| Practice Name |
Christies Beach Medical Centre |
| ABN |
19954768133 |
| Address |
100 Beach Road, Christies Beach SA 5165 - View Google map |
| Phone number |
(08) 8384 4444 |
| Fax number |
(08) 8384 7374 |
| Email address |
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| eb address |
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| Principal contact name |
Jacqui Adams - Practice Manager or
Barry Dowell – Managing Partner |
| ASGC-RA Classification |
1 |
| Outer Metropolitan |
No |
| Training Accreditation (RACGP) renewal date |
1 July 2011 |
| Accreditation Status |
GPT1 / GPT2 / GPT3 |
| Practice Location |
| a) Description of practice location |
Approx 35km south of Adelaide in seaside suburb of Christies Beach. |
| b) Health and medical information about the region |
Broad ranging community with young families as well as elderly. Local industrial areas provide occupational health experience. Full spectrum of the population is seen with areas of disadvantage and poor health as well as an aboriginal population. |
| c) Practice type and size |
Large practice with up to 12 doctors working at various times. Seven Capital Partners, two Associate Partners, one Basic and One Advanced Trainee and two employee doctors. Over 50,000 patient records on file. Active teaching practice. Well backed up by extensive support staff consisting of:
· Practice Manager
· Fifteen reception and administration staff
· Six Registered Nurses
Workload is flexible to suit individual doctors’ needs and nature of practice. Casualty service is available to treat patients without appointments. Doctors undertake home visits, Nursing Home Visits, Hospital work also: Minor surgical procedures including skin flaps and skin grafts for management of skin cancer; this is undertaken in dedicated operating theatre. Also: ECG, Spirometry, Slit Lamp, Cryotherapy, Diathermy, Soft Tissue Laser treatment, ambulatory blood pressure machine, ear syringe all available. Full range of medical services provided including skin cancer surgery, occupational health, immunizations, travel health etc Two nurses dedicated to undertaking health assessments. Pharmacy and Pathology service available during practice opening hours. Fully computerized medical records with internal electronic communication, full recall and audit systems for pathology etc in place RACGP-accredited General Practice. |
| Services Available |
| a) Access to specialists and other health professionals |
No in-house specialists or allied health apart from a visiting audiologist but good relationships with local providers. |
| b) Aspects of medicine in your practice that will be a feature of registrar training |
Minor surgical procedures including skin cancer surgery and joint injections |
| Working Environment |
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Frequency / details |
| Normal work hours |
Monday to Friday 8.00am to 8.00pm |
| Home visits |
Service provided in certain circumstances |
| After hours |
Service provided by Locum Service |
| Weekends |
Saturday and Sunday 8.00am to 1.00pm |
| Hospital |
N/A |
| Nursing home visits |
Service provided when arranged with individual doctor |
| Supervision & Support |
| Names /qualifications / experience of teachers / mentors |
Frank Maldari
MBBS |
| Facilities offered by practice |
N/A |