Rural Resources
Which of the following wards does WGH not have: gen med ward, surgery ward, ED, subacute care or ICU?
ICU
Here’s a list of conditions: Arthritis, Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Mental and behavioural conditions. Which one of these is more prevalent in metropolitan compared to regional?
Diabetes
A postmenopausal woman came into the GP complaining that she can’t find a specific medicine in any local pharmacy. What treatment was she most likely seeking?
Hormonal replacement therapy patches
Which piece of imaging equipment is not at the WGH?
MRI
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in all regions. What is the second-most leading cause of death in very remote areas?
Diabetes
What is the estimated waiting time to see a psychiatrist in warragul?
1-3 months
A patient in a rural area with arrhythmia does not want to remain in hospital to have their heart monitored. How can their heart be monitored by specialists in metro, if the patient does not want to frequently travel to tertiary facilities?
Telemonitoring and Telehealth
Machinery, quad bikes and tractors cause what percentage of all non-intentional farm injury deaths?
50%
What is a mental health plan and a care plan given by a GP?
A mental health plan helps to cover the costs of up to 10 individual sessions of mental health treatment each year.
Written by GP after assessment, diagnosis and goal setting.
n order to be reimbursed for travel to healthcare services a rural patient must travel how many kilometres one way?
100km or over
What percentage of farm deaths are children under the age of 16?
20%
True or false? In rural areas patients can be expected to have multidisciplinary teams spread across multiple different hospitals in multiple different areas?
True
What is the average waiting time for elective surgery at Warragul Hospital?
49 days
How does the number of doctors per 1,000 individuals compare between rural and metropolitan areas?
n the city there are 4.3 doctors per 1000 population
In rural there are 2.7 doctors per 1000 rural population
Name a hospital patients are usually transferred to from WGH, especially for ICU.
Monash Health - Casey Hospital; La Trobe Regional Hospital (Traralgon)