MENOLI FERNANDO

Duties:

• Patient Consultation: I conducted initial assessments of patients, taking their medical history and discussing their symptoms to determine the appropriate course of action.
• Basic Diagnostics: I performed basic diagnostic tests, such as blood pressure checks and glucose testing, to identify common health issues and provide timely treatment.
• Medication Distribution: I was responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and explaining their proper use to patients, ensuring they understood the dosage and potential side effects.
• Health Education: I led brief sessions on preventive care and healthy lifestyle practices, emphasizing the importance of hygiene, nutrition, and regular health check-ups, and at home care, fostering long-term wellness habits.
• Coordination with Team: I collaborated with other healthcare professionals and volunteers to streamline patient flow and ensure that all patients received the care they needed efficiently.
• Collaboration with event organizers: to provide transportation solutions for large-scale gatherings, and medication supply with proper storage conditions, prior event. Assisted to find replacement supplies, equipment and medicine to fill shortages.

• Relief - Neurosurgery and JETS
• Relief - Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (BIRU) - Registrar cover - Liverpool hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor - Dr. G. Shiva (Neurosurgery), Dr. V. Ramnath (BIRU)
• Duties: Assisting in OT, removal of EVDs and suturing
• Understand surgical management of tumours, aneurysms, and spinal disorders, alongside a multidisciplinary team, from pre-op assessments to post-op recovery and rehabilitation
• Conducting patient histories, interpreting diagnostic imaging, managing emergency cases, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to optimize treatment outcomes
• Neurology + JETS (including PIXI - outpatient's clinic)- Liverpool Hospital
• Supervisor: Dr Alan McDougall (Head of Neurology)
• Independently performed Lumbar punctures in inpatients and PIXI (outpatients) - MRNs can be provided on request, diagnosing and managing neurological conditions, interpreting diagnostic tests, providing patient care from admission to discharge, collaborating with MDT
• Cardiology - Liverpool Hospital (10 weeks) = Current term
• Supervisor: Dr. Albert Shafransky
• Paediatrics - Liverpool Hospital
• Supervisor: TBA
• ICU - Fairfield Hospital
• Supervisor: TBA

• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based medical practices and protocols.
• Streamlined documentation processes, ensuring accurate, timely, and comprehensive medical records for improved continuity of care.
• Established and maintained effective communication with multidisciplinary staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with advances in medicine and enhance clinical skills.

• Relief - Fairfield Ambulatory care, Nights, Palliative care JETS - Liverpool hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor - Fairfield hospital: Dr Tai Tak Wan
• Seeing patients independently, safety presentation on iron infusion and extravasation, ascitic taps, observation of pleural tap
• Gastroenterology - Liverpool Hospital (11 weeks) + weekend JETS (including Mental Health)
• Supervisor: Dr David Abi-Hanna
• Independently performed NGT insertions, Ascitic taps in inpatient patients and Ambulatory care Unit (PIXI), MRNs can be provided on request, Observed and assisted for ERCP, PEG insertions and removal, reviewed Oesophageal, Abdominal & Pelvic imaging in Radiology meetings, IR consults for rocket drains, NJ/RIG tubes etc.
• Palliative Care - Liverpool Hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor: Dr Jennifer Wiltshire
• Learning opioid prescription for symptomatic and palliative intent, crisis medications, symptom management in End-of-Life Care, IR consults for embolization, nerve blocks etc.
• Acute Medicine - Liverpool Hospital
• Supervisor: Dr Reddy
• Diagnosing and managing a wide range of medical conditions, conducting patient assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, developing and implementing treatment plans, and ensuring timely communication with patients' families and primary care providers.
• Radiation Oncology - Liverpool Hospital
• Supervisor: Dr Mark Lee
• Involve in the planning and delivering radiation therapy to cancer patients, conducting patient assessments, managing side effects, collaborating with oncologists and other healthcare professionals, and participating in research and continuous education to improve treatment protocols and patient outcomes.

• General Surgery - Fairfield Hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor: Dr
• Govind Krishna
• Successfully assisted in small procedures, such as: pilonidal cyst excision and curettage, hand suturing
• Ultrasound guided breast abscess incision and drainage, application of Vac-dressings in clinic, documented Op reports - MRNs can be provided on request
• Relief term - Geriatrics and Rehabilitation - Fairfield Hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor: Dr Oddom Demontiero
• Learned effective MDT plans to optimize functional goals, reviewed Musculoskeletal imaging and Hands clinic involvement
• Respiratory and Sleep Medicine - Liverpool Hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor: Dr Zinta Harrington
• Reviewing Thoracic and Cardiovascular imaging to identify pleural effusions, pneumothorax, drain positions, Radiology meetings for disease progression and pathology etc.
• Emergency Department - Liverpool Hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor: Dr Yasmine Ashraff
• Suturing, venepuncture, US guided IVC insertions, fracture casts, imaging
• Geriatric Medicine - Liverpool Hospital (10 weeks)
• Supervisor: Dr B Benyamen
• Falls clinic - reviewing fractures and Musculoskeletal imaging

• Vaccine preparation, distribution, storage and discarding
• To administer vaccines to suitably screened, assessed and consenting individuals, according to vaccine administration protocol
• To redirect any patient with newly identified health concerns back to the screening and assessment officer, prior to or following vaccination, as appropriate.
• Auditing of vaccinations

• Specimen reception, sorting, unpacking, distribution and storage
• Tissue cut up, microtomy, embedding and histology
• Slide staining control and scanning
• Liaise with pathologists and apply any instructions for special testing required
• Operate instrumentation, and developing best practice manuals

• Assistance of customers and staff
• Preparation of reagents and weighing correct amount of medication
• Stock maintenance

• Specimen reception, sorting, unpacking, distribution, and storage, transport and disposal of specimens
• Preparation, monitoring, and storage of reagents
• Preparation of media, cell culturing, cell counting, incubation and cryopreservation
• Verbal & written communication of clinical results & liaise as required with laboratory, medical, and nursing staff