Hafees Saleem

Dedicated General Practitioner and Senior Medical Officer specializing in Palliative Care, with over 8 years of post-fellowship experience. Expertise in rural procedural medicine complements a passion for small-town healthcare and emergency medicine, delivering comprehensive 'cradle to grave' patient care. Committed to fostering strong patient relationships and addressing diverse health needs within the community. Proven ability to adapt to dynamic environments while maintaining high standards of medical practice.

COURSES ATTENDED
• Basic Surgical Skills Course (B. S. S), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Mumbai, Dec 2000.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A. C. L. S) Course, Accident & Emergency Services of the Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait, October 2003
• Major Incident Medical Management & Support Course (MIMMS), Advanced Life Support Group, Swinton, Manchester, May 2004 conducted at E.MS Kuwait.
• Early Management of Surgical Trauma (EMST), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons conducted at Waikato Hospital, September 2005
• Intensive Vascular Ultrasound fast-track, Australian Institute of Ultrasound medicine, Gold Coast, Australia, 31st July – 4th August 2006.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Level 7 NZRC), Waikato Clinical School, Hamilton, April 2008
• The Australian and New Zealand Surgical Skills Education and Training (ASSET) course, Adelaide, 5th – 7th October 2011
• Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) Course, Perth, WA, March 2012
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) 1 – Medical Training Solutions, Sterling WA 13/6/2015
• CORE SIM session – Rural ED & Resuscitation workshop 26/5/2016, Katanning Hospital
• ALS1- Provide CPR – CPR course 19/12/2016, St John’s Ambulance, Perth
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold Coast QLD 4th-8th Dec ’17
• Rural Emergency Skills Training conducted by ACRRM with ALS2 component – March 2018
• Point of care ultrasound training, Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners – April 2018

• Rural Emergency Skills Training conducted by ACRRM with ALS2 component – November 2023

• GP Educator, Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCS), Grey Street Surgery & Northam Hospital, WA (2019–2023)
• General Practitioner Supervisor, WAGPET, St Luke's Family Practice, Katanning WA (2017–2018)
• Associate Lecturer, Division of Surgery, Flinders University, Adelaide (2010–2014)
• Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2006–2007)
• Lecturer, General Surgery, Yenepoya Medical & Dental College, Mangalore, India (2002–2003)