Archive for January 2009

Safe

Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 6th, 2009

Just a very brief note to say my visa has been officially approved. Fortunately they have granted by 457 Temporary (Long Stay) Business visa and I can now relax for the next 4 years.

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And the fun stops here (well sort of)

Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 5th, 2009

Now we’re past the New Year my thoughts are turning to the most important hurdle awaiting me this year – the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine’s Fellowship exam. This is widely recognised as one of the hardest fellowship exams in Australia. This is partly because of the enormous breadth of knowledge required and also [...]

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Inside the World of Retrieval Medicine 5

Posted in Retrievals on Jan 4th, 2009

I’ve been doing yet more work for Mediflight and the jobs will prompt the subject matter of this posting. Yesterday and today I have been out to what we call a “Primary”. These are tasked by SAAS directly in response to feedback from the ambulance crew who attend vehicle accidents and trauma cases. This means [...]

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Smooth Criminal(s)

Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 2nd, 2009

A twisted reference from Alien Ant Farm or, for those with more conventional tastes, Michael Jackson. Our Christmas and New Year have been good in many ways. We have enjoyed the company of family and friends and been given generous gifts. So we should be full of the obligatory seasonal cheer. Unfortunately two separate, yet [...]

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The Gift

Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 1st, 2009

Credit to Way Out West for this one. In the spirit of the holiday season and giving, I thought I’d share a little present with you – the recipe to my patented curry. While being no masterpiece I do consider it worthy of redistribution. We served it last night when the family came to ours [...]

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