Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Leadershipmanagementexperience
Clinicalexperience
Nonclinicalexperience
Publicationspresentations
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Postgraduateeducation
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Rosalynn Pszczola

Yarraville,VIC

Summary

Experienced and enthusiastic Neonatologist with interests in retrieval, bioethics and parental counselling. Enthusiastic in promoting positive workplace culture both formally and informally and in providing psychologically safe clinical event debriefing to promote a culture of continuous clinical safety awareness and improvement and open communication amongst colleagues.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant Neonatologist

Barwon Health
01.2024 - Current

Consultant Neonatologist

Paediatric, Infant and Perinatal Emergency Retrieval
06.2022 - Current

Project Lead, High Risk Infant Follow Up Program

Royal Children’s Hospital
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • Due completion June 2024.

Locum Consultant Neonatologist

Neonatal Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital
03.2023 - 12.2023

Consultant Neonatologist

Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Western Health
12.2012 - 03.2023

Education

University of Aberdeen Medical School, UK

Leadershipmanagementexperience

  • Led clinical teams in both inpatient and retrieval settings throughout my career.
  • Clinical lead for the development of the RCH Neonatal High Risk Infant Follow-Up Project.
  • Development of increased acuity of neonatal service delivery at Western Health.
  • Neonatal lead for development of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine service at Western Health.
  • Introduction of Palivizumab RSV prophylaxis to Western Health.

Clinicalexperience

Receiving and triaging referral calls for neonatal retrieval within Victoria., Giving initial stabilization and management advice via telephone or video-call., Managing clinical care provided by the team and logistics of retrieval., Management of babies requiring advanced ventilation and treatment of critical illnesses., Liaising with medical and surgical sub-specialists to optimize multi-disciplinary management., Antenatal, multi-disciplinary counselling of women & families managed through the Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit., Long-term follow-up of neonates after discharge.

Nonclinicalexperience

Member of the PIPER Guideline Writing Group., Member of the Safer Care Victoria Neonatal Expert Working Group., Chair of the Perinatal Loss Review Committee for Western Region., Local Associate Investigator on two multi-centre trials at Western Health., Supervised RACP trainee and University of Melbourne student projects., Teaching of junior medical, nursing and allied health staff., Supervision of University of Melbourne medical student research projects.

Publicationspresentations

  • Neonatal Hypoglycaemia Management Guidelines appraisal, 08/24
  • Paramedic Led Inter-Hospital Infant Retrievals, 11/23
  • PRECede Pilot, 2023
  • Feasibility and acceptability of targeted salivary cytomegalovirus screening, 2022
  • Nasal High-Flow Therapy for Newborn Infants, 2019
  • Moderate to late preterm intrauterine growth restriction, 06/18
  • Monosomy 21 Seen in Live Born, 2014
  • Management of the Late Preterm Infant, 2015
  • A case that kept us awake at night, 2014
  • Endotracheal DNase for atelectasis in ventilated neonates, 12/11

Registration

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, MED0001208870

Postgraduateeducation

  • Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 12/12
  • Masters of Bioethics, Monash University, 12/12
  • Masters of Clinical Epidemiology with Distinction, Newcastle University, 12/18
  • Specialist Certificate in Clinical Leadership, University of Melbourne, 12/22
  • Certificate in Clinical Governance, Australasian Institute for Clinical Governance, 12/23
  • Certified Health Informatician Australasia, 10/23
  • Associate Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, 11/24

Timeline

Consultant Neonatologist

Barwon Health
01.2024 - Current

Project Lead, High Risk Infant Follow Up Program

Royal Children’s Hospital
01.2024 - 06.2024

Locum Consultant Neonatologist

Neonatal Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital
03.2023 - 12.2023

Consultant Neonatologist

Paediatric, Infant and Perinatal Emergency Retrieval
06.2022 - Current

Consultant Neonatologist

Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Western Health
12.2012 - 03.2023

University of Aberdeen Medical School, UK
Rosalynn Pszczola