As I am sure we are all well aware the burden of disease for respiratory illness is high. COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in the world (behind heart disease, cancer and stroke)and researchers estimate by 2020 its will be the 3rd leading cause of death world wide.
It is also estimated that by 2020 it will be the 5th leading cause of morbidity (DALY).
From these figures it is no surprise that the demand for respiratory consulting is high, hence to meet this demand we are very fortunate to have some Melbourne based physicians providing consulting services for Regional Respiratory Medicine.
Over the next month Dr. Daniel Steinfort will be consulting in Horsham. Daniel has been consulting in Horsham for 18 months. In Melbourne he is based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is currently undertaking his PHD.
Dr. Camelia Borta will begin consulting with us during May and has undertaken to visit the practice for fortnightly periods approximately every six weeks. Camelia is currently working at Casey Hospital, Berwick. This will enable us to provide extra consulting to Mount Gambier.
Jessica
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