Geriatric Medicine Geriatric Medicine Advanced Training in Advanced Training in

CairnsCairnsDr Eddy StrivensDr Eddy Strivens

Regional GeriatricianRegional GeriatricianFar North QueenslandFar North Queensland

AustraliaAustralia

The Final FrontierThe Final Frontier

Cairns Base Cairns Base HospitalHospital

Tertiary Teaching Tertiary Teaching HospitalHospital

Clinical school of Clinical school of James Cook James Cook UniversityUniversity

Teaching and Teaching and research research opportunitiesopportunities

What Cairns has to Offer?What Cairns has to Offer? Up to 12 month Core Up to 12 month Core

training in Geriatric training in Geriatric MedicineMedicine

Accredited AT SupervisorAccredited AT Supervisor Rotation options including Rotation options including

Outreach, ACAT cover, Outreach, ACAT cover, Rehabilitation, Acute Rehabilitation, Acute General and Geriatric General and Geriatric MedicineMedicine

New mobile GEM program New mobile GEM program to commence in 2009to commence in 2009

ResearchResearch

Previous projects include work on Previous projects include work on Indigenous Aged Care, Orthogeriatrics and Indigenous Aged Care, Orthogeriatrics and Models of Service DeliveryModels of Service Delivery

Recently completed a validation study of an Recently completed a validation study of an Indigenous Cognitive Assessment toolIndigenous Cognitive Assessment tool

OutreachOutreach

Opportunities to participate in Outreach Opportunities to participate in Outreach Geriatrics to Cape York, the Torres Strait Geriatrics to Cape York, the Torres Strait and Western Tablelandsand Western Tablelands

Outreach procedural General Medicine Outreach procedural General Medicine terms may also be arrangedterms may also be arranged

LifestyleLifestyle

Reef, rainforest, outback all within a dayReef, rainforest, outback all within a day International airport with cheap daily flights International airport with cheap daily flights

to most capital cities and easy access to to most capital cities and easy access to Asia and beyondAsia and beyond

66thth fasted growing city in Australia fasted growing city in Australia Great nightlife, restaurants and local foodGreat nightlife, restaurants and local food

ContactsContacts Please don’t hesitate to contact one of us if interested Please don’t hesitate to contact one of us if interested

in pursuing a year in the Tropicsin pursuing a year in the Tropics

(P.S. If you’re feeling cold down South as winter (P.S. If you’re feeling cold down South as winter deepens, it’s a clear, sunny 24 deg C here today!deepens, it’s a clear, sunny 24 deg C here today!

Edward_Strivens@health.qld.gov.au (Geriatrician)Edward_Strivens@health.qld.gov.au (Geriatrician)– 0417 607 8910417 607 891

Peter_Boyd@health.qld.gov.au (Director of Medicine) Peter_Boyd@health.qld.gov.au (Director of Medicine) Ashim_Sinha@health.qld.gov.au (DPT)Ashim_Sinha@health.qld.gov.au (DPT)