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Northern Paediatric Physician Training Network
- Northern Paediatric Network
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The sites that are part of the Northern Paediatric Network are:
- John Hunter Children's Hospital in Newcastle
- Central Coast (Gosford and Wyong)
- Lismore Base Hospital
- Tamworth Hospital
- Taree (Manning Hospital)
- The Maitland Hospital
- The Tweed Hospital
- Wallsend Community Health
Paediatric specialities available in our Network are:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Community Paediatrics
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- NICU
- Oncology
- Respiratory
Outpatient clinics occur weekly for all specialities including inreach clinics for Nephrology and Cardiology.
Some of the benefits of being part of the Northern Paediatric Physician Training Network are:
- Equitable access to education initiatives for all trainees
- A co-ordinated approach to facilitate access to training facilities across sites
- Improved access to professional development opportunities
- Increased collaboration amongst trainees, clinicians and health service managers about issues facing Paediatric Physician training and service delivery
- Greater exposure to a variety of training opportunities (provided at different sites) in order to fulfil College requirements
- A Network Director of Paediatric Physician Training (NDPPT) to lead and develop the program across each network
- A Network Education Support Officer (ESO) to assist the NDPPT organise and administer the Network Training Program
- Stream Co-ordinators to co-ordinate training opportunities in basic and advanced training across NSW within the stream
- Trainees also have access to protected teaching time
- Excellent pass rate for FRACP exams
- Skills and Simulation Centre
- Close links with University of Newcastle
Education Training
- 2012 FRACP Clinical Exam (pdf 200K)
- Child & Community Health teaching
- John Hunter Children's Hospital Paediatric Grand Rounds
- M & M Meetings
- Network Training Program (pdf 227K)
- NSW Institute for Medical Education & Training
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Other Education Opportunities
- Skills Lab
- APLS
- Teaching on the run
- Child Protection (HNE Health Intranet site)
- Organisational Capability & Learning Calendar (HNE Health Intranet site)
-
Sexual Assault Training
Please contact Tracey Carthew, Education Support Officer for the scheduled date.
- FRACP Registrar teaching - Kaleidoscope document password required for this document (contact Tracey Carthew or Telephone: +61-2-4921-3668)
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Registrar teaching recordings
- How to access these recordings (pdf 159K)
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Employee Information
Kaleidoscope document password required for some documents in this section (contact Tracey Carthew or Telephone: +61-2-4921-3668)
Medical Administration
- HR and Payroll Forms (HNE Health Intranet site)
- Kaleidoscope Clinical Practice Documents
- Leave request form - JHCH staff (pdf 25K)
- Network Contact List (pdf 17K)
- Paediatric Orientation Handbook (pdf 985K)
- Pager list (pdf 61K)
- ROVER (doc 46K)
- Registrar Roster (pdf 70K)
- Resident Roster (pdf 47K)
- Term Description General Information (pdf 58K)
- Ward/ Service Consultant Report (pdf 552K)
New employees
- Arrival manual (pdf 248K)
- Identification badge photo schedule (pdf 12K)
- Relocation manual (pdf 248K)
Other education opportunities
-
Aljesal (Paediatrics - red course)
Phone 02 9716 8889 including evenings, this is a home office - DCH - Diploma of Child Health
- FRACP revision course - The University of Auckland
For more information contact:
Dr Frank Alvaro
Network Director
Northern Paediatric Physician Training
Ph: 02 4921 3668
frank.alvaro@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
or
Tracey Carthew
Education Support Officer
Northern Paediatric Physician Training
Ph: 02 4921 3668
tracey.carthew@hneheatlh.nsw.gov.au
