Rheumatologists and Trainees > Training > Tas
> Royal Hobart Hospital (updated 23rd Feb. 2011)
| TRAINING SITE NAME OF SITE: Royal Hobart Hospital |
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| Head of Unit: Dr Deborah Speden Contact Details: Phone: 03 6222 7190 Fax: 03 6222 7187
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Number of Training Positions: 1
Research Interests of Unit: inflammtory spinal disease, scleroderma, osteoporosis/metabolic bone, pain, clinical drug trials, osteoarthritis |
| STAFF: Consultants: 5 Registrar: 1 |
Facilities: Equipment: DXA scanner, ultrasound scanner, MRI Office space: access to shared computers in doctors quarters Secretarial Assistance: hospital only Procedure Area: ward/day ward Laboratory: no Library: General library, online journals |
| Patient Services per week: Average Inpatients: 5 Average Consultations: 3 Average Outpatients: 20 |
Types of Patients Seen (Approx. %): Inflammatory/Connective Tissue Disease:40% Degenerative/Soft Tissue: 30% Chronic Pain: 20% Other: 10% |
| Procedures performed in unit: Joint Injection/Aspiration Epidural Injections: Pain Anaesthetists Muscle biopsies: Surgeons Nerve Conduction Studies: Neurologists EMG's: Neurologists Arthroscopy: Orthopaedic Synovial Biopsy: If needed |
Education Activities: Clinical Conference & Journal Club X-Ray Meeting Combined Conferences: Hand Extensive clinical and epidemiological research program |
| Additional Clinics Attended: Haemophiliac Clinic every 2 months, Neurosurgical/Spinal MRI meeting |
Last five trainees: Eva Lange |
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