Mozzies, Melioidosis and Mango Madness Running HITH in the Remote Tropics of Australia Dr Krispin Hajkowicz Infectious Diseases and General Physician, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland School of Medicine Former Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Darwin Hospital
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Krispin Hajkowicz - Royal Brisbane Hospital - Mozzies, Melioidosis and Mango Madness
Krispin Hajkowicz delivered the presentation at 2014 Hospital in the Home Conference.
The 2014 Hospital in the Home Conference included practical presentations such as Medico Legal Issues, Public Private Partnership Driving HITH Growth, HITH implementation, Clinical Redesign and Impact on Clinical Governance & Performance, Advanced Care Planning and more.
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Mozzies, Melioidosis and Mango Madness
Running HITH in the Remote Tropics of Australia
Dr Krispin Hajkowicz Infectious Diseases and General Physician, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland School of Medicine Former Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Darwin Hospital
Darwin!
Mozzies, Melioidosis and Mango Madness
• Service profile
• Unique challenges
• Melioidosis
• Malaria
• Mango Madness
Royal Darwin HITH
• ~520 admissions per year
• Melioidosis in wet season
• Skin and soft tissue infection
• Bone and joint infection
• Cystic fibrosis
• Usual others in small numbers eg VTE in Grey Nomads