Originally from the UK I am an Australian-trained Intensive care specialist with greater than 15 years experience in a permanent consultant positions at Australian metropolitan public tertiary referral hospitals and private hospital sector. Strong teaching interest and faculty member in high fidelity simulation centre . CICM supervisor of training and supervisory role for training of local critical-care trainees. Demonstrated research interest and principal investigator in several ANZICS clinical trials group studies .
· Responsibility for admission and care of ICU patients at level 2 private hospital intensive care unit (700 admissions/year)
· Assisting director and nurse unit manager develop and establish local policies and procedures to ensure smooth and safe expansion of onsite cardiology and surgical services services and up-skilling critical care support modalities including CRRT and IABP and cardiothoracic surgery
Registrar, and fellow training positions
CICM training program completed and fellowship examination passed
Retrieval registrar in Sydney metropolitan HEMS
Fellow College of Intensive care of Australia and New Zealand 2009
Member of Royal College of Anaesthetists United-Kingdom
CICM perioperative medicine Special Interest Group
ESICM membership
Site Principal Investigator for ANZICS CTG trials - PROMEDIC, TRANSFUSE, ADRENAL, PLUS, NEPHRO-PROTECT, SPRINT SARI, Early PN
Contrast induced nephropathy in Intensive care patients ; A retrospective study
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2009
A case of critically ill patients in ANZ with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis
Critical Care and resuscitation 2012
Dr Katrina Ellem
Director Intensive Care
katrina.ellem@calvarymater.org.au
Dr Ursula Beckmann
Senior Staff Specialist Intensive care
ursula.beckmann@health.nsw.gov.au
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Lorna St
Waratah, NSW 2298
AUSTRALIA