Dr Michael Golding has been appointed as the Clinical Director, Emergency Care Institute NSW. Michael has extensive emergency medicine experience working in Australia and abroad. Michael will commence in September 2017 when he completes his sabbatical working as a consultant at Queens Hospital in London. Michael will continue to work part time as a consultant at Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick where he was the ED Director until 12 months ago.
In August the ECI farewelled Dr Lucy Harten-Ash and Dr Gabrielle Mane who completed their 6 month special skills term. We also had the pleasure of welcoming two new trainees:
Dr Joseph Marwood:
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E: joseph.marwood@health.nsw.gov.au
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P: (02) 9464 4678
Dr Anne Walton
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E: anne.walton@health.nsw.gov.au
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P: (02) 9464 4678
The ECI will also lose another valuable team member at the end of August. Zafirul Hussain, has been with the ECI for nearly two years. He has decided to take a career break for 12 months. Zafir has led a busy program of work facilitating small group discussions reviewing emergency department (ED) incidents, developing an ED incident management database, supporting the statewide Information Systems and Technology Advisory Committee and Incident Advisory Committee for the ECI.
We wish Zafir all the best for his next challenge.
The ECI is currently in the process of recruiting to this position.
