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %): Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:85% Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 10% Chronic Pain: 5% Sports Injuries: Other: General Medical Admitting variable load. No General Medicine OP.
Procedures performed in unit: Joint Injection/Aspiration: 20 per month Muscle Biopsy: 1 each 3 months	Education Activities: Clinical Conference: 1 per week with Royal Adelaide Rheumatologists X-Ray Conference: 1 per week with the radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons Journal Meeting: 1 per week Rheumatology Unit Research Meeting: 1 per week Combined Conferences: Orthopaedic/Rheumatology fortnightly xray meeting Other: Weekly ward round and meeting with RAH consultants and junior staff. Monthly meeting with all Adelaide rheumatologists.
Additional Clinics Attended: A combined inflammatory arthritis clinic with Dr Les Cleland and a Paediatric Rheumatology clinic once per month.	Previous trainees: Registrar 2007 - Dr A Cole Dr E Ang Dr T Lu Dr S Cox Dr Fin Cai Dr E Pontifex Dr S Whittle
Comments: All registrars actively undertake a research project with dedicated time.

TRAINING SITE NAME: Royal Adelaide Hospital
Head of Unit: Professor Leslie Cleland Contact Details: Phone: 08 8222 5190 Fax: 08 8222 5895	Number of Training Positions: 1 Research Interests of Unit: Control of inflammation, T cell function and migration in RA, Lipid mediators of inflammation, Early Arthritis, Therapeutic trials
STAFF: Consultants: Dr Susanna Proudman Dr Peter Penglis Dr Geeta Chandran Dr Sam Whittle Resident Staff: Dr Michael Nissen - 2006	Facilities: Equipment Office Space Secretarial Assistance Procedure Area Laboratory Library Clinical Trial Co-ordinator, Data Manager
Patient Services per week: Average Inpatients: 2 Average Consultations: 5 Average Outpatients: 100	Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %): Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:30% Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 30% Chronic Pain: 20% Sports Injuries: 2% Other: 8%
Procedures performed in unit: Joint Injection/Aspiration: 10 per week Synovial lavage: 3 per week	Education Activities: Clinical Conference: weekly X-Ray Conference: monthly Journal Meeting: monthly (city wide) Combined Conferences: Combined Plastic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Hand Clinics.
Additional Clinics Attended: Combined Plastic Surgeons/Orthopaedic, Hand Clinics.	Last six trainees: Dr Michael Nissen Dr Fin Cai Dr Eliza Pontifex Dr Sally Cox Dr Helen Keen Dr Sam Whittle
Comments: Opportunities exist for for both clinical and laboratory-based research.

TRAINING SITE NAME: Flinders Medical Centre
Head of Unit: Professor Malcolm Smith Contact Details: Phone: 08 8275 1819 Fax: 08 8374 4276	Number of Training Positions: 1 Research Interests of Unit: Immunopathogenic mechanisms, Histopathology of the synovium in inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions Sjogren's Syndrome Systemic Sclerosis Immune tests in rheumatology Therapeutic drug trials
STAFF: Consultants: 3 Full Time; 3 Visiting Medical Officers Resident Staff: 1 Registrar	Facilities: Equipment: Access to office space,computers, printers, secretarial support and on-line search facilities Office Space: Available to trainee Secretarial Assistance: available to trainee Procedure Area: within outpatient department and on wards Laboratory: Full Immunology laboratory on site Library: Departmental library with access to most Rheumatology and Immunology journals. Main Hospital library three floors above department
Patient Services per week: Average Inpatients: 1-2 Average Consultations: 5 Average Outpatients: 80	Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %): Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:60% Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 25% Chronic Pain: 10% Sports Injury: 5%
Procedures performed in unit: Joint Injection/Aspiration: 20 per week Muscle Biopsy: 1-2 per month Nerve Conduction Studies & EMG's: 10 per month (with neurologists) EMG's: 6 per year Arthroscopy & Synovial Biopsy: 4 per month	Education Activities: Clinical Conference: Twice weekly (in conjunction with Repatriation General Hospital) X-Ray Conference: weekly Histopathology conference: 3 times a year Journal Club: monthly (all trainees in Adelaide) Research meeting: weekly Combined Clinics: with orthopaedic surgeons: monthly with plastic surgeons: monthly
Additional Clinics Attended: Immunology - 50 outpatients per week Immunotherapy Clinic: 4 patients per week	Last five trainees: Dr Anthony Smith Dr Jennifer Walker Dr Tiffany Moulds Dr Fiona Goldblatt Dr Maureen Rischmueller Current trainee: Dr. Sally Cox
Comments: The training position in Rheumatology at Flinders Medical Centre is a shared position with Immunology. It sometimes has an Advanced Trainee in Immunology occupying the position but usually is occupied by an advanced trainee in Rheumatology. The trainee has Immunology outpatient responsibilities, including Allergy testing and Immunotherapy in addition to Rheumatology outpatient and inpatient responsibilities. The position is usually occupied for one year and trainees will then rotate to either Repatriation General Hospital or one of the other training positions in Adelaide (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital). The Rheumatology Unit at Flinders Medical Centre is closely aligned with the Immunology Unit and there is a strong laboratory and research base within the Immunology Unit which is available to the Advanced Trainee in Rheumatology.

TRAINING SITE NAME: Repatriation General Hospital
Head of Unit: A/Professor Michael Ahern Contact Details: Phone: 08 8275 1925 Fax: 08 8275 1138	Number of Training Positions: Research Interests of Unit: Synovial histopathology, Methotrexate, Auto-immune diseases
STAFF: Consultants: Resident Staff:	Facilities: Office Space available for Trainee Secretarial Assistance provided Procedure Area Laboratory Library Other: needle arthroscopy
Patient Services per week: Average Inpatients: 5-6 Average Consultations: 4 Average Outpatients: 12-15	Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %): Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:50% Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 30% Chronic Pain: 10% Auto Immune: (SLE, Scleroderma) 10%
Procedures performed in unit: Joint Injection/Aspiration: 6 per week Epidural Injections: 2 per week Muscle Biopsy: 1 per month Nerve Conduction Studies: performed by Neurologists EMG's: performed by Neurologists Arthroscopy: 2 per week Synovial Biopsy: 2 per week	Education Activities: Clinical Conference: 2 per week X-Ray Conference: weekly Histopathology Conference: 4 per year Journal Meeting: monthly Research Meeting: fortnightly Combined Conferences: Monthly combined orthopaedic, monthly plastic.
Additional Clinics Attended: Juvenile Arthritis Clinic monthly, Combined Orthopaedic Clinic monthly, Hand Clinic monthly.	Last five trainees: Registrar to end-Jan 06 - Dr M Nissen Registrar 2006 - Dr T Lu Dr E Pontifex Dr F Cai Dr S Whittle Dr J Walker Dr S Cox
Comments: Accredited in May 1993 by Dr Paul Tan. Trainee is expected to participate in clinical research programme and teaching undergraduates and post graduates, plus allied health.