ACRONYMS COMMONLY USED ON THIS SITE SAMI - St Andrew's Medical Institute SAWMH - St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital VMP - Visiting Medical Practitioners
Our History SAWMH's doctors are not only expert practitioners but they are also heavily committed to and involved in the life of the hospital. In applying to work at the hospital, medical practitioners agree to participate in practice and outcomes auditing, as well as in education and research. Read more... Our VisionTo be nationally and internationally recognised for leadership in innovative approaches to optimising patient outcomes, which are fostered through a focus on applied clinical research and audit methodologies and shared through education and training for healthcare practitioners, patients and the general community. Read more... SAMI's Relationship with St Andrew's Hospital The nature of the alliance between St Andrews Hospital and Medical Institute is unique. Read more... | Latest News The St Andrew's Medical Institute presentedthe annual audit of St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital cardiac services on Tuesday 3rd June 2008. Notes from the audit will be made available on this site as soon as they are available. Workshop - Driving excellence in clinical outcomes: methods for monitoring and influencing change. 7th May 2008 Workshop - Driving excellence in clinical outcomes: methods for monitoring and influencing change. 7th May 2008 The aim of this workshop was to bring together individuals actively exploring the application of innovative statistical techniques to the monitoring of clinical practice and processes. It provided a forum for cross-fertilisation of ideas and discussion of areas of common interest. The intention was for the workshop to be a catalyst for ongoing dialogue and the sharing of knowledge in this evolving area. The morning session included presentations about the work currently being done and approaches employed by the various groups while the afternoon session focussed on discussion of the technical aspects. The workshop was free and was sponsored by the St Andrew's Medical Institute and QUT, School of Mathematical Sciences. Please click here to open program. The overall feedback from this workshop was very positive and there was a lot of interest for other workshops in the future. As soon as details become available they will be posted on this website. Training through St Andrews Medical Institute for Thai Cardiac Surgeons In early February Dr Michael Gardner, Director of Cardiac Surgery hosted a training week at St Andrew’s for a group of top cardiac surgeons from across Thailand. Read more... Neurology Fellow Until recently, the method used to accurately pinpoint the spot within the brain for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) treatment of Parkinson's Disease (PD) was to overlap the results of two different diagnostic tests - a CT Scan and an MRI. Read more... Mitral Valve Repair /SAMI-Net St Andrew's Medical Institute (SAMI) has successfully implemented its new datacollection and reporting system (SAMI-Net) and is finalising the importof Mitral Valve Repair data from 1991 to 2008. Read more... |
