IAN BRICHER
Parkside,SA
Summary
Fellow of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine with an interest in retrieval and rural medicine as well as in education and teaching. Seeking opportunities to broaden experience and continually enhance skills. Renowned for approachability and strong communication skills. Excels in high-pressure environments, fostering effective communication and teamwork within multidisciplinary settings. Enthusiastic, expert, and committed to the dynamic field of emergency medicine. Excited to contribute as a consultant emergency physician.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Fellow - Royal Adelaide Hospital Trauma service
CALHN
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Management of level one and two trauma calls
- Oversight of team of seven registrars
- Coordinate and chair weekly trauma audit
- Sub investigator in traumatic coagulopathy trials (TAP and FEISTYII)
- Education of medical students - formal lectures and bedside teaching
- Injury prevention health promotion presentations to high school groups (Prevention of Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY))
Senior Registrar - Emergency Medicine
CALHN
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Act in the role of a consultant emergency physician, clinical oversight across all areas of the emergency department
- Supervision of emergency department staff trainees
- Chairing the weekly registrar meeting and address concerns of registrar cohort
- Coordinating weekly education events in concert with my co-senior registrar
Retrieval registrar
MedSTAR
02.2023 - Current
- Coordinate and facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of critically ill patients between healthcare facilities
- Assess and stabilize patients during transportation, ensuring adherence to specialised medical protocols
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide advanced medical care and interventions in transit
- Maintain meticulous documentation and communication to ensure continuity of care and patient safety throughout the retrieval process
Emergency registrar
CALHN
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Conduct rapid assessment and treatment of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with diverse medical conditions
- Manage acute medical emergencies, providing resuscitation, stabilisation, and appropriate interventions
- Collaborate with inpatient teams to ensure timely and comprehensive care delivery, including consultations and referrals
- Supervise and support junior medical staff, contributing to the education and training of medical students and junior doctors in emergency medicine practices
Various
CALHN
02.2015 - 02.2022
- Emergency trainee with rotations at both RAH and QEH ED as well as:
- RMO general Year 2015
- Trauma registrar Feb - Aug 2016
- Paediatric ED at WCH Feb - Aug 2019
- Anaesthetics at QEH Aug 2019 - Feb 2020
- Intensive care at RAH Aug 2020 - Feb 2022
Education
Fellow -
Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
11.2023
Associateship - Prehospital And Retrieval Medicine
ACEM
12-2024
Master of Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
University of Sydney
01.2019
Doctor of Medicine -
Flinders University
12.2013
Bachelor of Health Science - Paramedic
Flinders University
12.2007
Training in progress
Associateship of Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine (AACEM (PHARM))
Quality Improvement Projects
- 2013, Audit of Gentamicin dose monitoring in surgical patients. FMC clinical pharmacology
- 2014, Audit of the use of pneumonia severity scales and treatment of pneumonia in the emergency department. Modbury ED
- 2019, Intra-abdominal injuries after blunt trauma audit. WCH ED
- 2022, Short distance retrievals to LMHS, OWI for bariatric retrievals and management of hyperglycaemic emergencies MedSTAR
- 2024, OWI for head injury referrals, REBOA work instruction, supervising registrar audits, conducting weekly case reviews RAH - Trauma Fellow
References
- Dr Andrew Perry, Consultant CALHN, 0403 464 067, andrew.perry@sa.gov.au
- Dr Julianne Schleib, Consultant CALHN, 0412 948 114, julianne.schliebs@sa.gov.au
- Dr Joanna Oakeshott, Consultant CALHN and MedSTAR, 0404 774 244, joanna.oakeshott@sa.gov.au
Hobbies and Interests
- Recently succumbed to playing golf, terribly but enthusiastically
- I am a member of a formidable pub-quiz team, having won state-wide championship titles in 2016 and 2019.
- I am still hoping to one day bake the perfect sour-dough loaf, though I am happy to report I am getting better since I last updated my CV.
Training
- 2015, Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) Royal Hobart Hospital
- 2016, ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting Queenstown, New Zealand
- 2018, Advanced Paediatric Life Support Adelaide, South Australia
- 2022, STORM ultrasound course, CALHN
- 2022, ACME course, Monash, Victoria
- 2023, Thoracotomy and REBOA course
Current registration
General and Specialist, MED0001870343, Australian Citizen
Timeline
Fellow - Royal Adelaide Hospital Trauma service
CALHN
02.2024 - 02.2025
Senior Registrar - Emergency Medicine
CALHN
08.2023 - 02.2024
Retrieval registrar
MedSTAR
02.2023 - Current
Emergency registrar
CALHN
08.2022 - 02.2023
Various
CALHN
02.2015 - 02.2022
Master of Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
University of Sydney
Doctor of Medicine -
Flinders University
Bachelor of Health Science - Paramedic
Flinders University
Fellow -
Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
Associateship - Prehospital And Retrieval Medicine
ACEM
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