To the furthest paddock….Our monthly trip to Varley as part of the RFDS was as usual an exciting mixture of cases with a bit of MacGyver tagged on for excitement.Todays dramas encompassed how to manage a septic patient with no local emergency department and on top of this, a finger fracture where we had to make our own splint out of an expired (and unused) speculum kit.Thank you again go to the wonderful Varley ladies who make us lunch every week. We love it and thank you for thinking of us. It was top notch as usual and the pumpkin soup in the crock-pot was delightful as was the carrot cake.Yummy 🤤 Royal Flying Doctor Service of AustraliaABC RuralABC Great SouthernThe West AustralianWAFarmersAG AcademyFood You Can TrustPeter Rundle MLARick Wilson ...
#COVID19#AstraZeneca#PfizerToday’s clinics has finished and takes us to 935 vaccines delivered by Dr. Michael Livingston with the help of Caroline Carter logging all the details and checking the forms.So far we have givenAstraZeneca = 760 VaccinationsPfizer = 175 Vaccinations Most of those in round one of AstraZeneca vaccination have now also had their second.Most of the Pfizer are mainly first vaccinations with a sprinkling of seconds.This is fantastic news for the region and keeping us prepared for the future. Well done everyone for stepping up. Great work.ABC Great SouthernABC RuralShire of RavensthorpeThe West AustralianAustralian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)Peter Rundle MLARick WilsonThe Nationals WAWestern Australian General Practice Education and Training - WAGPET ...
#Pfizer#wafarmers#foodyoucantrustWhat a day!102 Pfizer Vaccines delivered by Dr. Michael Livingston with the help of our nurse Caroline and receptionist Amy who dutifully notated all the vaccines and managed our bustling waiting room and admin procedures. What an achievement and definitely our busiest vaccine clinic we have ever had! Next was a drive to Esperance as an invited speaker to WAFarmers about rural health. A lovely dinner and good chance to chat to the farming community about the challenges in rural and remote health. Thank you again for a wonderful opportunity to come and chat. Sorry the 40 min presentation took 90 minutes 😬 Food You Can TrustAG AcademyPeter Rundle MLARick WilsonABC RuralABC Great SouthernThe West AustralianAustralian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)The Nationals WA ...
#Pfizer#kickinggoalsAnother first for the region.After hitting our 700th AstraZeneca vaccine today we were greeted with another delivery. This time Pfizer 💉 We have invested a lot of time and money into training each and every staff member for more than twenty hours each so that our rural and remote community can secure the first doses of Pfizer here after doing the same originally for AstraZeneca.It was a long drawn out administrative and training period involved in putting in the very first expression of interest during the first round of vaccine announcement.People have complained about other practices not having access to the vaccine however every doctor In Australia had the opportunity to apply. Unfortunately no one else applied to deliver the vaccination programme locally, which is why we are vaccinating all community members between Esperance and Albany and as far North as Varley.When 50% of clinics pulled OUT of vaccine delivery due to the economic impact of delivering the vaccine we stayed the course as a commitment to the community. Tomorrow we continue that course with our first Pfizer clinic.We can now deliver AstraZeneca and Pfizer covid vaccines from all clinic locations.Our Doctors, Nurses and administration are committed to getting our whole community as highly vaccinated as possible In order to reduce the impact of this pandemic.Peter Rundle MLARick WilsonShire of RavensthorpeShire of JerramungupABC Great SouthernABC RuralAustralian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)RACGPThe West AustralianGreg Hunt MP ...
#Jerramungup#COVID19#vaccinatedandhappyAnd now it’s Jerramungup’s turn as we commenced our first COVID clinc there.One of our first recipients was Anthony Wisewould who was having his first 💉 today.So far Dr. Livingston has singlehandedly given 650+ doses of AstraZeneca.He has drawn up and administered each and every single dose.Shire of JerramungupPeter Rundle MLARick WilsonABC RuralABC Great SouthernAustralian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)RACGP ...
