4 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Soli now has me doing on call but "buddying up". He's certainly looking after me, and protecting his patients too no doubt. Still learning lots.
They are building a new clinic next door to my houseBaca lagi
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryBarklyAmpilatwatjaAmpilatwatja Airfield21°39’33” S 135°13’31” E
6 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Here the main issues are scabies. STI's, chest infections, ear infections and rheumatic heart disease. A lot of the work is also chronic disease management -diabetes, renal disease and cardiac.
MentalBaca lagi
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryBarklyAmpilatwatjaAmpilatwatja Airfield21°39’34” S 135°13’31” E
7 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
There may be big rains coming so the mental health worker, physio and cardiac educator left earlier than planned in case they get rained in.
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryBarklyAmpilatwatjaAmpilatwatja Airfield21°39’33” S 135°13’30” E
8 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Apparently we received 103 mls
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryBarklyAmpilatwatjaAmpilatwatja Airfield21°39’33” S 135°13’30” E
9 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
No-one is getting in or out. We were supposed to get another nurse today but she can't get in. The rain has eased up today though. Dr Tan left yesterday while the roads were open, she was supposed toBaca lagi
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryBarklyAmpilatwatjaAmpilatwatja Airfield21°39’33” S 135°13’31” E
10 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌫 21 °C
Ampilatwatja artists are famous for their different and distinctive style of painting. They cost thousands. They have an art centre I went to to find a patient but didn't get a chance to take a look.Baca lagi
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryBarklyAmpilatwatjaAmpilatwatja Airfield21°39’33” S 135°13’32” E
13 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Last night I got to help out with a rare type of presentation. Even though Rheumatic Heart Disease is rife in the indigenous population, it is unusual to come across an exacerbation of Acute RheumaticBaca lagi
Pengembara Hi Maree, have been following your adventure with interest but can't always seem to log in to like or comment (my IT bad). Can't wait to catch up and hear your stories, sounds amazing! See you soon? Judy
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryCentral Desert21°43’41” S 135°15’46” E
14 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
They play AFL at Ampilatwatja. They are the Ampilatwatja Bombers! When I packed, I packed one of Jimmy's Essendon bombers scarves and had it hanging in my consult room. I forgot and left it there,Baca lagi
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryAlice SpringsThe GapAlice Springs Golf Course23°42’52” S 133°52’50” E
14 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Time to leave. I finish cleaning house and wash the sheets and towels and leave them to hang. There's no proper cleaner so you have to do it before you go.
After that I go to the clinic and addBaca lagi
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryAlice SpringsThe GapAlice Springs Golf Course23°42’52” S 133°52’50” E
14 Mac 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
It's greening up quite a bit from the recent rains. Long straight roads criss cross the immense desert. I see the odd station homestead, aboriginal communities and sometimes a well or mustering area.Baca lagi
