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What’s in your overseas doctor’s bag?
One of the great advantages of being an unemployed bum a locum doctor is the ability take holidays whenever you want without having to worry about applying for leave, arranging cover or abandoning...
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Therapeutic benefits of snowsports
My first experience of snowsports was on a family ski trip to Europe when I was about 13 years old. After a long absence I was lucky enough to rediscover the joy on a snowboarding trip to Japan in 2009...
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Staying trim while travelling
I returned home this week from overseas, having spent a wonderful couple of weeks in Spain reuniting with some of my oldest and dearest friends who all live in different parts of the globe. We spent...
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Clinical quiz 1: Granny’s knobbly fingers *updated*
Just a quick one, but I’m trying to include a bit more clinical content on my blog. Let’s see how it goes! An 84 year old woman has an 8 week history of gradually worsening tender lumps on her fingers,...
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A taste of generalism in the Great Southern
After a rather indulgent 6 weeks off, I’m now half way through a 4 week locum stint in Albany, about 4 1/2 hours drive from Perth, right down on WA’s south coast. Albany has a population of a bit over...
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Clinical quiz 2: “The pill has stuffed up my periods”
Aimee, a 23 year old university student, comes to see you because she hasn’t had a period for 5 months. She has only had 3 periods since she came off the OCP 10 months ago. She originally started...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
My first foray into online FOAM presentations with a chat about this common condition. I hope to be able to upload a bit more office based O&G content as I get a bit better and quicker at...
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A rookie error: The importance of a good history.
As a female GP obstetrician, I do a LOT of gynaecological examinations and spend a good portion of my day feeling or looking up ladies’ private parts – in a purely professional way! I fancy myself a...
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A change of heart – Albany part #2
I’ve just got back to Perth after my four week stint in Albany and after a pretty difficult start, I must admit the place has really grown on me. In fact, it’s moved from being “not really a good fit...
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Clinical quiz 3: The boys trip to Bali
A great friend of mine is getting married in Bali this weekend so I’m popping up there for a couple of days to join in the celebrations. For those of us who live over here in the west, it is quicker...
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The Travel Consultation
I have returned from Bali all bikini-tanned, buffet-fed, spa-pampered and utterly relaxed. It was a fantastic weekend, the highlight of which was the beautiful wedding of a gorgeous friend and the...
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Breaking out of the Comfort Zone
Yesterday I ran 12km in the HBF Run for a Reason along with 29,000 other people to help raise over $1.2 million for local health-related charities. It’s the third time that I’ve participated in a 12km...
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Locuming 101: How to be at home, wherever you are
Anyone who has ever travelled will know that while it can be exciting, energising and enlightening, it can also be tiring, frustrating and challenging at times. No matter how wonderful a trip away has...
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Northern Exposure – the Kimberley Adventure Begins
First, let me say this: If you ever get a chance to travel to the Kimberley … do it! Having just spent 3 weeks in Kununurra in the East Kimberley, I can certainly attest to the stunning physical...
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Old Friends and Fine Wine
The locum life is great for many reasons. I get to travel to lots of different places, discover beautiful parts of the country and have unforgettable adventures. One of the downsides is that I’m...
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Sometimes, you just have to laugh
Yesterday, I saw a great RT from Jocelyn Lowinger (@DrJoLow) on the subject of laughing at oneself: I didn’t think that I’d be acting on its advice so soon, but such is the sometimes absurd nature of...
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Sorry… but are you really a doctor?
Sometimes I get the distinct impression that the general public believe that doctors graduate from medical school as middle aged men. It’s understandable really. After all, that’s what TV has taught...
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My Happiness Is…
Happiness is… A warm bath on a cold day A sunset so beautiful you are don’t want to blink Not having to do another exam ever again A pat on the back for a job well done Sharing a pillow with the one...
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Life After Fellowship
Finishing Fellowship training is one of the most exciting times in a doctor’s life. Many of us have spent our entire adult lives on the pathway from first year medical student to medical specialist;...
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Settling down in Derby town?
The latest chapter in my locum journey has taken me back up to the warm northern parts of Australia, this time for a three week sojourn to Derby where my infatuation with the Kimberley has grown into a...
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