Kushma Nand
General Physician And Nephrologist
PORT MELBOURNE,VIC - Victoria
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
General and Renal Physician
Western Hospital
01.2009 - Current
Routine admission post take rounds and review on patients under my care
Admit 1-2 times a week with 10-15 post take patients
- Accessed patient health through interviews and physical examinations.
- Completed routine physical exams and diagnostic tests to provide accurate diagnosis.
- Diagnosed complex cases by ordering appropriate tests and interpreting results accurately, ensuring timely intervention.
Private Nephrology
General and Renal Physician
North Shore Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2009
Renal Physician
Auckland Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2005
Renal Research Fellow
Auckland Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2003
Renal Registrar
Middlemore Hospital
01.2001 - 01.2002
Cardiology Registrar
Auckland Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
Advanced Training in Medicine
Nepean Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2000
Overseas Leave, Geriatric Registrar
Newcastle General Hospital
01.1998 - 01.1999
Medical Registrar
Middlemore Hospital
01.1996 - 01.1998
General Practice and Hospital Locums
01.1990 - 01.1995
National Examiner for Royal College of Physicians
RACP
01.2021 - Current
Education
MBBS -
University of South Pacific
NZREX Exams - undefined
FRACP - undefined
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Skills
Clear Patient Communication
undefinedTraining And Teaching
- Training, Glomerulonephritis course in ASN San Diego 2012
- Training, Haemodialysis Update course November 14th -16th 2010 ,Denver Colorado, USA
- Training, ASN- Board review course in Nephrology and Transplantation Aug/September 2009- San Francisco USA
- Training, Interventional Nephrology course – Liverpool Hospital Sydney, April 2009
- Training, Postgraduate Course in Nephrology and Transplantation in Darwin, Australia – 2002
- Training, Postgraduate Course in Nephrology and Transplantation in Canberra – 2003
- Training, ASN- Board Review Course in Nephrology and Transplantation in Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA- 2003
- Training, Postgraduate Teaching in Northern Nephrology Teaching Programme 2003
- Teaching, Registrar Teaching as Part of Renal Teaching Roster
- Teaching, Registrar Teaching as Part of FRACP Roster- RACP college talks at ST Kilda to be transmitted into Australasia
- Teaching, Clinical Skills Coach – BHB III- Universirty of Melbourne
- Teaching, Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs
Roles
- Nephrologist in charge of Chronic Kidney Diease Programme in Wesern Health
- Consultant Nephrologist/ General Physician- Western Health
- Nephrologist –Private Consulting Suites
- Obstretric Medical consultant in Sunshine Hospital
- Locum Nephrologist- John Flynn Private Hospital Gold Coast
- Locum Nephrologist/Gen Physician- Pindara Private Hospital Gold Coast
- Member of Clinical Systems Group- Department of Health Victoria
Accomplishments
- Return Services Leave Scholarship to Sydney University 1984
- Trophy for Best All-round Graduate in Medical Finals 1985
- Highest Aggregate Marks in Medical Finals 1985
- Gold Medal in Internal Medicine 1985
- Gold Medal in Pathology in Third Year Medical School
- Smith Klein French Prize in Pathology
Teaching Medical Students
True
Supervisor For Trainees
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Publications And Research
- Cochrane Review: CERA in CKD – protocol published – metanalysis in progress
- Cochrane Renal group "Interventions for minimal change disease in adults with nephrotic syndrome" Issue 3, 2006 of the Cochrane Library.
- Principal Investigator in a Prospective Study of “Efficacy and Tolerability of Polyethylene Glycol, and Osmotic Laxative in Patients with ESRF on Peritoneal Dialysis”.
- Trial Finished and presented in the American Society of Neprhology Conference in October 2004 in St Louis, Missouri.
- Retrospective Study “Analysis of 125 Patients Currently Attending Nephrology Outpatients with Diabetic Nephropathy for Risk Factor Control”.
- Design of a Prospective Trial “Delaying Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Maori and Pacific Island – precursor to DEFEND trial.
- Difficulty in Control of Blood Pressure in Diabetic CKD” Sub-study of above Presented as:-
- As Oral in Annual Society of Diabetes Conference – March 2004
- As Poster in International Society of Nephrology in Hong Kong – June 2004
- Accepted for Poster Presentation in Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Conference in Adelaide – September 2004
- Cross-sectional Study “Management of Renal Osteodystrophy and Phosphate Binder Use in Dialysis Patients” Presented in Annual Nephrology conference-Roche Meeting – 2004
- Case Reports on Cyclophosphamide Induced Haemorrhagic Cystitis Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Presented for Published in New Zealand Medical Journal Aug 2011.
- Co-Investigator-Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic lesions (CORAL) Trial -NIH sponsored multicentre Randomised controlled trial - University of Toledo /Auckland Hospital
Timeline
National Examiner for Royal College of Physicians
RACP
01.2021 - Current
General and Renal Physician
Western Hospital
01.2009 - Current
General and Renal Physician
North Shore Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2009
Renal Physician
Auckland Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2005
Renal Research Fellow
Auckland Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2003
Renal Registrar
Middlemore Hospital
01.2001 - 01.2002
Cardiology Registrar
Auckland Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
Advanced Training in Medicine
Nepean Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2000
Overseas Leave, Geriatric Registrar
Newcastle General Hospital
01.1998 - 01.1999
Medical Registrar
Middlemore Hospital
01.1996 - 01.1998
General Practice and Hospital Locums
01.1990 - 01.1995
Private Nephrology
MBBS -
University of South Pacific
NZREX Exams - undefined
FRACP - undefined
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