Sarah Oldfield FACEM
Rapid Creek,NT
Summary
Passionate Top End FACEM committed to delivering equitable healthcare. Strong leadership skills and advocate for on-the-job teaching. 2024 focus on upskilling in POCUS and enhancing registrar group teaching skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Specialist
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
NT , Australia
2024.02 - Current
- Supervised and directed junior medical staff in the delivery of clinical care.
- On-the-job teaching provided to Emergency registrars and junior doctors.
- Collaborated with nursing team leader to optimize patient flow
- Identified and escalated clinical care for critically ill or deteriorating patients.
Emergency Fellow
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
NT , Australia
2023.02 - 2024.01
- Facilitated the primary exam teaching
Emergency Registrar
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
, NT
2022.02 - 2023.01
Retrieval Registrar
Lifeflight
Toowoomba , Queensland
2021.08 - 2022.01
- Worked on AW 139 helicopters and jet
- Attended primary and secondary taskings.
- Operated in tight spaces alongside flight paramedic and crew
- Delivered emergency medical assistance during extended rescue operations in remote areas
- Delivered briefings to the medical coordinator
- Executed critical decision making and life-saving procedures in isolated locations
- Conducted stock checks to ensure all equipment available
- Provided 7 days of 24/7 on call to a remote area
Emergency Registrar
Alice Springs Hospital
NT , Australia
2021.02 - 2021.07
Emergency Registrar
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Victoria , Australia
2020.02 - 2021.01
- Maintained a safe environment for patients and staff by consistently following infection control guidelines.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge and practiced skills as new information emerged regarding COVID-19
- Successfully navigated through evolving circumstances of COVID-19
ICU Registrar
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Victoria , Australia
2020.02 - 2021.01
Anaesthetics Registrar
Bendigo Hospital
Victoria , Australia
2019.02 - 2020.07
Emergency Registrar
Bendigo Hospital
Victoria , Australia
2017.02 - 2020.01
Emergency Registrar Locum
Various locations
2015.02 - 2017.01
Resident Medical Officer
Flinders Medical Centre
South Australia , Australia
2015.01 - 2016.01
Intern
Mount Gambier Hospital
South Australia , Australia
2014.01 - 2015.01
Education
Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound - Focussed Echo in Life Support, EFAST, Lung And AAA
Australasian Society For Ultrasound in Medicine
2024-09
Fellow -
Australasian College For Emergency Medicine
2023-03
Doctor of Medicine -
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA01.2013
Bachelor of Health Science -
Charles Sturt University
01.2010
Skills
- Scheduled and facilitated the primary exam education program,
- Coordinated a bi-annual practice viva examination.
- Maintain compliance of trainee primary exam schedule with ACEM College Accreditation standards.
- Facilitated simulation teaching on resuscitation for registrars, covering various scenarios such as paediatric CICO and jet insufflation, obstetric emergencies, and haemorrhagic shock.
- Provided education for registrars on POCUS including echo relating to cardiac arrest, DVT and EFAST.
- Confederate for ACEM OSCE examinations
- Edititing and expansion of the Infectious Diseases component of the Emergency Department Orientation Manual
Certification
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support, January 2023
- Helicopter Underwater Escape Training, August 2021
- PROMPT course, February 2019
- Neoresus First Response, February 2019
- Emergency Trauma Management, September 2018
Affiliations
- 2024 hiked the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea
- 2024 packrafted 12 days down the Drysdale River in the East Kimberlies
- 2023 drove the Gibb solo
- 2021 solo hiked the 221km Larapinta Trail in NT
Timeline
Emergency Specialist
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
2024.02 - Current
Emergency Fellow
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
2023.02 - 2024.01
Emergency Registrar
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
2022.02 - 2023.01
Retrieval Registrar
Lifeflight
2021.08 - 2022.01
Emergency Registrar
Alice Springs Hospital
2021.02 - 2021.07
Emergency Registrar
Royal Melbourne Hospital
2020.02 - 2021.01
ICU Registrar
Royal Melbourne Hospital
2020.02 - 2021.01
Anaesthetics Registrar
Bendigo Hospital
2019.02 - 2020.07
Emergency Registrar
Bendigo Hospital
2017.02 - 2020.01
Emergency Registrar Locum
Various locations
2015.02 - 2017.01
Resident Medical Officer
Flinders Medical Centre
2015.01 - 2016.01
Intern
Mount Gambier Hospital
2014.01 - 2015.01
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support, January 2023
- Helicopter Underwater Escape Training, August 2021
- PROMPT course, February 2019
- Neoresus First Response, February 2019
- Emergency Trauma Management, September 2018
Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound - Focussed Echo in Life Support, EFAST, Lung And AAA
Australasian Society For Ultrasound in Medicine
Fellow -
Australasian College For Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine -
Flinders University
Bachelor of Health Science -
Charles Sturt University
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