Evidence of infrastructure and training capacity
Practice name Christies Beach Medical Centre
ABN 19 954 768 133
Address 100 Beach Road, Christies Beach SA, 5165  view Google Map
Phone number 08 8384 4444
Fax number 08 8384 7374
Web address -
Principal contact name Jacqui Adams - Practice Manager or Barry Dowell - Managing Partner
ASGC-RA classification* RA 1   RA 2   RA 3   RA 4   RA 5
Outer metropolitan No
RACGP teaching site Yes   L1   L2
ACRRM teaching site No
RACGP accredited Yes
ACRRM accredited No
AGPAL accredited (or equivalent) Yes
Public liability insurance :

Yes   Name of insurer: Guild Insurance  Date of renewal:  30/06/2012

Location
Description of practice location Approximately 35km south of Adelaide in the seaside suburb of Christies Beach.
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.
Practice type and size

Large practice with up to 12 doctors working at various times. Six Capital Partners, two Associate Partners, employee doctors as well as registrars. Over 50,000 patient records on file. Active teaching practice. Well backed up by extensive support staff consisting of:

  • Practice Manager
  • 15 Reception and administration staff
  • 5 registered nurses and 2 enrolled 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 and nursing home visits as per their individual arrangement. Hospital work also including: minor surgical procedures including skin flaps and skin grafts for management of skin cancer this is undertaken in a dedicated operating theatre. ECG, spirometry, slit lamp, cyrotherapy, diathermy, soft tissue laser treatment, ambulatory blood pressure machine, ABI doppler machine, ear syringe are also available.  Full range of medical services provided including skin cancer surgery, occupational health, immunisations, dressings etc. Two nurses dedicated to undertaking health assessments. Pharmacy and pathology service available during practice opening hours. Fully computerised medical records with internal electronic communication, full recall and audit systems for pathology etc in place.

Clinic Services
Clinic hours

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 8:00pm

Saturday - Sunday 8:00am - 1:00pm

Are home visits provided? Service provided in certain circumstances.
Is an after-hours/weekend service provided? No
If no, is a locum service provided? Yes
Is hospital in-patient care provided? No
Are nursing home visits provided? Service provided when arranged with individual doctor.
What access to specialists and other health professionals is available? No in-house specialists or allied health apart from a visiting audiologist but good relationships with local providers.
Aspects of medicine in your practice that will be a feature of registrar training Minor surgical procedures including skin cancer surgery, joint injections, mirena and implanon insertion.
Details of practice support
On-site and after-hours supervision to meet professional standards On site supervision of registrar at all times.
Provision is made for registrars to attend education activities Yes
Access to clinical resources/reference materials Update online, Therapeutic Guidelines, Murtagh, AMH, various reference books, dermatology atlases etc, broadband internet access.
Adequate consulting space, IT facilities and equipment for registrar  Dedicated room with computer and access to internet and all electronic resources.
Appropriate space available for teaching purposes  Dedicated training room.
Expectations of registrar workload

 Workload of registrar monitored and managed to ensure a balanced patient base.

Workload dependent upon registrar's capacity with a maximum of four patients per hour.

Facilities offered by practice

Full range of general practice services

ECG

Audiogram

Slit lamp

Dedicated operating theatre

Nursing staff at all times

Spirometry

Defibrillator

ABI Vascular Assessment

Numerous treatment rooms

Technical information
Principal supervisor
Name of principal supervisor/trainer  Dr Frank Maldari
Qualifications  MBBS, FRACGP
Full and unrestricted registration with the Medical Board of Australia  Yes
FRACGP member  Yes
RACGP member  Yes
FACRRM member  No
ACRRM member  No
Vocational registration status  Accredited
Experience, including number of full time years in general practice  22 years
CPD status achieved 2008 - 2010  Yes
Professional medical indemnity insurance  Yes     Name of insurer: MIGA      Date of renewal: 30/06/2011
Practice profile - date of review  

* RA Classification
RA1 – major cities of Australia
RA2 – inner regional Australia
RA3 – outer regional Australia
RA4 – remote Australia
RA5 – very remote Australia

Modified 7 October 2011

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