DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Medical Profiles


	Dr Angela Pitchford Emergency Physician, FACEM Clinical Director of the Emergency Dept. Hospital: Chair of Clinical Services Christchurch Hospital Member of the Christchurch Hospital Management Group Chair of the Christchurch Hospital Clniical Records Committee CDHB Facilities Planning Group Member of Quality and Patient Safety Committee Member of CDHB 'Improving the Patient Journey' Governance Committee Member of the Hospital Project Control Group Out of Hospital: Member of the NZ RACS Trauma Committee Special Interests: Quality activities and Risk Management in Emergency Medicine Trauma
	Professor Mike Ardagh Emergency Physician, MBChB, DCH, FACEM, PhD. Professor of Emergency Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences Interests: Undergraduate medical education Research - Director of Emergency Medical Research (Research themes - Emergency Department Attendance, Diagnostic decision making, Medical Ethics). Ethics of Emergency Medicine
	Dr Scott Pearson Emergency Physician, FACEM, NZ Censor for ACEM, Intern Supervisor, Member, Hospital Mortality Review Committee Interests: Clinical emergency medicine
	Dr Rob Ojala Emergency Physician, FACEM SHO Supervisor Interests: ED Equipment Evaluation [Chair] Ultrasound and Radiology Information Systems Applying the sanity principle to diagnostics Trauma Committee [Chair]
	Dr Paul Gee Emergency Physician, FACEM, Dip Obs, BHB, Coordinator Medical Education, ACM Fellowship Examination Committee member Interests: Toxicology & Hazmat Medical photography Information systems Clinical teaching
	Dr David Richards Emergency Physician, FACEM Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Medical Advisor St John Ambulance Service [Northern Region,SI] Interests: Trauma Orthopaedic and Spinal injuries Burns Medical History
	Dr. Jan Bone Emergency Physician, FACEM, Clinical Director of the Clinical Skills Unit Interests: Paediatrics Clinical Teaching Ultrasound Medical Photography When to stop or not to start
	Dr. Martin Than Emergency Physician, FRCS (ED), FFAEM, Chair, ECCT Interests: EBM
	Dr. Claire Dillon Emergency Physician, FACEM Chair, EDUs Committee, RMO Roster Coordinator Interests: Ultrasound Staffing issues RMO Roster Co-Ordinator
	Dr. Amanda Holgate Emergency Physician, FCEM (UK), Trauma Committee, EMST Instructor Interests: Trauma Education
	Dr. Sandy Inglis Emergency Physician, FACEM, Chair, rauma Committee Member, ACEM Ultrasound Committee Interests: Wilderness medicine Hyperbaric medicine Ultrasound Paediatrics
	Dr. Suzanne Peddie Medical Officer Interests: ED Attendance Issues
	Dr. Kevin Gattey Medical Officer Interests: Unscheduled Returns Hyperbaric Medicine